Volume 1 The Philosopher's Stone Chapter 92 The Black Cat Trail
In a red-brick warehouse, Martin slices the potatoes into slices, washes them, salts them, boils them, pickles them in spirits, and deep-fried them in oil squeezed out of staghorn anise.
Ever since the last time Juncker gave them a taste of potato chips, potato chips have become an attractive snack in the "Mercury Spring".
At first, everyone just came to buy medicine and take some back by the way, but after these two days, many people have come to the store to buy them.
After all, the prices set by Belisarius and Juncker are so cheap that even ordinary female workers can buy a snack for their children after work.
And the handsome young man who loves the "fish and chip shop", Edward, has also come to the [Mercury Spring] frequently in the past two days, no longer to find Belisarius to solve the problem of hair loss, but to eat freshly fried potato chips.
For Edward, price didn't matter, so Martin felt that his chips should at least taste the same as the fish and chips from the "fish and chip shop".
After making the original potato chips for the first time, Martin also tried to add paprika and pepper, and the most surprising thing was that Martin found cumin in the warehouse, where people still mainly use cumin as a spice and less for food.
And cumin and potato chips are a natural pair, with a little salt, the taste is much richer than the original, it's perfect.
In addition to this, Martin was also inspired by his experience as a foodie in his previous life, adding some mustard powder to the potato chips to make it taste pungent and appetizing, which became the fastest selling out category at the time after its launch.
Martin had eaten mustard-flavored potato chips in his previous life, but perhaps because the taste was too prominent, the mustard-flavored potato chips were not easy to buy.
And now he can make it himself, and the people here seem to have an unusual obsession with it, which makes him very excited.
Sprinkle the fried potato chips with the appropriate seasonings, and Martin handed the box of potato chips to Juncker and asked him to take them to the front room.
The number of customers at the Mercury Fountain has increased considerably, and although many people come to try the potato chips that are gradually becoming famous, they also buy some cheap medicines at the suggestion of Belisarius.
After all, when you don't come to the pharmacy, you can turn a blind eye to your physical discomfort, but you have come here, and you always want to confide in the pharmacist about your problems, or get a peace of mind, and if you really have a problem, you will grit your teeth and buy some medicines, and these drugs are really not expensive.
At the moment, the effect of the potato chips is much better than the spicy soy sauce that Belisarius and the others wanted to buy from Johnny of the "Baggage Cafeteria" at the time.
Martin looked at all this, and his mood was relieved, he really wanted to help this pair of master and apprentice.
Moreover, the more people who tasted his fried potato chips, the more he absorbed the power of "gluttony", and he could feel a large amount of cool white mist pouring into his body every day for the past few days.
And in addition to making his sense of smell more sensitive as an [Alchemy Dog], these also allow him not to worry about the two cookbooks falling into a deep sleep again.
Two of the three fire crow feathers Harris brought last time were used up and one remained, but this was not enough to make a [Lava Kiss], and Martin was thinking about how to continue trading from Harris.
The Dark Alchemy Society where Harris is located should have a lot of potion materials, and Martin still remembers the last time Harris mentioned that Alchemy would use fire crows as miner's lamps......
So Harris, or alchemy, is a huge warehouse for Martin, and all he needs to figure out is how to get the materials out of this warehouse.
"Swap... Exchange... What else do I have that I can use to exchange on an ongoing basis? ”
Martin sat down, standing as he fried the chips, a little tired even though his fitness had improved considerably.
If he didn't think of it for the time being, Martin didn't bother anymore, he had other things to do.
When he used [Identity Theft] yesterday, he remembered that it had been a few days since the [Hand of Glory] was handed over to Lady Lucia, and he wondered if she had made the corresponding magical items.
So Martin decided to go to the [Black Cat Trail] today and ask about the Goode family by the way.
Martin had been haunted by the words of "Boaz" before leaving, and he was the first shepherd newcomer on a mission to be targeted by an old monster who might have lived for hundreds of years, and according to Eddie's words, he didn't know if he had used all his luck when he escaped from the Plantagenet.
So Martin was desperate to know how he had taken the body of the young man in the Goode family, and how he had resurrected him from Henry's body after his body had been destroyed.
He also brought the silver ring engraved with the words "Grey Castle" for Lady Lucia to show her, and he was a little worried that Boaz would find him through it.
Among the people Martin knew, Martin, who knew more about the nobles, big families, and genesis cards like Cavides, felt that there should only be the [Wrench Brotherhood] behind Lucia.
The coachman who drove him and Shirley to the [Goddess Fun Hall] last time made a deep impression on Martin, and the "Cordage Shipyard" he mentioned Martin later specifically inquired about, this is a very large factory in the East End, the factory owner often goes in and out of the town hall, and is also a frequent visitor to the consul's house.
This proves that the power of the Wrench Brotherhood has reached the top of the power pyramid of Cavides.
So after having lunch with Belisarius and Juncker, Martin went to the Black Cat Trail according to the address provided by Lady Lucia earlier.
The last time he took Lucia's carriage, he arrived at the Brotherhood stronghold, was underneath the Black Cat Trail, and the Black Cat Trail, one of the shops participating in the "Reindeer Market", was actually near Rose Square.
Martin walked across Green Spider Street to the familiar Carernaum Avenue.
There are a lot of people on the avenue, and today is Sunday, and everyone is going to the Cathedral of Capernaum for the Holy Light Prayer.
It's been more than a week since he arrived in Cavides, Martin has become familiar with the city, and he has found a job that offers some shelter, and apart from the vague uneasiness in his heart about the royal family's wanted and the William Hilton next to Citian, he feels like his life is on track.
The memories of his past life are gradually blurring, this is a mysterious and strange world, there are many dangers, but there are also many opportunities waiting for him to discover.
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Martin came to St. Charles Street, west of Capernaum's Church, and followed the street to house number 232.
From a distance, he saw the sign that came out of the store, on which there was a shadow sculpture of a black cat, and below the shadow sculpture was the small character "Black Cat Path".
He looked up and saw that the shop had a very strong self-style, the entire shop was painted black, and Martin pushed the door open to find him entering a large hall.
On either side of the hall were two rows of tall cabinets, in which countless curiosities were placed, and directly opposite the door was a long platform with electric lights on, behind which sat a good-looking girl.
She was wearing a dark green silk shirt, and her long hair was draped down, and her whole person looked very bright.
Electric lamps were an uncommon item in this era, most people used candles in their homes, and the grease used to burn had some strange smell, which Martin always smelled, so he was more impressed.
Behind the long platform, there was a huge square staircase that went around the hall and led upstairs, and Martin's eyes looked up, and he realized that the shop was probably five or six floors, and it should have opened up and down the house.
On the second and third floors above, there were many guests, some of them playing with the novelty items in the wall cabinets, some of them discussing fiercely with their companions, and many of the ladies were amazed by the beautiful objects in the windows.
Further up, Martin couldn't see the specifics, the floors above were scattered, with many fences, wooden staircases, rotating merchandise stands, people clustered everywhere, and the noise came from above, and it was the first time that Martin had seen a store with so many customers.
With so many guests, why did Lady Lucia go to solicit business...
Martin remembered the meeting with Lucia beneath the Cathedral of Capernaum, where Lady Lucia was describing the contents of her shop to a viscount.
Martin also thought that [Black Cat Trail] was mainly facing aristocrats and wealthy merchants, but he didn't expect it to be so attractive to the general public.
"Good afternoon, sir, what do you need?"
Martin walked over to the long platform, and the girl stood up and began to inquire passionately about his needs.
"[Black Cat Trail] has a variety of magical daily necessities and effective armor, I highly recommend the 'beggar button' made of the exorcism ring, this is our recently launched product, the exorcism effect is very significant, but also bring long-term good luck."
"The most important thing is that it's Sunday, so we're offering a special."
The girl winked at Martin, her long hair draped down, looking very enthusiastic and not oppressive, and she took out a necklace made of burdock from the cabinet next to her, and sold it to Martin.
"Hello, I'm here to find Lady Lucia."
"You tell her Martin is going to visit her."
Martin smiled and explained to Rapunzel what he had come from, and thanks to the outfit that Lady Lucia had chosen for him, he now spoke and behaved like a true gentleman.
"So you're Mr. Martin!"
The girl looked surprised, put down her necklace and hastened to say:
"Lady Lucia is on the fifth floor, I'll take you there."
Martin was then led up to the fifth floor. Walking up the stairs, Martin found that it was like a miniature department store, where people could see everything they couldn't think of.
The first to third floors are crowded with customers, mainly young people, most of whom are well-dressed and aristocratic, the boys wear gentleman's hats and blazers, with a hint of maturity in their immaturity, and the girls are beautifully dressed.
From the third floor up a circular staircase to the fourth floor, there are basically no people here, and there are no standers for displaying goods, but there are many rooms with closed doors, and I don't know what it looks like inside.
Further up to the fifth floor, the girl who led the way knocked on the door and pushed open a door, a room that resembled an office, with a beautifully styled desk, several soft-backed sofas, and a standing cabinet with many items on one side.
The room was small, and Lucia was sitting behind her desk, wearing a pair of glasses to see what she was looking for.
Somewhat coincidentally, Shirley is also here.