Chapter 781: Knowledge is Power
Su Xiao examined the many materials on the table. Most of them were fire-resistant or metal. From these materials, it was possible to conclude that Nikolos Caesar wanted to create bombs.
There were a hundred different areas of alchemy, starting with creating bombs, potions, new lifeforms, familiars, analyzing life patterns, mechanical and biological combinations, and so on.
Su Xiao specialized in making bombs and potions, which coincided with Nicholas Caesar's research direction.
— Material handling is good. In this aspect, you have no problems. As for mixing and combining, with all due respect, your skills aren't very good.
— Nonsense! Nicholas Caesar replied and snatched the test tube from Su Xiao's hand. This test tube seemed to be his favorite.
— I've been studying alchemy for 15 years, and since I was 16, I... " and Nikolos Caesar began to describe his great achievements.
— This is the way of any alchemist, " but Su Xiao's reply silenced Nicholas Caesar.
— That's right, "Nicholas Caesar said, and sighed as he recalled his life with his" mentor." He wasn't really his mentor. He just provided him with the materials that he needed to process, and as for learning how to create something amazing from different materials, that was out of the question.
Everything he currently knew how to create was created by himself, without any help.
— Exploring everything alone is not a bad choice, but you can't ignore one point. Before starting such research, you need to at least master the database. Without a minimum of experience, all research will end up being useless, right, Niko?
Su Xiao's words silenced Nicholas Caesar.
— You're right, but my name is Nicholas, not Nico. Niko means "monkey shit" in the goblin language.».
The goblin language was a bit strange, but that wasn't the most important thing right now. At this moment, Nicholas was looking at Su Xiao with his burning eyes, as if he was ready to eat Su Xiao alive.
— You're familiar... With the basics of making bombs? he asked as he swallowed his saliva and stared at Su Xiao with his big round eyes.
— With a sign.
— Really?! Nicholas stood up excitedly and grabbed Su Xiao's arm.
— But only a little.
Caesar was a little dejected when he heard this. At first, he felt as if he had hit the jackpot of a million gold bars, but after a moment, it turned out that the tax on winnings was one million and one gold bars...
— More specifically? Nicholas asked, and took a deep breath to keep his composure. Su Xiao didn't say anything, just picked up the crumpled formula on the table. After reading it, he began to create a liquid bomb using this formula.
Ten minutes later, the test tube with the liquid bomb was on the table. Su Xiao could refine this bomb, but if he did, he would definitely attract the attention of the imperial military. Most likely, they would have forced him to leave the battlefield and go to the rear of the empire to develop new bombs, which would have prevented him from gaining military merit.
Nicholas Caesar took this test tube very carefully, as if he had found a very valuable treasure. — Although you're no better than my mentor, you are... About my level, " he said, and forced a smile. In fact, he knew that Su Xiao's level was higher than his, but he just didn't want to admit it.
More importantly, Nicholas Caesar felt threatened by him.
— Compared to killing enemies on the battlefield, I don't like doing it. Too long and tedious.
Nicholas Caesar's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this. "Then.".. Can you provide me with a reasonable liquid bomb formula? Something like this. Although it is not ready yet, I will definitely be able to put it into production after a while.
— Su Xiao's reply was so simple and quick that Nicholas Caesar couldn't believe it at first.
— Truth?
— Sure, but I have a condition.
— Which one? Nicholas Caesar asked, and subconsciously pulled the rack of test tubes towards him.
His property was sacred and inviolable.
— You're not going to tell me that I know anything about alchemy. This will cause me unnecessary trouble. Only you will know that I understand alchemy.
— No problem, " Nikolos Caesar replied with his pants full of joy. It perfectly matched his expectations. Not only did such a requirement not threaten his status in the legion, but it would also allow him to master a higher level of alchemy in the shortest amount of time.
Caesar extended his hand, which was more like a dry branch, and Su Xiao extended his own in return.
They made the deal with a handshake.
[Notification: The hunter won the favor of Quartermaster Nicholas Caesar, an important figure in the Ironblood Legion.
Quartermaster's favorability towards the Hunter at the moment: 31 points.
Favorability is divided into: 1 ~ 10 — first meeting; 10~60-friendship; 60~80 — close friend; 80~100 can be made a slave or follower under certain circumstances.]
Seeing this notification, Su Xiao was surprised. If the favorability reached 80 or more points, wouldn't he be able to get some derivative world heroine into bed??
Su Xiao glanced at Caesar, who was smiling viciously with his yellow teeth, and almost hit him. His sexual orientation was definitely normal!
Su Xiao had never encountered anything like this before. In fact, contractors with a lot of charisma were very familiar with such mechanics. The higher the character's favorability, the more benefits the contractor could get. Charisma alone did not increase the contractor's strength, but when combined with skills and other abilities, it could make the contractor a very dangerous combat unit..
If Su Xiao hides her murderous aura... No, his "respected" 6 points of charisma is at best enough for a simple conversation with the plot characters.
Su Xiao sighed. Sometimes you had to give up something to get what you wanted. The simultaneous development of four characteristics was already an anomaly among contractors.
After arranging various materials on the table, Su Xiao started explaining to Nicholas Caesar what the alchemy bombs really were. Although Su Xiao had never seen most of these materials, fortunately, most of them had properties that he was familiar with.
Nicholas Caesar sat on a chair just like an elementary school student, and listened intently to his teacher. Now, he no longer cared about his status as a quartermaster. Knowledge was priceless, and statuses and influence could be acquired at any time.
As Su Xiao explained, he kept seeing notifications from Heaven.
[Quartermaster Nicholas Caesar's favorability towards you +5 points.]
[Quartermaster Nicholas Caesar's favorability towards you +8 points.]
[Quartermaster Nicholas Caesar's favorability towards you +6 points.]
After half an hour of explaining, Nikolos Caesar's favorability level reached an astounding 95 points. This surprised Su Xiao very much. Could he have already made him his slave or follower? Nikolos ' abilities weren't very good, but his current status was quite good.
But Heaven didn't send him a notification that he could do it, which made Su Xiao vaguely feel that something was wrong.
Perhaps he was harder to deal with than he thought.
When Su Xiao finished explaining, Nicholas Caesar remained seated in his seat and was clearly thinking about something.
— Nicholas.
— Hm?
— Would you like to sell me a branch of one oak tree for a cheaper price?
— This... Not good, " Nicholas said, and smiled obscenely.
— About? What do you mean? Wasn't the knowledge you gained now valuable?
Although Su Xiao had only revealed a small amount of his knowledge about bombs, this knowledge wasn't something that Caesar could acquire in the next couple of years without outside help.
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