Chapter 173 The Secret Trading Room
Lynch finally understood why Officer Natalie had only mentioned this place before but never brought him here.
With the few shillings in his pocket at that time, he was probably kicked out before he even entered. He felt that even the air here was charged.
He cannot accuse the believers of this knowledge of doing anything wrong, because he knows that the higher the cost of acquiring something in this world, the more it will be valued.
The behavior of these people can indeed make people pay more attention to the value of knowledge and cherish what they have gained.
The problem is that it is too shameless to take advantage of the opportunity to extort money. I can just ignore it. Anyway, I am here to try my luck and learn skills, so I don’t want to get into trouble.
The librarian sighed regretfully, but did not continue to recommend reading services. After asking Lynch about his purpose, he took him into a special room.
According to the librarian, the inspection upon entry, in addition to whether the entrant is hostile, also includes the observation of the physical condition, including a check on the affinity of the secret method. Unfortunately, Lin Qi's affinity is just the standard for ordinary people, not good or bad.
In other words, Lynch can use the secret method normally, but compared to people with a constitution that is compatible with the secret method, the energy consumed is at least ten times higher, and the effect will be far different, which means that it is difficult for him to use the secret method. as the main means of combat.
certainly. Compared with those who are slow in secret arts, Lynch is already lucky. It is said that there is a daughter of an older generation of watchers who is so slow that she cannot even use the most basic fluorescence technique. That person later joined the watch. The ranks of those.
However, Lynch is not disappointed, because the secrets in the extraordinary power of this world are not as important as the magic in the games in his hometown.
Most of the secret techniques in this world are effective auxiliary techniques. There are almost no cool effects such as fireballs and ice arrows in the game. Most of them are like the feather falling technique or heating used by Miss Valente. It is the same technique as any other technique, it is a highly targeted special technique.
And as long as you use it correctly, you can use it even if you are not a soul changer, but the conditions are much more stringent, and it cannot be successful every time. The use of soul-shifters consumes energy, while the use of ordinary people consumes their own will. Every time it is used, the will will be reduced and it is difficult to recover. Therefore, those ordinary people who delve into mysticism and secret methods are mostly not mentally normal, and their endings are often It’s hard to describe in one word.
But even if the secret methods are so dangerous to ordinary people, in the era before the Fourth Age when there were no soul-shifters, the creatures relied on these secret methods to fight against alien beings. Even now, there are a few ordinary people in special fields who delve into the secret method, and some even try it rashly simply out of curiosity. In the end, it brought a lot of business to the Watchers and effectively reduced Rand's population pressure.
In Lynch's opinion, this thing doesn't need to be used, but it must be skillful. As long as it can be used to save lives a few times at critical moments, there is no need to waste mana like in the game.
Therefore, Lynch was very satisfied with the result. He followed the administrator with his pockets in his hands and walked into the room at the end of the corridor.
This place is a bit like a lounge, with a wooden counter and many single sofas scattered around. There are four or five visitors sitting on the sofa. These people are surprisingly quiet, huddled in the corner, each holding a cup. He lowered his head to read a thin catalog. When he saw Lynch coming in, he just raised his head and glanced at it, and then turned his attention back to the catalog.
It is said that this is a special place for selling documents in the Knowledge Library. It is also one of the most dangerous places, and even strange disappearances occasionally occur. Because people often bring some weird products here for consignment, and everything exudes an irresistible attraction, making people who come into contact can't help but want to open it and read it.
Then there is no more.
"You are different from them. What they want to buy is literature, so they need to look at the sales catalog. You want to buy abilities and secrets. Looking at the catalog is useless."
The administrator took Lynch away He went to the counter, nodded to the young man in academic robes who was sitting behind the counter, and took out a thick book with a black cover from the counter.
"Use this. It's easier to search, but it's a little troublesome."
Don't you think you are inconsistent? And if a book can cause any trouble, it can't possibly jump up and bite me.
Lin Qi curiously opened it and found that he could not understand a single word. The words above were like a bunch of living earthworms, tangled together and squirming. Just a few glances would make you dizzy. Nausea, almost nauseating.
The librarian smiled and put his hand on it. The next moment, a faint red mist suddenly filled the pages of the book, which was a symbol of the filth of the fantasy world. The red mist quickly wrapped the book, making the whole book look hazy, and then a picture of a person slowly appeared on the dark cover. Face, the human face suddenly opened its eyes and moved its lips, as if it came to life and spoke its first words.
“Whoever disturbs the sleep of the great Steel Rui, tell your name, and the great Steel Rui will grant you eternal sleep.”
"This is the dependent family of the Lord of Billions of Glory. Most of them appear in the library of various ruins. They are very useful for searching. Serui, he wants to buy some secrets and abilities to help search for items that have been sold recently."
"Protect your humility and respect, Daryl, call me Mr. Serui." The eyes on the cover turned to Lynch, and suddenly burst out laughing, "It's the secret method of insensitivity, hahaha, not even one It’s so difficult to use the secret method. It’s so pitiful. Do you know the concept of secret method insensitivity? Did you see the ink bottle next to me? I suspect that its affinity is higher than yours. How about you two switch? You squat on the table and it learns the secret method for you. "
You... can you speak well? I was actually ridiculed by a book. What's going on in this library? Everything is wrong. Revealing evil.
Lin Qi felt that the corners of his eyes were twitching, but it seemed a bit ungraceful to scold a book, so he had to twitch the corners of his mouth and maintain the most appropriate smile.
“Daryl, the Lord of Radiance has said that you must be careful when using me. I am a noble book of secrets and a book of wisdom. Don’t bring anything in front of me. I refuse to help these secrets. Slow barbarians search, they are only qualified to dance hula wearing animal skins and carrying wooden sticks. Hey, barbarians, why don't you dance for me on the spot, in case the great Serui is satisfied... Oh, what are you doing? "Wait, barbarian, stop it."
Lynch didn't do anything, just picked up the ink bottle with a smile, unscrewed the cap and hovered over Steel Rui.
"Calm down, I am the great Sai Rui, you can't do this to me, stop, I was wrong, dear sir, I was really wrong, please forgive my stupidity, I will search it for you right now. Dang, Dang, Sai Rui It is indeed the greatest book of wisdom. The search results are fast and good. Let me take a look. Hahaha, you are so unlucky. There are only so many that are suitable for you. I...wait, don't pour the ink, I was wrong. "I'll shut up now."
Lynch felt his blood pressure soar and grabbed the book. It had automatically opened a page with cargo records on it.
Librarian Daryl came over to take a look and sighed: "Unfortunately, no one is selling secret techniques during this period. You can only try your luck again in a few days. However, you can use There is another kind of ability, under the power of death, called dying resonance. The spirit can resonate with the soul of a dying person and enter the other person's soul world. Most of them use it to listen to the last words, and some people take this opportunity to discuss countermeasures. . Unfortunately, it’s a useless ability, so it has been left here for a long time.”
It was really tasteless, but Lynch still asked: "How much does this cost?"
"It's really unsaleable. I just want the lowest price, ten pounds. Including five percent commission, ten pounds ten cents." Order.”
“Huh? I thought the buyer would have to bear it.”
Daryl showed a subtle smile: "The seller took nine pounds and ten shillings."
Damn, the commission is collected in both directions, you are a real estate agency, right?
"Actually, you should come back in a few days. Maybe you can find suitable items." Daryl spread his hands, "There are really no suitable items now, which is a pity."
Lin Qi didn't feel pity, but was a little tempted.
There is no upper limit to the number of abilities that a soul-shifter can have, and there is no problem of occupying space. As the saying goes, it is always good to learn more than one ability. Even if it is not used now, there is no guarantee that it will not be used in the future. , not to mention that it can also deepen the understanding of the power of death from different angles.
It was the price that was so impressive that made Lynch hesitate. But just as he was struggling, he heard someone asking behind him.
"I do know a secret method that you soul-changers like to use, flash, I wonder if you are interested."
A young voice suddenly sounded from behind, and both Lynch and Daryl were stunned. Look back.
(End of this chapter)