king of the castle

Chapter 177

Unexpectedly, the Castle Hub came up with such a bad idea, Roger immediately refused: "The last time I used the soul-calling banner to absorb the soul power of the death lord, I almost died. 【】If I do it again this time, maybe I really hung up, no way!"

In that duel with the death lord, Roger barely used the soul-calling banner to eliminate the enemy, and he was almost exploded to death by the huge energy.It was good luck that he survived that time, and he didn't want to try again, after all, luck is not a sure thing.

"That happened because I didn't know enough about this magic item." Castle Shu explained patiently: "I've been researching this magic item recently, and found that if it can be used in combination with the soul gem, the soul The gem can absorb excess energy instead of you, without any harm to you."

Hearing what the castle hub said, Roger's frown was slightly relaxed.For him, this is definitely good news. Even if he needs to use the soul-calling banner in any emergency, he doesn't have to risk his life.But Roger quickly thought of another question, still shook his head and said: "Even if this is not the case, who am I going to use the spirit-calling flag on? It may not be used in the city of Mandos, right?"

"I've also considered this issue." Castle Shu proudly said: "I found that this magic item has a wide range of uses. Not only can it absorb the soul power of living creatures, but it can also absorb and utilize the soul power that remains in the space. .When we match it with soul gems, we only need to find a place where a large number of creatures died before, such as Desolace, the Bone Grassland, etc., and we can get enough remaining soul power to build a training ground!"

The castle hub talked about this, and Roger couldn't help objecting, he quickly decided: "Okay, in this case, let's find a way to get the soul gem first, and then find a place to absorb the power of the soul !"

There were only two months left before the strength test at the knight school, and time was very precious to Roger, so he hurriedly left the Duke's mansion to find Master BASF, one of the most famous alchemists in the capital.

BASF lives in a manor on the outskirts of Mandos City. It is said that this manor was bestowed by King Alonso III. Not only is the building very luxurious, but the entire manor covers an extremely large area.According to the official statement, it was because His Majesty the King expressed his respect for BASF, a master alchemist, that he specially gave him this manor.

However, many nobles who know the inside story know that the reason why Alonso III did this is entirely for other reasons.Those weird alchemy experiments that Master BASF usually did were too dangerous. Terrible big explosions often occurred, which would affect other nearby residents. Several explosions caused fires that even burned the entire residential area.

If it was an ordinary person who caused such a big disaster, of course he would have been beheaded to show the public, but it is impossible for the kingdom to do this to a master alchemist.In fact, not only can the kingdom not blame BASF, but it also has to spend money to appease the residents whose homes have been destroyed.After the same thing happened a few times, even Alonso III couldn't take it anymore and built an estate for BASF outside the city.Although the explosion will still happen, at most it will blow up the alchemist's own house, at least it will not affect others.

Bebasov is good at wreaking havoc, but his reputation as a master alchemist is quite famous, and many noble ministers and wealthy businessmen will come to him to buy various potions.For example, recovery potions, healing potions, murderous poisons, delicious antidotes, and even potions that enhance male function. In short, as long as you can think of potions, you can come to order from Master BASF.

Of course, there are still some people who come to customize magic equipment. As long as you can pay enough, BASF can make you a similar one to the magic ring that Roger is using now.

In short, this master alchemist is different from the master puppet master Addison. He doesn't care whether you are pleasing to the eye or not. As long as he can pay enough price, this master alchemist is very happy to provide any work. To put it bluntly, he is a money fan.

Because of this, BASF's manor is like a big market for alchemy products.Although it was getting late when Roger arrived here, it was still very lively with people coming and going.A servant took Roger to sit in a hall, and after politely handing him a catalog, he quickly left to greet other guests.

Roger opened the thick catalog and found that it was full of names and prices of various alchemy products. He couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice: "Hey, there are enough varieties."

The catalog is complete with everything from the simplest potions to advanced magic props, making Roger secretly sigh that although the master of BASF is greedy for money, he still has some skills.But when he was told the prices on the back of these products, the admiration in his heart immediately turned into anger.

"Damn it, this guy is really black-hearted!" Roger muttered to himself in the catalog he was working on: "A bottle of primary healing potion costs two hundred gold coins, which is too expensive."

Roger's words were heard by the guest next to him, who gave him a look of extreme contempt, and said ironically to a servant of a manor next to him: "Master BASF is good at everything, but he is too kind. No matter who comes to the manor, they will be put there. Some poor ghosts who are even too expensive for primary healing potions, why let them in? Such people can’t afford anything, and they will only ruin the good mood of other guests!"

"Damn it, this is a naked slap in the face!" Roger heard this guy's words clearly, and his heart inevitably felt a little unhappy.But right now getting the soul gem is important, so Roger endured the unhappiness and continued to flip through the catalog, hoping to find what he needed.

BASF did not disappoint Roger, he really found the soul gem in the catalogue.But when Roger saw the price behind, he almost jumped up on the spot.

"Five...fifty thousand gold coins?!" Roger looked at the string of numbers behind the soul gem in disbelief, and raised his voice involuntarily: "It's better to grab it!"

This figure was equal to ten times Roger's current cash, no wonder he was so shocked.Seeing Roger's appearance, the guest deliberately sneered and said, "A poor man is a poor man, and he can't even take out fifty thousand gold coins!"

"I'll bear with you for a while, it's important to get the soul gem." Roger reminded himself not to be impulsive, and waved to a servant in the manor: "Come here!"

Although the servant also felt that Roger was a poor man, BASF has always demanded them according to the standards of shop assistants. One of them is to give customers the best service whether they have money or not.

So although the servant didn't feel sorry for Roger, his attitude was still very respectful, and he hurried over and bent over and asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?"

"The soul gem is so expensive, can it be cheaper?" For Roger, the price is undoubtedly the most important.

Before the servant could speak, the guest had already interjected with disdain on his face: "What are you talking about? When did Master BASF negotiate the price with someone? If you don't have any money, get out quickly. Why stay here to embarrass yourself?"

What the customer said was true. The quality of the products manufactured by BASF is very good, and the price will naturally not be cheap.For this old money junkie, the glittering gold coin is his favorite, even the king has to pay for something, and of course other guests are no exception, it is impossible to bargain.

After listening to Roger's words, the servant smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry sir, Master BASF has repeatedly told you that his works are not bargains."

Roger also knew that it was hopeless to buy soul gems at a cheaper price, but he also made preparations before coming here, and immediately took out a wax-sealed envelope and said: "Please give this envelope to Master BASF, Ask him to open it immediately. This matter is very important, and the envelope must be sent to the master as soon as possible!"

Seeing Roger's solemn expression, the servant didn't dare to neglect, and quickly took the envelope and hurried to find BASF.But the guest was not used to his pretending to be mysterious, so he laughed at him for a while.

On the surface, Roger still had a calm and clear look, as if he didn't care about it, but in fact he hated this low-minded guy extremely.Looking at the other party's spitting and happy face, Luo Jie said in his heart: "Let's make you proud for a while, and then make you cry so hard!"

There is a reason why Roger is so confident.The envelope he asked his servant to hand over to BASF contained the magic pattern drawn from the inside of the puppet's collar.This was the painstaking effort of the alchemist geek Castantin Makaric. The magic pattern on it is definitely a good thing that no money can buy for other alchemists.

Although the envelope contains only a small part of the magic pattern, Roger believes that as long as BASF can find some clues, he will not be afraid that he will not come to him by then.

Roger's test was correct, and the servant hurried back after he had waited for a long time, bowed to Roger first and said, "Sir, Mr. BASF invites you to his private laboratory, where he is waiting for you." Your master!"

Anyone can tell that the servant's attitude towards Roger is much more respectful than before.Before, he was only polite to Roger, but now he was respectful from the bottom of his heart, and even faintly fearful.What surprised everyone even more was that Master BASF would actually meet Roger in his private laboratory, which was a treat that even His Majesty the King had never enjoyed!