nownovels Chapter 21 Two New Pieces of Equipment
Chapter 21 Two New Pieces of Equipment
"Garn, any leads today?"
"Your Highness, Viper sent a letter today. The pickpockets you were looking for have all been arrested and are now waiting for you to come and question them."
"Let's go take a look now."
......
A day later, Victor and Garr returned to the Blue Flame Tavern.
The Snake Venom Gang members had been waiting for a long time. They led the two into the tavern, where Viper came out to greet them. He was clearly startled to see Victor, whose appearance had changed drastically compared to the day before.
His steps slowed involuntarily. The slight resentment that had lingered in his eyes earlier had completely vanished, replaced by an increasingly sincere expression. He stepped forward respectfully and cautiously inquired:
"Sir, the people you wanted to arrest have been caught and are being held in the back."
"So, do you want to interrogate him yourself, or what?"
Victor nodded slightly:
"Thank you for your help."
"Garn will handle the rest."
After saying that, Victor turned and nodded to Gar, who immediately went out the back door of the tavern.
When the viper saw Gar go by, he wanted to follow.
But just as he was about to turn around, Viktor called him back:
"Wait a moment."
The viper stiffened and turned around:
"My lord, is there anything else you require?"
"No... I just wanted to talk to you."
Victor smiled and said:
"I heard you are of noble birth?"
The viper didn't understand his meaning and only dared to speak cautiously:
"Yes... sir, my father is an earl of a mortal country."
"However, I am just an illegitimate child and have no right to inherit, which is why I came to Morningstar City."
Viktor nodded, then changed the subject:
Are you willing to accept that?
"What?"
The viper was taken aback by the question.
"I ask you, are you content with your current situation?" Victor cut to the chase, asking directly, "As the son of an earl, are you truly content with becoming a gang leader?"
"Do you ever want to change yourself and keep climbing the ladder?"
The viper's hand trembled slightly:
"You...sir, you mean...?"
"Hehe~~"
Victor smiled slightly:
"Right now, I'm lacking someone to help me with some miscellaneous tasks."
Do you think you're capable of doing it?
"My lord..." Viper looked up at Viktor, licking his dry lips, "You want to recruit me and make me your subordinate?"
Victor nodded:
"If that's how you understand it, then that's fine too."
"However, I prefer to use the word 'cooperation'."
"I follow the wizarding principle of equivalent exchange, which means—you do things for me, and I will give you something in return!"
"It might be material, it might be force, it might be..."
Victor didn't finish speaking, but instead turned his gaze to the viper.
The viper was caught in a dilemma... This sudden choice seemed to determine the course of his entire life.
Should he continue being a free and unrestrained gang leader, or take a gamble on the wizard's promise and try to climb to a higher position? In fact, it didn't take long before Viper gritted his teeth and made his decision.
His legs thudded to his knees.
"My lord, I am willing to submit to you!"
"Please give me a chance to climb up!"
There's really not much to choose from. In this world ruled by wizards, he absolutely cannot miss even the slightest chance to become a wizard!
"It seems you made up your mind very quickly!"
Viktor was somewhat surprised to see him kneel down so quickly.
After all, the other party was a bit arrogant before, and dared to make some demands when facing him at the beginning, but now he has knelt down so readily.
But this is good, it saves him trouble.
"Get up, no need to kneel... I care more about whether my requirements can be met than about formalism."
"Yes, sir!"
Viper got into character very quickly, nodding in agreement like Garr and getting up from the ground.
He hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked in a low voice:
"Then, sir, what do you need me to do for you?"
"Don't worry, it's nothing dangerous," Victor replied. "I'm researching alchemy, so I need some special, rare magical items, or some alchemical materials that were left over in the West District."
"To be honest, even I would feel a pang of heartache if I had to spend magic stones to buy these things."
"So I need you to help me collect it, so I can save a lot of money to do other things... I think you understand?"
"I see!"
The viper's eyes lit up.
He certainly understood what Viktor meant... and once he realized what Viktor wanted him to do, he immediately became excited!
Just now, he thought Viktor wanted him to do something shady, like kidnapping some poor people for human experimentation. He was mentally prepared for this, but he never expected that Viktor would actually make him a recycling dealer!
To be honest, this job doesn't sound dangerous at all, and even if there is any danger, it's very minor.
Plus, he might be able to squeeze some profit out of this deal... This is much better than he expected!
Thinking of this, the viper looked up at Viktor, gritted his teeth, and then spoke up:
"My lord, since you intend to collect these things... I actually have two items on hand... which I obtained by chance before, and I'm willing to offer them to you!"
"Oh?"
Viktor looked at him with some surprise, not expecting this unexpected surprise.
Viper didn't waste any words. Since he was already expressing his sincerity, any further hesitation would only lower his impression of Viktor. He was quite ruthless after all.
He quickly pulled out a delicate, small white seashell from his waist and a slender, tooth-shaped dagger with some red spots... and respectfully handed it to Viktor.
Victor, of course, wouldn't pretend at this moment, so he reached out and picked up both items.
As expected, both items popped up notifications, which made Viktor's eyes light up. He hadn't expected to actually find something he liked:
[Equipable item detected: Magic Shell]
[Equipping this item grants the following attribute: Security Guarantee Lv1 - Automatically draws mana to form an invisible mana shield. The shield's strength is determined by mental strength. If this shield is broken, it will regenerate after a certain period of time.]
[Requirements for absorbing equipment: Learn the sorcery spell 'Magic Shield' and raise its proficiency to Mastery]
[Select equipment?]
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[Equipable item detected: Vampire Fang]
[Equipping this item grants the following attribute: Blood Thirst Lv1 - This item will cause the user to become sensitive to blood and develop a craving for it. Consuming blood can quickly restore mana, but if the user does not consume blood for an extended period, their sanity will rapidly decrease.]
[Requirement for Devouring Equipment: Completely absorb and digest the blood of a creature]
[Select equipment?]