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Chapter 265
Chapter 237: Ideas, Green Leaf Witch vs. Tina
Gagaran was clearly a little angry, but she suppressed her emotions in front of her teammate. "Tia, why didn't you discuss this with us?"
"Free Will is no ordinary adventurer team. We could have contacted them directly. With your and Tina's calm personalities, you shouldn't have acted so rashly."
In response to Gagaran's words, Tia also felt their actions had been a bit reckless. It was just that the matter concerned Ijenia, so she hadn't acted as she normally would.
In truth, there was another little thought they had.
"That girl just wanted to gather some information. The remaining set of magic items is in the hands of an ordinary girl, who is also a member of Free Will."
"Tina wanted to make contact with her, intending to buy it with money. Even if she failed, she wouldn't have done anything rash."
A flat, emotionless voice came from Tia's mouth.
Although the equipment of the assassins from Ijenia came in sets, it possessed excellent performance, such as a cloak that granted invisibility and boots that silenced footsteps.
Tia had already recovered seven sets; the last one was on the girl named Enri.
Gagaran felt a bit helpless and was about to speak again.
Suddenly!
"Ah—"
Sounds of chaos erupted from a distant street outside the window.
The three people in the room were stunned. They couldn't help but raise their heads and look through the window toward the distant street. In the distance, on a blurry main street, they could see a large number of people scattering and fleeing in all directions, as if some sort of riot had broken out.
"Interesting. Someone actually dares to cause a commotion in the Royal Capital?"
Gagaran frowned as she looked out the window, a cold sneer appearing on her blocky cheeks.
Evileye briefly closed her eyes to sense her surroundings, then suddenly opened them. "I feel Tina's presence."
Huh?
Huh?
The expressions of Gagaran and Tia froze simultaneously.
***
In the inn.
Tang Zheng sat cross-legged in the center of the room. In front of him was a magic crucible that came up to his calf, and next to it was a pile of various magical materials.
"A morning glory that only blooms at midnight."
Tang Zheng tossed a black morning glory into the magic crucible, then continued to add more magical materials one by one.
"Obsidian powder."
"Juice from ground moonleaf grass."
"Pure water."
"..."
As he added several materials into the magic crucible one after another, the mixed contents gradually turned into a grayish-black liquid.
A strange smell filled the air.
"This alchemy stuff is so unscientific, no matter how I look at it," Tang Zheng muttered, staring at the liquid in the crucible.
The Regeneration Potion he had developed was, at its core, about extracting the regenerative effect contained within a troll's blood—which, at least in Tang Zheng's understanding, was somewhat scientific.
But the concoction before him, a mix of bizarre materials, was the alchemy formula the Twin Witches had obtained from that Zuranon member.
It was the prerequisite for creating the "Artificial Monster: Frogman's Egg."
In fact, an alchemy potion like the Regeneration Potion was what the alchemists and potion masters of this otherworld would consider unscientific.
Gurgle~
Gurgle~
The grayish-black liquid in the magic crucible began to bubble.
"Next is the White Mist Witch's blood."
Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed. He picked up a test tube from the side and poured the dark red liquid inside.
In an instant!
The originally grayish-black liquid solution transformed into a translucent, viscous liquid at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Tang Zheng reached into the void and retrieved a pearl-sized Frogman's Egg from his item box, tossing it into the magic crucible.
The moment the Frogman's Egg touched the viscous, translucent liquid, it seemed to come to life and began absorbing the fluid.
Time passed, bit by bit. After about ten minutes, the Frogman's Egg, which had been absorbing the liquid, suddenly cracked and dissolved into the translucent fluid.
Seeing this, Tang Zheng paused his actions, stopped manipulating the magic crucible, and raised a hand to rub his temples. "Failed again."
"It's not just a problem with the alchemical solution's formula; the quality of the Frogman's Egg also has a huge impact."
Tang Zheng pondered this inwardly, showing no disappointment on his face. This was clearly not the first time.
The task he had given Imina would take some time to complete, so naturally, he wouldn't remain idle.
Over the past three days, besides researching the technology for "Artificial Monster" creation, Tang Zheng had also been gradually making arrangements for his next move.
Leinas had secretly sent him a message wanting to meet, but Tang Zheng had refused.
While the Green Leaf Witch and Enri were buying alchemy materials and selling magic items from their loot, they were also gathering information within the Royal Capital.
The Blue Rose team was currently in the Royal Capital.
However, Tang Zheng still hadn't figured out how to approach them.
The easiest way to obtain the Ninja job was to meet Tina and Tia and see them use their ninja skills.
But forcing them to use that set of abilities would require intense combat that could threaten them, which gave Tang Zheng a headache.
Being in the Royal Capital, Blue Rose was unlikely to encounter any fierce battles.
Unless Tang Zheng himself made a move, which would involve the possibility of facing the entire Blue Rose team. The others were one thing, but the presence of Evileye made Tang Zheng hesitate.
First, his disguise might be seen through by Evileye.
Second, Tang Zheng had no intention of positioning himself as an enemy of Blue Rose.
There were other methods, of course, but they all carried certain risks. After thinking it over, Tang Zheng realized that the magic items left behind on the eight assassins from Ijenia he had killed might be a good entry point.
There were a total of eight sets of assassin magic items. After selling seven of them, he gave the last set to Enri to use.
Tang Zheng wasn't sure if Tina and Tia, who hailed from Ijenia, would notice these magic items being sold.
Even if they didn't care, Tang Zheng could still use this as a starting point to make contact with Blue Rose.
"The White Mist Witch's blood actually has an integration effect. No wonder that magic caster from Zuranon targeted her."
"This blood could perhaps be used to create a separate magic potion."
Tang Zheng held the potion bottle containing the remnants of the White Mist Witch's blood, lost in thought.
Huh?
Suddenly, the fluctuation of magical power from afar brought Tang Zheng back to his senses. He looked up in surprise toward the window.
Although he couldn't see anything, his perception clearly distinguished the magical fluctuations as belonging to the Green Leaf Witch.
"What's going on? Who is fighting the Green Leaf Witch?" Tang Zheng stood up, a look of astonishment on his face.
"Awooo."
Seeing Tang Zheng rise, the evil spirit hound stood up with him.
"Xiao Hei, you stay in the room and guard our things," Tang Zheng said, and with a flicker, his figure vanished from the room.
On a street east of the main thoroughfare.
Thick vines glowing with a faint green light, under the command of the Green Leaf Witch, lashed out like a long whip toward the figure ahead.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
The thick vines whipped through the air, creating sharp, muffled thuds.
The solid ground was split with fissures, and the surrounding stalls and shops were destroyed by the lashing vines.
The surrounding crowd cried out in alarm, fleeing in panic.
Tina dodged nimbly and swiftly. Her usually calm and composed face now showed a rare expression of shock and anger.
"Are you crazy? This is the Royal Capital!" Tina shouted at the Green Leaf Witch, who was using area-of-effect magic attacks, all while dodging.
Swoosh!
The sound of something slicing through the air rang by her ear.
Tina stopped in her tracks and quickly retreated, re-establishing distance. Her initial look of astonishment turned icy as she stared deathly at the Green Leaf Witch.
"You're not Human!"
(end of chapter)
Gagaran was clearly a little angry, but she suppressed her emotions in front of her teammate. "Tia, why didn't you discuss this with us?"
"Free Will is no ordinary adventurer team. We could have contacted them directly. With your and Tina's calm personalities, you shouldn't have acted so rashly."
In response to Gagaran's words, Tia also felt their actions had been a bit reckless. It was just that the matter concerned Ijenia, so she hadn't acted as she normally would.
In truth, there was another little thought they had.
"That girl just wanted to gather some information. The remaining set of magic items is in the hands of an ordinary girl, who is also a member of Free Will."
"Tina wanted to make contact with her, intending to buy it with money. Even if she failed, she wouldn't have done anything rash."
A flat, emotionless voice came from Tia's mouth.
Although the equipment of the assassins from Ijenia came in sets, it possessed excellent performance, such as a cloak that granted invisibility and boots that silenced footsteps.
Tia had already recovered seven sets; the last one was on the girl named Enri.
Gagaran felt a bit helpless and was about to speak again.
Suddenly!
"Ah—"
Sounds of chaos erupted from a distant street outside the window.
The three people in the room were stunned. They couldn't help but raise their heads and look through the window toward the distant street. In the distance, on a blurry main street, they could see a large number of people scattering and fleeing in all directions, as if some sort of riot had broken out.
"Interesting. Someone actually dares to cause a commotion in the Royal Capital?"
Gagaran frowned as she looked out the window, a cold sneer appearing on her blocky cheeks.
Evileye briefly closed her eyes to sense her surroundings, then suddenly opened them. "I feel Tina's presence."
Huh?
Huh?
The expressions of Gagaran and Tia froze simultaneously.
***
In the inn.
Tang Zheng sat cross-legged in the center of the room. In front of him was a magic crucible that came up to his calf, and next to it was a pile of various magical materials.
"A morning glory that only blooms at midnight."
Tang Zheng tossed a black morning glory into the magic crucible, then continued to add more magical materials one by one.
"Obsidian powder."
"Juice from ground moonleaf grass."
"Pure water."
"..."
As he added several materials into the magic crucible one after another, the mixed contents gradually turned into a grayish-black liquid.
A strange smell filled the air.
"This alchemy stuff is so unscientific, no matter how I look at it," Tang Zheng muttered, staring at the liquid in the crucible.
The Regeneration Potion he had developed was, at its core, about extracting the regenerative effect contained within a troll's blood—which, at least in Tang Zheng's understanding, was somewhat scientific.
But the concoction before him, a mix of bizarre materials, was the alchemy formula the Twin Witches had obtained from that Zuranon member.
It was the prerequisite for creating the "Artificial Monster: Frogman's Egg."
In fact, an alchemy potion like the Regeneration Potion was what the alchemists and potion masters of this otherworld would consider unscientific.
Gurgle~
Gurgle~
The grayish-black liquid in the magic crucible began to bubble.
"Next is the White Mist Witch's blood."
Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed. He picked up a test tube from the side and poured the dark red liquid inside.
In an instant!
The originally grayish-black liquid solution transformed into a translucent, viscous liquid at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Tang Zheng reached into the void and retrieved a pearl-sized Frogman's Egg from his item box, tossing it into the magic crucible.
The moment the Frogman's Egg touched the viscous, translucent liquid, it seemed to come to life and began absorbing the fluid.
Time passed, bit by bit. After about ten minutes, the Frogman's Egg, which had been absorbing the liquid, suddenly cracked and dissolved into the translucent fluid.
Seeing this, Tang Zheng paused his actions, stopped manipulating the magic crucible, and raised a hand to rub his temples. "Failed again."
"It's not just a problem with the alchemical solution's formula; the quality of the Frogman's Egg also has a huge impact."
Tang Zheng pondered this inwardly, showing no disappointment on his face. This was clearly not the first time.
The task he had given Imina would take some time to complete, so naturally, he wouldn't remain idle.
Over the past three days, besides researching the technology for "Artificial Monster" creation, Tang Zheng had also been gradually making arrangements for his next move.
Leinas had secretly sent him a message wanting to meet, but Tang Zheng had refused.
While the Green Leaf Witch and Enri were buying alchemy materials and selling magic items from their loot, they were also gathering information within the Royal Capital.
The Blue Rose team was currently in the Royal Capital.
However, Tang Zheng still hadn't figured out how to approach them.
The easiest way to obtain the Ninja job was to meet Tina and Tia and see them use their ninja skills.
But forcing them to use that set of abilities would require intense combat that could threaten them, which gave Tang Zheng a headache.
Being in the Royal Capital, Blue Rose was unlikely to encounter any fierce battles.
Unless Tang Zheng himself made a move, which would involve the possibility of facing the entire Blue Rose team. The others were one thing, but the presence of Evileye made Tang Zheng hesitate.
First, his disguise might be seen through by Evileye.
Second, Tang Zheng had no intention of positioning himself as an enemy of Blue Rose.
There were other methods, of course, but they all carried certain risks. After thinking it over, Tang Zheng realized that the magic items left behind on the eight assassins from Ijenia he had killed might be a good entry point.
There were a total of eight sets of assassin magic items. After selling seven of them, he gave the last set to Enri to use.
Tang Zheng wasn't sure if Tina and Tia, who hailed from Ijenia, would notice these magic items being sold.
Even if they didn't care, Tang Zheng could still use this as a starting point to make contact with Blue Rose.
"The White Mist Witch's blood actually has an integration effect. No wonder that magic caster from Zuranon targeted her."
"This blood could perhaps be used to create a separate magic potion."
Tang Zheng held the potion bottle containing the remnants of the White Mist Witch's blood, lost in thought.
Huh?
Suddenly, the fluctuation of magical power from afar brought Tang Zheng back to his senses. He looked up in surprise toward the window.
Although he couldn't see anything, his perception clearly distinguished the magical fluctuations as belonging to the Green Leaf Witch.
"What's going on? Who is fighting the Green Leaf Witch?" Tang Zheng stood up, a look of astonishment on his face.
"Awooo."
Seeing Tang Zheng rise, the evil spirit hound stood up with him.
"Xiao Hei, you stay in the room and guard our things," Tang Zheng said, and with a flicker, his figure vanished from the room.
On a street east of the main thoroughfare.
Thick vines glowing with a faint green light, under the command of the Green Leaf Witch, lashed out like a long whip toward the figure ahead.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
The thick vines whipped through the air, creating sharp, muffled thuds.
The solid ground was split with fissures, and the surrounding stalls and shops were destroyed by the lashing vines.
The surrounding crowd cried out in alarm, fleeing in panic.
Tina dodged nimbly and swiftly. Her usually calm and composed face now showed a rare expression of shock and anger.
"Are you crazy? This is the Royal Capital!" Tina shouted at the Green Leaf Witch, who was using area-of-effect magic attacks, all while dodging.
Swoosh!
The sound of something slicing through the air rang by her ear.
Tina stopped in her tracks and quickly retreated, re-establishing distance. Her initial look of astonishment turned icy as she stared deathly at the Green Leaf Witch.
"You're not Human!"
(end of chapter)
