Chapter 384 2 People's Transaction

Nicholas II used the spells of the imperial school with great anticipation, checked the efficacy of the potion roughly, and quickly showed a disappointed expression.

"...This has become a specialization for elemental creatures again."

He sat down very annoyed: "This time I ran more than the last time..."

Forget it, let’s memorize the recipe first.

It is rare that the completion level is so high this time.

"What's the name? Well, forget it..."

Nicholas II pondered for a while, then pulled out a piece of tape and wrote "No. 23 Poison Dust-Limited Elemental Creatures-Concentration 289%-Adhesion Rate 64%."

After he wrote the recipe, he took out a small portion with a spoon and wrapped it on paper. And wrote "Sample No. 23" on the paper bag, and put it into a thick book of obsidian texture that looked a bit like a photo album.

"But I'm a little tired..."

Nicholas II removed the enchantment, sat back on the chair and muttered in a low voice.

Although this part of mystical knowledge is not like the real name of God, it will be forgotten once it is used. But even with the soul of the golden rank, there will be obvious fatigue after use.

If it is silver rank and below, maybe it will not be able to suppress the power of mysterious knowledge, which will cause influence and hallucinations. It is even possible to be directly burned by it.

After all, occult knowledge has its weight.

The exhaustion of using occult knowledge on the soul is like carrying a heavy load.

"You can't rest yet."

Behind him, the stone statue with frowning and closed eyes, with a distressed expression on his face, calmly and suddenly said, "Meditate for a while before continuing."

"...Seriously, is it really impossible to get the blood of the devil?"

"I can't get it."

Father Shi replied calmly: "Now Noah's situation is getting more and more tense, and you can't go out. Otherwise, you may be entangled in some troublesome events."

"How much trouble can it be..."

Nicholas II sighed.

- Can it be more troublesome than my current situation?

He is locked here every day, drawing on the power of Noah's leylines to construct rituals. If you want to go out, you have to meditate and go out with your soul...

But that's all.

As an android, his mission is just that.

"Then I can use my soul state?"

"Okay. Just don't get caught."

"I myself won't be found when I go out..."

"It's different."

Father Shi replied briefly.

Nicholas II knew that if he continued to ask questions, he would not get an answer.

So he simply gave up asking questions, but quickly sat in front of the chair and began to meditate to recover his energy.

His orange-hued, crystalline soul, with a gentle fire burning inside, rose from his chair.

"I'm going out for a walk."

He glanced at Father Stone, bowed politely to him, and left the room.

——If you want to relieve the pressure on the soul, you must let the soul temporarily leave your body. Anyway, the soul of the golden rank will not be seen casually... It doesn't matter if you go out for a walk.

Although it is not clear why Father Stone keeps him from letting him go out... But as Nicholas's artificial human, he can survive only because "Nicholas is dead".

From the very beginning, Nicholas had no intention of sharing the technology for creating artificial humans. Only his own soul can make such a creation; and those artificial humans are also specially prohibited by Nicholas.

The androids cannot manufacture or synthesize the Sage's Stone, let alone create new androids. Even Nicholas II, born as a self-replicating android of Nicholas himself, would not be able to break through this limit.

If artificial humans want to expand their population, they can only reproduce in the same way as other animals.

Everything is obvious.

From the very beginning, Nicholas intended to be the king of androids...or the god of androids.

...but that's why Nicholas II was chartered to survive.

——Because an orphaned man-made man cannot continue the population.

From this point of view, perhaps "Nicholas II" was because Nicholas thought that he might die, so he specially left a "backup" who inherited all his talents and would not be executed.

Considering Nicholas' talent and intelligence, this arrangement is also very likely.

"……Ok?"

As soon as Nicholas II left the basement, he vaguely felt that his soul was being affected by something.

He was a little curious, but not the slightest vigilant and fearful.

He immediately flew over at high speed.

Although he could not refine the Sage's Stone, he also inherited all of Nicholas's power and experience, and was even much younger than Nicholas himself. Even for ordinary gold-rank superhumans, Nicholas II can easily hit three with one hand.

This is the absolute suppression of time accumulation and wisdom.

And Nicholas II followed the feeling that affected his soul and flew all the way to a large and luxuriously decorated hotel.

The floor of the hotel is covered with hand-woven wool carpets, paintings by famous painters hang on the walls, and small sculptures are placed between rooms. Even the chandeliers are crystal chandeliers studded with gold. The decoration in the room is also far more luxurious than the general local Viscount, and there is even a bookshelf full of books in each room, as well as free high-quality daily necessities.

This is a top-level hotel dedicated to nobles and big businessmen from other places, as well as foreign bigwigs who come to Noah by subway.

As a hotel, this is definitely something to be proud of, and the quality of their service staff is definitely comparable to it. Only in the royal capital, it is possible to afford it.

But Nicholas II frowned slightly.

In his view, this is nothing but vulgarity.

It's all wasted.

Broken gemstones embedded in the wall, if ground into gemstone powder, used to make magic potion or charm potion, the price can be doubled twenty times;

The statues of these historical celebrities contain a "solidified historical breath", which can be used in rituals to talk to people of the past, or to modify the location of nightmares based on influence;

The crystal and gold on each chandelier can be used to make a holy shield that can withstand the power of a silver-level destroying wizard - even the furniture made of high-quality wood is a waste in his opinion .

These woods are not the best woods for making furniture. They are expensive because they can be used in rituals after treatment, not because of their excellent quality as wood.

... is simply a collection of waste.

Based on this disgust, Nicholas II couldn't help but feel a little contempt for another person he had not yet met.

——But this contempt quickly dissipated when he saw the other party.

Sitting in the room was a spirit who had lost his head.

Yes, lost the head.

He sat securely in the seat, only his head was blank. And I can constantly see the light concentrating on the head and regenerating at an extremely slow speed.

"……you are?"

Nicholas II asked politely.

And the other party made a warm and kind voice: "You can call me Bernardino.

"I know who you are...I know your father."

"...but my father doesn't know you."

Nicholas II searched his memory silently, and responded indifferently and vigilantly.

He didn't remember Nicholas knowing the man in front of him.

The headless old man just laughed and said nothing.

He just said plainly: "Speaking straight to the point, I hope to get the recipe for the 'Hermes School Sage's Stone'."

"impossible."

Nicholas II immediately vetoed, and then he was about to turn around and leave.

But Bernardino said from behind when he turned around: "Do you know about your father?"

"……what?"

"—Nicholas Flamel, son of Hermes. The greatest alchemist in the world... A sage who accomplished the great deeds of the gods as a human being."

Bernardino said slowly.

He "looked" at Nicholas II and answered.

"He didn't actually die back then... you know?"

Nicholas II was silent for a long time, then turned around and looked at Bernardino silently.

The headless Bernardino laughed.

"I can teach you the manufacturing formula of 'artificial soul' first as a deposit."

The headless old man said slowly: "This is something that Nicholas Flamel invented in recent years. If you go back and study it, you will know that this is Nicholas' style, but it is not in your memory.

"If you ever want to give me the refining technology of the Sage's Stone, come and find me here."

- I'm always here.

--I'm waiting for you.

Bernardino's empty head looked at Nicholas II vacantly.

Nicholas II was silent for a long time, neither agreeing nor refusing. Just standing there, as if waiting for something.

Then Bernardino laughed again and began to slowly say the formula of "artificial soul".

He is confident...

I won't be waiting here too long.