Chapter 31: An Expensive Start
Esther directly stuffed the recipe of the "monster" into Klein's hand as casually as she did with a few gold pounds, and she was far from having pity for those bills.
Where did she get this recipe exactly? No, I'll have to ask her later, if Esther comes into contact with those cult gods, then she will be very dangerous! He took a deep breath, looked back at Esther, who was whispering to Ademisor, and turned past the vendors to borrow the bathroom on the grounds.
Klein walked into the bathroom and locked the door, sat down on the toilet seat, and sat down on it. After spreading out the tightly clutched formula paper, Crane quickly swept over the materials needed on it again, put down the citrine pendulum and made a divination on the note.
The constant clockwise swing indicates that the recipe above is real, and this is the correct sequence of nine potions of the "monster" path.
The recipe is actually real! It's not easy to be a fellow, why did she just give it to me.
Of course, Klein was not polite, and after writing down this effective recipe, he had a subtle sense of picking up the wool of his fellow countrymen, so he actively went to the market to help Esther collect materials.
Ademisor hummed quietly as soon as Esther came down, and then looked at her expectantly.
Esther nodded helplessly: "You actually remember?" Most of the tunes are correct. ”
Ademisore blushed at this casual compliment, and looked at her with even more delight, like a child who has been praised by her elders, which gave Esther a headache, and she suddenly remembered that she seemed to have a few fruit candies in her pocket. This was brought to the office by Kornley two days ago, and he happily announced to his colleagues that his love run was almost over, and that he would be engaged in a few days, and invited all his colleagues who had time to go to the wedding.
Esther took out a fruit candy, it was a blue grape flavor, and she placed the candy in Ademisole's palm: "This is a gift for your efforts, taste?" ”
Ademisore stared at the candy for a few seconds, happily took it into her arms, and continued to look at Esther with that mixture of longing and admiration, leaving her at a loss.
Just as Esther was hesitating to find something to talk about, a passerby suddenly tripped and fell not far from the two of them, screaming.
Hearing that the voice was a lady, Esther walked up two steps quickly, helped the person up, and found that this was still a very gentle and beautiful beauty. The soft and smooth black hair is scattered behind the head, the round face shape makes the woman look quite pure, the combination of slender eyes and facial features shows sweetness, and the long green dress sets off her gentle temperament well.
The face is so beautiful that she can be a female star, it's so good-looking!
Esther sighed in her heart, helped the lady with a painful face to her feet, and saw some red blood flowing out of her nose, Esther was also surprised, how could someone be so unlucky, and had a nosebleed after a fall.
Esther took out her handkerchief and slipped it into the lady's hand: "Oops, are you okay?" Wipe it off quickly. ”
"Thank you......" The beauty replied sullenly, making Esther wonder if she was confused.
"Would you like to sit down and rest for a while? You can pinch the tip of your nose and gently pat the back of your head, it will get better quickly. ”
The beauty covered her bleeding nose with a handkerchief, her face was red, and her expression showed a little charm: "I'm really sorry, won't I disturb you if I sit here?" ”
"It's okay, well, as long as no one comes to catch us, we'll be fine." Esther saw that Ademisol did not show any obvious resistance, and took matters into her own hands.
The longboard was not crowded with three people, and the lady sat to Esther's right with only a little bit of margin. Ademisore sat to Esther's left, staring at the ground in a cramped manner, glancing at the lady and Esther from time to time, and then quickly lowering her head, and muttering incomprehensibly incomprehensible noises from her mouth.
The lady looked at Ademisole's performance curiously, recalling the young man she had seen a few times before, he was much calmer than he was at that time, was it the influence of this girl?
Seeing that the lady was looking at Ademisor, Esther couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, I don't know why he seems to want to pester me, I can only stay here for a while, so I ask my friend to help me buy something." ”
The pretty lady nodded: "He does look more at ease." ”
"You've been here before, too?" Esther was glad to have someone to chat with her casually and have a normal conversation.
The lady did not deny it, nor did she answer positively: "I heard the rumors of a 'monster', but I didn't expect anyone to get along with him." ”
Esther propped her chin in her palm and looked helplessly at Ademisor, who happened to look over and smiled brightly at her.
The lady was quite surprised: "Oh! That's a ...... He does like you very much. ”
Something that surprised the two ladies even more was that Ademisol actually replied: "No, it's light." There is vision, faith, sacredness, and is a dazzling light. ”
Esther waved at the surprised lady on her face, "No, no, even if you look at me like that, I don't know what he's talking about." As you can see, I'm a human being, not a candle or a light bulb. ”
The lady smiled at this silly self-deprecating remark, which made her sweet face bloom like a rose: "Hahaha, I see." ”
The lady put down her handkerchief, her nosebleed was gone, but she still had Esther's handkerchief in her hand, and she remembered that blood was a good curse medium in the occult, and for a moment she didn't know whether to return it or not. Although Esther was indeed kind and unmalicious, and even seemed rather innocent and deceitful, the lady was wary of her own experience.
Seeing her hesitation, Esther said indifferently, "It's okay, I'll send you!" Just a handkerchief. I have a lot there. ”
Esther bought a lot of handkerchiefs, and every day she would choose a different color for the little bug to use as a bed, anyway, the little bug was quite dull in the Chanis Gate, and had no strength to laugh at her "joie de vivre".
The pretty lady liked that Esther was so understanding, she smiled and nodded, and put away the blood-stained handkerchief: "I'll clean it." If you encounter it again next time, I will give it back to you. ”
Esther nodded and asked playfully, "Are you going to go shopping?" You might even find a useful book. ”
"Yes, goodbye. It's not for nothing that Ademisol likes you. ”
"Exaggeration! Goodbye. ”
The pretty lady smiled a reserved smile, much more natural than the previous ones, and waved at Esther as she strode down the aisles of the stalls. Esther seemed to know a little about why she had fallen, and the pretty-looking lady was probably not very accustomed to wearing skirts, and judging by the way she strided, it was obvious that she was more accustomed to wearing trousers on weekdays.
"She's extraordinary, isn't she?" Esther asked Ademisor, who was beside her.
Ademisor stared at the lady's back for a moment, then nodded and muttered, "Well, yes." ”
Esther hugged her knees and felt a little dazed: "It's so good, everyone has a way forward, everyone has a bright future...... Is it really good for me to go on like this? ”
Of course, Ademisor didn't understand the "swing", and in fact, he didn't reply to Esther's words, but hummed the tune that Esther hummed last time.
Esther didn't hum any more, her gaze glaring beyond the occasional passerby in the marketplace and staring into the void.
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Klein walks through the market, helps Esther collect the powder of absinthe juice and rainbow butterfly cocoons, and even goes to a room where valuable items are sold. It's just that the fragments of the twisted star stone have been purchased a lot before, and now there are only two grams left, and this thing alone has cost ten gold pounds, and the remaining fangs and four-leaf clovers are not at all.
Klein made up for the extraordinary materials he needed in the market, and he consumed a lot of money to practice various rituals and magic on weekdays, and this expense made him feel painful himself.
Klein pondered for a while, and thought that he could help his fellow villagers collect materials from the channels of the Tarot Society in the future, or simply pull Esther in? No, it's better to forget it, if she takes the fool for an evil god and reports me to the captain, it will be a big problem.
Extraordinary potions have limited circulation on the market, no matter which sequence of formulas has its corresponding value, the "Hangman" in the circle of the sea is more extensive, maybe you can use the formula to trade, I don't know if there are other formulas there in the country, if there are a few follow-up formulas may be able to sell for a lot of money.
Klein saw a familiar lady with a sweet and gentle countenance, and Crane quickly remembered when he had seen her, the last time the unwell lady had passed him in the public carriage. At this moment, this beautiful lady was half-crouching beside the vendor of occult books, browsing the ancient books on it.
Crane didn't frustrate his gaze, he counted his remaining funds, counted out Esther's rest, and returned to the corner where Ademisor was squatting.
Esther was staring into the void in the same daze as Ademisor, who hummed softly to a tune that sounded familiar to Klein. This melody seems to be closer to modern pop music, and there is a clear difference from the classical music or folk songs that were popular in the Kingdom of Rune, and eighty percent of them were taught to him, and the relationship between the two seems to be really good.
Ademisor noticed someone walking in, and after glancing at the visitor, he immediately nervously touched the base of the wall, covered his eyes and moved step by step to the corner, with his back to Klein's direction.
Esther came back to her senses and saw that the person approaching was Klein, and felt helpless for Ademisole's exaggerated reaction, but she would not force him out, after all, it was inevitable that Ademisol would hurt his eyes again. Esther smiled at Klein and said, "You're back?" Is there any material here? ”
"Only a very small part, the fragments of the twisted spar of the main material are only two grams per gram of hardware pounds, and the snake's teeth are completely gone. There is also a lack of four-leaf clover in auxiliary materials, absinthe juice is very cheap, and another one also costs a lot. Klein returned the remaining two gold pounds to Esther, and when he saw that her face was full of sorrow, it took a lot of effort to hold back a smile.
Esther took her severely dwindled savings into her bosom: "Mr. Neil is not deceiving me, this is a hemorrhage...... Twenty-eight grams is enough for that fragment! I felt my poverty acutely. ”
"Actually, you can also consider turning in this recipe, and then exchange the merits you have obtained for materials in the church, which is definitely more convenient than collecting it yourself. Didn't the captain tell you? ”
This idea was something Esther had never thought of, and she looked at Klein with admiration: "So there is still such a way!" Captain Ba0 forgot to tell me...... But I can't explain where the recipe came from. ”
Klein took the opportunity to ask the question he had been thinking about before: "So where did you get your recipe?" ”
"Yes, with the owner of a herb shop, that shop seems to be called Luo."
A name instantly popped into Klein's mind: "Lawson Folk Herb Shop?" ”
"Yes, yes, that's it. I took a horse-drawn carriage for a walk in the East End that day off, and then I was curious to go in. ”
Klein had a hard time suppressing the suspicion in his heart: "He just gave you the recipe?" ”
"yes, I looked at him when I asked, but the boss clutched his neckline as if he was irritated, and then screamed and gave me the formula. I thought he had a bad heart. ”
This recipe Klein divination has been real, and aside from Esther's own special abilities, the shopkeeper is very suspicious, and it seems necessary to go to the field to investigate.
Esther put her elbow on her arm and rubbed her chin slightly, "Do you think it has something to do with the 'Thief' ability?" If you can steal memories directly from other people's heads, then no one will have privacy or secrets, and it's scary to think about. ”
Crane was sent a chill through this idea: "That's beyond the scope of 'stealing', right!?" It's also bizarre that ideas can be stolen. ”
Esther shrugged her shoulders and said, "I think it's normal, after all, the extraordinary power of this world is quite strange. ”
"I don't think your situation has anything to do with sequence ability, the books that old Neil has shown me are obviously broader than yours, and in my opinion, maybe there is some deeper occult power in you."
"Also, if you can't figure it out, you don't want to, otherwise it's very annoying." Esther took out her pocket watch and looked at the time, and waved the dial at Klein, "It's not early." ”
Klein hesitated for a moment: "Well, you ......"
Esther quickly interrupted him, "I have to go back, or the captain will be worried." I can find my way and I really don't know why everyone feels like I need to be taken care of. ”
“…… After all, you're the youngest on the team. ”
Klein swallowed his unspoken words, he was still hesitant to invite Esther to his house for dinner tonight, since Esther liked sweets as much as he did, she might also like the lemon cake and sweet iced tea at Sling's Bakery.
Forget it, anyway, the days ahead will be long, and there will always be opportunities.
Crane pressed the brim of his hat and thought with a smile.
With plans to go to the Deville Library to investigate clues, Crane and Esther sat in a short public carriage and then went down halfway.
"Goodbye, Crane."
"See you tomorrow, Esther."
The two men waved goodbye to each other, and Esther patted the expensive potion material in her arms, lamenting her poverty.
She came to understand Klein and Neal Sr.'s love for "reimbursement".