“Long time no see, welcome back to your most loyal and warm harbor, dear Mr. Ashes. Two days ago, "Prince" transferred a sum of money to you, totaling 5 faceless iron coins. Please check it. "
The male doll with delicate blush greeted Ed with an enthusiastic voice. As the coin outlet on the chest jingled, five coins fell on the tray held in his hand.
"——Mr. "Prince" asked me to tell you by the way: He is very satisfied and looks forward to the next cooperation with you. "
The next collaboration...will there be another collaboration?
Ed picked up a coin and stared at the figure whose face could not be clearly seen on it——
He would definitely not be able to hire the crown prince if he had something to do. He would not dare to give him the resources he was interested in (such as derivatives related to the Keeper program), and the resources he could afford... he would definitely not be interested in.
"I understand. Please do one thing for you: If anyone is willing to sell the design drawings of the Wasp drone for less than three faceless iron coins, please reserve it for me."
After leaving these words, Ed hurriedly exited the Invisible Hand Auction House.
Apart from the design drawings of the Wasp drone, he has no need to purchase other items for the time being:
For close combat, he has a white crow cane and a crystal arc blade. For medium and long range, he can use the volcano pistol given by Ms. Olivia. For investigation, the one-eyed spider and wasp drone are also enough to cope with most situations.
The only thing that interests Ed right now is the ultra-long-distance aerial fire strike formed by controlling a swarm of Wasp drones like the Royal Society——
Threats from the sky have always been the most difficult to deal with. Even if the weapons carried by the Wasp drone are slightly less powerful and precise, they can still cause considerable fire suppression when they become large in quantity.
"Sylvie, I have a question-"
Returning to the Hall of Thought, Ed closed the door of the room behind him and asked:
"What preparations are needed to upgrade the program to version 3.0?"
"Hmm, the difficulty of upgrading is mainly to simulate the transformation path of the personality crystal from the second level to the third level. In addition to the computing power support provided by at least five faceless iron coins, you also need a crystal level 3 or above, a god The chooser’s personality crystallization serves as a reference model for the optimal path.”
hiss……
The crystallization of the personality of the Chosen One...
Ed has never seen an Extraordinary person who can achieve 'complete affinity' with a certain secret text.
According to the internal statistics of the Divine Adjustment Bureau, on average there will be one Chosen One for every 137 Extraordinaries, but most of the Chosen Ones will quickly lose control or die in a short period of time. Those who can smoothly transform into Level 3 Extraordinary Ones. less than one percent.
Just how to find such a chosen one is already a big problem, let alone killing him and collecting personality crystals——
The enemy Extraordinaries and friendly corpses killed by the East Area team in battle must be collected and processed in a unified manner. He could either find a way to hide it from the entire team, or find a way to bypass the Divine Bureau and kill one of the Chosen Ones.
Buy one through the Invisible Hand Auction House? The personality crystallization of an extraordinary person is extremely precious and taboo, let alone the chosen one. Even if someone is willing to sell it, the price is definitely not something he can afford...
"What if it is replaced by the personality crystal of an ordinary level 3 extraordinary person?" Ed asked.
Even for an ordinary third-level extraordinary person, it would be difficult for him to successfully collect personality crystals, but at least this matter sounded promising.
"Of course it can be replaced, but this is equivalent to a crooked and fragile house foundation, which will directly affect the potential of all character cards in your hand, and even all future iterations."
"I know...I'll think of something else."
Ed sighed softly, walked to the desk and sat down. He rubbed his eyebrows with his left hand, leaned his back against the back of the chair, and as if he suddenly remembered something, he opened the desk drawer——
Sure enough, Catalina left him a message in her diary:
[To the distinguished Keeper of Secrets: In accordance with your instructions, Prince Edward has safely left Silvermist City. In addition, Sir Reed suddenly left the party on the day of the banquet and his whereabouts are unknown. My family does not allow me to ask about this matter anymore...]
It seems that the news that Sir Reed is "possessed" by Mr. Smile has not leaked yet. The Auckland family is still quite reliable on this issue. Ed continued reading:
[Sir Reed was once a squire of the Silver Knight and served for many years. If you intend to find clues to the "Holy Grail" from him, please do not harm Sir Reed's life. 】
Doesn’t she think that Sir Reed’s “disappearance” was caused by me? Although it really has nothing to do with me...
[In addition, Mr. Edgar Waikolo, a descendant of your deceased friend, helped me a lot at this birthday party. This man is talented, loyal and courageous. I hope you will take him under your wing. A little guidance will definitely be helpful to your plan. 】
This... I'm afraid it's not necessary. Could it be that you let me give some guidance to myself?
Ed thought for a moment and replied in his diary:
[Don’t worry, everything is under control. You must continue to hone your skills and do not let them go to waste. I will contact you again if necessary. 】
[…As for Waikolo, I will consider this matter in detail. You don’t need to mention my affairs to him for the time being. 】
Although Miss Catalina can be regarded as a strong support, her status is too sensitive, and Ed has no intention of letting her participate in his next plan for the time being.
At the moment, it is best not to let Catalina take risks and continue to study the "Crystal" spell "Secret Binding Blade" that he transmitted.
After all, as long as she has Catalina's character card, her combat power can be used by herself at any time.
…
After handling the affairs in the dream, Ed took advantage of the opportunity to practice marksmanship at the underground shooting range in the stronghold.
Now he is no longer the rookie shooter who can hit a target lying on the ground and miss the target——
If you shoot a fixed target quickly within 25 meters, Ed can stabilize the hit rate at five out of six shots. Even if it is replaced with a live pigeon target that flies irregularly, he can still guarantee a hit rate of 3-4 rounds in each round of the magazine.
Although using pigeons as a target sounds a bit cruel, as a special operations investigator who has to operate on living people every day, Ed feels that killing a few pigeons is not considered a sin.
What's more, these training target pigeons were not sacrificed in vain——
Sissies and big guys are both good at handling these grain-fed birds, coated with honey or marmalade, and delicious with porter and ale.
