Chapter 181 Lottie and Intelligence
Chapter 181 Lottie and Intelligence
Mission funding? So much?
Seeing the candle keeper's generosity, the storyteller couldn't help but rub his hands excitedly.
Our candle keeper is really generous. He gave Leti, the NPC who led the way, the worst spiritual material after searching hard. It's really incomparable.
"Okay, Candle Keeper!"
After receiving the reward, the storyteller left excitedly, ready to go to the Shadow Cave again.
Watching the storyteller leave excitedly.
Roger frowned slightly.
Because Lingzhu just sent feedback again.
Since this version update, players have encountered the Wage Stealer again.
It seems that as the war approaches, these forward-like salary grabbers are appearing more and more frequently.
……
"Damn it, this clay pot guy is causing trouble again!"
"This thing that sheds hair is not only hard to fight, but it doesn't even give you wax oil after you kill it. The combat skills and prayers it drops are not very useful, and the death penalty is very severe. It's a pure loss-making business..."
"How about just running away?"
Looking at the silent Clay Pot Head approaching by boat in the distance, the three players immediately complained unhappily.
The Wage Taker has appeared quite frequently recently, but since most top players have focused their attention on the two maps, the Forest of Bones and the Gales Hollow, there has been less discussion about it.
But this doesn't mean that players ignore the Wage Taker.
As the frequency of the Wage Stealers increases, they come into contact with and understand more about them.
After all, no matter how scary a monster is, if you die at its hands dozens or hundreds of times, it will be difficult to be afraid of it when you meet it again.
As a result, the wage-stealers gradually lost their mystery and sense of oppression.
Many players have discovered that the Wage Taker's attack methods are basically the same.
Head knocking, heart-wrenching, monster shaking, and some small prayers that are not particularly powerful.
The reason why they can exert strong pressure on most players is mainly because they are of high grade and level, and have relatively thick health.
This resulted in most players being almost powerless to fight back.
Moreover, as time went by, players also discovered that the ranks and levels of these Wage Stealers were not as strong as before.
Some of the salary grabbers can't even keep up with the player's level.
...I don't know whether this is good news or bad news...
"Gone... slipped away..."
After some complaints, several players decided to leave as a sign of respect.
After all, generally speaking, fighting wage robbers is a thankless job.
However, just as the three players were about to turn around, they suddenly seemed to see something, and then they looked at each other at the same time.
【You encountered the Wage Taker. 】
[Note that damage or kills caused to the Wage Takers before the start of this large-scale war will also be counted as contributions to this war.]
Counted as war contribution!
If you want to say this, then I won’t be sleepy!
Although we still don’t know what war contributions can be used for, but judging from their gaming experience, there is no doubt that the more war contributions there are, the better!
After the war is over, who knows what treasures you can exchange for it!
The thought of this.
The three players who had looked gloomy just now suddenly became excited. Looking at the Wage Stealer approaching them, it was as if they saw a moving gold brick.
"This...are we still running?"
One player hesitated slightly.
"Run away!"
"You're running away even though you've made contributions to the war, and the damage is also counted!"
"This guy is only of slag grade!"
"We are just slag..."
"No matter what, I want to get the war contribution anyway. If I save the wax oil and important equipment, I won't suffer a huge loss. It's also profitable to bite him. Kill him!"
The three players shouted excitedly and rowed towards the salary grabber...
During the battle, players also gained a lot of experience in dealing with the Wage Takers, and one combat method was particularly effective.
control.
That’s right, these salary grabbers who are good at control are actually afraid of being controlled.
Most of the prayers they use require physical movements as a medium. If they are interrupted during this period, the prayer cannot be released smoothly.
The Wage Taker is not good at close combat, so as long as he succeeds in interrupting the opponent, most of the threat will be lost.
I have to say that the methods used by the Wage Stealer are indeed very intimidating, and it looks like they can kill the players like chickens.
But this only applies to the first kill.
After all, although the players are fragile and have low basic attributes, their biggest advantage is that they are not afraid of death and can be resurrected.
Every death only makes them stronger.
Thus, these three players successfully captured the Firestealer at the slag burning point after paying the price of one of their own being killed.
You killed a Wage Taker.
[War Contribution +7]
……
Even though it's daytime now.
However, due to version updates, there are still a lot of players online. However, since Sea Area No. 1 is not very popular among mainstream players, not many people go there.
However, following the speeches of the three players in the world channel, the players who were still bored as jailers or monster hunters suddenly became excited.
"The team war hasn't even started yet, but it's counted as a war contribution?"
"What's the use of war contributions?"
"I don't know, but from my experience, it will definitely not be useless. Just save it up."
"Sea Area Number One, right? I'm going to fucking do it!"
“It has also appeared in this coastal town.”
"It seems someone encountered this in Gales Hollow before?"
"There are more and more people stealing wages."
"It must be because of the upcoming attack of the Wage Taker in the dynamic plot. Well, it makes sense...very much sense."
"Shit, then the single-player dungeon can only be played by one person? The difficulty has skyrocketed."
"Someone lit the signal candle! I'm here~"
"..."
The chat channel suddenly became lively.
At this time, many players have discovered that helping other players is the most profitable!
Although signal wax is a little expensive, candle charcoal is relatively cheap. If a player encounters a firewood stealer calling for help, he can go directly to help and also gain war contribution!
Although the difficulty increases suddenly due to weakening of strength, the advantage is that there is little risk and death will not affect oneself. If you win, you will make a huge profit by contributing to the war!
For a moment, many players became excited.
……
Shadow Cave.
In front of the stall of Fool's Shadow, the storyteller stroked his chin with one hand and started to select from the stall with the other.
[Unknown][Unknown][Unknown]…
Without the help of the spiritual candle's power, the storyteller could only stare out a series of unknowns after staring for a long time, and could not obtain the specific information or the quality of the item.
...As the saying goes, you don’t realize how important something is until you lose it.
I didn’t realize it when I looked at the weapons and equipment before, but now that I have come to the Shadow Cave, I can truly feel how important “information” is.
No wonder Shadow Cave wants to sell it.
"Don't touch it, it's almost patinaed."
The sudden voice interrupted the storyteller's actions, and the other party showed impatience.
"Do you want to buy it or not?"
The person who was speaking was a woman with a hot body and wearing a cloak. Of course... it would be better if she didn't look so much like Leti.
The business woman who managed the Fool's Shadow stall was called Lottie, and she was also the manager of the entire Shadow Cave. She was very enthusiastic about the storyteller's arrival at first, and worked hard to sell all kinds of good things.
But... after the storyteller had been picking for nearly twenty or thirty minutes, her enthusiasm gradually faded.
This guy is not only good at touching, but also good at chatting!
What kind of weirdo did Leti bring to her?
"I have to buy it, but the score is ..."
"As for this situation, we have to focus on the present..."
"We're not saying we won't buy it, we're just saying we can't make such a hasty and irresponsible decision..."
In response to Loti's questioning, the storyteller used his expertise and began to talk nonsense.
His attention was focused on the things on the stall, and his eyes would occasionally glance at Lottie's lower body.
Of course, don't get me wrong, his target was definitely not the pair of long legs in long leather boots, but the goods next to them.
"..."Lottie's teeth were grinding.
As if seeing that the other party was about to get angry, the storyteller coughed lightly and then spoke with a smile.
"Ms. Loti, I need to buy information about the Wage Takers. I think you have it for sale here, right?"
“…Yes.” Seeing that he finally got to the point, Loti’s expression became better, but she still snorted coldly with a dark face: “That depends on what you want, basic or detailed, cheap or expensive…”
Hear this.
The storyteller suddenly became curious: "How do you measure the value of information?"
Hearing this, Loti suddenly smiled brightly and stretched out her hand towards him.
"This message requires three small pieces of residual ash spiritual material. Do you want to buy them?"
Storyteller: “…”
You really are greedy for money.
If it weren't for the fact that the basic information of each item on the stall was charged, he wouldn't have spent so much time picking and choosing...
The storyteller shrugged, took out the spiritual material and handed it to the other party.
Seeing him like this, Loti felt a lot more relieved.
Let you touch it! I'll cheat you to death!
After receiving the spiritual material.
Loti took out a black and purple metal bar with a hook on one end.
"This is a measuring hook. Write intelligence or information on a piece of paper and hang it. It will give an indication, and the value of the information can be judged accordingly."
Loti spoke in a very perfunctory tone.
"Gone?"
"Gone."
The storyteller took a deep breath.
Just for this one sentence, he spent three small pieces of residual spiritual materials... What a scam!
However, compared with this matter, he was more concerned about another issue.
"Is this thing of yours... really convincing? Will other people who come here believe you?"
The storyteller was a little surprised. The stall owners he saw were extremely taciturn and had no desire to communicate with others.
How did the foolish shadow convince them?
Upon hearing this, Loti pulled over the chair next to him and sat down, crossed his legs, and spoke lazily.
"Originally, the answer to this question would be charged... but since you just paid, I'll be merciful and tell you."
"Different intelligence has different instructions, and the value of information is reflected in this. People who measure information are mostly aware of their own intelligence."
"and……"
Having said that, Loti turned her head and looked at him with a little contempt.
"If you don't trust it, why don't you just not sell it?"
Storyteller: “…”
That makes sense.
Indeed, if you think about it from another angle, you will understand that if he were these stall owners, even if he wanted to sell information, he would not be able to sell his important information.
The fact that these stall owners are all silent may be related to this.
Too much talk leads to mistakes. If you talk too much, you may accidentally reveal something and suffer losses...
"..." The storyteller took a deep breath and changed the topic to the original goal: "List all the information about the Wage Takers, and the information about the world, and show it to me."
"A small piece of ember spiritual material, as well as a consulting fee, will allow me to introduce you to the basics, otherwise you can choose for yourself." Loti smiled.
"..."
"for you!"
After paying the consultation fee.
In front of the storyteller, Loti chuckled and began to introduce the information in scroll form made of different materials one by one.
……
after a while.
Rogge took out the scroll the storyteller gave him and began to read it one by one.
Nonia was watching attentively beside him, and Master Burton was also flipping through it carefully.
……
【Intelligence·Burning War】
[Content: Huh... After dying many times, I finally got to the edge. This is a war that is so horrible that it is unimaginable...]
……
[Intelligence: The World Shattered]
[Content: The originally burning world was shattered, just like a flame that was extinguished. The fire of life was difficult to burn. Beyond the boundary of darkness, time and space were entangled...]
……
【Information: Elegy of the Ocean】
[Content: Before the shattering, there was no tsunami, no storm, only the sad sound of the sea breeze... Maybe that sea knows something...]
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[Information·Snowville Masked Man·Summary]
[Content: The masked people encountered in Snowville in the far north are hostile to strangers... The canned heads of these people should be filled with rotten fish carcasses. Hmm... They seem to be keen on hunting those naive guys and have created things for hunting. Fortunately, their leader still retains a trace of wisdom. ]
……
[Intelligence·Wandering Fire]
[Content: Either they were welcomed back from death, or they were reborn before they were extinguished, or maybe they should not have existed in the first place... In short, they began to burn and became wandering fires in the darkness...]
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【Intelligence·Firewood Collector】
[Content: Hmm... a group of naive guys who are willing to risk their lives to help me kill that monster... Very useful! I recommend using it more often!]
……
[Intelligence: Shadow of Deception]
[Content: Damn, what a group of elusive, heroic guys, they play everything in their hands, oh... I salute them, and respect Leti. ]
……
[Intelligence: Candlelight Spirit]
[Content: Encountered in the town of Reggar... the same as those simple guys? No, no, no... their behavior is too weird. Why do they lick the floor... for the tribe? Demacia? What does this mean? Hmm... this may be related to their origin...]
……
"..."
Rogge closed the intelligence scroll in his hand.
This time, the storyteller brought him a lot of useful information from the Shadow Cave.
Although the price is relatively expensive, it is worth it.
Of course, the above information is not all of the information in the Shadow Cave, but only part of it. Loti has more valuable information.
But whether the information is worth the price is hard to say...
"Burning War..." Burton closed his eyes, as if he had thought of something.
"Mr. Rogge, is there any more information about the Fire Temple?" Nonia asked.
Rogge shook his head slightly. The answer to this question might be in the Shadow of Deception, but the fact that it was not sold at Loti was already telling...
(End of this chapter)