Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 142 Mavis’ psychological defenses are collapsing!
"General's Sword" is one of the important materials for making the potion "Command I".

Of course, not just any sword will do. This sword must have accompanied its owner through large-scale wars, and it must also be a magical equipment of gold rank or above.

Only in this way can it possess sufficient extraordinary properties to be used as a potion material for advancement to the legendary level.

Cohen's request made Mavis feel troubled.

It is not difficult to find a general's sword. Mephis is confident that he can find even a legendary magic equipment.

But the first one, which required him to follow his master through a large-scale war, made Mephis feel a little embarrassed.

After handing him the potion ingredients on the list listed by Cohen, Mavis asked:

"What level of war is considered a large-scale war?"

Cohen replied:

"At the very least, it must involve a large-scale military operation between two countries, with no fewer than 200,000 troops participating on both sides."

Hearing this request, Mephisto immediately felt very embarrassed.

At least in the "Lost Land", it is impossible for such a large-scale war to occur.

The five oasis-level forces would not allow a war of this magnitude to occur. A war of this magnitude would absolutely be a devastating blow to "Order and Land".

Then we can only look for it on the human continent.

But the human continent has been at peace for many years. The last war of a slightly larger scale was fifty years ago when the emperor of the Western Region Empire conquered the dwarves.

The troops mobilized by both sides that time were only about 50,000, which was still a big gap from the 200,000 soldiers Cohen said participated in the war.

Mavis stood there thinking for a long time, and asked in a somewhat doubtful tone:
“Does it have to be such a strict requirement?

I've never heard of such bizarre regulations regarding potion ingredients."

Cohen replied calmly:
“Actually, there’s no need to be so harsh.

Even if you only use a company commander's sword, I can configure 'Command I' for you.

But that means you can only stay at the lower level of Legend in this life.

Do you want to do it yourself?

Mavis was slightly startled, a look of confusion appeared on his delicate face, and he asked Cohen:
“Could the consequences be so serious?
Also, isn't the recipe for the potion fixed?

Why can both the 'General's Sword' and the 'Captain's Sword' be configured to create 'Command I'?

Cohen sighed. Due to the discontinuity of human history and civilization, the Sequencers lacked a lot of relevant knowledge.

Even a high-level Sequencer like the [Performer] doesn't know much about the nature and properties of potions.

Even these questions, which were common sense to players in previous games, were not well understood by the other party.

No wonder so many Sequencers die every year from taking potions. In Cohen's opinion, the Sequencers on the continent now are more like children holding explosives.

Few people can handle something as dangerous as potions.

He patiently explained:
"Let me give you a general idea. Potions are also divided into different levels.

In my opinion, the grades of potions can be divided into four levels according to their quality, namely inferior, qualified, excellent and perfect.

All the 'Ⅰ' series potions are basic potions and the most important.

It is used to improve the physical fitness of sequencers and grant them basic extraordinary characteristics.

If the advancement of a transcendent is like building a skyscraper, then the 'Ⅰ' series of potions are equivalent to the foundation.

Taking a 'low-quality' potion is like building a low-quality, weak foundation.

If this foundation is not solid enough, how can we take potions of the same series in the future?

I'll let you in on the secret: to break through the 'Le Shen Sequence' from the lower legendary stage to the middle legendary stage, you need to take 'Command II'.

If the potion 'Command I' this time does not meet the standard, it will be of 'inferior' quality.

The next time you take 'Command II' you will undoubtedly fail.

On the contrary, if you take a potion of 'Excellent' grade or above, the success rate of taking the same type of potion next time will be much higher."

Cohen's words made Mavis suddenly enlightened, and all the doubts he had in his previous training also became clear.

Especially the classification of potion levels was refreshing to her.

Then she suddenly thought of something, her pupils shrank slightly, her face became serious, she looked straight at Cohen, her lips trembling slightly:
"Then... those Sequencers who died due to failed potions in the past, could it be that the 'I' series potions they took were substandard, which led to failure when they subsequently took the 'II' series potions of the same series!"

Cohen nodded slowly under Mavis's somewhat painful gaze:

"I think a considerable number of Sequencers failed to break through and died because of this reason.

Because the 'Ⅰ' series of potions are taken when they break through from ordinary people to extraordinary people.

They were not extraordinary people at that time.

With weak strength, low status, and insufficient wealth, he was lucky enough to obtain a bottle of potion that suited his sequence.

Who would care about the quality of this potion..."

"Then why didn't you say so earlier!

If you had disclosed this information earlier, so many sisters wouldn't have died from potion failures!"

Mavis' voice suddenly carried a hint of anger and faint resentment. He instantly grabbed Cohen's shoulders with both hands, and his beautiful eyes turned slightly red.

Cohen stopped talking, his eyes becoming cold as ice.

The emotion in his eyes clearly stated his position——

What does this have to do with him?
People die in this world every day, and he is not a saint. Why should he share his precious knowledge with others for free?

Even if the opponent was a ninth-order peak transcendent, even if he had been caught by the opponent, he was not worried at all.

Not to mention that his rule skill "Control of Shadow" can take the [Performer] into the shadow plane, the equipment given to him by the Queen Sister alone is enough to resist the attacks of the Legendary level.

Not to mention that the other party is only at the ninth level.

He just didn't understand why the performer suddenly became so excited.
Logically speaking, as the lord of a high-level city-state in the "Lost Land", he should not have such a fragile mentality.

Moreover, the woman's actions and expressions just now gave him a sense of déjà vu.

It seems that when they first entered the "Lost Land", the legendary cursed witch, the controller of the mysterious continent, and the Lord of Sequence, Belmodi, also had a similar attitude.

Are all high-level sequencers such saints with a broad mind and compassion for the world?
Mavis quickly realized his own gaffe and quickly loosened his hands. Guilt and embarrassment appeared on his delicate face as he said:

"Sorry, I got excited.

I hope it didn’t hurt you.”

Cohen's expression changed as he smiled faintly.

"It's okay. I just didn't expect that the Lord of the dignified 'Magic Potion City' would be so kind-hearted and care so much about the life and death of ordinary Sequencers."

Mavis took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with determination, as if he had made a major decision, and said solemnly:
"I have a question for you, Your Excellency. Please give me a true answer."

Seeing the [Performer] being so serious, Cohen couldn't help but become serious and said:
"As long as your question does not involve my privacy, I am happy to be frank with you."

Mavis's smooth and pretty face shone with a serious light as she asked:

"Do you know how to distinguish the grades of potions and how to prepare high-quality potions?

It doesn't have to be any potion, just the basic ones you use regularly."

Cohen nodded slightly under Mavis's expectant gaze:

"more or less."

The joy in Mephis's beautiful eyes could not be suppressed, and her voice was gentle and moving:

"Sir, I would like to officially join your team.

As long as you don't force me to do anything that goes against my bottom line and dignity, I am willing to serve you forever!"

Cohen was slightly startled, with surprise in his eyes.

It is really a big shock when a beautiful lady who is at the peak of the ninth level and of noble status tells you in person that she wants to serve you as her master.

His gaze gradually regained its composure as he surveyed the [Performer]'s delicate and graceful body. After a long silence, Cohen's voice slowly rang out:
"What about the conditions?"

Mephis replied in a serious tone:
“Help me compile a document that can increase the success rate of Sequencers taking potions.

Of course, this information will not be made public, but I hope it can help some sequencers I recognize."

Cohen narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly asked:
"Do you know the Sequence Master?"

Mephis' heart skipped a beat, but he concealed his inner fluctuations and nodded slowly:

"Many of the Sequencers in my Potion City-State come from the Mysterious Continent. Of course, many people will also go to the Mysterious Continent.

Regardless of her stance, she is indeed an outstanding representative among us Sequencers."

Mavis's answer was flawless, and even though Cohen had doubts in his mind, he couldn't find any loopholes.

Cohen thought for a moment and shook his head.
"I'm sorry, but I refuse."

Hearing Cohen's ruthless rejection, Mavis's body trembled slightly.

Her beautiful eyes drooped, and her long eyelashes cast a shadow under her eyes. Her originally bright eyes instantly lost their luster, like two dusty stars, dimly embedded in that beautiful face.

The color of her red lips turned pale, leaving a bitter arc. Her whole body looked like a flower ravaged by wind and rain, and she looked pitiful.

It makes people feel pity for her and can't help but want to take good care of her.

However, Cohen showed no reaction to this scene. He remained indifferent, like a machine without any emotion, and said in a serious tone:

"Honestly speaking, your value to me is not worth such a big reward from me."

Seeing Cohen's hard-heartedness, Mavis quickly suppressed his emotions and asked in a deep voice:

“So what value do I need to provide to make it worth your while?”

Cohen said pointedly:

"Once you reach the level of Sequence Master, that's about enough."

Mavis looked at Cohen deeply and continued:

"Are you telling me these things simply because you're thinking about me?

Why are you being so secretive? To be frank, aren't you just trying to seduce me into becoming your slave? "

Cohen replied calmly, "I don't deny that. I told you so much because I wanted to win you over.

But I want to make it clear that the relationship between us is not that of slaves, but that of equal members, comrades, and brothers-in-arms."

Mavis snorted lightly and continued:

"Isn't there a relationship of bed partner, lover, or plaything?"

Cohen shook his head:
"I admit that you are a beautiful and charming woman.

But the beauty that you are proud of, I already have the most outstanding one in this continent.

What I value in you is your personal ability; your beauty is just an unnecessary embellishment."

Mavis didn't believe a word Cohen said. She was very confident in her own charm.

Mavis, who has been proficient in music, dance and other arts since childhood, always exudes an elegant, noble and inviolable temperament.

Like a lotus on the mountain, it is a deadly aphrodisiac for men, and can easily arouse the desire to conquer deep in men's hearts.

Especially picking this mountain lotus in your hands and playing with it at will, no man can resist this temptation.

Naturally, Mavis regarded Cohen's deliberate plot against her as his desire for her body and beauty.

Cohen did not explain further and said calmly:

"After talking about so many irrelevant things, shouldn't we get back to the point and go find the general's sword?"

Hearing Cohen's careless tone, Mavis wanted to pounce on him and bite him hard twice.

How can the topic concerning the survival and development of sequencers be said to be irrelevant?

She said indignantly:

"Your conditions are too harsh. It won't be found in the 'Lost Land'. You can only look for it on the human continent.

And as far as I know, there hasn't been a war of such a large scale in the mainland for a long time.

If we really want to find it, we'll probably have to look for it among those ancient artifacts that have been passed down."

Cohen snapped his fingers:
"Of course we have to look for him on the human continent, and I have already found a suitable candidate for you."

Cohen's words made Mavis feel powerless. How could he, a ninth-level transcendent, be led by a fourth-level transcendent?

And every move Cohen made seemed to have been planned in advance.

It’s like carefully weaving one wonderful trap after another for yourself, waiting for you to jump in.

The most desperate thing was that she had to jump because every word Cohen said and everything he did was what she needed.

At this moment, she desperately wanted to talk to Belmodi and find her backbone, but she couldn't do so because of the soul contract.

She had a vague feeling that if this continued, it wouldn't be long before she would fall into the hands of the "Lord of Shadows".

She sighed deeply and asked:

"Who should I choose?"

Cohen smiled and said:

"In the Northwest Continent, in the Kingdom of Ceylon, Saxon Cromwell, the third heir to the throne, has a sword that has been passed down for thousands of years.

It was presented to the royal family by the founding marshal of the Kingdom of Ceylon, and later given to Saxon by the current king of the Kingdom of Ceylon, who collected it as a treasure to guard his home.

This sword is called 'National Protection Sword'!
Having accompanied the Marshal in the fight against countless rebellions, the extraordinary qualities contained in it are enough to configure a perfect level of 'Command I'."

Perfect level!

Even though Mavis had some guesses in his mind, he knew that with such a big effort by Kornfeld, it was impossible for him to just make a bottle of qualified potion to fool her.

But when he heard that Cohen was going to prepare a perfect-level potion, he felt a little touched in his heart.

No matter what the other person has in mind for you, at least his every move will be of great benefit to you.

For a moment, the beautiful cheeks softened a lot.

Cohen asked in a deep voice:

"If you have no objection, shall we set off for the Kingdom of Ceylon now?

With your Ninth Order Transcendent speed, the round trip, including the sword-retrieval process, should be completed in about half a month. How's that? "

Mephis nodded and said:

"You are willing to prepare a perfect potion for me. This was not within the scope of our agreement. I will consider it a favor to you."

Cohen smiled and waved his hand:
"Why are you so distant? After all, you are my person. Even if you are not on the staff, you still have human rights, right?

Don't worry, I'm always very generous to my own people."

The warm and considerate words showed no trace of the ruthless rejection of Mavis's proposal just now.

Mavis's face froze, and her favorability towards Cohen increased a little. No matter what, Cohen did this for her sake. Unconsciously, she felt that being a formal member seemed to be acceptable.

The lady's psychological defenses are collapsing step by step!

Seeing that the [Performer] agreed to the proposal without further discussion, Cohen breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the "qualified" level potion "Command I" is enough for Mephis to use, and the sword requirements are not that demanding.

The reason why Cohen was willing to spend more time to configure a perfect-level potion was not only because he wanted to win Mavis's favor.

More importantly, he wanted to use this free gold-level top fighter to give his enemy, Comrade Saxon Cromwell, a slap in the face.

[Performer] is not an ordinary gold-level person. She possesses a skill that can control extraordinary people and turn them into her puppets.

Back when Petrov was in power in the "City-State of the Cultivator", the two silver-level transcendents he hired, the [Lance Warrior] and the [Shield Warrior], were silently turned into puppets by the [Musician].

This was also what Cohen accidentally learned when he was collecting intelligence after the war.

At first, Cohen was still wondering who was behind it. Later, after investigation and analysis by the newly joined senior intelligence expert Ryder Gallo, he discovered that it was the "Musician" who was behind it.

After knowing that the [Performer]'s ability had reached this level, Cohen instantly became interested in her.

Although Nephthys's mind control can achieve a similar effect, her current level is too low to control extraordinary people of too high a level.

Moreover, the traces of the [Psychic]'s spellcasting were too obvious, and it was easy for people to catch him.

The ability of the [Performer] is much more secretive. According to the information sent back by Reid Gallo, the [Performer] only played a few songs and controlled two peak-silver-level transcendents without anyone noticing.

This ability is very useful to Cohen.

Therefore, he has been thinking about how to get the ability of this ninth-level peak transcendent for free these days.

Finally, he came up with a great plan!

Saxon Cromwell, the prince who once dared to set his sights on the queen's sister and was also a pawn in the conspiracy against Effiin, relied most on his 3,000 "elite" troops, the [Oath of Ceylon].

If nothing unexpected happens, when the time is right and the Grand Duke of the South rebels, Saxon will also send his own [Oath of Ceylon] to cooperate with the rebellion in the South.

According to the course of history, the great turmoil in the capital a year later was also due to the shadow of the Saxon army.

Although Cohen has prepared to fight against the [Oath of Ceylon], he always tries to be lenient with his enemies. When a major turmoil really occurs, who knows how many forces with ulterior motives may emerge.

It is a great honor to solve one hidden danger in advance.

Cohen plans to use the ability of the [Musician] to control several generals of the [Oath of Ceylon], and then they will defect on the battlefield, which will surely deal a huge blow to the Saxons.

Therefore, choosing the Kingdom of Ceylon as the main ingredient for the potion "Command I" is truly killing two birds with one stone.

Mavis naturally didn't know what Cohen was secretly planning, so he had no motive to object. After dealing with the government affairs of the "Magic Potion City-State", he took Cohen and set off for the Kingdom of Ceylon.

……

The "Lost Land" spans the continent in order to speed up the process and avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

Mavis took Cohen and drove her airship directly through the "wasteland" inside the "Lost Land".

On the way, Cohen contacted Nephthys with the communication stone and asked her to look through the files of the undercover personnel that she had obtained from the "Phantom Corpse", the head of the "Black Tomb" branch in the northwest continent, to see if there were similar undercover personnel in the royal capital.

Cohen had the impression that several people were lurking in the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Recently, Cohen handed over all the valuable undercover personnel he had identified to Hermann in Florence, asking him to use the identity of "Black Tomb" to continue to maintain contact with these people.

Nephthys soon sent Cohen a message from someone.

Julian Singh, a giant in the catering industry in the capital of the Kingdom of Ceylon, is a subordinate of the "Phantom Corpse" who has been developed for many years.

Most importantly, Hermann had already contacted the other party and maintained communication for some time.

Using the identity of "Black Tomb", he gained the other party's initial trust.

In addition, Cohen asked about the situation of the "City-State of Cultivators" and several members of the "Infinity Blade".

Nephthys's answer satisfied Cohen.

Various construction projects in the city-state are progressing in an orderly manner.

The second batch of 5,000 orcs received by Arnold have been branded with the "Mark of Unity", and various training activities have been carried out in full swing.

It is estimated that it will not take long before it can be successfully transformed into an army with "conventional-level" combat capabilities.

As for the other girls on the team:
Asuna has become a qualified [Government Official], perfectly fulfilling the duties of the city lord.

The stunning female warrior whose eyes were full of gentleness and humility and who occasionally exuded a strong fighting spirit, has turned into a senior bureaucrat with a firm gaze and an aura of being in control of the overall situation and holding great power in her every move.

Freya, the little girl who once wandered around with her father, had long since shed her fragility and shyness, replaced by the serious, solid, decisive and capable style of a secretary.

Everyone in the City Lord's Mansion, including the Council of State, expressed their heartfelt respect for this meticulous, decisive and beautiful secretary.

Windsardler has successfully retrieved the "Spark of Order" and is currently representing the "Infinity Blade" adventure group to negotiate with several forces that are interested in establishing cooperative relations with the "City-State of Cultivators".

As for Her Royal Highness Princess Grace Tang, who often conflicts with Windsor, she has been surprisingly calm recently.

Without Cohen at home, Grace no longer had the heart to quarrel with Windsordler. She completed the task assigned by Cohen seriously and completely took over the logistics route delivered to them by "Unicorn Trading Company".

And they have already started trying to deliver goods, and the first batch of goods delivered is Grace's own private business - various high-end luxury goods from "Flaming Lips".

So far it seems to work well.

Listening to Nephthys' report, Cohen felt very relieved. Whether it was the girls from "City of Cultivators" or "Infinity Blade", everyone was moving in a good direction, and he couldn't fall behind!

This trip to the Kingdom of Ceylon, in addition to recruiting a quasi-half-step legendary master for his team, he also had to deal with the third prince who had been targeting Aifein!

(End of this chapter)