Lord of Mysterious Wizard-Chapter 126 - Human Centipede
Chapter 126 -126 Human Centipede
Even though the Mysterious Side has just been revived and Order is in a Chaotic Period, the absence of a universally accepted “currency” does not hinder the trading of certain valuable Curios.
For instance, the “Molten Furnace Bullets” made by Tang Qi.
These custom-made bullets that can unleash terrifying power in Combat are definitely considered a hard currency to be coveted.
Of course, during the first transaction with Old Coulson, Tang Qi had named the bullets “Flame of Light”.
The somewhat chuunibyou-sounding name seemed to have gained popularity within the Ancient Castle Bureau.
Now, Tang Qi is planning his second transaction with Old Coulson.
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The piece of Mysterious Materials he wanted could not only be used as Secret Medicine Materials but also for casting, which still fits Tang Qi’s reputation as a “Wild Creature”.
Click!
As Old Coulson picked up the phone at the other end.
Tang Qi naturally exchanged pleasantries with the old man for a moment before directly stating his request.
His bargaining chip was the bullets, but only half the amount from last time; the piece of Mysterious Materials was rare indeed, but its value obviously couldn’t compare with the “Mysterious Contract Ears” he obtained from the previous deal.
The first transaction was somewhat unfamiliar, but the second one went much smoother.
Old Coulson on the other end of the line merely pondered for a moment, and then his hearty laughter came through the earpiece.
“You are the most diligent young man I’ve ever met; I’m now quite certain you’ll become a successful Artifact Forger.”
“That item will be delivered to your doorstep tomorrow morning, the details are the same as last time.”
“Besides, young man, have you really given no consideration to joining the Ancient Castle Bureau? Although you lose some freedom here, this place is home to experienced Artifact Forgers and casting books that have survived from the Dark Age.”
“If you join, you have the chance to access all of this.”
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“Whew~”
Tang Qi’s breathing quickened following Old Coulson’s words.
Then, he fell into a lengthy silence.
This was the response Tang Qi had to give, a reaction befitting a novice Artifact Forger.
As for Tang Qi himself, his heart did race for a moment, but he quickly came back to his senses.
He was not a Wild Creature, after all, and aside from the crude “Soaking Method,” Tang Qi knew no techniques in casting.
He had only deceived Old Coulson with the Molten Furnace Bullets, and he did not intend to maintain this business.
“As long as I get the anticipated gains from the upcoming Extraordinary Gathering, I can soon extricate myself from the current somewhat chaotic situation, at least start by sorting out various methods and Curios, or open up a Support Profession first.”
While keeping up his act, Tang Qi silently mused.
Judging that enough time had passed in silence, with a voice full of struggle and reluctance, Tang Qi slowly said, “Let’s proceed with this transaction first, Sir. Perhaps when my training enters the next stage, I will seriously consider whether or not to become an official.”
Surprisingly, Old Coulson, who had been rejected twice in a row, seemed not to be affected.
Still with a hearty and vigorous laugh, he said, “Your rejection only makes me more confident in my judgment, the doors of the Ancient Castle Bureau will always be open for you.”
“Young man, I wish you success in your training.”
“By the way, even though you’ve turned down this old man twice, I still intend to give you a small gift this time; it might be of some help to you.”
With that, Old Coulson hung up the phone.
Tang Qi followed suit, hung up the receiver, and after pondering for a bit, he muttered to himself:
“It seems my Molten Furnace Bullets are rather well received by the Ancient Castle Bureau. Although Old Coulson appears to be a kind old man, he certainly wouldn’t be recruiting me over and over if I didn’t have this value.”
“Pity, selling bullets is not a long-term business for me, especially when I need to shed blood to make them.”
After arranging the transaction, Tang Qi rushed through dinner and watched the increasingly dark skies outside the window.
Messer City, twilight was about to fall.
According to past habits, Tang Qi should be getting ready at this time, setting traps in certain areas of the suburbs and going hunting.
However, now, Tang Qi had a better plan.
In the ancient primitive era, wise ancient humans relied on another way of survival besides hunting, which was gathering.
Tang Qi felt that what he was about to do was a kind of gathering to some extent, which should sound better than picking up.
He quickly prepared equipment such as Blood Python One, Heige’s Resentful Soul, Human Skin Ointment, then directly left the campus area.
This time, he did not take a horse-drawn carriage, although Tang Qi was very wealthy, especially after obtaining that pile of golden skull corpses, his wealth expanded once more.
But frugality is a virtue, even in another world.
His body of fog merged with the night as Tang Qi hurried to the Factory Grave.
The high-altitude path was much faster than the ground route. Not long after Tang Qi left the campus, a horrifying sight appeared before him.
The scene opposite to last night is now reflected in his eyes.
Those abandoned factories, shells covered in dust and darkness, at the end there was the largest, but also the most desolate, grey factory. In front of the factory stood the Observation Tower, entirely built from huge blocks of Black Stone.
A picture that could be described as the desolation of humankind turned towards hell at this moment.
Within that dark Observation Tower, a group of dark, as-if-living shadows appeared, and an instant of terrifying malevolence enveloped a large area.
In Tang Qi’s perception, the boundary was distinct.
The factories beyond the Observation Tower also started to change, black paint oozed out, like a big Black Octopus, waving sticky tentacles, completely enveloping the factory, and then rippling out folds, forming eye-like entities.
A regular person would feel disgust and drowsiness immediately after one glance.
However, Tang Qi, who possessed the powerful Melting Furnace Power, as long as he stayed outside the safe boundary, could not be affected by these malevolences.
He had just witnessed the details of the Dark Factory’s appearance, the next moment, he also saw the Polluters pouring out of their nest.
Buzz!
Buzz, buzz!
The dark ghost light surged wildly, dark figures wrapped in speckles of white spread out in squad formations towards all directions.
“The start, is it?”
“How much will be harvested tonight?”
Tang Qi’s foggy body appeared outside the boundary, above an empty-shell factory, beneath the shadow of several large chimneys, he squinted slightly, looking at the Polluters scattering like locusts, his heart began expecting tonight’s results.
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Huff!
Tang Qi still wrapped his palm with mist, lightly touched it onto the head of a Resentful Soul that was drifting up, a fleeting flash of Golden Flame.
This was a still-disgusting Abnormality, seemingly transformed from many “Humans”, men, women, old, and young, connected from head to tail, the buttocks of one person, joined to the mouth of the person behind, a crude but tight and firm stitching method.
Their trunks and limbs had undergone some changes, the connections started to wax, and some protective keratin layers grew.
And their limbs gradually assimilated into something similar to centipede legs, only with clear traces of human hands and feet still visible.
It was still in the midst of transformation and growth.
The Monster’s creator, perhaps a perverted Human, but it must involve some kind of Abnormality or the participation of some Evil Curios.
Only now the transformation was interrupted, its fresh corpse was being dragged back to the Factory by Polluters, while its Resentful Soul formed from the fusion of dozens of twisted human souls, then “purified” by Tang Qi.
“The first one, this is quite a jackpot, it seems I am quite lucky tonight.”
Tang Qi did not look at the Monster that was still being dragged on the ground, about to enter a dangerous range, he lifted his head, directly looking towards the next appearing Polluters’ squad.
