"Sir, according to the check, there are eight items in the list, and we can meet a total of two, and the rest are either on the danger list, or they are too tricky and unpopular......

The apprentice shrugged helplessly at Shuge, "Although I know it's not a good idea to ask like that...... But I'm really curious, why do you need Earth Dragon's ears? Use it as an ingredient?"

"Ingredients?"

This time, it was Xiuge's turn to be puzzled.

The apprentice nodded, "As far as I know, there shouldn't be a way for the ears of the earth dragon to be used to make alchemy herbs, right? If you're looking for something like that, you'd probably be better off in hotels and restaurants than here."

He gave him a strange look at Xiuge, "Maybe there will be diners with tricky tastes looking for this kind of thing."

Xiuge's eyebrows couldn't help but tremble, he didn't know much about some of the specific details of alchemy, and he didn't expect this to happen at all.

He coughed lightly, then asked, "And what are the two that can be satisfied?"

"Please follow me."

The apprentice led Shug back into the corner and stopped at a table.

At this time, Xiuge saw that there were already two boxes on the table, one large and one small, the larger one was the length of a small arm, and the smaller one was the size of two palms.

The apprentice opened the smaller metal box, and found ten sharp fangs neatly placed in it, each as long as a finger, with faint dark purple lines and grooves faintly visible on it, which looked extremely dangerous.

"This is the sharp teeth of the short-tailed wolf in the jungle, the venom glands are intact, the number you asked for is five, but based on the principle of material saturation of magic experiments and alchemy, we have doubled the number for you, hoping to help you...... Be sure to wear gloves or use tools when handling them, as if you use too much force, the venom that remains in them will overflow."

When Xiuge had examined the bobtailed wolves' teeth, the apprentice re-sealed them and opened the long, narrow wooden box next to them.

Two emerald green vines intertwined and held in place by multiple thin threads of magic appeared before his eyes.

"The rhizome of the juvenile killing vine is very intact and undamaged."

As he spoke, the apprentice took a thin stick from the side and carefully slipped into the box.

Like snakes that have been suddenly awakened from sleep, the two emerald green vines began to writhe violently the moment they were touched by the stick, but the seemingly fragile threads of magic held them firmly to the bottom of the wooden box, preventing them from making any more dangerous movements.

"Well, it's full of energy...... You'd better be careful with the spikes on them, as they will stick out as soon as they are stimulated."

Seeing that Xiuge was very satisfied, the apprentice also breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't know what the young man his mentor had brought was from, so he didn't dare to offend at will, he pushed the two boxes in front of Xiuge, and then said in a suppressed voice: "In the list, the other things you want will be considered contraband for the next period of time, especially the 'Dirt Wyvern's body fluids', and 'Passing Spider's eyeballs, or something...... They're all important ingredients for making a high-spirited alchemy bomb." ….

"Thank you very much!"

Xiuge thanked him softly, and when he saw the other party's eyes staring at him, his expression flickered a little, so he immediately reacted.

A few general-purpose silver coins that had already been prepared fell into the palm of the other party's hand as Xiuge took the object, and the apprentice's face immediately showed a happy smile, in Bolden, these silver coins were naturally not very good, but they could be regarded as a windfall.

Not far away, Master Klautz seemed to have finished his work, but at this moment, he still had the pride that a valley-level mage should have, and did not come over to greet Xiuge again, but nodded to him from a distance.

"Okay, that's it."

Shug shrugged, he didn't want to expose the mutation of his magic and the peculiarities of his magic here, so he didn't use the mage's hand like those mage apprentices

came to fetch things for himself, but very honestly picked up the two slightly heavy boxes, and walked outside with the team carrying supplies.

In the foreseeable future, these goods, once reserved for the nobles of Leyland, will be thrown into a vast crucible known as war and shaped into one lethal weapon after another, and they will shine in the hands of the soldiers of the Waters Kingdom, giving death to all enemies.

However, Xiuge knew that at this moment, the mobilization scene of those plain countries must be even more thrilling - the Goddess Plains is too rich to find all kinds of natural resources in it, plus Merinle and such a powerful ally, their army must be able to have more abundant and diverse material supplies, so the form of war may not be as simple as these confident young people imagined.

Xiuge remembered the new type of Wheel Crystallizer he used when he was in the city of Salem, it was the work of the gunsmiths of the Derean Kingdom, and it turned out that the research and development of weapons in different countries was continuous, and as far as the current situation was concerned, the time advantage that the new weapons could gain for the countries of the plateau was uncertain.

Igor and Ellen had been waiting outside for a long time, and when they saw Shuge come out, they both breathed a sigh of relief, and then returned to the car together.

Ellen placed the two heavy boxes safely in the car, and then asked, "Looks like everything is going well?"

"Let's just go well."

Xiuge flipped through his newly acquired magic book: "But judging from the current situation, I'm afraid the pressure on the Wang *** team is not small."

"That's normal, sir."

Ellen sighed, "In fact, the first lesson we receive when we join the army is related to winning or losing a war."

"Tell me about it."

Igor, the young bodyguard who was already in the driver's seat, replied: "That was the philosophy of Field Marshal Zeke, who believed that a good soldier should know where his limits were, and he told us that the role that a soldier can play in war is practically limited, and nowadays ...... It's not the old days when you could win with the morale and bravery of your soldiers."

Igor's voice sounded very low, even a little depressed. ….

So Shug gave Eren an inquiring glance beside him.

"It's St. Steele."

"There's a lot of pressure from Merlinle, and according to several soldiers in the Chasseur, the officials of St. Steele are endlessly squeezing the workers in order to expand the amount of crystalline ore mined...... In just a week, there have been a lot of *** incidents there, including Igor's hometown."

「……」

Hearing this, Xiuge could only sigh for the other party.

The history of the kingdom of St. Steele is also very long, because it is on the verge of the cold north, so there is a large amount of frozen soil in the huge territory of the Kingdom of St. Steele, and its citizens have to spend more time and energy to maintain their own and the country's survival, and because there are a large number of crystal mines in its territory, St. Steele is actually a large exporter of crystal mines in Van Enne.

Such a special country is destined to take on more pressure at such a special time.

There is no need to ask Hug to know that the Kingdom of St. Steele must be very keen to use this impending large-scale war to get rid of Merlinle and its influence - at least to free the crystallized mineral industry from the clamps of the Judicial Council.

In many cases, the people of St. Steele, who were already uncomfortable in their lives, naturally suffered even more.

"Mr. Shug, where are we going next?"

Ellen's question brought Xiuge's mind back to reality, and he looked out the window at the soldiers who were busy moving things, and asked, "As I said before, go to a place where I can rest."

"Have a good rest?"

"It allows me to sleep peacefully without interruption...... Does that make sense?"

Listening to Xiuge's words, Eren couldn't help frowning, he didn't question Xiuge's plan and arrangement, but the essence of Lailan District

It is the residence of the aristocracy, and there are no common hotels here, and if there are, they are in the estates of other families......

Could it be that they, as members of the Ernst family, still have to run to other people's territory to spend the night?

Ellen thought for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Mr. Schugg, if you don't have too many requirements for a resting environment, maybe you can go to my wife's shop, which is quiet enough and has an attic where you can rest."

"Yes."

Shuge nodded in satisfaction, and the car made a U-turn and drove down the road.

Along the way, the three of them had their own ideas, but they didn't have any more conversations.

This silence lasted until the vehicle arrived at its destination, and under Ellen's guidance, Xiuge saw a bookstore called "Cedar Forest", and there was indeed a small highland fir in front of the store, and the fir was also decorated with some colorful decorations, which stood out in the streets dominated by dark colors.

Of course, it also looks very interesting and cute.

"My wife loves fir and my daughter loves the decorations...... That's why it's like this."

When Xiuge got out of the car, Ellen was embarrassed to explain.

In fact, the decoration of the store had already been ridiculed by his acquaintances more than once, and although it was all a well-intentioned joke, Eren had developed a habit of explaining. ….

"To be honest, I like it a lot, and I get tired of it when I see too much black."

When he came to the door of the store, he noticed that there was an ugly puppet doll hanging on the fir, which could barely be seen to be a male figure with a beard, judging from its rough workmanship and rather abstract shape, this was probably the masterpiece of Ellen's daughter.

"He always stayed at the manor and didn't come home, so his daughter hung this thing outside, saying that it was a punishment for him, and I wanted me to say that it should be considered a reward."

Igor whispered next to him.

He was obviously a regular customer here, and Shug noticed that Igor's mood had improved significantly after arriving at the door of the store, and his originally tense face had relaxed.

The bookstore is very warm, as Ellen introduced when they first met, this bookstore is actually more like a "book bar", with not only bookshelves, but also several desks, benches, and separate window seats, and in the corner, you can see a small bar, where a woman about Ellen's age is busy making herbal tea.

There are several customers, men and women, of all ages, who stay in their places and read books while enjoying the warmth of the flameless crystallization furnace and the fragrance of herbal tea.

The woman was obviously Ellen's wife, and when she saw her husband come to the counter with a strange young man, she reached out and flicked a metal lever next to the counter, and with a faint sound, a wave of magic immediately emanated from the counter, forming a simple and faint ritual field nearby.

"It's soundproof, but it's not very effective."

Ellen's wife explained with a smile, and then she asked Ellen, "What's the matter, dear, who is this?"

As soon as she finished asking, she noticed Xiuge's appearance, so she suddenly made an "oh" mouth shape.

Eren gestured to the ceiling, "We need to use the attic."

"Ah...... Little Kara should be playing on it......

"It's okay, I'll take her down."

After communicating with his wife, Ellen led Shug to the depths of the bookstore, and the two of them walked one after the other to the attic.

It was of course a great pleasure for this lovely little girl to suddenly see her father during the day, and although she was very reluctant to give up the little attic, little Carla forgot everything when she heard that Eren was willing to take her out to play in the snow.

Soon, with the attic door closed, Schug finally got a secluded, safe and warm private space.

He stopped the flow of mana in his body, and the fatigue that had been deliberately controlled immediately began to revive, but in a few seconds, Xiuge couldn't help but start yawning.

"That's a family...... It's enviable."

Xiuge couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at the toys and children's books in the attic.

He quickly set up the basic protection ritual that he had just mastered, and after taking the children's toys on the bed aside, he took off his coat and slowly lay down with the two boxes, one large and one small.

"I hope there won't be any accidents this time, I don't want to destroy this bookstore......

Shuge silently said a word in his mind, then pressed the two boxes and closed his eyes, and almost instantly, he had fallen into a dream under the impetus of sleepiness.

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