My health recovery is incredibly fast.

The V-shaped alchemical suit cannot nullify vital organs; if Carpenter is shot in the heart or brain, he will still die instantly.

Xia Zuo also gleaned another layer of meaning from Dum's words:

Type IV alchemical implants do not grant users regenerative abilities.

To be precise, alchemical implants of type IV and below cannot transform the user into a Transformer.

Xia Zuo brought up the character template for Steel Fist AEUG.

He remembered that Augu summoned the steel fist prosthetic from the dark room, clearly using a coupling method to install the dismembered limb weapon.

Augu's character template clearly indicates that he is only an arena fighter, not a converter.

Hmm... Write it down... Xia Zuo picked up his pen.

Xia Zuo scratched his head and added, "[It's best to use only mechanical prosthetics.]"

Just as Doom was worrying about Carpenter's appearance, the other person suddenly raised a finger, "Shh~ Doom, someone's coming."

"Where is anyone?" Doom listened intently; the corridor outside was quiet.

Carpenter's expression changed rapidly, from confusion to astonishment to blankness, before he finally forced a smile and said, "I must have misheard. I just discovered that the Python V has a little function that can temporarily change my appearance."

Carpenter rubbed his face a few times, and when he removed his hands from his face, his appearance returned to its original scarred state.

Xia Zuo knew that this was the Blood Demon conveying a bloodline message to Carpenter through bloodline intuition, instructing it on how to use the [Pseudo-human Form] special ability.

"The V-shaped alchemical implant is truly amazing. No wonder so many people are fighting tooth and nail for high-level bone sacs, even the detectives from the Alien Group are relentlessly pursuing it." Doom carefully examined the scarred man's appearance, then clapped his hands and said:

"Put on the 'Sid' face mask and his clothes, then go to competition stage number 3 to practice and get familiar with the alchemical suit as soon as possible. I'll tidy up this place."

“Okay, Doom.” Scarface looked down and realized he had been talking to the other person for a while while he was naked… why wasn’t the other person reacting at all?

He opened the wardrobe in the corner, put on the heavy swordsman's armor, and then put on the human face mask.

The mask's surface is quite hard, making it impossible to show facial expressions.

As Scarface pushed open the door to leave, Shazo pondered for a moment. Carpenter was about to summon the alchemical armor, which might affect the perspective of Servant #5. It would be better to keep Servant #5 attached to Doom.

The servant number 5 by the door flew over and hid under Doom's lapel to wait for orders.

...

During the daytime that day.

While training in Rexor, Shazo took a break to check on the condition of his various blood element servants.

Minion #1 is stationed above Arena #1 of the Beast Arena.

Scarface activated his alchemical suit, transforming into a giant red-black python with arms and legs, which violently whipped several steel dummies in the arena surrounded by iron netting.

The scarlet whip had a row of dense, sharp barbs.

The spikes look short and thin, but they are very hard and sharp, and can easily scrape metal shavings off steel dummies.

Jack's appearance after activating the Python V-shaped suit was completely incomparable to Scarface's. The former looked like a newborn snake, while the latter resembled a ferocious giant python.

Servant No. 4 is closely following Detective Andrew of the Alien Group.

The two detectives were playing cards and drinking in the tavern like salted fish, and were now fast asleep, completely unaware that the bone sac had been made into an alchemical implant and coupled to Scarface's body.

The fifth servant is waiting on the Arena Master, Doom.

Servant number 6 hangs on the balcony high up in the city hall.

It was late at night in Jing Shui Town, and only thick, dark clouds could be seen. The moon and stars were nowhere to be seen, and the streets were illuminated only by streetlights and the lights of shops and taverns.

The clock tower in the city hall shows that the time difference between Stillwater Town and Silvermoon Federation is about 13 hours, with day and night reversed between the two.

Let's assume the planet we're on is similar in size to the planet we lived on in our previous life.

Stillwater Town is located approximately 7000 kilometers east of the Silvermoon Federation…

Even if the Blood Element servants flew across that distance in a straight line, it would take at least a thousand hours.

Xia Zuo subtly inquired about matters in the inland area from the bald man in a curious tone.

Rexor strictly adhered to the law in this regard, resolutely refusing to reveal even the slightest bit of information. He didn't even disclose any details about the temple territories, such as the Shamanic Chiefdom, the Land of Truth, and the Witcher's Homeland, except for mentioning their names.

Xia Zuo felt troubled and decided not to press the matter further, lest the bald man become suspicious.

He decided to use his bloodline servants, who were seven thousand kilometers away, to explore the depths of the interior.

Let's start tonight.

...

It's 8 PM in the Silvermoon Federation.

Xia Zuo brought a fruit platter to the study to be alone.

On field number 1 of the Beast Arena.

Scarface, disguised as Sid, walked out from backstage wearing an alchemical suit and stepped onto the arena to display his red and black serpentine appearance, while Andrew and the other watched from below.

Xia Zuo focused on controlling Servant No. 6 on the city hall building, making it fly down close to the wall and go inside any open windows it encountered.

Servant No. 6 toured all the rooms from the 2nd to the 10th floors. These floors were mostly dormitories, warehouses, archives, and the like, with nothing particularly special about them.

The lobby on the first floor was the most lively.

Servant number 6 turned into the noisy hall and hovered on the chandelier on the ceiling.

The signboard of Jing Shui Town City Hall bears the emblems of three organizations, but the one in real power is the Mishima Group.

The Heterogeneous Group may not have many people in town; Xia Zuo has only seen two so far—Andrew and Ross.

The Sword of Gold Merchants is more like a neutral arms dealer, doing business with everyone while offending no one. Anyone who can afford it can buy whatever they want from its weapon shops, gun shops, and armories.

The Sword of the Gold Merchant also has the function of issuing wanted notices, reward notices, and recruitment notices.

The bulletin board in the town hall is covered with notices related to Stillwater Town and the surrounding area. These notices range from small ones, such as recruiting lumber mill workers or searching for specific people and objects in town, to large ones, such as mobilizing people to clear out monsters in the suburbs. The bulletin board, which is more than three meters high, is covered with notices of all sizes.

The person who comes to receive the notice writes down the number on the notice, then goes to the counter to report the number, leaves a deposit and their personal information, and can then receive the token to take up their post and a simple route map.

Xia Zuo discovered that these route maps were not made by the teller, but were delivered from a room behind the counter.

He manipulated Servant No. 6 to attach himself to a person resembling a hall manager and followed him through the door.

A large topographical sand table, 5 meters by 5 meters, came into view. The sand table was filled with small flags of various colors, each with a number ranging from 1 to hundreds.

Xia Zuorang's servant No. 6 hovered directly above the terrain model, pondered the proportions and methods of copying, tore off more than 20 blank pages, and began to draw the terrain model bit by bit, recording it with contour maps.

Jing Shui Town is located in the center of a basin, surrounded by lakes and wetlands. Further away, there are towering mountains, with several mountain ranges encircling the basin. Only a few mountain roads allow vehicles to smoothly navigate around the peaks.

The Mishima Group has many businesses here.

The city's entertainment industry is entirely under Mishima's control.

城外的3座牧场、2片墓地、1座木材厂、1座水库、1座屠宰场、1家渔业公司、2处码头等等设施和组织，也是三岛集团的资产。

These are just industries related to people.

The monster's lair, the underground caves where magic ore is mined, and the strongholds where magic herbs are collected are all firmly controlled by the Mishima Group.

So it seems... Jing Shui Town should be located in the heart of the Three Islands Group's territory?

Xia Zuo crossed his arms and scanned the map on the shop's table.

Jing Shui Town is really a nice place.

The terrain is high on all sides and low in the middle, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack once it is located at a strategic point.

The wetland has a large area of ​​trees called pond trees. Their wood is moisture-proof, hard, and fire-resistant, and can be burned after being dried in the shade.

The surrounding mountains contain many rare magical minerals and magical herbs.

This place is absolutely blessed with good feng shui!

Hmm~ Not bad, not bad, worth exploring further.

I'll use this map to study how to farm monsters in the wild using Blood Minions.

After learning that alchemical implants and mechanical prosthetics were connected to the Dark Chamber of the Otherworldly Church, Xia Zuo came up with a better idea to arm his Blood Element servants.

Gunpowder weapons are easy to learn and operate, and do not require elemental energy to power them.

Xia Zuo planned to borrow a small-caliber pistol and ammunition for his No. 6 servant, who was tasked with killing monsters outside the city, so that he could try using gunpowder weapons to kill monsters in the suburbs.

The immediate problem to solve is the source of firearms and ammunition.

The best way is to "loot the corpse," rather than steal from gun shops or armories.

Those unfortunate individuals who are alone in the wild and preyed upon by monsters are the prime targets.

Secondly, in areas with numerous casualties, secretly picking up a gun is also an option.

Do you remember the Dicos Timber Factory that Scarface mentioned?

Something really happened there; it wasn't something Scarface made up.

The Mishima Group not only drew thugs from its strongholds in the town, but also openly recruited locals and outsiders.

It is said that lumberjacks from a lumber mill, while cutting down trees deep in the mountains, accidentally discovered a large monster's lair hidden in the forest, which attracted a large number of monsters to attack the lumber mill.

The situation there seems to have deteriorated suddenly today; the Mishima Group has increased the pay for the recruitment order and urgently needs a large number of skilled gunmen to help.

On the main road in front of the city hall, Xia Zuo found a group of gunmen who were about to set off for the lumber mill.

He had servant number 6 attach himself to the roof of the carriage to await departure.

Just as Xia Zuo was about to pass the time by reading the spellbook of the Crimson Poison Curse, the perspective of Servant Number 1 changed.

There is one match left in Arena 1 of the Beast Arena.

The host, Doom, with his goatee, was shouting and trying to get the audience excited when he was suddenly stopped by one of his men, who shoved a note into his hand.

Dark-skinned, fat DeShawn gave Doom an order:

After the game, have Sid take his motorcycle to the lumber mill and clean up the mess there. I trust you can handle it.

Doom looked up at the VIP seats on the second floor.

The dark-skinned boss nodded to him, his dark face showing a very serious expression, and he made a gesture with his right hand that indicated "the matter is troublesome".

The meticulously planned arrangements were forced to change, which put Doom under immense pressure.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, then walked towards the scarred man resting against the wire mesh, covered his mouth, and whispered: