Chapter 68 Mirror Master (Chapter Chapter)
"Okay, thank you."
Li Nuo got off a carriage and did not forget to take off his hat and pretend to be a "gentleman" to salute the owner of the carriage, although he didn't know if it was right to salute like this, anyway. This is how it is played on TV and how it is described in books about history.
The car owner helped him unload the [Weapon Box] from the car, and asked with hunched back: "I, can we go?"
Li Nuo: "I wish you a safe journey."
The car owner: "Thank you..."
Looking at The owner drove the carriage away, and Li Nuo scratched his chin sadly.
What happened started four days ago.
At that time, Li Nuo had just hit the road and encountered a carriage that had been hijacked by bandits. Based on the concept of rescuing people (a side mission), he killed the bandits and asked the owner of the carriage to give him a ride.
From the very beginning, Li Nuo discovered that the car owner’s family looked at him wrongly.
Maybe it’s because I’m covered in blood and [Emil’s mask] is too scary.
After realizing the problem, Li Nuo resolved the embarrassment. This was not a difficult matter, as long as he made up a few lies and pretended to be polite.
Until, on the way, they encountered a creature called a ghost.
Evil ghosts are a kind of monster that is often seen in the jungle. They have fierce and terrifying faces and sharp teeth, and they are very flexible. The most shocking thing is that they are gregarious creatures.
In the story of "The Witcher", there is this sentence to describe them:
"Be careful, brothers, there are evil spirits under this bridge. If you can all cross the bridge at the same time, without slowing down or stopping, it will be okay." It's scary. But if your axle comes loose and you get stuck...just close your eyes and pray to Meritelle." - Curt Hammerback, Vengerberg City Watch.
Coincidentally, the owner's carriage wheel got stuck on the bridge at the time.
Li Nuo was happy to help them solve the problem.
By the way, he cut off the evil ghost's head and used it as material for making evil ghost decoction in the future, and obtained a "Gwent card of evil ghost".
Yes, everything is great.
But this time, the car owner and his family no longer dared to have any dialogue with Li Nuo.
A person who can kill a monster without the help of thermal weapons is more terrifying than the monster.
This is how the car owner's family views Li Nuo, and it is also how people in the past generations viewed them before the demon hunters became extinct.
No matter what you do is good or bad, once it exceeds the common sense of the public, you will either be held on a pedestal or be regarded as a foreign object. In this world, this principle has not changed for hundreds of years.
So Li Nuo no longer thought about communicating too much with them, and simply asked the car owner to give him twenty-two Gwent cards and a pair of sunglasses as reward.
...
Li Nuo picked up the [Weapon Box] and walked towards the town on the outskirts of Novigrad.
The place where the carriage took him to the station was called "Chechang Town". It was a workers' town established after the railway was built in the outer area of Novigrad ten years ago.
Li Nuo used these four days to gain a basic understanding of the world.
Now is the era of industrial revolution in the world of "The Witcher", and steam has taken over the mainstream of the era.
And there is another particularly ridiculous thing.
With the opening of the world, black people were discovered on an island in the south... As a world trading power, the Nilfgaard Empire began the black slave trade 100 years ago. The appearance of black people completely liberated the elves. A weak position in the empire.
A group of elven organizations called the Scoia'tael escaped the fate of destruction and left the continent with the elves, resulting in the elves and dwarves no longer existing in the empire.
5 years ago... A group of rebellious black organizations appeared in the southern end of the empire. They launched a war against the empire for fairness.
This civil strife was called the "Civil War of the Empire"...
Li Nuo, who had an extremely accurate grasp of the plot of the original work, is still confused now.
Walking on the dirty dirt of the town, passing by the venue where "black slaves" were being sold, Li Nuo stopped and took a look. If a large number of demon hunters had survived to this day, they might have taken the place of the items being sold.
"Speaking of which, the fundamental purpose of the Eternal Fire Church in creating demon hunters is to find the 'treasures' in the dreams of "Bloodborne", so the role that the Eternal Fire plays in this world now is the group of people who explore the ancient gods. ." Li Nuo didn't stop for long, walked to a roadside seat not far away, and unloaded the [Weapon Box].
While observing his surroundings, he summarized the events he had experienced so far in his mind.
"The Black Slave War, the departure of elves and dwarves, this line represents the general path of national development; the elimination of the Shadow Elders is also a hunting story of vampire hunters; the advent of the steam age may also involve detectives like 'Sherlock Holmes' It's like a plot." Li Nuo slumped in his seat, looking at the sky that was hazy with factory smoke, and sighed in his heart: "The script mission lasts nearly 30 days. This is what the players choose to do after they know the direction of the story. Ah, the degree of freedom in this script is beyond imagination." "
But since the system has set the main storyline as a nearly impossible task like 'Destroying the Shadow Elders', it means that the essence of the script is actually to allow players to engage in killing competitions on their own. ."
How to use branch lines with a high degree of freedom to obtain greater value returns, to complete the main line or to eliminate other players is the correct guideline for this script.
Li Nuo had already thought about the next steps when he was on the carriage.
First of all, absolutely eliminate the chance of contact with "Bloodborne". That game is irreversible for mental pollution.
Then as a demon hunter, he needs to collect several potion materials that will be used in the future.
For this reason, he must do some "demon hunting" work in the near future.
For example, he might be able to find the female night demon (succubus) he needs in the city of Novigrad. If she is killed and cooked through alchemy, he can get a decoction that enhances the upper limit of attack power.
But no matter what process he goes through, his best solution is ancient blood that can travel through time and space.
In the past few days, through the backpack sharing feature, he already knew that Chabai was taken away by the sorceress Holy See. Next, he needed to wait patiently for the news. As long as he could find traces of the ancient blood, he could use that thing to travel through time and space to the science fiction era. , obtained weapons such as electromagnetic pulse guns and returned to the "Witcher" script in the steam era... Not only did he obtain equipment that may exceed his own level, there was even a slight possibility that he could find a way to defeat vampires in the future. .
It's quite touching to think about it.
He turned his head at this time and looked at the black man who looked like a Blade Warrior who sat next to him a few seconds ago.
The two looked at each other for a few seconds.
"Friend, can we have a chat?" said the black brother Canter Dolanie Ronaldoly Boss.
Li Nuo nodded.
"The reason why I don't attack you is to give you a way to survive." Kanter bowed, crossed his hands to support his chin, and said in a pretentious tone: "I hate players killing each other for no reason, and I hate killing others easily. If you are willing to put all your belongings on the ground to become disabled, I can give you a happy life with one blow to the head without any delay."
Li Nuo slowly turned his head, looked at the tough face of "Blade Warrior", and responded: "Even if I dress ostentatiously, I can't be regarded as a 'player', so you should have some kind of 'detection' attribute" skill, but that skill can only allow you to see the levels of other players, not the attribute values."
Kanter's eyes under his sunglasses stared at Li Nuo, and the corners of his eyes trembled slightly. .
Li Nuo continued to say: "So what you can judge is that your level is higher than mine, and it is one level higher, which makes you very sure that I will not be your opponent in any case. So if you calculate it, For example, when you upgrade to a level, all attributes increase by 3 points. I am level 16. The level at which you can ensure a probability of killing me with more than 80% should be... between level 22 and level 24." Kanter: "Fake
... ..."
"But you should also be able to imagine that equipment will shorten the level gap between players. Even if you are confident that you can beat me, it is best to attack me when I am not paying attention." Li Nuo looked at him with interest and said : "The fact that you appear silently means that you are good at tracking targets. The fact that you are talking to me is not because you don't want to attack me. I guess it is because your ability requires others to notice you so that you can sneak behind your back..."
behind In the shadow, a sharp shadow thorn suddenly popped out, and the moment it pierced Li Nuo, he sensed the danger with the perception of a demon hunter, and immediately used [Quen's Seal] to guard against the sharp thorn.
With a bang! [Quen's Seal] turned into yellow translucent debris and disappeared.
"Damn..." Kanter gathered his fingers together and stabbed Li Nuo with a ball of black spikes.
At the same time, Li Nuo used [Seal of Yaksi] on Kanter, causing Kanter to enter a brief dissipation of consciousness. "Like to attack from behind, it also means that you are either very cautious, or your combat effectiveness is not very outstanding. You should have both." Li Nuo looked back at the shadow thorns that were approaching but had to stop, and sighed. : "Isn't this your arrogant ability in "Fullmetal Alchemist"?"
When Kanter came back to his senses, he saw a gold coin in Li Nuo's hand.
"Do you know what this is?" Li Nuo asked, flicking the gold coin with his thumb.
Kanter's eyes tightened: "A certain scientific railgun!?"
"Hahahahahaha!" Li Nuo's wild laughter made the black man think he was right. The moment he stood up immediately, Li Nuo suddenly faced The direction of the black slave market shouted: "I sell this disobedient nigger for a gold coin! Who wants it!?"
Kanter: "Huh?"
There were some people with shotguns in their hands. It seemed that someone would leave soon. Come over.
"This is called the Great Summoning Technique of the Slave Master!" When Li Nuo looked at Kanter, the eldest brother of COS Blade Warrior had already stood up and hid in the shadows.
"You kid is interesting..." Kanter finished his sentence and left here.
Due to the special status of black people in this era, Kanter did not dare to do anything inappropriate.
And because of the people he was going to meet next, Li Nuo would not take action against other players here.
This is about his alternative plan.
That is the last resort to rule out traveling through time and space: looking for the Mirror Master.
He took out a letter signed "Ronald Omdis", who said he was waiting for him outside Novigrad.
Li Nuo's guess about Ronald's identity is the ceiling of the world view of "The Witcher", the Mirror Master.
Speaking of this mirror guy... his background is quite big.
He calls himself a mirror merchant and a "tramp covered in dysentery."
However, in fact, he is a very powerful being. He trades souls with men and women, and a spell like stopping time is just a high-five for him.
His real name and where he came from are still a mystery, and people can only guess that he is a demon with a physical body.
If the above description is not enough to reflect his horror, let's put it in another perspective.
He is equivalent to an NPC with a MOD.
Associating with the Mirror Master is dangerous, but an alternative that must be considered.
After all, it is better to come into contact with a naughty demon than to come into contact with the ancient god of "Bloodborne".
Li Nuo took out the envelope left by "Omdis" and smelled it. The smell on it formed a red smoke that only he could see, and floated to a tavern not far away.
The moment Li Nuo walked to the door of the tavern, the red smoke disappeared.
It means that something deliberately blocks him from finding the target through scent.
This kind of pub that is open on the main road and is open during the day is usually not particularly chaotic, especially since it is only one o'clock in the afternoon.
When I opened the door of the tavern, I saw a row of gas lamps on the wall at first sight, illuminating the somewhat dim interior.
There was a mixed smell of alcohol and fermented food in the air. Even though he already had the physique of a demon hunter, Li Nuo still felt the urge to spend money when he smelled the smell.
Li Nuo looked at the gas lamps and the steam pipes covered with heat insulation climbing on the wall. He recalled in a daze that a hundred years had passed since the original work of "The Witcher", and the original protagonist "Geralt" might have also No longer exists in this world.
The round wooden tables in the tavern are all empty. There is no one there now. There are only seven customers sitting around the wooden table gambling cards. They are not playing Gwent, but ordinary gambling games.
Li Nuo walked in and looked around, trying his best to find the old man who had appeared in the dream, who might be Ronald Omdis in disguise as the Mirror Master.
"Ha! Get the money quickly!"
The middle-aged man with a beard and messy hair stood up and threw the cards in his hand on the table angrily: "Damn it, I don't want to play anymore." "
One more game?"
"Everyone. Lost everything, no money!" The middle-aged man roared, found a chair and sat down: "You guys play, I want to see who of you can win in the end!"
Looking at these guys, they looked sloppy and a little wild. In a trance, Li Nuo felt like he saw a group of "Red Dead Redemption" people.
"Gambling is like this, it's like a bottomless pit." An old voice came from behind Li Nuo.
He turned around and saw an old man dressed as a bartender standing behind him and asked politely: "What would you like to drink, sir?"
Li Nuo squinted and silently took out [Emil's Mask] and was about to put it on, when suddenly his hand After a while, he had a feeling that if the other party was really the Mirror Master, would there be backlash if he peeked at his data like this?
So, Li Nuo simply asked directly: "Ronald Omdis?"
before the other party could speak.
Li Nuo turned around and saw Kanter pushing in the door.
"The ghost is still lingering." Li Nuo curled his lips.
As he had thought before, Kanter's ability did come from the Seven Deadly Sins of Arrogance in "Fullmetal Alchemist". This guy was lucky enough to get this ability when he was drawing a card.
But he is not as powerful as in the original version. He can now only control shadow attacks when others are not paying attention, or he can merge with shadows and escape.
As an assassin, Kanter's ability is already good enough.
"Running won't solve the problem, brother." Kanter stepped over, and at the same time, a shadow thorn seeped out from above Li Nuo's head.
At the moment of tension.
Suddenly there was a sound of clapping.
The shadow thorn was frozen in mid-air, and Kanter remained motionless as if his body was frozen.
Even the dust and insects in the room stopped.
Time stopped at this moment.
Only Li Nuo could still move. He turned his head and looked at the source of the applause. The man who lost money at the beginning stood up from his chair.
"Ronald Omdis?" Li Nuo asked again.
A middle-aged man with a beard and sloppy hair stood there with a smile that didn't match his appearance.
He didn't answer.
Li Nuo asked again: "Are you the Mirror Master?"
The old bartender and the drinkers at the gambling table all looked at him and said together: "First time meeting, Mr. Demon Hunter."
Li Nuo looked at him This group of mirror masters felt a little bit in their hearts: "Is this game rigged with a thriller..."
(End of Chapter)