My queen is rebelling!

"A General's Sword" is one of the important materials for compounding the magic potion "Leadership I."

Of course, not just any sword will do. This sword must have followed its owner through large-scale wars, and it itself must be a magical equipment of at least the Gold tier.

Only in this way can it possess sufficient extraordinary characteristics to be used as a magic potion ingredient for advancing to the Legendary tier.

Cohen's request made Mavis feel troubled.

Finding a general's sword is not difficult. Even a Legendary-tier magic equipment, Mavis is confident she can find.

But the first condition, that it must have followed its owner through large-scale wars, is what makes Mavis feel somewhat troubled.

After handing the magic potion materials listed on Cohen's list to him, Mavis asked:

"What level of war is considered a large-scale war?"

Cohen replied:

"At the very least, it must involve large-scale troop cluster operations between two countries, with no fewer than 200,000 participants on both sides."

Hearing this requirement, Mavis immediately felt it was very difficult.

At least in the "Lost Land," it is impossible for such a large-scale war to occur.

The five major oasis-level forces would not allow wars of this scale to happen. This level of war would be absolutely devastating to the "Orderly Solid Earth."

That leaves only searching on the human continent.

"Is such a strict requirement necessary?

I have never heard of such bizarre regulations for magic potion materials."

Cohen replied calmly:

"Actually, it doesn't have to be so harsh.

Even if you just use a company commander's sword, I can still concoct 'Leadership I.'

But that would mean you can only stop at the low stage of the Legendary tier in this lifetime.

Are you willing to do that yourself?"

Mavis was slightly startled, and a look of confusion appeared on her delicate face, as she asked Cohen:

"Can the consequences be so serious?

Also, aren't the formulas for magic potions fixed?

Why can both 'a general's sword' and 'a company commander's sword' concoct 'Leadership I'?"

Cohen sighed. Due to the discontinuity of human history and civilization, much of the knowledge related to Sequencers is missing.

Even a high-level Sequencer like the 【Virtuoso】 doesn't know much about the essence and characteristics of magic potions.

Even these issues, which were common sense for players in his previous life's game, are not well understood by the other party.

No wonder so many Sequencers fall every year because of taking magic potions. In Cohen's view, the Sequencers on the continent now are more like children holding explosives.

Few people can control such dangerous things as magic potions.

He patiently explained:

"Let me popularize a concept for you: magic potions also have level divisions.

In my opinion, the levels of magic potions can be divided into four grades according to quality: Inferior, Qualified, Good, and Perfect.

All magic potions in the 'I' series are basic magic potions and are the most important.

They are used to improve the physique of Sequencers and endow them with basic extraordinary characteristics.

If the advancement of transcendents is like building a skyscraper, then the 'I' series of magic potions is equivalent to the foundation.

Taking 'Inferior' level magic potions is equivalent to building a substandard, soft foundation.

If this foundation is not strong enough, then how can you take the same series of magic potions in the future?

Let me tell you in advance that the 'Muse Sequence' needs to take 'Leadership II' to break through from the low stage of the Legendary tier to the middle stage of the Legendary tier.

If this time the magic potion 'Leadership I' does not meet the standard and is of 'Inferior' grade,

you will undoubtedly fail the next time you take 'Leadership II.'

Conversely, if you take a magic potion of 'Good' level or above, the success rate of taking the same type of magic potion next time will be greatly increased."

Cohen's words enlightened Mavis like a thunderbolt, and she gained insight into the various doubts in her previous cultivation.

In particular, the classification of magic potion levels was refreshing to her.

Then she suddenly thought of something, her pupils shrank, her face became very serious, and she stared straight at Cohen, her lips trembling slightly:

"Then... is it possible that those Sequencers who once fell because of failing to take magic potions also failed because the 'I' series of magic potions they took did not meet the standard, leading to their failure when taking the subsequent 'II' of the same series!"

Cohen nodded slowly in Mavis's somewhat painful gaze:

"I think a considerable number of Sequencers should have failed to break through and died for this reason.

Because the 'I' series of magic potions are taken when they break through from ordinary people to transcendents.

At that time, they were not transcendents.

They were weak, had low status, and did not have enough wealth accumulation. They were lucky enough to get a bottle of magic potion suitable for their sequence.

Who would care about the quality of this bottle of magic potion..."

"Then why didn't you say it earlier!

If you had announced this information earlier, so many sisters would not have died from failing to take magic potions!"

Mavis's voice suddenly carried a hint of anger and faint resentment, her hands instantly grabbed Cohen's shoulders, and her beautiful eyes were slightly red.

Cohen stopped talking, and his eyes became indifferent as ice.

The emotion in his eyes clearly stated his position—

What does this have to do with him?

People die every day in this world, and he is not a saint. Why should he share valuable knowledge with others for free?

Even if the other party is a ninth-tier pinnacle transcendent, even if he has been caught by the other party, he is not worried at all.

Not to mention that his rule skill "Control Shadows" can take the 【Virtuoso】 into the shadow plane together, the equipment given to him by the Queen Sister is enough to resist attacks from the Legendary tier.

Not to mention a mere ninth tier.

He just didn't understand why the 【Virtuoso】's emotions suddenly became so agitated?

It stands to reason that as the city lord of a high-level city-state in the "Lost Land," she should not have such a fragile psychology.

Moreover, the woman's actions and demeanor just now gave him a familiar feeling.

It seemed that when he first entered the "Lost Land," the Legendary-tier curse witch, the controller of the Mysterious Continent, Sequence Master Belmodi, also had a similar attitude.

Are high-level Sequencers all such saints with compassion for the world and concern for humanity?

Mavis quickly realized her gaffe, and quickly let go of her hands, a look of guilt and embarrassment appearing on her delicate face, and said:

"Sorry, I was just too excited.

Did I hurt you?"

Cohen's expression also changed, and he smiled lightly:

"It's okay, I just didn't expect that the city lord of the dignified 'Magic Potion City-State' would be so benevolent and care so much about the life and death of ordinary Sequencers."

Mavis took a deep breath, her pupils flashing with a firm color, as if she had made a major decision, and said solemnly:

"I now have a question I want to ask you, please be sure to give me a truthful answer."

Seeing the 【Virtuoso】 being so serious, Cohen couldn't help but become serious and said:

"As long as your question does not involve my privacy, I am happy to treat you with sincerity."

Mefis's smooth and pretty face radiated a serious glow as she asked:

"Does Your Excellency know how to distinguish the levels of magic potions? Do you know how to concoct high-quality magic potions?

It doesn't need to be all magic potions, just the commonly used basic ones."

Cohen nodded slightly under Mefis's expectant gaze:

"More or less."

Suppressed joy could not be contained in Mefis's beautiful eyes, and her voice was melodious and moving:

"Sir, I am willing to formally join your team.

As long as you don't force me to do things that cross my bottom line and dignity, I am willing to serve you as my master forever!"

Cohen was slightly stunned, and a look of astonishment appeared in his pupils.

A beautiful woman at the peak of the ninth rank, with a noble status, personally telling you that she wants to serve you as her master, this shock was indeed a bit much.

His gaze gradually returned to calm, scanning the exquisite and shapely body of the "Performer". After a long silence, Cohen's voice slowly sounded:

"What are the conditions?"

Mefis replied in a solemn voice:

"Help me compile information that can increase the success rate of Sequencers using magic potions.

Of course, this information will not be completely public, but I hope it can provide help to some Sequencers I approve of."

Cohen narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly asked:

"Do you know the Lord of the Sequences?"

Mefis's heart skipped a beat, concealing the fluctuations in her heart, and slowly nodded:

"Many Sequencers in my Magic Potion City-State come from the Mysterious Continent. Of course, many people also go to the Mysterious Continent.

Leaving aside the standpoint, she is indeed an outstanding representative among our Sequencers."

Mefis's answer was impeccable, and even if Cohen had doubts in his heart, he couldn't find any loopholes.

Cohen pondered for a moment and shook his head:

"I'm sorry, I refuse."

Hearing Cohen's ruthless refusal, Mefis's delicate body trembled slightly.

Her beautiful eyes drooped, and long eyelashes cast a shadow under her eyes. The originally bright eyes instantly lost their luster, like two dust-covered stars, dull and dull inlaid on that beautiful face.

The color of her red lips became somewhat pale, leaving a bitter arc, and the whole person was like a flower that had been ravaged by wind and rain, a pitiful appearance.

It made people feel pity and couldn't help but want to take care of her carefully.

However, Cohen did not react to this scene, still unmoved, like a machine without any emotional fluctuations, saying in a straight-faced manner:

"Frankly speaking, your value to me is not worth me making such a big return."

Seeing Cohen's iron-heartedness, Mefis quickly restrained her emotions and asked in a deep voice:

"Then what value do I need to provide to be worth you doing this?"

Cohen said meaningfully:

"Reaching the level of the Lord of the Sequences is about enough."

Mefis took a deep look at Cohen and continued:

"You tell me these things, are you just purely considering it for me?

Why bother being so secretive? To put it bluntly, aren't you just trying to tempt me to become your servant?"

Cohen replied calmly:

"I don't deny this. Telling you so much is indeed with the intention of winning you over.

However, I want to state one point: the relationship between us is not that of master and servant, but equal team members, comrades, and comrades-in-arms."

Mefis snorted lightly and then said:

"Is there no relationship as bed partners, lovers, or playthings?"

Cohen shook his head:

"I admit that you are a woman with outstanding appearance and great charm.

But the beauty you are so proud of, I already possess the most outstanding on this continent.

What I value in you is your personal ability, as for beauty, it is just an optional embellishment."

Mefis didn't believe a word of Cohen's words. She had strong confidence in her charm.

Mefis, who had been proficient in various arts such as music and dance since childhood, always exuded an elegant, noble, and inviolable temperament.

Like a lotus on a high mountain, this is a fatal aphrodisiac for men, capable of easily arousing the desire to conquer deep in men's hearts.

Especially taking this lotus on a high mountain in hand and wantonly defiling it, no man can resist this temptation.

Mefis naturally regarded Cohen's deliberate planning for her as coveting her body and beauty.

Cohen didn't explain much about this, and said lightly:

"Having said so many irrelevant things, shouldn't we return to the topic and look for that general's saber?"

Listening to Cohen's casual tone, Mefis couldn't help but want to rush up and bite him a few times.

How could topics related to the survival and development of Sequencers be said to be irrelevant?

She said indignantly:

"The conditions you mentioned are too harsh. It won't be in the 'Land of Lost', so we can only look for it on the human continent.

Moreover, as far as I know, there hasn't been such a large-scale war on the continent for a long time.

If we really want to find it, we probably have to look for it from those inherited antiques."

Cohen snapped his fingers:

"Of course we have to go to the human continent to find it, and I have already found a suitable candidate for you."

Cohen's words made Mefis feel a sense of powerlessness. How could she, a dignified ninth-order extraordinary, always be led by the nose by a fourth-order?

Moreover, every step Cohen took seemed to be planned in advance.

It was like carefully weaving one beautiful trap after another for herself, waiting for herself to jump down obediently.

The most despairing thing was that she had to jump down because every word Cohen said and every thing he did was what she needed.

At this moment, she urgently hoped to confide in Belmotti and find a backbone, but she couldn't do so because of the soul contract.

She had a vague feeling that if this continued, it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before she would fall into the hands of this "Lord of Shadows".

She sighed deeply and asked:

"What candidate?"

Cohen said with a smile:

"Northwest Continent, Kingdom of Ceylon, third in line to the throne, Saxon Cromwell, has a saber in his family that has been passed down for thousands of years.

It was given to the royal family by the founding marshal of the Kingdom of Ceylon, and later bestowed upon Saxon by the current king of the Kingdom of Ceylon, and was collected by the latter as a treasure of the town.

This sword is called the 'National Guardian Sword'!

It once accompanied the marshal in conquering countless rebels. The extraordinary characteristics contained in it are enough to configure the perfect level of 'Command I'."

Perfect level!

Even though Mefis had some guesses in her heart, knowing that Cohen had made such a big splash, it was impossible to just make a qualified magic potion to fool her.

But when she heard that Cohen was preparing to concoct a perfect level magic potion, a trace of emotion still faintly arose in her heart.

Regardless of what the other party had in mind for her, at least his every move was of great benefit to her.

For a time, her beautiful cheeks also softened a lot.

Cohen asked in a deep voice:

"If you don't have any objections, shall we set off now to the Kingdom of Ceylon?

With your ninth-order extraordinary speed, the round trip, plus the process of taking the sword in the middle, will probably take half a month to complete, how about it?"

Mefis nodded and said:

"You are willing to concoct a perfect level magic potion for me, which was not within the scope of our agreement, so I will owe you a favor."

Cohen waved his hand with a smile:

"Why be so distant? No matter what, you are my person, even if you are an outsider, you have to have human rights, right?

Don't worry, I have always been very generous to my own people."

The warm and considerate words showed no trace of the ruthless rejection of Mephis's proposal just now.

Mephis's expression faltered, and her impression of Cohen improved slightly. No matter what, Cohen was doing this for her sake. Unconsciously, she felt that becoming a formal member didn't seem so unacceptable after all.

The 【Virtuoso】's psychological defenses were collapsing step by step!

Seeing that the 【Virtuoso】 agreed to the proposal without saying much, Cohen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, a "qualified" grade of the "Command Ⅰ" potion was enough for Mephis to use, and the required saber wasn't that demanding either.

The reason why Cohen was willing to go to the extra effort to concoct a perfect-grade potion was not only to improve Mephis's impression of him.

More importantly, he wanted to use this free gold-tier peak powerhouse to give his enemy, Saxon Cromwell, a hard time.

The 【Virtuoso】 wasn't an ordinary gold-tier; she possessed a skill that could control transcendents and turn them into her puppets.

Back in the "Cultivator City-State," when Petrov was in power, the two silver-tier peak transcendents he hired, the 【Gun Warrior】 and the 【Shield Warrior】, were turned into puppets by the 【Virtuoso】 silently.

Cohen learned this by accident while collecting information after the war.

At first, Cohen was wondering who had done it, but later, under the investigation and analysis of the newly joined senior intelligence expert, Ryder Garrow, he discovered that the 【Virtuoso】 was behind it.

After learning that the 【Virtuoso】's ability had reached this point, Cohen immediately became interested in her.

Although Nephthys's mind control could also achieve a similar effect, her current level was too low to control transcendents of a higher level.

Moreover, the casting traces of the 【Mind Mage】 were too obvious, making it easy for people to catch her red-handed.

The 【Virtuoso】's ability was much more secretive. According to the information Ryder Garrow sent back, the 【Virtuoso】 only played a few tunes and unknowingly controlled two silver-tier peak transcendents.

This ability was too useful for Cohen.

Therefore, he had been thinking about how to get this ninth-tier peak transcendent's ability for free these days.

Finally, he came up with an excellent plan!

Saxon Cromwell, the prince who once dared to flirt with the Queen's sister and was also a pawn in the conspiracy against Effie, relied most on the three thousand "elite" troops, the 【Oath of Ceylon】.

As expected, when the Southern Duke rebelled at the right time, Saxon would also send his 【Oath of Ceylon】 to cooperate with the rebellion in the South.

According to the historical process, the great turmoil in the royal capital a year later would also be inseparable from the shadow of Saxon's army.

Although Cohen was already prepared to fight against the 【Oath of Ceylon】, he always sought to overestimate the enemy. Who knew how many sinister forces would emerge during the great turmoil?

It was better to solve a hidden danger in advance.

Cohen planned to use the 【Virtuoso】's ability to control several generals of the 【Oath of Ceylon】. When the time came, a wave of battlefield defection would surely deal a huge blow to Saxon.

Therefore, choosing the Kingdom of Ceylon as the main material for the "Command Ⅰ" potion was truly killing two birds with one stone.

Mephis naturally didn't know the wishful thinking Cohen was secretly making, so she had no motivation to object. After dealing with the affairs of the "Potion City-State," she took Cohen and embarked on the journey to the Kingdom of Ceylon.

… …

The "Land of Lost" spanned the continent. In order to speed up and avoid unnecessary trouble.

Mephis took Cohen and drove her airship directly through the "Wasteland" inside the "Land of Lost."

On the way, Cohen contacted Nephthys with a communication stone and asked her to look through the dormant personnel files obtained from the "Black Tomb" branch leader "Phantom Corpse" in the Northwest Continent to see if there were similar dormant personnel in the royal capital.

Cohen remembered that several people were dormant in the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Recently, Cohen had handed over the valuable dormant personnel he had identified to Herman of Florence, allowing him to continue to maintain contact with these people using the identity of the "Black Tomb."

Nephthys quickly sent Cohen the information of one person.

Julian Singer, the giant of the catering industry in the capital of the Kingdom of Ceylon, was a subordinate developed by "Phantom Corpse" for many years.

Most importantly, Herman had already contacted the other party and had been communicating with him for some time.

He had gained the other party's initial trust by using the identity of the "Black Tomb."

In addition, Cohen also asked about the situation of the "Cultivator City-State" and several members of the "Endless Blade."

Nephthys's answer satisfied Cohen very much.

The various constructions of the city-state were being promoted in an orderly manner.

The "Concentric Curse Mark" had been imprinted on the second batch of five thousand beastmen received by Arnold, and various training programs were also in full swing.

It was estimated that it would not be long before they could be successfully turned into an army with "regular" combat power.

As for the other girls in the team:

Asuna had become a qualified 【Civil Affairs Officer】, perfectly fulfilling the duties of the city lord.

The peerless female war god, who once had gentle and modest eyes, occasionally exuding a surging fighting spirit, had become a senior bureaucrat with firm eyes and an aura of controlling the overall situation and holding great power.

Freya, the little girl who used to wander around with her father, had long swept away the weakness and shyness on her body, replaced by the serious, solid, decisive, and capable 【Secretary Officer】 style.

The city lord's mansion, including the upper and lower levels of the Council, expressed heartfelt respect for this meticulous and decisive beautiful secretary.

Windsor had successfully retrieved the "Seed of Order" and was currently representing the "Endless Blade" adventure group in negotiating with several forces who intended to establish a cooperative relationship with the "Cultivator City-State."

As for the long princess, Grace Tang, who often disagreed with Windsor, had been surprisingly stable recently.

Without Cohen at home, Grace had no intention of arguing with Windsor, and conscientiously completed the tasks assigned by Cohen, and had completely taken over the logistics route handed over to them by the "Unicorn Merchant Guild."

And had already begun to try to transport goods, the first batch of goods transported was Grace's own private business - various high-end luxury goods from "Flaming Red Lips."

It seemed to be working well so far.

Listening to Nephthys's report, Cohen was very gratified. Whether it was the "Cultivator City-State" or the girls of the "Endless Blade," everyone was developing in a good direction, and he couldn't fall behind either!

This trip to the Kingdom of Ceylon, in addition to bringing in a quasi-half-step legendary master for his team, he also had to clean up this third prince who had been targeting Effie!