Behind the desk, a man wearing a golden mask and a tuxedo leaned on the back of the chair, spread his hands, and said with a smile:
"Aren't we friends? This is a gift from me."
Rawls pushed the paper bag back towards the man in the gold mask, crossed his fingers on his chin, leaned forward and stared at the man across the table:
"Friends must figure it out clearly, otherwise it will damage the friendship between us."
"Your words remind me of the words of Emperor Russell. Brothers must also settle their accounts." The golden masked man's thumb ticked his chin, "The market price of the main material of Sequence 7 potion is 500
If the pound reaches 700 pounds, we will use 700 pounds as the standard, but it is two shares, two shares of 700 pounds?"
Rawls's face under the mask twitched, and then he readily agreed:
"No problem." After saying that, he took out a thick stack of banknotes from the pocket under his black robe, counted out seventy 10-pound banknotes and placed them on the table.
The man in the gold mask did not count the amount again, but directly opened the drawer and swept the pile of banknotes in. Then he stood up and handed the paper bag to Rawls, and at the same time stretched out his right hand and said:
"Congratulations, you are about to become a 'briber'."
Rawls looked at the paper bag in his left hand and the outstretched right hand, and stood up, but only took the paper bag and did not shake hands with the golden mask man.
The masked man just tilted his head slightly, with a faint smile still hanging on the corner of his mouth, and retracted his right hand without embarrassment:
"This is the first step in our friendship, and I hope there will be a second step."
"Haha, this should be the second step. The first step was already taken last time." The last time Rawls was blocked by the masked man after the party, he had already completed a transaction.
The masked man was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said:
"Yes, it's already the second step."
Rolls carried the paper bag containing the two main materials of "The Briber" and turned around and left the study. In fact, this was the third transaction completed by the two people, but the man in the golden mask did not know that Xio was Rolls.
From Spei.
The man in the golden mask stood behind the desk. He didn't sit down for a long time. His eyes narrowed slightly as if he was thinking about something. Then he shook his head. He knew that the person who left would not come to Mr. A's party for a while. As for the two of them,
Personal "friendship" is limited to completing transactions, and it is still very difficult to truly recruit.
It seems that only those down-and-out nobles are the targets of his recruitment. Those who have nothing to lose are the easiest to be satisfied.
…
The Backlund Bridge is the only bridge connecting the two sides of the Tasok River and the largest bridge in the Kingdom of Loen. It was designed by Bishop Telford of the Church of Steam and Mechanics in Backlund more than fifty years ago.
Because it was necessary to meet the needs of both pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages as well as ship shipping, especially with the invention of steam-powered ships, ships gradually became larger. Bishop Telford designed a single-arch iron structure with a span of 200 meters.
Bridge.(Note 1)
In addition to shipping and the subway, the Backlund Bridge is the only channel connecting the two sides of the Tasok River, so the flow of people is always very large. In order to prevent accidents and protect the bridge, there is even a special team of bridge guards on duty here.
At the east end of Backlund Bridge, Forsi, wearing a beige dress with a ruffled stand-up collar, found a secluded place, waiting for Xio to join her. She had just been at Mr. A's party.
He posted a request to buy "Soul Eater" and "Deep Sea Marlin Blood", but he didn't get anything, so he left the villa early and took the subway to Backlund Bridge.
Forsi poked his head out from time to time to see if Xio had arrived. It was almost ten o'clock in the evening, and even the densely populated Backlund Bridge had few people. A team of ten bridge guards were patrolling the bridge.
, which made her dare not approach the bridge at all, for fear of being interrogated by the soldiers guarding the bridge.
Looking at the red moon above her head, Forsi couldn't help but shudder. The full moon murmurs in the past two days almost made her lose control. If it weren't for Hugh, she would have gone to bed to rest.
Sighing, Forsi stretched out his head again, and saw that Xio didn't show up. He sighed again. He didn't know whether Xio was recruited by MI9, or whether he was directly recruited for training after being recruited? Kejie
Free never said anything about this.
Just as she was about to retract her head, Forsi's light blue eyes suddenly flashed with panic. She saw a faint shadow on the ground, and there was someone behind her!
Forsi's left hand folded her fingers inward, trying to touch the bracelet covered by the ruffles on her left cuff. It was a bracelet that allowed her to temporarily use the ability to travel through the spirit world. She quietly touched her waist with her right hand.
Go, there is a dagger there.
When her left hand touched a dark blue rough stone on the bracelet, a man's voice suddenly came from behind.
"it's me."
Jeffrey Lister?
Forsi did not relax her vigilance and kept her current movements. She took out a dagger from her waist with her right hand and turned around. A man in a black robe and a hooded mask was standing behind her, staring at the knife in her hand.
dagger.
"Why are you here?" Seeing that it was Jeffrey, Forsi was obviously relieved. The dagger in his right hand was returned to his waist, but his left hand still maintained its original movement.
Rawls glanced at the silver bracelet exposed on Forsi's left wrist. A dark blue rough stone that seemed to have been burned was held in Forsi's hand, and he handed over a piece of paper in his hand:
"I forgot to give this to Xio. You can take a look at it. It's a benefit I gave you in advance. Remember not to spread the word. Otherwise, if you are traced, don't blame me for not reminding you."
The paper was related to the acting method. Originally, Rawls did not want to give it directly. At least, he had to wait until Xio became a "sheriff" or an "interrogator". Before Xio joined MI9, it was not a problem for his strength to increase too quickly.
A good thing, especially if your identity is still hidden.
But Alicia asked Rawls to give the acting method directly to Fors, saying that her mental state was not good and there was a risk of losing control. Considering what he had obtained from Alicia, Rawls also
I had to do as she said.
Because of the butterfly Rawls, two people who have not had a relationship with Audrey want to join the Tarot Society, and it is almost impossible to know how to act. And for Fors, it is even better than the original work.
I used the spirit world travel more than a month in advance, and without the blessing of the Fool, I couldn't hold on for long under the full moon.
Forsi took the paper doubtfully, glanced at the content on it, and immediately immersed herself in it. When she looked up again, Rawls was no longer in front of her eyes, and Xio, who had returned to his normal appearance, was walking away not far away.
come over.
After looking around for a while but not finding the missing Jeffrey, Forsi walked towards Xio. Looking at her red eyes, he couldn't help but worry:
"Didn't MI9 recruit you?"
Xio shook her head, nodded again, rushed into Forsi's arms without answering, started sobbing, and said vaguely:
"Jeffrey was right, they did exactly what he said."
Forsi breathed a sigh of relief and patted Xio's back:
"Since you have succeeded, don't cry. I thought you failed? Jeffrey was here just now, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Xio raised her head in Forsi's arms, with tears on her face, and said in surprise:
"Geoffrey? How did he know we were meeting here? What was he doing here?"
"I don't know." Forsi shook his head, "He should have followed me secretly to deliver this."
After speaking, she handed the note recording the "acting method" to Xio.
"Performance?"
…
Dock area, Silver Mirror Street, inside Rawls' rented cabin.
Rawls took out two iron boxes from the paper bag and put them aside. He also took out the beakers prepared in advance and the "briber's" auxiliary materials, such as golden datura juice, black datura juice, and psychedelic grass essential oil.
, and a bottle of Ormere red wine worth 130 pounds.
Looking at Alicia, who was sitting on a lame chair but keeping her balance, Rawls asked seemingly unintentionally:
"You seem to have a good attitude towards Forsi?" He urged him to agree to an unfair deal, gave Forsi more time to complete the transcription, and asked him to teach Forsi how to act.
"Tamara needs to repay Abraham's kindness." Alicia still looked like a wax figure with no expression, and she had no sense of urgency to urge Rawls.
So you use me to pay for your kindness? Rawls shook his head. He couldn't tell Alicia that Fors was not Abraham. Although she suffered from the full moon's raving, in the final analysis she just inherited a member of the Abraham family.
The widow's inheritance. She may not even know what Abraham is.
Taking out the beaker, Rawls opened the bottle of Olmir and carefully poured out 80 ml, which was worth 10 pounds. Although the quantity and quality of the auxiliary materials have little impact on the finished potion, the better the materials, the better.
It needs to be more comfortable.
Use three droppers to add 5 drops of golden datura juice, 5 drops of black datura juice, and 4 drops of psychedelic grass essential oil into 80 ml of wine. With the preparation of the auxiliary materials completed, a charming wine
Incense rises from the beaker.
He was not considered an alcoholic. Even when he was playing the role of "savage", he was only seeking the stimulation of alcohol. However, the fragrant aroma gave Rawls the urge to drink the semi-finished product in one gulp.
He resisted this impulse, opened the iron box on the side, and heard the gentle cry of a baby. He picked up this strange flower with a flower plate that resembled a baby's face, and dropped it directly into the beaker.
As soon as the Crying Baby Flower entered the beaker and came into contact with the dark red liquid, a sound immediately sounded inside the beaker. This sound seemed to accommodate all kinds of things in the world: there were the cries of babies similar to before, the cheerful laughter of children, and the sounds of adults.
There are the hearty laughter of the man and the fear of failure, the chatter and quarrels between the husband and wife, and the sighs and regrets of the old man.
Rawls took out the marijuana crystals that kept changing expressions and threw them in. The liquid inside the beaker reflected different colors. These colors formed twisted faces, and each face and the sound it made were different.
Gradually they matched, and finally these distorted faces all had the same expression - contentment, disappearing into the liquid.
Raising the beaker, Rawls looked at the finished potion as if it were a whole. As the beaker shook, the voice and distorted face no longer appeared, but the charming color still reflected, as if filled with the desires of everyone in the world.
and weaknesses.
Looking back at Alicia and seeing her nodding, Rawls closed his eyes and drank the whole potion in the beaker. As soon as he took his mouth, he felt like he was drinking the best wine and eating the most delicious food.
Just like food, every taste bud on the tongue exudes a sense of satisfaction.
As the potion disappeared into his mouth, Rawls felt as if his spirit body was about to leave his physical body, as if he was falling into a sweet dream. Someone put on him a crown set with a huge ruby, and presented him with the Sword of Order, which represented power.
The most beautiful women from all over the world accompanied him, and in front of him was a long table that stretched to the end, with countless delicacies on it.
The next moment, the dream turned into a nightmare. The crown on his head gradually shrank, giving him a splitting headache. The sword of order, which represented power, pierced his heart. The beauty next to him grew sharp teeth to bite his flesh and blood.
, those delicacies gave him abdominal cramps and vomited black blood.
Just when Rawls began to fall into fear, there was an endless, pale, illusory mist rising in front of his eyes, the nightmare went away, and countless prayers came to his ears.
"Eternal and uncertain chaos,
You are the master of the disordered kingdom,
It is the shadow of order incarnate.”
When the prayers dispersed, Rawls opened his eyes and felt the active spirituality. He knew that he had become the "briber" of Sequence 7.
The vast majority of paths are on Sequence 7 or Sequence 6. After reaching a qualitative change, they will have more and more unique ways to deal with the enemy, and they will no longer rely solely on physical bodies and guns to fight. Extraordinaries of the "Black Emperor" path will become Sequence 7 "Bribery"
Although there is only one "bribery" ability, there are four different bribery effects.
Weakening: The premise of using this ability is to give the target something certain, and then it can significantly weaken the target's attack, defense or control against itself within a certain period of time;
Charm: By giving actual or symbolic "bribery", the target will have a strong favorable impression, making it difficult to show hostile intentions, and even being unwilling to fight with the target. If the conditions are right, the person who receives the bribe will have a very small probability of attacking his companions in return;
Arrogance: By giving actual or symbolic bribes, the target is made proud, arrogant, mentally lowered, and misjudged;
Association: By giving actual or symbolic bribes, the two parties are related and established.
The first three of these four effects are actually equivalent to DEBUFF. After one set, even an Extraordinary who is stronger than himself will have little better remaining combat power. With the addition of "bribery", there is no need for the opponent to accept it, even if Rawls
Simply throwing something directly to your opponent constitutes a "bribery".
This is a characteristic of the "Black Emperor" approach, which not only exploits loopholes in the rules, but also displays the domineering nature of an emperor.
PS: Note 1: Modified based on a certain design plan of London Bridge in the 19th century.