Chapter 225 – Convergence; Elemental Vision (1)
In the main house of the stronghold, the travel-worn Roman squatted down with great difficulty and sat on a small round stool, laughing “Master Bill, how have you been? My subordinates haven’t been rude to you, have they? Sorry, the conditions are a little simple.” “It’s indeed a little crude, but it’s quite safe.”
Zhou Jing sat opposite him, rubbing the back of his hand as he sized up Roman.
He had been in the stronghold for more than two months. The outside world had changed, but this place had always been safe and quiet.
Roman waved his hand, “Sorry to keep you waiting. I was supposed to leave together, but there were some things I had to deal with. Now that it’s settled, I’m no longer a Privy Chancellor.”
“What did you have to do in the capital?” Zhou Jing blinked.
“Some tedious matters. There’s nothing to mention.” Roman was vague and had no intention of explaining in detail.
Zhou Jing pretended to be curious and concerned, “Then did everything go smoothly when you left? The royal family knew that you and I were close, so they didn’t strictly interrogate and monitor you during this period of time?”
“That’s a small problem. I cleared the trail long ago. Before they could be sure of my involvement, I had already left.”
Roman chuckled and spread his hands.
He ran away like Bill. After he disappeared, the king was completely sure that he, the Privy Chancellor, was the one behind all this. Once again, he was so angry that he fell ill once more.
At this moment, Roman paused and waved behind him. A subordinate walked through the door with the sword-tailed eagle and the black-spotted hyena.
As soon as he entered, the dog pounced in front of Zhou Jing and wagged its tongue happily. The sword-tailed eagle jumped onto Zhou Jing’s shoulder.
“Yo, my eagle and hound.”
Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows and touched the little head of the Sword-tailed Eagle with his finger. Then, he rubbed the head of Little Black #1.
He had thought that without his restraints, the dog would run away. He did not expect the dog to follow him… This was indeed a bootlicker.
Or rather, it could still differentiate between getting a full meal and living the bare minimum day by dat…
“I brought your pets out. It took some effort, mainly because they don’t really listen to
me.”
Roman smiled and casually waved his hand, gesturing for his subordinate to leave the room.
“Thank you.” Zhou Jing deliberately magnified his happy expression as if he was pleasantly surprised, “I thought that there was not much hope and was already prepared to lose them.”
“As long as you’re satisfied.” Roman smiled.
Zhou Jing glanced at him and asked, “Speaking of which, since you’re here, you can fulfill the conditions you promised me, right?”
Roman nodded in response, “Don’t worry. I hope to cooperate with you and let you volunteer to provide us with the support of the potion technology, so I will definitely fulfill the agreement.”
“No matter what plan you have, I’ll only be willing to cooperate after I really learn sorcery.” Zhou Jing emphasized.
“Of course.”
Roman nodded in understanding.
Although he was in a strong position now and could casually knead Bill, who was an “ordinary person”, he had no intention of breaking the contract. After all, the treatment of talents who could continuously produce benefits was always different.
Roman paused for a moment before saying, “We’re about to move to a new stronghold. After we settle down, I’ll fulfill the conditions and help you obtain the power of sorcery.”
Hearing this, Zhou Jing’s heart stirred, “Now that the empire is divided and the tribes are independent, you’re the one who started it. You’re in an alliance with the various tribes, so are we moving to a certain tribe?”
Roman laughed and gestured, “Indeed, I’m leading the way for the various tribes to become independent one after another. However, in the current situation, I don’t plan to continue to contact the various tribes and help them plan. Instead, I’ll lie low for a while. Therefore, we won’t go to any tribe, but my territory.”
He was the mastermind behind the independence of the tribe, which was equivalent to a partner in an uprising. He did not belong to any tribe, but had his own faction.
Previously, as a court minister, Roman could play a role in the palace and secretly provide convenience to the various tribes. Now that he was no longer a Privy Chancellor, he had other plans for his future.
“You helped the tribe become independent, but you want to temporarily withdraw after you succeed. What exactly do you plan to do? What benefits do you want?” Zhou Jing deliberately asked.
“The various tribes don’t need my help now. Even if the Empire is pretending to recruit troops, it will be difficult for both sides to fight.” Roman’s answer was ambiguous, avoiding any questions about benefits.
Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows, “Then do you want them to fight, or not?”
Roman pinched the fat on his chin and chuckled, “Be it using war to determine the winner who is truly qualified to sit on the throne or maintain a divided state to compete in the arms race is acceptable to me.”
Seeing that this guy was always avoiding his question, Zhou Jing pursed his lips and changed the topic.
“Then why do you need my pharmacology craftsmanship?”
“It’s very simple. I need you to continue developing new potions. In addition, I will spread the new blood potion. It will not be controlled by the royal family, but taught to all the tribes so that every family can enjoy the results of the advancement of the blood potion technology.”
Good lord, you’re even cosplaying as an anti-monopolistic activist?
Zhou Jing was a little surprised. He originally thought that Roman had taken him away because he wanted to monopolize the blood potion, but after thinking about it, it seemed reasonable.
Moreover, Roman’s actions were more beneficial to him.
Part of the Information State Particles he could obtain through his benefits came from the promotion of the new blood potion. When the royal family monopolized it previously and used its importance to increase the power of the royal family, it actually limited Zhou Jing’s gains.
If he could completely promote it and make all the tribes put it into use, in the future, there would be a chance to completely replace the original blood potion and popularize it all over the world. That way, as the creator, Bill’s impact would be off the charts.
“Okay, this is better than I thought… Anyway, as long as you can give me sorcery, I’ll work for you. You can ask me to do anything.”
Zhou Jing rubbed his hands and pretended to be impatient. He was just short of expressing that Bill had been wandering for half his life before finally coming across a wise lord. If he did not abandon him, he was more willing to take him as his sworn brother.
The group quickly moved. They ate and slept in the wilderness and rarely entered the cities.
Now that the Empire was divided, the atmosphere was tense. The various cities were not as open as before. Now, they were strictly checking the people coming and going and would not let people enter the city easily, especially in cities controlled by the tribal lords.
Roman had no intention of revealing his identity, thus he avoided everyone along the way. After half a month, he finally brought everyone to a new secret stronghold.
Compared to before, this stronghold was even larger and seemed to be an important base for Roman. There were hundreds of people hiding inside this place that was situated deep in the wilderness.
After making the barest of preparations to settle down, Roman did not delay Zhou Jing anymore. He brought him straight to the deserted wilderness and taught him sorcery.
“The power of a sorcerer comes from the fusion of one’s own spirit and the nature spirit. The first thing is to stimulate one’s spirit and enter a state called Elemental Vision to sense the nature spirits.”
Roman took out a small box wrapped in silk and opened it. It was filled with blue ointment.
Zhou Jing had seen it from Lynen. This was a necessary supplementary material to help beginners enter the elemental vision. Otherwise, it was impossible for them to sense the nature spirit just by meditation.
However, Roman’s ointment seemed to be a little different. Although it was blue like Lynen’s, the supplementary ointment that Roman took out was more blue and beautiful, and of better quality.
“It’s a must-have for beginners in sorcery. Psychic ointment,” Roman explained.
Zhou Jing rolled his eyes and suddenly dug out a little with his pinky before putting it into his mouth.
Roman got a rude shock, “This is for external use. You have to take off your clothes and apply it on your body. It’s not effective if you
eat it.”
“Let me try to taste it. Perhaps I can improve
it.”
Zhou Jing smacked his lips and pretended to taste it.
To be honest, it tasted similar to mint paste…
Jason did not have the item analysis function, so he did not do so. Now that it was Bill’s turn, he could take a look at the composition of this ointment. It was best to learn how to make it and improve it.
At this moment, Roman also remembered Bill’s talent, but he did not think much of it.
“The method of making psychic ointment has been passed down for several generations. I’ve tried to improve it, but in the end, I realized that there’s nothing I can change.”
Zhou Jing rolled his eyes, “Are you a potion master? Do you know anything about potions?”
Roman choked.
He did not dare to show off his skills in front of this genius.
Zhou Jing pretended to ponder for a while before speaking
“Oh, I roughly understand. Let me try to use
it.”
Only then did Roman apply the psychic ointment on Zhou Jing’s body and teach him how to guide his mind and enter a focused state through meditation.
Zhou Jing did as he was told. He closed his eyes and felt the cold ointment on his skin gradually dry and shatter, like mud stuck to his body.
It was different from Jason’s lack of reaction.
After an unknown period of time, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
As the breeze blew, his senses seemed to have been magnified countless times. He could almost feel the countless spirits in the wind laughing as they flew past him.
Zhou Jing opened his eyes and saw that there were faint particles everywhere in the world. They were colorful and distributed in different places.
The ground was suffused with a rich yellow light, the grass was shining with a soft green light, and the wind was mixed with a cyan light…
“This is the Elemental Vision?”
Seeing this scene, Zhou Jing’s eyes widened slightly in surprise.
Bill did have the aptitude to cultivate sorcery, which made him secretly happy.
However, to be honest, why did this strange vision feel like he had eaten some kind of hallucinogenic shrooms? Would he end up being put into a coffin from a drug overdose next?