Struggle in the Steam Age

The night passed, and when the golden sunlight poured into the room through the veil, Lawrence also woke up from his sleep.

"Heh—ow—" Stretching his waist, he turned his head and looked at the wall clock on the wall. As a result, I was shocked to find that it was already nine o'clock in the morning.

"Oh my God, it's so late." After seeing the numbers on the watch, Lawrence immediately got up from the bed, and then he quickly went into the bathroom to wash and tidy up.

Five minutes later, Lawrence, who cleaned up by himself, hurried to the closet to choose clothes. As a result, when he was picking up his clothes, he felt a hard object in the pocket of the clothes he wore yesterday.

"Look at my brain." Lawrence patted his forehead lightly, and then took out a metal cigarette case and a strange piece of fabric from the pocket of the dress he wore last night.

He opened the cigarette case first, and then released a [identification technique] on the translucent red beads that exuded a sweet fragrance. As soon as the magic was released, a message appeared in Lawrence's mind.

[Hehexiang, a magical spice from the Eastern Sinian region of the Old World, is formed by extracting and mixing a variety of spices. Such spices are very popular in Cathay and nearby areas, and these spices have various effects depending on the recipe. And now this batch can double the efficiency of meditation, which is a very popular magic consumable. 】

"Hey, my [identification technique] seems to be different from others." After receiving the information, Lawrence frowned and thought, after all, the normal identification technique only shows the usage and basic properties of magic items, not so detailed Fortunately, he soon thought of something and relaxed.

"After all, this is the blood of Bai Ze, so it is normal for the magic that has been passed down to change. Besides, the change of this magic is in line with the characteristics of Bai Ze's beast." Lawrence thought, based on what he saw in the logistics department before, he I found that each of these 8-gram pills in the box can be burned for an hour, and it is estimated that they can be sold for 3 yuan a pill outside. At the same time, this consumable is relatively easy to sell in the extraordinary world. After counting, Lawrence found that there were a total of 24 pills in the box.

"You can't get anything for less than 100 yuan, and it's too extravagant for your own use." Lawrence tapped his index finger on the table subconsciously and thought for a few seconds before standing up. "Just put it away. Two days ago, I heard from Peter that extraordinary people often don't use ordinary people's currency, but use this kind of consumables and some extraordinary materials as general equivalents. When meeting extraordinary people in the future The time is right to use them."

After disposing of the incense pills, Lawrence tried to use the identification technique on the seized treasure map. To his surprise, a lot more information entered his mind than he expected.

[Scarlet Sky stronghold distribution map, this is a map left over from the Age of Discovery, which shows the location of all the strongholds established by this devil worship organization called Scarlet Sky in the northeast of the New World. 】

[Although hundreds of years have passed, many things have undergone tremendous changes. Even the last member who mastered the secret of the Scarlet Sky was executed 70 years ago because of the discovery of the sacrifice, and the stronghold was also destroyed. Some, but there may be some treasures hidden in the surviving strongholds. 】

"Ha, it looks like a treasure map." Lawrence raised his eyebrows excitedly, but if he wanted to go treasure hunting, he probably would have to save some money and improve it a lot. The devil worship organization that has established seven strongholds in the hinterland of the New World will put something in their strongholds, and anyone who is not too stupid can guess with a little bit of brain.

After counting the trophies, Lawrence went to the cafeteria to get a bacon sandwich left over from breakfast to fill his stomach. Then go directly to the logistics office.

"Lawrence August." The young priest in the logistics department looked at Lawrence, then lowered his head to look at the thick book spread out on the table in front of him. "Congratulations, you got 120 points."

"Is there any use for this point?" Lawrence asked after watching the other party hold a strange brass magic item on the badge on the cover of his certificate.

"That's right." The young priest seemed happy to answer the questions of a newcomer like Lawrence. "Points are something within our church. Each point is equivalent to one yuan. It can be used to exchange a series of resources from the logistics department. In addition, these points can also be used to exchange money. But please remember, Conversely, money cannot be exchanged for points.”

"By the way, I think you may need this." As he spoke, the priest of the logistics department took out a thin notebook from the drawer of the desk. "Here's a list of things you can redeem right now."

"Thank you!" After receiving the list, Lawrence checked it out. He found that if he exchanged the list for the basic raw materials he bought last time, it would only cost half the price. In addition, there are many finished props on the list and potions.

"By the way, do you accept this extraordinary item here?" After a glance, Lawrence closed the book and put it in his pocket, then raised his head and asked.

"Of course, as long as we pass the inspection, we will accept it." The priest sitting behind the table nodded. "Actually, only 1/3 of the items on the list were made by the church staff, and the remaining 2/3 were sent to us by other people for exchange."

After figuring out the purpose of the points, Lawrence returned to his room. As a result, as soon as he entered the room, he found two letters on the floor that had been stuffed in through the crack of the door.

The first one was a telegram from his adoptive father. He sent a telegram to his adoptive father immediately after activating his bloodline to become a warlock, and now the telegram from his adoptive father finally reached Eagle Fort.

This world is very different from the previous life in that the current may be seriously disturbed due to magic. Therefore, everything related to electricity in this world is expensive and not popular. Fortunately, the town where Lawrence's adoptive father lives is developed along the railway's water station, so it happens to be able to use the telegraph line along the railway to transmit information.

However, due to the limit of the number of words in the telegram, there was not much to write, so the letter simply congratulated him on becoming a warlock and let him stay at Eagle Castle with peace of mind. At the end of the letter, he also told him to listen to Priest Carter's opinion if there was anything difficult to decide.

The second letter was in an old-fashioned khaki envelope. After opening it, Lawrence found that it was also a letter from his father, but it was mailed ten days ago.

In this letter, Lawrence's adoptive father reminded Lawrence that his playmate would arrive at Eagle Fort in the next few days, and reminded him to pick him up at the pier.

"God, she'll be here the day after tomorrow." Looking at the last date written in the letter, after counting the days, Lawrence became a little nervous.

After all, when they were young, the two of them were the kind of playmates who were always fighting but had a very good relationship. Not long after she went to college, she also went to the old continent to study at a girls' school. In the past four years, apart from two or three letters a year We never saw each other outside of the letter. So Lawrence couldn't help being a little nervous when he was about to face his long-lost friend.

"I hope she doesn't change too much." Lawrence thought, "If it changes as much as me, I probably won't be able to recognize her."