Chapter 750: Chapter 466: S-Class Side Quest and Spiritual Vision Potion_2
Chen Lun, a member of the Generous Council, was no exception.
However, since he was currently in charge of overseeing the Royal City branch, he kept only the Circus players under him. Yet, he wasn’t idle and took the opportunity to expand the “recruitment quota,” deliberately conveying some messages to the player community.
When news that Jack Circus was recruiting spread, the gaming forums once again ignited with excitement. Countless related posts emerged, wildly spreading the good news and stirring an enthusiastic response from the players.
This Transcendent organization, which had been “high-yielding” elite players since the beta, attracted the attention of numerous players. Who in the “Era of Mystery” game didn’t know that the “Circus” was one of the best places to be? Not to mention the various exclusive benefits within, just having members who were top players on the leaderboard was infinitely better than struggling on one’s own.
And an important point was the Circus leader, Jack Spett.
This NPC had had some extremely brilliant moments in the previous version. Coupled with a series of related special videos released by “fangirl” Su Keying, players knew that under his command, they could gain benefits hard for others to obtain.
Therefore, many players near the Royal City swarmed over in no time.
Conveniently, the version 2.0 had raised the players’ level cap and the vast majority of second-tier players had successfully advanced to become Transcendents, meeting the recruitment threshold of the Circus.
Within a week’s time, more than three thousand players had successfully joined the Circus.
The number of elite players under Chen Lun directly reached over five thousand, including about a thousand from Sequence Eight Transcendents.
Polaris remained in a league of her own among the Mid Sequence players, far in the lead.
Chen Lun was in his room, preparing to edit the panel to issue related tasks to his players, as per Prince Dazlert’s request. They were supposed to officially start entering the Spirit World to hunt in the next few days.
The door was knocked.
Chen Lun had just gotten up when the knocking became more urgent. It even turned into a banging, as if the person outside was as desperate as someone rushing to a bathroom.
He rolled his eyes and went to open the door.
Chen Lun, having assessed who it was through his “Five Senses Perception,” was not annoyed. A young woman with messy hair was leaning against the doorway, holding up one hand while supporting herself with the other on the door frame.
“Maggie, could you knock a little lighter next time? My heart disease is about to flare up,” he complained.
Chen Lun helplessly pointed inside, gesturing for her to come in.
Maggie completely ignored his comment and followed him into the room, immediately pulling out a bottle of purple potion.
“Leader! The potion research was successful!”
She proudly thrust the purple glass bottle in front of Chen Lun.
“This is the new potion created based on the principle of the ‘True Sight Potion Formula Edition III’ as per your request. Although it doesn’t match the original potion’s effects, its cost is much lower. Of course, there are some insignificant drawbacks, but those don’t matter… Oh, and I’ve named it ‘Sensitive Pup’s Tears!’ What do you think?”
Chen Lun looked into Maggie’s expectant eyes, nodding appreciatively and seriously.
“Very good, Maggie, I think it’s great.”
“Hahahah… I knew it, Leader, you do appreciate my talent,” Maggie laughed, hands on her hips.
Chen Lun coughed, took the potion, and sat down on the chair, promptly inspecting it using his panel.
He raised his eyebrow.
The results showed it completely met his expectations.
Even though its effect only lasted 3 seconds, it could enhance perception attributes by 20 points, enough for players to glimpse into the fissures of the Spirit World.
‘This potion could serve as an exclusive item for the Circus, acting as the core consumable for players involved in the main quest for a long period… Most importantly, it’s much cheaper than similar items from the Shelter, Church, and other factions!’ Chen Lun thought with a smile.
Of course, it wasn’t perfect. Just as Maggie said, it had a few side effects… namely, after taking the potion, one’s Life Points would suddenly decrease by 50% for a minute, accompanied by symptoms such as heart cramps, stomach perforation, liver bleeding, and uncontrollable tears from the eyes.
‘Hmm… I believe for the brave and fearless adventurers, these are no big deal,’ thought Chen Lun, nodding to himself.
He then asked Maggie if the potion could be mass-produced in a short period, and what the costs would be.
“Leader, compared to previous potions, ‘Sensitive Pup’s Tears’ doesn’t use many materials, just about 30 Silver Ducats in cost… as for production, with a ‘Proficient Flask,’ it’s possible to mix thirty doses at a time, continuously over twenty-four hours,” Maggie answered truthfully.
Chen Lun was quite satisfied with this result.
He pulled out an Empire bank note for fifty thousand Gold Pounds and handed it to Maggie for her to dedicate the upcoming period to producing this potion, and mentioned she could seek help from the Silver Dragon Trade Association to purchase the necessary materials.
Based on his past experience, this potion’s consumption would be substantial, since players limited by their own levels and strengths heavily relied on it. It could be said, wanting to participate in the main quest plot, one must have this “ticket” to enter the main stage, the “Spirit World.”