Russell gently pulled out the heroic relic from the scabbard at his waist and held it in his hand, leaning against the wall to eavesdrop on the people in the room.

The atmosphere of discussion among the magician's apprentices in the room gradually became lively, as if they were talking about an exciting topic.

Russell waited patiently, and the news of the heated argument between the apprentices of the magicians came clearly from the room.

"Big brother, we have finally completed the long-awaited magic experiment, if our experiment can be carried out in large quantities, then we will no longer have to worry about running out of money to spend!

"My brother, please be uneasy! Although our experiment was successful once, the process of the experiment is still very unstable, we still need to be cautious and conduct more experiments so that we can confirm the recipe of the magic experiment once and for all!"

Another man with a sharp voice said dissatisfiedly: "Can you brothers stop talking here and continue to talk big? They all talk so easily, but what about the most important experimental materials? Don't let us run out and catch them!"

Several others chimed in: "Yes, yes, the most important material for this magic experiment requires a human heart, and recently our actions have been a bit bigger, and these poor ghosts in the slums are becoming more and more difficult to catch!"

One of them reprimanded: "It's not because you fat man always like to catch some children to make experimental materials! Why don't you pick those lonely adults and catch those children with parents? Don't you want our whereabouts to be exposed? You idiot!"

The fat man in the room replied, "Isn't it because children are more suitable for making magic materials?" You have been counting my faults, but you don't want to think about it, if I didn't provide you with children, would you have been able to complete the experiment so quickly?"

After discovering the fact that the experimental materials of the magician apprentices were actually human hearts, Russell, who was standing outside the house, was furious and wanted to rush in and break them into pieces.

It just so happened that the fat man's stubborn argument angered everyone present, causing an instant uproar in the room, and Russell, who was leaning against the wall, immediately realized that his opportunity to attack had come!

Russell spotted the tiny keyhole at the door, it wasn't like a sturdy iron lock at the doorway, it was just a wooden bolt, and Russell estimated that with the sharpness of the sword in his hand, he could easily penetrate the lock from the outside.

Russell raised his sword in his right hand and aimed it at the door, intending to pierce the lock with a single sword.

At this moment, Russell clearly heard dense footsteps coming from outside the door, listening to the direction where the footsteps came, these unknown people should be coming towards this courtyard!

Seeing this, Russell could only give up the idea of attacking himself, if he blindly ventured into this house, then he would definitely attract the attention of the people outside the house, if the people outside were the partners of the magician's apprentices, Russell might have to face the dilemma of being attacked on his back.

Russell quietly returned to the back of the firewood heap where he had taken refuge, the safest place in the yard, and he believed that no one would be bored enough to run to the back of the firewood to get a glimpse.

Not long after Russell had just taken refuge in a safe position, the people in the house seemed to hear the footsteps outside, and suddenly the room was silent, so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling on the ground.

The people outside the door also seemed to have reached the gate of the courtyard, and they stopped at the door, and after a while they knocked heavily on the door.

A hoarse voice like sandpaper grinding through his throat came from outside,

"Hey, you guys don't keep pretending, it's me, Ed, I'm here to discuss with you, I'm very short on time!"

The magician apprentices in the room exhaled slowly, and they exhaled in unison, even Russell who was hiding behind could hear it.

A moment later, a fat black-robed apprentice magician opened the door and walked out, standing in the courtyard and shouting, "I'm sorry, Boss Ed! We've been on a bit of a nervous lately, I'll open the door for you right now!"

After saying that, the apprentice magician took out a thick key, stabbed it a few times, and opened the door.

The door was immediately pushed open by someone from outside, and the fat apprentice magician was immediately pushed to the ground by the people outside the door.

Immediately through the door walked a tall, middle-aged man, almost a head taller than the magician's apprentice, and with knotted muscles and flesh, he looked like a battle-hardened gang leader.

And Russell can also peek into Ed's face through the crack in the firewood, and there is a deep scar on his face, coupled with his already vicious appearance, which shows his fierce look even more.

Immediately after Ed, several thugs who were also full of fierce expressions walked in, and they gathered behind Ed, like guards protecting Ed's safety.

Russell couldn't help but feel a little afraid in his heart, if he had rushed into the house to fight with a hot head just now, then he would have to face the siege of these three vicious gang members!

Ed walked into the courtyard and stopped moving, he sat down directly on a stone in the courtyard, and shouted loudly to the fat magician apprentice, "What do you mean to call your boss to come out and talk to me, and let your subordinate come out and talk to me?"

Russell could see that the apprentice magician, who was facing away from him, was shaking slightly after being reprimanded by Ed, clearly angered by Ed's words.

However, the apprentice magician didn't know if he had thought of something, or forcibly suppressed his anger, and returned to the room to convey Ed's intentions to the people in the room.

After a while, a thin man in a black robe came out of the room, who also covered his face with a mask, and his whole body was full of mystery.

Ed watched with interest as the man walked from the room, and he suddenly spoke: "After dealing with you for so long, I am really becoming more and more interested in the real faces under your masks, I don't know why you magicians cover your faces, this is really a very interesting thing for me." ”

The apprentice magician replied coldly, "My face is not the key thing to discuss between us, our magic experiment has been successful, although the results are not stable, but it does have an effect!"

The results of our experiments are in the house, Elder Eddard, why don't you go in and have a look?"

Ed sat motionless on the stone and looked at the emaciated man and said, "We don't have any outsiders here, and it's so dark in your house, my eyes are not good, so you better take your results to the courtyard and show me!"

The emaciated apprentice magician hesitated for a moment, but returned to the house and talked with his companions for a long time before they came into the courtyard with a large iron pot.

"Hey!"

The apprentice magicians placed the large iron pot heavily in the courtyard, and a loud crash sounded on the ground.

Ed pinched his nose and walked over to the iron pot, frowning at the bubble-filled purple liquid, feeling that it was not as successful as they said it was.

Ed looked at the magician apprentices and asked, "Is this the result of the successful experiment you are talking about, and how do I feel that this kind of thing is not something that humans can eat?"

In order to dispel Eddard's suspicions, the emaciated magician apprentice went back directly to get a wooden spoon, took a spoonful out of the purple liquid and drank it directly.

Ed saw that he didn't die immediately after drinking it, and seemed to enjoy the taste of the pot, so he didn't suspect that the purple liquid was poisonous.

It's just that Ed still has doubts in his heart, "Can the results of your experiment really fully achieve the effect requested by the Marquis?"

Eddard's inquiry seemed to anger the emaciated mage apprentice.

He walked up to Ed and said angrily, "Boss Ed, you can question the morality of a few of us, but you can't question the final result of our experiment. ”

The apprentice magician who had come out to check the lock door just now also stood up and said, "Each of us has experimented with the effect of this liquid, and if the liquid has no effect, then we will not specifically tell you that the magic experiment has been completed. ”

Seeing that the magician apprentices were so determined, Ed no longer insisted on the curative effect of this liquid, anyway, he was just a middleman, and in the end it was only the marquis who hired him who needed the liquid.

Ed took one last look at the purple liquid in the pot and said, "Okay, whatever you say, even if the liquid really has the effect of slowing down aging and beautifying the face, it has nothing to do with me, I just use people's money to do things for others." ”

Ed turned his head to look at the subordinates beside him and instructed, "You two go outside and find a few brothers, let them drive a carriage over, and find a thick cloth that can cover the cauldron, and quickly bring back the results of their experiments!"

The two tall men heard the leader's order, nodded, and immediately strode out of the courtyard.

Ed looked back at the group of magician apprentices and promised: "I will send you the Marquis's deposit later, rest assured that there are a lot of them, the Marquis himself is very trustworthy, if this liquid is really as effective as you say, the Marquis will give you several times the reward!"

The apprentice magicians were excited, they had been in this dilapidated slum for about half a year, wasn't it just for this good pay?

Russell continued to hide behind the pyre and watch their every move, he had never imagined that he would encounter such a wicked deal in this assessment.

Could it be that the Marquis, for his own personal gain, could persecute the poor in the slums, and even the children in the slums?

It's just that Russell is weak now, and he may not even be able to escape if he rushes into battle, although there is a knight of Buna near him, but at this time he doesn't know why he didn't appear, and Russell has to wait for the opportunity to eliminate these magician apprentices.

After a while, Ed's men brought back a carriage, and Russell had to watch as Ed's men lifted the pot of purple liquid and placed it in the carriage, and then Ed took out a bag of money from the cart and threw it in the yard, and left the place with his men.

The apprentice magicians threw themselves in the middle of the courtyard in excitement and began to scramble for the rewards, while Russell slowly walked out with the sword in his hand.

Russell was not able to attack because Ed and a large group of his men were nearby just now, and now the attention of the magician apprentices is all on the gold coins, which just gives Russell a chance to attack them!