Gang Yan wanted to retain Wiltok, but could not give a specific reason. Wiltok didn't think much about it, immediately rejected his proposal and returned to the Adventurer's House Hotel alone.
This time, Wiltok gained something unexpected when he visited the life sacrifices of the Taku tribe and the Hemo tribe. The activation talent of mobilizing the inner potential of life and actively restoring part of the physical strength and energy is not counted. This is his ability in itself, and now he just thinks about it again.
The synchronization of "knowledge puzzle" and self-will, triggering extraordinary spirituality, is what Wiltok is particularly interested in.
The last synchronization happened accidentally, and Wiltok could never find the feeling he had at that time. Although he used the "Knowledge Puzzle" that night to carefully recall all the details of the synchronization, he was unable to extract the key information that caused the synchronization due to the lack of comparison.
Based on the experience last time, this synchronization is particularly valuable. Wiltok was so eager that he could not wait to go to bed immediately to think back, compare the details of the two synchronizations, and determine what they had in common. However, the "Knowledge Puzzle" is related to whether he can recover his memory and find himself, and it is also a secret that he cannot tell anyone.
Since the secret ceremony hosted by Gang Yan can cause Vertok to synchronize the "knowledge puzzle", Vertok felt that if he stayed in the Earth Mother Temple to review his memories, Gang Yan might be aware of it. Coupled with the fact that Gang Yan inexplicably wanted him to stay in the Earth Mother Temple, this deepened Wiltok's doubts.
Just in time, Boss Bottom sent someone to find him, and Wiltok left the Tower Cave and the settlement of the Hemo tribe.
As soon as he returned to the hotel, Bottom came to the door. When he saw Wiltok, he smiled and asked: "Haha, Wiltok, how do you feel about participating in the Life Festival?"
Wiltok blinked and said: "Xinna almost killed Sisi. John was picked by her first, but no one chose me."
Bartome was startled and sighed: "Most of the female warriors of Hemo lacked sense when they participated in the life sacrifice. Especially some young female warriors will pay a heavy price for their recklessness. However, the Taku tribe will usually intervene. , controlling the number of deaths to less than three. In fact, Xinna will choose Gang Yan as her spouse this time, and no one dares to compete with her. But this time Gang Yan clashed with the dragon cavalry of the famous Golden Oak family, and he and another Several adult Taku tribe members decided not to participate in this year's life festival. Xinna had no choice but to choose John, which angered Sisi."
Wiltok frowned and asked: "Why did the Taku tribe not participate in this year's life festival due to the conflict with the dragoons?"
Bottom shook his head and said: "Taku and Hemo are already hostile to the dragon-veined half-elves. The dragon cavalry has always been a powerful force used by the alliance to deter Tako and Hemo. Only when both sides meet with restraint can they live in peace. Things. Since there is a conflict between the Gangyan leader and the famous Golden Oak dragon cavalry, the Taku clan will definitely be on guard."
Wiltok nodded thoughtfully, suddenly stared at the hotel owner with a cautious look, and asked: "If the Dragoons fight with Steel Rock and the others, who should we help?"
Bottom particularly liked Wiltok's use of the word "we". He smiled happily: "Of course we are helping Steel Rock fight the Dragoons."
Wiltok showed a satisfied smile and nodded: "I also think we should help Gangyan." He paused and then said: "I hate Hurant."
Boss Bottom fell silent for a moment and sighed: "I'm looking for you just to talk to you about the famous Golden Oak Dragoons."
"Vell, tell the truth, do you have any impression of the famous Golden Oak family?" Bottom asked with a serious expression.
Wiltok thought about it carefully, shook his head blankly and said, "I don't remember."
His answer was also what Bottom expected. The hotel owner nodded and said thoughtfully: "The famous Golden Oak family has a long history and a huge power. They pioneered the career path of Oak Guard. Originally, the Taku and Hemo tribes were active in remote border areas, and the famous family took root in Highland City. If people from famous families come to the border stronghold and cause friction with the Temple of the Earth Mother, the branch president of the Adventure Union like me should come forward to coordinate and avoid escalating the conflict between the two parties. However, the dragoons led by Hurant actually pointed the finger at me? I want to come I want to go, but I’m afraid the reason lies with you.”
Wiltok said with obvious anger: "I don't know, why did he want to arrest me? Did I really know that wolf shepherd girl Bertina before? In fact, I am quite familiar with the name Bertina... "
Bottom waved his hand and said: "The Wolf Shepherd Girl is just an excuse used by Hulant to arrest you. If you are really the companion of the Wolf Shepherd Girl, how did Hulant know about it? We assume that he knows that you and the Wolf Shepherd Girl have an affair. Relationship, based on the terrifying strength of that female bandit, Hulant should secretly monitor you and seek support from the alliance to avoid alerting the snake, instead of exposing your identity in public with great fanfare. Because he must first make sure that Bertina is not nearby, Otherwise, wouldn't he be seeking his own death? Anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that he is deliberately framed against you."
Wiltok smiled relievedly and said, "You make sense."
The hotel owner continued: "For whatever reason, Hurant has targeted you. To be honest, Will, your appearance is too eye-catching and you can easily be targeted by bad people... Dr. Cole has a way to change your appearance. Do you want to learn?"
Vertok's eyes shone and he said without hesitation: "How to change your appearance? Of course I want to learn it... How much do I have to pay him before he will teach me?"
Bottom coughed and said in a whisper: "The tuition fee must be paid. However, didn't you promise me before that you would hand over the Origin Blood Mystery to the Adventurer's House? Look, the one in your hand The money is pitiful... I mean, I will give you a large amount of wealth in exchange for your Origin Blood Mystery. I will also let Cole teach you how to disguise yourself for free."
Vertok said seriously: "It's a secret method, not a secret ritual."
"What? Oh, yes, yes, it's the Origin Blood Secret Technique, the Origin Blood Secret Technique." Bottom's old face smiled like a flower.
After Wiltok lowered his head and considered it for a moment, he happily agreed. He didn't know why, but he also wanted to see what changes would happen to other half-elves when they practiced the secret method of source blood. As for the risks involved in practicing the Origin Blood Secret Technique, he didn't really care.
If you have to find a reason, the feedback "Knowledge Puzzle" just gave to Wiltok is that comparison is very important, and only through sufficient comparison can the effectiveness of the secret method continue to be improved.
Boss Bottom's smile became brighter and brighter. He stood up from his chair and said, "We can slowly discuss the price of the Origin Blood Secret Technique. In short, I won't let you suffer. It's getting late now, so I won't disturb you." You rest and go back first. Tomorrow, take some time to go to the pharmacy and find Cole. He will teach you how to disguise yourself."
"Okay, come on, I'm going to rest." Wiltok drove the hotel owner out of his room and slammed the door.
The next morning, Wiltok climbed out of bed, feeling a little depressed. He had been practicing the Secret Form of the Golden Toad all night and was in good spirits. Unfortunately, although he made some gains by looking back at his memories, he could not master the method of synchronizing the "knowledge puzzle" with his own will.
Obviously, only two synchronization experiences are not enough. He needs more synchronization experiences, and he can no longer focus on blacksmithing, or participate in the life ritual of the Hemo tribe. Synchronization must be triggered in other ways before he can conclude that A proven method.
To put it simply, there is not enough material for simultaneous testing. In the future, whether there is a chance to enter the wonderful synchronization state again, Wiltok can only try his luck.
He got dressed, went downstairs to wash up, had another hearty breakfast, said hello to Aunt Sarah, then quietly left the back door of the hotel and went to the pharmacy alone to find Dr. Cole.
Cole knew in advance that Wiltok was coming. He did not sleep in late today. He got up early and took three half-elf maids with him to lead Wiltok into a small room in the front hall.
"Vell, you sit on the chair first, and I'll let you see a treasure." Cole said mysteriously, turned around and took a flat wooden box from a maid's hand, and showed the contents to Vertok .
They were several translucent films. Wiltok touched them with his fingers curiously and felt that the material of the film was like some kind of colloid.
"This is a shaping mask, made from the inner membrane of Fitch's cuttlefish. It is breathable, lightweight, and has strong adhesion. It can change your appearance, just like the skin that grows on your face, without affecting It is tactile and will not deform or fall off when rubbed by hand or washed with water.”
Wiltok couldn't help but worry and asked: "Then if I use this kind of thing, can I restore my appearance in the future?"
Cole laughed and said: "Don't worry, this mask is a consumable. It will fall off naturally in about four or five months. The process is like a skin disease that causes automatic shedding. Or, use a special Once you wash it off with the medicine, it will dissolve quickly and the medicine will never hurt your skin.”
As he spoke, Cole looked at Wiltok's face carefully, shook his head and said, "The proportions of your facial features are almost impeccable, especially your eyebrows, which are slender and straight. The difference from the thick eyebrows most common among half-elves is too obvious. Well, we are going to take some time to plant two rows of fake eyebrows on the shaping mask to make your eyebrows thicker and thicker. In this way, your facial features will be different."
"Now, take off all your clothes..."
Vertok looked at Cole and his three half-elf maids warily, and shouted: "Why do you want me to take off my clothes?"
Dr. Cole explained with a look of astonishment: "You are very tall and well-proportioned. This is also an obvious appearance feature, but it cannot be changed. Fortunately, there are also tall half-elves. For example, highland half-elves. They are all taller and well-proportioned. The offspring of Taku tribe and half-elf women are also tall. I am just going to disguise you as a border citizen with Taku tribe blood in your body. There are many such mixed half-elves in the border strongholds. .The problem is, their skin is all brown, and your skin is fair and smooth..."
"I've mixed a potion that can change your skin texture and apply it to you five times a day, about twenty times. Your skin will become rougher and your skin color will turn brown. This potion is still effective. In the future, As long as you apply it every ten days, I guarantee that no one will be able to see your previous skin color."
"If you don't take off your clothes, how can we apply the medicine on you?" Dr. Cole spread his hands and said.
He suddenly thought of something, turned around and saw three beautiful half-elf maids snickering, and suddenly said: "Okay, I will let them go out first, and I will help you apply it."
Wiltok felt a chill and shook his head repeatedly: "Give me the potion and I will apply it myself. You all get out!"
Cole handed over the potion and was forced out of the room by Wiltok. He did not forget to warn through the wooden door: "Weir, apply it all over your body. If it's inconvenient for you, let us help you!"
Wiltok has trained his body to the point where it is both strong and soft. It can be as solid as a rock or as soft as a bone. A simple matter such as applying potion on himself is not difficult at all.
The change of appearance must be done secretly. Wiltok stayed in the pharmacy for the past two days, learning the art of disguise from Dr. Cole while carefully sorting out the secret method of origin blood.
In fact, the source blood secret method is divided into four levels, and each level is a step-by-step relationship. The first level is the simplest foundation and is suitable for children aged four or five to practice. Only when the first-level Origin Blood Secret Technique is effective can you practice the second-level Origin Blood Secret Technique. At this time, the young child should be about ten years old, and it will take another three to five years to practice the third-level source blood secret method.
Only when a cultivator has perfected the third-level source blood, and then takes the source blood potion can it cause a qualitative change in life and gain the talent of life tenacity. But it is also the most dangerous process. If you directly practice the third-level source blood secret method, there is no need to take medicine. The practitioner is basically self-inflicted.
As for the fourth-level source-blood secret method, it is called the Original Method of All Things. It is a watershed for the entire set of source-blood secret methods. It represents a new starting point and has a broad future.
Vertok spent three days teaching the first to third-level origin blood secrets to the hotel owner who sneaked over every night. Bartome copied it carefully, regarded the manuscript as a treasure, and then quietly left the pharmacy. No one knows where he will hide the manuscript of the Origin Blood Secret Technique.
On the night of the fourth day, Dr. Cole finally finished the shaping mask. Under the witness of Bottom, he carefully placed a thin layer of mask on Wiltok's face.
"Perfect..." Dr. Cole looked at Wiltok's new face and said with satisfaction.
"It's like a different person!" Boss Bottom exclaimed and walked around Wiltok several times.
"...Not as beautiful as before." The half-elf maid Britney pouted and muttered in a low voice.
Wiltok touched his face, and the strange feeling on his fingertips was not obvious. He walked to the mirror and saw in the mirror a handsome young man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and light brown skin.
"Not bad, he looks several years older." He rubbed his bare chin and nodded in approval.
"Well, the descendants of the Taku clan and half-elves don't grow beards either." Dr. Cole said with a smile: "Your new identity has been arranged. A mixed-race border citizen of the Disa Alliance, he is 24 years old this year, and his grandfather is a certain The Taku clan, his father is also a mixed-race borderer, and his mother is Tess, the half-elf waitress at the Black Cat Hotel in Niujiao Town... Niujiao Town, the Black Cat Hotel, and the waitress Tess are all real. Tess's son Sigurt is a tall man. A young adventurer, he had never met his bastard father. His bastard father probably didn’t know that a waitress had given birth to a son for him. When Sigurt was fourteen years old, Tess, who had raised him up, died of illness. .Sigert started wandering around with a small adventure group."
Bottom said: "The reason why we know so clearly is that five years ago, Sigurt and the small adventure group came to Braun Town to make a living. Sigurt always likes to shave cleanly and meet people. Just bragging that he is a half-blooded Ta Ku, but actually he is trying to take advantage of the waitress without spending any money. He and his asshole father must be of good character."
"Later, the small adventure group went out on an adventure and never returned to the adventurer's home. They left some things at the hotel, including a complete set of identification documents for the adventure group. We found their remains in the wild again, and it looked like They encountered barbarian plunderers and were defeated by the enemy. All of them died in battle. Their bodies were buried on the spot by us, and no one knew about them anymore. Because we planned to use their identities at that time and did not publicize the adventure. The regiment is dead.”
Bottom took out two old animal skin paper documents, placed them in front of Wiltok, and said solemnly: "This one is Sigert's adventurer status document. And this one is the industrial document of a plantation. .The plantation is located in the western suburbs of Blue Stone Town under the jurisdiction of Beibang, Luoye City. It has been taken care of by our people... From now on, the plantation will belong to you. I will give you another 10,000 gold pagodas, you can do it at any time You can come to me to withdraw money."
Wiltok picked up the adventurer's identity document, looked at it, shook his head and said, "I don't like the name Sigurt."
Bottom and Cole looked at each other and said thoughtfully: "I can change your name for you. You just need to remember Sigurt's origins. We have also sent people to investigate some of his things in Niujiao Town. , I will tell you later. Tell me what name you want to call me."
Vertok's eyes were blank and he said in a daze: "Victor... I like this name. From now on, I will be called Victor."
"Victor?" Bottom shrugged and said indifferently: "This is a very common name... Wiltok is more like the name of a highland half-elf."
While they were talking here, the angrily voice of Vice Captain Huck came from the front hall door, "Suzanne, where is Bottom? Is Bottom here?"
Bottom quickly walked out of the room and yelled at Huck: "It's already dark. Are you yelling because you're afraid that others won't know I'm here?"
Huck saw Wiltok behind Bottom and stammered: "Wiltok? How did you become like this?"
Dr. Cole's expression froze, and he stared back and asked, "Can you recognize this...?"
"Isn't this nonsense?" Huck raised his hand to gesture to Wiltok's height, and said angrily: "Apart from him, would you let anyone else come to your lair?"
Vertok said seriously: "I am Victor. Remember, you have to call me Victor in the future and don't reveal my identity."
Bottom shook his head repeatedly, as if he was dissatisfied with Huck's rashness, and asked, "What's the matter with you running over here so impatiently?"
The deputy captain of the Braun Town Guard was immediately alert and said: "The life sacrifice at the Earth Mother Temple ended early, and John and the others were kicked out."
"Oh? This year's Life Festival ended a bit early, only four days..."
"No! Boss, the Hemo tribe in the Earth Mother Temple and several underage Taku tribes are all gone! Just now, they forced open the back door of the town and ran away en masse. I don't know where they are going, and I don't know where they are going. I wonder what they want to do when they leave the town so late? Master Gangyan said that you should go find him and he will explain to you..."
Bottom's face turned pale, his lips kept trembling, and he murmured: "It's over, something big must have happened..."
