The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 776

The vampire werewolf eventually died from exhaustion and collapse.

It's not skin, flesh, and bones, but rather the form of blood.

Although Black Robo thought the werewolf's skin, flesh, and bones were a complete mess, a waste of a large amount of rare and extraordinary materials.

But with just a small investment, this werewolf can be repurposed into a legendary+ reaper skin.

Such an extra gain makes all his effort and thought worthwhile.

The vampire werewolf's body did not contain any fragments of the Magic Mirror, but Black Robb eventually obtained one while helping Dvalin search for his mechanical backpack.

Not only that, he also obtained the magic mirror's frame with a handle.

It turns out that the magic mirror was embedded behind the throne in the castle.

With Black Rob's spiritual perception, he naturally wouldn't miss an item of this caliber.

After all, its material is rich in rare and extraordinary resources.

However, destroying it simply to extract rare resources would be like buying the box and returning the pearl.

Even those like Black Robb who refuse to explore this line of inquiry further can simply resell it to interested parties for profit.

For example, Igor.

Igor wasn't actually that interested in the Magic Mirror fragments.

At least initially, I wasn't particularly interested.

One major difference between Ego and Black Rob is that Ego is not short of money (rare supernatural resources).

More accurately, Igor doesn't have that many projects that require rare and extraordinary resources to advance or maintain.

Therefore, in his eyes, the value of the fragments of the Magic Mirror is higher than that of a certain amount of rare and extraordinary resources, even with a slight premium.

Even if he doesn't push for the restoration of the magic mirror, he won't lose out just because he has the fragments.

It can be used to tell a story, start a project centered around an artifact, or trade with others when they try to complete the project.

As for the other party refusing to trade and resorting to force, he is not afraid. One of the reasons he is not short of money is that he can protect his money, and he is very confident in this regard.

In addition, his deal with Black Robo for the Magic Mirror fragments was also an attempt to win Black Robo over and get him to do his best.

However, as Black Robo retrieved the fragments one after another, Ego had to take the matter seriously.

Including the frame, the Magic Mirror is about 50% complete. Based on the existing fragments, with another 3-4 pieces, the Magic Mirror's integrity could reach over 95%.

It can be said that once this level of integrity is achieved, the remaining 5%, whether it's fragments or small pieces, doesn't have a significant impact.

Furthermore, if the right method is used, the magic mirror used for rough repair can sense the location of the remaining fragments, and when the distance is shortened to a certain range, it can even attract them like a magnet attracts iron filings.

This is a basic function of divine artifacts. After all, all divine artifacts are subject to long-term contamination by a unified special supernatural force, making it extremely difficult to reverse the contamination.

The same goes for sacred artifacts, except they are a level below.

To put it more complexly, this special supernatural power can be understood as an alternative form of divine power, containing both a powerful soul energy and the power of laws. It is a composite structure like an alloy among supernatural powers, and naturally, it is very difficult to deconstruct and disassemble it.

Furthermore, the power within these artifacts often possesses a self-aggregating characteristic, which can lead to a pseudo-repair effect.

Even with this level of repair, if an extraordinary individual can activate it, they can achieve a crushing effect similar to that of firearms versus melee weapons. This is why such artifacts are so sought after both inside and outside the community.

Ego is now also becoming greedy for this, feeling that possessing a divine artifact is more worthwhile than guarding a bunch of rare and extraordinary resources.

Therefore, he offered Black Rob a higher price for the Magic Mirror fragments.

In addition, although the search for extraordinary professionals continues, the difficulty has increased to a new level, as the locator is no longer available.

Moreover, Ego did not hide it from Black Rob. He said that the three people he wanted to recruit next—an alchemist, a jeweler, and a herbalist—had met before and he was quite interested in them, but they all rejected his hiring invitations without hesitation.

This is the second formal employment contract.

Since both parties were satisfied with the previous transaction, Blackrobo tends to continue making this small profit.

After all, such a business that is particularly suitable for freelancers is not common, especially for a high-level superhuman like him who nowadays values ​​time.

Of course, some things need to be clarified first: "I am very confident in persuading others with my abilities, but I don't know if you have a way to effectively integrate someone into the group if they are forcibly brought in."

“I have high-level contract scrolls. Your coercion combined with my enticement should work.”

"What if that still doesn't work?"

Igor smiled and said, "For the sake of my ideals, I don't actually mind offending people."

After all, if I succeed, it will be difficult for others to retaliate against me; if I fail, I don't care about having one more creditor.

However, if the other party lacks even the most basic capacity for forbearance and patience, I have no choice but to eliminate them. Because they will become a stumbling block hindering my current situation.

Black Rob nodded in satisfaction: "I'm relieved to hear that. I'm not used to letting go of people I've thoroughly offended and know will inevitably retaliate, especially in a situation that would interfere with my current situation."

After resting for a night, Black Rob also leveled up Lota.

For him now, creating a legendary-level body is like a top student getting a perfect score on a test. If the current upper limit of the prime material world weren't legendary-level, he could definitely create an even higher level.

Saint, Holy Land, Demigod.

Among them, there are actually significant internal differences between the Holy Realm and the Demigods, but in terms of the expression of extraordinary power and actual combat, the difference is not significant.

Those with the skills and abilities, like him, are more willing to create demigods.

The strength of the Holy Domain comes from the abundance of its various laws. It's like having a hundred units of each type of ammunition prepared, resulting in formidable firepower.

The strength of demigods lies in their divinity and the collection of laws, with a greater emphasis on the technical level of law utilization rather than quantity.

Therefore, as an industry veteran that doesn't need to invest heavily to achieve scale, relying on experience and skills to replace a significant proportion of capital, Blackrobo naturally tends to spend less money to accomplish more.

This involves considerations from a profit perspective, such as cost-effectiveness.

Therefore, he would not directly confront the laws of this world. Even though the upper limit of the prime material plane is the legendary level, he would not insist on creating a saint or demigod.

Of course, if the opportunity arises, he wouldn't mind creating a second god-level reaper, such as using the end of twilight to generate the god of twilight.

Twilight is also sunlight, and theoretically, given the current environment, it has the opportunity to usurp the divine authority of the sun god.

But Black Robo wouldn't bother with that. The binding is too deep, and the cost-effectiveness isn't worthwhile.

Similarly, he wouldn't upgrade Lota to Legendary level.

Level 19 is good. It enhances the ability to utilize the Earth Element Law, resulting in less consumption, greater output, faster response speed, a wider range of force acquisition, and an increase in throughput efficiency of at least 30%.

The 150mm caliber cannon was upgraded to a 200mm caliber cannon, and it could switch freely between 20mm and 200mm, such as 30mm, and the Vulcan cannon could fire 6,000 rounds per minute.

This is a direct representation of leveling up from level 18 to level 19.

Moreover, Black Robo can completely handle this level of upgrade without any excess power leaking out.

Only by achieving a legendary status, which requires more interaction with the external environment, can one achieve noticeable results.

The following morning, Black Rob set off alone.

Although he didn't have a locator, he wasn't just searching aimlessly like a headless fly; Igor still knew the approximate range of the target's activity.

Black Rob made his own plans and decided to go find a jeweler first.

Because there are additional profits to be made in the areas where jewelers work.

Lota, the Grey Orc, was not as well-informed as Ego, who had long been rooted in this dark region, was keen on gathering intelligence, and was not short of money.

If Ego hadn't told him, he wouldn't have known that Xiangshui Town had been captured by a bandit gang.

According to the law of the underground world that the strong rule, in a few years, these bandits will transform into the legitimate rulers of Xiangshui Town. So those who want to play the righteous card and gain some fame and fortune should hurry up.

Black Rob felt that this was a perfectly reasonable and legitimate opportunity to become the master of Xiangshui Town.

He would eliminate the bandits with righteousness, then issue a notice to welcome back the original inhabitants of Xiangshui Town. After the profits were distributed, his people would only need to seize the guns and provide a protective umbrella for Xiangshui Town to safeguard its territory and people. Then Xiangshui Town could resume its business operations.

The key is to integrate into this dark and gloomy place quickly in this way, in a way that can withstand scrutiny.

The only problem might be that the account 3-5 Lota will need to be stationed in Xiangshui Town from now on. But considering the big picture, this deal is still worthwhile.

So-called heroes, in their decades or even a lifetime, have a few glorious deeds and a few shining moments, and that's enough. Any more than that just invites contemplation.

A chosen one burdened with great fortune? Or an unparalleled genius?
Once examined closely by a crowd, the flaws become easier to spot.

He certainly has his ways of resisting being spied on and having precognition.

But don't forget, the unpredictability itself is a kind of suspense, which makes people speculate even more. More importantly, even he can't afford to play the game of guarding against thieves for a thousand days; the cost is too high.

So, just like not focusing on one thing, since creating and leveling up multiple accounts can be valuable and quantifiable, why not switch to another account when you're almost done with it? Why insist on having one account steal the spotlight and attract everyone's attention and scrutiny?

With this in mind, the construction of the new smaller version of the old Divine Kingdom warship began in earnest.

This time it's the mountain dwarves.

The mountain dwarves of this world are the loneliest of the four dwarf races.

Unlike the hill dwarves, who once traded frequently with the surface-dwelling intelligent races, including humans and elves, or the cave dwarves, who were accustomed to dealing with other creatures of the underground races.

In terms of external communication, they are not even as good as the infamous Grey Dwarves who live deep underground.

They prefer to do things their own way.

However, human expansion, especially after the advent of the industrial age, led to a surge in mining, logging, and other projects, both in intensity and quantity, which severely compressed the living space of the mountain dwarfs.

In the distant past, the mountain dwarves earned at least some respect from the elves by possessing relatively crude but durable, and two large, readily available weapons of war.

After struggling with humans for a while, they had to accept the fact that their population size, birth rate, breeding efficiency (longer growth cycle), and even the overall cost-effectiveness of their weapons of war were far inferior to those of humans.

Therefore, they had no choice but to end their mountain-roaming lifestyle and turn to the underground to seek a living space.

However, their "homebody culture" made them appear awkward and eccentric in the eyes of other tribes. Coupled with the inherently difficult nature of underground survival, their integration was not very successful.

Ultimately, it was the power of time that forced the various subterranean races to accept its existence.

To put it bluntly, since we cannot achieve actual extermination of them, we can only endure it and make room for them.

This is precisely why there are very few people among other subterranean intelligent races who can accurately identify the various clans of the mountain dwarves and know their cultural customs.

This is the entry point that allows Black Robo to impersonate others.

Even helping Elsa repair her car earlier was a setup.

The fake Rune Clan dwarves may be exiled members of the Rune Clan, but if someone were to investigate the Rune Dwarf Clan, they would find that there was no such thing as exile.

After all, the Rune Dwarf clan wasn't exactly a saint either.

They couldn't possibly disregard the risk of rune technology leaks and use the method of exiling and letting others fend for themselves to eliminate dissidents on rune masters who possess advanced rune technology.

For those with ulterior motives, this creates an incentive to suspect and conduct a more detailed investigation.

In this context, the existence of a certain branch of mountain dwarfs becomes a plausible explanation.

Because there have indeed been instances of mountain dwarves impersonating other dwarf groups, and more than once.

Rune technology is mastered by all four dwarf races.

It's not that one particular style is the authentic one and all others are plagiarisms.

Instead, it was invented first by the mountain dwarves, who had the strongest forging abilities. The hill dwarves were the first to obtain the idea and tried their best to understand it. Against the backdrop of the mountain dwarves' unwillingness to teach, they relied on time and the compatibility of their racial talents to forge their own path.

Later, because the hill dwarves interacted more frequently with other groups and were more open in terms of technological exchange, a branch of the hill dwarves who had taken refuge brought rune technology underground and taught it to the cave dwarves, and it spread from there.

The Rune Clan is a branch of cave dwarves in a certain region of the underground world, whose main feature is runes.

As for the Grey Dwarves acquiring rune technology, they naturally did so through raiding and enslaving.

In conclusion, over time, the four dwarf races have all developed their own unique rune technology.

However, the core characteristics of rune technology are highly similar, since it was originally created to suit the dwarves' limited potential in the realms of psychic and magical abilities. Its small-scale, refined, simple, and ingenious approach is also inevitable.

This background created an opportunity for mountain dwarves to impersonate other races of dwarves.

Just as a large forest has all kinds of birds, there are also outcasts among the mountain dwarves, including villains from a universally moral standpoint. This is the specific point that can be exploited by Black Robb.

This point can naturally become more complex if discussed in detail.

For example, it's like treating people differently based on their social status; the strong are seen as law-abiding citizens, while the weak are seen as bandits. Just like the maritime merchants of the Age of Exploration…

With the idea of ​​a relay race in mind, Black Robo rode Lota to Xiangshui Town.

The town is named after a waterfall that serves as a landmark.

The rumbling sound of water echoed through the not-so-large dome. To be honest, if you stayed there for a while, it got a bit noisy.

Fortunately, Xiangshui Town is actually formed by two adjacent domes, one large and one small, connected together, like a gourd split open vertically. The smaller dome is not noisy, but it is eerie.

According to one of the bandit henchmen captured by Black Rob, their ability to take Xiangshui Town was, to some extent, a result of their cooperation with Gui Li.

First, the strange occurrences caused panic in Xiangshui Town, leading to the relocation of some residents. This gave the bandits the opportunity to take advantage of the town's weakness and conquer it.

After all, the bandits weren't stupid. If they suffered too many losses while attacking towns, it would be like doing a favor for others, and they would be killed or driven out by other towns in the name of righteousness.

Did they move some of their belongings because of the strange occurrences?

Black Rob sneered, "Such a lame excuse can only fool the lower classes."

It's not that people at the bottom are naive or foolish; it's that there are too many of them who think, "I only make 2,000 a month, what do national affairs have to do with me?" These people have given up on thinking about such trivial matters and focus on results rather than reasons.

But from another perspective, Black Robb thinks this is good news for him.

Sure enough, neither the bandit leader nor Gui was second-rate.

The bandit leader was a magic warrior who had barely reached the master level (15).

In the underground world, demon warriors and demon swordsmen are extremely common and plentiful.

Because of the heavy radiation from the supernatural force and the high pressure of the dark force, all races have been more or less infected and distorted.

This was also a major reason why Black Robo didn't take the underground races seriously back then.

Humans were corrupted by making a pact with the gods, while the subterranean races were naturally corrupted by the harsh environment. In Black Robo's eyes, crows and black pigs were both hopeless.

Of course, this bandit leader had some special skills to successfully raise the flagpole and gather a group of men.

His special skill is that he has a twin brother, a true master, level 16, who is also a magic warrior. The two of them have specially researched a set of tricks, which include both hitting and bluffing.

Unfortunately, from the very beginning, this scheme was easily countered by Black Rob's soul, which saw through his hidden talent skills. The battle itself was insignificant.

As for Gui, Black Robb could only say, "He had good talent, but he didn't meet the right person at the right time. He was stuck in his ways, wasting his talent. I can only send him on his way."

For Black Rob, a weak Boss is not only easy to deal with, but also adds less flair to Lota's resume, preventing it from being too conspicuous.

Through the Soul-Searching Bandit Leader, Black Robb also learned the whole story.

Great Stone City wants to annex Xiangshui Town, but it is wary of another behemoth city of similar size and strength, as well as the attitudes of a group of smaller city factions like Xiangshui Town.

So, after much deliberation, an opportunity was finally created.

Specifically, they first stirred up trouble in Xiangshui Town, using coercion and enticement to get influential families in Xiangshui Town to step forward.

First, they exploited the internal problems of the First Family, which was also the ruling family, to create a vengeful spirit, also known as the Ghost, and secretly caused the First Family's main fighter to die tragically at the Ghost's hands.

Then, taking advantage of the chaotic situation, he rallied and led a group of people to seek refuge in another small city-state, or rather, town, of similar size to Xiangshui Town.

This small city-state had actually secretly pledged allegiance to Great Stone City long ago, but lacking any concrete evidence, other small city-states could only harbor suspicions.

Xiangshui Town was undefended, but Dashi City remained inactive, secretly instructing the bandit brothers to attack and occupy it in a timely manner.

Next, we just have to wait for the Beast City to make its move.

The investigation in Dashi City confirmed that the Giant Beast City had recently lost some of its high-level combat forces due to a certain treasure.

The people of Great Stone City believed that the more this was the case, the more Beast City needed to put on a brave face, flex its muscles, stabilize the regional situation, and give itself time to secretly heal its wounds.

Therefore, when it comes to the matter of Xiangshui Town, the Giant Beast City will most likely raise the banner of righteousness and uphold justice effortlessly. It is even possible that after driving away the bandits with lightning speed, it will return Xiangshui Town to its people, demonstrating the benevolence of a powerful nation and winning the favor of the smaller states. This would stabilize its biggest rival, the Great Stone City, and prevent it from making any rash moves.

Da Shicheng's thinking is that in the end, the world still depends on fists. If you act tough while injured, and I beat you half to death, will you have to swallow your blood and broken teeth?
Therefore, what Dashi City wanted was to take the opportunity to ambush the troops sent by Jushou City to attack Xiangshui Town.

Even without annihilating them all, just severely damaging this team will further weaken the Behemoth City's fighting strength and expose its weakness.

At that point, Great Stone City will have swallowed more than just Xiangshui Town. It will also be able to plunder the interests of other smaller city-states.

Great Stone City certainly wouldn't push Giant Beast City or the many smaller city-states to the brink. If they really went all out, then the entire region, including Great Stone City, would be on the table and divided up by the city-states of other regions.

Therefore, by appropriately expanding territory and strengthening oneself, one can not only pass on the costs to numerous small city-states but also earn an extra small profit, which is quite satisfying.

Based on the intelligence he had gathered, Black Rob analyzed and guessed, piecing together the ins and outs of the incident. He sneered inwardly, "Quite restrained, understanding the art of exploitation through slow and steady means. This is all the result of manipulation! It's just that he was unlucky this time!"

Not only because he wanted to seize Xiangshui Town before the Giant Beast City sent troops, but also because he learned from the twin bandits that the alchemist he was looking for was in Dashi City!
(End of this chapter)