Necromancers are frantically stationing troops in the apocalypse.

Beacon Street.

The bard Saban quickened his pace and rushed to the Golden Sail Tavern.

Even if he had just finished reading the newspaper, he would come here immediately.

A lot of people had gathered outside the tavern. When they saw Saban coming, they made way for him and said, "Mr. Saban, we've been waiting for you."

"The newspaper has been brought. Let's start right away."

Saban smiled and greeted familiar faces.

He quickly crossed the cleared path and entered the tavern.

He walked through the seats of the drinkers, climbed onto the wooden platform, took out a newspaper and spread it out in front of him, saying, "Everyone, let's read the intelligence from various places first."

The drinkers fell silent for a moment, and Saban began to speak.

……

Island owner’s mansion, study.

Wu Heng took the medicine.

A burning pain flowed down the throat into the stomach.

Then, this burning and stinging sensation instantly spread throughout the body.

It was as if countless bugs had drilled into his blood vessels and were running rampant.

Sweat covered my whole body and my body began to tremble.

Minnie knew that the potion had side effects.

But he was also startled, so he walked over quickly and let him lean on his arms.

Hold the antidote in your hand and take it if the condition continues to worsen.

Wu Heng still gritted his teeth and persisted, his bones crackling and his muscles seemed to be torn and then reassembled.

But the condition did not continue to deteriorate, and the side effects were gradually weakening.

At this time, the system prompt appears in your ear.

【Constitution +3, Strength +4, Agility +2. 】

Then, a feeling of power filled my whole body.

Wu Heng was delighted.

The effect of the third-level potion is so strong and its properties are increased so much.

"Master, are you okay?" Minnie asked worriedly.

Wu Heng sat up and said, "It's okay. I'm much better."

Minnie stood up, picked up a towel and helped him wipe the sweat from his forehead and neck.

Wu Heng focused his attention on the reminder just now.

A total of 9 attributes were added.

In terms of the attributes of the level increase, it is considered to have been upgraded by more than two levels.

There are already quite a few.

It’s just a pity that his special powers have not been awakened.

Minnie wiped his sweat and went to pour him a glass of water.

Wu Heng sat aside and rested for a while.

Chatting with Minnie also completely eliminated the side effects on my body.

After waiting for a while and feeling that it was about time, he picked up the second bottle of medicine, opened it and drank it directly.

The severe pain came again.

Even though he had experienced it once, it still made his body tense up and he began to tremble uncontrollably.

Minnie held him gently, waiting for the side effects to end.

[Constitution +3, Strength +3, Agility +2, Perception +2.]

[Unlocked feature: keratin armor. ]

Features appeared.

The prompts from the system distracted from the pain caused by the side effects.

Wiped the sweat off his face.

Opened the properties panel and took a look.

[Attributes: Strength 48, Agility 35, Constitution 53, Intelligence 50, Perception 31, Charisma 32.]

【Features: horny outer armor. 】

[Hornous Outer Armor]: Thick horny armor is formed on the surface, which can provide a certain degree of defense and resistance to blows.

The changes in properties are quite large.

Since it is a strengthening potion, that is, a strength-type potion, the main attributes it increases are constitution, strength, and agility.

Now, the physique has been increased to 53 points, becoming the highest among all attributes.

Physical fitness is no less important than intelligence.

In addition to being able to enhance resistance to toxins, negative effects, and abnormal states, it also reduces the physical burden of excessive spellcasting and the side effects of using strange items.

They are all affected by physical constitution.

The higher your constitution, the more you can mitigate the effects of these conditions.

Moreover, the number of times Wu Heng uses the strange objects is gradually increasing.

It also requires physical improvement.

Intelligence has not changed and remains at 50 points.

With 48 points of strength and 35 points of agility, it is not much worse than melee professions.

Then, Wu Heng focused his attention on the [keratinous outer armor].

This ability has appeared in deformed zombies, which is to form a layer of black keratin on the surface of the body.

It can greatly increase the skin's defense.

Wu Heng immediately looked at his hands, which were still normal skin.

Then he stood up and began to take off his shirt, exposing his shoulders and chest.

Minnie whispered, "Master, what are you doing!"

Wu Heng asked, "Minnie, there's no change in my skin, right?"

"It seems to have become whiter and smoother," said Minnie with a smile.

Wu Heng nodded. It seemed that it did not appear directly on the body.

A thought came to my mind.

Black keratin appeared on both hands and quickly spread upwards of the arms.

Like wearing a pair of long black gloves.

With mental control, the cuticle on his arms quickly disappeared and reappeared on his chest.

Wu Heng's eyes lit up.

Unlike the fixed keratin on zombies, yours can be controlled.

"Master, are you okay?" Minnie asked carefully, looking at the black keratin on her chest.

"It's okay, it's a newly awakened supernatural power." Wu Heng explained.

"Wow, the master is so awesome." Minnie cheered.

Wu Heng put his arm around her shoulders and said, "You are the only one who supports me. Let's go downstairs and try out the effect of our new superpower."

"Okay!" Minnie nodded.

The two of them went out together and walked downstairs.

……

Saban finished talking about the information in the newspaper and drank tea to moisten his throat.

There will be two or three minutes in the middle for the bard to recover and prepare for the subsequent serial stories.

The drinkers also started chatting.

“I heard that those who plan to become coroners all buy newspapers to learn how to reason and analyze corpses. It’s almost become a career manual.” One person took a sip of wine and said.

"Not only that, the patrol team is also copying the reasoning experience above. Now when they are patrolling, they have a pair of eyes to look at your clothes and your palms. They stare at people as if they are staring at a naked woman." A drinker at the same table followed suit.

Another person went on to say, "I feel that the biggest impact is on the pubs. The pubs on the island are so popular now. It has never been as lively as it is now. People are fighting for seats."

"The island owner is really amazing. A newspaper has brought such a big change to the island. The wine industry has probably increased several times."

“I hope today’s story will be more exciting.”

For most islanders, intelligence from neighboring countries is just for fun and they don’t really care.

The main reason for coming here is to listen to great detective stories.

……

While everyone was talking.

The bard Saban walked up to the platform and raised his hand to release two positive effects on himself.

Hold your head high and chest out, and be full of confidence.

As soon as he came on stage, the audience instantly became quiet.

Saban glanced at the crowd, his mind replaying the short story he had just watched.

The feeling of resentment rose in my heart again.

He took a deep breath and saluted first, "Everyone, today's newspaper does not have a serialized great detective story, but a short story. You can hear the ending directly. It is equally exciting. I will tell you about it."

……

Wow~!

"Not a great detective story?"

"Why did you change the story? Did you change the writer?"

"I'm here just to listen to the great detective. I really want to hear other stories."

"Has anyone gone to the city hall? Let's go and ask what it means."

The tavern was seething with shouts.

……

Saban ignored it.

The sound, amplified by the skill, reached everyone's ears.

"Benny, her parents died when she was young, and her only brother left the village with a passing merchant group and never came back."

"When I was twelve, I followed the villagers into the city to sell furs. Because I was good-looking, obedient and hardworking, I became a waitress in a tavern in the city."

"By the time I was nineteen, I had already worked in the tavern for seven years, playing and joking with the customers, flirting with them, and I was able to survive. I lived a simple life."

As Saban spoke, the drinkers' chatter died down and their brows furrowed.

A tavern maid's story?

Being a barmaid is not really a good profession in today’s society, especially for the waitresses in Treasure Island, whose behavior is even more open.

What's there to say?

Why occupy the story of the great detective to write the story of a tavern waitress.

……

Then, a second character begins to appear in the story.

Suddenly one day, a drinker dressed strangely entered the pub. He was fair and clean, with black hair, and he looked like he was wearing a black top hat.

Benny could tell at a glance that the other person was definitely not a local.

Saban paused slightly when he said this.

"It's the island owner!" someone exclaimed.