dognovel Chapter 119 Extraordinary Bullet
Chapter 119 Extraordinary Bullet
After getting off the carriage, Zhou Ning found Old Taylor, the manager of the underground market, based on his previous memory.
Wearing the same white hard-shell mask, Zhou Ning followed him quietly and returned to the dark room.
When Zhou Ning arrived in the room, many party members had already arrived. On the table in the middle was the same scale of doom as last time.
After that experience, Zhou Ning did not sit near the end at the 9 to 10 o'clock position like last time, but sat directly on the sofa at the 6 o'clock position.
Through his observation Haki, which had been upgraded to the intermediate level, Zhou Ning keenly noticed that most of the participants were the same group as last time. The young man who sold him the devil fruit was also there, right next to him, and was particularly easy to recognize - because he was now disguised in the form of a devil fruit, with a deer head, and he didn't even need a mask.
"It's you?" The deer-headed man recognized Zhou Ning immediately and greeted him friendly. He seemed quite satisfied with the previous transaction.
After looking into the deer-headed man's round deer eyes, Zhou Ning pulled the corners of his mouth, feeling so fucking incongruous!
In the relative silence, time passed minute by minute. Not long after, the middle-aged man wearing the silver mask from last time came to the center and spoke:
"Now that the time has come, those who are late don't have to wait. As usual, trading will start at 12 o'clock."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone at the 12 o'clock position spoke impatiently. It was a man with his hood pulled low: "I need a large amount of ordinary super-powered potions, the more the better. Trade with Viktar."
Ordinary super potion? Zhou Ning was slightly stunned.
There are four types of super potions in the Apocalypse game: low-level super potions, ordinary super potions, extreme super potions, and god-level super potions that no one has ever seen before.
The difference between normal and extreme potions is actually not that big. The difference is that the extreme super power potion has a chance of awakening better super powers, a higher success rate, and the probability of death after failure is almost zero.
The failure rate of ordinary super potions is about 8%, so not many people choose them and they are not common on the market.
Especially after he acquired a large amount of Starburst preparation materials, most of them were used to make extreme super-powered potions, leaving even fewer ordinary super-powered potions on the market...
After a brief silence, a short man at 8 o'clock responded to the hooded man and said in a deliberately low voice, "I might be able to provide a batch of ordinary super-powered potions, but the mortality rate of this potion is a bit high. Are you sure it won't be a problem?"
The hooded man laughed in a low voice: "It will be fine. Those who take this super-powered potion are not afraid of death..."
As he was speaking, his voice suddenly stopped, and he seemed a little annoyed that he had revealed some important secrets.
Not afraid of death? Is it possible... that the hooded man bought these ordinary super potions for the players?
Zhou Ning's heart moved, and he couldn't help but make a guess.
If this were true, it would be a bit scary. Knowing a player's details so quickly is incredibly efficient, isn't it?
Apart from the government, there are probably only a few supernatural forces that can achieve such efficiency in the Kingdom of Blaxton.
But this was just speculation after all. Zhou Ning watched the transaction calmly. In the end, the two men reached an agreement on a price of 65 Viktoria per bottle. They agreed to complete the transaction after the party.
The next one to come was the Deer-Headed Man. This time, he wanted to purchase sword weapons with extraordinary abilities, and his target price was within 800 Victa.
However, his needs were not met. Weapons with extraordinary abilities were not common, let alone designated swords.
The deer-headed man sighed and sat back down somewhat dejectedly.
Afterwards, several more transactions were completed or aborted. A supernatural item called the Voodoo Spear, which could infect a person with plague after being stabbed, was sold for 400 Victa. Another supernatural item, the Ever-Bright Lantern, which cost 1200 Victa, was once again ignored.
Next up was Zhou Ning. He walked over to the scales and said with a smile, "What I'm selling today is a rare item called a Devil Fruit. I'm sure some of you have heard of its effects. Consuming it grants the eater powerful special abilities."
"800 Vekta, or a correspondingly priced extraordinary firearm and rare alchemical formula."
As I mentioned earlier, the participants in this gathering were basically the same group as the previous one. No one asked too many questions this time, and someone immediately made an offer:
"800 Vectra."
"900 Victa." A man wearing a blue mask also made an offer.
"1000 Victa." The man raised the price again.
The price in the market kept fluctuating, and in just a moment, it reached 1050 Victa, which was not far from the last selling price.
What disappointed Zhou Ning was that no one offered him an offer that caught his eye. However, someone did offer an extremely rare alchemy blueprint, but unfortunately it was about applied alchemy, which Zhou Ning could not learn at all.
The scramble continued for a moment, and the noise finally died down. At this moment, at 10 o'clock, a middle-aged man's offer cheered Zhou Ning up:
"Although I don't have any extraordinary firearms, I can sell you an extraordinary bullet."
"This extraordinary bullet is, in a sense, a waste bullet. It's made of extremely pure mithril."
"This extraordinary bullet cannot be fired. However, as long as it is placed in the revolver's cylinder, it will automatically skip when its turn comes. The next bullet in the cylinder will have a special effect, such as freezing, burning, stunning, etc. Of course, it may also be a waste bullet."
"It can also be used for disinfection. Using high temperatures to bake it can remove toxins from wounds and stop bleeding, but it's very painful."
"If you want, I can trade it for a devil fruit, and even give you an extra 400 Vectas."
It seems very powerful. My Colt M1873 revolver's cylinder can hold a total of 10 rounds of bullets. After accounting for one spent bullet, there are still 9 rounds. In the normal sense, one extraordinary bullet can be fired for every 10 bullets.
But this is not the case. To me, this bullet is worth more.
The revolvers in this world are relatively backward. When the cylinder is in the return position, there will be two positioning cards stuck in the cylinder. Only when the hammer is pushed to a certain degree will the positioning cards be released.
But this is not the case with the pistols from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that I brought from the simulator.
Possessing the purple talent of a master of firearms, I know the structure of firearms like the back of my hand. With the revolver extended, I can manually rotate the cylinder to control the position of the bullets to a certain extent, and basically ensure that 1/3 of the bullets are fired in an extraordinary state.
This is the power of technology.
Zhou Ning's heart was pounding. After a moment's thought, he looked at the obese middle-aged man and said, "450 Vectra. I want cash."
"Deal." The middle-aged man said without hesitation.
Then the two of them put the items on the scale for identification as usual, and the result was that the bullets and cash were far superior.
However, the middle-aged man didn't care and put the devil fruit away as if it were a treasure. Both parties were happy.
Zhou Ning was satisfied after completing the transaction. He carefully put the bullet away and felt quite happy.
Although this bullet cost the equivalent of 600 Victa in cash, he also obtained the second extraordinary item in this world, an extraordinary bullet that greatly improved his combat ability.
Zhou Ning did not make another move afterwards, but acted as a bystander and sat there until the end.
I don’t know if it’s the influence of the players’ arrival, but a lot of good things appeared at the party tonight.
Later, an extremely rare [Fire Dragon Skeleton] even appeared. In Zhou Ning's impression, it was the material for changing jobs to the rare magic profession "Pyromancer".
As soon as this item came out, it caused a scramble and eventually fell into the hands of a mysterious buyer at a high price of 1400 Victa.
The deer-headed man also made another move and spent 150 Viktoras to buy a warrior skill book.
After waiting until the end, Zhou Ning left the secret passage under the guidance of the waiter. He did not choose to return to his residence immediately, but waited patiently for a while until he noticed a middle-aged gloomy man and a short man walking out of another alley. Zhou Ning's eyes lit up.