Blue Sword

Chapter 22 The Blue Sword

"Did it arrive so soon?" Nora was stunned.

I submitted my application at noon and was notified in the afternoon that I had successfully joined the Life Sect and was added to the internal group. Along with the notice, there was also a local parcel from the Garden Association, which contained a special brandy brewed with 10 kinds of fruits, three Eden tree flowers, and a citrine ring symbolizing membership certificate.

What are you waiting for? The potion is boiling.

Taking out the newly purchased crucible, Asker poured brandy into it, and the fragrant aroma suddenly filled the entire study.

Asker scooped out Corfu olive oil and poured a spoonful into the brandy. The liquid in the crucible immediately became obviously stratified. He took out another Eden fruit, skillfully cut it in half with a plastic fruit knife, cut out two seeds, crushed them, and threw them into the crucible.

Fragments of Eden seeds passed through the oil and fell into the wine, where they quickly dissolved. What changes at the same time is the oil layer, whose height is constantly decreasing, while the height of the wine liquid is constantly rising, as if a mysterious force is constantly transforming oil into wine.

"Which of you wants to eat the rest of the Eden fruit?" Ask asked the people who were watching, holding the Eden fruit cut in half and removing the seeds.

"Can't you keep it for next time?" Nora raised her hand and asked.

"It's been cut open, and the spirit will dissipate before tonight." Ask said, "It's better to eat it."

Everyone looked at each other. The Fruit of Eden is a spiritual material! Can it actually be eaten? Won't there be any changes or something if you eat it?

Seeing that no one dared to eat it, Aske picked it up and took a bite. The flesh isn't sweet, but it's surprisingly luscious and juicy, with a dash of otherworldly power. He finished the entire Fruit of Eden in three or two mouthfuls.

There is nothing wrong with eating the Eden fruit alone. In addition to satisfying your craving, it can also replenish your extraordinary strength. But you cannot eat other spiritual materials before digestion, otherwise once the two are mixed in the stomach, it will become a physical crucible for refining magic potion, which is still destined to fail, and the end will not be much better.

Finally, Asker carefully took out the Flower of Eden and placed it gently on the surface of the liquid. Like a boat with a hole in it, the flower gradually sank to the bottom of the liquid. At the same time, the petals gradually changed from the original pink to a bright light gold.

Eventually the flowers sank into the liquid, and the entire pot of liquid turned pale gold. Ask poured the potion into the bottle and handed it to Nora: "Are you excited?"

"Excited!" Nora said excitedly. She was finally going to become the transcendent she had dreamed of, how could she not be excited?

"Then calm down first." Asik took the potion back. "Being too excited will increase the risk of losing control."

"What should we do?" Nora asked with a sad face.

"Sit down and meditate first."

So Nora sat on the floor, meditated for about five or six minutes, then opened her eyes and said calmly: "I'm fine."

She took the potion from Asker, drank it in one gulp, and chewed and swallowed the flowers inside. Immediately, pale golden lines appeared from her face and neck, carrying a mysterious and weird aura. Her hair suddenly grew longer at a speed visible to the naked eye, so long that it almost dragged on the ground and coiled around it several times. The heartbeat in the chest began to amplify to the point of being clearly audible, as if a heavy drum was being beaten rhythmically, making Eleanor next to her anxious, fearing that she would lose control and die in the next second.

Nora finally returned to normal and stood up, her bones suddenly crackling.

"It worked," she said.

"How do you feel?" Eleanor asked with concern.

"It feels..." Nora said in a chant-like tone, "so good."

She took out a pen and paper from her breast pocket, started writing, and then showed it to everyone:

Extraordinary people with Life I can ignore obstacles and sense nearby living entities; they can freely control the growth of plants, the reproduction of microorganisms, and the cell differentiation of animal tissues; they can help their companions heal wounds through physical contact.

The last one truly reflects her value as a "therapy".

"Great." Asik said, "Now we are all on level 1. What everyone has to do next is to digest the extraordinary power corresponding to the extraordinary traits in the body as soon as possible and prepare for the second potion formula. "

"Eleanor, Crusader route, the next potion is Perfect Body X, I have the formula."

"Nora, on the Life Singer route, the next potion is Spirit I. I also have the formula."

"Peggy, on the Lord of Filth route, the next potion is Life Stealing I. The formula and materials are all ready and waiting to be digested."

"Medea, Purgatory Succubus Route, the next potion is Desire I, I have a formula, but I still need the materials."

He handed the formulas for Perfect Body X and Spirit Body I to Eleanor and Nora respectively. The latter was recording the potion progress of everyone in the team and suddenly asked:

"Asker, what is your bloodline route? Do you have the next potion formula?"

"I chose 'Weapon Master'." Ask replied. "The next potion is Sharp Weapon I, which can give me the ability to use any sharp weapon, such as knives, swords, guns, daggers, etc. I remember the formula. The only thing missing now is materials.”

"Okay." Nora nodded, "So the team's top priority is actually to digest the potion as quickly as possible."

"That's right." Asik said, "But now that everyone has reached level 1, their combat abilities are basically there. We can first register with the mercenary guild, and then take on some combat missions to practice our skills."

………………

There are basically two types of civilian NPC teams in the game. One is a mercenary group and the other is an adventure group.

The difference between the two is that the daily business of the mercenary group is to accept commissions from the guild and make money by completing tasks; while the daily business of the adventure group is to explore ruins (download the dungeon), fight extraordinary creatures, and collect some antiquities to sell for money. .

If we include illegal organizations that are not officially recognized, then there are also thieves groups, killer groups, bandits groups, pirate groups, etc., and the number of organizational forms is endless. But essentially, the ultimate purpose of all teams' existence is to make money.

A team that cannot make money, even an idol group, cannot survive.

In the mysterious world where extraordinary power exists, the team has an additional ultimate goal: to become stronger. In fact, there is no conflict between the two. Of course, having money can make you stronger. The RMB Warrior is the best example. Although the price of becoming stronger may be becoming poorer in the short term, it is still enough to make a fortune in the long run. Didn’t you see that Asker made about 700 pounds by killing a level 2 member of the Spiritual Body Sect? How long does it take to get the same amount of money just by renting his two shops?

If it's a team of players, the motivation is even more pure - to have fun. So basically everyone will register as a mercenary group, and actually do everything from downloading dungeons to completing tasks.

Arriving at the Mercenary Guild in Constantinople, Asik finally got the mercenary group application form after going through a tedious application process. The first option made everyone worried.

The name of the mercenary group.

"What about the Knights of Justice?" Eleanor suggested.

"No!" The others quickly refused, saying such an old-fashioned name would make people laugh to death.

"It should be a more ferocious name, one with murderous intent." Peggy said, "Revenge Alliance?"

"No. It will cause copyright disputes." Aske said.

Paige:? ? ?

"Why don't you give it a wild and unruly name?" Medea suggested, "Fire Rose?"

"No way." Ask said, "It's too girly."

"What do you mean you're too girly?" Medea said dissatisfied, "Four of the five members of our team are women, what's wrong with choosing a beautiful name?"

"I am the leader." Aske said. This is more convincing than whether the name is beautiful or not.

"Are we all named incompetent stars?" Ask expressed despair.

"Or," Nora said at the end, "you can call her a more ordinary name. For example, Blue Sword?"

"That's it." Asik said.

"Wait a minute, does the Cangqing Sword have any special meaning?" Medea protested, "Cangqing? Long sword? I don't understand it at all!"

"Ahem." Nora said with some embarrassment, "The name Blue Sword comes from a legendary novel I read before."

"So it still has its origin, right?" Asik replied, "You can take a look at the common names of mercenary groups. Basically they are called sword, shield, and gun. Because the names are left by mercenary groups. The first impression, for example, in the name of weapons, will make people understand that this mercenary group is mainly about fighting."

"Eleanor's 'Knights of Justice', there is no mercenary group now called Knights. Knights are only loyal to lords, which makes people think that we only serve nobles, and the prefix of 'Justice' implies that we I am very picky, so I reject it; Paige's 'Revenge League' sounds like the name of a killer group, because people who need revenge will only find killers. This name will definitely not pass the guild review, so I reject it; Medea's' 'Fire Rose', flame is the symbol of the mage, do you know what the rose is a symbol of? Drama, dances and prostitutes! There will be a lot of messy patrons coming, so I reject it."

"It's better to call it the 'Cang Qing Sword'." Hearing that what he said was reasonable, the three girls couldn't refute it and had no choice but to give up.

So the Blue Sword Mercenary Group was officially established. Looking at the list of team members, Asik suddenly had an idea in his mind.

The proportion of professions in our mercenary group is very reasonable. MT, control, output, and treatment are all available. He is not only a commander, he can also play any role except treatment when necessary, but...

Are there too many female members? Why does it seem like I'm the only male? The gender ratio is a bit disparate!

Of course, Asik, who grew up in a modern society, would not have any discrimination against women.

Especially in games, the gender of NPCs is just an attribute. There is no evidence that female NPCs are weaker than male NPCs. Otherwise, the game "Iron and Fire" would never pass the review in Europe and the United States, which pay attention to political correctness.

Yeah, yeah, that must be just a coincidence. I didn't deliberately select female members to join my team, it's just that all the suitable people I met happened to be female NPCs, hahaha.

Asik convinced himself in his mind and looked up at the girls. They were indeed young fighting talents with great potential.

For example, Eleanor, a heroic beauty with long blond hair, has a calm personality and solid fighting skills, so she is very suitable for being a MT.

Another example is the young and pretty girl Nora with short flaxen hair and a serious medical background. Is there anyone more suitable to be a therapist than her? No.

Let’s look at the little beauty Peggy with short black hair and her hair hanging down in pigtails. She is a vampire, and her combat power is one of the best in the lower ranks. Isn’t it a waste if she doesn’t use agility as an output?

There is also this charming girl with burgundy hair, Medea, a succubus route psion. Could it be that Constantinople can find another psion? Maybe there are, but I don’t know them at all!

So I didn’t deliberately choose female NPCs, it’s because they are the ones who best fit the role of my team. Everything is a choice of fate!

Ask looked at these four beauties with different races, ages, occupations, and even hair colors, and suddenly felt guilty again.

Why do they all seem to be beautiful NPCs? Is this also a coincidence?

Being looked at by Asker's gaze, everyone looked puzzled.

Girls:? ? ?