Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 166 This Jia Xiu is clearly very strong, but overly cautious.

Jia Xiu always prepared for the mission of exploring the vampire town with the utmost seriousness.

Not being wasteful is a good virtue.

Therefore, the situation he could handle in his plan was at least being surrounded by dozens of vampires attacking him, each of whom was somewhat skilled, with a strength roughly equivalent to level seven.

Since the sect leader's suggestion level is six, we should assume a higher level of strength.

This is a good habit he developed when he was in school.

If you're cramming during final exam week and want to pass without failing, you need to work at an 80-point level. If you want to get 80, you need to study towards 100.

As for wanting to get a perfect score, I don't know. The field of getting a perfect score is too unfamiliar to me; I've never been exposed to it.

Therefore, he brought dozens of vampire clones from the bathhouse at once, basically booking the entire place.

Not only did they use ordinary derivatives, but they also rented thugs from the bathhouse to simulate "elite monsters" they might encounter.

It is indeed a large expense.

This is the confidence he gained from the booming sales of mage armor.

Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to spend so much money.

The final experimental results were only barely satisfactory; they were acceptable, but only marginally so.

Because using ultraviolet light magic to illuminate vampires was inefficient, Jashu commissioned dwarven craftsmen to create a large ultraviolet light magic lamp, which was exactly half the size of the mimic giant yellow's capacity, with the other half left to store other supplies.

Under the illumination of this headlight, even the best thugs in the bathhouse could not last more than 5 seconds.

Combined with a trap defense array that can cut through obstacles, and AC spells amplified by the Radiant Knight, it ensures that unless the level is 12 or 13, vampires cannot get close.

Justina learned the new knowledge of alternating current magic very seriously, and she learned it quite quickly.

Jasmine had reason to suspect that she had chosen the wrong profession back then; perhaps a career in literature would have been better than being a knight.

Indeed, a person's seemingly simple-minded behavior doesn't necessarily mean they're not smart.

Her amplified alternating current spells, consuming the same amount of magic power, deal two to three times the damage to biological targets compared to traditional electric spells.

The vampire limbs severed by the magic circle will bleed profusely, creating a damp environment that further aggravates the injury.

To make the effect better when a regular mage uses electric shocks, they first need to create a damp environment.

This set of measures, without even needing to exert their full power, prevented all the vampires participating in the experiment from getting within three meters, leaving them lying on the ground with burns, electric shocks, and severed limbs.

It looks very powerful.

As for why I didn't go all out, it's because I was afraid of actually killing these vampires.

That's a different price.

Not only are they responsible for bringing the patient back to life, but they also have to bear the lost wages during the period of weakness after resurrection.

Even if you have money, you can't waste it like this.

However, it is foreseeable that with full-force output, wiping out the entire field will not be a problem.

Jia Xiu was not entirely satisfied with the fact that it would take time to fully set up the system, and it lacked flexibility.

To use this setup, you must first take the headlights out of the big yellow thing, activate it, set up the protective magic circle, and then pray to Justina for an amplification.

These tactics are unlikely to be used in an encounter battle; the only option is to ambush.

No, we still need some more direct attack methods.

Jia Xiu's fear of insufficient firepower is flaring up badly.

What method can produce explosive damage against vampires in a very short time?

After seeing off the vampires who had grown arms and legs, Jia Xiu began to think about an even more explosive plan.

explode……

Yes, an explosion.

He came up with a solution that would perfectly suit the dwarves' aesthetic: ultraviolet flashbangs.

We're not considering the duration of ultraviolet radiation; we're just aiming for the highest light intensity and fastest release in a short time.

It suddenly flashed with the strongest ultraviolet rays.

Unorthodox uses of the Light Magic technique.

If you can't kill it in one go, then throw a few more, keep throwing them.

The other half of Big Yellow's storage space was reserved for setting off flashbangs.

Placing several hundred of them shouldn't be a problem.

Even if the town of Chachdis is full of vampires, this number is enough for him to blow up every room.

Make sure every vampire dies with their eyes completely white.

On how to explore a room whose dangers are unknown.

The answer is not to explore; just throw in any harmful items or explosives.

Jia Xiu immediately found a piece of paper and began to write down the performance requirements of the UV flash elastic material he needed.

The specific form it takes, whether it's a "bullet" or not, doesn't matter. As long as it's portable, easy to lose, and can unleash the strongest ultraviolet light, that's all that matters.

After writing the requirements document, Jia Xiu headed straight to the Adventurers' Guild.

Requirements documents—back in the day, he was the one writing all sorts of outrageous requirements documents for planners; now it seems he's the one writing this stuff for others.

People who have implemented requirements are very good at writing documentation, and they will consider the person who actually does it, ensuring that the details are accurate and clear. The required functions must be clearly stated without any ambiguity, and any areas where they can make their own decisions, such as the appearance, will be clearly marked.

After finishing writing it, he felt really thoughtful, much more reliable than the nonsense documents he had seen before.

As for why they went to the Adventurers' Guild...

This brings us to some strange historical factors.

Before the Spellcasters' Guild was established, the Adventurers' Guild was the most powerful super organization, far ahead of the second-ranked one.

In fact, the Spellcasters' Guild has not caught up with the Adventurers' Guild at its peak; it has just reduced its lead.

The Adventurers' Guild, which has long held a monopoly, is quite wealthy thanks to its unscrupulous commission policy.

This allows them to offer adventurers significantly better benefits than other associations.

In addition, the commission policies of various associations are not very fair, so people from other industries also want to take advantage of the benefits of the Adventurers' Guild.

This included many artisans.

After repeated back-and-forth negotiations between the Craftsmen's Guild and the Adventurers' Guild, a consensus was finally reached.

Orders for the production of common props, weapons, devices, etc., are handled by the Craftsmen's Guild.

Orders involving magic, and specifically for developing entirely new types of items, can be posted at the Adventurers' Guild.

In a sense, creating entirely new types of props is also a kind of adventure.

Therefore, Jia Xiu now needs to post his demand for ultraviolet flashbangs at the Adventurers' Guild and wait for someone to accept the order or specify a particular team.

Privately contacting teams registered with the Adventurers' Guild without using the platform to accept orders is strictly prohibited and will result in severe fines if discovered.

"I want to customize a new type of magical item, so I'll contact the dwarf team I've worked with before."

Within the association, Jia Xiu submitted his "adventure" request.

The dwarf team he specifically mentioned is the team that made the ultraviolet headlight.

According to Jia Xiu, the team was highly skilled and efficient, and Ram gave high praise to their finished products.

If they really like the content of the commission they receive, they will even offer a discount.

Jia Xiu guessed that these dwarves were taking orders from the association, and making money was a secondary goal, just a side job. Their main objective was to create all sorts of strange and unusual things; they were just really addicted.

The addiction is so strong that someone is on standby at the Adventurers' Guild 24 hours a day, ready to take on any interesting custom quests they find, achieving a perfect unity between hobby and career.

Therefore, after receiving Jia Xiu's request, the dwarf craftsman team rushed over.

They had a very good impression of Jia Xiu from their last collaboration.

Creating a magical lamp that emits invisible light is incredibly cool. It's a complex and technically demanding project, but it might seem useless at first glance.

Jia Xiu did not explain that this thing was used to deal with vampires.

The purpose of the secret weapon naturally needs to be kept secret. Ultraviolet light doesn't penetrate very well, so if the vampires in Chachdis Town find out, they can wear several sets of thick clothes in advance to protect themselves.

In the meeting room provided by the association for liaising with the commissioned teams.

"Haha, we meet again, my good brother!"

The dwarves’ signature loud voice rang out.

Although they had met three times in total, including this meeting and the two meetings during the last commission and acceptance, Jia Xiu was already considered their good brother.

"Quickly vote for me in the Hell Joke Contest."

Jaxiu never expected to hear this from the dwarf craftsman.

"You participated in the Hell Joke Contest? It's not the one about the Shining Knight, is it?"

"Of course, you know that too? I thought you high achievers wouldn't like this."

The phenomenon of academic credentials worship is also very common here, and the Saint Terre brand is an absolute gold standard.

In popular parlance, Saint-Deros's students were basically synonymous with exceptional talent, diligence, no bad habits, no indulgence in entertainment, good character, and outstanding conduct.

As a current student, Jia Xiu can say with certainty that the filter is too heavy.

Magical ability has absolutely nothing to do with character, diligence, hobbies, or anything like that.

The dwarf continued with great interest, "The God of Radiant Knights is quite interesting. I've never seen a god organize such an event, making fun of his own." Radiant Knights' followers increased by 1.

"By the way, the joke I submitted was about why the Radiant Knight is a good carpenter."

"Forehead……"

"Because He's used to the feeling of having his hands nailed, hahaha!"

The dwarves immediately burst into a huge laugh.

Jia Xiu joined in with an awkward laugh.

How to become good brothers with dwarves.

The key is to laugh along with them no matter how strange the jokes are.

Jass didn't think the dwarf could do well in the Hell Joke Contest.

That's definitely a bit strange.

However, despite my opinion, I still believe that you are the undisputed champion this year, and I will definitely vote for you!

"Hahaha, you're truly my good brother. What are you planning to do this time?"

Dwarves are a very impulsive group, the kind who believe "I'm willing, no amount of money can buy it."

They will take the commission very seriously if they think they have a good relationship with the client; otherwise, they will be dismissive or even refuse to take the commission.

Therefore, it is essential to maintain good relationships.

"I need a bomb this time."

"Bombs? I like bombs."

"Just like last time, we need to blast out that kind of invisible light, the higher the light intensity, the better."

"And then there's another huge explosion?"

“Whether it explodes or not isn’t that important,” Jia Xiu handed over the requirements document. “The main thing is the light.”

The dwarf team was stunned for a few seconds.

"You mean, you need a bomb, but it doesn't necessarily explode; it's just used to emit that invisible light."

Jia Xiu nodded. "Yes."

"What's the use?"

Why does it have to be useful? Isn't the challenge of creating complex props meaningful in itself?

The dwarves blinked.

"Big brother, did you understand?"

"I didn't understand it, but it sounded really cool."

"Indeed, it's much cooler than that useless headlight from last time."

"We accept! We guarantee to complete the task!"

The eldest of the dwarves picked up the document and spoke with great enthusiasm, seemingly burning something on his head.

“How long will it take?” Jassi said. “I need quite a lot.”

"Why do we need so much of this?" the dwarf asked, somewhat puzzled, and began to look through the documents.

To determine the construction period, you first need to know the specific difficulties.

"Hmm, it doesn't seem too difficult. Making the prototype should take three to five days, and then it's just a matter of making the rest based on the mold. How many are there? If it's dozens, I estimate..."

Before the dwarf could finish speaking, Jaxiu answered directly.

"Starting at 500, with no upper limit."

"Um...then it's possible that the few of us can't finish it."

"What if we mobilize your clan? Once the prototype is created, most of the dwarves in the clan can do it, so money won't be an issue."

Jia Xiu knew that the basic social unit of the dwarves was not the family but the clan.

A clan has very close internal relationships and can be quite large, with even small clans having several hundred members. Large clans, such as the clan of the Dwarf King, can have several thousand or even tens of thousands of members.

The dwarf brother hesitated a bit at Jia Xiu's suggestion.

Mobilizing clans is a bit of a hassle.

However, Jash immediately added, "I heard that your Fireforged Clan has the best craftsmanship in the Larvin area, which is why I came to you. If it's too difficult, I'll have to try the Frostbeard Clan; they might be the best..."

"and many more!"

The dwarf brother slammed his hand on the table.

In contrast to the close relationships within the clan, there were also inter-clan relationships that were almost direct hostility, barely maintained only by their common enemy, the pointed ears.

Therefore, the Dwarven Alliance is a disorganized alliance; they are united in name only, but in reality, they dislike each other.

When there is an external enemy, they may unite against it, but when there is no external enemy, they are likely to be "external enemies" to each other.

To the Fireforged dwarves, the suggestion to "go and try the Frostbeard Clan" was undoubtedly a slap in the face.

"What are the Frostbeard Clan?! They can be craftsmen? A bunch of idiots who can't even use a hammer properly. If you entrust your commission to them, you're doomed. Ten days, ten days, and they'll definitely give you more than five hundred bombs. Get your crowns ready!"

After saying that, he grabbed the requirements document and left in a hurry, as if he didn't want to waste a single moment.

With the commission finalized, Jia Xiu's fear of insufficient firepower was somewhat relieved, though it would probably only be "cured" during the acceptance inspection.

His purpose in coming to the Adventurers' Guild this time wasn't just to post a quest; he also wanted to investigate the mission information related to Çachdis Town in more detail.

I previously discovered that they would post quests there every now and then, and the person posting the quests would have a completely different first and last name each time, giving me the feeling that they were using fake names and fake quests to lure adventurers there.

Therefore, the more information you have, the better.

Return to the window.

"May I ask if I can now view all the information I requested regarding the town of Çachdis?"

"Yes, they've all been retrieved."

That's the advantage of having association branches in big cities; you can find a lot of information, including archived commissions from many years ago, all of which are verifiable.

In principle, only the information of the person who issues the commission and the person who accepts the commission is kept confidential. However, this is only in principle. Previously, by using Bubu to boost charm, one could still see it.

The last time I checked, all of them met the two key elements of the town of Chachdis and vampires.

This time the scope was broader, examining all commissions related to Çachdis over the past century.

I did see some interesting things.

Besides hunting vampires, there were also quests to hunt other monsters, and the quest fees were all very low, lower than similar quests of the same difficulty. They were only posted in remote small places, not in the association branches in big cities. If you didn't specifically look for them, adventurers in big cities would never notice them.

All these traits reveal one message.

Whatever conspiracy is going on in this small town, they are panicking.

Lowering prices and not recruiting in major cities are probably ways to avoid attracting high-level adventurers.

Only low-level.

It's more like trafficking adventurers now.

Some of the commissions even specifically state "Female adventurers are welcome".

Why is that?

Could it be that the main goal is to abduct female adventurers?
Jia Xiu quickly browsed through the commission, flipping all the way to the end.

"Still under commission?"

He suddenly discovered that during his time in Theldarian, this eerie town had received several new requests.

They were all released by different small villages and town association branches.

Several of these displays have already been taken over.

Is it time for them to start causing trouble again?
If we want to investigate the issues there, find a way to reach the original vampire hideout, and resolve the mark on Bubu, now is the best time.

When they are about to take action, that's when they'll expose the most of what they have to offer.

However, for safety reasons...

Jia Xiu rented a communication crystal ball and contacted his "good buddy," Gillianis, who was far away in the elven holy land.

"Sis, could you get me a few Transfiguration scrolls? Preferably ones that allow complete transformation..."

……

at this time.

Çachdis town.

The black-themed houses exuded a gloomy atmosphere. Although it was daytime, the atmosphere was like a gloomy day before a storm. On the crooked and withered trees, a few lifeless crows stood, their eyes faintly revealing an eerie red.

There was not a soul on the streets. At the westernmost edge of the town, at the foot of the mountain, a few chimes echoed from a dilapidated ancient castle.

Inside the castle's chapel, a large group of strange figures dressed in black robes were conducting a bizarre ritual.

If you look closely, you'll notice that there are indeed a lot of women under the black burqas.

At the very front of the group, the leader spread his arms wide.

"Fellow countrymen, the time has come. Let us welcome the new lamb and our new servants. The great moment is about to arrive..."

(End of this chapter)