Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 3971 Basic Increment
Ingres finally decided to give the choice to April 1st himself.

He asked Lizzie to find a set of "Fashion Monster Picture Book - Low-level Monsters".

This kind of information is hard to find outside, but don't forget that they are in the Fashion Guild. As the largest official magician organization in Modern City, the monster information here is the most complete.

Not long after, Lizzie brought the information of low-level monsters.

He also brought Vera's compensation gift: an elm box.

Angel first gave the information of the low-level monsters to April 1st and told him: "You can choose the monster you think is suitable for you from here."

"I'll state in advance that I may not have information about the monsters you choose. Even if I do, I can't guarantee that they will be interested in you."

"So, you'd better pick a few more. And then try them a few more times in reality."

After finishing the explanation, Angel said to April 1st solemnly: "I used some special methods to predict the development direction that might be suitable for you."

"Education, psychology, gardening... You can start from these three aspects and see if there is a monster that suits you."

After saying that, Ingres asked April 1st to look up the information himself.

April 1st was also very excited at this time. Ingres said that he could choose, but in his opinion, the focus this time was not "selection" but to expand his horizons.

"Fashion Monster Illustrated Book" is something he would never be able to access in the outside world.

When he opened the information and read the first page "Outdated Essence", he became more determined in his thoughts.

Each page has a monster atlas, including the illustration style, known common abilities, rarity, and most importantly, how to increase the chance of encountering it!

——After a fashion trend has passed, it is possible to encounter it by holding an event with a related fashion style again.

The above is how to meet "Outdated Spirits".

In other words, as long as he has this information, even if Angel has no information or rumors about related monsters, he can try to find them himself using the "encounter method" in the book!
For example, the carnivals that are everywhere in the city, he used to think it was entertainment to death, but now he understands that behind it is the magician's search for fashion monsters!

And every page of this monster data has the "encounter method" of the relevant monster.

Therefore, although the rumors that Angel has are important, what is more important is the information about this "encounter method"!

With excitement, I began to flip through the pages and recall the memories page by page on April 1st.

While checking the information on April 1st, Ingres was not idle either. He opened the compensation gift given by Vera, which was the elm box.

The bottom of the box was filled with silk stuffing, and the top was covered with a layer of red velvet. In the center of the velvet was a pale yellow translucent solid substance similar to amber.

Under the light from overhead, one can vaguely see a long black shadow in the amber.

Judging from the outline of the black shadow, it looks a bit like... a note?
Ingres reached out his hand and touched the "amber" with doubt.

The moment he touched the amber, the long-lost text message appeared in the text column.

"Congratulations on obtaining the "Postscript: Basic Increment"."

Angel: “?!”

It turned out to be a special page!
Angel didn't expect that Vera would actually give him a special book page as an apology? You know, even the worst special book pages are hard to find outside, and the price is sky-high!

Vera just sent it out so calmly?

Not to mention the previous incident, he didn't feel that offended in his heart; even if he really felt unhappy, after receiving compensation for this special page of the book, the smoke of anger would surely disappear.

Vera is Vera. She is worthy of being the uncrowned king who straddles both the black and white worlds, and she does things flawlessly.

No matter how angry a person is, he will be calmed down by this gentle and gentle approach.

Angel sighed as he looked at this special page.

The postscript is usually placed after the main body of the article and contains the author's supplementary information or describes the creative process.

In the "Fashion Magic Book", the postscript can be placed at the end of each page to add some special effects to the page, a bit like an appendix.

But in terms of the depth of the book pages, the postscript is not as good as the appendix, but the breadth of the postscript is wider.

Simply put, it is more comprehensive but less in-depth.

《Postscript Page: Basic Increment》: "It can be inserted at the bottom of any basic monster page in the 《Fashion Magic Book》, which can increase the energy point acquisition method of that page by about 5%."

For example, when Angel was gaining popularity points by broadcasting variety shows in Rabbit Town, for every 100 popularity points he gained, he could gain 5 more popularity points with the help of this postscript page.

It can be considered a means to quickly accumulate energy points, but the incremental ratio is a little low.

All in all, something is better than nothing.

But over time, it is also a good income.

Thinking of this, Angel prepared to insert "Postscript: Basic Increment" into the page of Variety Elf.

However, when he did this, the feedback he got was "Unable to insert, please stop trying."

Angel: "???"

In confusion, Angel re-read the information in "Postscript: Basic Increment", and then he noticed a sentence mentioned in it: It can only be inserted into the basic monster book page.

In other words, it can only be inserted into the illustration pages of low-level monsters.

The way that Angel now gains popularity is through variety show broadcasts, the source of which is Variety Show Genie.

But the variety show elves are not low-level monsters, so "Postscript: Basic Increment" cannot be inserted.

Angel was silent for a moment and flipped through his own magic book.

Originally it had nine pages, but after removing the clown costume, his magic book now had eight pages, with only two low-level monsters: the traffic bat on page two, and the gossip spirit on page four.

But TrafficBat already has a viral appendix, so it can only be skipped.

As for Bagua Jing, the total number of puzzle pieces is currently 1/4.

Angel was still hesitating whether to complete the puzzle or just dismantle it...

So, judging from his existing card pool, "Postscript: Basic Increment" is of no use to him at all!
Angel: "..."

Angel was silent for a moment, and finally sighed, silently sending the information on this postscript page to the team chat channel.

"Angel: Anyone want it? "Postscript: Basic Increment"

Soon, I got a reply.

"Astrology Granny: You got another special page? A postscript? It's rare... Let me see."

Two minutes later.

"Astrology Granny: The increase is a bit too small."

"Yusup was in my office just now, and I just asked him. He said that 'Postscript Page: Basic Increment' is a relatively common special book page, and the increase ranges from 1% to 100%. A 5% increase is relatively small, but no matter how small it is, it is still a special book page, and the price basically starts at Modern Coins."

"Even a mosquito leg is still meat. Give it to Laplace. She wants to be a smokescreen scholar. She will definitely be short of energy points by then."

After Gleipnir finished speaking, Laplace ended his diving state.

"Laplace: Give it to me."

"Laplace: Thank you."

After confirming that Laplace wanted it, Angel directly put away the "Postscript Page: Basic Increment" and gave it to her when he traded the Smokescreen Scholar's Page with her next time.

By the way, this postscript is indeed quite suitable for Laplace.

As long as Laplace obtains the Hair Beast, she will gain energy points every time she goes out, and as long as someone pays attention to her, the energy points will continue to flow.

Combined with this postscript, even if there is only a 5% increase, the final effect will definitely far exceed Angle's variety show increase.

However, this does not mean that harvesting energy points through variety shows is bad.

Hair Beast is a low-level monster. When it is a low-level magician, it can increase its energy points by attracting attention with its hairstyle. But once it is promoted, the energy points absorbed by this method will be greatly reduced.

Angel's variety elves are close to high-level monsters, and even if high-level magicians are used, the absorption amount will not decrease significantly.

I can only say that for early stage growth, Hairstyle Beast is more convenient.

In the later stages, high-level monsters will have more advantages.

……

"How was it? What do you think after reading it?"

Angel looked at April 1st. He had already finished reading the illustrations of low-level monsters and pondered for a long time. He should have made a preliminary choice in his mind.

April 1st did not disappoint Angel and nodded: "I do have some ideas."

As April 1st spoke, he opened the illustrated book and quickly turned to the third page.

Angel took a look at the illustration and recognized the fashion monster, because there was also an illustration of this monster in his magic book.

——The spirit of gossip.

Angel previously suggested that April 1st could choose from the "Hot Series", because most of the monsters in the Hot Series are related to public opinion, and public opinion is related to people's hearts. And April 1st happened to have the potential tendency of "psychology", so the monsters in the Hot Series were barely suitable.

The Bagua Spirit is an entry-level monster in the popular series, and it is indeed chosen by many magicians.

Even many magicians, after reaching intermediate and advanced levels, will specifically purchase the pages of the Bagua Spirit because it has a very powerful advantage.

That is...intelligence gathering.

"Are you looking for intelligence?" Angel asked softly.

April 1st did not deny it and nodded: "Ever since my sister disappeared, what bothers me most every day is that I have no source of information. What I hate most is that I did not get any information from my sister in the first place."

It can be said that the word "intelligence" has trapped April 1st for five full years and has almost become his nightmare.

So, when he saw that the gossip spirit's fashion magic contained designated intelligence, random intelligence... he made the decision immediately without any hesitation.

He must get the gossip spirit!

Even if there were no related rumors about Angel, he would find a way to establish a bond with the Bagua Spirit through the "encounter method"!

Looking at April 1st's determined eyes, Angel suddenly fell silent.

Thinking that he would be told information about his sister soon, he inexplicably felt that it was a bit cruel.

"Okay, I'll see if there are any rumors about the gossip spirit." Angel: "Besides the gossip spirit? Are there any other options?"

April 1st did not notice Angel's gaze. He lowered his head and flipped through the illustrated book again.

After a while, April 1st showed several new illustrations.

Ingres took a quick look and saw that April 1st was indeed searching according to the direction he provided.

Bookworms and blackboard ghosts represent the term "education".

Dream spider and emotional butterfly represent the term "psychology".

Flower fairies and forest girls represent the term "gardening".

However, the "Gardening" entry he selected can basically be ignored because the Flower Fairies and Forest Girls, although recorded in the illustrated manual, are basically basic monsters of the Fog Forest City.

It may occasionally appear in Modern City, but the probability is very low.

Even if Angel uses "Designated Rumor", there is basically no chance of any feedback.

Bookworms, blackboard ghosts, dream spiders, mood butterflies... they will appear in the modern city, so they can be considered. However, these fashion monsters are still not as likely to spawn as the gossip monsters.

But in terms of adaptability, these four should be more suitable for April 1st than the Bagua spirit.

In order to fully develop the potential of April 1st, Angel decided to start with these more suitable ones.

Thinking of this, Angel opened the text column, took out the "designated rumor" reward he had previously obtained, and entered the corresponding text with his mind in the input box that popped up.

After a while.

"Sorry, there are no rumors about "Bookworm" at the moment. Please come back later."

"Sorry, there are no rumors of the "blackboard ghost" at the moment. Please come back later."

"Feel sorry……"

Four consecutive fairyland messages popped up, which meant that these fashionable monsters that were more suitable for April 1st had not yet appeared in the modern city.

No one knows when it will appear.

Angel looked at the line of "sorry" on the text bar, finally sighed, and typed the word "gossip spirit" in the input box.

Accompanied by a faint flash of light.

A row of text appeared in the text column.

"Information from the gossipmonger: In the ventilation duct at the corner of the red pillar on the basement floor of Wanzhong Apartment, at No. 44, Uraka Street, exciting conversations are occasionally heard. (After two days, this information will disappear forever)"

When seeing the information about the gossip spirit emerge, Angel couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Sure enough, entry-level basic monsters like the Gossip Monster, the Plagiarist Monster, the Vainglory Monster, the Blind Follower Monster... have a higher chance of respawning than other monsters.

The main thing is that the way to trigger them is much simpler than that of other monsters.

For example, a gossip lover is easily attracted by interesting gossip.

Therefore, wherever Bagua gathers, there is a possibility of encountering Bagua spirit.

However, although we now have information about the gossip spirit, there is still a question that needs to be resolved: Does this specific rumor really exist in reality?