Chapter 51: The Clue of the "Medicine Man".
"Maybe this situation will continue for a long time, the police first investigated on their own, and then turned to the official organization of the Extraordinary People, and even found many famous detectives, but unfortunately they couldn't catch the serial murderer. You should also be careful not to do anything that is easy to be targeted lately. ”
The "Wisdom Eye" added a few more words, and Angel found that his information was similar to what Lola had provided, but these were all inside information that could not be seen in the newspapers, and perhaps both of them had the police, or even some official extraordinary friends, and some internal information channels.
Hearing the old gentleman's advice, a man sitting on a high stool spoke, his voice low and helpless.
"As he said, during this investigation, one of my friends was unfortunately found to be in a prison under the church by the 'substitute punishment', and I needed a few helpers to help me rescue my friend."
A prison under a church? Is there a facility like Chanis Gate? It must be protected by a large number of seals, and it is guarded by an official extraordinary person at all times, even if it is Sequence 6, or even Sequence 5, it is possible to die inside......
Even that Ince Zangwill only dared to trick St. Selena's ashes out of the "Chanisgate", and did not dare to break in and snatch them.
As Angel pondered, the "Eye of Wisdom" shouted at him:
"'Wild dog', don't do such stupid things! Trying to break into the Storm Chapel, guarded by a whole team of 'substitutes', and their countless seals, none of us can do it together. ”
"If he hadn't done anything evil, he might have a chance to see the light of day again, but you, or your helpers, would have killed him in vain."
Hearing the conclusion of the Eye of Wisdom, the "wild dog" looked around again, and found that there was no other extraordinary person to respond, and beat his thigh in annoyance, and whispered:
"How could he do any evil? Just because he took potions and became extraordinary, an excellent doctor who saved countless people will be imprisoned by them, never see the sun, and even become a testing tool for some magical items? ”
"Why? Why is that? ”
In the midst of his painful questioning, the atmosphere in the living room became oppressive, and the extraordinary people here belonged to the "wild" kind, not treated by the authorities, and were considered a time bomb that could cause vicious events at any time, and the methods of the night watchman were gentle, and the substitute punishment was caught when he saw it.
At this moment, hearing what happened to the "wild dog" friend, everyone was a little hurt, and Angel also thought about her semi-official identity, wondering if Arianna and Cessima, the two people who knew her identity, would take her away if something happened to the punisher or the mechanical heart.
The only way to protect oneself is to improve one's strength and promote the sequence, and now the most important thing is ......
Angel set his eyes on Darkwell, the pharmacist with a bulging waist and abdomen and chubby cheeks, and saw that the atmosphere at the party had eased slightly, and made his own trade request.
"'The Apothecary,'" she called out the other party's code name at the party, rather than revealing her name in private, "I need the recipe for the 'Apothecary' potion, 200 pounds." ”
This is a slightly lower price than the usual Sequence 9 potions, leaving room for possible bargaining.
"I'm sorry, I can't sell it," Seeing Angel looking at him, the pharmacist realized that the first "pharmacist" was calling himself, shook his head and replied, "Well, it's not that I don't want to sell, you helped me, I'm willing to sell the formula to you at a low price if possible, but I made a vow that I can only tell my student the formula, and you obviously can't be my student anymore." ”
He apparently recognized the "Lady in the Dog Mask" who had killed rats and crocodiles in the sewers.
Swearing?
Angel has a bit of a headache, Darkwell's current situation should be similar to her oath under the witness of the "Goddess's Sword", not to reveal the recipe to outsiders, maybe this oath is not without flaws, but there will definitely be no solution in the short term.
"But, I can tell you where you can get the recipe, right in Beckland," the corners of Darkwell's mouth rose under Darkwell's mask, "and for the same £200, you'll get this piece of information." ”
"200 pounds for intelligence alone? If I spend another £200 on the formula, wouldn't it cost more than £400 in total? That's the price of Sequence 8 potions! Besides, I can't confirm the authenticity of the clues. ”
Angel did not hesitate to bargain, even if the viscount reimbursed the expenses, 400 pounds would be more than her entire savings...... No, it's more than her psychological bottom line.
"Don't worry, he won't take your money, but there may be a small test, as for the truth or falsehood, you can let the old man ...... Ahem, the old gentleman of the Eye of Wisdom identified. ”
Angel looked at the "Eye of Wisdom" in the center of the field, and the latter shook his head: "Only objective things can I identify the truth from the false, and the clues he said are not among them." But unless he doesn't want to attend this party again, it's unlikely that he's lying. ”
"If that's the case, I can only pay half of the money upfront, 100 pounds, and if the clue is true, and the other party really doesn't need gold pounds, I'll pay another 100 pounds."
After much hesitation, Angel still decided to buy this clue, after all, this medicine man was the only extraordinary person she had ever seen in this way, and if she missed this clue, Viscount Glerint might have to choose "soothsayer" or "assassin".
"No, I only accept full payment, have you ever seen anyone here pay half upfront?"
Darkwell completely forgot about the last time he paid half of the money, shook his head and stopped looking in this direction, and Angel also decided to leave the greedy medicine master dry for a while, maybe when the party was almost over, he would change his mind.
"Then it's my turn to buy the 'Elven Spring's Marrow Crystal', I think you should all be tired of hearing about it, so if you have this material, don't hide it, and sell it to me quickly."
As if he had been annoyed by the conversation just now, the pharmacist pleaded for a deal with a prickly expression.
"I have."
"Then I'll ...... next week What, you have? ”
The medicine man looked to the other corner, where sat the man with black hair and brown eyes, with a beard around his mouth, who had survived the revenge of Sequence 5,
Perhaps because of the dim light, the medicine man failed to recognize the man he had previously mocked and told him to "find a good place to die", but repeated the question in surprise:
"You have? I'm talking about 'the pith crystals of the Fountain of the Elves', do you have them?" ”
"Yes," the man took the initiative to take out a cigarette case, pushed open the lid, and placed an object that looked like a faded egg, and when he waved his hand to show it, there seemed to be the sound of running water coming from inside the shaking crystal, "If you are not sure, you can ask the 'Wisdom Eye' to verify it." ”
"No need, that's it!"
The medicine man seemed to be looking at the lover of his dreams, staring at the material with a fiery gaze.
"Very well, if you know, you don't need to bother others, 400 pounds."
The man closed the cigarette case and said in an indifferent tone.
"No hassle...... Wait, £400? Pharmacist Darkwell almost jumped up from the couch, "It's too expensive, why don't you rob it!" ”
"The robbery wasn't so fast, 400 pounds, I bought it for about the same price, you said, you can increase the price appropriately."
"I said that...... But I didn't say I could accept such a high price, 300 pounds, that's my bottom line, not a penny more. ”
The pharmacist patted his coat pocket and signaled that he could only afford it.
"380 pounds, I'm going to lose a lot of money, if you don't buy it, I'll return it to the friend who provided the materials," the corners of the man's beard-covered mouth grinned as if he were smiling, "and don't you have other ways to get money quickly?" ”
"Otherwise?"
Darkwell's fat face was full of doubts, and then he thought of something, and looked at Angel on the other side.
"Well, I agreed, pay half of it, 100 pounds." With a hint of suspicion in his eyes, he looked at Angel and then at the black-haired man, "I even suspect that you are a gang and are conspiring to deceive me." ”
"First of all, I don't know him, and secondly, you haven't suffered a loss, the pharmacist's formula and clues are not the only ones, and the opportunity to be promoted is very rare."
Angel denied with a smile, using her dark vision to count out a full 10 bills under her hooded robe, totaling 100 pounds, and handed them to the waiter next to her, in exchange for a crumpled note from the medicine man.
"In the southern area of the Beckland Bridge, the Harvest Church on Yuejihua Street will find Bishop Utrawski and help him complete a task, and you will be able to get the formula."
Daqiao South District ...... On the other side of the river in the Beckland Bridge area, the Harvest Church is one of the few churches of Mother Earth God Church in Rune, and it is said that it holds the path of "medicine man" and "cultivator", and it seems that Duckwell is not telling a lie......
Angel carefully put away the note, looked at the dark-haired man opposite, who was taking a stack of Angel's £100 bills from the waiter, and counted them three times before handing the cigarette case to the pharmacist.
Then he looked at Angel, the corners of his mouth twitching under the mask, as if he was smiling, but when he looked closely, he had a serious expression, as if it was just an illusion.
(End of chapter)