Chapter 55: The Moon is Dark and the Wind is High
Hilston, 117 Birningham Road.
"Is that all right?"
After listening to Ember's statement of the case, Furth instantly breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed on the sofa, and complained, "If I knew this was the case, I wouldn't have to be scared every day for most of the month." ”
"Does the night watchman have such a past?"
Hugh fell silent inexplicably, and she thought of herself.
Although her father did not abandon his wife and children, he was also hanged for 'rebellion' and stripped of his title and fief.
If it weren't for the fact that they left in time, if it weren't for the fact that they left with some savings.
Would her mother also be forced to sell her body to support their siblings?
And Forthth.
If her father hadn't left her the family property when he left her, would she have followed this path?
"Hugh! What kind of eyes are you! ”
Noticing his friend's eyes, Furth said with some embarrassment, "Before I became an extraordinary, I was a doctor anyway, no matter how bad my life is, I won't starve to death, right?" ”
"Now it's safe."
Ember suddenly spoke, "Can you give me back Kurala?" ”
"Hmm~"
Firth held the soul jellyfish in his arms like a pillow, and looked pitifully at the embers.
"So you want to keep hiring Kurala?"
Ember was not surprised by this, so he didn't force Kulala back, and said in a calm tone, "In that case, let's still pay the commission at ten pounds a week, I don't mind." ”
"Give it!"
Foirth nodded without hesitation.
Ember said that the strength of Kurala and Kuralis was at least equivalent to Sequence 9.
For the price of 10 pounds, employing two sequence 9 protections, this deal is not a loss.
Although 10 pounds a week is a lot of money, fortunately she is not so short of money now.
"Now."
Foirth held Kulala in one hand, and took out four hundred pounds in the other hand and handed it to Ember, "This is your manuscript fee, and the sales for the past two weeks are a total of 100,000 copies." The publisher has increased your royalty to 10%, which is 400 pounds after tax deduction. ”
As he spoke, Furth didn't show a little envy.
In the same way that a daily newspaper required only one penny, the price of Bakeland's literature was usually one snail per volume.
Before the deadline.
The total sales of "Stormstorm" are 160,000 copies, which is already the standard for bestsellers.
And Ember's "Blizzard Villa" is even more exaggerated than "Storm Villa"!
In the first half month of its release, it has sold more than 100,000 copies, and sales have exceeded 5,000 pounds!
You must know that the sales of her "Storm Villa" of 160,000 have accumulated for more than half a year!
On average, there are only 20,000 copies a month at most, and only 10,000 copies in half a month.
And Ember's sales in half a month are already ten times as much as hers!
No.
Maybe it's more than that.
Because in the first week of the release of "Blizzard Villa", sales were not optimistic.
Because those readers bought the book for the 'Apprentice of Folth', it sold only a dismal 2,000 copies.
It wasn't until the second week that the book's sales suddenly skyrocketed.
And as long as this trend is maintained, the book has every chance of breaking the record for the highest monthly sales of a bestseller.
"Thank you."
Ember took the money, and then handed Forth two hundred pounds.
Furth didn't refuse either, and accepted it directly.
Here's what they said before-
Ember releases the book in the name of her apprentice, and she gets half of the book's manuscript fee.
"How's your potion digestion going?"
After taking the money, Furth asked with some curiosity.
Ember wrote the book to test whether he could use it to digest potions, and to make money was only incidental.
For Forthth, the two hundred pounds were a windfall.
"Not bad."
Hearing this, Ember bowed slightly.
"What do you mean it's not bad?"
Firth was a little dissatisfied, she hated the Riddler's behavior.
"Meaning,"
Ember looked at Firth and said calmly, "I've completely digested the potion. ”
“……”
Firth's mouth opened wide, and Hugh was also surprised, and said incredulously, "Does this really work?" ”
"Same as I thought."
Ember bowed slightly, affirming, "The core of the so-called acting is to convince the observer that you are the character you play. As for the specific method of playing, it doesn't matter. ”
"When did you digest it?"
Furth couldn't help but ask.
"Just a week ago."
Hearing Ember's fluttering words, Forth and Hugh glanced at each other, both seeing the numbness in each other's eyes.
If so, wouldn't that mean that Ember had gone from becoming an Extraordinary to digesting the potion in less than a month?
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Did you ask?"
Faced with Forth's complaining words, Ember asked rhetorically.
"I just feel a little ...... Not...... In the words of Russell the Great, something magical. ”
Furth hugged Kurala tightly and muttered under his arms.
Can this approach really work?
It's not occult at all!
Shouldn't acting be a one-step one?
Why is Ember so successful in such a completely tricky way, and the progress is a lot faster than others!
Is this really in the river?
"I'm not Sister Li!"
Hugh held his head in his hands, obviously having some difficulty accepting it in his heart.
"So, you've become a master of tricks?"
Furth looked up, looking at Ember with a complicated gaze.
"Hmm."
Ember bowed slightly.
After he confirmed that he had digested the potion, the Night Church had prepared the corresponding potion recipe for him.
And that was six days ago.
It was exactly a month since he became extraordinary.
And now he is already a 'master of tricks' in Sequence 8.
With a look of envy, Firth muttered in a low voice, "I don't know how long it will take for my potion to be digested, shall I also find a writer to take me as an apprentice?" But it's so tiring to write a book......"
"That's right."
Ember seemed to remember something, and suddenly said, "Kulara and Kuralis will be returned to me first, I need their help." ”
"Okay."
Hugh nodded, patting his surplus airfield.
Then, a soul jellyfish resembling Kulala, but only the size of a ping-pong ball, emerged from her chest collar and quickly 'grew' to the same size as Kulala.
Although Furth was reluctant, he also knew the importance and reluctantly let Kurala leave.
Soon, two translucent soul jellyfish floated around the embers, well-behaved like two Lori maids.
"Want to help?"
Hugh asked.
"No, you don't."
Ember glanced at her and shook her head slightly.
What he was going to do tonight was not suitable for outsiders to know.
Because.
He's out to kill.
"I can help you with the aftermath."
Hugh said earnestly as if he had seen through something.
Ember was suddenly going to take the Kurala sisters, and he must be going to do something dangerous. 1
"I ......"
Furth hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I can take you away." ”
The apprentice doesn't have much combat power, but she has a stone bracelet, and she is still very good at running. 、
"No, you don't."
Ember looked deeply at the two women and shook her head slightly.