Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 56 New Papers by Scholars

Zijin didn't even lift her eyelids. "Birds of a feather flock together." She looked at the list. "We have the goods in stock here in China. Arrange for the Blue-Eyed Merchant Guild's ship to deliver them as soon as possible. Is that alright?"

“Of course!” Charles agreed, then pulled out two more sheets of paper. “Shall we talk about something small next?” After being given permission, he placed a bag of gold coins and a sheet of paper on the table. “This is a letter from the Magic Guild, requesting 1000 gold coins to redeem Captain Harding of the Four-Eyed Jenny.”

"Deal!" Violet stood up. "Would you like lunch, Vice President Charles?"

"Ah, no need, no need." Charles, clutching the remaining piece of paper in his hand, had no choice but to put it away again.

“Chestnut Owl Scholar,” Charles suddenly said as he was leaving, “I must have done something rude or offensive to you when I left last time—”

“You reminded me,” Violet interrupted him. She took out a bound booklet and tossed it to Charles.

The vice president held the booklet in his hand; the cover read "A Preliminary Discussion on the Invasion and Countermeasures of Extraterrestrial Viruses." He opened the booklet, which detailed the characteristics of several extraterrestrial viruses that infected Violet, as well as the "Astral Purification" that Violet created to combat them.

This spell can remove Earth viruses from people or the environment, or purify the corpses of infected individuals.

Charles quickly glanced at the information, his expression immediately becoming quite interesting—with such a dangerous virus on board, these two were still welcoming them aboard as if nothing had happened!
"If 'Astral Disinfection' can purify corpses, can't it cure infected people?" he hurriedly asked the scholar.

“It will dissolve even the parts that have been infiltrated by the virus,” Violet replied. “The reason you felt itchy was because a small amount of the epidermis was detached.”

Charles shuddered; it turned out that the patient had been purified and turned into a corpse!
Further down the paper, there's a section explaining that "Astral Purification" utilizes the unique repulsive power of the Divine Favor Scepter. If you want to use this spell, it's recommended to acquire one; it's not difficult.

"Is this even human language?!" the vice president screamed inwardly.

At the end of the paper, the scholars left an appendix with the virus's signature values, which professional healers could use to develop targeted spells that could be cast without the need for a divine scepter.

“Please purify us thoroughly!” Charles bowed and shouted to Violet.

“No need,” the scholar refused. “Based on the feedback from the three of you last time, I improved the spell. The ship has been thoroughly cleaned by me now, so you don’t need to be disinfected.”

So, were they being used for live experiments before? Charles wondered to himself.

"Please send this paper to the Supreme Knowledge Association for me, and also pass on a message to their editor-in-chief." Violet's eyes were full of kindness. "I have a copy of the virus sample. If they dare to block my publication, they know what will happen!"

Charles swallowed hard. "I'll definitely bring it!"

Even if it costs a fortune to get a page in the publication, I will definitely get you published! The vice president vowed in his heart.

****
When Charles left, he did not ride the Dragonhawk again, but arranged for the Little Coat to pick him up so that he could take away the mercenaries and corpses he had captured earlier.

And then there's Captain Harding, who wept bitterly upon learning he had been redeemed.

After seeing these people off, Su Ming and Zi Jin went to the workshop together and began their respective work.

Su Ming first checked today's list and found that there weren't many things he could do. The little troublemaker was still packed in its box, waiting to be airlifted, and the other modifications to the Zhiyuan would have to wait for the materials to arrive.

He prepared lunch with the white skeleton and began reading books on necromancy. Following the direction given by Violet, he still had much to study, especially the upcoming modifications, which would require a new form of summoning.

“I remember you told me this at the beginning,” Su Ming asked Zi Jin, “Indirectly calling elements is incredibly inefficient.”

Yes, that's true.

“So I always thought my dark elemental power was weak—but now it seems it’s not so weak after all, why?” “Please have a little self-awareness, you’re wielding conceptual elements!” Violet replied, “It’s above ordinary elements.”

"so?"

"There's no 'because' or 'therefore'," the scholar said. "Conceptual elements have always lacked research, so everything is based on the actual objects. The right of interpretation belongs to the creator god!"

"……Fine."

During their conversation, Su Ming's thorny whip had somehow extended from under the table to Zi Jin's feet. He suddenly infused it with magic, and the whip quickly wrapped around the girl.

The scholar cried out in surprise, completely forgetting to react, as her ankles were tightly bound by a long whip, and she was pulled upside down to the ground.

The young scholar was gripping the floor with both hands, her clothes torn, revealing large areas of skin and light-colored underwear. Her skirt, in particular, was completely ripped off.

"Zijin!" Su Ming never expected his sneak attack to succeed, so he hurriedly dropped his whip and ran over.

But the sound of wind breaking came from behind, and Su Ming was hit hard, slammed face down into the floor.

A small talisman at Su Ming's waist shattered, and the resulting light membrane protected him when he was struck. This was a one-time use talisman made by Zi Jin, capable of negating 80% of the power of an attack from her. If Su Ming's defense failed, the talisman could limit the damage, serving as an insurance item for combat training.

Even so, it took Su Ming a long time to start struggling. He struggled to crawl out of the meter-deep bone fragments and lay flat on the ground.

The spot where the girl had been lying was now empty; the real scholar sat unharmed at the table, his notebook still in hand.

"You'll have no friends if you keep doing this!" Su Ming's eyes welled up with tears. Although he had only been hit once, his whole body ached.

“That was the Star Shattering Technique,” ​​Violet said. “You can use this technique in the future if you want to hold back—even if the target is relatively weak, because the attack power is dispersed, there is still a chance to have half a breath left.”

"……Thanks."

"Also, don't use that whip. It's actually the signature weapon of Saint Sorcerer Russell. You'll only unlock the sword-staff form when your strength increases."

"..."

****
The next day, the Blue-Eyed Merchant Guild's fast ship arrived. This time it was a 200-ton supply ship, equipped with cross-ship transport equipment, and accompanied by dozens of sailors. They transferred the goods to the deck of the Zhiyuan, where zombies then carried them to the sorting warehouse, working busily and efficiently.

"It's so big, can we fit it all in?" Violet asked.

Su Ming was a little confused. "The cargo hold has plenty of space; it can easily hold a hundred tons of cargo."

"If it doesn't affect the activation of the wind-powered high-speed mode, how many more can we pack?"

Su Ming took out his laptop and calculated carefully, "More than 300 tons, a loss of 2 knots of speed, any more and it will exceed the reasonable load."

Violet nodded.

After three hours of busy work, 100 tons of various goods were finally unloaded. Zi Jin inspected them one by one, and Su Ming recorded the quantities.

This world is quite rich in resources. It already has glass, rust-preventive coatings, and ordinary-grade lubricating oil. The quality of natural rubber is also quite good.

(End of this chapter)