As Hodge said, the boy named Gabrie never returned.

Black rot is an indispensable base material for making wailing elixirs, and this foul-smelling black thick liquid is extremely corrosive and can dissolve and neutralize other materials well.

There is less than a third of the black rot liquid left in the basement, and according to the rough calculation of the boys' allocation efficiency, it can only survive today. But just as the day's work was coming to an end, two men carried two large vats of black rot liquid from outside the door and stacked them in the basement where the materials were placed.

The rest of the boys quickly forgot about Gabbri's presence, the thin, short, clumsy little boy didn't usually have much presence, and the most impressive thing was the moment when he ate the candy, and the moment was too short to leave a lasting memory.

And no one talked about the two new barrels of black rot liquid, which was a normal thing for them, and it was not surprising that they would always be replenished in time when the materials were not enough.

Looking at the indifference on the faces of the others, Hodge let out a sneer in his heart.

A bunch of idiots!

He was closest to the two men in the basement, and even as they kept their voices down, Hodge could hear their conversation.

"Black Rot" "Old Rules"

The other boys may not know what black rot is, and even in their eyes, the rancid thick liquid is no different from other materials such as a frog's tongue or a mouse's tail, but it is only a material that needs to be added to the crucible in the stationary procedure.

But Hodge knew how black rot was made.

According to one book, black rot liquid, a highly corrosive thick liquid, is not naturally occurring and does not come from the extraction of plant juice, but is a mixture of a class of main materials mixed with many herbs.

And this kind of main material refers to corpses.

The book provides an exhaustive list of the effects of many corpses, with a special indication of the materials used when the black rot is of the best quality.

Human corpses.

The liquid made from the human body is undoubtedly a formula that is included in the taboo, but the binding force of the law is almost ineffective in the edge far from the center of the continent, not to mention that McCarthy Pana, who is the owner of Pana Castle and a magician, will not take such a taboo in his eyes, as long as he does not attack ordinary city citizens, even if the envoy sent by the royal city learns of such a thing, he will turn a blind eye and return with the potion and gold coins sent by McCarthy.

In order to ensure that there was enough black rot liquid to supply the experiment, McCarthy made a deal with several surrounding cities to buy death row inmates from them at the price of one silver coin each.

And when the death row inmates were not sent to Parna Castle in time, and the black rot in the basement was not enough, in order to escape McCarthy's reproach, the boys in the basement were obviously the perfect backup, similar to the death row inmates, no one except the people in the castle cared about their life and death, even if they disappeared one or two, they would not attract attention.

As for why they went to great lengths to gain Gabri's trust with precious candy, the reasons for this are also documented in that book.

"The more fearful an individual is before death, the more pure and potent the black putrid liquid can be added to their corpse."

What could be deeper than the fear that comes from hope to despair in an instant?

The book, which contained everything, was randomly placed on an old table in the basement, easily accessible to any boy, but the guards didn't seem to worry about the boys getting out of control if they knew the truth.

Because they knew very well that even if the boys found the book, they would not be able to read the words on it.

These boys were abandoned at the age of two or three, or sold to the castle by their poor parents, and all the time they lived in a dark basement, and all they had access to was the proportion of materials used to prepare potions and how to operate them, and they had no chance of literacy.

Unbeknownst to the two guards, however, was that a boy had learned to read and write, and had secretly read through the books he had left in the basement, and had learned many secrets that he should not have known.

That boy was Hodge.

It would be absurd that they would not be able to guess how a boy who had been trapped in the basement since he was a child could learn to read, could it be that he had learned to read since he was a baby.

Only Hodge himself knows why.

The reason why he was able to understand words was a secret that only he knew.

While the other boys lay deep asleep on their beds, snoring annores, Hodge was awake, staring at the cobwebbed ceiling, his pupils dilated and unfocused, and a completely different picture appeared in his eyes.

It was a large card made of light blue glow and densely filled with information in tiny fonts.

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Name: Hodge

Place of Birth: Unknown

Identity: Investigator

Occupation: Herb apprentice

HP：30/30

MP：0/0

【Attributes】

Strength: 6||Dexterity: 10||Constitution: 8||Intelligence: 16||Charisma: 19 (full value)

Lucky: 65||Inspiration: 50||Mental Power: 90 (full value) ||Sanity: 80

【Mastering Skills】

Linguistics: 70

Psychology: 60

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Hodge took a deep breath to calm his mind, even though he had lived in this world for many years, the sight of this card that existed in the void world still made his emotions fluctuate.

This is a "character card", the information in the card is the role that the player needs to play, the props often used in role-playing games on the table, the player needs to substitute himself according to the information on the character card, fully immersed in the role, so that he can feel the fun of the game.

Hodge was a master in this regard, and his characters were always quick to figure out their own niche and strengths, helping the investigative community unravel the game's mysteries.

But this time, it's not the same as in his previous games.

There is no longer a need to substitute and deduce, he has really become a character in the character card, completely integrated.

He still hasn't figured out why he entered such a medieval-like world, and in his vague memory, the last scene seems to be sitting in the board game room, preparing for the start of the game with his friends as before, just as he picked up the dice to determine his character card attributes, his memory was interrupted, and then he was trapped in this world, unable to escape.

He was glad he still had the "Investigator" panel, as it would give him more security of survival.

But when he saw his attributes clearly, he wanted to hit his head and die immediately.

Strength, agility, physique.

The three major attributes that determine physical fitness are all extremely minimal, and the intelligence is slightly higher than the average, but the mental power and charm value have reached the upper limit.

Spiritual power, this attribute is not familiar to him, and there is no such attribute in the original board game, which seems to be unique to this world.

And charm determines the appearance and attractiveness of the character.

It stands to reason that being able to have the charm of full value should be a happy event that should be celebrated, but in the original world, as long as you have beauty, you don't even need the ability to attract a wave of fans, and you can make a lot of money by going out to some activities.

But now, he is in a world similar to the Middle Ages, known as the "Dark Ages".

For an orphan who has no power and no power, even life and death are in the hands of others, and it is not necessarily a good thing to have an outstanding appearance that is different from ordinary people......