Chapter 393 Semi-finished products and design drawings
The next day
Game time AM07:31
Anka Market East District, outside the Razzie Auction House
Mo Tan appeared in a secluded alley...in a trash can in the corner.
The reason is self-evident. Naturally, the area where he logged off before was filled with NPCs, and there were many powerful and sensitive beings there, so that even the system could not find anyone who could let him appear quietly. The other way around was to find a nearby trash can and throw him in it.
Fortunately, the level of environmental treatment here is relatively high, and there are not many residential houses nearby, which greatly reduces the proportion of kitchen waste. Otherwise, Mo Tan who jumped out of the trash can would have to carry it at least The DBUFF with a certain kind of 'charm-99' lasts until he takes a shower next time, and it will take at least ten minutes to get back to the Blue Carp House from here, and he has to pass through most of the bustling East District...
"Well, this is already good."
Mo Tan muttered in a low voice, and then while holding up the trash can that fell next to him, he smiled at several stunned passers-by until he The waste paper, rotten boots, anti-counterfeiting stickers and other debris scattered on the ground were put away again before leaving quickly, looking somewhat embarrassed.
The way those people looked at him just now was as if they were looking at a social animal who was used to tidying up his lawn before going out to work...
Although there are not many social animals these days whose home environment is similar to that of a trash can, we have rarely seen people who dare to live in a real trash can and tidy up before leaving.
[At least it’s not a septic tank... At least it’s not a septic tank...]
Mo Tan comforted himself silently, and then walked into the city with the slight smell. library, and received strange looks from several receptionists. I quickly rushed into the public washroom on the first floor, changed my gear there and rinsed my head, tail and other parts a little before returning to the hall, then walked directly to the second floor, and walked around for several minutes before I found the place. There is a remote borrowing room with the door sign of "Culinary" on it.
There are four or five rows of white oak bookshelves inside, with all kinds of... messy books neatly listed on them. Mo Tan glanced at it and found that most of the titles were related to cooking and cooking, but he doubted that Who put these two books together: "One Hundred Ways to Use Ganola Beets, Those Soft Textures That Can't Be Comprehended by Heavy Flavors" and "The True Meaning of Life: How to Stimulate Your Taste Buds with (Excessive) Salt and Sauce" what to think , and the book "Subtle Differences and Commonalities of Seventy-Three Types of Pepper Ingredients that Pure Men Should Eat Spicy" next to it also looked very strange...
At this moment, a gust of fragrant wind blew by, holding the Ji Xiaoge, who has written a book "How to Conquer Instead of Killing the Stomachs of Diners", appeared in front of Mo Tan with a smile like a flower: "It seems that no matter where they are, the conflict between the sweet party and the salty party is very strong. Ah.”
Obviously, she also saw the books that Mo Tan was staring at just now, who knows whether they were recipes or papers.
"Anyway, I usually avoid discussing such in-depth issues with others."
Mo Tan shrugged and said apologetically: "Sorry, I'm a little late. "
While speaking, he suddenly glanced at the book in the other person's arms, and his eyes suddenly became complicated.
“What’s so surprising~”
Noticing the former's gaze, Ji Xiaoge wrinkled his nose and made a face: "It's not like I don't have self-awareness. I definitely don't want to spend my whole life cooking dishes that will make others roll down the stairs!"
< br>Mo Tan coughed dryly and held it in for a while before he nodded in a sincere tone and said, "Thank you so much for your hard work..."
"If you can't say something nice, don't say it."
The girl snorted softly, fluttered her wings and flew to the bookshelf behind her. She leisurely shook her flawless legs like works of art and said with a smile: "Many players on the forum said that this game There is an anti-exposure setting. If you look up now, won't you see anything? "
Because there is no one else here, Ji Xiaoge doesn't need to be taboo about 'forum', 'player', ' Games' and other words.
Mo Tan did not raise his head, but turned sideways helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Don't make trouble, don't make trouble. If I look up now, I will probably be blinded by your newly developed flash bomb."
"Tch, it's been discovered..."
Ji Xiaoge stuck out his tongue, put away the new trial product that was upside down in the palm of his right hand, then suppressed a smile and said: "I had already secretly told you before you came here. I’ve said hello to Sister Chris, and prepare for a backup plan. Those guys are really not stupid enough to bring a few slaves to the auction to sell them.”
If those people from the Viper Chamber of Commerce directly sell them openly. Slave, just go directly to the more influential boss in the market through Chris to report it. This is the lowest possibility, and it is also the development that the two of them are most looking forward to. And it turns out that the possibility thing is quite reliable, and the other party is indeed No one is mentally retarded enough to perform a scene that only appears in third-rate knight novels.
“It’s normal. The slave in the car has probably been booked by a buyer from the beginning.”
Because he had more information, Mo Tan, who had no expectations, did not show the slightest regret, but said thoughtfully: "But those Viper people did participate in the auction last night. You have been Did you see any clues about the thing they bought in the infield? "
The positions Mo Tan and Jadeka were assigned last night were in the front office, with Anthony stationed outside the auction? Dabbs also did not enter the infield, so he only knew that those people did appear at the Razzies as participants, but he did not know what the other party specifically bought.
Ya Ya and Ji Xiaoge, who are girls and have excellent images, were assigned to the infield. Unfortunately, the former only stayed in there for less than ten minutes because he was too extravagant and was kicked out. The door was guarded, so in the end the only person who witnessed the entire auction was Ji Xiaoge.
She saw those people from the Viper Chamber of Commerce taking a picture of an engineering creation that was shaped like a helmet and had an extremely precise structure, and immediately told Mo Tan through a friend's message, but it was a pity that the auction was held at that time. It was coming to an end. In order not to delay the interview with Grand Duke Dantès, the latter quickly went offline and changed his number in advance (he asked for early leave from the person in charge), so he did not have time to do much with Ji Xiaoge. comminicate.
"It was a semi-finished helmet. The seller was a dwarf engineer who was on the verge of bankruptcy because of excessive waste of funds. The auctioneer said at the time that the helmet was handed down from his grandfather who had just died three and a half days ago. The specific purpose was unknown. All I know is that it’s a semi-finished product, and besides that there are a few tattered drawings, everything else is a mystery.”
Ji Xiaoge first gave Mo Tan a relatively simple explanation, and then started to talk about the details with a frown: "Although it is a semi-finished product with unknown purpose, it contains many rare materials, such as half a catty of silver dragon scales and high The purity interference magic crystal is therefore qualified to be placed at a lower position in the auction, because even if you dismantle the helmet and sell the materials alone, you can make a lot of money."
Compared to nothing in this aspect. A little bit of knowledge Mo Tan was tired. Ji Xiaoge, who had been taught a lot of materials theory by Lu Wei, knew the value of those materials very well, so he casually helped Mo Tan learn about the science, such as interference magic crystals with a purity higher than 15%. Only then can it be qualified to be called 'high purity'. It has extremely important value in many aspects, such as serving as the core component of some engineering creations, or the necessary materials for some high-end potions or magic scrolls. The higher the purity, the higher the value. .
And half a catty of silver dragon scales is a priceless thing. Dragon species do not shed their scales. It takes a lifetime for each scale on the body to grow out. If you want to get it, it is almost impossible. If there is any method other than force-feeding, the value can be imagined.
This also proves that the cheap, high-quality and low-priced 'Dragon Scale Armor', 'Dragon Scale Gauntlets' and 'Dragon Scale Belt' on the market are basically parallel imports. After all, they are sold by those profiteers. Eyesaurus is also a dragon, and giving a nickname to an ordinary monitor lizard is also a dragon, so I can sell it with peace of mind.
In short, after Ji Xiaoge’s brief explanation, Mo Tan had roughly understood the value of that helmet. Well, it was quite expensive anyway.
"Then the key point..." Ji Xiaoge floated down from the bookshelf lightly, landed in front of Mo Tan and said seriously: "Before the bidding officially started, the auctioneer showed everyone one of the drawings packaged with the semi-finished product. Although it was only shown for less than five seconds, I still saw something."
Mo Tan said to himself. The former disciple of the chief engineer of Tianzhu Mountain in front of him did not have the slightest doubt and asked without any time to think: "What is it?"
Ji Xiaoge nodded his lips in distress and said hesitantly: "How should I say it? It's not so much that I saw it, but that it was something that I remembered..."
"I remembered it?"
Mo Tan's curiosity was successfully aroused, and he stared at Ji Xiaoge's slightly troubled face... then looked away stiffly, wondering: "What are you thinking of?"
No He knew whether it was an illusion or not, but he always felt that the sneak attack effect of the other party was still affecting him.
"It's the incomplete version of the drawing shown by the auctioneer."
The girl shrugged and said uncertainly: "I always feel that I have seen the complete version."
Mo Tan was stunned: "Huh?"
Ji Xiaoge nodded slightly and said with a sullen face: "I remember it was in the old warehouse in the Seventh Outer Mountain. At that time, the teacher asked me to help him find an optimization plan for the energy supply system of the Rune Body. But I remembered the wrong number. I accidentally opened the cabinet next to me, wow, I still feel horrible when I think about it now."
[Scary? 】
Mo Tan looked at the girl's frightened expression and subconsciously became a little nervous.
“It’s super scary!”
Ji Xiaoge shivered, and Xiao Ge nodded like he was pecking rice: “That cabinet is specially used by the teacher to store useless drawings and manuscripts. , the plan and the place with the black history of Zhonger are so scary! ”
Mo Tan burst into laughter: "Is that scary because of seeing dark history or something, or is it scary because Master Lu Wei discovered it?"
"Neither."
Ji Xiaoge He pursed his lips and said in shock: "There are too many things inside. Imagine that a space that has been expanded by more than thirty space runes can only barely reach It was a cabinet that could be closed, and you had to use a crane to close it. There was a sudden "bang" after it was opened. Alas, if I hadn't jumped back subconsciously, I would have died. .”
Mo Tan was shocked: “Huh?”
“I don’t know how many tons of information it is!”
Ji Xiaoge let out a clear and sweet cry, covered his head and groaned: "It hit me with a bang! Have you ever experienced an avalanche up close? Well, I don't think you are that unlucky ( Cordoba, who was far away in Abby City, sneezed inexplicably). Anyway, it was enough to appreciate the spirit. Woohoo, it was more than a hundred times more terrifying than an avalanche. I was overwhelmed by 'knowledge' as soon as my eyesight went dark! I was buried alive, and there was no part of my body that didn't hurt. I couldn't dig it out. If the teacher hadn't rushed over impatiently, I really doubted that I would have been suffocated to death, because I was bleeding all the time from being pressed. I can’t even get off the line.”
Mo Tan watched in a daze as he subconsciously used his wings to gather himself up, transforming his whole body into a trembling badminton player Ji Xiaoge, and suddenly his mind opened up. I wonder if this is how the latter turned himself into a 'badminton' when he was excited.
"Ahem, don't think about this now, let's continue talking about the main point."
He replaced the meaningless comfort with changing the topic, and asked very bluntly: "You are Did you see similar drawings at that time?"
Ji Xiaoge nodded sadly: "Ang, I saw it when the teacher pulled me out, because I thought the helmet on it looked very cool. I took a second look, and it was very similar to what the slave traders took last night, but the difference is that the one I saw was complete, and it was not only complete but also upgraded several times.”
Her tone was quite confident, and she obviously didn't feel that she had remembered it wrong. The confusion between her brows was more like wondering why the slave traders sold that thing.
Mo Tan, who had become serious, nodded gently and asked slowly: "Do you still remember the purpose of that thing? The full version of the one in the Seventh Outer Mountain."
"Not yesterday. Think about it, otherwise I would have sent you a message long ago."
Ji Xiaoge wrinkled her little nose, and then said seriously: "But I remembered it during the day, well, you know what I meant. During the day in reality, except for those things that I really don’t remember, to put it simply - it can amplify the controller’s mental power to cause indiscriminate chaos in the surroundings, and interfere with the thinking ability to a great extent, which is referred to as wide-area thinking interference. Device."
Mo Tan frowned: "Well, I understand, it looks very powerful."
"Haha, what's so awesome?"
Ji Xiaoge snickered, spread his hands and said: "The effect of that thing is completely the same as that of a rare high-level arcane magic called [Psychic Concussion], and The cost is outrageous, otherwise how could the teacher classify that set of drawings into that broken cabinet?"
Mo Tan choked. Then he said in confusion: "No, if it is really useless, why would those people buy it? Break it into materials and sell them for money?"
"No, if only the materials are counted, yesterday's transaction The price itself is too much."
Ji Xiaoge shook his head without thinking, then narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath
"Actually, I already have some ideas."
Chapter 390: The End
(End of this chapter)