Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 315 Benefits of being a member of the system
Because there was still a lot of time, Adele did not return to the room to wake up Wendy, but went to the naval armory at the dock with Tracy to replenish weapons and ammunition.

——They didn’t need to collect the ammunition used by the navy soldiers and sailors. Their main purpose this time was to collect the weapons and ammunition specially used by the extraordinary people affiliated with the kingdom’s military, including talismans, extraordinary bullets and some seals.

"I never thought that one day I would be able to collect weapons and ammunition in the navy warehouse and be greeted in a friendly manner by navy soldiers."

Tracy said with emotion after a navy soldier carrying boxes stepped aside to make way for the two and greeted her.

"Maybe this is politics." Adele shrugged and took down a rather exaggerated flamethrower from the wall. "If it were me, I wouldn't want my enemies to have this thing."

"It is a dangerous naval weapon, but now without the support of the Church of Knowledge, ammunition is quite precious."

Tracy, who had seen this thing in the fight with the Loen military, explained to Adele, "So I probably won't let you test it. I can show you when you really need it."

When ironclad ships were not yet deployed on a large scale, sailing warships were still the main force in naval battles. This powerful firearm that used special incendiary bombs was enough to daunt all wooden warships.

"Here is the approval form. Please deliver these high-pressure steam rifles to the ironclad ship 'Yukikaze' at the port."

Adele handed the approval form signed by Emlyn White to the officer in charge, then turned and spoke to Tracy.

"According to the regulations, after a Beyonder enters the Navy and obtains a rank of Lieutenant or above, he or she can receive a Sealed Artifact from the military, but it requires a strict review."

"But with Mr. White in charge, the formalities won't be a problem." Adele said excitedly, "Let's go and take a look together."

"There's no need to get excited so early. If the navy's magical items were really so popular, we pirate generals would have been wiped out long ago."

Tracy poured cold water on him, saying, "These magical items are at most equivalent to Sequence 7. They can't affect the battle situation in most situations, and the negative effects are usually very serious. I have snatched a few, but they were later asked to resell them."

Choosing magic items is not like buying vegetables. You can't just put everything you see in your basket. You need to reasonably weigh the cost-effectiveness of negative effects and abilities. When equipping multiple magic items, you also need to consider the interactions between the magic items.

This is actually not as easy as it sounds, otherwise the Sequence 7 Weapon Master of the Warrior Path would be no different from a blank slate:

Their core ability is that they can directly feel the general effect of a weapon through spiritual intuition when holding it, and make the best combination when a choice is needed. The upper limit is close to Sister Vespe, and the lower limit... perhaps they can refer to Wendy?
Tracy obviously didn't have this ability, and among the Beyonders on her ship, there were less than ten with Sequence 7 or above, and no weapon masters among them, so she could only rely on her own experience to choose her own magical items.

Therefore, every pirate general is familiar with screening the magical items obtained, selecting the parts that are useful to him, and selling the rest in exchange for gold pounds or extraordinary characteristics to reward his subordinates.

"You are no longer on the Black Death. It's better to have it than not to have it."

Adele was in high spirits, and even though Tracy discouraged her, she was still excited. "Besides, this is a magical item given away for free, so why not take it away?"

When Tracy boarded the "Snow Wind" (which was called the "Honeysuckle Queen" at that time), she did not bring many magical items. After all, the Witch of Pain's own combat power was very strong, and she was not very dependent on magical items. What's more, she was with Katarina at that time and was very safe.

But because of this, she doesn't have many magical items to use now. Apart from the sapphire necklace and diamond bracelet, she only has the standard witch items such as the substitute wand she carries with her. Her belongings are not even as good as Adele's.

Of course, Adele was not the kind of person who wanted every magical item she saw. She was so eager for magical items not only because she was shocked by Sister Vespe's fighting style, but also because she had never obtained a magical item so easily, which made her feel very fresh.

Come to think of it, I had a fight with Venata the night I got the Blood-Tearer, and nearly lost my life;

On the day when the Blood-Tearer was strengthened, she and Venata entered the Kingdom of Dusk and witnessed the secrets of the divine level;

The soul-summoning bracelet was relatively easy, but that was the result of Miss Audrey's action. Before that, Adele had witnessed a tragedy;
Heart Stealer Lip Gloss... that's the reward for surviving the Angel Fall incident.

It seemed that only the survivor's hidden blade came normally. Although before that, the ship Adele was on was sandwiched between several ships and bombarded, at least the situation was still under Adele's control at that time.

Therefore, this free magical item was very precious to Adele, but she didn't intend to tell Tracy about it.

The two men, each with their own thoughts, passed through the armory filled with the smell of chemicals under the supervision of military personnel and came to the place where the mysterious items were stored.

It seemed to be some kind of unwritten convention that all churches liked to keep their seals underground, and the kingdom's military was no exception.

Especially after the joining of the Church of Mother Earth, the kingdom's military became even more desperate in preserving the magical items. They built a seven-story underground palace and reinforced it with all the materials they could think of.

Of course, there were sufficient reasons for these actions, because in the early days of the march, this place was used to keep the magical items seized from the members of the Rose School. To store these magical items that might have been contaminated by evil gods, it would not be excessive to build a fortress that was too exaggerated.

However, even though she knew these things, Adele had no fondness for underground buildings, because it always reminded her of the miserable conditions in Backlund's underground. Therefore, she kept a gloomy face in the elevator going to the fifth underground floor.

The seven-story underground palace structure is divided into three parts. The four floors close to the surface are one part. Most of the magical items here have weak effects, equivalent to low-sequence extraordinary persons. Of course, there are also some mid-sequence seals with less serious negative effects. However, those magical items are generally reserved for the children of nobles who go to the war zone to gild themselves. It is not the turn of Adele and Tracy.

The deepest layer is an area all on its own, storing seven high-level seals, including level 0 seals, as well as a series of mid-sequence seals with serious negative effects that are difficult to contain through ordinary means.

Adele and her partner's target is at the middle level. According to the list provided by the military, Adele has three options, all of which have relatively small negative effects, are acceptable, and will not cause unpredictable impacts on the war situation.

The first magical item is called "Inxiu's artificial eye". It looks no different from a normal dark blue eyeball. It will automatically observe all people in its sight and identify the one it thinks is the most dangerous.

This magical item can be turned on or off at any time. When closed, it is no different from a normal eyeball. When turned on, it will cause a certain degree of visual confusion. This confusion is uncontrollable, but it can be corrected with the help of the other eye.

In fact, this early warning effect is somewhat useful for Adele, but the only drawback is that this magical item really needs an eye socket, which means that only people who have lost an eye are most suitable for it. If ordinary people want to use it, they have to dig out their eyes first.

Of course, Adele could apply to the Navy for permanent possession, but it was still difficult for Adele to accept digging out one of her eyes in order to possess a magical item.

The second magical item is a gray stone fish scale, which may have come from the scales on the surface of some magical creature and has no signs of life.

When this scale is applied to the skin, the organ will randomly mutate into a fish characteristic and have certain water magic abilities, as well as the underwater breathing and strengthening abilities that Adele likes the most. The longer it is used, the stronger the ability will be, and the more fish characteristics will appear on the body.

If the scales are removed within three hours, the abilities granted by the scales will be lost, but the mutated part of the body will slowly recover within six hours, accompanied by a strong stench of rotting fish. If used for more than three hours, the mutated part of the body will not recover and the ability to speak will be lost, and the mutated part will continue to mutate, and will not stop because of the removal of the scales.

To be fair, the effect of this seal is very good for naval extraordinary people other than the sailor path. Underwater breathing and water spells are always the most popular at sea. In the registration book, this magical item is also the most loaned item.

However, the negative effect of Adele's main weapon, the "Survivor's Hidden Blade", may cause people to sink as soon as they enter the water, and she has used up all her luck when protecting the ship, so she will be unlucky in the following period of time. This also means that the probability of spawning the "sinking as soon as you enter the water" effect is greatly increased, and she must avoid falling into the water.

Moreover, as a witch, she could not accept the negative effects of the scales not being able to recover immediately after removal and emitting a foul smell.

Whether as a man or a woman, Adele attaches great importance to appearance and demeanor. As Wendy said, being strong is a temporary thing, but being handsome is a lifelong thing. There is no comparison.

Finally, Adele set her sights on the last magical item.

Unlike the previous two items, this magical item has a number, which means that it is not a trophy of the Rose School captured in this war, but something that originally belonged to the Goddess Church.

Sealed Object 2-024, Veil of Night.

This seal is in the shape of a thin scarlet veil. According to the records of the temple, it seems to have been left by a middle-order female night watchman at the beginning of the church. In the last period of time before her death, her memory began to fade, and she always fell into a confused dream. Finally, she fell into a deep sleep forever and died of body failure.

This veil has two effects. The active effect is that it can force people into dreams, allowing the spirit to fall into a deep sleep and be difficult to wake up. Even when used on saints who are not on the path of darkness, the success rate is still close to 10%, and the lag time is more than two seconds.

The passive effect is to completely erase the user's presence at night, allowing them to approach their target in the dark without being noticed. When worn and used during the day, the wearer will be ignored the moment they are seen, forgotten as soon as they are remembered, and unable to communicate even if they actively contact them.

The negative effects of the veil are similar to those of the scrapped "Soul Summoning Bracelet". It can cause memory loss and drowsiness. Every time the active effect is used, one will enter a forced sleep of up to one hour after twenty minutes, during which time one will be haunted by nightmares, which is a great test of willpower.

In addition, continuous and repeated use of active effects will have an uncontrollable impact on the duration of forced sleep, and it is very likely that a person will fall into an eternal sleep. This standard varies from person to person, and there is no definite limit on the number of times.

Adele briefly weighed the options and quickly made her choice.

"I choose 'Veil of Night'."

Adele said this to the guide beside her, who agreed and walked into the corresponding sealed room to get the magical item for her.

By the way, Tracy also made her selection during this time. It was a transparent glass jar with a blue-green light flashing from time to time, like surging plasma.

This sealed item is called "Bottled Lightning". As the name suggests, it is a bottle containing lightning spells. It can be automatically charged on a rainy day, and can be released in batches after being fully charged. The total energy is equivalent to one of the lightning storms of the sea king. It can effectively solve the problem that the witch lacks the ability to kill inanimate objects.

Although Tracy didn't say anything, from the way she carefully put the small bottle away, it was obvious that she liked this magical item very much.

"Britton had been trying to get me to join the Nighthawks and become a formal Nighthawk, but I declined because I was still an assassin. Now it seems that there are still many benefits."

Adele chatted casually with Tracy.

Before the war, role-playing was not as popular as it is now, and the risk of low-level night watchmen getting out of control was still quite high, which made the treatment of the night watchmen more dangerous.

The treatment of the Night Watchmen not only includes death insurance, pension insurance and other new welfare protection measures proposed by Emperor Roselle, but also generous salaries and a humane atmosphere. Apart from being relatively restrained, there is really nothing wrong with it.

"So, do you regret not living in the system?"

Tracy asked back, and at this time the guide came over silently and placed the exquisite box containing the "Veil of Night" in Adele's hand.

"…Of course not. We should go now."

Adele hesitated for a moment, took the magical item from the guide, and left the basement with Tracy.

(I bought a new keyboard and am still running it in. There may be a lot of typos that I don’t have time to correct. If you see any, just comment here.)
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