Witnessing such a strange and terrifying change, even the strong-willed Baron Edelman and the well-informed President Herderland could not help but feel their scalps tingle. Lady Veronica, who was naturally afraid of maggots, exclaimed in surprise, subconsciously let go of her fingers, and let the statue of the Lord of the Stars roll to the ground.

Merlin Avery used all his willpower to keep himself from looking at the statue on the ground, but pointing to the mutated blood sample inside the crystal bottle and continuing to talk.

"I've read some puzzling texts about lost civilizations. In the last era, the power of the gods had not yet been lost, and miracles were repeated, but the number of occurrences and victims of alchemical death was far greater than ours. I can't believe it, are the gods helpless against this toxin?"

"The damage caused by some alchemy by transcendent divine power is indeed difficult to treat. "I once saw a mentor who was badly injured in an experimental accident, and although he was immediately treated with a medical artifact from the guild's treasury, he still died. ”

"This is the weakness of transcendent divine power, even in the era when the gods practiced in the mortal world, it should be no exception. Avery continued with satisfaction, "According to my speculation, the Mithril Curse is the raw material for the Alchemical Death, and the necessary catalyst for transforming from a tricky curse into a desperate toxin is transcendent divine power. ”

"What an evil alchemy to use supernatural power as a catalyst......! What an indescribable blasphemy!" said President Herderland, half disgusted, half emotional.

At the level of alchemical development of that lost ancient civilization, there was certainly more to blasphemy than this, but Avery wisely kept his mouth shut and set his eyes on the pale-faced Baron Edelman.

The master of the Thornflower family spent a few minutes analyzing Avery from beginning to end, and then reluctantly admitted that this was indeed the greatest possibility. "Iron Master, you just said that Veronica's life doesn't end there, right?"

"I did say that. Avery nodded, but there was nothing light-hearted in his expression, "But...... Your Excellency, IMHO, the price you will have to pay can be very heavy. ”

The corners of Baron Edelman's mouth drew a self-deprecating arc, "What a heavy price, are you going to be the new owner of Coventry?"

Avery was startled and shook his head repeatedly, "Of course not, Your Excellency Baron, I didn't even think about it!"

"Then it's nothing, money, power, wealth, as long as you say it, the Thorn Flower family will definitely do it for you. Baron Edelman's tense face relaxed, "You can see how important Veronica is to me, and I'm willing to give everything I have as long as she recovers!"

President Herdland's cheeks twitched, and a flame of ambition burned in his eyes. It's an unimaginably generous promise, and if he were the Iron Master, it would not be difficult to take the opportunity to become the real ruler of Coventry......

However, it was clear that Avery had no such ambitions, he just shrugged his shoulders, "Not so exaggerated, Your Excellency, worldly wealth is never an important thing for a true apothecary. Let's put it this way, if you give me some time, it won't be difficult to fill this courtyard with precious metals and precious stones. ”

Of course, Avery was boasting, but neither Baron Edelman nor President Herderland doubted it. An alchemy master—the big man standing behind Avery—was certainly able to do this, and it didn't take much time.

At any time, as long as the alchemy master asks for it, endless wealth will roll in, after all, nothing is more important than life, and grandmaster-level alchemy elixir often means a second life.

Seeing that his boast had worked, Avery was secretly relieved, returned to the table, and picked out a clean piece of parchment. "First of all, there are some necessary alchemy ingredients. As he spoke, he wrote down more than a dozen valuable raw materials on the paper, including mermaid tears, Motigugu's pity, and golden tree leaves, which made President Heldland, who was looking at it, turn pale.

Baron Edelman's expression was much calmer, he activated the teleportation technique, instructed the steward of Dallas to open the treasure house of the City Lord's Mansion, prepare the supplies according to the contents of the parchment, and then turned around, "If this is the price of asking a grandmaster-level pharmacist to help, it is simply too low." Master Tie, what do you need to prepare next?"

"A secret room that will never be disturbed, unless Lady Veronica's injury suddenly deteriorates, and I will need at least four hours to be alone. Avery slowly uttered the second request. Of course, this is the easiest request to do, in order to alleviate the consternation caused by the third request.

Baron Edelman nodded, a request he had long anticipated. The grandmaster-level pharmacist standing behind Master Tie was reluctant to reveal his identity, otherwise Master Tie would not have used the bait of selling low-priced potions to lure the Apothecary Guild to hire people to find out the news, and finally chose to join anonymously.

Even in the imperial capital, a grandmaster-level pharmacist was enough to be a guest of any wealthy Ding family, and it was not even difficult to meet His Majesty the Emperor.

"The third requirement...... Well, that might be a bit of an overkill, but you know, Lord Baron, what would it be of interest to a grandmaster?" Avery said his third request, using a question.

"Rare alchemy ingredients, mysterious recipes from ancient texts, or ......" Baron Edelman paused abruptly and looked at the statue of the Lord of the Stars rolling to the ground, "...... An item with supernatural powers?"

Avery smiled a little embarrassedly, "You're right, Your Excellency, these are all good things that can impress grandmaster-level pharmacists, but the first two can always get them with their deep pockets, and only divine power items...... Except for the oldest nobles, they can only rely on the blessing of Barahan, the god of luck. ”

Baron Edelman hesitated for a long time this time, and he looked at Veronica, whose face was becoming more and more gray, and the latter's eyes were also flickering, and he fell into a difficult situation that was difficult to choose. Which is more important, religion or life? This is a question that is difficult to answer in a short period of time.

Avery sighed understandingly, and continued in a gentle tone, "It doesn't have to be the Lord of the Stars, as long as it is an item containing divine power, or a broken artifact. Your Excellency, you are the military governor of the western frontier of the empire, the consul of the city-state of Coventry, and the famous Thornflower family, you can't find another divine item, right?"

Baron Edelman's lips twitched a few times, and finally a wry smile spread across his face. He really couldn't get another artifact. Although the Thorn Flower family has become famous over the years and has become a rising star in the western part of the empire, it is still far inferior to those ancient families in terms of wealth accumulation.

To be precise, it is not enough.

The Boston family, who are replaced by the Duke of Steel, can take out a divine power item as a dowry for the second daughter's marriage.

Seeing Baron Edelman's bitter face, Lady Veronica finally gritted her teeth and made a decision. She may not be able to quickly measure whether a lifetime of faith or life is more important, but she clearly recognizes that her heart throbs when her husband's face shows pain and self-reproach.

This important weight tilted the scales in Madame Veronica's heart. She closed her eyes and prayed silently for a moment to the Lord of the Stars, and when she opened them again, the bright light under her eyes was awe-inspiring.

"Prepare yourself, Iron Master. Lady Veronica whispered, "In the name of the gods in the sky, whether or not my life can be saved in the end, the statue of the Lord of the Stars is yours." ”