"You look surprised. Hodge poured him a glass of warm water and handed it over, "Drink a glass of water and calm down." ”

Layton took the cup, but didn't pick it up and drink it, just held it with both hands, felt the warmth coming from the wall of the cup, and hesitated for a long time before saying, "This is a witch's shop! How can it be- I mean, how can the price of a deal with a witch be so light, even the price offered by the black pharmacy in the town is more than that!"

"It's true that this is a witch's shop, but before that, it existed first and foremost as a store, and we were selling goods to customers as merchants, and we would abide by the integrity and duty of merchants. ”

Hodge poured himself a glass of warm water, took it and moistened his slightly dry lips: "You don't have to doubt your ears, our prices here are like this, and there is no need to worry about any hidden price." Believe me, the price I'm telling you is the price of the final product, and it won't change in any way, and if we were a little trickster, this store wouldn't have so many customers, wouldn't we?"

Layton still wouldn't believe it, "But this is a witch's shop, maybe you have the ability to deceive others, so that customers will come here." ”

Hodge leaned back slightly, leaned back in his chair for a moment, and looked thoughtfully at Layton.

"I see, it seems that the guests still have mistrust of the witch and our small shop, don't worry, we will not refuse to accept guests because of this, I can answer all your doubts for you, even if you can't convince in the end, this transaction is by no means mandatory, you can always push open the door behind you and go back the way you came, it doesn't matter. ”

Suspicions: Witches are not to be trusted!

Layton took a sip from his glass of water, and looked at the man in front of him with the rest of his eyes, he looked very young, although his hair was brown, but he noticed that the color at the base of the young man's hair was black, obviously brown was the result of dyeing, and black was his original hair color.

His eyes were strange, a little far away, and although he couldn't really see them, those eyes always made Leiden feel uncomfortable, and it looked like he was always in focus.

As for the rest of the things that can be seen, it is probably that he is not bad-looking, and on this point Leyton must be realistic.

Such a young man is a bit out of place to sit in the so-called wizard's shop, and he doesn't look like the kind of person who can fulfill the needs of his customers, and perhaps even if he runs a black pharmacy in the town, he will be distrusted because of his age.

Ever since Layton sat down to talk to him, he had been extraordinarily calm, and in Layton's experience, such an attitude usually appears only in two types of people, one is the self-confidence common to people who are really capable, and the other is that of thieves and liars, and only by showing enough confidence can they successfully deceive others into believing them.

With such a young man in a den of criminals like the sewers, it was clear that Layton preferred to believe that this was a swindler in the name of a witch, and in fact the result was much better for him than the other, at least not to worry about the town being overrun by evil witches before reinforcements arrived.

A young little liar. Here's how Layton thinks of Hodge at the moment.

"I don't believe in witches. He began, "How can such an evil existence be trusted. ”

"It seems that the guests have a lot of misunderstandings about witches. ”

"Misunderstanding?" Layton raised an eyebrow, "Are you trying to overturn the case for the witches, these guys are not guilty of their crimes?"

"Is it because of the madness of a thousand meek lambs that one of the meek lambs that one will do amazing things that the lamb is equal to madness? ”

Hodge looked at the palm of his hand on the table, where there was a clear cocoon in the tiger's mouth, which most people who used to use long swords would have left.

An imperceptible smile appeared on his face, and it seemed that this guest was not the same regular customer as before, and his identity seemed to be more interesting.

"Everybody has their own mind, and I don't think there's any need to argue in a place like this, and since the guests don't want to believe it, why not give me a chance to prove that it's not possible to have a fair deal in a wizard's shop." ”

"Proof?"

"As I said before, we will try our best to meet the needs of our guests here, and if you have any needs or desires, just ask me and let me solve it for you. ”

Leiden held his chin and was silent, looking thoughtful.

He really didn't know how to respond, because he came in a hurry when he heard the news of the witch's haunt, and he didn't make detailed preparations, except for asking his subordinates to prepare a dress for himself that was more suitable for walking among the criminals, he didn't think much about it, and suddenly asked him to put forward his needs, which really made him a little embarrassed.

However, since it claims to solve all your troubles, it doesn't matter if it's an unreasonable request, right?

If he can't do it, then this is undoubtedly just an imposter wizard shop, there are a lot of troubles in the town, there is no shortage of this one, and he doesn't have to worry about witches anymore.

"I feel tired. He said shortly and bluntly.

"Tired? I happen to have a couple of good potions here. ”

Layton shook his head: "It's not just physical, it's here, and here. He then pointed to his head and heart.

He looked up and thought for a moment, adding, "More than that, I often feel bored, restless, and ...... The urge to get hands-on. ”

This may have something to do with the stress of your daily life, which has been accumulated for too long to develop such emotions. ”

"Perhaps, but don't tell me about herbs to recuperate, I've tried, but nothing works. Layton stared at him, "Can you help me with this?"

Exhausted enough that the medicine no longer works, Hodge pondered for a moment, his face hesitated, did he really want to use that method? But he was not yet completely sure that he could fully grasp it.

Seeing his hesitation, Leiden confirmed his guess, it was really a scam, and it made me worry all night, and sure enough, the gossip in the town should not be trusted.

He was about to leave, and there was no need to waste any more time, but before he could get up, he heard Hodge sigh faintly.

"Then, follow me. ”

......

Layton followed Hodge to an even smaller room, barely large enough for one person, reminiscent of torture chambers he had ever seen, and the cramped space was oppressive and uncomfortable.

Hodge asked him to sit down on the only chair in the small room, and then closed the door, but was stopped by Layton.

"I'm here alone?"

Hodge looked at the small room: "It doesn't seem to fit two people, it's too crowded." ”

"But why should I stay here?"

"Because your worries will be eliminated here. ”

"What do I need to do?"

"You don't need anything, just sit. ”

With that, Hodge closed the door and pushed the lock bar.

Suddenly, the quiet small room made Leiden feel awkward no matter how he sat down.

"Close your eyes. Through the vents in the small room, Hodge's voice came in with a hint of pitch-shifting, almost startling Leyden.

He complained in his heart, but he still closed his eyes.

"Feel it quietly. Another inexplicable sentence.

But Leiden really felt something different in this moment.

Even though the room was empty, he suddenly noticed that his body was beginning to warm up from the bottom of his heart.

You must know that this is the extreme north, and it coincides with the snow season, even if you put on a fleece jacket, the cold will still penetrate into the body along the air, even if Leiden has a stronger physique as a knight, it is just that it will not shiver from the cold.

As for warmth, there are very few of them, let alone warmth from the heart.

It was so rare that he didn't even react to it.

However, such a feeling is not annoying.

The warmth gradually spread throughout his body, and Leiden only felt that his body could rarely be so comfortable, and stretched as much as he could.

When he came to Blackstone, he was dealing with criminals, slave owners, merchants, and the mayor of the town, Pollit, whom he looked down on, which made his negative emotions accumulate every day, and it was difficult to release them, even if he slashed down the wooden man with a sword in the heavy snow, it could not make him happy.

But at this moment, those troubles and sorrows seem to disappear.

All that's left is this rare warmth.

"How so?" he exclaimed, and before he knew it, he was in tears, and it was clearly not a tear of sadness.

"How does it feel?" Hodge's voice came again.

"It was comfortable and relaxing. ”

"What else?"

"And—" Layton hurriedly closed his mouth.

Moving, redeeming.

I couldn't help but feel touched and rejoiced in being redeemed in a wizard's shop.

How can this be said?