Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 66 The Drunken Scholar

Violet thought for a moment, "Russell and Galio have a hidden hideout in the north, where they have their spellbooks and documents. Let's look for them when we go there."

"When we go there?" Su Ming caught the scholar's phrasing. "Do we have to go there?"

"Sooner or later. All the spatial magic materials Galio collected are piled up there."

Galio the Traveling Raven is the most famous researcher in the field of dimensional teleportation, so it's only natural that he has accumulated a large amount of related magical materials, and Su Ming's thinking is also correct.

He recalled what happened a few days ago when Zijin was negotiating with the Chamber of Commerce representative. "You clearly have the materials, so why did you still ask Charles from the Four Directions Chamber of Commerce to buy them?"

Not only did the scholar make these remarks during the negotiations, but he also sent a special correspondence to the Quartet Chamber of Commerce, outlining a massive list of demands. Charles, upon receiving the transaction requests, politely declined, citing the need for preparation time.

"This dimensional teleportation that led you here proves that most of the dimensional materials that the academic community originally believed to be there are wrong," the scholar explained. "What I lack are other materials, so I need to sell off the parts that I don't need."

"Wait a minute!" Su Ming raised his hand, thought for a moment before realizing, "The reason you told Charles all this and were so eager to buy from him was that you really wanted to sell it to him?"

“Yes!” Violet admitted. “The materials in the interdimensional teleportation circle are scarce and expensive, but their uses are limited and the market is sluggish. I fabricated demand to lure Charles into the fray, so that I could successfully sell off this batch of junk and get money to buy the supplies we really need.”

Su Ming finally understood; the scholar was using a sham buy-and-sell tactic. Hoarding and speculating is a businessman's instinct, and as long as she played her part well, Charles wouldn't be fooled. Then, she could use a different guise to dump the goods.

"You rock!"

Su Ming felt the pumpkin dumplings were a bit bland, so he scooped some chili sauce from the violet's dish and mixed them in.

"It's just a setup; we don't have enough cash flow right now." Zijin pushed the chili sauce dish towards Su Ming. "Once we have enough gold coins, we'll crush him!"

Clearly, Violet's intentions went beyond a mere sham transaction; she also aimed to artificially inflate the price and rip Charles off handsomely.

"Don't count me in, I'm a complete novice when it comes to these things." Su Ming didn't know how to comment either. Having capable teammates is great, it's just that the scholar's ability to cause trouble...

He changed the subject, "So, what about Earth? How can I increase Little Troublemaker's abilities right now?"

After thinking for a moment, Violet said, "Your magic power has increased significantly again. Perhaps you can try other forms of the Scout Hunter."

The Recon Hunter possesses shapeshifting abilities. In addition to its current standard form, it also has a hound form, an attack form, and a camouflage form.

After Xiao Chuangtou merges with Miao Xin's spiritual energy, it can switch forms to perform different functions.

However, using the advanced form requires inscribing a spell containing high-level runes into the little troublemaker's Dawn Soul Core. Su Ming had opened the tutorial before, but all he saw was gibberish. The scholar explained that this was because his power was insufficient to construct cognition.

Now he had his skeleton servant bring the book, opened it again, and found that he could see it clearly now.

"Congratulations on your rune mastery! You've graduated from the mage stage and officially become a novice arcanist!" Violet clapped lightly a few times. "In our world, this is a momentous occasion to celebrate. Would you like a glass of red wine?"

Although Su Ming's alcohol tolerance wasn't terrible—he couldn't hold his liquor for more than one drink—it wasn't very high either.

"A little drink is fine," he replied.

Russell the White Skull took a bottle of wine from the warehouse and poured two small glasses. "Congratulations!" Violet raised her glass and then drank it down in one gulp.

"Thank you!" Su Ming also raised his glass.

"Human wine is always bitter and astringent," the girl said, pursing her lips. "Come to think of it, this is the first time I've ever drunk wine in this body."

Judging from the packaging, the wine Charles sent must be quite good. However, Su Ming glanced at the pumpkin chunks in the bowl and decided that whether he knew how to appreciate wine or not didn't matter.

"Does this mean I've officially entered the intermediate class?"

"Yes, that's how it's divided. But you must be very careful when you encounter an opponent of the same level," the scholar warned, "unless you've already chosen a place to bury someone else's corpse."

"……I try my best."

After finishing his meal, Su Ming took out "Model Analysis (Undead Chapter)" and began to decipher the runes under Zi Jin's guidance. "Do I need to learn 'Component Link Library'?" he asked somewhat uneasily.

"That's for the developers, we don't need it." The scholar leaned lazily on the table. "You can look at it yourself if you want, I won't touch it!"

Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief, "I won't seek out torture!"

“That old geezer Russell was extremely skilled in this field.” Violet said with regret, “It’s a real pity that the Necronomicon has lost so many top scholars. Even if the warrant for his arrest is lifted, it will be difficult to restore its former glory.”

"Hey, you're the murderer yourself!" Su Ming thought to himself. However, he was familiar with issues like academic iteration.

“New academic disciplines will emerge and replace them,” Su Ming said. “Relying on corpses as materials, the scale of the necromancy industry will always be limited by the production capacity of raw materials, and it cannot compare with the development potential of other technical branches.”

"Is this the real reason we'll lose?" Violet's words began to become somewhat unclear.

"It's also related to the peace your world has enjoyed over the past few decades," Su Ming continued. "Necromantic technology is a form of warfare, and its most suitable application is snowballing on the battlefield. Its decline is inevitable when faced with prolonged peace; what happens in the process is secondary."

"Thank you for your guidance, everything is so clear now!" Zi Jin suddenly slammed her hands on the table. "Hey, Su Ming! You're so talented, become my apprentice!"

Su Ming looked up at the girl and found that her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were glazed over. "Are you drunk?"

"I'm not drunk, it's just a little red wine, I can still drink!" Zijin was very angry.

Then she actually went to pour more red wine, and Su Ming hurriedly stopped her.

When Zi Jin got drunk, she behaved very badly. When she saw Su Ming blocking her way, she did not hesitate to use multiple force fields to block Su Ming in place and prevent him from moving.

"Damn, how come she's using her force field so well when she's drunk!" Su Ming cursed. He saw that the girl had already poured him a full glass and suddenly realized that he was in a huge crisis.

She's already like this after only half a cup; if she drinks a whole cup—she could definitely tear this ship apart!
Su Ming tried to break the force field by casting a spell, but Zi Jin was very dissatisfied and simply sealed his magic power. She then tilted her head back and started pouring wine into her mouth.

Su Ming had no choice but to activate the Bone Mark and disable magic!
(End of this chapter)