Chapter 392: Section 179: Octopus Assistant
About Qiao Fu, everyone in the Justice Pirate Group had heard of her.
She was already over 800 years old, an age considered elderly even among elves.
Zong Ge was a goblin, and the lifespan of his race couldn’t compare to Qiao Fu’s. When Qiao Fu became famous, Zong Ge wasn’t even born yet.
“Qiao Fu isn’t important, the key is that this is a Holy Domain Level Alchemy Puppet!” Lan Zao exclaimed.
For the Justice Pirate Group, this undoubtedly meant a sudden increase in their Holy Domain Level combat power!
But then, Cang Xu slowly shook his head, “I understand your thoughts, but unfortunately, this isn’t a combat Alchemy Puppet.”
“The information that Qiao Fu left inside is limited; its model is called Alchemy Assistant Type Three.”
“It is specifically designed to assist alchemists. These tentacles are extremely flexible, hundreds of times more so than human hands. Of course, it requires corresponding alchemy tools.”
“Its structure is very intricate, the materials used are quite substantial, and the quality is high, but its combat power is very low. A Black Iron Level fighter could suppress it. Given enough time, they could destroy it.”
“Besides that,” Cang Xu said while starting to operate the Alchemy Puppet.
The back of the puppet’s head suddenly opened, ejecting a tube.
The tube was originally inserted in the head of the Alchemy Puppet and now popped out a small section.
Cang Xu reached out, took one end of the tube, and carefully pulled it out.
The entire tube was about the size and thickness of an adult’s arm.
It appeared semi-transparent, and both its surface and interior were densely covered with tiny, ant-like alchemy runes.
Cang Xu pointed to the middle of the tube, “Look here.”
The eyes of the crowd lit up as they discovered red and blue crystal clusters stored in the middle of the tube!
Beyond that, there were other varieties of elemental crystals.
Yellow crystals representing the Earth Element, green crystals representing the Wind Element, and so on.
A hint of joy flashed across Sanda’s face, then disappeared without a trace.
Because he realized that these red and blue crystal clusters were too few.
Cang Xu continued to introduce, “To drive this Alchemy Puppet, various kinds of elemental crystals are needed. The quality of each type of crystal must at least reach the Holy Domain Level!”
The people couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.
Cang Xu added, “If the quality of a certain type of crystal doesn’t meet the standard, it can still run reluctantly. But the prerequisite must be a composite element crystal cluster.”
“This should be why the Sha Ji caravan is going all out to purchase the red and blue crystal clusters from Fire City.”
The Alchemy Puppet, Octopus Assistant, didn’t have the structure of a Mana Pool.
Mana Pools are generally used in large or super-large alchemical creations. For example, a Mage Tower, or a demon energy ship.
The mana of the Octopus Assistant is directly extracted from the element crystals through a precise device.
The extracted mana of various properties is also very helpful for alchemy.
Many alchemical methods have more or less requirements for properties. Sometimes, the requirements are almost stringent, at other times, they seem quirky.
Zi Di smiled, “This isn’t bad either. Aren’t we just in need of an Alchemist?”
“Now with it, we don’t have to risk recruiting outsiders.”
“After all, our secrets are too significant.”
“This Alchemy Puppet naturally deserves our trust.”
But Cang Xu sighed, “Right now, this Alchemy Puppet still can’t be started. It lacks a spirit.”
Zi Di was momentarily stunned, “Are you saying, it requires an Intelligent Spirit?”
Cang Xu nodded, “Yes. The Grade of this Intelligent Spirit must also be high; otherwise, it will be difficult to bring the Alchemy Puppet into full play.”
“Of course, it can be started now. But every smallest action requires me to command it.”
Suddenly, Sanda said, “Since it can’t be used, we can negotiate with the Sha Ji caravan.”
“Such an advanced Alchemy Puppet should be their most valuable betrothal gift.”
Cang Xu mused, “The Fire City Lord has profound alchemy skill and is also very adept at creating Alchemy Puppets. But she is focused on creating large Puppets, whereas Qiao Fu is more proficient in these smaller models.”
“In any case, the allure of this Alchemy Puppet is quite considerable for the Fire City Lord.”
“Things are a bit bad,” Zi Di shook her head, “This treasure is too valuable. Once it’s discovered to be stolen, the Sand Yellow clan will definitely be furious and mobilize all forces to search for this thing.”
“This situation is quite different from what we speculated earlier.”
“Reputation is now secondary; they will likely inform Fire City and rely on the local major powers to issue a warrant and frantically search for this puppet!”
Zi Di’s analysis made sense, causing everyone to feel a sinking sensation in their hearts.
If the Sand Yellow clan stirred up Fire City, it would be extremely disadvantageous for the Justice Pirate Group.
They would be trapped and struggle to make any progress.
“The situation is indeed not good,” the young captain said, “regarding a Holy Domain Level power, if it were a combat puppet, that would be one thing.”
“This one is an alchemy assistant that can constantly perform alchemy, generating endless value!”
“We might end up being pursued and attacked by the Fire City Lord.”
“We need to contact the Sand Yellow clan as soon as possible, before they decide not to give up face and tell the City Lord of Fire City.”
“Compared to facing the Legendary Fire City Lord, dealing with Holy Domain Level Sha Ji is much less pressure.”
“Sir, thank you!” Sanda bowed solemnly in gratitude to the young man.
The young captain didn’t hesitate and decided to give up the alchemy puppet, choosing to risk negotiating to save Zong Ge.
This moved Sanda, also filling him with much guilt.
The young captain patted Sanda’s shoulder: “Next, rest up quickly, and then let’s get moving.”
Both Cang Xu and Zi Di were in bad shape.
Spellcasters have far more tricks up their sleeves than Fighting energy cultivators, and to negotiate with the Sand Yellow clan without a Holy Domain Level fighter on our side, we’ll need to rely on the strength of everyone.
Zi Di and Cang Xu were both aware of the urgency of the situation and, after a few desperately urgent treatments, they both began their actions.
However, something unexpected happened.
The gates of Fire City were suddenly closed, and the city was noisy, with quite a stir happening inside.
“Could it be, that the theft of the treasure has been discovered, and the Sand Yellow clan’s giants have requested help from the Fire City Lord?”
“Damn it!”
“Can’t even the Elder Token of the Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce smooth things over?”
“Right now, Miss Zi Di must be under serious suspicion. After all, the previous negotiation failed, and there was a conflict.”
“That’s right, using the Purple Vine Order now is just walking into a trap, isn’t it?”
For a moment, no one had any solutions.
We’ve only been here for two or three days, with no reliable channels to suss out information.
“We can only wait until the turmoil within the city subsides. They’ll have to open the gates if they don’t find the thief.”
“Yes, they can’t keep the city closed forever.”
“No, I think the octopus assistant is worth closing the city for a few days. If it were me, I would turn the whole city upside down.”
“Maybe, we should take action and negotiate directly?”
At this point in the discussion, everyone fell silent.
Coming forward with the alchemy puppet to threaten a Legend and a Holy Domain, that’s far too rash.”
“Let me do it!” Sanda said with a serious expression, stepping forward.
The others tried to convince him otherwise, but Sanda was resolute.
After a brief emergency discussion of this plan, they decided to temporarily retreat.
Sanda went alone, boldly straight to the great gate of Fire City.
A short while later, he rushed back.
“The situation is not as we thought!” Sanda said, “The Fire City Lord took the initiative to close the city, to tidy up and sort out public order. She is preparing to welcome a distinguished guest from afar tomorrow.”
“This might just be her cover for the search.”
“No, a cover wouldn’t have such a big loophole. Exactly who is the guest?
“Tuck,” answered Sanda.