Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Investigation
"Oh?" Duke’s deep gaze fell on Robert, tinged with a hint of inquiry. "Tell , how do you plan to obtain it? That mining area must be heavily guarded and far from Azure Vault City."
Robert grinned, revealing a player’s characteristic smile, with a touch of slyness: "Sir, for us Heaven-Gifted, acquiring information or items sotis doesn’t require us to do it ourselves, nor do we need to storm the place. We have our channels."
He didn’t directly ntion player forums or player trades, fearing these terms would be blocked by the system, causing Duke to not understand.
Robert continued to explain: "Although the Shadow Council has recruited quite a few Heaven-Gifted to work for them, most of these Heaven-Gifted are motivated by profit and power. As long as the price is right or they are offered sothing they desire more, such as better equipnt, quest clues, or in-ga currency, there will always be soone willing to casually bring out a souvenir or straightforwardly sell the by-products of a completed task."
"Very good." Duke’s voice was deep and carried a hint of approval, "Robert, your value is continuously being demonstrated. I need to see samples as soon as possible; both ores and slted tals are needed. The quantity doesn’t need to be large, but you must ensure it cos from the mining area you ntioned. The sooner, the better; this matter has a high priority."
Duke paused for a mont, his fingertips unconsciously tapping the table, making a slight thudding sound. "Additionally, regarding the specific location of that mining area, the guard forces, transport routes, and... why the Shadow Council values this type of tal so much? What is special about it? Dig out as much information as you can. Any detail could be critically important."
"Understood! Sir Duke!" Robert’s spirit revitalized; this was evidently an important branch task, and the reward might be incredibly generous. "I’ll get right on it! As soon as I have news, I’ll report to you imdiately!"
Robert bowed and quickly left Duke’s room, filled with motivation.
As Duke watched Robert leave, this is the advantage of dealing with players— even without promising any benefits, they instinctively believe completing a task will earn them a reward and will strive to accomplish the task as best as possible.
Of course, he wouldn’t be stingy either; if Robert did well with the tasks, nurturing him further would be a possibility.
"[Trading Zone] Around Azure Vault City - Heavily purchase Shadow Council’s mysterious mining area ores/tal ingot samples! Also buying firsthand intelligence! Cash/in-ga currency accepted!"
On the ga forum, Robert has already posted a ssage, starting to purchase related intelligence and task items.
Having finally encountered Duke again, he naturally wanted to seize this opportunity and diligently complete the task.
Although Duke seed to be temporarily staying in Azure Vault City and had opened a Magic Potion Shop, such NPCs might leave any ti, so he needed to act quickly.
...
Three days later, Duke had a brass-colored tal in his hands; this tal was slted in that mining area, known as Silver-Backed tal.
It’s about the size of a fist, with a coarse surface, carrying the remnants of quenching marks and minute pores from recent slting. It’s cool to the touch and heavy.
This tal appears brass-colored on the surface, but when cut open, it’s silvery white inside, and after a period, it returns to a brass color.
Duke’s fingertips gathered a trace of barely detectable magic power, lightly touching a corner of the tal ingot.
An extrely faint sound, like cold water dripping into hot oil, rang out.
The touched area instantly shed its dull brass hue, briefly revealing an extrely pure, lava-like dark golden sheen.
A far more intense energy pulse than previously sensed erupted suddenly, carrying a scorching, raging primitive force that seed to want to tear everything apart, yet swiftly extinguished by an unseen giant hand, turning back to the lifeless brass color.
"It is indeed Magic tal, and of excellent quality," Duke mused; it was a type of Magic tal he had never seen before.
His Alchemy skills were limited; he still didn’t know how to better utilize the properties of Silver-Backed tal.
But Duke didn’t need to dwell on these issues; he just needed to obtain enough Magic tal and then absorb it.
Apart from this piece of Silver-Backed tal, there were also several pieces of raw ore, evidently extracted from the sa mining area.
Duke gathered these for sample research.
Besides these two items, Robert also brought a thick notebook, detailing the information he had gathered.
He went to great lengths to prepare this material, ticulously writing down every bit personally.
After obtaining intelligence from other players, he needed to sift through and organize it himself, and after tidying it up, he wrote it into the notebook.
Duke took the notebook and browsed through the information inside completely, finding records of the mining area’s location and the distribution of the Shadow Council’s defensive forces, in great detail.
It was evident these intelligence pieces were disseminated by players from within the mining area, or they wouldn’t be this detailed.
This mining area is called Baiyan Mine, where the Shadow Council deployed many personnel, including two Magic Masters on guard.
The so-called Magic Masters are equivalent to second-level Wizards; their strength should not be underestimated.
Duke could not rely on his own strength to directly enter the mining area now, nor could he absorb ores there safely.
He contemplated for a mont and soon had so ideas.
Duke looked at Robert before him and said, "Very good, the task was completed excellently. I see your effort and dedication. I will teach you a truly powerful Breathing Technique, capable of enabling you to cultivate to a First-level Knight. This Breathing Technique is called the Light Divine Breathing Technique."
He contemplated for a mont but decided not to impart the ditation Technique to Robert, mainly because players are unpredictable; a Breathing Technique alone wouldn’t cause much impact.
The Light Divine Breathing Technique is an extrely special Breathing Technique, requiring very high talent from practitioners; it’s extraordinarily difficult to cultivate if one’s talent isn’t high enough.
Thus, Duke wasn’t afraid of it spreading, as it’s inherently a technique that only a few people could cultivate.
Whether Robert could cultivate it or not depends on his fate; anyway, if the cultivation effect is poor, it has nothing to do with Duke.
"The Light Divine Breathing Technique! Sir Duke, are you part of the Light Sect?" Robert asked.
Duke shook his head: "I have no affiliation with the Light Sect, and this Breathing Technique is not the sa as the one they possess; there’s no connection between the two."
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