Chapter 122
Ye Bai immediately took out the archaeological magnifying glass he had just acquired and used his archaeological skill on the compass.
After using the skill five times in a row, Ye Bai not only obtained a basic historical clue but also triggered the effect of the archaeological magnifying glass, gaining an additional clue.
【You have obtained the historical clue 'City of Yellow Sand' from the 'Ancient Compass', earning 5 points of historical experience; you have gained 1000 experience points.】
【You have obtained an extra historical clue 'Golden Clan' from the 'Ancient Compass', earning 8 points of historical experience; you have gained 3000 experience points.】
【You have triggered the quest 'Legacy of the Golden Clan'】
Quest Description: You discovered from the historical clues that the compass you possess originates from the City of Yellow Sand, which appeared in history. Finding the remnants of the Golden Clan that lived in the City of Yellow Sand may help you repair this compass.
Quest Reward: Repair the 'Ancient Compass'.
Sub-professional tools are like 'equipment' for sub-professions, always very practical. Without the magnifying glass effect, Ye Bai would have needed to investigate the history of the City of Yellow Sand to trigger the quest, which would have undoubtedly taken a lot of time.
Seeing this, Anita nodded beside him, "Looks like you've found a clue. I hope you can dig it up."
After bidding farewell to Anita, Ye Bai left the library and arrived at the teleportation array in Mei Luo City.
After spending 50 silver coins, Ye Bai felt a flash before his eyes, and when he returned to normal, he had already arrived at the main city of the Alchemy School in the Blue Star server—Laan City.
**Chapter 88**
Among the three major schools, Laan City, compared to the elegant and dreamy Magic City and the rugged and heavy Chaos City, embodies a mechanical beauty that is closer to real-world technology.
The difference lies in the fact that all mechanical creations of the Alchemy School are not powered by thermal or atomic energy, but rather by the application of various fantastical energies from the myriad realms.
In the myriad realms, the extraordinary paths of all schools ultimately rely on spiritual energy. 'Spiritual energy' is a collective term for the blue bar of players, which has also been verified to correspond to real-world mental power. The Magic School casts spells using spiritual energy, the Chaos School activates bloodline abilities through spiritual energy, while the Alchemy School extracts energy from various materials using spiritual energy to drive various alchemical creations.
For instance, this city has the broadest application of energy crystals among the three major schools. Here, one can see many things that can be deemed 'modern': vehicles entirely powered by alchemical machinery moving orderly down the streets, bright streetlights powered uniformly throughout the city, and magical illusions cast in the central square through alchemical tools...
And various alchemical golems tirelessly patrolling the city in place of guards.
Golems are the representative creations of the Alchemy School, possessing high physical defense and even more terrifying magical resistance. They can cast powerful spells, boasting high attack and defense, and aside from being a bit slow in movement, they have almost no weaknesses. As long as there is sufficient energy supply, a golem acts like a mobile war fortress, a true super unit in the myriad realms.
If a territory increases its inclination towards the Alchemy School, the ultimate reward would be the technology to create golems.
Ye Bai walked through the inner city of Laan City, wearing the Windbreaker Cloak transformed from the Thousand Illusions Garment. The wide hood covered most of his head, making him look like a weary traveler. This was one of the outfits commonly worn by NPCs and some players, so it didn’t attract much attention.
This time, he had come to the main city of the Alchemy School to complete his second job transfer.
The second transfer for the 'Whisperer' profession has two paths: one is to strengthen the current magical bloodline and continue to improve magical levels, which requires going to the main city of the Chaos School to find the 'mentor' who misled Leto for the transfer; the other is a hidden advancement path, triggered by the historical clue 'Extraordinary Collapse' obtained in Mei Luo City.
This historical clue involves a special golem.
As part of the 'Reforms Triggered by the Two-Faced Ones' series, similar to the task in Mei Luo City, this quest originates from a wizard who came to the Alchemy School long ago. This wizard, hiding his identity, sought to research the golem manufacturing technology of the Alchemy School, but an unexpected accident occurred during his research.
Just as Ye Bai was thinking about this, a loud 'boom' echoed from not far away.
Turning around, he could clearly see that an alchemical laboratory had exploded.
"An experimental accident has occurred! Please keep away from the area!" The alarm and announcements rang out, and the patrolling golems swiftly sprang into action, releasing energy shields around the area and casting water magic to extinguish the flames erupting from the laboratory.
From the moment the accident happened to the start of the response, the residents of Laan City were merely startled before returning to their own business.
Ye Bai even noticed a few nearby players who seemed unfazed by the incident.
Seeing this, Ye Bai couldn't help but smirk. Is this what makes the main city of Alchemy unique?
If the Magic School is theoretical, then the Alchemy School is entirely practical.
Many applications lack theoretical support; when a new result emerges from experiments, they are applied directly, with experiments preceding theory. After achieving results, they write reports based on the phenomena observed.
Thus, Laan City is filled with numerous alchemical laboratories of all sizes, and various experimental accidents caused by energy surges are commonplace, alongside the thesis defenses of the Magic School and the biological modifications of the Chaos School, forming the three major schools' characteristics.
The wizard involved in Ye Bai's second transfer quest was one who accidentally exposed his identity during an experimental mishap and had to flee.
The golem rented by the wizard, which was 'damaged' during the experiment, would be refreshed in this alchemical main city as a collectible of mere aesthetic value.
Normally, to trigger this quest, players would need to have a close encounter with a golem in the city, develop a 'different feeling' towards it, and then conduct a series of investigations to obtain the clue 'Extraordinary Collapse' before starting the quest.
However, since Ye Bai had already gathered clues through the sub-profession of historian, he bypassed much of the normal process and only needed to find the location of the golem.
If he had to check the records at the golem registration department in Laan City before leveling up his sub-profession, it would have taken a lot of time to sift through the relevant records—because the Alchemy School has always maintained strict management over golems. Every high-level golem produced in the Alchemy School city has a dedicated record, and even if sold or gifted to other factions, there is a clear trace. The same goes for damaged golems.
However, now Ye Bai took out the ancient compass he had just received from Teacher Anita from his backpack.
Consuming 10 stamina points, Ye Bai used the 'Extraordinary Collapse' clue on the compass.
A faint golden light flashed across the palm-sized ancient compass, and then the originally steady needle began to spin. After a moment, it trembled and pointed in a certain direction.
Seeing this, Ye Bai smiled slightly and followed the compass's guidance, making his way through the inner city of Laan City.
The compass had only a 60% accuracy rate, and it stopped midway, spinning erratically.
Ye Bai wasn't in a hurry; the task to repair the compass was not difficult for him to find. He could do it after finishing his job transfer. Now, by consuming stamina points to use it again, he eventually calibrated it accurately and arrived at a building with the highest probability.
The compass pointed to an antique art shop named 'Figeor Curios'.
Considering the previous report of the golem's 'damage', it was very reasonable for it to appear here, and Ye Bai could basically conclude that the compass's guidance was correct.
At this moment, the entrance of Figeor Curios was quite lively, with well-dressed individuals entering one after another. A large sign nearby announced that a rare item auction was about to take place.
Timing is everything!
Seeing this, Ye Bai naturally had no hesitation about participating in the auction.
However, before she could walk over, she noticed two people being stopped by the doorman at the entrance.
"Sorry, we require an invitation to enter."
This unusual commotion immediately attracted the attention of others nearby.
Ye Bai looked at the two being blocked; one was wearing chainmail and had two pistols at his waist, while the other was clad in leather armor, sporting a pair of metal gloves embedded with magical gems. From their obviously mismatched gear, it was easy to tell they were both players.
Moreover, from their equipment, Ye Bai could see that these two were likely a first-transfer profession of the Alchemy School: the Gunner and the Alchemist.
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