Chapter 190 Nobel Master
Lily followed the Queen's instructions and prepared to go to Isabel's bedroom with Aiwass.
But before arriving, they met Yulia who was traveling with an old man.
"--elder brother!"
Before Aiwass could speak, Yulia noticed him first.
The girl's eyes suddenly lit up and she came running over.
She flung herself lightly onto Aiwass, her white hair fluttering like a veil. Yulia wrapped her arms around Aiwass's neck, kneeling on his thighs with her legs together. To Aiwass's surprise, he didn't feel Yulia's weight... She was still as light as ever, as if her body were hollow.
He hugged Yulia affectionately, touching his forehead with Yulia's, and said softly: "Yes... I'm back."
David Barton, the "Knight" standing by, was a little anxious, but he didn't dare touch Yulia. He could only whisper, "Hey...Mr. Aiwass's leg..."
He was obviously subconsciously worried that Aiwass would be hurt by Yulia.
After all, generally speaking, who would sit in a wheelchair if their legs are fine?
Since he's in a wheelchair, his legs are probably injured. Being pressed down like this is definitely not good.
"It's fine."
Aiwass shook his head slightly at him, and David only then remembered...it seemed that Aiwass had indeed entered the recovery period. He had also seen Aiwass pacing in his own house.
Yulia didn't look at David the entire time, nor did she pay attention to David's calls. She just murmured softly, "I thought my brother would blame me for not going home..."
——She still remembered that her character was an innocent girl who had no idea what had happened to Aiwass and was kept in the dark by Isabel.
When Aiwas heard Yulia say this, he immediately understood what she meant.
So he continued ambiguously: "It's okay. I feel more at ease knowing you're with Isabel."
Then, after a slight pause, Aiwass continued to talk about the topic, but lowered his voice: "How is Isabel?"
"...Her Royal Highness is not in good condition, Mr. Moriarty."
The person who spoke at this moment was the old man who had just walked over slowly.
He had flaxen hair streaked with white, and wore a strange monocle that looked like a microscope or telescope mounted on his face. When the old man looked at Aiwass, it would rotate and extend to focus.
The old man didn't look tall, maybe even shorter than Lily. Aiwass didn't turn around to look at Lily, as it would have been too rude.
He was carrying a reddish-brown leather suitcase and wearing a knee-length white lab coat. He looked like a doctor carrying medicine. He and Yulia were the only ones not wearing black.
"You are..."
Aiwass looked at the other party and immediately recognized his identity from the iconic equipment "Paul's Eye": "Nobel Master?"
"Not even a master."
The old man nodded slightly, very pleased, but he spoke modestly.
He was obviously quite pleased with the respect that Aiwass showed him.
But he certainly didn't know why Aiwass called him Master.
Generally speaking, there are two possible definitions for a master. The most accurate definition is a Level 5 transcendent who has produced their own works, publications, or inventions. These typically come from the Paths of Beauty, Wisdom, and Balance, though there are also transcendents from other paths who enjoy writing books to share their insights.
Another possibility is that people are praising each other's talents or achievements as "comparable to the masters mentioned above", so they respectfully call each other "masters".
Nobel is the latter.
He wasn't particularly strong as a Transcendent, but he was a truly remarkable alchemist. Throughout his life, he developed over a hundred types of explosives and dozens of pharmaceuticals. He now owned several companies and had invested in several others through his technology...
Because of this, he did not die in the game's history, but was placed under house arrest by Xingbi as an important talent. He was even directly transported back to Xingbi, which values alchemy.
Because Nobel was an American before.
He had only clashed with the Royal Alchemist Guild in his youth. By now, the vice-chairman with whom he had clashed had long since passed away... Therefore, under Xingti's cordial invitation and respect, after a period of weak resistance, he gradually assimilated into the ranks. By the time the level cap was raised to 70, he had reached the fifth power level, becoming a full-fledged master.
Aiwass had a lasting impression of him because of his excellent equipment. Before leaving Avalon, he had given the "Eye of Paul" he was currently wearing to his favorite student there. This student later traveled to Star Antimony to find his teacher, but was caught in a fight between a necromancer and a demonologist, and died on the way.
The undead with the strange glasses on his face is the trigger point of the quest. After defeating it and obtaining the glasses, you can obtain the "Eye of Paul".
This belongs to the "legacy set" and is one of the few equipment that can increase the success rate of alchemy.
How many of these items are there? So few that even in the version before Aiwass's rebirth, this type of probability-enhancing equipment still couldn't fill half of the slots on his body, and there was no higher-level alternative.
If the player has seen Nobel in any of the side quests before, they can investigate the glasses to get information: these are Nobel's glasses. Then continue to do it, and finally get the "Nobel's Legacy" suit.
This three-piece set can increase the success rate of high-difficulty alchemy by 10% and the success rate of ordinary alchemy by 30%. It can also prevent explosions after the failure of high-difficulty alchemy.
With this set, you can use the "Radical Experimentation Strategy" when making medicine, which reduces the success rate and increases the yield and mutation possibility. It can be said that without this set, there is no need to play Alchemist at all.
Therefore, all alchemists have to run this quest line. When alchemy is synthesizing something, you have to switch equipment, otherwise you will have to spend several times more money to harden the probability.
But on the other hand, this can also be considered a free set. Just run a long quest line and eventually get the essential three-piece set with no higher-level alternatives.
At the time, Aiwass was unemployed and would take on some coaching jobs. Everyone has to make a living.
This quest line and the Noble Red quest line are the ones with the most tasks - the common point between these two quests is that they both have several consecutive stealth quests that are not easy to perform.
Although it is not too difficult for Aiwass... after all, it is essentially about avoiding blind spots and moving forward at a snail's pace or doing parkour. It is very simple as long as you analyze it patiently and plan the route.
But for players who have no experience in this type of game and don't like to use their brains to play games, this kind of task can easily increase their blood pressure.
But it's a good thing for Aiwass.
In total, he had earned tens of thousands of dollars just from helping people with this mission. It could be said that this had helped Aiwas through his most financially strapped period.
Because of this, Aiwass looked at Nobel with eyes subconsciously full of respect and gratitude.
——These are the parents who provide us with food and clothing!
The side effect was that whenever he saw Nobel, his portrait and funeral music would automatically appear in his mind...
"I've been learning alchemy from Master Nobel recently!"
Yulia noticed Aiwas's attitude towards Nobel, and said it half-braggingly and half-seeking credit.
Nobel nodded and generously praised Yulia in front of the "parents": "Yulia has quite good talent... If she is determined to follow the path of balance, and if Her Highness Isabel allows it, I would also like to become her mentor. She truly has the talent to reach the path of a 'master.'"
What he meant was that he felt Yulia had a chance to reach the fifth level.
This can also be regarded as Nobel's obsession.
He really wanted to reach the fifth level, but he wasn't good at the advancement ritual. After failing twice, he didn't dare try again—another failure could mean death. If the world level hadn't increased, making advancement to the lower levels easier, he wouldn't have dared to try a third time.
In other words, during this period, Nobel had actually given up on becoming a true master.
That's why he was so happy when Aiwass called the other party "Master".
It's like an athlete who is always said to have a bright future is about to retire, but has never won a medal or championship in his entire career.
Nobel may have seemed indifferent, but he actually cared deeply about it. The higher the status of the person, the happier he was when they addressed him as "Master." On the other hand, addressing someone as "Mr." instead of "Master" might even annoy him.
——This can also be considered an intelligence advantage. To know what dishes the other party likes, you must know what dishes they like.
After all, Nobel does have real talent and knowledge.
The fact that he could craft the Heritage Set was proof of that—it wasn't some ancient equipment he'd found through archaeological research, but something he'd crafted himself. Being able to craft a purple set manually was definitely something special.
I wonder if I can buy some equipment from Nobel...
"Are you sure you want to take the path of balance?"
Aiwass confirmed with Yulia.
If Yulia has already made up her mind, then he will have to help her find some things.
He just happened to know that Noble Red had a good collection of tantras... The legacy set wasn't urgent. If Nobel truly valued Yulia, perhaps it wouldn't need to be handed over to her as a "legacy."
However, if he had not been nice to Yulia, then Yulia might have been able to get the legacy set two versions earlier.
Yulia nodded slightly.
She said seriously, "Under the guidance of my teacher, I have now touched the wall of the second energy level. The rest of the preparations are also complete. Next week, I will hold my first advancement ceremony and advance to the second energy level."
Next week is the middle of the month, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
Aiwass nodded slightly, feeling a little relieved.
Seeing Aiwass's somewhat worried expression, Noble simply smiled and said, "Don't worry too much about Yulia, Mr. Moriarty. Her talents may be beyond your imagination... I've already explained to Yulia the specific characteristics of the path to choose."
——That’s terrible.
Hearing this, Aiwass was a little surprised.
This world lacks forums or "Bili Stations" for searching guides and sharing information, and the natives, even when presented with the names of the Path Traits, have no idea of their specific effects. To obtain information on a Path Trait, one must complete a complete inheritance and test each one individually. Therefore, each complete Path Trait table can be said to have taken hundreds of years to exhaustively compile.
This is quite secret knowledge, which is basically passed down from generation to generation.
They've only met for a few days?
However, these words did strengthen Aiwas's determination.
——Before Yulia advances, he will use the pastoral method to share the power of the Flame-Defying Butterfly with her. This way, her advancement will be foolproof.
With any luck...
Maybe she could even catch up with Aiwass, Isabel and the others.
Chapter 2 will be a little later.
(End of this chapter)
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