"According to the agreement, we cannot sell to non-gray dwarf races. Even internal circulation requires strict review and control. So, Levi, I'm very sorry and may not be able to agree to this."

Hawkins said sincerely.

Richard nodded in understanding.

He himself had anticipated this.

Because when he found the relevant information about the advanced control core in the data room, he was very interested at first, and went to the front desk to check the contribution value and qualifications required for redemption.

As expected, the requirements were extremely strict! In addition to the easiest 10,000 contribution points, one also needed to have the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood's adamantium treatment. In addition, there was a special note that it was limited to transactions within the Gray Dwarf race.

In other words, mixed races are not allowed, such as gray dwarves and offspring of other races, let alone pure-blooded humans like Richard.

Since he already knew that the other party would most likely not agree, did Richard bring it up on purpose to play a trick on the other party? Of course not.

This can be explained from the perspective of past life psychology. When the other party rejects your higher request for the first time, they will be more likely to agree to your second, lower request.

Therefore, this was often used as a negotiation technique in previous lives.

In other words, if Richard proposes a condition that is lower than before, the possibility of Hawkins accepting it will greatly increase.

"Vice President Hawkins, I understand your difficulty. The method of making the advanced control core is not in the hands of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood, but in the hands of the Gray Dwarf Empire Royal Family."

"Moreover, the imperial royal family believes that the advanced control core is related to the security of the gray dwarf empire and is only circulated within a small range. I can understand this." Richard said sincerely.

Richard's expression and tone were extremely precise in what he said.

Anyone who heard this would be amazed at how sincere, genuine and considerate this young man is.

Suddenly, Hawkins's favorable impression towards the young human alchemist in front of him increased further, and at this moment, he had an expression of great relief.

Reasonable people tend to have better relationships, don't they? After a moment's hesitation, Richard took the opportunity to glance at Hawkins's expression, and then he continued, "If that's the case, can I exchange some drawings related to puppetry? To be honest, I'm very interested in puppetry, especially the manufacturing principles of some advanced combat puppets, such as the drawings of arcane puppets, giant war golems, blood-bone puppets, etc."

"You know, these drawings require the fine gold level to be exchanged, but I am only at the mithril level." Richard said with a look of regret.

"Haha, Levi, you have given me a difficult problem!" Hawkins laughed. Obviously, he was very happy with the conditions proposed by "Levi" this time, because the conditions this time were obviously lowered.

At the same time, Hawkins' brain began to weigh things rapidly.

Although the blueprints that "Levi" just mentioned are all rare and powerful advanced combat puppet blueprints, and they must be redeemed at the Platinum level, but if you nod in agreement, the above will not be a problem. After all, as the vice president, you still have this authority.

Although the Arcane Puppet Blueprint is also a top-secret blueprint, the method of making the Arcane Core has been lost for thousands of years. If an advanced control core is used instead, the combat effectiveness will immediately be reduced from a second-order puppet to a first-order top puppet.

If an intermediate control core is used instead, the combat effectiveness will be even worse, directly falling to the level of a first-order high-end puppet. In fact, there is not much difference in strength between it and some obsidian combat puppets that have been improved or equipped with additional combat devices.

Moreover, the various body parts of the Arcane Golem are extremely expensive, and the total price even exceeds that of the Giant War Golem.

So, as far as I can remember, it has been a long time since a puppeteer exchanged and made this advanced combat puppet.

After all, an arcane puppet without an arcane core is just a castrated version of an arcane puppet with a very low cost-effectiveness.

So Levi just said that the purpose of his exchange was just to learn puppetry.

From this point of view, if Levi can sign a confidentiality agreement, it won’t be a big problem, and it’s okay for him to make the decision himself.

Then As for the giant war golem, it is completely impossible to drive it without an advanced control core, so Levi can only learn the principles.

It doesn't seem to be a big problem.

Finally, there is the blood and bone puppet!

Huh? Blood-bone puppet? Why don't I have any impression of this puppet blueprint? Although I still have a vague impression, it seems that I have heard this name a long time ago, but I can't remember it.

Hawkins frowned, and couldn't remember what this blood and bone puppet was.

"Hey, Levi, try the green flower tea first. I still need to understand the situation. Please wait a moment." Hawkins smiled and gently tapped an exquisite bell on the coffee table with his right hand.

After a while, the old gray dwarf nobleman Richard had seen in the corridor came in and said respectfully, "Lord Hawkins, what can I do for you?"

"Fritz, give me a copy of the Blood Bone Puppet's information, and be quick."

"As you command, Master Hawkins."

Richard immediately understood what was going on and couldn't help but smile in his heart.

The second-level great wizard in front of him, the vice president of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood, Lord Hawkins, actually forgot what the blood bone puppet was. This shows how little attention the production drawings of the blood bone puppet were paid to the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood.

From this perspective, the possibility of the other party agreeing is greatly increased.

The two chatted casually, and after a while, an old gray dwarf noble named Fritz came in with a stack of ancient sheepskin rolls.

Richard didn't have to wait for long. Hawkins only glanced at it, seemingly looking at the confidentiality level and exchange conditions, and quickly said:

"Levi, if you can sign a confidentiality agreement, in principle, I agree to exchange the three top-secret blueprints of the Arcane Puppet, Giant War Golem, and Blood Bone Puppet for your alchemical combination bomb formula. At the same time, I will also give you a copy of intermediate puppetry knowledge."

This immediately made Richard overjoyed.

"Vice President Hawkins, thank you for your generosity. Thank you so much!" Richard said with a smile on his face.

To be honest, he thought the other party would cut one or two more drawings.

He was even mentally prepared to add some chips, but he didn't expect Hawkins in front of him to give him a surprise.

The other party even gave him an extra copy of intermediate puppetry knowledge. You should know that the exchange price of this thing is 500 contribution points. This almost saved Richard nearly two months' work salary.

But in Hawkins' mind, he didn't think so at all.

He was quite impressed by the young man in front of him for his awareness of the overall situation.

He knew very well that the drawings chosen by the other party were extremely difficult. Even for an alchemist in the puppetry branch, it would take years of hard work to master the production skills of any of them.

In addition, Levi is not a gray dwarf, and even if he mastered it, he could not buy the advanced control core . Therefore, these things can only be used for learning purposes!

As for the Blood Bone Puppet blueprint? He just took a quick look at it. This blueprint has been kept in the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood's data room for nearly a thousand years, but in the past hundred years, almost no one has chosen to redeem it.

Even he, the vice president, didn't know that there was such a top-secret, yet unknown puppet making blueprint in the database.

The reason is that the puppeteers who had exchanged for this kind of blood and bone puppet before had almost never succeeded in making it.

The last successful one seems to have been thousands of years ago!

Therefore, it is a miracle that this thing has not disappeared in the long river of history and can be preserved. It is rare that there are still young people willing to look at it.

"Levi, I admire your eagerness to learn. I seem to know why you were able to obtain the title of Alchemy Master at such a young age. But Levi, I still hope you can carefully consider your choice just now."

"The several high-level combat puppet blueprints you selected are not actually that practical, especially the blood-bone puppet blueprints. As far as I can remember, no puppeteer in the guild seems to be able to successfully make one."

Richard was stunned. He never thought that Hawkins would speak so frankly and give him a chance to regret.

"Thank you for Vice President Hawkins' concern, but it's pleasant to learn unknown knowledge, isn't it? If possible, I will still stick to my own choice." Richard's eyes revealed his yearning and desire for knowledge.

"Hahaha, Levi, I find that I like you more and more!" Hawkins laughed heartily.

"By the way, Fritz, go and get my treasured 1962 Godot wine. I want to have a drink with Master Levi." Hawkins turned and instructed the gray dwarf noble beside him.

"As you command, Lord Hawkins." The gray dwarf noble looked at the scene with a smile, thinking that he seemed to have not seen Lord Hawkins so happy for a long time.

Hearing Hawkins' words, Richard's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the second-level wizard in front of him also liked to collect fine wine.

You should know that the Godot from 1962 was collected by the drunkard Desol, and there seemed to be only two or three bottles. As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Richard had been influenced by Desol for a long time and was quite familiar with the famous wines in the gray dwarf region.

In this case, if the new rye beer made by him and Disol could be praised by the powerful Lord Hawkins, wouldn't it be possible to quickly open up the high-end market in Tug City? The sales volume... "Lord Hawkins, speaking of fine wine, I had an idea a few days ago, Disol. After we successfully brew it in a few days, I hope you..."

One hour later.

Richard, with a rosy face, was holding a crystal ball with a copy of the blood-bone puppet's manufacturing drawings. Behind him were four sturdy gray dwarf servants, carrying a huge wooden box. He was in a very good mood as he walked back to his villa.

He himself did not expect that it would be so easy to obtain the production drawings of the blood-bone puppet.

However, what Hawkins, the second-level great wizard of the Gray Dwarf, said was absolutely correct. None of the puppeteers in the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood could successfully create a blood bone puppet.

What they didn't know was that the key point was that this was not a puppetry blueprint in the traditional sense of the gray dwarves. There was actually no control core in the blood and bone puppet. It relied on the empowerment of undead witchcraft.

If a puppeteer does not know the art of necromancy and the ritual of bone demon reincarnation, he will never be able to successfully create a blood bone puppet.

Unfortunately, this point is not explained in detail in the blood-bone puppet manufacturing drawings and is only mentioned briefly.

Richard didn't know whether the designer of the drawings deliberately hid it or something else.

Therefore, many puppeteers took great pains to engrave complicated magic arrays on complete skeletons, and drew energy channels in places such as the spine and inner side of the ribs of the skeleton.

Even after the energy core was installed, the blood-bone puppet still could not be controlled! In a word, it was because the direction was wrong, the whole thing went in the wrong direction! As soon as Richard entered the villa and sent back the gray dwarf servants who were carrying the huge wooden box, he smiled unabashedly.

At this moment, a fragrant breeze blew over.

Just now, Stephanie saw Richard smiling from afar, so she came up to him with a sweet smile and said, "Master, what is it that makes you so happy? I haven't seen you smile so happily for a long time."

Happy things should be shared. Only in this way can happiness be shared! So, Richard explained the cause and effect, and after listening to it, Stephanie laughed so hard that she was shaking with laughter.

She and Richard were once members of the Ignis School, one of the three major undead wizard academies. Naturally, she had heard of some long-lost undead witchcraft, formulas, or secret techniques.

And the blood and bone puppet is one of them.

She had never expected that her master, Richard, could conceal the truth and achieve his goal so easily under the nose of a second-level wizard. By the way, her master also gained the favor of Hawkins, the vice president of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood.

The master is becoming more and more mature.

It turned out that just now in Hawkins' office, Richard and Hawkins became more familiar with each other after a few drinks, and Hawkins even took the initiative to ask Richard if there was anything else he needed help with.

Richard casually mentioned, "If it is convenient, it would be best if you could give me a skeleton to study with the blood-bone puppet blueprint."

Unexpectedly, Hawkins was very considerate and directly gave Richard a rare ogre skeleton. He also asked Fritz to arrange someone to send the skeleton back to Richard.

Taking an unintentional glance, Richard discovered that Stephanie seemed to be getting more and more beautiful.

Female night elves, blessed with the blood of high-level spider women, have a great advantage in appearance and are very attractive to human men.

Moreover, Stephana's strength is currently close to the limit of a third-level wizard apprentice. If Stephana's soul had not been slightly damaged after two reincarnations, she might have already entered the level of a formal wizard.

After all, the body of a high-level spider woman is already at the formal wizard level. As long as Stephania's mental strength is up to standard, there is no threshold for promotion.

Of course, the reason why Stephanie could improve so quickly was, on the one hand, because she had an adequate supply of various mental power growth potions, and on the other hand, because the concentration of Spider Woman blood in her body was extremely high.

It seems that the higher the blood concentration, the more beautiful the appearance.

Judging from the appearance alone, the original owner of Stephanie's body, Felicity, is even better than Stephanie's previous body from the senior spider woman Shadra! Especially now, Stephanie is looking at her with admiration!

Those big beautiful eyes, full of light, and the rosy little mouth, opening and closing, made Richard's heart tremble slightly.

It's like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered what Stephanie once said: her new body seemed to have never been "used" Just when the atmosphere between the two of them became a little pink.

“Boom boom boom!”

There was a knock on the door.

The voice of the fish-man prophet Gorkan came from outside the door: "Master, Gorkan reports to you."

This interruption made Stephanie quite unhappy. She pouted her lips, but... Humph!

Gorkan! Richard was shocked, and just realized that he was distracted. He didn't even notice that Gorkan had reached the door of the room.

This would never happen under normal circumstances. Looking at Stephanie, Richard touched his nose awkwardly and said:

"Come in!"

Gorkan walked into the room, bowed slightly and said:

"Master! Miss Stephana!"

He knew that Miss Stephania, who usually wore a hood or veil, was very mysterious, but she was the most trusted person by her master.

Therefore, Gorkan did not avoid Stephanie and said directly: "Master, the investigation has made some progress, but there is no actual evidence."

"Oh, tell me more about it."

Richard raised his eyebrows, quite interested, and turned around to sit on a large soft leather chair, intending to listen carefully to what Gorkan said after his investigation.

Ever since the other party slaughtered all of Gorkan's Tokar Lake Fishman Tribe, Richard raised the other party's danger level to a level that requires constant attention.

(End of this chapter)