It takes more than half an hour to walk from Ghost Castle to Hot Spring Castle.
As Raymond walked along, he always felt that something was strange, and he kept mumbling: "Is this all my hard work in vain? How could I just leave in a daze without asking for any benefits?" This is completely inconsistent with my personality..."
He shook the leaf pendant in his hand, "That's all... Anyway, I regretted it and left. After a lot of work, I finally got some news about the 'Moon Stone'. Colin will probably be interested in hearing this news... "
Seriously speaking, Raymond is not completely without gains.
When he was leaving, the elf prince named Ige gave him this leaf pendant, saying it was a locating token. When they got the "moon stone", they would send someone to find him.
At that time, he didn't think there was anything strange about this green crystal-like leaf pendant. He just felt that it was refreshing and cool, and there was no magic power surging, so it was probably not some kind of equipment.
Now he suddenly had a thought in his mind, and he used an identification technique by mistake.
Looking at it, there is actually an unexpected surprise.
This is not just a piece of equipment, it is a rare item of legendary quality!
[Token of the Elf Tribe (Legendary)]
Lucky 10
Detailed explanation: A pendant made from the leaves of the God Tree of Life is a token of blessing from the goddess of nature. It can bring good luck to people; an item that can be positioned in one direction;
"It's actually a rare piece of equipment with lucky attributes?"
Raymond hung it around his neck. When he looked at the attribute panel, he saw that he was always lucky 15. He remembered correctly. The normal value for players in the game was between 1-5, and occasionally the European Emperor was between 5-8. His own initial data , seems to be a decent 3 (there are 2 points that appear out of nowhere).
Now that I put this equipment on, my luck attributes have tripled.
There was no increase in combat effectiveness, but this cool leaf pendant gave Raymond a... very mysterious difference.
Hmm... maybe that's the difference between non-chiefs and European emperors?
It is extremely difficult to increase the "lucky" attribute, and this thing is very mysterious. The official explanation is that it can affect a person's luck all the time. Not only does it affect treasure hunting, touching corpses, and buying lottery tickets... it also affects the chance of triggering plots in the wild. Attack damage upper limit, damage avoidance probability...
Some people say that this attribute is completely worthless, while others say it is more valuable than an "artifact".
The world of "Voyage" is originally a world with a nautical adventure theme. If you are lucky enough to bump into a high-level ruins, the value of this "luck" will be immeasurable.
Anyway, those money-spending players in the game who firmly believe that "mysterious energy can change their fate" like to collect various accessories that increase luck.
Raymond vaguely remembered the price. A talisman that increased luck by 1-5 points would cost about US$10,000 to US$100,000. However, he had never heard of a legendary accessory with Lucky 10 appearing in the game.
This elf leaf, well... from a mystical perspective, it can also be considered a treasure.
Raymond didn't think too much about it. The luck attribute was something that could only be found but the more the better.
...
"Sir, the results of the investigation are out! The 120 bets on the number 66 'Devil' were made at 120 betting points in the city, mainly concentrated in various large and small taverns."
"Betting on separate matches? Haha, it was indeed planned in advance."
"We conducted mental hypnosis on bettors from major websites, and found no 'inner ghosts'. Through hypnosis and deep memory screening, we identified 91 bettors."
"Ninety-one people? How many?"
The fat man looks better.
The more people involved, the easier it is to find a breakthrough.
"The preliminary investigation results have come out. Thirty-five of them are suspected to be big pirates from other sea areas on the bounty list. They are unlikely to appear in the city; and 21 of them are people who have recently appeared in Eludnis.
We have verified those twenty-one people and found that most of them had indeed been to the tavern on the night of the bet, but there was enough evidence to prove that they were not the bettors... The rest have not been found yet and may have escaped.
It may be hidden somewhere that we haven't investigated yet, and it will take a lot of time to investigate."
"So, it's a disguised bet? It's really thoughtful."
"The investigation team also believes that there will not be many participants, and the possibility of 'disguised betting' is very high."
"..."
Raymond's betting plan was quite perfect, and he had thought of almost every method that could be traced. Therefore, it was almost impossible for the gladiator organizer to find clues through betting.
It's a pity that everything is sparse.
Local snakes are indeed local snakes. These guys have been operating in Eludnis City for so many years, and they know all about the cat, mouse and snake ways. They want to investigate some information, and they may even be more efficient than the city lord's palace.
At this time, I will continue to report.
"The technology department suspected that those people might leave immediately after winning money, or they might choose to make large purchases in retaliation. So we jointly conducted a screening with major commercial banks in the city. We excluded the normal transaction flows of those regular customers, and sure enough we found that
There were abnormalities in several large transactions..."
"oh?"
"After the prize pool was redeemed in the last rematch, someone spent nearly 6 billion gold coins to purchase high-precision scientific research equipment and materials in bulk... Generally speaking, those things purchased are large research institutes and shipyards. Even if they are not, they should
It’s some large families and pirate groups. But obviously the patrons this time are not..."
"Have you found out the identity of the visitor?"
"Through photo comparison, we found that the two people who purchased the materials and equipment were a small pirate group that had caused trouble in Agamand in the Gruul Sea, the 'Ghost Pirates'!"
"Little pirate group...are you sure?"
"Sure!"
"..."
Having said that, the results are already evident.
A small pirate group definitely doesn't have the financial strength to spend billions to purchase equipment. What's more, the timing is just after the prize redemption in the rematch, which is very suspicious no matter how you think about it.
Although the Arena allows gamblers to win money through legitimate betting, the loss of more than 20 billion gold coins is not a big deal for their branch of the City of Eternal Night.
But the important thing is that if we don't find out who leaked the "betting warning value of one million gold coins", this kind of loss may happen again.
"Have you sent someone to investigate?"
"Mr. Murphy went there in person."
"Mr. Murphy is here? That's no problem..."
...
Raymond returned to Hot Spring Castle and sent a communication message to the crew, but found that everyone was busy. Lulu, Colin and Panda were on the boat, Anna was wandering around the city, and Helen was at the slave market with slave traders.
They circle around.
In the past few days, the last few batches of captured pure-haired slaves have gradually arrived in Eludnis City. According to Raymond's plan, Helen, as a mysterious slave merchant, paid a small deposit.
The slave traders successfully gathered the pure-haired slaves together, and probably... in the next few days, she would choose a suitable time to abduct them.
There was no one in the Hot Spring Castle, and Raymond was happy to be at ease, preparing to refine the Sequence 5 potion [Godfather of Souls].
Although he went to the Castle of the Undead this time and did not see Puyos X, it was a bit regretful. But he was also sure that the mysterious and powerful undead magician did not have any "hostility" towards him, so he didn't think more about it.
.Of course, he also picked a few "Grey Mist Heart-eroded Mushrooms" in the garden.
Not long after,
When Raymond had just selected the materials and prepared the potion, the door of the Hot Spring Castle opened.
"Anna is back?"
He felt the familiar "qi" and immediately knew who had entered the room without stopping his movements.
Anna obviously also saw Raymond, she greeted happily: "Raymon, are you back?"
Today, Anna is wearing a beautiful quicksand black dress, with a thin black lace backless tube top. This is the "gauze dark skirt", a special costume of the City of Eternal Night, which is very popular among women. This translucent long skirt can make
The sexy and hot women are fully displayed, and the naked beauty does not give people a sense of debauchery, but a hazy and reserved beauty.
"Oh, the dress is beautiful."
Raymond watched the slim figure walking over and complimented her casually. Through the quicksand black skirt, Anna's slender legs were looming, and this half-hidden charm gave people a different kind of heart-tugging feeling.
Anna raised her eyebrows, lifted up her skirt, revealing most of her beautiful legs, and said with a charming look: "Is it just that the skirt is beautiful?"
“They all look good.”
Raymond smiled, did not continue to talk, and continued to tinker with his potion ingredients.
He knew that there was no way he could seduce Anna.
"You're making potions again..."
Anna came over, propped her head on the table with her elbows, and stared at Raymond's work with a serious expression on her pretty face.
"Yes, I just got a material that will rot quickly, so I plan to refine it as soon as possible."
Raymond nodded, but did not stop holding his hand.
He didn't know why this money-obsessed lady suddenly became interested in potions today, and even asked questions about dozens of potion ingredients.
After chatting about trivial matters for a long time,
Then she finally asked: "Raymond, the finals of the tour are about to start, why don't we just place some bets and make some money?"
Sure enough, what Ms. Cai Fan cares about most is money.
Raymond rolled his eyes at her and said, "You just made a lot of money, aren't you satisfied?"
"No one would mind having too much money..."
Anna blinked, smiled and asked again: "How are you going to buy this time? Or spread your bets?"
Raymond thought for a while and said: "Well... we won such a large amount of money before, which may have aroused the vigilance of the organizers. It may be a bit difficult to win money the old way. However, the bets on the finals are touring
The headquarters of the game will be directly operated, and if there is a chance, we will naturally make a lot of money."
Hearing this, a flash of light flashed in Anna's eyes.
She pondered for a moment and then asked: "My dear captain, you haven't told me yet, how did you do it last time? You placed so many bets, but you didn't attract the attention of the betting shop..."
Raymond didn't intend to hide it from his own people, and said: "Oh, each betting station has an 'early warning line' of one million gold coins. As long as the bet is lower than that number, it will not cause the trader to be alert. However, now we
I made a fortune, but this method is probably useless..."
Anna's beautiful eyes flickered, and she asked curiously: "How do you know that secret?"
Raymond didn't know why Anna was so concerned about betting today, so he casually said: "The Bard told me..."
"I don't believe it..."
At this time, Anna's crystal eyes flashed. She came closer and asked in a coquettish tone: "Tell me? Is there any inside information?"
Normally, when Raymond would use the excuse of being a troubadour, Anna would not choose to continue questioning, but today she did so in a coquettish way, obviously intending to get to the bottom of the problem.
If Raymond really had any "inside information" and the person who asked was Anna, he would probably have told it. But this is a memory brought about by time travel, and there is no way to explain it.
"that..."
Just when he was about to find any excuse to deal with her.
Suddenly the system beep sounded.
[Ding! You were attacked by the spiritual spell ‘Arcane Mantra’ of ‘Emmanuel Lyn Murphy’. Due to your super high spiritual resistance, you were exempted from this spell! 】
"Fuck!"
The moment he was mentally attacked, Raymond's first reaction was that there was an enemy in the room! He instinctively put his arm around Anna's soft waist, trying to protect her.
The next moment, Raymond was confused.
Because of the domineering perception, it was obvious that there was no one else in the hot spring castle except myself and Anna!
Moreover, when he saw clearly the name of the enemy prompted by the system, he immediately guessed a possibility as if he had seen a ghost.
Anna was suddenly held in Raymond's arms. She was startled like a deer and asked doubtfully: "Lemon, what's wrong with you?"
She obviously didn't think that her spell would be revealed by a Sequence 5 rookie.
"..."
Raymond said nothing, and calmly threw an "Eye of True Seeing" to Anna in his arms.
However...a weird scene that made people feel numb appeared!
At this moment, what was displayed above Anna's head was not her name, but a guy named "Emmanuel Lynn Murphy".
What a hell?
This very familiar face...isn't Anna?
...
Others may be very unfamiliar with this name...
But an old guy like Raymond was like thunder. Combined with the strange scene in front of him and the attack prompt just now, he was already sure that this name was that person with a great background!
One of the "Shichibukai" of the World Headquarters, [user with the ability to imitate the fruit], "The Thousand-Faced Witch" Emmanuel Lyn Murphy!