Mystery: A Spark

The fossil is in the Duke of Negan's treasury.

If it's already a fossil, its extraordinary characteristics have probably already been taken away... Klein manipulated the "world" and nodded noncommittally.

“I have clues about the Shadow of Human Skin, and I can even help you get it directly,” Arthur said at this moment.

Klein's eyes lit up at first, then he manipulated "the world" and asked in a hoarse voice:

What kind of compensation do you want?

“I’ll need some more time to get it, but you can have the gold pounds ready first,” Arthur said with a smile.

Another gold pound? I wonder how much this guy wants... Klein sighed, already foreseeing the future of his shrinking wallet.

"Okay." The world's hoarse voice seemed to carry a hint of frustration.

After a moment of silence, Alger, the "Hanged Man," said:

"I would like to ask you to keep an eye out for someone who is related to the previously mentioned case of missing colonial slaves."

This man called himself Baron. He had a reddish-brown complexion and distinct features of a southern continental race, but some people had occasionally heard him speak with a Backlund accent.

He was missing his third tooth on the left, but it has likely been replaced. In addition, he has no distinctive features and his height is quite average.

If you can find his trail, a reward will be given—at least 100 pounds, or goods of equivalent value.

Based on such a description alone, even divination is impossible, let alone finding someone in reality… “The Fool” Klein looked around and said:

"Let's have a free exchange."

“Little Sun, are those pocket watches I gave you still working well?” Audrey asked Derrick.

"It works really well. I gave one to each of the elders, and now we have accurate time information," Derrick said with some gratitude.

"As long as it works, that's fine," Audrey said with a light laugh.

Collecting these pocket watches took her quite a bit of effort.

It wasn't that she couldn't find a merchant to sell pocket watches, but rather that she wanted all the pocket watches she gave away to be the same color, so that they would look better.

However, pocket watch dealers usually sell a wide variety of pocket watches, but they don't usually sell watches of a particular color.

So this box of gold pocket watches was actually made by her after visiting several watch dealers and asking some watchmakers to expedite its production.

……

St. Hillan Cathedral.

In the underground laboratory.

"How does this transforming weapon feel to use?" Bonova asked, fiddling with the high-tech mechanical warhammer in his hand.

“Excellent, truly worthy of Mr. Bonova’s work,” Arthur praised without hesitation.

To be honest, the biggest advantage of this Mercury Warhammer Imitation, which uses psionic energy as its power source, is that it looks cool.

Wearing a long trench coat and holding a Mercury warhammer, he said in a deep voice, "The cannon is assembled."

Wow, that couldn't be more classy.

Of course, as a prototype weapon, it was not without its flaws, and Arthur did encounter some problems during its use.

This is precisely why Bonova gave this prototype weapon to Arthur; he wanted Arthur to act as a weapon tester and help him discover the flaws in psionic weapons.

At the same time, the advantages and disadvantages of psionic energy as a new energy source were also explored.

The advantages of psionic energy have already been discovered quite a bit, such as its high energy conversion rate; just three demons are enough to collect a considerable amount of psionic energy.

For example, convenience is key; a single psionic crystal can power the Mercury Warhammer for a long time.

For example, it has good cleanability and does not emit harmful substances, etc.

Of course, it's not without its flaws.

One of the biggest drawbacks of psionic energy is the difficulty in collecting fuel.

After all, this kind of energy uses life as fuel, unlike other energy sources such as fire, water, and wind, which are relatively easy to obtain.

If only we could catch the Demon King Fabti, who's somewhere out there, or even a Filthy King or a Blood Duke, we could stuff them in the furnace and they'd burn for ages... Arthur couldn't help but start daydreaming.

Besides the difficulty in collecting fuel, Arthur believes that psionic energy also has a drawback: its very existence is uncertain.

Or, to be more precise, it should be called a hidden danger.

That is, does this energy have any effect on the human body?

Arthur, who frequently played World of Warcraft in his previous life, knew that sometimes energy could modify living beings.

For example, the elves of Azeroth that lived near the Well of Eternity became the Kaldorei, those living near the Night Well evolved into the Nightborne, those near the Sunwell became the High Elves, and there were also Blood Elves, Naga, Void Elves, and so on.

If you only look at these changes, it's not too bad. After all, it's just a change in appearance, and it hasn't become too ugly. The price is acceptable.

However, Arthur's biggest concern is that along with the energy's transformation of living beings comes a terrifying addiction.

Addiction, as the name suggests, is an extreme craving for energy that arises when a living organism, after adapting to an environment with abundant energy, can no longer tolerate an environment with depleted energy.

This craving is many times more addictive than some drugs; it can truly drive a person insane.

Arthur didn't want to end up like Kael'thas, miserably saying:

"Magic, energy, my people are hopelessly addicted to it."

Then he transforms into a wicked villain who brings disaster to the country and becomes the final boss of a certain dungeon, making people grind for him repeatedly.

He even came up with the name of the item that would drop: "The Reins of Swift Arthas".

Therefore, a person who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present, and Arthur must take precautions against this possibility.

Upon hearing Arthur's concerns, Bonova immediately frowned.

If we want to spread psychic energy to every household and make the Steam Church great again, then the effect of energy on the human body is an absolutely unavoidable issue.

Bonova had naturally considered the harmfulness of energy itself and had conducted relevant experiments, which showed that it was harmless.

However, the hypothesis that Arthur mentioned, which suggests that an abundant energy environment leads to a certain dependence on energy in the human body, cannot be verified in the short term.

After all, even for elves, whose mutations are as simple as eating and drinking, it took thousands of years for them to develop magic addiction problems.

Will the mysterious world last for thousands of years?

Hmm, that's a problem.

"How about we ignore this problem for now? After all, we haven't found a fuel that can be reliably used for a long time yet, so this problem seems a bit too far away from us," Arthur said hesitantly.

“No, that’s not what I was thinking about.” Bonova shook his head. “It’s that I’ve overlooked something: sometimes what seems like a beneficial influence can actually lead to disaster in certain situations.”

He fiddled with the psionic crystal in his hand and said in a deep voice:

"The issue of biological evolution is too complex. I don't have much research on this topic. If I want to truly understand the influence of psychic energy on living organisms, I'm afraid I'll have to collaborate with the Church of Mother Earth."

For some reason, the image of a certain Comrade Amo flashed through Arthur's mind, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Let Frank focus on his research on high-yield crops; he absolutely mustn't be involved in this project… Arthur immediately reminded him:

“Mr. Bonova, if you want to cooperate with the Church of the Earth Mother, you must be careful about Frank. You must not let him get involved in this matter, or the consequences will be unpredictable.”

Bonova looked at Arthur with some confusion and said:

“But I heard from my sister that the research on high-yield crops was done by this man named Frank. He is clearly a genius.”

“Mr. Bonova, not all geniuses are the same. Being half a step ahead of the world is called genius, being a whole step ahead is madness. As for Frank, his thinking is already far ahead of the world. This world can no longer contain his level of genius,” Arthur said with an extremely serious expression.

"Hmm... okay, I'll find someone else then." Bonova hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

Arthur breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and said:

"By the way, Mr. Bonova, actually, there is someone more suitable than me to be a weapons tester."

"Oh? Then the weapons need to be changed?"

"Yes, I think a pair of boxing gloves would suit her better, but she's quite petite, so it would be best if the gloves could be transformed and stored away when not in use, and only used during combat..."

Chapter 175 Arthur: Three sentences to make Hugh fight for me (Choose one to subscribe to, this chapter or the next!)

In the underground laboratory.

The original Mercury Warhammer - Imitation gradually disintegrated in Bonova's hands and was then melted down and reforged into new parts.

Arthur couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion as he watched this scene.

It is a regrettable thing that he can no longer play the role of the second battalion commander in Piltover.

But there's no other way, since the current psionic crystals are all handcrafted by Bonova, and production is a real problem, so naturally they have to save as much as they can.

After being promoted to a schemer, Arthur's battles entered a new phase.

He will focus more on using schemes and tricks to harm people, and try to avoid direct confrontation with others.

Therefore, the Mercury Warhammer was not actually of much help to Arthur, and it didn't quite match his tactical style.

In terms of direct confrontation, Salamani's berserk form is much more powerful; but if it's about ambushing, Arthur might as well get a better gun.

In short, rather than letting the Mercury warhammer gather dust in his warehouse, it would be better to reforge it into a new weapon for Xiu to use.

After all, as the sheriff of the East District, Hugh often does things that are easy to offend people, so he does need some equipment to ensure his safety.

As Arthur's sequence advances, his steps will become increasingly larger, and Hugh, as his capable subordinate, will naturally face more and more open and covert attacks.

These open and covert attacks are no longer the petty squabbles with gangsters of the past.

After all, Backlund's gangs are merely existing in the shadow of order, barely surviving, and they can hardly even find a Sequence 7, so they are not enough to be called formidable enemies.

For example, Ambassador Beckeron's Black Gloves Zgerman Party had no powerful figures after the death of Meursault.

Because of the conflict between Beckron and MI9, they were targeted by the Kingdom of Rune. So when Arthur seized the opportunity to set a fire, the gang was easily eliminated.

Previously, Hugh's only weapon was her triangular military dagger, but in Arthur's opinion, such a small thing was really useless and could only scare ordinary people.

So he planned to give Xiu a powerful piece of equipment as a gift, to stop this guy from coming to his house to play the victim every now and then.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Bonova, is the Church sufficiently interested in exploring the tombs of the Quaternary period?" Arthur suddenly asked after watching Bonova's incredible manufacturing techniques for a while.

"A tomb? Do you know which family it belongs to? The Church is quite interested in relics from the Quaternary period," Bonova asked while continuing his work.

Arthur didn't speak, but instead made an "OK" sign with his right hand and then gestured over his eyes.

Bonova suddenly realized.