February 15, 795 of the New Calendar, Tania, Deep Sea Roar Tavern. Two players, a man and a woman, were feasting on a table near the door. Although the food didn't look very good, the two of them still ate very well.
"The seafood rice here is really good." After he had almost finished eating, Duan Qing patted his belly and commented with some satisfaction: "Where is the owner of this shop from? Is he a world-famous restaurant?" Kitchen and such..."
"The owner of this store..." Mengzhu also said with satisfaction: "I heard that he used to be a captain, but later he quit, so he named his ship after his own ship and opened it here. A tavern.”
"From your description, that captain is not someone who does that kind of business, right?"
"Shh, I don't know either, but no one dares to say that." Mengzhu immediately lowered his voice, and then looked at the interior of the tavern, which was relatively empty in the early morning: "Fortunately, there are relatively few people now, so there should be no People hear..."
"Hey, is it so serious?" Duan Qing squinted his eyes in the same direction, but still lowered his voice involuntarily: "Then why do we still come to this kind of store..."
“This store is so cheap!”
Sure enough... Duan Qing covered his face.
"Actually, it's because it's more convenient here." The girl covered her mouth and snickered: "This place is relatively close to the Adventurer Association, so everyone usually doesn't choose... If you want to taste the tower For delicious food in Niah, it’s better to go to Ayer Street.”
Mengzhu raised her finger and said: "There is also shopping and shopping. There are still a lot of various shops over there. Although it is said that the number of customers among the adventurers has surged recently, so the boss of 'Cabin Castle' seems to be here. It looks like the Adventurers Association will open a branch here..."
"What's Cabinburg?"
"It's the name of a store that specializes in buying and selling equipment. I'll take you to take a look later." Mengzhu replied: "Now... while I still have some time to rest, I'll tell you first. Let’s talk about those things on Yarraford Street.”
"Yes, yes." Thinking of his previous questions, Duan Qing immediately returned to the state of a curious baby: "What are the uses of rune inscriptions, gem inlays, etc.?"
"Oh, come one by one." Mengzhu held her chin and thought for a while: "The gem inlay is to use some special methods to inlay some magical stones on one's own weapons and equipment, and then they will play their role. Bring out the special effects carried by those gems, such as improving defense, improving sharpness, restoring physical strength, and some can also add attribute attack effects..."
"So powerful?" Duan Qing said in shock: "Then those who have gems are not invincible?"
"What a beautiful idea! The broken rocks that players can find at present can only exert a little effect." The little girl crossed her arms: "Anyway, the ones I have seen, the improved effects are almost You can ignore, for example, the effect of restoring physical strength. Players who have tried it say that the effect cannot be felt at all in normal actions, let alone in fierce battles..."
"Uh..." Duan Qing looked at the other party speechlessly, and all he got was a helpless expression.
"However, some players are said to have obtained some powerful gems. They have also asked the craftsmen on that street. It is said that if those stones are used properly, they may be able to increase the attributes of the characters." Watching Duan Qing light up again With eyes wide open, Mengzhu began to attack the opponent again: "But this road is currently unworkable."
"Ah? Why?"
"Because of the equipment, the equipment." The little girl knocked on the wooden table in front of her, as if she were a teacher teaching a course: "If you want to complete the gem inlay, you still need to achieve a key factor, and that is... you The weapons and equipment must be suitable for inlaying. It is impossible to inlay any stone with something like a wooden training sword or ordinary cloth."
"Most of the current players' equipment is difficult to inlay, let alone those powerful stones."
"Well, it is indeed very scientific." Duan Qing nodded in agreement: "But...it sounds like in some kind of game, if you want to inlay stones, you need settings such as slots. ?”
"It can be understood that way, but this is how the game is, isn't it?" Mengzhu said: "If you want to know whether your weapons and equipment are suitable for inlaying, then go to the craftsman street and take a look. Well, if they say they can do it, then congratulations."
"It sounds like...it's a lot of money, right?" Seeing the girl nodding her head, Duan Qing put on an expression of "Sure enough," "And it also depends on your luck, it's definitely not What will be the pattern?"
"Well, it seems that current players haven't figured out the rules yet, but it should be related to the quality of weapons and equipment and the quality of gems." Mengzhu replied: "Anyway, I haven't set it yet, so I don't know what the secret is. What......"
"What about the others? Have you tried the others?"
"How is that possible? Those are things that only extreme players and big guys can afford. They have nothing to do with small players like me!" Mengzhu crossed his hands and made a chopping gesture: " Absolutely! Yes! No! Yes!"
"Okay, okay, I know it's expensive." Duan Qing waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he understood the girl's determination: "Then what are the other crafts for?"
"Actually, it's almost the same." Mengzhu sat up straight again, and then continued to introduce: "Rune engraving is to use some special magic technology to carve magic circles on your weapons and equipment, which are all magicians. It’s something that only people can play, and it also depends on whether they are proficient in this aspect, but the power of the magic circle seems to be very powerful and varied... As for enchanting.”
The girl spread her hands: "Enchanting is the literal meaning."
"That's it..." Duan Qing gestured: "Enchanting?"
"Well, it's enchantment." The girl nodded and replied: "Chopping, striking, resistance, and various attribute attacks... those are the things."
"Hey, Christo is really uncreative." Duan Qing leaned back and put his hands behind his head: "I thought he created a brand new magical world by himself."
"There's no harm in learning from it. At least it's the cheapest among all the techniques." Mengzhu said: "Of course the effect is also the most average... But if you can find a great magician to help If you enchant it, both the effect and the duration may become longer.”
"Oh? Maybe we can use that connection we have with Christine..."
"Come on, we can't even see her face now...and why should she help you? Do we have a good relationship?"
"Things like relationships can be cultivated after all. As for meeting... we just met once before."
"What?" The girl jumped up immediately: "Where is it?"
"Well, it's a long story." Duan Qing stood up helplessly: "Let's talk while walking."
"Okay, let's go back first."
"Don't forget to pay the bill."
"You...hum!"
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"Wow, it really is a pity that I didn't follow you!"
"Don't say that, I almost died several times..."
"I don't care, just leave us to deal with this mess, and then turn around and jump into such an interesting adventure..." Mengzhu, who became more and more angry as he thought about it, also jumped up: "You! Give me this Take responsibility for the adventure group’s affairs!”
"Okay, okay, I understand, then you have to give me a goal first." Duan Qing pushed his hands and finally stopped the little girl who was on the verge of going crazy: "We have been walking for a long time, we have agreed to our home It hasn’t arrived yet…”
"Well, it's already here." Pointing to the ordinary building in front of him, Mengzhu's tone suddenly became indifferent: "It's right there."
"In there? Don't lie to me." Duan Qing looked at the door of the wooden house with the "Adventurers Association" sign and said with a headache: "Isn't this the Adventurers Association?"
"Yes, it's right here." Mengzhu nodded numbly: "This is why Vimes took us here for Richard's sake. Ordinary adventurers don't get such treatment, okay... ....”
"In other words, we are now dependent on others, right..." Duan Qing covered his head and said, "It sounds so miserable."
"It's better than those adventure groups formed by scattered players, right?" Mengzhu replied with arms akimbo: "At least we can be regarded as sneaking into the Adventurers Association, and we are insiders."
"...I believe it." Duan Qing sighed, and then looked at the entrance of the association going in and out: "Then what? Let's just go in through the main entrance?"
"Wait a minute." Mengzhu stood at the door and looked around for a while: "Where is the person? Why haven't you come..."
"Huh? Have you made a date yet?"
"It's Xiao Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen." The girl looked in a certain direction with some dissatisfaction: "Finally, when you come back, everyone will get together, but we agreed to let him go say hello to Connelly. He just came back, why haven’t he come back yet..."
"Who is Connelly?"
"The boss of Cabin Castle." Mengzhu replied: "Do you still remember the equipment we received at Kalon Pass? We later disposed of it in his shop, so we are now considered Connelly's. client......."
"What!" Duan Qing said in shock: "Don't you want to use those things as capital for us to establish a guild?"
"The establishment of a guild costs money, uncle." Mengzhu said weakly: "You don't care about these things, of course you don't know the hardships of being a leader, and..."
"After arriving in the capital, I realized that the equipment we were optimistic about was not good equipment at all." The girl's voice became a little lonely: "So, I decided... we will sell everything we can." ”
"Is that so?" Duan Qing pinched his chin and said, "Then I'm interested in the sales level of this place."
"Really? That's fine." Mengzhu raised his head and looked at the sky: "Since it's still early, let's go directly to Cabin Castle to find the whereabouts of Xiao Hongchen, and at the same time let you see the weapons and equipment in this place. …What level has it reached?”
"After all, this is the capital of the principality."
She sighed and walked in a certain direction.
There was another shuttle between streets and crowds. Duan Qing was led by Mengzhu to walk skillfully in the streets and alleys. It didn't take long before they arrived at the place they had seen before - where Duan Qing first entered the city. At that time, the main road facing the city gate was in the middle of Yare Street. In front of them, a tall store with a golden appearance presented a hot scene in front of them.
"There are so many people..."
"Look! This is the most popular place for players." Mengzhu said proudly: "The trophies that everyone gets from going on adventures can be sold at a good price here, and everyone who buys things here can get a good price." Get the equipment you need... Cabin Castle became famous among the players not long after it appeared in front of the players."
"Really? It's really worth seeing." Duan Qing looked at the crowd of players on the inside and outside, and said with some helplessness: "But... let's not talk about how we get in, that guy Xiao Hongchen... .How should we look for it?”
"Well......"
The girl was embarrassed for a moment, then slapped her forehead and said, "I told you how to get in before... Oh no, it doesn't matter, let's go in first."
She pulled Duan Qing and bypassed the crowd, and then came to the back of the rich and golden building, which was like other places, in the shadow of a back alley. Without much effort, the two people saw the back entrance of the building located at this place.
Of course, as usual, two tall guards were still standing at the door.
"I'm Mengzhu, and I want to see Connelly."
Although there are players in this place, it is much different from the direction of the main entrance. They must have some relationship with the boss of Cabin Castle, and they are also people who want to go around and see him. And they, like Mengzhu, reported out before. They wrote their names, and then waited for one of the guards to look at the list and check their secret special qualifications. But when the little girl holding Duan Qing walked to the door, the guard in black armor looked at them intently for a while as before, and then pointed at a piece of white paper in his hand: "Well... ....Miss Mengzhu, right?"
"Mr. Connelly is waiting for guests, but you can go in and wait for a while. Of course, that is if you have nothing important to do..."
"Okay, okay, no problem." Mengzhu and Duan Qing looked at each other, then nodded in agreement.
"Then... turn right after entering the door, and then please go to the second floor. There will be other people there to receive you." Ignoring the protests in the eyes of other players around him, the guard finished these words, and then He ducked his body and let the little girl and Duan Qing in.
"Hey, it's all about waiting, why can they go in..."
"Pay attention to order!" Another guard shouted: "If anyone has any objections... you can make a suggestion to Mr. Connelly after entering."
A sinister smile appeared on the guard's face: "We will all consider it carefully."
The players took a gulp of saliva, then stepped back, watching the two players, a man and a woman, with incomprehensible eyes as they disappeared into the darkness behind.
