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Volume 10 Bug Chapter 144: Pursuit, Scattered Chapters

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    Chapter 144: Pursuit, Scattered Volumes

    In fact, this newly completed ¡°Guardian Essence of Rock¡± has no practical value at all:

    It can only be used by adventurers above level 30. When an adventurer reaches level 30, his accessory slot is often filled with those "that increase the attack power by 75 points and increase the attack speed by 3%."  Tiger's Pendant", or the "True Black Pearl" that increases magic power by 150 points and magic damage by 55 points, or increases defense power by 35 points and health points by 92 points.  Items such as "Ring of Power" with far higher attribute bonuses are occupied - and these items are not difficult to obtain.  An attribute bonus that only increases defense by fifteen points and increases the chance of blocking by 3% is really not attractive to an already experienced adventurer - let alone paying 1% for evasion.  Probability as a price.

    However, for the alchemy I studied, its appearance had a leaping significance: it marked that my alchemical skills had since jumped out of the narrow limitations of the purely material world and moved towards the mysterious and ethereal magical world.  Take the first step of exploration.  From then on, a whole new academic world opened up to me, allowing me to re-observe and understand this wonderful world from a broader perspective - for a person who is eager for knowledge, has lofty ideals, and is willing to devote himself to exploring the mysteries of the origin of the world.  What an exciting development for young and enthusiastic young people.

    What's more important is that this beautiful stone, made from raw materials that add up to less than one gold coin, can actually be sold in a grocery store for a high price of three gold coins - for a person who only has the last handful left in his pocket.  Copper, even for a pauper who has no money to repair his clothes that are so torn and exposed, this is such an exciting way to make money

    The rest of the matter was simple. I used the only three gold coins on hand and a handful of change to buy a few more "small pieces of gray earth and stone dust" and a few pieces of obsidian from the guild auctioneer, and then happily  I ran back to my laboratory upstairs. After a moment, a green light flashed. I ran downstairs with a few pieces of freshly baked "Guardian Essence of Rocks" and threw them to the grocery store owner. Then I could use more.  Use more money to buy more essence dust and obsidian, create more magic crystals, and sell more gold coins

    I know the above paragraph must seem boring to you, buthey, trust me, this whole process is much more interesting than you think - especially when the grocery store owner puts a stack of gold coins in your hands  , when these lovely golden metal pieces rub against each other and make a crisp sound, you will feel that it is all worth it.

    I don't want to get rich overnight in this way. You know, I have always been a restrained and introspective person. I don't want my greed for money to change these good qualities of mine - in fact, if I can use  If I can earn three to five million gold coins this way, I will be very satisfied.

    However, even this small, legitimate, and non-greedy wish is difficult to satisfy in the face of cruel reality:

    On the one hand, after more than a dozen transactions, I have swept away all the dirt, earth and stone with the lowest asking prices on the auction market, and the remaining asking prices have far exceeded my expectations; on the other hand, for the grocery store owner,  For example, when the quantity of a certain product he purchases exceeds a certain level, his asking price will become lower and lower until you are unprofitable.  After I sold the 972nd piece of self-made magic crystal, I found that with the lowest price of the remaining raw materials in the auction market and the purchase price of the grocery store, I could only earn one-sixth of a piece of magic crystal.  A copper plate (evening primrose and ghost star petals are sold in bundles, so when used one by one, their unit price is far less than a copper plate) - this is more expensive than squatting at the city gate to kill chickens and pluck their feathers.  Profits are low.

    Even so, when I decided to give up this business, I already had more than two thousand gold coins - not only enough for me to repair the equipment, but also enabled me to buy a few more gold coins for my alchemy laboratory.  Such practical experimental equipment.

    Putting aside the bleak commercial prospects of "Guardian Spirit of the Rock", the success of the fusion device experiment opened the door to a new academic field for me.  Magical elements and ordinary substances can actually be integrated with each other through artificial means. This brand-new discovery excites me, and it also deeply stimulates my thirst for knowledge and curiosity.  My desire to explore the mysteries of the world made me rush to the city of Campnavia to seek help from my respected alchemy teacher, Mr. Edgware

    At any time, Mr. Edgware's laboratory is a dangerous place, so that every guest who comes to visit has to risk his life to pieces.  You know, I have been to many magic cave beast forests and faced many dangerous situations. Even so, this shabbyThe two-story building in ? is also one of the most dangerous places I have ever been to.  In fact, just before I finally plucked up the courage to board his crumbling building, a huge explosion with astonishing power just happened to end, and thick black smoke rose into the sky.  I don't know how many years of water poured out from the ceiling, which made people feel a chill behind their backs.

    Okay, I admit, maybe it didn't end so "coincidentally" - I stood downstairs for a long time until the expected explosion ended, and carefully confirmed that the house was in a short period of time.  After making sure it wouldn't collapse, he went upstairs timidly.

    When I went up to the second floor, Mr. Edgware, who was unkempt and charred, looked at me kindly. He opened his mouth and blew out a stream of black smoke, showing his bright teeth, with his unforgettable signature smile and ten thousand years.  He said to me in an unchanging and kind tone:

    "Don't worry, it's just a small accident"

    No matter when, no matter how violent an explosion he experienced, no matter how close his life was to wandering back from the edge of death, our respectable Mr. Edgware was always so calm.  This kind of calmness and calmness from the heart can only be achieved by a master with true concentration and perseverance. This makes me not have full respect for this great scholar in front of me.

    Of course, if he could wipe off the large piece of black sludge on his nose that was caused by the explosion, clean the eye droppings in the corners of his eyes, and then put on a new one without so many patches and without buttoning it wrongly,  The jacket may look more master-like.

    I think that among all the people I know, there are two so-called "Frankensteins" who are indescribable between great men and madmen. One of them is the pharmacist Wagner, and the other is the person before me.  Mr. Edgware, a master alchemist.  One of them is a poisonous maniac who wants to turn the whole world into an endless realm of death, and the other is a bomb maniac who seems to cause a violent explosion no matter what he puts together; one completely confuses the concepts of life and death, trying to  Using eternal death in exchange for a deformed immortality, the other seems to have no concept of life or death at all, and throws his life into the endless explosions at will.  It's hard to tell which of the two is more of a pure lunatic than the other - if you just think about the attitude towards your own life, I think the latter seems to be more crazy.

    In order to ensure that I could leave here safely before the next explosion, I did not waste a second, rushed to Mr. Edgware and said hurriedly:

    "Sir, I have discovered a tool that can fuse ordinary substances with magical elements to create substances with magical properties. However, I only have a simple recipe. I hope to learn more from you  Regarding the knowledge and recipes of magic fusion technology, I hope you can help me."

    "Magic fusion" Mr. Edgware lowered his head, and while walking back, he lightly patted his forehead, which was already showing signs of failure, and muttered in a low voice.  He didn't think about it for long, but for someone who knew he was sitting next to a large time bomb, it seemed to me that he had been thinking about it for ten years¡ªin fact, during the entire wait.  During the process, my eyes were always locked on the small bottle of pink preparation being heated by the heating furnace on the experimental table.  I promise, if it makes any strange noise or has any other strange phenomena, I will jump out of the window behind me without hesitation!  What?  You ask me, am I not afraid of breaking my leg?  Oh, God supreme, don¡¯t you realize how thankful it is that when you leave this two-story building that is always in danger of explosion, you can still keep a leg intact to break?  ?

    "Oh, I remembered" Thank God, our beloved alchemy master finally remembered the clues to the magic fusion technology before I jumped off the building.

    "I remember that I collected an ancient alchemical notebook. It recorded the principles and information of magic fusion technology in detail. I believe it will definitely be helpful to you. I think I should put it in  It's in the study, let's go look for it"

    As he said that, Mr. Edgware led me downstairs - at this time, the bottle of unknown potion had been roasting on the heating stove, and the pink ones in the test tube  The colored liquid has begun to boil hysterically, as if it is trying to break through the fragile wall of the test tube, and bursts of very thick gray smoke are emitted. The most terrifying part is: from beginning to end, Edgware  The husband didn't even take another look at his half-completed experiment, and walked slowly downstairs without looking back.

    Looking at the bottle of unknown liquid that was bubbling and making a slight squealing sound, I suddenly feltWith a chill all over his body, he immediately took three steps and two steps at a time, and rushed there before Mr. Edgware came downstairs - and most importantly, before the huge energy contained in the bottle of potion completely exploded.  downstairs.

    ¡°Have I ever told you how incredible Mr. Edgware¡¯s house is?  I have never seen a house that looks so much like a garbage dump - to be precise, I have never seen a house that looks so much like a garbage dump - broken furniture, broken utensils, scattered books, cross-flowing oil stains full of broken furniture, broken utensils, scattered books, cross-flowing oil stains  The ground is piled five to six inches high with what could be called "garbage," almost covering your calves.  I really can't imagine how Mr. Edgware turned this place into such a desolate place - I think even if the hundredth person worked continuously for a hundred years, they might not be able to pile up this place.  Now it was even more chaotic, and Mr. Edgware had accomplished it all by himself¡ªa miracle even more astounding than the most profound and difficult alchemical experiments.

    If the owner of this place hadn¡¯t led the way, I bet I would never have found his ¡°study¡±.  Standing at the "door" of this study that had long since lost its door panel, I felt that the only difference was that there was less garbage in this small room than in the big room outside.

    "I remember I put that notebook in the drawer of my desk. Young man, help me find my desk." Mr. Edgware walked into the room, looking around the room with his eyes.

    "Your desk" I looked at the splinters of wood all over the floor and replied with a wry smile, "it seems to be all over the floor."

    "Then leave it alone" Obviously, the plan to find the notes in the desk drawer was a completely impossible task. The old alchemist waved his hand, "I think I can look for it again"

    Mr. Edgware's search was fruitful, and he soon found two pages folded into a thick fold of paper from under half a leg of the table - which I presumed he had used to support the legs of the table -  ¡ªThen he found a ball of paper covered in grease from a broken plate with countless cracks missing. On the bright side, this sloppy guy finally knew that he should wipe the tableware after eating.¡ª¡ª  Finally, I took out a lot of scraps of paper from a smelly sock with two holes in the toes - okay, I admit, I can't guess the use of these pieces of paper at all, and I don't know what they were used for.  The foul smell emitted by the shredded paper that had been soaked in suspicious liquid and turned yellow made me completely uninterested in speculating on their use.

    Unfortunately, when Mr. Edgware sent these scraps of paper to me, the task prompt actually asked me to put them back together.  Although this side puzzle task is very simple and can increase my soul power by 500 points, I would rather hold my nose with one hand and point to the sun with one hand and swear that I will never be expected to complete this task a second time

    Finally, we found more than twenty pages of alchemy notes from the messy garbage in the house. I flipped through it roughly. It mainly recorded some basic principles and technical methods of magic fusion technology. This was very important to me.  Such a magic fusion technology is undoubtedly very suitable for beginners.  What makes me feel a little regretful is that this is still not a complete magic notebook. There are still many defects in it, especially the manufacturing formulas for some primary and intermediate magic items are unfortunately lost, and these are for me currently.  It is simply the most important content in this notebook.

    "Maybe it's the naughty children in the city" Looking at the incomplete notes, Mr. Edgware did not show the slightest trace of trouble or regret. He explained to me with a loving smile, "you know,  Those little guys are always full of energy. They always like to sneak in here quietly, complete a little adventure, and then take away one or two novel souvenirs. Go to the city and ask, young man, maybe you can learn from them  Some scattered scrolls were found there.¡±

    After he finished speaking, my magic notes changed again, and a new task called "Scattered Scrolls" appeared in the notes.  It requires me to search for the children in Campnavia and find from them fifteen chapters of alchemical notes scattered in the city.  After completing the mission, I can receive a reward of more than 1,300 points of soul power, and at the same time obtain the alchemical formulas recorded in these notes.

    Holding the half-book of magic notebooks that Mr. Edgware painstakingly dug out from the trash heap at home, I embarked on the arduous path of continuing to search for scientific truth with high morale.  My revered and beloved alchemy mentor did not see me out. In fact, after he told me the whereabouts of the other notes, he didn't even say a polite word, and went upstairs without looking back.  During his bizarre, colorful and extremely dangerous alchemical experiments, he didn't even have time to hear me say "thank you".

    This is my boss??, only two things were important in his life: the truth, and disciples like me who were willing to pursue the truth.  For the truth, he has the courage to explore and pursue unremittingly, even if he takes risks with his own life, his haggard and busy figure is deeply reflected in his simple laboratory; and the only thing that can take him away from the experiment  The platform is where students ask for advice.  He did not hesitate to spend his precious time on stupid and clumsy disciples like me, brushing away the dust that obscured my eyes time and time again, and pointing out a way to the mysteries of the world for me, but he was not even willing to accept it.  Our gratitude.

    ¡°Truth and students, research and education, these are probably the two major themes that run through Mr. Edgware¡¯s life.  He is the kind of pure scholar, the kind of person who completely indifferent to worldly fame and fortune, and entrusts his life to his lifelong belief and pursuit.  Although his character is somewhat withdrawn, he has enough reasons to win the respect and love of everyone.

    Walking out of the overgrown courtyard, I quietly closed the broken iron gate at the entrance of the courtyard, then turned back with admiration and looked lovingly at the dilapidated two-story building behind me.  Yes, it is a dilapidated building, but it is also a temple of light, a palace where an intelligent soul pursues and dreams throughout his life.  Under the setting sun, the gorgeous rays of light enveloped this simple cabin, adding a layer of solemnity to it, making people feel awe

    "Boom" A dazzling fire flashed, and thick black smoke spurted out from the roof, rushing toward the heights of the sky.

    ?? Okay, I admit, this house may not look as stately as I say

    Nothing like it at all!
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