I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

Lu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then asked the middle-aged man.

"May I see the gold-plated enchanted bullets?"

The middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, then quickly put on a smile.

"Absolutely. I have samples of these consumables available for demonstration."

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he turned and walked into the small room behind him. After a while, he came out holding a bullet with a golden sheen.

Lu Yuan took it; it was quite heavy, at least half the weight of a silver-plated bullet.

At the same time, gray and white text quietly appeared.

[Target for detection: Gold-plated enchanted bullets (Special item made by the Night's Watch)]

The composite structure of refined holy gold and silver-plated bullets is highly effective against the eerie and unpredictable. Although the duration is limited, the instantaneous damage is extremely high.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan did not hesitate.

"This, one box."

The middle-aged man added a note to the notebook.

Next is the materials page.

Lu Yuan flipped through the pages very quickly.

First, we found high-grade holy water.

I need a lot of this stuff.

There was a Holy Water Cup in Grimport before, which could continuously produce Holy Water, but I didn't have time to bring it out.

The Night Watchers' redemption list does not include items of the Holy Water Cup level.

Only bottled premium holy water.

Not expensive, but limited edition.

Each person has a monthly quota limit.

"Maximize the quota for premium holy water."

The middle-aged man flipped through the regulations.

"Captain Lu, your level allows you to redeem eight bottles per month."

"I'll take them all."

Eight bottles of premium holy water; if that's not enough, I'll order more next month.

Then there are the bizarre materials.

Lu Yuan considered it in his mind.

Although his direction in inscription studies has not yet been officially decided, he has already made his choice in his heart.

Mysterious inscriptions.

Materials are the lifeblood of this road.

It's not too early to start stocking up now.

He checked off each item in the booklet.

Brain-eating amoeba tendrils.

Grayish-white, soaked in preservative solution, it looks like a tangled ball of thin thread.

Carnivorous plants are good for teeth.

The pale yellow spikes have fine barbs on their surface and reflect light very sharply.

Soul-absorbing whale bones.

The bone fragment, about the size of a palm, is very light and produces a hollow buzzing sound when tapped.

The three items were all expensive, but Lu Yuan did not hesitate.

Then he turned to the next page.

Newly added categories.

Ghoul materials.

Lu Yuan's hand stopped.

Ghoul brain core. 1 point/3 cores.

Ghoul breastbone. 1 point/5 segments.

Ghoul Eyeballs. 1 point/10.

The pipeline cleaning operation brought back a large quantity of supplies, which were then stored in the warehouse.

Supply far exceeds demand.

It's ridiculously cheap.

Lu Yuan looked at the price tags with a subtle expression.

This thing can actually be exchanged for points??

"I should have picked up more from the pipeline back then."

Lu Yuan took one of each of the three types of ghoul materials.

Since they're cheap, I'll stock up on them for now; they might come in handy for future experiments with bizarre inscriptions.

Finally, he flipped through the miscellaneous section of the booklet.

His gaze fell on a book.

"Illustrated Guide to Extraordinary Weapons Exchange", 5 points.

It contains diagrams illustrating the basic structure and enchanting principles of various extraordinary weapons of the Empire.

More importantly, the functions and classifications of weapons were also explained in detail.

For example, Lu Yuan was very curious about Klaus's ring, but unfortunately he never knew any specific information about it.

Of course, it has reference value for the study of inscription literature.

"I want this one too."

The middle-aged man wrote down each item one by one and calculated the total.

"Customized weapon 120, materials and ammunition total 95. Total 215 points."

"186 points remaining."

Lu Yuan nodded.

The middle-aged man got up and went to the back to prepare the goods.

Lu Yuan stood in front of the counter waiting, casually flipping through the illustrated book he had just bought.

The paper is yellowed and the ink is somewhat dark; it's unclear how long it was printed.

However, the enchantment structure diagrams inside are very detailed, and the annotations are also very thorough.

It's worth it; I'll take my time to look at it when I get back.

Stocking up was done very quickly.

A middle-aged man came out carrying two wooden crates, one containing ammunition and the other containing materials.

The gilded enchanted bullets were wrapped in a soft cloth and placed on top of the materials box.

Eight bottles of high-grade holy water were neatly arranged, each bearing the church's wax seal.

The strange materials were all sealed, and the labels were clear.

The ghoul's few items... were casually stuffed into a cloth bag, loosely slung over his shoulder.

Lu Yuan glanced at the cloth bag but said nothing.

Sign for the package and move it out.

I didn't buy any medicinal herbs.

It's not that we don't have money.

There is a better way.

Margaret said last time, "Come help me when you have time."

Help with dispensing medicine, and maybe pick up some basic medicinal herbs while you're at it.

Neither will interfere with the other.

Lu Yuan carried the two wooden crates back to the second floor of his residence and put them back in their places one by one.

The ammunition was stuffed into the locker.

Place the gilded enchanted bullets in the most convenient spot.

The bizarre materials were arranged on empty shelves according to their categories.

Brain-eating worm tentacles, carnivorous herb teeth, and soul-sucking whale bones were placed side by side.

Next to it was a small pile of ghoul brain cores, sternums, and eyeballs.

Lu Yuan stood in front of the shelf and glanced at the items.

The initial materials for the study of bizarre inscriptions are now available.

He placed the "Illustrated Guide to Extraordinary Weapon Exchange" on the lab bench, next to the toolbox.

Then he took the dwarf's stone tablet out of his pocket.

The four symbols floated quietly on the surface of the stone slab, no longer glowing.

Lu Yuan's finger paused on it for a moment.

"It's time to decide."

Lu Yuan took out the thumb-sized copper whistle from his side pocket.

It was crudely made, with a pitted and uneven surface, and a worn-out leather cord hanging from it.

The things left behind by Dort Hawke.

"The whistle has been blown; the dwarves nearby will hear it. Of course, whether there are any dwarves nearby depends on luck."

Lu Yuan stood by the second-floor window and hesitated for a moment.

Then I put it to my lips and blew on it.

The sound wasn't loud.

Like a copper pipe being struck, short, dull, and then dissipating into the air.

There was no response from outside the window.

The night watchmen patrolled the inner courtyard of the branch as usual, their footsteps neither hurried nor slow.

Lu Yuan waited for a minute.

There was no movement.

Two minutes.

Still nothing.

Looks like my luck isn't so good—

Behind him, the locker door was pushed open from the inside.

With a creak.

A small figure emerged from the cabinet, which was physically too small to fit any living creature.

A wrinkled face, a gray beard, an old leather apron of indeterminate color, covered with jingling little tools.

Dor Hawke dusted off his apron and stood casually on the floor.

The two short legs stomped around, as if checking the sturdiness of the ground beneath their feet.

Then he looked up and surveyed Lu Yuan's new residence.

"It's better than that lousy place from last time."

He sniffed.

His gaze swept over the bottles and jars on the lab bench, finally settling on the row of strange materials on the shelf.

His eyebrows twitched.

"Brain-eating worm tentacles, carnivorous herb sharp teeth..." he muttered, not very loudly, "You're quite good at buying things."

Lu Yuan did not respond.

Take the stone tablet out of your pocket and place it on the lab table.

The four symbols floated quietly.

When Dor Hawke saw the stone slab, his expression changed.

His professional instincts kicked in, and he instantly switched to business mode.

"Have you thought it through?"

Lu Yuan nodded.

His fingers did not hesitate.

I clicked directly on the fourth symbol.

Mysterious inscriptions.

Dor Hawke's movements froze for a moment.

He raised his head, his eyes, somewhat cloudy with age, staring at Lu Yuan for several seconds.

It's not disappointment.

It was an accident.

Are you sure?

"Sure."

Dort Hawke fell silent.

He leaned closer to Lu Yuan and sniffed.

This is a habitual action of dwarves to judge aura.

He did the same thing last time at the alchemy workshop.

But this time, after smelling it, his expression changed.

"Your scent... is stronger than last time."

It's like they're confirming something.

He looked into Lu Yuan's eyes, or more precisely, into Lu Yuan's left eye, lingering for a moment longer.

Then he looked away.

"Fine, it's your choice."

Dor Hawke jumped onto the stool on the edge of the lab bench and leaned over to look at the stone slab.

Short, stubby fingers pressed down on the symbols of "mysterious inscriptions".

The other three symbols—weapon inscription, large inscription, and ancient inscription—faded away simultaneously.

The light contracted, the outlines blurred, like ink being absorbed back onto the paper.

A few seconds later, it disappeared completely.

Only one symbol remains on the stone slab.

It emits a faint but steady dark red light.

The material of the stone slabs is also changing.

The originally smooth surface now had a rougher texture, as if it resonated with some kind of aura emanating from Lu Yuan.

At the edge of my field of vision, gray and white text flickers.

[The advanced direction for Inscription Studies has been determined: Mysterious Inscription Studies]

[Inscription Arts (Advanced - Mysterious Inscriptions): 2.4/50]

You have embarked on a rare and dangerous path... but perhaps you are more suited to walk it than anyone else.

Lu Yuan looked at the last line of text without saying a word.

Dor Hawke jumped off the stool and rummaged through his apron pocket for a while.

The jingling sound lasted for quite a while.

Then he took something out.

A small piece of bone.

It is about two fingers wide and its surface is engraved with densely packed tiny symbols.

The symbols were deeply engraved, with faint dark red residue around the edges, as if they had been soaked in some special liquid.

"Introduction." Dor Hawke placed the bone fragment on the lab table. "Basic table of bizarre inscription symbols. Thirty-six basic symbols in total."

He paused.

"The rest, you figure out for yourself."

Lu Yuan picked up the bone fragments and examined them.

Thirty-six symbols.

Each one was unfamiliar.

It is completely different from the large-scale inscriptions of the Beren Church, and also different from the inscription system on the bronze pillars.

These symbols are even more...distorted.

The lines are irregular and the direction is strange. Some symbols can even make people feel uncomfortable for a moment.

"Strange and bizarre inscriptions. Truly deserving of the name."

"That's what Dolph Hawke continued."

"Unlike other disciplines, the study of bizarre inscriptions lacks a systematic set of textbooks. Most of the bizarre inscriptionists currently in the Empire have figured it out on their own."

"I don't have much to give you."

He held up a short, stubby finger.

"However, even if you choose this path, you can still take my orders."

"Although the bizarre inscription style is niche, it's not that there's no demand for it among the dwarves."

"Some things can only be done by those who walk this path."

His tone carried a hint of something Lu Yuan couldn't quite articulate.

"What is it?" Lu Yuan asked.

Dort Hawke chuckled.

"We'll talk about it later."

This is the old man's usual way of speaking.

"Oh, right." Dor Hawke sniffed again, his gaze suddenly shifting to the materials box next to the lab bench.

He moved closer, kicked his short legs twice to climb onto the stool, and stuck his head into the box.

Then a hand reached inside and pulled out a small bottle of high-grade holy water.

"nice one."

I peeled off the wax seal, tilted my head back, and downed it in one gulp.

Lu Yuan: "..."

"Every time I come here, I try to get something for free."