"You have to be careful. Our store is still in enemy territory, and any customer could be an Evil God's pawn. Don't let down your guard, especially when I'm not around and can't identify spies. You have to be careful, and don't hire any locals.
.”
"Yep, got it."
"Don't underestimate this game store. We've invested a lot in it. Not only is this our first core location to expand our believers and teachings, it's also related to our future battles with the Evil Gods. We can't afford to make any mistakes."
"Yep, yep, yep."
"… Although it's probably useless nonsense, you should play less video games. After all, you're working hard right now, not taking a vacation. These games that don't have electricity are just as interesting. You'll be a great advertisement if you play with those kids. Don't hide in a dark room and smile obscenely at the screen. You'll lose your image as a beautiful woman … You don't want to be in public either. Don't play any more L18 games in the arcade. Even if you don't care about your reputation, our Game Church will still protect you! "
"Okay, okay, okay. Play less games, play less games. I won't play L18 games."
"… That's such a half-hearted answer. I've never seen such an insincere lie before. No, I'm worried. I'll stay here and let the others do the scouting. "
[Enough! Get the hell out of here! Brother, how can you be so wishy-washy!? Back in the day!]
Finally, the God Lori couldn't take it anymore.
"… Such an unreliable person is in the same party as you. She's already been tricked a few times. To this fellow, no matter how many orders he gave, it wouldn't be too much. Look, she definitely didn't listen to any of my orders just now! "
In fact, Rorschach's criticism was completely justified. Isabella was currently trying her best to immerse herself in her handheld video game. She didn't even raise her head from start to finish.
"After I leave, you'll lose contact with her, Lori. She's the boss here by herself, and she has so many things to play with. It'd be strange if she didn't go to bed!"
[…]
This time, even Lori couldn't refute Rorschach's words. This was practically inevitable.
[A little bit of trouble can increase the reputation of the game hall … Alright, just take it as it is. Forget it, there's nothing we can do about it. Don't worry and leave. I've already transferred the others over. Hopefully, Lynn and Adeline won't really die when they arrive.]
Isabella didn't seem to feel the discussion between the siblings at all. Her earphones were ringing intensely, and her eyes were fully focused on the screen.
Did she really not care at all? That seemed to be the case. But judging from how her mouth was slightly open, it was obvious that she was happily anticipating Rorschach's departure … She was just like a child who was home alone at night, with a computer and manga already in the storeroom. She wanted nothing more than for her parents to go out and play mahjong as soon as possible.
Rorschach's eyes didn't deceive him, but what could he say in the end? Whatever he said would fall on deaf ears.
Rorschach could only sigh helplessly and prepare to leave.
"… I hope that Cape Town will still be here when I return. Heh, it won't turn into ruins no matter what. "
As Rorschach left, he did his best to pretend that he didn't hear the cheers and clamor behind him. He really was deceiving himself, so he might as well pretend that he didn't hear anything.
Xixi had been waiting for quite some time on the tall pack beast by the door. The pack beast's back was filled with all sorts of food and water bags. These were Ansorenne's most valuable currency.
But in reality, all of this was just a disguise. Rorschach and Lori were constantly in contact, so they could use the game's divine grace to obtain food and water. As long as there were enough divine tributes, they could even sell food and water, and there was no need to worry about the quantity.
They still brought food and water that they didn't need, just to avoid ridiculous misunderstandings like "there's a fourth dimensional pocket with everything, so let's rob him" … In fact, thanks to the God of Games' extraordinarily convenient logistical divine grace, such misunderstandings actually happened a few times.
Whenever a Descender magically pulled out a large pile of food and said that it was a divine grace, the first thing that some Descenders did wasn't to thank the God for the grace, but to take out their weapons and steal the food.
However, Rorschach's pack beast didn't only have food and water. There were several large bags hanging on the right side of the tall Earth Dragon Lizard. These bags were all Rorschach's recent gains. It was rare for him to have some time alone, so he decided to properly study them on the way back.
The three fully loaded pack beasts slowly moved towards the port. Rorschach, who was sitting on the last pack beast, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, now wasn't the time to rest.
"Artificial thunderstruck stones are actually so cheap."
Rorschach put on a pair of special glasses that could magnify and retract. He carefully touched the blackened stone. This had become the focus of his recent research.
Due to the highly active Elemental Tide, some areas in Ansorenne would have "local specialties". The thunderstruck stone was one of the most famous ones.
It would only appear in special rocks that wouldn't shatter after being struck by lightning repeatedly. It contained an extremely terrifying atmosphere and lightning elemental power. It was a very precious wind-elemental magic material.
It was obvious that it was able to carry a high concentration of lightning elemental power. It was an extremely good material for magic armor, especially for the core of the magic energy pool.
The wasteland during the thunderstorm season was indeed the place where thunderstruck stones were produced. However, it was impossible to harvest them during the thunderstorm season. After the thunderstorm season, the thunderstruck stone would have a large amount of lightning elemental power dissipated, and its effectiveness would be greatly reduced.
According to the latest price on the black market, a fist-sized natural thunderstruck stone was about the same as a seventy percent new fourth-generation magic armor.
However, in Cape Town, thunderstruck stones were abnormally common. Even the street urchins would use this small blackened stone to light a fire, attract electricity, and amuse themselves. The price was only slightly more expensive than a flint.
Rorschach and the others were very surprised at first. They almost started to make a big purchase. Later, they realized that this was completely different from the expensive natural thunderstruck stones.
These thunderstruck stones were all from the rock layers under the lightning rods that extended outside Cape Town. They were engraved with a special magic array to seal the lightning strikes that were channeled into the ground.
The thunderstruck stones that children played with could only be considered as harmless toys. However, one shouldn't underestimate the specialty of Cape Town. Rorschach saw that the lightning summoned by the spears that the guards tied to the artificial thunderstruck stones was no less lethal than a low-level mage.
If that was all, Rorschach wouldn't be too concerned. However, two days ago, he saw a carriage powered by thunderstruck stones. This meant that the development and use of these stones was probably not as simple as using them directly.
In the end, the solution to the power supply problem was to use these artificial thunderstruck stones to create a miniature energy pool for circulating power.
The more Rorschach researched and used them, the more impressed he was with the people of Cape Town. It was likely that their thunderstruck stones had a long history of weapon usage and daily use. As for the more advanced usage, the more superior artificial thunderstruck stones, they were obviously still hiding it from outsiders.
From the information that Rorschach specially collected, Cape Town's boastful shipbuilding industry also had a large number of records of using artificial thunderstruck stones. Perhaps the ships that they sold were fundamentally different from the common goods at the core.
In terms of weapons, Rorschach's horizons were even more widened. The combination of weapons and cold weapons was nothing new.
Rorschach used his funds to purchase some thunderstruck stone weapons and equipment. Among them, there were thunderstruck stone muskets, flaming skateboards, and "grenades" made from thunderstruck stones. It really opened his horizons and opened his mind.
Perhaps it was this technological and civilizational lead that allowed the Seymour people of Cape Town to have better weapons, equipment, and logistics. They slowly defeated the other tribes that were originally stronger outside the city. They were becoming more and more dominant in the wasteland.
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