Chapter 623: Quid pro quo

“… I think you should go to the Danwang Gu Long, there shouldn't be many people in this Alpha Empire who can compare to him compared to refining medicine, I'm just a small second-level alchemist. Xiaobao shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly.

"He can't." Poseidon shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The first condition for refining this elixir is that the alchemist must have a strange fire... Danwang Gulong, it doesn't seem to have this thing. ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Xiao Bao's heart flashed with a touch of surprise, what kind of pill would require such harsh conditions?

"I wouldn't have told you about another small fragment, but... The white flame you unleashed at the end made me change my mind. ”

"As long as you can refine the elixir I need, then I will not only give you that small fragment, but at the same time, I, the Sea Emperor Poseidon, also owe you a favor, you should know... What is the price of a strong scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion Palace..."Poseidon said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Xiao Bao's heart moved slightly, and he asked softly, "What kind of pill do you need?" ”

"Six-pinned pills." Poseidon licked his lips and smiled.

Rolling his eyes, Xiaobao spread his hands helplessly: "Liupin... Even if I have a different fire, but I am only a second-level alchemist now, how can I refine that level of elixir? ”

"I believe that your strength will not be what it seems..."For Xiaobao's helplessness, Poseidon smiled slightly slyly.

Sighing, Xiaobao was slightly silent, and asked softly in his heart, "Teacher." What do you think? ”

"In any case, we must get our hands on the map fragments related to the 'Black Lotus Demon Fire', which will play a vital role in your future evolution exercises!" The elder groaned.

"What do you mean... Was it to promise him? ”

"Well, let's promise him first, and the favor of a strong scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion Hall is indeed worth this price."

"But I'm worried that once this old guy recovers his strength, he will..." Xiaobao rolled his eyes and said cautiously in his heart.

"Hehe, don't worry. I'm here. Even if he regains his strength, it will be impossible to recapture the remnants, and there will be... When refining the elixir, can't we do something just in case? Ge Lao smiled faintly.

Hear the words. Xiaobao breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at Poseidon, who was full of anticipation. Nodding slightly, he smiled: "Okay, I promise you!" ”

Seeing Xiaobao nodding. Poseidon finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his old face increased a little because of this.

"Give me the prescription... Oh, by the way, you should also know the rules for asking an alchemist to refine the elixir, right? Xiaobao smiled at Poseidon: "Bring your own medicinal materials!" ”

Nodding with a wry smile, Poseidon naturally knows this rule, but... The dry palm grabbed a few strands of beard, and said with some embarrassment: "I have already gathered most of the medicinal materials needed for the prescription, but there is still one missing." ”

"This herb is called the Flower of the Sand, and it can only be found in the Taklamakan Desert, and the hotter it is, the easier it is to find it... But you know, I practice ice attribute exercises, and I have the seal of Queen Medusa in my body, as soon as I step into the depths of the Taklamakan Desert, she will be aware of it... So..."

Seeing Poseidon's embarrassed face, Xiaobao rolled his eyes and pouted, "You don't want me to find it for you, do you?" I'm already losing money just by refining medicine for you, and I want me to find medicinal herbs for you in the vast desert... Isn't a small piece of your map too valuable? ”

Hearing this, Poseidon smiled, hesitated for a long time, and then said helplessly: "Okay, I may be able to give you some information that you will be interested in." ”

"What information?" Xiaobao said stunned.

"About 'Strange Fire'..."Poseidon spread his hands and said with a smile: "I wonder if this information can please help me find the flower on the other side of the sand?" The word "strange fire" entered his ears, Xiaobao's heart beat obviously fiercely, his Adam's apple rolled slightly, and his eyes stared at Poseidon in front of him with some heat.

"You probably have heard some news about the hidden fires in the Taklamakan Desert, right?" Looking at Xiaobao's expression, Poseidon breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said with a smile.

"Hmm." Nodding slightly, Xiaobao said eagerly, "Do you know where the strange fire in the Taklamakan Desert is?" ”

"I'm very interested in drawing maps, I once walked around the Taklamakan Desert, and I was lucky enough to get some news about the fire, I went through some probing of the location route in these news, although I am still not sure where the fire is, but I can roughly know which place has a higher probability of having a fire." Poseidon smirked.

"Without my guidance, even if you spend a year in the Taklamakan Desert, you won't be able to find a strange fire..."

"How? As long as you promise to help me get flowers from the other side of the sand, I will give you all the news of the strange fire that I have studied for many years. Poseidon smiled.

"Deal!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiaobao agreed, and now the attraction of the alien fire to him is too great, and in order to get it, Xiaobao can pay a huge price.

Seeing Xiaobao agree, Poseidon nodded with a smile, gently dug his palm in his arms, and finally took out a thin piece of parchment, handed it to Xiaobao, and said with a smile: "In my exploration, there are three places in the Taklamakan Desert that are most likely to have strange fires. ”

Taking the parchment, Xiaobao carefully spread it out, and now this is an extremely detailed map of the Taklamakan Desert, this map is not at all comparable to the maps on the previous counter, which not only accurately marks the place where the water source exists in the desert, but also carefully marks the snake tribes scattered in the desert.

"See the three flame symbols on the map?" Poseidon reminded with a smile.

Hearing this, Xiao Bao's eyes swept over the map, and sure enough, he found that there was an extremely conspicuous flame symbol in the east, west, and north directions on the map.

"These three places are the places in the Taklamakan Desert where there is the greatest chance of hidden fire." Pointing to the three flame symbols, Poseidon smiled: "Of course, this is only the place that I have deduced through my detection, and the accuracy cannot reach 100%, but it is undoubtedly much better than letting you touch it blindly." ”

Xiao Bao nodded slightly, although he had the help of the elders, but after all, the Taklamakan Desert has such a large area, and it is indeed extremely difficult to find a place where strange fire exists, and this detailed map of Poseidon will undoubtedly save him a lot of time and energy.

"You have to remember that it's best to go first to the east and north of the two places where the flame signs, the west there... Try not to go if you can. Fingers resting on the flame in the west, Poseidon reminded in a deep voice.

"Why?"

"Because it is close to the depths of the Taklamakan Desert, Queen Medusa can feel the breath of any human who enters her range, although you have a variety of treasures, but if you face that terrifying Queen Medusa, I don't think you have much chance of escaping back." Poseidon sighed with palpitations.

"Hmm... I'll try my best. ”

Nodding slightly, Xiao Bao knew in his heart that if the other two places did not find traces of the alien fire, then he was very likely to go to the flame symbol in the west, even if it was unpredictable, he would still enter it without hesitation, because the alien fire was too attractive to him...

"That's the only thing I can do to help you, I hope you can succeed in getting the Alien Fire, and then come back with the Flower on the Other Side of the Sand." Looking at Xiaobao, who had carefully put away the map, Poseidon smiled: "As for the prescription and the small fragment of the map, allow me to keep it for a while longer, and when you come back, I will hand it all over to you!" ”

"Hmm." Nodding slightly, Xiaobao arched his hand at Poseidon and said, "Since this is the case, then I will leave first, I am really sorry for making such a mess of the old gentleman here today." ”

His eyes swept over the mess in the house, Poseidon smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Forget it, anyway, my patience to live in seclusion here is about to run out, even if you don't smash here, I don't think I will be able to do it for long." ”

Smiling, Xiaobao apologized again, then raised his hand at Poseidon, turned to walk out the door.

Looking at the little treasure who opened the door and slowly disappeared, Poseidon's eyes narrowed slightly, he was silent for a moment, and then began to clean up the mess of the house, the simple and simple door, raised his head, and let the blazing sun in the sky pour on his face like boiling water, and after a while, he exhaled lightly, this short two-hour experience really made him feel like a dream.

When he first came to this Shabak City, he casually entered a shop, and he actually met a reclusive strong man, this kind of bridge, which usually only exists in books, actually appeared in front of him alive, which had to make him sigh a little.

"Alas, just a drill can meet a former Wenyuan Pavilion Hall Scholar level powerhouse... Am I lucky or unlucky? With a wry smile gently, Xiaobao exhaled a breath and strode onto the street, gently touching the space ring with his fingers, and suddenly said casually in his heart: "Teacher, do you think he has any problems?" ”

"He's sealed, that's true, you want to ask if there's anything wrong with the map he gave, right? Hehe, after all, we will follow his map, and if he really has any conspiracy, we will really suffer some losses. Ge Lao smiled and said in a slight mutter: "But his map can indeed help us a lot, and I haven't been to the three flame symbols back then, so it's hard to say whether it's true or false..."

"However, although it is impossible to determine whether he has bad intentions or not, it is necessary to guard against others... Once you're in the Taklamakan Desert, try to be careful, and the route doesn't have to follow exactly what the map says, as I've been wandering here for a while, so I know a little bit so you don't get lost. Elder Ge said with some caution. (To be continued......)