In contrast to President Heldland, who had been immersed in alchemy for more than 40 years, Merlin Avery was only an apprentice at Blaufry College for five years, and the two could not communicate on an equal footing. It's just that the former has been squeezed out of the power center of the Apothecary Guild, and of course has stalled in the exchange of new knowledge, while the latter has a lot of lost knowledge of ancient civilizations.

Avery had taken care not to divulge this kind of knowledge as much as possible during the exchange, but only an occasional sentence or two made President Herderland's eyes shine, and he wished that the exchange would never end.

Avery breathed a sigh of relief at the sound of the maid's swift footsteps, and President Herderland's face turned gloomy, and a cold glance almost made the maid kneel and beg for mercy.

"Honorable Iron Master, Your Excellency President Herderland. Then the voice of the housekeeper of Dallas appeared, and explained to the maid, who was so nervous and frightened that she could not speak, "Your Excellency the Baron has agreed to the request of the two men, and now that all the unrelated personnel have been ordered to leave this courtyard, if there is no other order, please treat Madame Veronica as soon as possible." ”

Avery nodded, put away the alchemy potions on the table, and then saluted President Herdland's chest, "Your Excellency, there may be something unusual about my treatment process, in order to ensure the accuracy of the results, could you please ask questions after it is completely finished." ”

"Of course, the god of alchemy is above, and I swear by the prestige of the hand of miracles. President Herderland replied with the same solemnity in his tone as his expression as it had been for an alchemist.

In the white-roofed gazebo surrounded by curtains, Avery saw Lady Veronica once more. Her physical condition hadn't gotten worse compared to two hours earlier, and she even had the strength to smile and nod her head, but anyone could tell that her injuries were getting worse.

The wounds on Lady Veronica's right arm and left leg were a foul green, and the air was filled with a faint sweet stench, all of which were not much different from two hours ago, except that the blood vessels around the wound were clearly prominent, spreading like undulating iron wires throughout the body.

The spread of these veins was clearly a sign of the spread of the Alchemy Death's toxin, and the exposed skin of Lady Veronica's right arm and left leg had turned iron blue, and only the right hand holding a black statue was still the color of the skin.

Seeing the black statue, Avery couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly. His grades in religious history were not bad, and it could be seen that it was the image of Elvanhe, who was revered as the "Lord of the Stars", and it must have been the work of a very good master carver, with simple lines and lifelike, as if a god embracing the entire starry sky descended into the mortal world.

As if to see the confusion in Avery Ie's eyes, Baron Edelman took the initiative to explain, "The Lord of the Stars is the belief of the Boston family, and this statue is one of Veronica's most important dowries, and it is said that it came from an unknown god in the last era, and was made of artifact fragments. ”

Avery took a deep look at the black statue, and the doubts in his eyes increased. "Before I begin the official treatment, Your Excellency, I would like to take a closer look at this statue, is that okay?"

Baron Edelman did not answer directly, but set his eyes on his wife's face. The latter nodded slightly, his voice low as a whisper, "Yes, Iron Master...... Feel free to observe...... Just don't ...... Offend the Lord of the Stars. ”

The so-called offense to the Lord of the Stars is, of course, the use of alchemical means to inspect the statue, but alchemy is barely considered to be offending and blasphemous. Avery took out a sheet of metal and put it on his forehead, and as soon as he activated the alchemy, he was startled by the sudden and intense light in front of him.

"The god of alchemy is above, this light ...... Could it be a special material of the Adamantite Gold level?" Avery blurted out uncontrollably, realizing that he had almost divulged his secret, and he couldn't help but sweat coldly, and he was almost uneasy with fear.

The light of the alchemy lasted for a full three minutes, but it was only the first few seconds that really worked, and the rest of the time, all of which Avery used to calm his pounding heart. It's an opportunity, it's very important, and if it can be grasped, the benefits can't be measured in numbers.

"I see...... Ah, I finally got it. Avery tried his best to make his voice seem sincere and credible, but he still couldn't help but tremble a little, "No wonder there is such a tricky toxin as Alchemy, it's this statue that has a problem!"

Baron Edelman's brows furrowed, and his eyes sharpened, "There is a problem with the statue, Iron Master, as I said earlier, this statue of the Lord of the Stars is Veronica's dowry, and it has been with us for more than ten years, and there has never been a problem. ”

Lady Veronica nodded in agreement, and added in a weak voice, "Father once told me that the statue of the Lord of the Stars will keep us safe. Whether injured or poisoned, holding the statue and praying will put the body under the protection of the Lord of the Stars. ”

That's true, but it's a bit complicated. Avery bent forward and took out a sterling silver blood needle carved with fine patterns from the apothecary's satchel, as well as several crystal bottles thinner than his fingers. "It may hurt a little, ma'am, and allow me to take a little blood sample from your wound and from the back of your right hand. ”

After Mrs. Veronica nodded in agreement, Avery made some awkward gestures, calculating what would be better to do for the first blood collection, but President Herderland, who couldn't stand it, took over the matter.

The blood samples were quickly taken and placed into three crystal bottles. The first two vials of blood from the wound were grayish-green lines that flowed through the blood like hair, and the last vial, taken from the back of Lady Veronica's right hand, looked like healthy blood, but after Avery added a few drops of the potion, the original bright red instantly turned black, and shimmered with a golden shimmer.

It's almost the same material as the black statue.

Baron Edelman took a deep breath, but still didn't fully trust Avery's judgment, "Master Iron, can you ask a question, what kind of potion did you just inject?"

"A very unusual potion, derived from the alchemic skill of detecting divine powers, is made mainly of a bit of sterling silver and a bit of tin, which I used to call the Transcendent Developer. Avery explained in an expert tone, "The development effect is very clear, it is quite a powerful supernatural power, slightly biased towards darkness, as Madame just said, it has the effect of resisting toxins and relieving pain. ”

"So, there's nothing wrong with the statue itself?"

"Of course, there is nothing wrong with the statue, it is a very precious mentor-level divine power item, and its value is usually more than ten times that of an alchemy item of the same level. Avery said in a slightly admiring tone, "It's just ......," he shook his head.

"But what, Iron Master, please don't be afraid, there is no price that cannot be paid for Veronica. Baron Edelman said in a firm tone.

"Well, Your Excellency, pardon my offense. Please take a look at this ......" Avery held back his excitement and carefully mixed the three vials of blood with each other, then let them sit for a few seconds.

Baron Edelman's murmur and President Herderland's surprised voice blurted out almost simultaneously. In front of them, the mixed blood sample first flickered with a faint light, and then the gray-green fine lines quickly writhed, like ugly nematodes placed in hot water. However, after a few seconds, instead of being destroyed, the gray-green fine lines swelled up even further, so that the naked eye could see that the surface of the fine lines was covered with countless extremely tiny and terrifying mouths full of miserable white fangs.

"This is the true alchemy death, the justice of the god of death, or there is another name - the devourer of divine power. ”