You see, although Charles VI was fat, as a faction leader, a long health bar was a must, and his strength was not bad. This was because the royal family itself was the most prominent Clan Knight, and Zhou Ning guessed that the Clan Training should be related to majesty. Plus, with the close protection of numerous Sun Keepers, it should have been difficult for him to die.
But unexpectedly, those madmen from the Life Alchemy Society actually succeeded.
Zhou Ning couldn't help but let out a deep breath.
In the game "Apocalypse," the Death of a faction leader was not that simple, nor was it like other online games where they would revive; they could only be killed by a plot kill, and once dead, they were truly dead.
In the game "Apocalypse," there was a saying of divine right of kings, and the existence of the king was already genuinely linked to the nation's destiny. With the Death of Charles VI, Blystone's economy would inevitably face a downturn in the coming period, and various unstable factors would even emerge.
Furthermore, in his previous life, the numerous main story quests related to Charles VI in the game would be completely overturned and restarted. Now, even he, a transmigrator, found it difficult to accurately grasp the direction of the plot.
"What a pit!" Zhou Ning couldn't help but sigh to the heavens.
However, he himself was fine; the most troubled right now should be the Sun Keepers. With the king assassinated, they must be in a state of disarray. Zhou Ning couldn't help but feel a bit fortunate that he hadn't accepted Keen's invitation.
Otherwise, it would have been misery upon misery, leading directly to self-isolation, no different from being imprisoned.
He pulled out his pocket watch, and with a click, it opened. It was only 2 PM. Zhou Ning thought for a moment and decided to return to his Alchemy Laboratory first. John's gaze towards him this morning was sparkling, leaving him with lingering fear even now.
On the way back, the Weather changed again, from rain to snow, and in a short while, the banks of the Canal District were dyed white.
A few policemen nearby stopped a suspicious passerby and were asking questions. How could such questioning yield any results? Zhou Ning shook his head and walked along the Canal District towards the Alchemy Laboratory.
For the next period, he had a total of three goals.
The most crucial, of course, was to complete the certification for the "Wandering Gunner" profession. As mentioned before, a complete professional system must have more than 6 professional specializations, 2 core BUFF skills, and more than 10 active skills.
Now Zhou Ning had almost completed it. Shooting Mastery, Ripple Breathing Technique, Precision Machinery Mastery, Mysticism, Puppet Alchemy, and Observation Haki were all considered professional specializations, so now he had all 6 professional specializations.
Rapid Pursuit and Armament Haki were considered core BUFF skills, and he had both core BUFF skills now.
Now he only needed 4 more active skills to complete the creation of the professional system. Whether he continued to simulate or simply mix and match, he could gather them. What he lacked now was actually experience.
"Finally, I see the light," Zhou Ning exclaimed.
The second goal was simple: Zhou Ning wanted to quickly raise his Alchemy to advanced level in a short time, and then use Goethe's Alchemy manual to directly reach expert level. Only at the expert level could Alchemy be considered truly mastered, allowing him to comprehend several very powerful formulas. Moreover, the sub-profession of Alchemist Apprentice could also successfully advance.
As for the third goal, it was not very urgent for now. Zhou Ning planned to upgrade Puppet Alchemy, but this required a large amount of experience and vikta, which he could not afford in the short term.
Goals two and one could be done concurrently, as Alchemy could provide a lot of experience. After returning to the Alchemy Laboratory, Zhou Ning skillfully lit the whale oil lamp on the wall, and took out the crucible, alcohol lamp, dropper, balance, and test tubes one by one.
He was not far from advanced Alchemy, so he decided to take advantage of this free time to level up.
The bullet order from the Sun Keepers was temporarily only two hundred rounds, but he could first make the excess into flame oil and store it for later use.
Skillfully heating the beaker, and adding lead salt after the potion boiled, perhaps due to the surge in his Agility attribute, over the past few days, Zhou Ning's success rate in refining flame oil was remarkably high, and his refining speed was also incredibly fast.
By the end of the afternoon, Zhou Ning had not only produced about 50 bottles of flame oil but also accumulated over 10,000 experience points. He estimated that with two more sessions like this, his Alchemy would successfully reach the advanced level.
To be honest, if it weren't for running out of herbs, Zhou Ning felt he might have directly reached the advanced level.
"Knock, knock!" Someone politely knocked on the door.
Zhou Ning, who had just tidied the table and was resting in the recliner, stood up, walked to the door, twisted the handle, and opened the door to find Mrs. Turing standing outside with a tray.
"Good evening, little Wayne, come and try the cupcakes I made myself," Mrs. Turing said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mrs. Turing," Zhou Ning took the plate and thanked her sincerely, "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
"No need, I'm a bit allergic to the smell of Alchemy," Mrs. Turing glanced into the room and said with a smile, "Perhaps my husband would be more willing to visit."
"Is Mr. Turing an Alchemist?" Zhou Ning asked with some curiosity.
"He used to be a good Alchemist. But not since the Butcher War."
Mrs. Turing seemed reluctant to discuss that topic and changed the subject: "How do you like the taste of tonight's cupcakes? I added a little more cocoa powder."
"Excellent," Zhou Ning's mouth curved upwards, and he gave a thumbs up.
"What a wonderful old lady," After seeing Mrs. Turing off, Zhou Ning couldn't help but exclaim, returning to his recliner and casually opening the forum.
Sure enough, XB had already uploaded the live stream recording to the forum, which was immediately stickied with the title: "My Anecdotes with Wayne Strowell."
Clicking in, it was a recording from XB's perspective, from the beginning of the celebration to the final kill of the Blood Worm, meticulously detailed. Even the items in Zhou Ning's personal shop were fully recorded, truly a high-energy Full journey. Of course, Zhou Ning also noticed that XB had an idol's burden and deliberately edited out the embarrassing "I am your idol" part.
The post had now accumulated tens of thousands of replies and was still growing.
"Holy moly, I'm shocked. Is this the power of Wayne Strowell? (Anime voice)"
"I was originally hesitating whether to choose other professions, but now I've decided, Wandering Gunner is my final choice!"
"Damn, I'm a closed beta player, and I'm in the Northland. Who can tell me what to do?"
Screensniping and watching others praise himself was originally Zhou Ning's greatest hobby, but he didn't have time to savor it this time, as a prompt had already popped up on his panel:
[Important Notice: The third episode of "Apocalypse" TV series has been simultaneously launched on the forum and various platforms. This series is automatically generated by the optical brain. Players interested in understanding the game's background are invited to watch.]
Zhou Ning expressed that he was already numb.
Originally, the protagonist of the third episode was the Sun Keepers. This episode told how the Sun Keepers, with the help of Leandro de Pesa, solved the Sterwell family portrait case. At that time, Zhou Ning had also watched this episode of the TV series, which was quite interesting, like a young Bao Qingtian.
However, with the Death of Charles VI, the Sun Keepers were obviously temporarily uninterested in this matter, so Zhou Ning could guess with his toes what this episode was about.
But he was also very interested in this episode of the TV series, especially wanting to know the cause of Charles VI's Death.
The perspective began with an overhead view of Vik University, then zoomed in, allowing all viewers to clearly see that it was a celebration scene. Immediately, the perspective shifted horizontally without stopping, directly locking onto Zhou Ning, who was wearing a white shirt, black vest, and black jacket.
Zhou Ning:... This optical brain, I don't know what's wrong with it, it just keeps focusing on me to exploit.