After signing a contract with Martin, Plesis told Martin to go back first, and told him that he would go to the first floor of the Sunflower Carriage at 9 a.m. three days later and that someone would take him to the training.

He gave Martin a badge, an iron badge that was very different from Hines's, with a hanging lamb carved on it, and the wool was soft and lifelike.

The contract is mainly about salary, holidays and some restrictive clauses, due to the particularity of Martin's entry to repay debts, the salary column shows 0, but there is also a living allowance of 1 gold coin of holy light per week, Martin compared the income of the people at the bottom mentioned by Hines before, and came to the conclusion that it should be able to maintain food and clothing.

In addition to the allowance, the lion's share of the remuneration is the bonus for each task, which depends on the level of the task and the harvest, which Plesch says is the main component of most shepherds' income.

Martin reads the terms one by one and signs them cheerfully, and after saying goodbye to Hines he hurries towards the Mercury Fountain, he just wants to go back quickly, there is one thing he has been waiting for too long.

And Siayan went with William, the blond young man, to meet the elder named Hinon. For Xitian, Martin thought about revealing his identity directly, believing that it was not difficult to make Xixian believe in him with their previous common experience, but the existence of that William made Martin hesitate.

The [Gentle and Friendly Box] that William held before was obtained from Stanley, and there must be a certain intersection with the forces behind Stanley, which made Martin very jealous and worried about Cecian's safety.

Fortunately, William does not seem to be hostile to Xitian, and Xixian believes in him very much.

So Martin decided not to reveal his identity for the time being, so that even if Siaan was in danger, he could try to rescue him in the shadows, and find an opportunity to secretly tell Siaxi about the intersection of William and Stanley.

As the night wore on, Martin walked to the door of the Mercury Fountain and found that it had not yet been closed.

Juncker was sending off a handsome young man in a long trench coat and a hat, who glanced curiously at Martin as he passed by.

Martin was somewhat familiar with the young man's appearance, and he seemed to frequent. After sending the young man away, Juncker came to Martin and asked him cheerfully:

"Have you found your noble lady?"

The corners of Martin's mouth, hidden in the hood, curled up, and he replied with a smile:

"Found it, she turned out to be a relative of Cavides."

Martin said half-lyed in light of the facts.

"I also got a job at the Sunflower Carriage."

"[Sunflower Carriage]! I've heard of it here! A lot of rich people will go there specifically! They say that even the consuls go often! They must be paid a lot of money! ”

Juncker was overjoyed when he heard this, and he turned to share the news excitedly with Belisarius, who was prescribing medicine at the counter.

Belisarius only nodded slightly after hearing Juncker's sharing, and continued to say something to the guest in front of him, with a worried expression on his face.

"What's wrong?" Martin sensed something when he saw Belisarius' reaction and asked Juncker.

Juncker saw Belisarius' expression, and his original expression of joy dimmed.

"It's Old John." Juncker said.

"He has been a friend of the teacher for many years, but recently he has always come to the pharmacy to pick up medicine because of his physical problems."

"The teacher prescribed him a lot of medicines, but the effect was not very good, and his physical condition was getting worse and worse......"

Martin looked at the old man who sat opposite Belisarius, and saw that his cheeks were thin, and his well-defined features were now very tired, and he was wearing an old felt coat and a bowler hat, and his body looked very thin.

Martin looked at his figure, his brow furrowed.

He saw that the old man's name was John, and a white mist was surging wildly, and although it seemed relatively thin, it was very active.

The sight reminded him of the gluttonous maid he had seen in the Plantagenet Palace before, and the mist on her body was equally white, and the same dense churning.

"What's wrong with him?" Martin asked Juncker next to him.

"John Sr. said that he has eaten a lot more recently, and he has eaten twice as much food, but he still doesn't feel full." Juncker replied.

"The family was mainly dependent on his son's income as a wharf worker, and the fact that he ate too much meant that the others did not have enough food, so John Sr. blamed himself, but he couldn't shake the hunger."

"Like the maid, so the white mist represents 'gluttony'?" Martin thought to himself.

When they came to Belisarius, they heard the old man say to his old fellow:

"I can prescribe you some convenience pills, but I don't think it will work."

The old man across the table replied:

"Let's try it, I'll go to the queue tomorrow to see if I can buy the elixir of [Tom's Hut], after taking it last time, I feel that not only has my appetite become normal, but my body even seems to be back to when I was young."

Belisarius' brow furrowed even more when he heard this, and he said to John in a serious voice:

"Old man, believe me, there is no 'panacea' in the world at all, it is just an ordinary pill with some senna and rhubarb, and the effect is not even as good as a convenience pill."

Old John sighed, "Bailey, of course I believe you, but if I continue like this, the children's rations will be gone, and Jones will eat less and less in order to feed me, which has affected his income at the docks..."

Belisarius was speechless after hearing this, and skillfully took out a few small pills with a metallic luster from the medicine cabinet behind him, and handed them to the old man opposite.

The old man thanked him and turned to leave.

Martin looked at the old man's departing back and asked Belisarius:

"What is a panacea?"

When Belisarius heard Martin's voice, he first laughed, turned his head in the direction of Martin, and said:

"Congratulations on finding your noble lady, Martin. And found a good job. ”

"The elixir is a new pill from [Tom's Hut] that is said to cure all diseases, hey, but they don't even label the ingredients and functions on the packaging."

"It's a common tactic of drug dealers, they are afraid of being sued [in the battle court], in fact, those drugs are just laxatives with some licorice and glucose syrup, but so many people believe it."

Belisarius also sighed, "The Red Church District is full of poor people, and when it can't hold on, who has extra money to buy medicine?" In contrast, the 'cure-all', which is inexpensive and distributed in limited quantities every day, has become a popular medicine, even if it only has a psychological effect. ”

Martin listened to the old man's exclamation words thoughtfully.

......

At midnight, in the warehouse of the Red House after the [Mercury Spring].

Martin closed the door and made his way to the only mirror in the room.

Ever since he had been in human form at the altar of the werewolf tribe, he had been looking forward to what he would look like when he took on a human form, but only now had he had the opportunity to remove the mask from his face and see what kind of face he would look like behind the mask.

He had confirmed his physical characteristics during the Dark Side of the Moon that he had become a man, rather than waking up as a woman as he had done in the Plantagenet Palace.

He removed the mask from his face and looked into the mirror.

After seeing the expression in the mirror, Martin couldn't help but be stunned.

He saw a familiar face in the mirror, with a thoughtful silhouette and a firm nose.

That's what he looked like in his previous life.

"It's kind of magical..."

He had imagined several possible appearances, the more likely one was a face he had never seen at all, or someone he had seen before, but he had never thought that it would be what he was like in his previous life, after all, this was already another world, and that appearance only existed in his mind.

"Could it be that it was reproduced directly from the idea in my head..."

He touched the corners of his eyes, nose and lips, feeling a familiar touch.

He pondered for a moment, then reached out and removed the gentleman's hat from his head.

The shouting in his ears disappeared, and Martin felt the world fall silent for an instant. At this point, he found that he seemed to be a little used to the pervasive sound, and now that it had suddenly disappeared, he felt that something was missing.

"It's kind of boring... The mental effect of this hat is a bit obvious..."

As the sound faded from his ears, the sheer madness waned, but instead of disappearing, it seemed to be covered and hidden, and Martin could still feel it in a corner of his spirit.

And his body also changed drastically the moment he took off the hat, he felt fine hairs grow on his skin, his snout became longer again, and the skeletal muscles of his body became familiar structures.

He was transformed into a giant dog again.

"Sure enough... This hat is the key to change, is it a werewolf-like transformation effect..."He muttered as he looked at his face in the mirror.

"Finally, I don't have to worry about the xenomorph form being discovered, but the spiritual impact of this hat is much stronger than the previous twin flames, well... Ask Hines if you have a chance, maybe the water mirror skeleton will know how to avoid it..."

Martin thought about what to do, put on his hat and mask one by one, the familiar whispers and shouts reappeared, the burning desire for madness and destruction filled his spirit, every cell of his brain, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, the air with the strange smell of grease was inhaled into his lungs.

He exhaled the turbid gas from his lungs, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the mask in the mirror actually laughed, and the corners of his mouth hidden behind the mask were similarly hooked, and he said to himself in the mirror:

"Welcome to the new world."