Chapter 6: Mysterious Liquid
It wasn't until long after Eddie was gone that Aaron put his mind down. After waiting for Eddie to go to bed, Freia left the house. It didn't take long for Atos to walk in.
"You behaved very well just now, at least in front of people who know you well, you behaved very freely, if I hadn't known in advance that you were an impostor, I would have been fooled by you, but, in four days, Duke Mitulin will be back, so don't be careless. Aitos said.
Aaron's heart tightened, and the meeting with Miturin was the most crucial, if he saw the flaws, he would definitely be killed.
"I'll be careful. Aaron whispered.
"It's not enough to be careful, you have to behave more naturally than today to be able to pass this hurdle. As he spoke, Atos pulled out two test tubes from his sleeve, containing a purple, transparent liquid. Atos handed the two tubes to Aaron.
"What is this?" Aaron opened the test tube, and a strong pungent gas came out of it.
Aaron hurriedly closed the test tube, but the gas floating in the air still could not dissipate for a long time.
"You didn't notice what you look like now, don't ......" Athos paused, choosing a few words, and continued, "You're a little different now than you were two days ago. ”
"Is there one?" After coming back, Aaron rarely used the mirror, so he didn't pay much attention to his appearance.
"You idiot. You don't look the same way you look now. Cosmetic potions only last for a little over a week, and now your appearance has begun to change, so find a time to change your appearance again. ”
"What if these two bottles run out?" These two bottles can only be used for about three weeks at most, which is not enough for Aaron.
"I'll send it to you regularly, you don't have to worry about that. By the way, I forgot to tell you how to use it, the liquid in these two tubes has to be mixed with each other to be useful......" Atos explained.
"Wait, you mean, I'm going to use it once a week or so?" asked Aaron.
"I gave it to you. But the meaning is pretty much the same, and you can understand it that way. ”
"What if you forgot to give it to me?"
"No way, it's not just about your life, it's about mine. Atos comforted Aaron.
"What if the two of us are going to be separated for two weeks?" Aaron was really anxious this time.
"I'm trying not to let that happen, but if the Duke insists, there's not much I can do. ”
Aaron mentally raised two middle fingers at Athos. This old immortal actually played this game for me? This is simply blatantly saying to me, "You will be my puppet from now on." "The most hateful thing is that I don't even have the right to bargain. There is no other way for Aaron now than to go along with it.
After Atos left, Aaron stared blankly at the two test tubes in his hand, and his mind fell into confusion.
Becoming a puppet like this is indeed a good choice for a poor person who didn't know what it was to be well fed half a year ago, at least he can not worry about food and clothing, and he can not be afraid of the cold. Not only Aaron, but also Frelia also became a subordinate for this reason, right? On the back of the prosperity of Hackyo, how many people are hovering on the line of death, and how many people in the entire county of Tanya are not clothed and hungry? What about the entire Ravel Empire?
I'm not a saint, and I don't have the ability to do things that change the fate of others, I just want to not be raised like a pig.
Clenched his hands until there was a crisp sound in his hands, Aaron woke up from his anger, and looked down to see that a test tube had cracked, and part of the purple liquid had already been stained on his hands. Aaron hurriedly picked up the cup placed at the head of the bed, poured out the water inside, and poured the liquid from the two test tubes into the cup.
The liquid in the cup boiled instantly, and Aaron, who was unprepared, almost threw the cup away. After holding the cup steadily, Aaron looked at the cup again, and the liquid that was supposed to be purple turned colorless.
"This is ......" Aaron's brain short-circuited instantly, for this kind of scene, Aaron is very familiar with this kind of scene, from junior high school to college, Aaron has been dealing with these things for seven or eight years.
"I'm so stupid, I should have thought of that from the moment I saw the tube. Atos: He must know chemistry...... No, in this world, it should be called alchemy. Hope welled up in Aaron's eyes.
Suppressing his excitement, Aaron struggled to sit up, stood up on the table, and placed the cup on the table. He sat trembling in his chair, picked up the mirror on the table, and began to slowly apply the medicine to his face.
Aaron didn't know how he fell asleep, but he felt that he had found a shortcut in this world, and that shortcut, quite literally, was made for himself.
Perhaps it was because people were in good spirits on happy occasions, and the next day as soon as it was slightly light, Aaron had already woken up, turned out the notes pressed under the pillow, and began to consolidate the words of this world.
Alchemy is a technique that, unlike other knowledge, such as literature, but also history and geography, may have very simple words written in books, but it is very difficult to understand when reading, so Aaron remembers the experience of studying chemistry. However, since I have studied in another world, it should not be particularly difficult to learn alchemy.
However, in any case, it is imperative to learn the words first. Aaron didn't have the confidence that he could learn alchemy just by guessing.
After reviewing the six hundred words he had learned the other day, Aaron ate the breakfast that Frelia had brought him. After that, I quickly got into the work of reviewing words.
"Young master, the teacher is here. ”
Just as Aaron was engrossed in memorizing the words again, Freia's voice rang in his ears.
Aaron looked up, and sure enough, he saw the blind old man walking towards him step by step, supported by Freia.
"Yesterday I was sorry, and I didn't expect anything to happen yesterday. "Aaron apologizes.
"It's okay, I can still understand such things. Shall we, then, continue what we said yesterday? Let me confirm that you are sure you want me to speak three hundred words to you?" asked Daniel.
"I don't think 300 words is appropriate. ”
Daniel's expression eased, it was impossible for an average person to memorize three hundred words in a day. However, Aaron's next sentence left Daniel in shock.
"I thought about it last night and I thought I could memorize 600 words a day, so for the rest of the day, I asked the teacher to give me 600 words a day. Of course," Aaron smiled slightly, "I won't give you any less than the teacher deserves." ”