"Report! There is information obtained by the secret spy. At the black market auction on Daoshan Island, an alchemy scroll for the repair of the ship spirit appeared. After verification, this scroll is genuine and came from the hands of the alchemist master Tucker."
The information reported by Sea Dog was conveyed to the top brass of the Navy about 24 hours later.
Among the two pieces of information he reported, one was about soul crystals and necromancers. However, this information was directly reported to the top of the secret spy agency and is currently being investigated.
Regarding the ship spirit's repair of the alchemy scroll, since it was related to the navy, he reported it to Wei Sheng.
Wei Sheng suddenly frowned, and thoughts flashed in his mind: "The Ship Spirit Repair Alchemy Scroll is very practical and highly versatile. Many major generals and lieutenant generals responded well. This kind of scroll must be controlled and classified as high-level military supplies
Products will no longer be exchanged as easily as the first batch. The direct line of the navy must be at least the rank of rear admiral. Those pirates recruited must have at least the sanctuary level authority."
"Tucker will never leak anything. He has signed a strict contract with the empire, and the gain outweighs the loss."
"In this case, there is only one possibility. Corruption at the top of the Navy!"
"There are 50 Ship Spirit Repair Scrolls in total, and only 20 were released in the first batch. The question is, which scroll is in the black market?"
Ships with Ship Spirits are rare because the cost of producing such intelligence is high.
The most common method is the spell: Awaken Construct.
This is a magic that can only be performed by at least a Saint-level mage. The standard of spellcasting is very high, and only a small number of Saint-level mages can achieve it.
And after the spell is successfully cast, it will cause a permanent loss of the mage's mental power and a decrease in the upper limit of the mental value. It will have a great negative impact on the mage.
Ship spirits are rare, and ships with ship spirits are naturally far more powerful than ordinary beings. And the naval generals who control these entities all have their own power or backers and connections.
It is very difficult to check the usage status of the scrolls from them.
"The stakes are too high and I offend too many people, so I won't feel better." Wei Sheng knew very well.
But since this matter has been discovered, it must be investigated.
This is Wei Sheng's responsibility. If he doesn't investigate and is found out in the future, it will definitely be a crime of covering up or dereliction of duty.
"The easiest thing to start with is the scroll that leaked out." Wei Sheng thought of this and asked, "Who is the naval admiral closest to Dull Knife City?"
The subordinate immediately reported: "It's Major General Qiao. Because the fleet was severely damaged by the storm, it is currently waiting for rest in the secret harbor of Jian Dao Town."
Wei Sheng suddenly frowned again.
He knew: Major General Qiao Qiao was very upright and reckless. Because of his own experience, he hated pirates very much. He was a fierce general in the navy.
He is suitable for charge, but not suitable for investigating corruption cases.
"What about other than that?" Wei Sheng asked again.
"It's Major General Tanmo." His subordinate immediately replied.
"Tanmo." Wei Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
He knew that this man was a warlock himself, with good blood, good personal combat ability, and connections in the upper echelons of the empire.
But this major general is greedy by nature, good at taking advantage of others, cheating and cheating. He is a real worm in the navy, the kind of person Wei Sheng disdains the most.
"Leave this case to him..." Wei Sheng hesitated and asked other candidates.
The subordinate shook his head: "There are no more generals in the navy within a thousand nautical miles."
Must be at least general level.
A rear admiral of the Imperial Navy must ensure that his personal strength is equal to or higher than gold. Only with this kind of strength can he suppress the local snakes and have the strength to advance the case investigation.
Wei Sheng was chopping Qiao, and Tan Mo hesitated for a while, but finally said: "Then give an order to Tan Mo and ask him to go to Dull Knife City immediately to investigate the case and find clues."
It's possible that Qiao Qiao might have messed up the matter, and that Tan Mo might have embezzled and extorted money, but his ability could still lead to some clues.
Although he was disdainful of his moral character, Wei Sheng had to admit that Major General Tanmo was still capable.
Soon, Major General Tanmo received military orders.
Tanmo is a middle-aged man with a fat body, a short neck, and a pair of small eyes. He is carefully wiping a shield with a handkerchief, polishing the surface of the shield until it shines.
In this bright light, he admired the shining shield and kept clicking his tongue.
Boom, boom, boom.
A knock on the door suddenly came, disturbing Tanmo.
"What's the matter?" Tan Mo frowned. He saw another trace of dust and quickly wiped it with a handkerchief.
"Major General, we have an urgent military order!" the first mate's words came from outside the door.
Tan Mo sighed and put the shield on the table: "Oh, what kind of urgent military information is it... please present it."
When the door opened, the first mate smiled flatteringly at Tan Mo and bent down to put the general on the desk.
Tan Mo stretched out his fat arm, slapped the military newspaper, and then dragged the general newspaper in front of him on the top of the top desk, which was as smooth as silk.
Then, he lay back, leaned comfortably on the recliner, and slowly opened the military newspaper.
After looking at it for a while, his small eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance, and he said to himself: "I'm not going to destroy some pirates, but to investigate a corruption case. Hey, what an unexpected and good job."
"Ahem."
He sat up straight with his upper body, his expression became serious, and he ordered to the first mate: "The military situation is urgent, change course immediately and go to Dull Knife City on Daoshan Island."
"yes!"
The sea became lively at night, and the execution ability of the soldiers was quite high.
The flagship Treasure Chest was the first to change course, followed by the other warships, with a fierce momentum, aiming directly at Daoshan Island.
The overnight voyage was extremely smooth.
At dawn, Major General Tan Mo couldn't wait to raise his monocular telescope, and a tiny dot appeared on the horizon in his field of vision, which was Daoshan Island.
The dawn light shines through the sea, and the Deep Sea Monster Fish floats quietly in the shallow water.
Outside its body, there are three fat blue balls pressing against the hull, working tirelessly.
The sunlight filtered through the round window, bringing some changes to this temporary alchemy cabin.
Zidi, who had been busy all night, was stunned and realized: "It's already the third day."
Her eyes refocused on the gargoyle puppet in front of her.
This gargoyle puppet is half a person tall, with a dark black body and a layer of glazed oil. It has hands and feet, a pair of wide bat wings on its back, a head similar to a bat, wide ears, and a thick and short nose.
It has big nostrils and a mouth full of fangs.
And in the center of its chest, there was a gaping wound. The once primary mental core had been shot through by an arrow.
This gargoyle puppet was bought by Zidi from a black market auction. According to the introduction of the auction house, it is said to be one of the trophies obtained by a pair of mercenaries while exploring the underground tombs.
But because the most valuable mental core has been completely destroyed, the price of the Gargoyle Puppet cannot be raised. To recycle all its materials, the cost is not small, so it is better to directly purchase obsidian, etc.
This type of product is usually sold to alchemists.
But there are not many people who are alchemists in the puppet field and have such needs.
At least it is extremely rare in Dull Knife City.
Therefore, the gargoyle puppet was regarded as an antique and was sold at auctions, but failed several times.
When Zidi got it, the price was very cheap.
After refining two repairer puppets with incomplete quality and one inferior quality, Zidi began to repair the gargoyle puppet.
There are at least four alchemy arrays on the puppet, which are interconnected and cooperate with each other. The other arrays are very intact, but the primary mental array is severely damaged.
The core was completely destroyed.
It can be seen from this that the archer who subdued this puppet is quite skilled in archery, at least at the silver level.
"Next..." Zidi adjusted her breathing, and with a cautious look, she took out the prismatic soul gem and inserted it into the wound in the center of the gargoyle puppet's chest.
The edge of the wound has been treated with purple stems and is exactly in the shape of a prism.
The soul gem was inserted perfectly.
Zidi then mobilized the mana pool to instill mana into the gargoyle.
After a few seconds, the gargoyle's eyes suddenly opened, and two faint blue flames seemed to be floating in the pupils.
Zidi's head was slightly dizzy before she finally accepted it.
Her spirit completely controls the gargoyle.
Without her speaking, just mental manipulation, the gargoyle obediently opened its mouth, stretched out its arms, and changed from a squatting position to a standing position.
Zidi let it spread its wings again.
Its wings are wide and large, and when they are spread out, its body appears to be very thin.
"That's great! It's really great!!" Zidi jumped for joy.
The aura of the gargoyle is as high as silver, and it is a good-grade combat puppet. After Zidi's repairs, it has regained a new lease of life.
Zidi knew that she was taking advantage of this.
She failed to repair the primary mental circle. This kind of alchemical circle is very difficult to repair, and the cost of rebuilding it is not small.
In order to replace the primary mental array, Zidi used the soul gem. With the latter as the core, a very simple and basic array was arranged.
Of course, this magic circle involves the magical knowledge of the undead school. From this point of view, we have to thank the ship ghost.
"So, we can actually mass-produce silver-level combat puppets?" Zidi's heart moved.
They have mastered the refining of the soul gem.
There are many kinds of gargoyle drawings in the Tower Spirit Memory Bank.
"The soul gems and the alchemy puppets are really well matched. There is no need for a mental magic circle at all. The cost of this kind of magic circle is too high, but the soul gems are cheap and beautiful."
Zidi is a businessman, and when looking at problems, she first looks at costs, especially in business.
"Such a gargoyle is made at low cost and can be sold in large quantities at low prices. It can impact the market share in a short period of time and become a popular long-term business."
"However, once the gargoyle is thoroughly analyzed, other magic schools will sooner or later develop ways to restrain the soul gem."
Zidi continues to work.
Next, she would strengthen the heart of the gargoyle and use fine gold to form a thick and hard breast mirror. Of course, the surface of the fine gold would also be painted with black, making it appear to be completely different from the gargoyle's body.
"It would be best to lay down a layer of magic circle specifically to strengthen the heart. Unfortunately, I don't have this ability." Zidi can arrange a defensive magic circle, but she cannot integrate this magic circle with other magic circles.
This level is beyond her ability.
ps: I’ll make an update first and continue tomorrow.