bookbashuk Chapter 359 New Magical Items
Chapter 359 New Magical Items
Chapter 359 New Magical Items
"That kid Ian is pretty good."
Leaving the Brave Ones Bar and walking into the streets gradually shrouded in night, Lorne spoke to Sharon, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, beside him.
"You seem to trust him quite a bit," Sharon said in a cool voice, revealing no emotion.
"No, I trust your and Marich's judgment." Lorne shrugged.
"Being able to pass your review and establish a foothold here speaks volumes. By the way, has Kaspersky really retired?"
"Mm." Sharon nodded.
"He went to a small town in the south and bought a house with a garden."
"Not bad either." Lorne smiled. "At least this new old man," compared to that guy Kaspass—
They've become much more polite, and much smarter too.
"Are you planning to become his supplier?" Sharon asked again.
"Well, didn't you personally show up to bear witness for me?"
"But wouldn't it cause problems if the weapons from your factory were to circulate privately? This is Backlund." Sharon meant that Backlund was not subject to the same level of official oversight as other places.
"Don't worry, I've considered that. The demand for Ian's type of retail isn't actually that high."
"Furthermore, I won't use weapons that have just been produced in my factory. I recently bought a batch of inventory from bankrupt factories. Those weapons and ammunition are all untraceable and difficult to trace, even if the authorities wanted to investigate, it would be very difficult to find their source—"
"Besides," Lorne stopped and turned around, fixing his gaze entirely on Sharon's delicate, pale face, his tone laced with a hint of cunning, "aren't you guys there to keep an eye on things for him?"
Today's brief encounter made Lorne realize that Ian was quite competent as an intelligence dealer. His reach might extend deeper into every corner of the East District than he had imagined. Some matters might not be convenient to directly use James Scott's identity, or to have Sharon or Maritch handle them directly. Dealing with them through Ian's relatively flexible and more "down-to-earth" channel might be more effective.
While theoretically, Marich and Sharon were the ones looking after each other's property, and he could contact them directly if he needed anything, having another channel was always beneficial. Besides, Lorne wasn't one to constantly owe favors.
Sharon paused for a few seconds, seemingly accepting the explanation. Then, as if remembering something, her voice lowered slightly: "Recently, I've been dealing with the spoils brought out of the tombs, so I haven't been paying much attention to the latest news from the East District." A hint of apology flickered in her voice. She knew about Lorne distributing medicine to the workers.
"It's nothing, I only found out about it by accident today," Lorne said casually.
"So what do you plan to do?" Sharon asked.
"At the moment, it's not a big problem."
"After all, I'm the source of the drugs. The quantity and shelf life of those drugs outside are limited—as long as I manage things well, they'll naturally run out soon, and then we'll run out of stock." The hype will naturally subside.
"As for whether gangsters will use this name to swindle and deceive people—I plan to have a 'heart-to-heart' with a few gang leaders when I have time."
"Do you need my help?" Sharon stared at Lorne's figure, who seemed to be moving a little closer to him.
She and Marich were both quite experienced in this kind of thing.
"No need." Lorne shook his head slightly.
"I can't always owe you favors, Ms. Sharon."
"Human relationships—" Sharon lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Backlund, a hidden underground stronghold.
"Be careful! Those are very valuable experimental instruments!"
"Keep your movements quiet! If even the slightest trace of the sealed artifact in that box is released, it will drive you all insane!"
"And that doll! That's a Level 2 sealed artifact!"
"Idiots! Are your eyes on your asses?"
Hongxin7 was shouting hoarsely as he directed his staff in the tense relocation work. Due to the tight schedule and heavy workload, even he, a researcher who always prided himself on being a gentle and refined gentleman, couldn't help but swear several times.
Under the very noses of the church, carrying out such a large-scale relocation of its headquarters was an extremely troublesome task. Not only did it require coordinating all aspects, but it also required extreme caution to avoid being discovered by the church's "snobbish" members.
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Due to the special nature of some sealed artifacts, they cannot use extraordinary means such as "teleportation" and can only adopt the safest method of transporting them by train.
"Sigh—" Heart 7 sighed wearily, casting her gaze into the deepest part of the stronghold. There, sealed away was the terrifying dead infant who possessed the divinity of a "true creator."
"This is such a troublesome thing—"
Back in his office, Lorne discovered a small wooden box that had appeared on his desk sometime during the day.
The box has nothing special on its surface, with no markings or patterns.
But Lorne could clearly sense a special spirituality encapsulated within it.
"The Mysterious Queen —"
His spiritual intuition told him that this was something sent to him by the Mysterious Queen.
"So—my magical item is already finished? The Mysterious Queen's efficiency this time is truly unexpected."
"That's true. Emperor Roselle was originally supported by the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, so it's reasonable that the Mysterious Queen would have access to excellent artisan resources."
Lorne reached out and opened the box while pondering.
"This is—a pocket watch?"
What comes into view is a classic-looking silver pocket watch. On the watch's cover is a sapphire the size of a pigeon's egg, emitting a pale blue glow.
Opening the watch case reveals a pure white dial devoid of typical numerals, instead adorned with twelve deep engravings. Among these, three engravings are the longest, widest, and deepest. Between two of the longer engravings, there are two shorter engravings, each half the length of the former and much shallower. Apart from these, there is only a stationary, jet-black hand resting in the very center of the dial.
Beneath the pocket watch was a folded piece of paper. Lorne picked it up and discovered it was the pocket watch's "instruction manual."
"The Off-Cut Clock"
"Effect: Allows the user to witness a certain extraordinary ability firsthand, record it with the gem on the watch cover," and use it once.
"The success rate of recording is related to the level of ability. Extraordinary abilities from Sequence 9 to Sequence 7 have a near 100% success rate; Sequence 6 has a success rate of about 70%; Sequence 5 has a success rate of 50%; and Sequence 4 has a success rate of only 20%—"
"The effect of a recorded ability is also related to its level; the higher the original ability's sequence, the worse the effect of the recorded ability."
"The three longest engravings represent the ability to record three demigod-level abilities, the remaining nine long engravings represent the ability to record nine Sequence 6 to Sequence 5 abilities, and the twenty-four short engravings represent the ability to record twenty-four Sequence 9 to Sequence 7 abilities."
"To use, simply adjust the pointer to align with the corresponding mark, and then release."
"Negative effects: Wearing it for extended periods can disrupt the user's sense of time. Without external reference points such as sunlight or stars, it will be impossible to accurately determine the current time."
Secondly, after using the recorded ability, the user's sense of location will become blurred for a short period. Specifically, it will be difficult to accurately judge the precise distance to objects, somewhat similar to the feeling of being drunk.
"Very practical, acceptable."
After reading the description, this is Lorne's evaluation of this magical item.
With the presence of "machine" computing power and the luck of the "winners," these negative effects are still within an acceptable range.
"If it doesn't feel right, use the machine to calculate; if that's still not enough, use luck to fine-tune it—perfect." Lorne stroked the warm, smooth case and the cool sapphire.
Moreover, the negative effects of this item would not cause any direct harm to him, so he could carry it with him at all times. Wearing a pocket watch wouldn't seem out of place at all; it perfectly met his needs.
Pocket watches can make people lose track of time, which is quite a contrast—
Fortunately, the machine has the capability to estimate a relatively accurate time even without a reference point.
"The Mysterious Queen is impressive," he exclaimed, then thought of something else.
"If even a magical item is this convenient, then the original Recorder must be incredibly powerful."
A touch of envy welled up in Lorne's heart.
"Although the recorded abilities are all one-time use, a fully equipped recorder is equivalent to possessing more than thirty different extraordinary abilities simultaneously. If this is combined with some magical items that can enhance spirituality, and more than thirty abilities are unleashed in turn—wow, the scene is truly unimaginable—"
"This route is so convenient!"
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