Having received Ed's promise, [ Howling Pothos ] turned to leave, but was stopped by Ed again.
"My lord, is there anything else you need from me?"
Ed looked at this top player and said with a smile:
"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? I haven't even rewarded you for this yet."
A look of surprise appeared on [ Howling Pothos's ] face.
"Wasn't that just now...?"
That was merely a response to your report; the rewards for those Soul Returner should be calculated separately.
Ed smiled and looked at [ Howling Pothos ], then took out a card from under the desk:
"This is a new item I've been researching recently. I can give you one first, please accept it."
[ Howling Pothos ] reached out and took the card, about the size of a playing card, with a puzzled look, and began to browse the information on it:
[Item (Consumable): Ability Blessing Card
Effect: After use, you can specify 1-2 attributes (including basic and special attributes), which will be raised to the same level as Ed Adrian for a period of time. If one attribute is specified, the duration is one minute; if two attributes are specified, the duration is thirty seconds.
"This..."
[ Howling Pothos ] was speechless with surprise.
Isn't this item a bit too rare and valuable?
The duration of thirty seconds to a minute may seem short, but it is a powerful item that can synchronize Ed's own attributes.
For a professional gamer like him who values every millisecond of latency and every frame, this thing allows him to detect almost every weakness in his opponent.
Players currently cannot determine the level of NPCs unless those monsters appear as bosses, in which case new information will be unlocked after accumulating a certain level of proficiency.
Important NPCs like Ed, Willow, and Seraphina never explicitly revealed their ranks from beginning to end.
Players can only make rough inferences based on existing performance and video data.
But without a doubt, Ed's abilities are among the strongest of all NPCs, so his character ability cards are naturally very valuable.
How much can this sell for? Ten gold coins? A hundred gold coins?
[ Howling Pothos ] doesn't know the exact amount, but he definitely doesn't intend to sell such a valuable item to anyone else.
Seeing the player's shocked expression, Ed cleared his throat:
"What, not in a hurry to leave?"
[ Howling Pothos ] gave a somewhat embarrassed laugh and said:
"My lord, I'm so sorry, I've never seen such a prop before..."
Ed simply smiled in response and said nothing more. Seeing that the other party had no further instructions, [ Howling Pothos ] left the castle in a cheerful mood.
[ Howling Pothos ] bid farewell to Ed and arrived in Black Locust Town as quickly as possible.
Because he revived very quickly, he was even more than an hour earlier than Enzo's family.
At the same time, Nuolun also received Ed's instructions to start having his Pure Ones pay attention to those who came down from the Soldier Bee but were not Soul Returner.
Enzo's family was quickly found and received excellent care.
The long flight of the day had left the family exhausted, and even Enzo's sister, who was quite curious about the flight, looked tired.
The family will rest here for the night, and then tomorrow they will embark on their journey to the vicinity of the castle, escorted by a small contingent of Holy Crusaders.
Of course, the Holy Crusaders responsible for escorting the prisoners had already been secretly instructed by Nuolun not to rush the journey.
As for the reasons, they were, of course, that the common people of the Tree Worship Church were generally weak, and that traveling for several days in a row might leave them with some aftereffects, and so on. It certainly wasn't because they arrived too early and their family's small house was still just a foundation...
[ Howling Pothos ] felt like he hadn't had a break all day. After seeing off Enzo's family, he committed suicide and arrived at the castle. After leaving the castle, he teleported to Black Locust Town to stake out the area. Once he confirmed that Enzo's family was safe, he would embark on his journey back to Fir City.
But it took him almost two days to cover that distance with the [ Epic-Level Giant ].
Enzo will definitely return to that area that night, and he needs to tell him the good news as soon as possible.
Just as [ Howling Pothos ] was about to push his stamina to the limit and reach Fir City to meet Enzo before dawn, he suddenly encountered a not-so-familiar acquaintance—player [ Evergreen Tree ].
"Professor?"
As a player familiar with [ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ], [ Howling Pothos ] had naturally heard of the "Dragon Tamer's" exploits.
But he remembered that the Steady and Sure Biology Laboratory wasn't here, so with curiosity and a little anticipation, he went up and greeted the professor:
"What are you doing...?"
"Collecting samples."
Although he didn't know who the visitor was, his professional instincts prevented him from remaining indifferent since the other Evergreen Tree had asked.
So he kept his hands moving, but verbally offered an explanation for his actions.
He is collecting samples of the Soldier Bee' down, shells, and most importantly, " Bee Silk."
As a professional in the field, even if his research cannot reach that level in a short period of time, he is still passionate about collecting various biological samples from the World of Disorder as preparation and for his collection.
Actually, what I wanted to ask you was...
"No, I'm just here to collect them. I won't be carrying those potions with me. If you need them, you'll have to wait for the next batch or buy them from someone else."
As expected, it was a very formulaic answer. [ Howling Pothos ] thought to herself, "Then I can only use 'that trick'."
So he leaned down and asked in the ear of the Evergreen Tree:
"Do you have the experimental version of the drug?"
[ Evergreen Tree ] turned its head in surprise:
"You know that? Who told you that?"
[ Howling Pothos ] naturally wouldn't reveal the information [ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] had confided during his earlier complaints; he simply looked sheepishly at [ Evergreen Tree ].
The professor sighed as he looked at him and said:
"Never mind, it's not a secret anyway. What type are you looking for? I have some here right now..."
"Is there anything that can increase stamina?"
The professor pondered for a moment and nodded, saying:
"There really is."
He rummaged in his coat, which resembled a trench coat, and pulled out a vial of medicine.
"In the experimental stage of the new drug, Hisron, I added some special plant extracts, which theoretically can improve your endurance, or rather, stimulate your muscle potential and reduce your perception of fatigue."
"This can't be replaced by sensory blocking; that only deceives your brain. This, however, can deceive your body itself."
[ Howling Pothos ] really wanted to shout, "This is exactly what I want!", but he was ultimately not that kind of person.
But a fleeting moment of attraction still made him reach out for the injection.