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Chapter 371: 371: Slow Medicine Formula
Chapter 371: 371: Slow Medicine Formula
Chapter 371: 371: Slow Medicine Formula
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As Song Jian pointed at an engineering box, a faint green light descended from above, enveloping the box;
“Sir, are you sure you want to choose this engineering box?” Little Locke asked from the side.
“Yes!” Song Jian nodded his head.
Click Click Click-
Amid the sound of gears turning, the engineering box enveloped in the green light slowly opened to reveal a palm-sized oval metal egg, its surface adorned with tiny, intricate grooves.
“Congratulations, sir, you’ve won a mechanical egg!” Little Locke exclaimed happily.
Soon, someone presented the mechanical egg to Song Jian.
After a burst of noise, the mechanical egg slowly unfolded, like a transformer, into a palm-sized quadruped that crawled up Song Jian’s arm and onto his shoulder.
Looking at its attributes, Song Jian couldn’t help but grin. This was similar to the mechanical squirrel Little Locke had mentioned – useless except as a toy.
“Well, I shouldn’t have gotten my hopes up anyway!” Song Jian shrugged, somewhat amused.
Catching the envious gaze of a little NPC girl nearby, Song Jian scooped up the toy from his shoulder and handed it over.
“Thankyou, Uncle!” The little girl glanced at the adult beside her. Seeing the adult nod with a smile, she quickly grabbed the mechanical crawler, expressing her gratitude.
“Uncle… alright, you can actually call me Brother!” Song Jian felt a stab in his heart.
“Sir, please continue making your choices!” Little Locke said.
Seeing someone choosing engineering boxes sparked the interest of the crowd. There were murmurs and whispers, and some bystanders began offering advice on Song Jian’s behalf.
The little girl on the side was happily showing off her new gift to other children, basking in their envious stares.
Even the store’s owner, Xi Locke, had joined the crowd, discussing the engineering boxes with the other customers.
Song Jian smiled slightly, and began to point out his choices at random.
“This one, this one, and this one, the one in the corner, yes, that one, hmm, I want this one too…”
In no time, more than a dozen shafts of faint green light descended from the sky. Amid a succession of gear-turning noises, the boxes Song Jian pointed at slowly opened.
Song Jian soon reaped a bounty of engineering products;
A mechanical ring capable of emitting the roaring sound of a huge beast, a mechanical wand that could shoot fireworks every few hours, a mechanical piano that could play beautiful music on its own, and so forth. A dozen or so trinkets were piled next to Song Jian.
Combined, these items would probably be worth less than a hundred Doomsday Coins, yet they drew whoops and cheers from the children watching nearby.
“I think if you sold children’s toys instead, you’d make more money than running an engineering store!” Song Jian joked.
The bystanders all echoed with laughter.
An awkward grin spread across Xi Locke’s face as he glanced at Little Locke.
Little Locke smiled and said to Song Jian, “Sir, you have one more chance. The last one!”
Then Little Locke whispered in a volume only the two of them could hear, “Sir, I recommend the third engineering box from the Southwest corner, you might have a surprise.”
Song Jian froze, smiled and pointed at the box Little Locke indicated.
A faint green light enveloped the box, which slowly opened to reveal a scroll that floated in the air.
Woah-
The crowd gasped in astonishment at the sight of the scroll.
This was an alchemy pharmaceutical formula worth three thousand Doomsday Coins!
Seeing the scroll, a pained expression crossed Xi Locke’s face.
“Sir, Sir, you’ve won the grand prize, the Slow Medicine formula! How lucky, congratulations! “Little Locke exclaimed excitedly.
Song Jian blinked, then broke into spontaneous laughter. He took out a hundred Doomsday Coins from his pocket and handed them to Little Locke, “Your advice brought me good luck, this is my thanks for you!”
Little Locke paused, then swiftly pocketed the coins and giggled.
Just when he was worrying about how to improve alchemy, he managed to procure an alchemic formula. Thrilled, Song Jian quickly studied it. Then he nodded towards Xi Locke, the shop owner.
Slow Medicine: Performs a ranged attack on targets within six meters, causing a lag effect and reducing target movement speed by 25% for 10 seconds;
Bidding adieu to the smiling proprietor, Song Jian left the engineering store.
Thanks to his demonstration, more people began to frequent the store.
Stepping out of the engineering store, Song Jian saw an NPC with messy hair and charred and corroded clothes racing towards the city center.
On his way, the NPC was talking to a device on his wrist: “Are you really telling me the truth? You know the consequences of deceiving a Forging Master, I swear, if you’re lying, I’ll make sure you can’t stay in the City of Hymns!”
A hasty voice emanated from the device on his wrist: “Just come and see for yourself. I’ve heard Master Soloer has been notified, his senior disciple is already in the Starfire shop, negotiating terms with the shopkeeper. If you’re late, I’m afraid you might not have a chance!”
“What, Master Soloer? Didn’t he retire and vow never to pick up his forge hammer again? My God, could it be true? Has the Magic Flame really appeared? I…I…”
Seeing the NPC hurry away, a slight smile flickered at the corner of Song Jian’s mouth. It seemed that his backup plan was working.
“I’ve seen enough of the City of Hymns. Time to check on the status of my mission. Hopefully, Vera hasn’t let me down!” Song Jian thought, turning towards the Starfire shop.
The City of Hymns was expansive. Song Jian had just toured a few blocks, and he couldn’t access the residential areas where the nobles lived. He thought about going outside the city but decided to check the progress at Starfire shop first when he saw that the Magic Flame had been discovered.
Soon, Song Jian returned to the Starfire shop, which by now was crowded with people, most of whom were well-known artisans of the City of Hymns.
“Respected Manager, I’m an intermediate Forging Master. If Starfire shop could hire me, I would take only half the salary…”
“Sir, he’s just barely crossed the threshold of being an intermediate Forging Master. I, on the other hand, am already a twenty-three level Forging Master. Hire me, I would also take half wages…”
“Sir, I am a thirty-two level Alchemist. I don’t require any salary, just a share of the product sales. Of course, the share ratio can be negotiable…”