If they are truly believers of Keeper of Secrets, then the secrets they possess may be of inestimable value. In fact, it may even contain some clues about Original Text of Lineage.
Besides, she happened to have three days of free time with nothing to do.
The risk is worth taking.
"It does sound great." Li Wen's voice was still calm. She did not agree immediately, but brought the topic back to the most practical issue, "But I need to know who the enemies I want to face are, how many they have, and what their strength is."
The store manager White Elf seemed to have expected Li Wen's caution. She smiled appreciatively, and her lazy posture revealed her confidence that she was in control of the situation.
"Wise choice." She said calmly, "Raphael's Curio Collection, the shopkeeper on the surface is just an ordinary person. But the one who really controls everything is Raphael himself. He is a sinister and cunning guy, Path of Transmutation Stage Three's rank is Snake Witch. He never trusts anyone. The interior of the library is full of vicious alchemy traps and magic alarms, so you must be careful."
"In addition to him, there are four resident Guards in the library. They are all desperadoes who have committed crimes and were taken in by him. Two of them are Stage Two's extraordinary beings, nothing special. The other two are more difficult, and one is Stage Three's 'Spirit Channeling', and the other is their leader, a transcendent from Earthsea, Blood Lust Lineage Path of Suffering Stage Four——'Penalized One'."
Stage Four?
Li Wen's eyes under the cloak condensed slightly. The extraordinary beings of Stage Four have completely broken away from the category of mortals. Their life essence will undergo a qualitative leap at this stage, and the power they control is far beyond the imagination of low-level extraordinary beings. With her current dual-path Stage Two strength, she can easily win against a regular Stage Three transcendent, but if she confronts a Stage Four head-on, she has almost no chance of winning.
"Although the most powerful one is Stage Four, you should also be careful of Raphael himself." The elf store manager added, "Although he is not strong, he is a very insidious villain. What he is best at is taking advantage of human greed and fear. Don't believe anything he says."
Penalized One of Stage Four, Spirit Channeling and Snake Witch of Stage Three, plus a group of Cannon Fodder.
For ordinary Stage Two extraordinary people, this can almost be said to be a certain death situation.
But Li Wen is not an ordinary extraordinary person. She has two Stage Two paths, the two original classics "The Final Codex" and "Emerald Tablet", and she also has the ultimate trump card of "Witch State" that can overturn the situation of the battle.
There may be some price to pay, but it is not without a fight. What's more, what she wants to do is not conflict with them head-on.
"I can accept this commission." Li Wen's voice was crisp and clear, without any sloppiness.
"Very good. That relic is an ancient Stone Tablet with Magic Script engraved on it, which is easy to identify." White Elf The store manager showed a satisfied smile on her face, and she put the hand-painted The building structure diagram and the black Feather Bookmark were pushed in front of Li Wen. "This drawing has all known traps and guard patrol routes marked on it. It should save you a lot of trouble."
Li Wen put away the drawings and bookmarks, turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wait." The elf store manager stopped her, "My name is Iluri. After the commission is completed, just come here and find me."
Li Wen paused for a moment, finally memorizing the name, and then walked out of the bookstore without looking back. His figure soon merged into the flow of people on the street and disappeared.
In the bookstore, Iluri looked at her leaving figure, a deep light that no one could understand flashed in her lazy eyes. She walked slowly to the window and stared at the Camelot street scene that looked extremely solemn and orderly in the sunlight. After a long time, he whispered softly in a voice that only he could hear.
"Calm Sun's imprint... it's really interesting."
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Li Wen did not stay too long on the street, but went straight back to the hotel.
After returning to the room, she locked the door from the inside and set up a simple warning circle - it only took a few drops of blood and a little magic power to do it.
After doing all this, she walked to the table and slowly spread out the two things she got from Iluri.
The hand-drawn architectural structure diagram was pressed under the candlestick, and the complete layout of the upper and lower floors of the library was outlined with fine lines on the yellowed parchment. The markings on it are extremely detailed, from which room has a pressure-triggered poison needle trap hidden under the floor, to which section of the corridor has low-level warning magic attached to the wall, and even the Guards' usual shift break time is marked.
With this thing, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
Li Wen's eyes moved slowly on the drawing, and finally stopped at the deepest part of the second floor, the room marked as "Raphael's bedroom and secret room". That is where the ancient Stone Tablet mentioned by Iluri is stored, and it is also the most heavily defended core of the entire collection.
According to the markings on the drawing, leading there requires passing through a corridor personally guarded by "Penalized One" who is Stage Four.
Stage Four, Penalized One.
Li Wen's fingers tapped lightly on the table, quickly constructing an image of the enemy in his mind. The transcendent of Path of Suffering is similar to the path of sacrifice of Radiance Spectrum. The former uses enduring and creating pain as the source of strength. They usually have extremely strong bodies and extraordinary endurance. For them, ordinary physical damage may even be a disguised gain. Coupled with the unique pain spell, it can be regarded as a very difficult enemy.
To deal with such an enemy, pure force suppression is not the best strategy. The longer the battle lasts, the harder it will be to defeat it. He must find his weakness, or use power that he cannot bear or transform to completely defeat him in an instant.
As for Path of Transmutation's Snake Witch Raphael, although his strength is only that of Stage Three, he is no less threatening than the former. Path of Transmutation's extraordinary beings are best at changing the form of matter and their own structure. They are natural pretenders and masters of traps.
As for Spirit Channeling, it means that she may have to face some invisible ghost enemies, which is not difficult to deal with.
After analyzing the existing information, Li Wen already had a rough plan in mind. She put away the map and took out several alchemy materials from Fairy Treasure Bag - a handful of "Misty Moss" that shimmered in the dark, a bottle of "Shadow Solvent" made from deep-sea squid ink mixed with crushed obsidian powder, and a few chelicerae taken from some kind of highly poisonous Spider Demon that still contained paralyzing toxins.
These were all items she collected during her travels or found in Fairy Treasure Bag. Now, with the support of the vast alchemy knowledge of "Emerald Tablet" and the fact that she has been improving her alchemy skills, these seemingly inconspicuous materials will be transformed in her hands.
Without further ado, Li Wen starts refining right away.
"Misty Moss" was thrown into the cauldron, burned slowly by the magic fire, and slowly turned into a wisp of smoke. She carefully sealed it in a crystal bottle, creating "Misty Veil" that could temporarily isolate sound and breath. "Shadow Solvent" was further purified by her and blended into "Oil of Concealment" that can be applied on clothes to enhance the affinity of the shadow and match the characteristics of Retrograde in Shadow.
As for those highly poisonous chelicerae, she crushed them together with several corrosive herbs, mixed them with her own blood, and finally made a small bottle of paste that was dark purple in color and exuded a light sweet smell - "Soul-Eroding Paste". This poison will not cause death immediately, but once it seeps into the blood, it will continuously erode the target's magic power, making it weak and sluggish without even realizing it.
After doing all this, the time came to dusk. The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the window, giving the room a warm color. Li Wen put away the refined potions and poisons one by one, stood up and walked to the window, calmly staring at the street downstairs that was gradually shrouded in twilight, waiting for the arrival of night.