Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 237 Friendly Fragrance
"Looking for the market to sell goods? Just walk forward. Yes, keep going forward..."

"Is this the wild boar you killed yourself? My dear brother, those merchants in the market are all black-hearted and worthless. I might as well buy it from you. It's a good deal for you!"

"Stay for half a month? I'll give you a discount, I'll charge you the price for 10 days!"

Along the way, the orcs were friendly and kind, making Roy feel at home.

But in fact, they didn't know Roy, and didn't even know his name or background.

"It's really different! Before, when I approached and asked questions, five out of ten orcs started swearing, three used harsh words, and one even wanted to hit me!"

Planjie witnessed this change with her own eyes and couldn't help but feel amazed.

"No wonder it's called Friendly Fragrance. This charming effect can at least elevate the attitude of ordinary civilians towards me to something above friendly!
It might even affect their rationality, leading them to take actions like offering discounts or offering help.”

Roy himself was surprised.

Ms. Gumos, you really have hidden something good!

With the help of this magic potion, the subsequent investigation was obviously much smoother than before.

Roy truly experienced what it meant to be like a fish in water.

He seemed to have transformed into a social butterfly who was good at socializing. He could talk to any orc on the street. After asking a few questions, the other party would start talking and chat about family matters.

Even those who are not good at speaking can still smile and be friendly.

Roy took the opportunity to update his intelligence database.

Social conditions, local customs, strange stories, rural legends...

And various places where witchcraft resources may exist, etc.

However, Roy has not yet asked about Yannis's affairs, and he does not want to find out about it himself.

Let’s not talk about whether the orc civilians in this ordinary small town know this top-secret information from another world. Even if they do, it is not something a stranger orc should ask.

If you really want to find out, you have to disguise yourself as someone else, or just let your apprentice go.

"With something like the Friendly Fragrance, Ivant and the others' efficiency will be greatly increased...

Before, their strength was limited and they had no way to integrate into the orc society.

But I can provide them with the disguises, and Tuval can provide them with the dominoes...

Add this fragrance and you have the foundation for action!"

He was absolutely certain that the progress of the investigation could be greatly accelerated.

But soon, a drunk guy appeared in front of him.

Several of his friends were helping him. When they saw Roy and Planjie, they shouted angrily, "Get out of the way!"

Roy silently gave way, lost in thought.

“Strange, why are these orcs so unfriendly?

I'm so handsome, this shouldn't happen!"

"Is it the alcohol that's affecting your thinking?"

Planjie also felt a little strange.

Roy transmitted a message, "That doesn't seem right. Given the mechanism of action of this potion, it would be easier for someone to take advantage of someone who's drunk."

Planjie asked, "Is it the smell of alcohol that affects its performance?"

Roy said, "That's not right. This fragrance is already mixed with some alcohol to make it more fragrant. It won't be weakened by it!"

Planjie said: "This is strange, what's going on?"

Roy didn't answer, but thought to himself, "It should be what the information mentioned, the influence of strength and special hormones.

The stronger orcs are, the lower the probability of being affected by this external pheromone.

Some individuals dislike this kind of fragrance, so instead of having a friendly effect, it may even cause disgust! "

He recalled that one reason why different people like and dislike cilantro is genetically determined. The human olfactory receptor gene OR6A2 is sensitive to aldehyde compounds. People who dislike cilantro have a higher abundance of this gene, and thus perceive the aldehydes in cilantro as smelling like soap or bugs.

Excluding growth environment and cultural factors, this innate individual difference does exist objectively.

If you like it, you like it; if you don't like it, you don't like it.

This physiological reason is almost unexplainable.

Some people like to smell the sweat or feet of the opposite sex for the same reason.

In addition, there is a similar mechanism at the soul level.

The characteristics at the soul level will produce special cases of extreme disgust or extreme likes.

Just then, there was a commotion on the street ahead, with chaos everywhere.

A huge, herbivorous dinosaur-like beast of burden came over, pulling a luxurious bamboo building as big as a house.

"It's Amo, the beheading Amo is here!"

An orc exclaimed.

Many orc civilians quickly moved away.

Beheading Amo?

Roy and Planjie also took the initiative to move aside to avoid trouble.

After a while, the bamboo house moved over.

Roy looked over and saw a tall and strong orc man who was over two meters tall, with fangs like wild boars on his face, and a fat face and body.

He was like a small mountain of flesh, reclining on a luxurious chair, with several charming orc women lying between his knees, drinking and having fun as he paraded through the streets.

"This is the kind of sturdy physique that orcs admire. My current disguise is still too short and weak."

Roy suddenly understood why he was unpopular before.

Orcs still prefer muscular men and despise weak and handsome boys.

"By the way, who is this Amo?"

Luo Yi suddenly remembered the information he had obtained from Tuval.

"Is this a local hero-level character, with the strength equivalent to a first-level warrior?"

"That guy just now seemed very powerful!"

After the large beast of burden passed, Planjie whispered to Roy.

Amo seems to be a relatively brutal and ferocious character in the local area. Many orcs are afraid of his force and submit to his rule without resistance.

"The life energy intensity must be at least over 50 degrees, and the combat state should be even stronger!"

Roy nodded.

"Warriors generally possess powerful physiques, and their displayed strength surpasses the spiritual level of magicians of the same tier.

For example, the highest level of apprentices, the Great Knight's physical strength of 10 degrees, is far higher than the elite apprentice's mental strength of more than 5 degrees...

However, play and utilization are not as good as spirit.

Advanced apprentices are already able to materialize, displaying abilities like telekinesis and mental stabs, while warriors must be at least level one to be able to injure others through telekinesis!

Only higher levels can achieve the so-called unity of body and mind, and use magic martial arts to guide magic power.

This is directly reflected in the energy utilization rate, that is, the skill multiplier, which is far inferior to that of magic professions!"

Having said that, existence at this level cannot be easily affected by friendly fragrance.

Roy stared deeply at the other person's back, then immediately turned and left.

(End of this chapter)