Chapter 11: The Storm Comes(1/2)
In the alchemy laboratory of the castle tower, Xiu Yi was fiddling with the magic crystal communication ball.
Nancy's smile appeared in the crystal ball.
"Is it alone in the valley?" Xiuyi asked Nancy.
"Oh, I'm not alone. With Paddy with me, I will never have to worry about loneliness." Nancy replied with a smile. She held Paddy and grabbed his fat little hand and greeted Xiuyi. "It's just that it's not convenient to go out. If you have to buy something in the town, you have to walk a long mountain road."
"I'm so sorry, Nancy, I know I've been a little sorry for you during this period, but the materials I have in my hands are a little nervous. The cost of making a temporary teleportation array is too high. I'm looking for a suitable and safe place to make a fixed teleportation array, so that you can go to Winlington to visit when you're bored."
"It doesn't matter, at least I have no need for the city during this period." Nancy answered very well.
The little guy was tired after playing for a while. Nancy coaxed the child to sleep, and then said to Xiuyi: "The cat's eyebrow blossomed yesterday. I collected everything I could collect, but Devil May Cry Vine only squeezed out four drops of vine juice. The soil and soil in this area are not suitable for this kind of creatures who like darkness. The growth of the dragon beard grass is good. I used your method to cultivate a few new ones."
"Beautiful job, Nancy, these magic plants have high growth requirements and are not easy to cultivate. I didn't expect you to learn so quickly and do so well."
"It's all your teachings that you have made. Some time ago, I learned to make a powder according to the alchemy notes you left behind. It seems that I will be able to help you more."
"You will become a good assistant, maybe not just an assistant." Xiu Yi smiled.
"I hope so. Oh, it's time to water a few crying grass, I'll take care of it."
"See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
After the communication was over, Xiu Yi walked out of the laboratory.
Standing on the castle clearing, he looked at the steamer mist above his head.
He was a little surprised. Why is there fog everywhere in the Mist Hidden Castle?
Could these fogs be also a means of Electra hiding the castle? If so, why did Electra do this? Perhaps because of the magic circle nearby, Xiu Yi could clearly feel that the magic power in this area is very strong.
This is of great benefit to his cultivation.
But Xiu Yi wanted to find the causal relationship that exists in it, rather than simply enjoying the results.
The process of pursuing knowledge is actually easier to get satisfaction than using knowledge.
Just as Xiuyi was thinking, Lilith came.
"Chaklay's secret letter." She gave Shuyi an envelope.
Xiu Yi opened the letter and looked at it, and was slightly stunned.
"Is something wrong? Xiuyi."
"Baron Harden of Southwell town was encouraged by Raschel to come to Winlington. According to Chaklay, Raschel planned to use them as bait and catch me to take the bait."
"Baron Harden?" Lilith vaguely remembered that Shuey had told him that before going to Purgatory Island, he had worked as a servant at the Baron's house for three years: "Are they important to you?"
"If it is for the former Shuiglair...then he should be a very important person." Shuiglair said.
Whether Baron Harden's family is important to him or her, Xiu Yi himself also feels a little confused about this issue.
From a rational point of view, Shuey now does not know Baron Harden. He has never had any intersection with them.
But Shuiglare's childhood memories still exist, and those scenes of life sometimes appear in his mind.
The real Shuiglare is definitely grateful to the Hardens family.
That kind of feeling can be clearly felt even when I am now.
So when he mentioned the surname Harden, he could feel the warm current that jumped out of his heart and gradually surged throughout his body.
It seems that the soul of the young man who has disappeared is reminding himself in his own unique way that he is the person who has cared for himself and deserves to cherish him.
He was a little confused about whether this relationship was the remnant of the original Shuiglair relationship or the residual warmth that a new life was affected by it. But no matter what, when he recalled the fragment of Shuiglair's childhood and remembered the Baroness's caring and caring love for Xiao Shuiglair, this memory alone had already made him have a good impression of the Baron's family.
But now, the old hunting dog, Raschel, has set his sights on the Hardens' family.
"What's wrong with you, Xiu Yi?" Lilith noticed that her sweetheart was a little dazed.
"Ah, I'm fine, I just remembered some old things from my childhood. The Hardens and his wife were very nice to me and took good care of me."
"What is Raschel going to do to them?"
Xiu Yi roughly talked about Rasher's plan: "It's a very cunning plan, but I won't let Rasher succeed. Those who have revenge should take revenge, and those who have revenge should complain, but the same goes for those who have kindness should repay kindness. No matter which Shui Glair, this feeling has to be faced since it exists."
"What does it mean to be to which Xiu Yi? Are there two Xiu Yi Glairs in this world?"
"Of course, a simple boy who was before Purgatory Island, and a terrifying hell demon after Purgatory Island." Xiu Yi chuckled: "Do you believe it? I used to be like an angel."
Lilith leaned forward and hugged Xiuyi's waist: "Whether it is an angel or a demon, what I like is the current Xiuyi."
This was the first time Lilith had spoken her heart openly, but she was speaking naturally, boldly, and without restraint under the current circumstances.
She looked at Xiuyi with Shining Jingjing's big eyes, looking forward to his reply.
Xiuyi's reply is very simple.
He gently kissed Lilith on the lips: "I want to think about how to deal with this matter. Raschel should not do it so quickly to deal with the Harden family. We still have time to prepare. The most urgent task at present is to solve the problem of the dance party, and the second is to solve the Earl of Weston. The warrior I asked you to check, have you found any clues?"
"Not yet." Lilith felt a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry, no one came out of thin air. That warrior is very dangerous. I can feel it. Before he enters the Rose Manor, there must be some origin. Check it carefully, and there will be clues. Put your energy on the dance party first. I have a premonition that this dance party will probably be very lively."
Rose Manor.
In the Alchemy Laboratory of Count Weston.
He was holding a stirring rod and carefully stirring the green liquid inside in front of a crucible.
The potion was steaming out the mist, and Earl Weston took a small bottle of medicine from his hand with a little nervousness.
A series of soft spells chanted from his mouth. Under the influence of the spell, the mist formed by these potions swelled in the air for a while, and then drilled into the bottle.
Under the action of magic, a large amount of blue smoke compressed into a smoke ball-like existence, rolling in the medicine bottle, like a gust of air.
This is a unique secret method invented by the Count himself, Qi refining method. The essence of the medicine he condensed does not lie in the medicine itself, but in the gas produced by the medicine.
The poison essence extracted in this way has greatly weakened the medicinal properties, but the benefit it brings is that this poison is slow but unstoppable and penetrates deep into the bone marrow.
After collecting the aerosol, Earl Weston looked at the herbs in the crucible with regret and stopped smelting the medicine.
The medicines in the crucible were collected by him for a long time, and after this condensation, he could no longer use them.
"It seems that this is the only way to go." Earl of Weston turned around with a little helplessness.
Behind him, the warrior named Keith carefully took the medicine bottle, and his eyes under the iron mask showed a fierce and solemnity.
"It's done well, thank you very much for your help, Earl Weston."
"What I promised you has been done, what are you promised me?"
"If you mean Christine, you will be here to serve you, Lord Earl."
"No, you know I'm not referring to that. What I want is the Book of Darkness!" The Earl was a little angry at Keith's pretending to be garlic.
The warrior shrugged and threw the count a thin notebook: "It is a good thing to be willing to throw himself into the arms of the God of Darkness. However, although the power of the Lord of Darkness is powerful, it is not tolerated by the world. You are a very useful piece. If you position yourself as an alchemist, you are actually far more in power than mastering the power of darkness."
"That's the question I need to consider. You should know that every alchemist has changed from his love for magic to an alchemist at first. When I have a way to become a magician, why should I continue to be an alchemist? This is a choice that every alchemist will make!" The Count answered firmly.
"But not everyone will choose to be a dark mage."
"The power of darkness is the supreme existence, and I will do anything for this!" Flirting with the little pen, the excitement and fanatical expression in the count's eyes became heavier and heavier.
He raised his head and looked at Keith: "Good cooperation. Tomorrow is the day for the dance party of Mizuho Castle, and that bitch Christine will attend. Are you interested in attending that dance with me?"
"Are you going to watch the fun? Or to create the fun?"
"If there is a bustle, we will enjoy the bustle. If there is no bustle, we will create bustle." The Count replied.
The warrior thought for a while and nodded, "I am happy to be with you."
After a busy day of work, Raschel felt a little exhausted.
"Oh, I'm old and my energy is not as strong as before." The old hunting dog couldn't help but sigh.
I have to deal with a lot of business every day, and even with Raschel's extraordinary mind, I feel a little overwhelmed.
There was an aggressive knock on the door outside, and Raschel didn't raise his head: "Come in."
A follower walked in.
"Is there anything wrong?"
"Sir Rasher, Director General wants me to tell you that the work in the Office will be temporarily left to you for full responsibility."
"Oh? Why?" Raschel couldn't help but be stunned.
"That's right, the Director was invited to a dance party."
“What dance party?”
"It was a dance party held in the Misty Castle. You know, it was originally the Director's property. The guest bought the Director's property and wanted to invite the Director to attend the dance party. The Director was not worthy of this. Although the dance party was held in the evening, as an important guest, the Director needed to arrive in advance."
"Mist-hide Castle? That alchemist's death castle?"
"Yes, sir."
"It's so interesting. Do you know which family bought the place?"
"I heard it was a family named Dardanell. Oh, by the way, they seem to be from Royo City. Maybe you know them, sir?"
To be continued...