Conan Rick's Investigator

After looking at the first prop, Qin Zhibo turned his attention to the next one.

【A glass bottle】

[From the hands of a great magician from an era that cannot be traced back to its origin]

[Its original purpose was to bring eternal torture to its competitors]

Even if the body is destroyed, the soul cannot be reborn in the bottle.

[The stronger the holder's magic power, the more souls the bottle can hold]

A free soul cannot be imprisoned! One day, we will break free from the prison. — A prison breaker.

[Price: 5000 General Skill Proficiency]

This is a prop used to torture people's souls, but Qin Zhibo thought of another use for it.

Generally speaking, the souls of most people dissipate after death.

But if this prop is used to trap a person's soul, then will this person's spirit never be extinguished?

Thinking further, if we can find a body without a soul through some means and resurrect the person, it is not impossible.

The mere act of imprisoning a human soul and then resurrecting it is fraught with too much uncertainty.

For example, the last sentence in the introduction seems to say that the soul trapped in the glass bottle will have a certain sense of resistance.

The more souls there are in the glass bottle, the stronger this rebellious consciousness will be, and it will eventually break through the constraints of the glass bottle.

So this thing is still a dangerous prop.

……

The third prop.

The Magic Flute

[A certain monastery family's taboo]

[Hold this item, and you will dream of a red swineherd in the quiet night]

Try to play the same tune as the swineherd, and the rats will be yours.

[Even if they come from the walls...]

"Hey! Keep playing! Maybe the players at the Invisible Palace will invite you to join them!"

[Price: 7777 General Skill Proficiency]

The second prop is related to "Jerry" and seems to be a prop that can control a group of rats.

However, the price of this prop is very high, and its specific effect is uncertain.

For example, how many mice can be controlled at one time, to what extent, and what to do if there are no mice in the surrounding environment?

In short, this item is promising in the future, but the high price and uncertainty of its effect make it unsuitable for priority purchase.

……

The fourth prop.

【Oath-Keeping Sword】

A sword crafted from Valyrian steel

[Pledge your oath to this sword, and you will gain the courage and determination to move forward.]

[This sword will also gain the power to slash through evil demons and heretics because of your oath.]

[Remember! Once you make a vow, you cannot break it!]

【Those who break their oath will be punished by the gods! 】

"I swear in the name of the old and new gods!"

[Price: 12000 General Skill Proficiency]

This is a usable frontal weapon.

Since the Holy Sword of Physics - Crowbar, this is the second weapon Qin Zhibo has encountered that has its own attack capability.

Compared to the ordinary crowbar, this Oathkeeper Sword itself has its own effect.

As long as you make a vow, your willpower can be enhanced to a certain extent, increasing your immunity to mental attacks.

And the Oathkeeper Sword itself will also gain the ability to fight against evil demons.

This thing is quite attractive to Qin Zhibo.

Crowbars are good, but they can usually only be used to hit humans or pry open doors.

However, the Oathkeeper Sword has an amplifying effect on both the holder and the sword itself, and also has additional lethality against evil demons.

Qin Zhibo remembered that one of his skills was kendo. If he practiced kendo and combined it with the Oath-Keeping Sword, subduing demons and monsters should be no problem.

What if it's to kill Mi-Go?

This thought popped up unconsciously in Qin Zhibo's mind.

According to current information, the most lethal weapon to Mi-Go is the sprayer.

But the sprayer is too large and not suitable for head-on confrontation. It is only suitable for sneak attacks in narrow spaces.

If I had the Oathkeeper, could I just chop Mi-Go's head off?

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo shook his head and temporarily put aside this idea that suddenly popped up from nowhere.

……

Next up is the fifth item, and the final item for this week.

[Curse of Bloodborne]

[The mysterious curse of the lost ancient capital of Yharnam]

[Those who are cursed will receive the grace of blood originating from the blood of the ancient gods]

[Since it is a curse, you must suffer it]

[Under the indescribable power, your dreams will be connected to the ancient gods]

[The more times you receive grace, the more your spirit will fall into it]

["Stranger, blood gives you rebirth, blood makes you crazy! What choice will you make?"]

[Price: 22000 General Skill Proficiency]

This is the most expensive prop this week, and also the one that Qin Zhibo finds most puzzling.

It sounds like a deal where you pay a certain price to gain a portion of the power.

Part of the so-called great power is the "Grace of Blood", which can heal serious injuries to the body, even fatal injuries.

The so-called price to pay is that the dreams will be synchronized with the ancient gods, and every time you receive the "grace of blood", you will fall deeper into madness.

To put it simply, it means exchanging willpower for physique.

Among the eight basic physical data on the character card, constitution is the least noticeable, but actually the most important.

The higher the value of physical fitness, the stronger the ability to resist external interference, including physical attacks, diseases and biochemical attacks such as drugs.

In addition, physique also represents each person's "blood bar".

For example, people who suffer from illness all year round will have significantly lower physical fitness values than normal people.

Others were simply shot in the body and died before the police or ambulance arrived.

Another person was shot, but he was able to fight the criminals in the cave for several hours and cosplay Mario in the chimney...

This is the difference in the "blood bar" of physique.

When the physical condition is reset to zero, it does not mean that the person will die if touched; it means that he is already dead.

Obviously, the direct effect of [Bloodborne Curse] is to improve the investigator's sharply reduced physical fitness and restore the "blood bar" to normal.

But correspondingly, every time one receives the "Grace of Blood", the connection between dreams and the ancient gods becomes deeper, causing a decrease in willpower.

Although Qin Zhibo has an iron will and recovers quickly, most of his lost will is recovered during sleep.

If the dream is troubled by the ancient gods, the recovery speed of will will be greatly reduced.

There is even a danger of having one's will reversed.

In this way, it is equivalent to having one's will permanently deducted.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo also realized the extraordinary nature of this prop.

If used properly, this thing can save your life at a critical moment.

But the resurrection of the body may only result in spiritual "death".

By now, Qin Zhibo has also figured it out.

When Qin Zhibo first came into contact with character cards at Suyu's house, he thought that strength and intelligence were the most important attributes.

Even appearance or luck is more important than will.

But both strength and intelligence can be improved by honing skills.

However, willpower cannot be improved through any skill training, and one's willpower can also be transformed into other attributes.

Mana Extractor + Magic Ring = Willpower for Mana

Bloodborne Curse = Will in exchange for physique

If there are more ways to convert will in the future, I will never complain about having too much will again.

Of course, even though this [Bloodborne Curse] is a curse and carries the risk of being sent to a mental hospital, it is still a necessary prop for Qin Zhibo.

After all, saving a life, or even several lives, at a critical moment sounds exciting.

But the price is really expensive. At 22000, it is the most expensive item so far.

……

The last item of this week is strictly speaking a skill.

[Character Skills——Special Skills (Explosion)]

[This refers to your ability to manufacture and set up explosives or safely dismantle them]

[Improving this skill will allow you to quickly create, set up, or dismantle explosives in a shorter time and with limited resources.]

Art is about explosions! Why tear it down? — A man surnamed Di who wishes to remain anonymous.

[Price: 3000 General Skill Proficiency]

Qin Zhibo carefully read the skill introduction. Strictly speaking, this is two skills in one.

One is to create explosives and the other is to dismantle them.

Men's desire for explosions comes from setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.

Qin Zhibo has seen many spy movies, in which the spy protagonists just pick up some tools in the cleaning room, put them together randomly, and make a simple bomb.

Then the agent took advantage of the chaos caused by the bomb to escape, which was a very cool operation.

It would be nice to have this ability in the real world.

And as far as Qin Zhibo knows, Professor Agasa has blasting skills, and the level cannot be too low.

At least he's a genius at blasting.

The key is that this skill also comes with an explosive demolition skill, which is quite suitable.

……

After looking at all six skills, Qin Zhibo looked at the proficiency points required to purchase them all, which totaled 47977.

Compared to last week's total item price of 35000, it has increased again, which also means that if the two largest main tasks cannot be completed, this week will be even longer.

"It's been a long week..."

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo couldn't help but sigh.

Is it a good thing or a bad thing that time is too long?

Although Qin Zhibo didn't know the answer to this question, he was clear about one thing.