The wizard starts with the get inspiration panel

Chapter 204
"I'm afraid this won't work. The advanced control core is the top secret of the Gray Dwarf Empire, and the sources of the advanced control core in our brotherhood all come from the imperial royal family."

"According to the agreement, we cannot sell to non-grey dwarf races, and even internal circulation requires strict review and control. So, Levi, I am very sorry about this, and I may not be able to agree to it."

Hawkins said with sincerity.

Richard nodded to express his understanding.

He himself had already expected this.

Because when he inquired about the information about the advanced control core in the data room, he was very interested at first. He went to the front desk to check the contribution points and qualifications required for redemption.

Sure enough, the requirements are extremely strict!
In addition to the easiest to achieve [-] contribution points, you also need to have the fine gold level treatment of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood. In addition, there is a special note, which is only used for internal transactions of the gray dwarf race.

In other words, mixed-race races are not acceptable, such as gray dwarves and descendants of other races, let alone pure-blood humans like Richard.

Since it has been known for a long time that the other party will most likely not agree, did Richard deliberately propose it to play with the other party?
of course not.

This can be explained from the perspective of past life psychology. After the other party vetoes your higher request for the first time, it will be easier to agree to your second lower request.

Therefore, this was often used as a negotiation technique in previous lives.

In other words, if Richard proposes a lower condition than just now, the possibility of Hawkins accepting it will greatly increase.

"Vice President Hawkins, I understand your difficulty. The production method of the advanced control core is not in the hands of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood, but in the hands of the Gray Dwarf Empire royal family."

"Furthermore, the imperial royal family believes that the high-level control core is related to the security of the gray dwarf empire and is limited to a small area. I can understand this." Richard said sincerely.

The expression and tone of Richard's words were extremely on point.

No one can sigh after hearing this. The young man is sincere, sincere and considerate.

Suddenly, Hawkins's favorable impression of the young human alchemist master in front of him further strengthened. At this moment, he had an expression of great comfort.

Reasonable people tend to be more popular, right?
After pondering for a moment, Richard took the opportunity to glance at Hawkins's micro-expression, and he felt reassured, so he continued:
"If that's the case, do you think I can exchange some drawings related to puppetry? To be honest, I am very interested in puppetry, especially the manufacturing principles of some advanced combat puppets, such as arcane puppets, Drawings of giant war golems, blood and bone puppets, etc.”

"As you know, these drawings require fine gold level to redeem, but I am only at mithril level." Richard said with a rather regretful look.

"Haha, Levi, you have posed a difficult problem for me!" Hawkins laughed. Obviously, he was very happy with the conditions proposed by "Levi" this time, because the conditions this time have obviously dropped.

At the same time, Hawkins' brain quickly began to measure.

Although the drawings "Levi" just mentioned are rare and powerful high-level battle puppet drawings, and they must be at the fine gold level to redeem them, but if I nod in agreement, none of the above is a problem. After all, as the vice president, this is Permissions are still there.

Although the arcane puppet blueprint is also a top-secret level blueprint, the production method of the arcane core has been lost for thousands of years. If it is replaced by an advanced control core, the combat effectiveness will immediately be reduced from a second-level puppet to a first-level top puppet.

If it is replaced by an intermediate control core, the combat effectiveness will be even worse, directly falling to the level of a first-level high-level puppet. It is not much different from the strength of some obsidian combat puppets that have been improved or equipped with additional combat devices.

Moreover, the various body parts of the arcane puppet are extremely expensive, and the total price even exceeds that of the giant war golem.

Therefore, in my impression, it has been a long time since a puppet master redeemed and made this high-level combat puppet.

After all, an arcane puppet without an arcane core is just a castrated version of the arcane puppet, and its price/performance ratio is too low.

So Li Wei just said that the purpose of his exchange was only to learn puppetry.

From this point of view, if Levi can sign a confidentiality contract, it is not a big problem, and it doesn't matter if he takes the decision himself.

then
As for the giant war golem, it is completely impossible to drive without an advanced control core. Therefore, Levi can only learn the principles.

It seems that the problem is not too big.

Finally, there is the blood and bone puppet!

Huh?Blood and bone puppet?Why am I not impressed by this puppet drawing!
Although I still have a vague impression that I heard this name a long time ago, I can't remember it.

Hawkins frowned, unable to remember what this blood and bone puppet was.

"Ahem Levi, you try the green tea first. I want to know more about the situation, please wait a moment." Hawkins smiled and gently knocked a delicate bell on the coffee table with his right hand.

After a while, the old gray dwarf nobleman whom Richard had seen in the corridor came in and said respectfully: "Sir Hawkins, what are your orders?"

"Freze, give me the information on the Blood and Bone Puppet, please hurry up."

"As you command, Lord Hawkins."

Richard immediately understood what was going on and couldn't help but chuckle.

The second-level great wizard in front of him, the vice-president of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood, Lord Hawkins, actually forgot what a blood-bone puppet was. This shows how little regard the blood-bone puppet production drawings have in the gray dwarf Brotherhood.

It seems that the possibility of the other party agreeing is greatly increased.

The two of them chatted without a word, and after a while, an old gray dwarf nobleman named Fritz came in holding a stack of simple sheepskins.

Richard didn't wait long. Hawkins only glanced at it briefly, seemingly looking at the confidentiality level and redemption conditions, and quickly said:

"Levi, if you can sign a confidentiality contract, in principle, I agree to use three top-secret blueprints of the Arcane Puppet, the Giant War Golem, and the Blood and Bone Puppet in exchange for your alchemy combination bomb formula. At the same time, I will also Comes with a copy of intermediate knowledge of puppetry."

This immediately made Richard overjoyed.

"Vice President Hawkins, thank you for your generosity, I really appreciate it!" Richard said with a smile on his face.

To be honest, he thought the other party would cut off one or two more drawings.

He was even mentally prepared to add more chips, but he didn't expect that Hawkins in front of him gave him a surprise.

The other party actually gave an extra piece of intermediate knowledge of puppetry. You must know that the exchange price of this thing is [-] contribution points, which almost saved Richard nearly two months of work remuneration.

But in Hawkins' mind, he didn't think so at all.

He quite praised the young human guy in front of him for his understanding of the overall situation.

He knew very well that the drawings chosen by the other party were extremely difficult. Even a master alchemist in the puppetry branch would need to work hard for several years if he wanted to master the production skills of any one of them.

In addition, Levi is not a gray dwarf. Even after mastering it, he cannot buy an advanced control core.
Therefore, these things can really only be used for learning purposes!

As for the blood and bone puppet blueprint?He also took a quick look at it just now. This blueprint has been stored in the data room of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood for nearly a thousand years, but almost no one has chosen to redeem it in the past 100 years.

Even the vice-president himself didn't know that there was such a top-secret but unknown puppet production drawing in the database.

The reason is that the puppet masters who have exchanged this kind of blood and bone puppets in the past have almost never succeeded in making them.

The last successful one seemed to be thousands of years ago!

Therefore, it is a miracle that this thing has not disappeared in the long river of history and can still be preserved. It is rare that young people are willing to look at it.Thinking of this, Hawkins looked at Richard a little apologetically and said:

"Levi, I admire you very much for your studiousness. I seem to understand the reason why you were able to obtain the title of Master Alchemist at such a young age. But Levi, I still hope that you can carefully consider the choice you just made."

"The advanced combat puppet drawings you chose are actually not that practical, especially the blood and bone puppet drawings. In my impression, there seems to be no puppet master in the guild who can successfully make them."

Richard was stunned when he heard this. He had never thought that Hawkins would be so frank and give him a chance to repent.

"Thank you Vice President Hawkins for your concern, but learning unknown knowledge is pleasant, isn't it? If possible, I will stick to my own choice." Richard's eyes revealed his yearning and desire for knowledge.

"Hahaha, Levi, I find that I like you more and more!" Hawkins laughed heartily.

"By the way, Fritz, go and get the [-] Gordo wine that I have collected. I want to have a drink with Master Levi." Hawkins turned to the gray dwarf nobles on the side and ordered.

"As you command, Lord Hawkins." The gray dwarf noble looked at the scene in front of him with a smile, thinking that he seemed to have not seen Lord Hawkins so happy for a long time.

Hearing Hawkins' words, Richard couldn't help but his eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the second-level wizard in front of him also liked to collect fine wine.

You must know that Godot in [-], even the drunkard Dissol, seems to have only two or three bottles in his collection. As the saying goes, those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black. Richard has been influenced by Dissol for a long time, and he has a deep understanding of the gray dwarf region. I know a lot about famous wines.

In this case, what if the new rye beer produced by myself and Dissol can be praised by the powerful Lord Hawkins in front of us?Wouldn't it be possible to quickly open up the high-end market in Tuge City? The sales volume... tsk tsk
"Sir Hawkins, speaking of fine wine, I had an idea a few days ago, Dissol. After we successfully brew it in a few days, I hope you"

after an hour.

Rich-faced Richard held a crystal ball that copied the blood-bone puppet manufacturing blueprints. Behind him were four sturdy gray dwarf servants, carrying a huge wooden box. He was walking on the way back to his villa, feeling very happy. good.

He himself didn't expect that it would be so easy to obtain the blueprint for making a blood and bone puppet.

However, what Hawkins, the second-level gray dwarf wizard said, was absolutely right. None of the puppet masters in the gray dwarf brotherhood could successfully create a blood-bone puppet.

What they don't know is that the key is that this is not a puppet drawing in the traditional sense of the gray dwarves. There is actually no control core in the blood and bone puppet. It relies on the power of necromancy.

If a puppet master does not know spiritualism or the bone demon reincarnation ritual, then he will never be able to successfully make a bloody bone puppet.

But this point, unfortunately, is not explained in detail in the blood and bone puppet manufacturing drawings, it is just briefly mentioned.

Richard didn't know whether the designer of the drawing deliberately concealed it or something else.

Therefore, many puppet masters worked hard to carve complicated witch formations on the complete skeleton, and drew energy channels on the spine and inside of the ribs of the skeleton.

Even after the energy core was finally installed, the blood and bone puppet was still unable to be controlled!
In a word, it's because the direction is wrong, completely in the opposite direction!
As soon as Richard entered the villa and sent away the gray dwarf servants carrying the huge wooden box, an unabashed smile broke out on his face.

At this time, a gust of fragrant wind came.

Just now, Stephana saw Richard's smiling face from a distance, so she came up to him with a sweet smile and said: "Master, what is it that makes you so happy? I haven't seen you smiling so happily for a long time. It’s like that.”

Happy things must be shared.Only in this way can it become two pieces of happiness!
Therefore, Richard explained the cause and effect. After listening, Stephana burst out laughing.

She and Richard were both members of the Ignis School, one of the three major schools of necromancers. Naturally, they had also heard of some long-lost necromancy witchcraft, formulas or secrets.

The Blood and Bone Puppet is one of them.

She did not expect that her master, Richard, could hide the truth under the eyes of the second-level wizard and achieve his goal so easily. By the way, the master also gained the favor of Hawkins, the vice president of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood.

The master is becoming more and more mature.

It turned out that after having a few drinks in Hawkins' office just now, Richard and Hawkins became more familiar with each other, and Hawkins even took the initiative to ask Richard if there was anything else he needed help with.

Richard said casually, "If it is convenient, it would be best if you could give me a skeleton to study with the blood and bone puppet drawings."

Unexpectedly, Hawkins was so generous that he gave Richard a rare ogre skeleton as a gift, and asked Fritz to arrange for someone to send the skeleton back to Richard.

Taking an accidental glance, Richard noticed that Stephana seemed to be getting more and more beautiful.

Female night elves blessed with the bloodline of a high-level spider woman have great advantages in appearance and are full of temptations for human men.

Moreover, Stephana's strength is currently close to the limit of a third-level wizard apprentice. If it weren't for the two spiritual reincarnations that caused some damage to Stephana's soul, it is estimated that she may have entered the level of an official wizard now. .

After all, the body of a high-level spider woman is itself an official wizard level. As long as Stephana's mental strength can reach the standard, there is no threshold for promotion.

Of course, the reason why Stephana was able to improve so quickly was, on the one hand, the sufficient supply of various mental power-increasing potions, and on the other hand, the extremely high concentration of spider woman blood in her body.

It seems that the higher the blood concentration, the more beautiful the appearance.

Judging from the appearance alone, the original owner of Stephana's body, Felidi, is even better than Stephana's previous body, which came from the high-level spider woman Shadra!
Especially now, Stephana is looking at herself with admiration!

Those big beautiful eyes, radiant, and rosy mouth opened and closed, making Richard's heart tremble slightly.

It's like a stone was thrown into the calm lake, causing ripples.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered what Stephana once said: her new body seemed to have never been "used".
Just when the atmosphere between the two turned a little pink.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

The voice of the fishman prophet Gorkan came from outside the door: "Master, Gorkan reports to you."

This interruption made Stephana quite unhappy, and she pouted, but...
snort! !

Gorkan!
Richard was shocked. When he realized that he was distracted, he didn't even notice that Gorkan had arrived at the door of the room.

This is something that would never happen normally. After looking at Stephana, Richard touched his nose in embarrassment and said:

"Come in!"

Gorkan walked into the room, bowed slightly and said:

"Master! Miss Stephana!"

He knew that Miss Stephana, who usually wore a hood or veil, was very mysterious, but she was the most favored person by her master.

Therefore, Gorkan did not avoid Stephana and said directly:
"Master, there are some clues in the investigation, but there is no actual evidence."

"Oh, please tell me in detail."

Richard raised his eyebrows with interest. He turned around and sat on a large soft leather seat, intending to listen carefully to the contents of Gorkan's investigation.

Since the other party slaughtered all the fishmen tribe of Tokal Lake in Gorkan, Richard has raised the opponent's danger level to a level that requires constant attention.

(End of this chapter)