Chapter 24 Welcome to the Great Mr. Bacon's Alchemy Laboratory

“Welcome to the Great Mr. Bacon's Alchemy Laboratory. Only one extra effect can exist on each piece of equipment, and it cannot coexist with other alchemical effects or additional magic effects. You have the honor of obtaining the following alchemy services:"

"Add 1-1 damage to a weapon. Cost: 100 pounds or 1000 universal points." "Increase the ability to absorb 1% of damage for armor. Cost: 100 pounds or 1000 universal points."

"Increase movement speed by 20 points for shoes. Cost: 500 pounds or 5000 universal points." (This attribute is not available because you do not have footwear.) (By the way, Fang Senyan's current maximum movement speed is related to his agility, roughly 220 points.) "Add an extra ammunition slot to a firearm. Cost: 1000 pounds or 10000 universal points." (This attribute is not available because you are not equipped with a firearm.) (This attribute is very useless for weapons such as submachine guns, but for single-shot muskets in this world, it represents a fundamental change.) "You can only receive the above services at the moment."

Fang Senyan stared blankly at this series of prompts. After receiving the plunder dividend from Captain Armand, he originally thought it was a lot of money, but now it seems that although the pound cannot be taken out of this world or exchanged for universal points, it can still play a very important role at certain times. Fang Senyan took out his now somewhat shriveled purse. Although there was still a pleasant clinking sound of pounds colliding inside, Fang Senyan now had a deep feeling of regretting not having enough money when he needed it.

After paying two hundred pounds, Fang Senyan added 1-1 attack to his cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton, and the specially made FBI windbreaker gained the attribute of absorbing 1% damage. However, he only had about two pounds left on his body, returning to the impoverished state he was in when he first entered this world. Alchemist Bacon's attitude towards Fang Senyan finally became a little more polite after Fang Senyan spent money, so he reluctantly answered Fang Senyan's questions:

"What? You're asking me how to unlock higher-level services? Oh, God, how could I hear such a stupid question? Child, alchemy is a sacred work that consumes a lot of wealth, so performing higher-level services means spending more expensive materials and paying more terrible costs—so the only way to obtain higher-level services is to prove that you have enough ability to pay. When your total spending here reaches a certain level, you will gain my approval."

"Okay, okay." When Fang Senyan left, his mind was full of thoughts on how to make money. However, the only way he seemed to be able to get money at this time was to gamble in bars. However, these pirates were also quite shrewd. Although Fang Senyan relied on his high perception to win more and lose less, and cleverly set up some traps to lose on purpose, the pirates seemed to have a psychological bottom line, that is, they would stop playing when they lost about two or three pounds. Therefore, Fang Senyan only earned ten pounds after working hard for an afternoon. This rate was too inefficient to satisfy the appetite of that greedy Mr. Bacon.

That night, Fang Senyan returned to his cabin to rest. After all, he had to train with Blind Matt the next morning. If he could maintain his best condition, he might be able to improve his basic footwork by one level. But at this time, Kerry sneaked into the cabin. Looking at the hypocritical smile on his face and the way he rubbed his hands, Fang Senyan vigilantly covered his wallet and said:

"What do you want to do?" Kerry said with a smile:

"I heard that you seemed to have gotten a lot of dividends last time? I mean the local currency, pounds." Fang Senyan said lightly:

"No." Kerry seemed to be choked like a chicken whose neck was pinched. He suddenly shouted angrily:

"How is that possible? Shahr clearly said that Armand distributed several hundred pounds to you."

"That's my business, okay?" Fang Senyan said unceremoniously.

Kerry spread his hands and said helplessly:

"Oh, don't be like this, brother, I'm not taking your money for nothing. I'll buy your pounds with universal points, okay? 500 universal points for 500 pounds!" If Fang Senyan hadn't spent money at the alchemist today, he might have really made the deal, but now he knew how unreliable the price Kerry offered was. He held back his anger and said lightly:

"What do you want so much money for?" Kerry was obviously prepared and said volubly:

"Hey, brother, I'm doing a mission. This mission requires a lot of pounds to deal with these greedy plot characters, and it will eventually open the door to an alchemist's laboratory, which can add all kinds of magical attributes to our equipment—think about it, it's for us! Don't hesitate, give me the money." Fang Senyan said coldly:

"Is the alchemist you're talking about named Bacon?" Kerry was stunned for three seconds:

"Oh, damn it! How did you know?" Fang Senyan took out a heavy purse, which contained the charming rattling sound of coins colliding. Kerry's eyes showed fiery hope again:

"Listen, I know more than you ever will. Tell me honestly what you're going to do with 500 pounds, and I'll give you this purse." "You promise? Do you dare to use the Nightmare Imprint to notarize it?" "No problem." "Okay, you win. That greedy old bastard's exploitation of money has reached an outrageous level. If you are willing to pay double the alchemy price, then you can obtain the alchemy scroll for that service—this thing can be taken out of the Nightmare Space! Some high-quality and popular alchemy scrolls can even be sold for quite a high profit—give me the purse!"

Fang Senyan nodded and threw the heavy purse in his hand over. Then, after chasing Kerry out of the cabin and bolting the door, he lazily lay down on the bed with his hands behind his head. Soon he heard a shrill scream from outside. The voice was Kerry's. The reason for the scream was of course because the seemingly full purse was full of pennies (a unit of British currency similar to the Chinese "fen." 1 pound = 240 pennies (1 shilling = 12 pennies, 1 pound = 20 shillings). When Kerry, full of expectations, opened the rattling purse, the disappointment caused by the huge gap in his heart can be imagined. And this purse was also a prop used by a shrewd gambler in the bar during the day to disguise himself as a rich man. Of course, his end was to be beaten up by the pirates and thrown face down on the street, and his only property was taken away by Fang Senyan to pay off gambling debts. After Fang Senyan obtained this information, he immediately understood why that damn old Barry would value the fetish so highly. In fact, it was true. As long as someone who obtains the cross has a certain amount of charm and sufficient funds, then they should be able to earn at least 100% profit back!

Kerry obviously didn't have the guts to come back and argue with Fang Senyan, because in theory, the trickery he used in his dealings with Fang Senyan was only surpassed, not exceeded. Fang Senyan's doing this was just slightly recouping a little interest. But Fang Senyan didn't close his eyes to sleep. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was waiting for something. Before long, there was a short, light knock on the door outside. Fang Senyan's eyes flickered and said:

"Who is it?"

"It's me, the boatswain, sir." The speaker was none other than the first mate, Robben.

This man hurried over and said:

"I have to inform you that your cousin is borrowing money everywhere on the ship in your name. He keeps proclaiming how close your relationship is and is willing to borrow money at high interest rates. If he doesn't come up with the loan and interest by the due date, then he will probably be in big trouble, and you will be very, very passive."

Obviously, this was the cunning Kerry's counterattack. Since Fang Senyan had previously made their relationship extraordinarily close in order to make the agreement, he took advantage of the situation to magnify this fictitious intimacy and use Fang Senyan's reputation to borrow money! After thinking about it, Fang Senyan opened the cabin door to look for Kerry, but he obviously underestimated Kerry's adaptability. When he walked to the deck, Kerry had already gotten on a barge and rowed several meters towards the shore, and he was already carrying a very full and rattling purse in his hand. More importantly, it was full of genuine pounds!

Looking at Fang Senyan standing on the deck, Kerry smiled triumphantly and shouted loudly:

"Dear cousin, don't worry, I have set the repayment date for seven days later."

Obviously, seven days later, both of them, as contractors, would have already returned to the real world. But, who could say for sure whether Kerry would enter here again in the future? Even if he did, he might not enter with Fang Senyan again. But Kerry could stay away from the Bell and Mug ship from now on, while Fang Senyan's hard-won boatswain status must not be easily abandoned! This meant that the bad debt on Kerry's back would mostly be counted on Fang Senyan. If Fang Senyan defaulted on the debt, his reputation would plummet, which was inevitable. Obviously, Fang Senyan also realized this and roared somewhat失态:

"Don't even think about getting back on the ship, wait to be chased to death by the guards of Tortuga!"

Kerry shrugged very regretfully and said with a smile:

"I will come back as soon as I finish my business, my dearest cousin, don't be angry. Mr. Shahr and I are also on good terms, even if you don't let me on the ship, he will accept me."

Fang Senyan looked at the ship carrying Kerry disappearing into the darkness in a daze. He looked somewhat helpless and angry, but only those who got close could notice the faint sneer on the corner of his mouth, as if he were a hunter watching his prey fall into a trap!

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