Chapter 116 Compromise

At the moment of reaching a compromise with Saruman, Fang Senyan and his group simultaneously received a prompt from the Nightmare Imprint: "You have completed the main mission: Choice."

"You chose: Hiding within the forces of Isengard, Saruman's side."

"You have received a reward of +2 merit points."

"You have received an additional reward of 10,000 universal points."

"You have received an additional reward of 5 potential points."

"You have triggered the hidden main mission: Saruman's Ambition / The Hidden Dangers of Isengard."

"You can choose any one of the main missions to complete."

"Selection period: twenty-four hours."

"During this period, you can try to understand relevant content from related characters in the storyline."

After hearing this prompt, Reef and Franklin both revealed looks of joy, especially Franklin, who praised endlessly in the team channel: "Boss, how did you think of this?"

Fang Senyan smiled wryly: "I was just treating a dead horse as if it were still alive. The idea came from the name of the main mission, Choice. Obviously, this main mission is for us to choose to depend on the side of Middle-earth or the side of Sauron. Since we can't join Sauron's side for objective reasons, why not try Sauron's ally?"

Reef suddenly said at this time: "If that's the case, then the hidden main mission of the Light side might be to join the forces of Rohan, or even the ghost legion of the mountain people."

Fang Senyan nodded and said: "Very likely."

Reef suddenly looked at Franklin and said: "If Moyi, Shu Ren, and Ilena hadn't died, then this information would be worth at least 30,000 universal points."

Franklin pondered for a moment and said: "I can try to contact them."

While the three were talking in the team channel, Fang Senyan had been led by Saruman to the entrance of his biochemical laboratory.

Fang Senyan remembered very clearly that when his group was brought to Saruman's laboratory, they had only reached the second floor of Orthanc at most. At this time, Saruman, striding vigorously forward, led him to the biochemical laboratory. It felt like they had only walked one floor, but after turning a corner in a corridor, the light of the setting sun suddenly shone dazzlingly in the field of vision ahead, and he could even overlook the vast plains and mountains, and the great rivers! At this time, Fang Senyan suddenly realized that he had actually reached the top of Orthanc, which was hundreds of meters high!

Such a magical experience is truly worthy of being a powerful relic magic tower! It completely disrupts people's senses and perceptions without them realizing it, causing the distance of space and time to be completely misplaced!

The environment in the biochemical laboratory was not as bad as Fang Senyan imagined. At least it could barely be called clean. Of course, the smell in the air was definitely not good. Looking at the large piles of cut plants, the tendon fiber tissues that had been cut out, and various prepared utensils, Fang Senyan suddenly had the feeling of traveling through time and space back to the kitchen of a large hotel in the real world.

Saruman, with his white robe fluttering, stopped in front of a test bench and said with a gloomy face: "Are you sure you want to accept my guidance?"

At the same time, the Nightmare Imprint sent a prompt: You are about to accept Saruman's guidance. Your behavior will cost a total of 6,000 fate points. Since your own fate points are insufficient, they will be deducted equally from the fate points of the remaining members of the team.

Fang Senyan was slightly surprised and immediately inquired: "Then what's the use of the Ringwraith knight's armor fragment and the elf's phantom bone crystal that I brought?"

The Nightmare Imprint's reply was: That is a kind of ability-related proof. You can use this kind of prop to gain the attention of the characters in the storyline and obtain their higher-value services.

Fang Senyan immediately understood the meaning of the Nightmare Imprint. Those two things cannot be used as consumables, but are symbols of identity. Only fate points can be used as consumables. It's similar to the canteen of a large enterprise. If you don't have a work permit from this unit, then you can't enjoy the preferential treatment and single-pot stir-fry....

After Fang Senyan confirmed again, Saruman asked him to prepare a few bottles of potions to see. Because of his previous experience of "working" in the magic tower of the Orc city, Fang Senyan effortlessly made a few bottles, and not only that, he also prepared the Mantis Potion that he had comprehended.

"Oh? You can actually try to start from the aspect of insects?"

Looking at Fang Senyan's behavior, Saruman's eyes also flickered with strange light. To be honest, he didn't lack magical assistants around him, but most of them followed the rules and regulations, and there were few people who could provide him with new plans and new ideas.

Saruman pondered for a while and suddenly waved. An Orc walked over very respectfully. After Fang Senyan glanced at him, he was shocked. It turned out that there was a thick layer of gray scales on the Orc's cheeks. All the exposed skin was stiff and necrotic, dry and cracked like a riverbed that had been exposed to the sun for seven or eight days. During walking, layers of peeling appeared, mixed with black and gray spots. It felt very prickly to touch, and there were scattered flakes falling off.

"He is a victim who had an accident while pursuing higher-level modulation techniques. Are you sure you still want to learn?"

Saruman looked at Fang Senyan and said: Fang Senyan thought that as long as he didn't die on the spot, what did it matter if he was disfigured? As long as I can survive and take a breath, I'll be a good man again when I return to the space. What's there to be afraid to learn? So he agreed without hesitation.

Saruman said slowly:

"Then I can teach you the highest level of modulation techniques. If there are any accidents, then you have to consider yourself unlucky. And the bargaining chips you have now are still not enough. I have a condition."

Fang Senyan hesitated for a moment and said: "Tell me what the condition is first."

Saruman said: "Not far from Isengard is the vast Fangorn Forest, where the powerful Ent race lives, as well as their leader, Treebeard! Although my relationship with them is very good now, it will break down sooner or later. I now know that the Ent leader Treebeard will bear golden fruit in two days, and the ripening period of the fruit will reach seven days. If I can get the golden fruit, then it will put him into a long period of weakness. At that time, even if he wants to interfere with my business, he will not have the strength to do so."

Fang Senyan's eyes flashed and said: "You want me and my companions to go?"

Saruman said: "That's right. I can't let my subordinates go out on this matter, because my relationship with Treebeard is still very good on the surface. My Orc army is not ready, and they are incompatible with the forest. They will only be annihilated. If you take action, no matter whether you succeed or fail, it will not involve me."

Fang Senyan's face was extremely ugly and said: "Sir, but the powerful power of the Ents led by Treebeard is far above Isengard!"

Others didn't know, but Fang Senyan knew: It can be said that Saruman's ambition was destroyed by Treebeard's interference. In the War of the Ring, when Saruman tried to use the Orc army to sweep across the entire kingdom of Rohan, it was Treebeard who led the Ents to stop Saruman and imprisoned him on Orthanc. The strength of its power can be imagined!

Saruman said lightly: "I didn't want you to defeat the Ent army led by Treebeard. I just want you to take his golden fruit. More importantly, you should have a way to find friends with powerful natural powers, then most of the obstacles and traps of the Ents in Fangorn Forest will not be a problem."

Fang Senyan's heart jumped when he heard Saruman say this, and he laughed dryly: "Where..."

Saruman's deep gaze seemed to look into his heart: "The Ringwraith knight's armor fragment you brought actually occupies at least one-third of the spiritual imprint of Dol Guldur. To suppress the dark aura on it, the natural power used is really extraordinary. Even I can't do this! Are you still going to hide it from me?"

Fang Senyan pondered for a while, squinted his eyes and said: "Then... Mr. Saruman, such a dangerous thing, you must first improve my modulation techniques! Otherwise, it's off the table!"

Saruman thought for a while and said: "Okay!"

An hour later, Fang Senyan sat contentedly in the reception room on the bottom floor of Orthanc. His modulation ability was now completely new! After receiving Saruman's personal guidance, this seemingly incomplete ability has undergone tremendous changes!

"You have received Saruman's personal guidance."

"Your sixth-order ability: Uruk-Hai gene fluid modulation (incomplete) has been promoted to seventh-order ability: Black Magic Modulation Technique lvmax."

"You can skillfully combine various materials from beasts and insects to prepare powerful potions."

"The shelf life of the gene enhancement potions you prepare has been increased to one year."

"After drinking the gene enhancement potion you prepare, the taker will gain a special effect of increasing all attributes by an additional 8 points, and may trigger the Uruk-Hai gene when attacking enemies, increasing attack speed and movement speed by 5%, lasting for ten seconds. The effective period of the gene enhancement potion is 6 hours."

"You throw gene enhancement potions on the ground to create beneficial gene clouds. Allies entering the gene clouds will gain a special effect of increasing all attributes by an additional 6 points, lasting for 6 hours. Allies in the gene clouds will have their movement speed increased by 15% and their evasion rate increased by 10%. The gene cloud range is fifty square meters and lasts for five minutes."

"You throw gene curse potions on the ground to create powerful shockwaves. Enemies damaged by the shockwaves will be stunned for three seconds. This effect has authority."

"At the same time, the gene curse potion will generate a cursed gene cloud with a range of 100 square meters. Enemies who touch the cursed gene cloud will have all attributes reduced by 6 points (this special effect may cause the failure of related equipment due to the inability to meet the equipment conditions). Enemies in the gene cloud will have their movement speed reduced by 40%."

"When enemies in the gene curse cloud are attacked, they may trigger Saruman's gaze. Saruman's phantom will appear and deal additional damage to them. The damage value is 50% of the damage this time, and the enemy is stunned for 1 second."

Although these abilities were already quite powerful, it can be said that they were all enhancing the abilities Fang Senyan had previously acquired. However, Saruman's personal guidance was extraordinary. The final ability acquired after Black Magic Modulation Technique lvmax: planting, was the finishing touch!