Winnie's attainments in pharmacy are worthy of being talented, even the mysterious strange person solemnly recommended by the old man of the Templar took half a month to completely analyze the toxins in Nina's body, and the problem of developing the antidote was solved, but a cruel fact was laid out in front of him. 『』『』

The mysterious stranger did not have the materials to develop the antidote, and not only that, but some of the materials she needed were scarce and rare even in the entire kingdom of Angelion.

Moonshine pink, colorful fish scales, siren tears......

All the materials that Xia Lan least wanted to see appeared in the list of materials given by the mysterious stranger.

The other party's meaning is very simple, she does have the ability to save Nina, but if she doesn't develop antidote materials, she can't help her.

"Don't you have these materials in your hand?"

Xia Lan had asked the mysterious stranger so.

"Where do you think I, a man who has lived in seclusion in the Misty Forest all year round, to find these materials?" The other party's answer was full of reason.

"Because it's hard for me to imagine that a person interested in alchemical pharmacy would lack a fetish for collecting materials!" Xia Lan, who said this, thought of Winnie, perhaps due to the poverty she once had, whenever she saw precious potion materials, she would always subconsciously buy and collect, whether it was for real or not, or just in case of some unexpected circumstances, she was like a tireless squirrel, and would never let go of any opportunity to collect reads(); Reborn into a scholar.

"According to you, is it true that a chef who is good at cooking should have a full house of ingredients?" The mysterious stranger retorted sarcastically.

"You misunderstood me, I just want to know if you really have the antidote." Xia Lan's posture was very low, after all, there was a request for others.

"Huh...... What if there is, and what if there is not? The mysterious stranger burst out laughing.

"At least—" Xia Lan was silent for a while, "I want a hope." “

"It seems that you really care about the child's life, and people who don't know the truth may think that you are the father of the child...... Then again, you really aren't the child's real father? The mysterious stranger's final question was full of playfulness.

"I don't have children." Xia Lan shook her head and said calmly.

"I don't think you're too young. Normal men are already fathers of one or two children before the age of 20, and reproduction is the most primitive instinct of human beings, and I wonder why you don't have children of your own. "Mysterious and weird.

"I don't want to be burdened." Charland Road. "And...... I don't think I'm a good father or husband. ”

"I see. Then you didn't think about leaving a descendant before you died? I think the child's mother is very good...... Hehe, I'm sure that lady wouldn't say no if you wanted to. Especially when she knew it would save her child...... Of course, maybe she will resist at first, and she will accept her fate when she accepts the reality. The mysterious weirdo laughed.

"You want me to be a bottomless rapist?" Xia Lan stared at the other party expressionlessly.

"What if this could be exchanged for this child's life?" Mysterious and weird.

"You said you would save the kid." Charland Road.

"I did say this, but the premise is that I have the ability, and now, without the antidote materials, I can only say that I am incompetent." The laughter of the mysterious stranger became more and more harsh.

"Isn't it fun to play with people's hearts?"

This time Xia Lan was silent for a longer time, and he finally understood the meaning of the other party's words at this moment, she was forcing herself to make a choice. A choice that goes against human nature and is full of torment; However, this can also be seen as a test for the other party.

"Is it fun to kill people?" The mysterious strange man then asked rhetorically.

"Killing is to survive." Xia Lan was stunned for a moment.

"Ridiculous—" the mysterious strange man sneered, "if that can also be a valid reason to kill, then why can't it be fun to play with people's hearts?" ”

"I don't want to go on with you." Charland Road.

"But you can't escape the choice I gave you." Mysterious and weird.

“……”

Xia Lan silently clenched her fists and said nothing.

"You've been walking in the dark, and you have awakened to the idea of being a good person, do you think this kind of good thing will really happen?" The mysterious eccentric continues to be aggressive.

"I never wanted to go back and be a good person reads(); Valkyrie World. "Charland.

"Tsk, you really make me sick when you say this." The mysterious weirdo snorted coldly.

"Give me a moment." Charland Road.

"No problem, you think about it slowly...... It's just that you're running out of time. "The mysterious weirdo said meaningfully." As a final word of caution, don't reveal what we talked about today to that mother, otherwise you should be very aware of the consequences. ”

"Does it really have to be this way?" Charland Road.

"I just wanted to make some things seem more interesting." The mysterious eccentric understated.

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Since the mysterious stranger successfully analyzed the toxin in Nina's body, Joanna's hanging heart has finally been relieved. During this time, she has been by Nina's side, waiting for the news of the development of the mysterious strange antidote, but she waits left and right. Seeing that time was gradually approaching Nina's poisonous days, she finally couldn't calm down anymore.

She began to search for the mysterious stranger, but unfortunately, according to the information learned by the bald owner of the inn and the nearby townspeople, the mysterious stranger had not appeared in the town for many days, as if he had disappeared from the world.

In a panic, the helpless Joanna could only find Xia Lan, who was the most unwilling to find.

It was late at night, and Joanna heard the movement in the next room before finding Xia Lan, who had been elusive during the day.

"Brother Alain, are you drinking?"

Knocking on the door, an impatient Joanna pushed the door in without waiting for a response from inside. As a result, Xia Lan sat alone at the table, holding a wine bottle, and the scene of drinking quietly suddenly came into view.

Xia Lan put down the bottle, and he glanced at Joanna who had come as she walked in. Reaching out and touching the hops on the side of his mouth, he said, "You shouldn't have come in." ”

"Arango. I'm sorry to bother you so late, but even if there is any gap between us, can we put it aside for the time being? Now I just want to know where the mysterious man who saved Nina went? The day of Nina's poison is getting closer and closer, how can you give me peace of mind? Joanna was straightforward.

"I don't know...... Xia Lan shook her head, "I just know that she's always there for us, but we can't see her." ”

"Why is she avoiding us? Is it because I don't want to be disturbed by the development of the antidote? Joanna was still optimistic with expectations.

"No, she's been waiting for me to make a choice." Xia Lan took a sip of wine.

"Choice? Does this have anything to do with saving Nina? Joanna frowned.

"She won't come to Nina's rescue until I make the right choice." Xia Lan shook the empty wine bottle in his hand and smiled, and in a blink of an eye, the empty wine bottle in his hand had wine again. 、

"What? Why is her personality so bad?! Didn't she promise us that she would save Nina? Joanna suddenly said angrily.

"I've been thinking about it all these days, maybe ...... We're looking for the wrong person. "Charland.

"Impossible, right?!" Joanna's eyes widened.

"Maybe I'm mispronounced, she's the person we're looking for, but not the Templar Night's Watch asking us to find reads(); Martial arts world. Xia Lan said softly.

"Is there any difference between the two?" Joanna wondered.

"The difference between the two is very different, at least the latter will not play with us maliciously like the former." Charland Road. "But there's nothing we can do about it."

Xia Lan gently shook the bottle of wine that had been drunk again in front of his eyes, his empty eyes flashed with misty colors, no matter what Joanna muttered in his ear, he only felt that his heart was cold, cold and desolate, so cold that he wanted to laugh, as if a nightmare from yesterday reappeared in his eyes.

How many times I hesitated, how many times I fell in front of fate, how many times I stood up tenaciously again.

The cycle repeats itself.

He couldn't find an outlet for catharsis, he couldn't find someone to talk to.

Nothing to rely on, nothing to rely on.

"Alango...... You...... Crying? ”

At this time, Joanna's words pulled Xia Lan back to reality.

He wiped the corners of his eyes, his fingers felt a faint wetness, he blinked his eyes vigorously, as if he couldn't believe this fact, his fingers wiped the corners of his eyes again, and as a result, the wetness was really tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes at some point.

"I'm in tears...... I'm in tears?"

He put his finger to his mouth in a daze, stuck out his tongue and licked the remaining wetness on his fingers.

Brackish.

It was indeed his tears.

"For many years, I thought I wouldn't cry anymore, but I didn't expect that I would still cry." Xia Lan muttered to herself.

Is this an option? Is this a farewell?

He closed his eyes and felt the taste of tears that he had not seen for a long time.

The nose is a little sore, the heart is a little painful, all kinds of negative feelings surging into every part of the brain nerves, and the broken fragments hidden deep in the memory begin to emerge.

"Alango...... Are you okay? ”

Joanna, who sensed that something was wrong with Xia Lan, did not step forward, but slowly retreated towards the door, because her intuition sent her a bad premonition.

"Hereth! Get the hell out of here! ”

In Joanna's eyes, Xia Lan, who was shaped like a withered tree, suddenly stood up and roared angrily, and a dark circle of gray light visible to the naked eye appeared all over her body, and quickly radiated around him as the center, and the next moment, time seemed to stand still, and space seemed to be dead silent.

"Tsk...... I didn't expect a sealed wasted person to burst out with such energy, it seems that I was blindsided...... What interests me the most, though, is how do you know my identity? ”

An ethereal voice sounded, and the figure of a mysterious strange man quietly emerged from the room.

Qiang――

"Child, save, or die!"

Xia Lan held a long sword and pointed at the other party, her flowing hair was windless, and there was a murderous question under her cold and hideous face. (To be continued.) )