Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Prototype
Parting ways with Robinson and returning to 14 Stonne Street, Joyce slept a long night, and it was not until the next morning that he opened his eyes.
On this expedition, he brought all the magical items with him just to be on the safe side, and it turned out to be the right choice, but the negative effects were also unavoidable.
After waking up, Joyce ate something and then went to the lab.
He was going to start concouraging potions, not his own "witch" potion, of course, but the "arsonist" potion...... Mr. Hunter has gathered all the supporting materials.
"Are you ready?" He asked.
Mr. Hunter handed over the tin box containing the "Eye of Social Death".
"I have selected two soldiers who are absolutely loyal, who have a certain level of knowledge of the extraordinary world and are also ready to become extraordinary......"
He then added: "I don't have any weapons on me anymore. ”
The hidden meaning of these words is that if I lose control after drinking the potion, please kill me as soon as possible......
Joyce nodded in understanding, and began to mix the potion.
The process was already a breeze to put the extraordinary properties into the cauldron and the result was a cup of fiery red, gurgling, steaming lava-like liquid.
Mr. Hunter made a quick decision and smothered it in one gulp.
Soon, his skin turned red, and his breath began to bubble up.
Hunched over, suppressing the pain inside his body, as if all his internal organs were being burned, and his face was hideous.
Joyce was secretly on his guard, but he wasn't too worried...... It's just that he was promoted to Sequence Seven, and with Mr. Hunter's tenacious personality and the progress of low-rank potion digestion, there's no reason why he can't survive.
Sure enough, as he expected, Hunter gradually regained his composure, his face showed joy, and his hands condensed into a flame, changing their forms at will.
"Congratulations, you've become the 'arsonist' of Sequence Seven." Joyce congratulated sincerely.
"Thank you, young master."
Hunter simply replied that the relationship between the two had already passed the stage of showing loyalty in person.
It's just that Joyce said with emotion:
"You're lucky, you chose the hunter path, and some of the paths will change gender in the middle sequence......"
Mr. Hunter extinguished the flame in his hand and asked with a surprised expression, "Transgender?" ”
Joyce let out an "um" and explained, "There is a path for the Extraordinary to become a female when you are promoted to Sequence Seven. ”
After a slight hint, ignoring the thoughts in the other party's eyes, he changed the topic and said:
"Just now you said that qualified soldiers have been selected."
"Yes, young master." Mr. Hunter nodded and elaborated:
"Two candidates were preliminarily screened, one is called Holke, the other is called Gattuso, both are orphans, adopted by Lord William since childhood, grew up in the territory of Rose Manor, have a very strong sense of belonging and honor, are well-trained, and are very good soldiers......"
Joyce listened carefully and nodded secretly:
"Let's go, let me meet these two young men."
When he said this, he seemed to forget that he was only a young man, only of a higher status......
Holker was taller, burly, sharp-eyed, brave and decisive, while Gattuso was slightly shorter, but no less athletic, calm in appearance and nimble in thought.
This is the conclusion reached through Khanty's introduction and his own observations.
Joyce smiled, signaled that the two of them should not be nervous, and asked casually:
"Listen to Mr. Hunter, both of you are captains of your respective squads, aren't you?"
"Yes, Mr. Baron."
The two replied in unison.
It seemed that they would not let go of their restraints easily, and Joyce let it go, and then bluntly said:
"Now that you have some understanding of the Extraordinary, I won't go into too much detail."
"I have four potion recipes for Sequence 9 in my hand, 'Hunter', 'Fortune Teller', 'Arbiter', 'Lawyer', you can choose one. ”
In addition to this, Joyce also has a collection of extraordinary traits of "Warrior" and "Raging People", but unfortunately there are no potion recipes......
Then, he briefly introduced the abilities and disadvantages of the above four extraordinary people, took a sip of tea, and waited for the two to make a choice.
Holker didn't hesitate too much and took the lead in making a decision:
"I choose 'Hunter'."
Joyce nodded, but didn't say anything, until two or three minutes later, when Gattuso considered the pros and cons and came to the conclusion:
"I want to be a 'soothsayer.'"
"Oh, can I know why?" Joyce asked with interest.
Gattuso immediately replied, "There are two reasons. ”
"When Monsieur Baron introduced the four paths, he described the 'soothsayer' in the most detail, so you know a lot about it."
"Furthermore, although the 'soothsayer' only has auxiliary abilities, it is even more difficult to prevent...... In a battle, it is inevitable that all soldiers cannot be all, and logistics support is equally important. ”
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head, as if waiting for the judgment.
Good at observation and thinking, and at the same time decisive, but a good seedling...... Joyce came up with an assessment that the choice between the two was also in line with his expectations...... He hoped that someone would choose the soothsayer route, after all, he had the extraordinary characteristics of a ready-made "soothsayer" and could make the most of it.
What's more, he will leave Byam after becoming a "witch", and he expected that the team of Extraordinary Beings led by Mr. Hunter will need a "soothsayer" in order to ensure that the team continues to expand......
"I respect your choice."
Joyce said calmly: "But I also want to remind you that once you choose a certain path and become extraordinary, you will face a more cruel world, are you ready?" ”
"Swear allegiance to Monsieur Baron."
The two of them knelt on one knee at the same time and swore an oath loudly, their expressions firm.
"Go ahead." Joyce said.
…………
After a short time, Mr. Hunter knocked on the door and entered.
"One chose 'Hunter' and one chose 'Fortune Teller'."
Joyce was brief.
After thinking for a moment, Hunter said, "Holke 'hunter', Gattuso 'soothsayer'. ”
"That's right, it seems that you were right about the two of them."
Joyce smiled appreciatively and pulled out a note: "This is the recipe for the 'Fortune Teller', I have the main materials in my hand, or do I just need to collect the auxiliary materials." ”
"You should know the recipe for potions in the Hunter's Path, gather all the materials as soon as possible, and it's best to be able to make the two of them extraordinary before I leave Byam."
"You're leaving Byam?" Mr. Hunter asked directly.
Joyce nodded, "There are some reasons why I have to leave, I will tell you all before I leave, and at that time, I will leave you with a task that is not easy." ”
Hunter didn't press any further, and Joyce continued:
"Tomorrow I'll go to the docks with Yi Rong, my potion needs to be digested as soon as possible."
"Okay, young master."
Mr. Hunter replied, feeling that Joyce had long maintained a sense of urgency, as if something was chasing him from behind.