I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 139 - 130: Mutated Demon
Rogel did not get any other information about the "Big Wave" from the believers.
This made him frown slightly. After saving, he decided to reload.
Despite several repetitive battles and even capturing and interrogating the missionary, Rogel did not obtain any useful information.
This guy has a stubborn mouth.
Helplessly, Rogel could only return to the original point and, after defeating the Corpse Blood Demon in the cave with Hudson and obtaining its heart, took a ship back to Giant Claw City.
Next, it was time to concoct the magic potion.
However, in the real world, night had already fallen.
Rogel exited the True Perspective, set his phone aside, and lay on the bed with a furrowed brow.
"Big Wave..."
"What exactly does it refer to?"
"How is this connected to the Mother Goddess Church?"
Combining this with what the missionary said before dying, it’s not hard to speculate that the Big Wave should be a disaster on a massive scale.
But Rogel knew nothing more specific.
"This missionary is even more loyal than the Devoted Knight, faith is indeed fearsome..."
Rogel shook his head.
After stretching a bit, he stood up, intending to freshen up and rest first. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
...
The next day, after finishing his writing, Rogel picked up his phone again and opened Mysterious Sea.
After discussing with Hudson, he decided to first return to Giant Claw City to get the materials, then wait for Rogel to concoct the magic potion.
In this way, when he takes the magic potion, Rogel can watch over him.
[Don’t you need alchemy tools?]
After handing the materials to Rogel, Hudson frowned.
Because Rogel actually told him to wait outside the room for a moment.
Man, no matter how skilled you are in alchemy, you can’t just randomly find a pot to concoct a magic potion, right?
Furthermore, there isn’t even a pot in this room!
This sounds a bit too unreliable!
[Are you an Alchemist?]
Rogel retorted.
Upon hearing this, Hudson silently shook his head.
[Then just wait outside.]
Rogel said.
He didn’t intend to explain the cave incidents to Hudson.
[...]
Hudson waited, feeling gloomy.
He now felt like he was clutching at straws for the Extraordinary Magic Potion.
Rogel seemed too unreliable.
If it weren’t for his formidable and mysterious strength, Hudson wouldn’t have believed him under any circumstances.
But now there was no other way, he could only pin his hopes on Rogel.
At this moment, Rogel had already used the Key to arrive at the alchemy room in Harmony Cave.
[You read the Magic Potion Recipe.]
[Now you can concoct the corresponding magic potion.]
[Magic Potion Name: Exorcist]
Rogel ignored the subsequent information and looked at the probability section.
[Success Probability: 21%]
"The probability is a bit low."
It seems that concocting the Exorcist’s Potion is not easy.
But for Rogel, who has the save-load function, as long as the probability isn’t 0%, it equates to a 100% success rate.
However, unlike potions, magic potions have a preparation step before concoction.
An Alchemist must first appropriately mix the magic potion materials so that the extraordinary materials don’t conflict before concoction.
This preparation step is crucial because, during this process, extraordinary materials can easily turn into waste.
[Auto-Mixing...]
[Mixing Failed.]
With a sizzling sound, the magic potion materials before the game character turned into a pile of waste due to the conflict of extraordinary power within them.
Rogel remained unfazed and directly reloaded.
Although Hudson prepared three sets of magic potion materials for this, Rogel did not intend to use the second set.
[Auto-Mixing...]
[Mixing Successful. You have successfully mixed the Exorcist’s Potion materials.]
[Auto-Brewing...]
After glancing at it, Rogel noticed that the success probability of magic potion brewing had greatly improved following the successful mixing.
Only one brewing attempt was successfully completed.
[Brewing Successful. You obtained the Extraordinary Magic Potion - Exorcist.]
[During the brewing process, you performed outstandingly, enhancing the magic potion quality!]
[You successfully brewed a bottle of Extraordinary Magic Potion, increasing your Magic Potion skills experience and leveling up!]
After the game character put the slightly purple potion into the bottle, Rogel checked the information on this bottle of magic potion.
[Magic Potion - Exorcist]
[Type: Special Artifact]
[Quality: Blue]
[Usage Requirements: Character level ten or below, Body 5, Spirit 3.]
[Effect: Elevates the user’s tier to Extraordinary, enhances Body and Spiritual Attributes, increases Perception Ability, grants skills associated with Exorcist, and provides additional attributes upon leveling up.]
[Explanation: The most basic Sequence magic potion, with a significant effect, high production difficulty, low Sequence Compatibility, and a certain degree of Mutated Probability.]
Because his Magic Potion level wasn’t high, after many attempts, he only achieved an "outstanding performance" once; the other times resulted in green-quality magic potions.
This blue-quality potion was already quite good.
Reaching purple-quality potions given his current level seemed unlikely.
"Perception Ability..."
"Perhaps this refers to Hudson’s ability to see soul traces?"
Rogel mused.
Although Hudson was not a true Extraordinary, he seemed to use certain methods to enable his ordinary body to wield extraordinary power.
Previously, when at Anna’s house, he could see the traces of soul spirits.
"I wonder what skills the Exorcist grants."
After mumbling to himself, Rogel stored away the Exorcist’s Potion.
"Just right, let’s brew Lina’s potion as well."
Rogel did not hasten to leave, but instead took out the Blood Spirit Shadow Stab potion materials.
Iya had already faithfully delivered the Drooping Bud Medicinal Herb Dew to him.
Now, Blood Spirit Shadow Stab could be brewed.
...
Sitting outside the door waiting, Hudson suddenly seemed to sense something and turned his head towards Rogel’s room.
At this moment, Rogel happened to push open the door and walk out.
Looking at the potion in Rogel’s hand, Hudson stood up.
[It’s ready.]
Rogel handed the Exorcist’s Potion over.
[Should we wait for it to cool down before you drink it?]
The Exorcist’s Potion was freshly brewed, still steaming hot.
[...]
Do you think this is plain hot water?
Hudson sized up the potion in his hand for a moment, then pulled out the cork without caring about its scalding temperature, and drank it all in one gulp.
He seemed to have been anticipating this moment for a long time.
A moment after drinking the potion, Hudson furrowed his brows.
Soon after, a look of pain began to appear on his face.
This surprised Rogel a bit.
Burned himself?
But he quickly realized something else was wrong with Hudson.
[Ah—]
Hudson’s face twisted, and after letting out a cry of extreme pain towards the sky, he clutched his chest with both hands and knelt on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, his body began to undergo a twisted, chaotic transformation.
His body alternated between transparency and bleeding, sometimes with undead violently struggling through his skin, sometimes with claw marks of resentful souls etched into his body, leaving fresh blood.
In just a few breaths, Hudson turned into a terrifyingly monstrous creature!
His body had semi-transparent skin like a resentful soul, paler than paper, and strange serpents breaking through, clawing and sprawling. His face was twisted beyond recognition.
[Roar—]
It let out a hoarse growl.
Rogel frowned tightly.
There was no doubt Hudson encountered a rare mutation!
However, this mutation seemed quite different from those he encountered in the cave before.
[Mutated Demon]
[Type: Monster]
[Quality: Elite]
[Level: 10]
[Tier: Extraordinary]
[Explanation: A human altered by an Extraordinary Magic Potion’s transformation process failure, controlled by conflicting forces of the potion, becoming a mindless hybrid demon.]
After reading its information, Rogel could clearly see that the bizarre and grotesque manifestations on Hudson were the result of the main ingredients of the potion, showcasing traits of the Extraordinary Creatures.
"You’re really unlucky."
Rogel sighed.
Hudson was quite a decent guy, and Rogel didn’t plan on just watching him turn into a Mutated Demon.
...
After several attempts.
In front of the screen, Rogel stroked his chin.
Hudson had failed in consuming the potion five or six times continuously!
"The reason for failure should not just be a matter of luck."
If it was only one or two times, it could be considered bad luck.
But Hudson failed so many times in a row without success, so the problem might not just be about probability.
"Could it be that certain people’s body structures are destined to clash with the Extraordinary Magic Potion, just like Hudson’s?"
A thought arose in Rogel’s mind, but he wasn’t sure.
"Perhaps his spiritual attributes aren’t sufficient."
Rogel thought to himself.
However, Hudson hadn’t joined his Adventurer’s Guild yet, so he couldn’t see Hudson’s specific attributes.
To see Hudson’s specific attributes, he needed him to agree to join the Adventurer’s Guild first.
Therefore, Rogel started over, bringing this up to Hudson again.
[Thanks, but I’m not planning to do that.]
Hudson shook his head, his expression resolute.
[I have something very important that must be done.]
After hearing Hudson’s words, Rogel pondered for a moment.
[Alright, I understand.]
[Now just say you agree.]
Hudson looked puzzled upon hearing this.
[I told you, I have something very important to do.]
[I know, just agree verbally first.]
Rogel waved his hand.
He wasn’t sure if this would work, but he had to try.
If not, he’d be in the dark about Hudson’s attributes, and unable to pinpoint the cause of the Extraordinary Magic Potion’s failure.
Although Hudson felt puzzled, he followed instructions.
[Exorcist Hudson has joined your Adventurer’s Guild.]
Seeing this prompt, Rogel let out a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, verbal agreement was also considered successful.
Then, he opened Hudson’s information.
[Hudson (Companion)]
[Level: 8]
[Body: 6(10)]
[Spirit: 2(6)]
[Faith: 1]
[Tier: None]
[Special Skills: Demon Exorcism Inheritance Lv6, Fighting Lv4, Secret Medicine Lv4.]
[Life Skills: Mysticism Lv4, Sailing Lv4, Medical Lv2, Cooking Lv1...]
[Talent: Calm, Fearlessness, Soul Perception.]
[1. Calm (Elite), you maintain a calm mind most of the time, allowing you to think clearly, not swayed by immediate emotions.]
[2. Fearlessness (Elite), through long-term targeted training, your fear emotions have become almost nonexistent, making you unafraid of anything.]
[3. Soul Perception (Rare), naturally possessing unique perception ability towards soul type existences, this is the best prerequisite for becoming an Exorcist.]
Rogel first noticed the brackets after Hudson’s attributes.
This indicated Hudson’s attributes had been lowered by some external factors.
"No wonder he keeps failing: his spiritual attributes don’t meet the mark; it’s no surprise he can’t succeed."
The reason Rogel didn’t initially think of this issue was that he believed Hudson’s Level had already reached eight, so there should’ve been no problems with his attributes.
It seemed likely that it was due to the negative effects from taking Secret Medicine in previous battles.
