Chapter Twenty-Nine: An Extraordinary Potion
The pirate girl who came back from afar almost thought she was on the wrong track.
"It's spring, right?"
Walking to Austin's side, she stared blankly at the magnificent iceberg in front of her, and when she looked up, she faintly saw a loose ice cube in the air of 100 meters, and found that it seemed to be about to fall, and couldn't help but take a few steps back in horror.
The polite middle-aged inspector on the side also arrived at the place, and while his words were cautious, he looked up and watched.
"There is no winter in the port of Saint-Lun. No, there is no winter in the entire south of the Lightersmann Mountains...... Girl who did not want to be named, if this is the work of your companion, I'm afraid I'll have to check if there are any other losses, and it may be a little more troublesome. ”
"It's okay, it's okay!" The curly-haired girl hurriedly agreed, then patted Austin on the shoulder and asked with a bitter face, "First mate, what did you do again?" ”
Mogan knew the Inquisitor, recognized his face, and knew his name was Eraberg.
This man was none other than the son of Aunt Serra, the shopkeeper of the town's flower house, the chief inspector of the entire area, which included the towns of Babel, Apols, and Windsor, as well as the port of Saint-Lun, where Pandora's market was located.
Although the port of Saint-Lun is not in the middle of the region, it is not only an economic hub, but also the place where the most incidents occur and the conflicts that need to be dealt with the most.
It's not surprising that the Inspector General is in the area, but it's very surprising to come and take care of things with a little girl.
It should be said or not, this chief inspector is also a person who has seen the world, and he was not surprised by the ice sculpture of hundreds of meters for too long, and began to evacuate the crowd after talking to the pirate girl, kindly stating the danger, which also made most of the people who have not slipped away until now decide to leave.
Although the things on it look solid, and the ice cube free fall does not actually fall directly on people's heads, and will only splash debris, after all, the thickness of the ice sculpture is unknown, and it may be washed away by the waves at any time, which may cause additional trouble.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mogan is also doing things.
He had opened up a path before, pretending to care about it, but in fact physically shielding Austin, who was still adjusting his potion stamina, so that he could pull away Lucifer without leaving a trace, and save the crowd from the king who easily solved the tsunami, but because of the large number of people, he began to think that he did not belong.
Now the two are on one side. The king closed himself and looked at the sea, and Mogan looked at the crowd.
It's not that Mogan wants to see the excitement like everyone else, it's just that as a witness with bad intentions, a self-proclaimed citizen of the country, he can provide clues and get information, and staying where he is is naturally the best of both worlds.
The main thing is that he will not be calculated in vain, even if he is a person who works for the kingdom of Cole.
Over the years, the queen has provided a lot of support to Mogan's family, and the two families have often visited.
Even the three members of the Grand family, the important place of the palace, can come and go freely with one face, and the queen who has no children and no daughters under her knees, and treats her best friend's children like parents and daughters, is basically equivalent to half of Mogan's godmother.
If someone from the queen came directly and asked him if he could help, Mogan would be happy to do so, even if he didn't mention the reward.
But to come uninvited, and to keep Mogan, who likes to keep things in the dark, is another matter.
- Although Mogan didn't tell any relatives or friends about this trip, he didn't think anyone would target him in such a remote place until he was accosted inexplicably.
At this time, Elaberg saw that the people were almost gone, and also came to the neighborhood.
"Mr. Grande?" Seeing Mogan, Eraberg was stunned for a moment, "Why are you here?" It's dangerous here. ”
At first, when Mogan went to Windsor, he actually lived in a hotel in the town, and he relied on the news from Aunt Serra to buy the property, and the letters of introduction that he went to handle were all handwritten by Serra, which directly allowed Mogan to find his son's subordinates.
And this Inspector Eraberg is also the more amiable type of Inspector.
After the matter was done, he even took the time to find Mogan alone, thanking him for chatting with the old man from time to time, and they met at this time.
"I'm serving as a guide for the Kingdom of Cole for the next Mr. Jain Warren," Mogan had already figured out how to deal with it, gesturing at Lucifer who only left a back, "He's a traveler and a mage, and he has the ability to protect himself - don't worry. ”
Although his real name has long been shaken out, Mogan has not yet revealed his identity as a mage at will.
Hiding the identity of this ability does not seem suspicious in the Kingdom of Cole, it is basically a consensus.
In fact, his statement also blurred the line, and he did not make it clear that he stayed safely because the people around him were mages or whether he was also a mage.
Elaberg didn't ask too much, nodded and went to the next person.
Everything else that should be asked was asked, and it was Austin who was left.
The wound on Austin's hand had scabbed over at some point, and he was still gasping for breath, and when he saw a man in the inspector's uniform approaching, he forced him to straighten his back and restore himself to his dignity, and then lowered his voice and spoke coldly.
"You're the local Inquisitor? I'm going to file a police report. ”
Although he has basically returned to his normal state, his hands are still covered with clotted plasma, although the blood vessels under his eyes are not so obvious, his face is still pale, and bloodshot can be faintly seen in the whites of his eyes.
In this state, combined with his fierce expression as always, compared to "I want to report the crime", this sound like "I want to surrender", and it may even be "I want to commit a crime".
"The stolen firestone? This companion girl of yours has already made it clear, I sent someone to follow them to get things, and also asked the people of the Mage Association to check themselves first, you can rest assured that I will not be biased. ”
Inspector Elaberg is not in a hurry, it is estimated that the pirate girl has done a lot of mental construction for him all the way, showing how irritable his companion is, but this is nature and there is nothing to do about it, so as to have the current psychological preparation.
"More than that." Austin heard what he had just said, and he knew he had to explain the situation first, "About that tsunami...... Now this ice sculpture was really made by me in the first place, because someone drugged me. ”
The curly-haired girl was taken aback. "You just eat what someone else has prepared?"
"It's not food, it's water."
Speaking of this, Austin frowned and looked around, as if he had thought of something because of what he had just said, and now he began to find someone to investigate the formation of the ice sculpture. But finding someone to no avail, he also knew the priorities and explained the situation to Elaberg first.
"This fragment on the table is a fragment of a cup, you can find a mage who knows potions and know the situation...... Tsk, mage. ”
It stands to reason that there are people from the Mage Guild next to him, but Inspector Elaberg asked around, and only one of them knew a little fur.
But that's normal.
Mages generally have a clear learning orientation and division of labor, and mages who focus on potions basically don't have much energy to learn offensive spells. And the local mage association came here today to rejuvenate the teacher and ask for guilt, so naturally it will not bring members who don't know how to fight at all.
However, next door is the Pandora Bazaar, and there will be no shortage of talents in this area.
Just as Inspector Eraberg was about to look for someone nearby, he heard a voice coming from the seaside.
"Maybe it's Adam's potion."
With Eraberg, the crowd had almost dispersed, and there were only a few passers-by, the Inquisitor and his men, as well as the pirate group and the mage's guild. The density is not so high, and Lucifer's state is much more normal.
This time it was Mogan standing by, watching with interest.
This kind of big guy personally checks the situation, and others don't know, but his mood is quite delicate, and he wants to learn more or less for reference.
When he gave Lucifer a false name just now, he also realized that the identity of this eldest brother's mage would not be hidden sooner or later because of the previous pomp and horror of the Ice Age, so it was better to take it out as a reason to stay.
But I didn't expect it to be so early.
Lucifer walked over to the white stone table and stood where he had been sitting. He leaned over slightly, dipped his little finger in a little of the water that had leaked from Austin's crushed cup earlier, and sniffed lightly.
"That's true, as I guessed. This potion is derived from the fruit of Adam, and its properties can arouse the deepest primitive desires in the human heart, and it should have the same effect on the merman. Adam's potion was originally a deep red color and had a strong smell, but if it was accompanied by enough Calavel nectar, it could absorb the color and smell, and basically restore the liquid to the form and texture of white water. ”
To prove it, he reached out and chanted softly, the liquid on his fingertips infused with magical power.
Refining.
However, this time, Lucifer used a more direct method of chanting spells, probably in order to conceal his power above the archmage.
Mogan watched the action and listened to the wording, and suddenly realized that although His Majesty was sometimes outrageous, at least he was quite capable of pretending now.
It's not just superfluous chanting, the place where he was just now and the place where Austin smashed the cup is very close, and there is a chance to check it in advance, obviously the first sentence is not guessed, but now it is said to verify.
In a matter of seconds, the little droplet of water on Lucifer's hand was split in two. One was a colorless transparent droplet of water, and the other was a dark liquid tumbling crimson, completely divided into two places under the control of his fingertips.
Seeing this refining result, Lucifer also seemed a little surprised, and immediately turned his head to look at the merman Austin.
"The degree of concentration is very high. Being able to quickly limit the runaway under this dose of potion is enough to show that you are strong individually, even if there is a reason why the power has been drained by the ocean. ”
Affirmed by His Majesty the King, Austin snorted after hearing this, "Thank you." ”
"Then I'll send someone to find clues about the sale of potions?"
Elaberg also saw that the strange traveler seemed to have a good grasp of this analysis, which should be of great help.
Mogan sighed and began to play from here.
"Adam's Fruit and Calavell's nectar, these are extremely rare and precious materials, and they are not sold well because of their scarcity. This kind of thing is rarely seen in market stalls, and most of it is privately collected, and it is also sold at auctions with confidential information. ”
Anyway, it's all involved, Lucifer can't go, and he can't escape, so let's give full play to his strengths.
For him, the complex message here is one thing.
- According to Lucifer's analysis, the little water that Austin drank or spilled, even if you don't add the labor cost of having the mage concoct it, the total price should be more than fifty gold coins.