Chapter 453: The Library Tower
Although the mission was completed, Midi had no time at all for the next few days.
He wants to use his authority to mobilize a large amount of resources to make the Yinghua Elixir to improve his cultivation.
He also had to change his methods to refine potions in order to impact the higher levels of psychic abilities.
The most important thing is that he must be able to enter the alchemy circle and alchemy mechanism in just a few days.
In alchemy, as opposed to "pharmacy", this is the branch known as "mechanics".
Midi also had experts in this area by his side.
For example, Wells, who is a mechanic by profession, the fourth son of the Flying Sail family, or Emile "White Snake", a genius designer of flying battleships.
However, despite his close relationship with these two alchemists of the mechanical branch, the gap between the two of them is still too great with Midi's current background.
Fortunately, in this dark region, the level of mechanics is not high, at least it cannot be compared with the sea of clouds in the sky that popularized airships and airships.
Therefore, combined with the experience of being a first-class adventurer in the previous life, coupled with the psychic ability and the guidance of Lotus, Midi is still sure that he will be able to become a "first-class mechanic" in a short period of time.
Even if he doesn't, he'll make himself look like a top-notch mechanic.
"This is it. Looking at the huge stalagmite in front of her, Midi took a deep breath.
This huge stalagmite is surrounded by large and small vigilance arrays, and not only that, but in its east, west, north, south, and four high towers have been erected, each of which has a mage stationed to guard day and night.
In addition, under the stalagmites, there were also several teams of heavily armed lizard knights patrolling back and forth, and even in the eyes of Yimidi, they could not find a flaw in them for a while.
This is the family stronghold of the Scorpion of Death, the Library Tower.
For tribes with sparse populations and scarce resources, resources themselves are the most important, so in the Tarantula tribe, the alchemy workshop will become a "family powerhouse".
However, for the first family of Mosoblay City, their vision and ambition are obviously much greater, so the inheritance place like a library tower is the "family powerhouse" that they really value.
Being here, Midi did have a sense of solidity.
However, this feeling did not make him even the slightest nervous, on the contrary, it made him look forward to the books in the library.
"I don't know, what kind of mechanics books will be there?" Midi thought to herself, recalling the drawings of the unbelievably complex aerial battleships she had seen in the sea of clouds in the sky, and strode forward.
"Stop!" A few steps had been taken, when a stern voice rang out.
At the same time, Midi's psychic abilities were keenly aware that dozens of locations around her had generated strong magical fluctuations and locked onto herself.
The defense of the death scorpion is not to be used as an ornament.
However, the identity of Midi's high-level alchemist is not used as an ornament.
Hearing this scolding, he did not stop, but took out a Death Scorpion badge made of Mithril from his bosom with a gemstone in the center, and it directly lit up.
"I'm a high-level alchemist in the alchemy workshop, and I'm here to check the information. Midi said calmly.
"High-level alchemist?" The other side was obviously surprised, but immediately after, Midi's white skin and round ears immediately reminded them of the gossip that had been spreading all the time in the past few days.
"He's the human alchemist!" a lizard knight exclaimed, holding his mount.
"Yes, the guy who won ten volcanic potions from Kanis. The other immediately chimed in.
"I heard that this guy was brought by Hawke from a campfire party, and he killed a few strong men?"
"And he also had a conflict with that Simon of the Red Blood Bat Family. ”
Everyone looked at Midi's round ears and said in a gossiping voice.
Midi, who has been nesting in the alchemy room for the past few days, suddenly heard all kinds of rumors about herself.
The most outrageous of them is the statement that he became the lover of the Black Dragon High Priestess Verna.
But obviously, if Midi really tried to explain, it would only get darker and darker.
"Enough. The captain of the lizard knight at the head finally couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately scolded again, and then, with a slight leap of the mount under his feet, he immediately came to Midi.
"Human, it's okay for you to go in, but don't blame me for not reminding you, the knowledge in this library tower is not something that can be read casually. The captain of the knights looked at each other fixedly.
"Thank you very much for the reminder. Midi nodded, and then, under the watchful eyes of the lizard knights, walked straight inside.
Unlike the tense atmosphere outside the tower, the interior of the tower is quiet and the space is huge, but there are few people inside.
Because, as the knight captain said, becoming a "high-level alchemist" is only a qualification to enter it, but if you want to read those advanced works that the family has collected for thousands of years, you need another thing-
Contribution points.
Only by paying enough contribution points can you gain the right to read the scrolls, and you must be in this library tower, and the time is only a few hours at most.
This is to prevent someone from taking out the book and copying it, so it is a dead rule.
Of course, if you really want to photocopy rubbing, it is not impossible, but the contribution points required will be a huge number that ordinary people can hardly imagine.
Such harsh and expensive conditions make the library tower sparsely populated.
But for Midi, this situation is just right.
"Human, so you're the rumored alchemy genius?" an old voice sounded.
The owner of the voice is a level 66 dark elf elemental mage, and he is no longer young, but the gaze projected in those surging magical eyes is still extremely sharp.
Any uninvited guest who has broken through the perimeter defenses and thinks that he can sit back and relax once he enters the library tower is very wrong.
This person is not only extremely high-level, but also obviously has absolutely good strength, at least, Midi, who has environmental sensing, was not aware of his existence at all in the first place.
"Alchemy genius can't talk about it, just a little research. In front of such a strong man, Midi was naturally much more polite, "However, I really came this time to read some books on alchemy, and I hope the elders can approve it." ”
"The quality of books you can read depends on the contribution points you put in. The elder replied lightly, a good-natured mockery in his eyes.
It's not that he hasn't heard Midi's rumors, but, according to his judgment, no matter how tired Midi is in the past few days, it is impossible for Midi to have many contribution points, and what he can read is at most some ordinary alchemy books.
And judging from the skills that Midi has, he can't look down on books at that level.
Therefore, this time, he could only return empty-handed.
But of course, there is also a possibility, that is, Midi has refined a potion of a higher level than the seventh-order fire nuclear potion.
If there is a bottle of such a potion, then the contribution points obtained will be enough for him to read those high-level alchemy books.
Did he secretly refine some potion when he didn't know it, and saved up enough contribution points, or did he come rashly without thinking it through, which one was it?
The elder secretly speculated in his heart, and at the same time, with the special crystal in his hand, he read the number of contribution points from Midi's badge.
"Four hundred and twenty-one contribution points. There was a hint of disappointment in the Elder's tone.
It seems that the human in front of him is really not ready.
Although it was surprising that it took less than a week to enter the Death Scorpion and accumulate nearly five hundred contribution points, these contribution points were not enough for Midi to step into the second floor of the library tower.
"Elder, I want to exchange four hundred of these contribution points for reading access to one layer of the alchemy area, it should be fine, right?" Midi asked.
"No problem. The elder glanced at Midi with a slight surprise, "But are you sure you want to read those books on the first floor?" If I remember correctly, the highest alchemy in them is only the method of making third-order elixirs. ”
"Thank you Elder for reminding me, however, there are many differences between the alchemy on the surface and the dark region, although they are all basic and detailed, but I still have to confirm them carefully. Midi replied, without any hesitation in his expression, evidently having already considered this aspect of the matter.
This human being is very serious!
The elder suddenly had such a feeling in his heart, and there was a hint of approval in his gaze when he looked at Midi.
He nodded, didn't say anything more, and then handed a badge in his hand to Midi: "With this, you have ten hours of reading rights, but only in the alchemy area, and when the time is up, this badge will automatically use teleportation to send you out." Don't lose it, or you'll get a 500 contribution point penalty. ”
Originally, the normal time limit for four hundred contribution points was eight hours, but for the sake of Midi's seriousness, the elder directly added two hours to him.
But this elder naturally didn't expect that as soon as Midi entered the alchemy area, he didn't even touch a book on pharmacy, but went straight to the area of mechanics, directly found a copy of "Introduction to the Principles of Mechanics", and then greedily flipped through it!
"Help me look outside. Midi said to the Eighth Apostle Lotus.
If his current appearance is seen by anyone, the image of an arrogant and domineering alchemy genius with unique skills that he has built up before is afraid that he will collapse immediately.
It's just that in just ten hours, can you really get started in the field of mechanics?
Even Lotus, who is a supreme powerhouse, can't help but be a little suspicious.
After all, although he has made great achievements in the field of pharmacy, he does not know much about mechanics, and he can only "instruct" but cannot "teach" systematically.
This was the main reason why Midi had to resort to the Scorpion's library tower.
And since she can't "teach", Midi not only has to borrow the books of the Death Scorpion, but also has to rely on her own understanding to learn.
From the very first step, the question of how far Midi was able to go in mechanics, or whether he fell straight down, is a question that only Midi himself can answer.
The only thing Lotus can do is wait and guard.