9003327 Chapter 665 Where in life is there no gossip
Another cold and miserable night passed. Early the next morning, facing the fiery red sun, I saw the figure of the young man from yesterday standing quietly at the door of the Mages Guild.
I don't know if it was the cold air in the early morning or the sharp eyes of the guild guard that gave this Shang a hint of childishness. But the young man who had already stepped into the muddy industry of local snakes held his hands tightly, curled up slightly and shivered.
Wait and take a closer look. Only then did he realize that the other party's body was already half wet from the morning dew, and there were still some grass clippings on his body. It seemed that not only before the light appeared, he had clearly been standing here waiting in the middle of the night.
Seeing this sincerity, it seemed that I couldn’t embarrass him too much. I nodded with satisfaction and stepped forward in large strides.
"My lord" Lord Alsace, I am Gilleb and I am here
Qing Shou, named Gilleb, was trembling, and his eyes looked into the guild from time to time, and then Li Xuan returned in fear under the guard's sharp questioning gaze.
For these local snakes who hang out at the bottom, the Magic Guild is like the legendary paradise garden. There lived a group of powerful and mysterious wise men, and even the guards were terrifying and out of reach. It's simply not something that people like me can get close to.
In fact, the local snakes have never come within one kilometer of the Mages Guild. They are afraid that those mysterious mages will suddenly capture them on a whim and use them as living experiment materials from thousands of meters away.
Awe and reverence This is the world's true understanding of the Mage Guild. It's not like the camp in the first world. Because of Farah's relationship with the explosive demon, both the mystery and the image of the Mage Guild have dropped a lot, and the civilians there. At least they won't be as reverent of the existence of the Mage Guild as they are here.
Relatively speaking. The atmosphere in the first world camp is much more harmonious than here, and Akara is in a high position. While possessing supreme majesty, she is also friendly to the people. Many civilian children will call Akara "Grandma" with admiration when they pass by. This is unmatched by Hagas. She can make adventurers treat her kindly. She nodded, but she couldn't get all the civilians to nod kindly towards her.
Gilleb already regrets a little. With his bad mouth, why did he make an agreement with the other party yesterday to meet at the gate of the Mages Guild? Isn't this asking for abuse? What if I was carried into the laboratory by some black-robed mage before the other party came?
Gilleb wanted to run away, but he was unwilling to let such a large deal go to waste. He waited here in the middle of the night, wandering around and curling up, as if this way the probability of being discovered by the mage would be smaller. The grass was already covered with his hesitant and fearful footprints.
Fortunately, the other party came, much earlier than he expected. This made Gilleb even more sure that the other party was a gentle and kind-hearted adventurer, and he was lucky this time.
"Okay, stop barking and let's go. Xiao."
I rolled my eyes secretly. Isn't he afraid that when he calls his name Gilleb so loudly, he will be immediately hit by a subconscious magic from adventurers who are eager to brush runes?
It's still the same restaurant as yesterday, and it's still the same big wooden table for three people. Gilleb feels very bad now. This is an adventurer's paradise, surrounded by powerful adventurers. He now feels like a wolf that has strayed into the restaurant. A flock of lambs, a sharp sight casually passing by, can make him tremble for a long time.
"Ahem, sit down and have something to eat."
I coughed a few times. He pointed to the chair opposite and said, forgetting for a moment that the other person was just a civilian. Coming to a place like this would probably be very stressful.
Under Gilleb's stiff movements, breakfast time ended quickly.
"So, have you brought anything? Xiao.
I wiped my mouth unscrupulously, ignoring the frightened look in his eyes like a lost little lamb, and asked.
"Bring it, bring it
When it came to business, under the magic of money, Gilleb seemed to calm down a bit, and hurriedly took out something from a delicate oval small sack hanging on his waist. This is a small bag that adventurers usually use to store gems. It was probably a little worn out and was thrown away. Then Gilleb picked it up like a treasure and was reluctant to use it.
Soon, Gilleb placed these two herbs on the table. I picked them up pretendingly, held them in my hand, looked at them carefully, and then smelled them with my nose.
In fact, to me who have never been involved in this area of knowledge, most herbs, except for the color, are slightly different. They look no different than weeds.
Judging from the appearance, it is similar to the illustration given by Akara before leaving, and Gilleb looks confident, so there should be no difference. Forget it, let’s leave the confirmation for last.
Gently putting the two herbs down, I looked at Gilleb. More sweat began to appear on his forehead. His eyes were a little hesitant, probably thinking that he had made a mistake somewhere.
"Yes, but I want to know where to find these herbs. How necessary. After I asked this question, Gilleb was visibly relieved, and then became cautious again.
"There are many, which should be able to meet the needs of adults, but the location
After saying that, he showed an embarrassed expression. After all, if the other party takes it seriously, it also involves business secrets. If he tells the other party and he goes to get it directly, then this transaction will be his alone. You can't get even zero, so. Under the attraction of money, he still has to protect his own interests even when facing a big shot like an adventurer.
"You don't want to say it. That's fine. I'll give you two options. One is that you tell me the location and I'll pay you five thousand gold coins. The second is that you decide on a regular basis in the future.
"I'm surprised about herbal medicine, I'll buy it with you. Xiao 1 I looked at Gilleb, and easily understood the other person's thoughts, and then said this indifferently. In fact, whether the other party said it or not, it doesn't matter which plan to choose. It doesn't matter, no matter what the transaction process and form are, for me, as long as I achieve the purpose of obtaining enough herbs, it's about my baby sister, and I will never be stingy in this kind of place.
Five thousand gold coins? !
For a moment, Gilleb was in an out-of-body state, his mind was empty and there was nothing left.
What does five thousand gold coins mean to ordinary people? Even those big families who went out to be an adventurer would not be able to obtain such a huge amount of wealth all at once.
For Gilleb, with these 5,000 gold coins, he can escape from the lowly industry of local snakes, cultivate a piece of land safely, raise some livestock, marry one or two wives, and live a peaceful life. In this life, if the business is done well, even generations of future generations will be rich and worry-free.
Therefore, this is definitely a big temptation. Judging from the appearance of this gentleman, he does not look like a person who would deceive ordinary people in such a lowly industry as himself. As long as he agrees to it, as long as he agrees to it,
Gilleb clenched his fists, and the veins on them stood out, and even a trace of blood oozed from them, which showed the fierce struggle in his heart.
"My lord, my lord, I"
He felt dry. These few words seemed to have drained all the water out of his body, because of his next decision. A sentence of no more than ten words can determine his future life, so he has to be hesitant and cautious.
"I choose the second option."
Finally, Gilleb took a bite. After saying this, he realized that his whole body was soaked with sweat, and he sighed in exhaustion. There was an emptiness in his heart, an indescribable loss. Five thousand gold coins, enough to fill a wooden box, just passed through his fingers. If he could choose again, he might not be able to be so happy again.
The reason for choosing the second option. It wasn't because he couldn't believe that the adventurer in front of him would give him this sum of money, which seemed like a large amount of money for the adventure, but because he believed in the other person.
The reason why he made this decision was very simple. It was far less complicated and calculated than he imagined. The temptation of five thousand gold coins was too great. It was so great that he, a commoner with no big dreams, was at a loss for a while. After getting this With this amount of wealth, the goal I have been striving for has been exceeded, but what about the future? Just keep this wealth and live the rest of your life in chaos?
Therefore, it was not the second option that he thought would result in more gold coins in the long run. It was just hesitation and confusion about future life, a kind of little civilian-like instinct that made him choose the second option. It's understandable, but it's not a wise choice.
"Very good, in that case
I thought for a while and remembered that Akara did say, what is this "that" herb called? Taking into account the probability of failure, one of Tekunupu's herbs can produce a bottle of weight, while the other "Kapu" Mau? It takes about one and a half plants to produce one bottle.
Damn it, can the name of this herb be more normal, so as not to offend the tongue?
It's time for me to become the Emperor of Mathematics again. If Princess Sanwu is by my side at this time, I'm afraid she can blurt out the answer directly without going through her sophisticated brain. Her brain is a mutant species and cannot be compared with ordinary people. Mixed together.
In other words, Lena now needs the equivalent of one bottle a day, which is one plant, Tekunupu, one and a half Kapu, Kapu Mara?
Forget it, this is probably the name anyway. According to the transaction volume once a month, and leaving some margin, then fifty Kapu Nupu, eighty Kapu, "that"
Huh? !
Ahem, that means fifty strains of the first herb and eighty strains of the second herb. That's enough, you bastard! Don't ask me why I got angry suddenly. Anyway, I just wanted to get angry, you bastard! ! Go to hell with all the pharmacists in the world, you bastards! ! !
When I told Gilleb this amount, he patted his chest and was full of promises. " "I need it for a long time. You can't just pick it for short-term gain."
I still asked uneasily, fearing that this young man would get obsessed with money and kill the goose to obtain the eggs. Even I, an herbal idiot, knew that herbs should not be harvested excessively. A piece of herb could only be harvested within a certain period of time. quantity to allow them to continue to grow.
"Sir, please rest assured that the younger one's father was also a pharmacist before, so he has some knowledge in this area and will not do anything stupid.
Gilleb answered carefully.
"Your father is a drug addict, so what are you doing now?"
I looked at Gilleb hesitantly. Generally speaking, even a third-rate pharmacist would not be very poor.
"He was dead when I was young, before he could inherit his meager knowledge as a pharmacist." After a moment of silence, Gilleb said, with an indescribable indifference in his eyes.
"Then do the math. How much can you collect in the medicine field you own now at most in a month?"
I didn't ask further because of Gilleb's unusual behavior. Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite, especially in the dark continent shrouded in blood and death.
"Without affecting the medicinal fields, it takes eight years to plant Tekunupu and one carload of Kapumawu.
Small. Show concentration. Gilleb almost didn't think much before he answered smoothly.
He is indeed the son of a pharmacist. I can pronounce such a difficult-to-pronounce medicine name in one breath.
Very good, almost double the demand.
"Then you can trade according to this amount from now on, every month." I made no secret of my joy, clapped my hands and said, anyway, the more the merrier, and I am not short of this money.
After finalizing some specific matters, I stood up.
"So. Although I don't want to doubt your judgment, you are still too young and I have to find a pharmacist to confirm it one last time before I can feel at ease."
Finally, I said it bluntly.
"My lord. This is a matter of course."
Gilleb said in a rather calm tone, but I still noticed the sadness in his eyes.
After a while. We came to a rather old tent in a civilian area.
This is the residence of the old pharmacist who I mentioned yesterday, a top-notch pharmacist who is known to be a legendary master just by looking at him.
Making such a judgment is not based on nothing, or relying on a man's sixth sense or something like that.
But this old pharmacist gave me the most unpretentious feeling, unlike many pharmacists who dress themselves and their profession mysteriously, and the strong smell of herbal medicine on his body cannot be hidden from anyone. , I once went to those old pharmacists that Akara specially invited to research potions for Lena. I have also smelled this herbal scent with a bitter taste.
The most important thing is that this old pharmacist is really famous in the camp, but he also has a strange temper. He usually offers various strange rewards to patients, so generally speaking, if the disease is not quite difficult to treat, civilians will not treat it. I am willing to seek treatment from this old pharmacist, but this does not hinder everyone's evaluation of the old pharmacist. " "It's you again. Didn't I say yesterday that I don't have those two herbs? "
I opened the tent door and got in. Gilleb gritted his teeth and followed suit. Wangwang walked in. Before her eyes could adapt to the dim sight inside, she heard an old voice. speak.
The old pharmacist in my mouth was using his seemingly dry but very sensitive hands to adjust the amounts of more than ten kinds of herbs. He turned around when he heard the voice. As soon as he saw it was my little boy, his eyes widened and he said.
He seemed to notice that there was someone following me. He looked back and suddenly froze for a moment, showing something strange.
"Gileb. It's you little kid. Come on, sit down and talk."
It seems that because of Gilleb, the old pharmacist's tone became a little gentler, and he seemed to have a little regret, thinking that Gilleb said that his dead father was also a pharmacist. Now that I think about it, there may be a lot of it. Have some stories.
"I'll tell you straightforwardly, although you may not be able to understand."
The old pharmacist had a serious lack of respect for adventurers and said this to me rudely, but he still made a cup of bitter medicinal tea for the two of us.
"Capumau and Kutenupu are two very strange herbs. Have you seen dandelions? Their derivative forms are somewhat similar to dandelions, but these two herbs have a bad temper. Unless they are Their seeds naturally fall down and take root in the land, otherwise they will never be able to survive, which also eliminates the possibility of transplantation and cultivation."
After taking a sip of tea, the old pharmacist continued.
"If this is all, there may be other ways to solve the problem, but the most important point is that these two herbs have little medicinal value. Think about it, which pharmacist will use their brains and go through all the hard work? To cultivate some useless things?"
stood up. After jumping a few steps, the old pharmacist suddenly said.
"Your patient probably has a congenital heart, ahem. You probably don't understand these things. In other words, she was born with a weak constitution. That's right."
Although I felt a little unhappy at the old pharmacist's contempt, I heard him describe Lena's symptoms one by one. Everything was correct, but I instantly forgot about the unpleasantness and was replaced by shock.
"Don't think too highly of me. If you need to use these two herbs, it's probably the disease. Any pharmacist with a little common sense will know."
The old pharmacist said somewhat self-deprecatingly, but if I took his words seriously, then I would be a fool. The "pharmacists with a little bit of common sense" he said were probably at least as good as those Akala invited back. Bar.
This is an expert.
You passed. I have found those two herbs.
When the old pharmacist finally stopped talking, I spoke.
obviously. I had just made a phone call to verify that the two herbs were hard to find. At this time, I felt a little confused, feeling that I was acting like a clown for nothing.
However, his eyes suddenly looked at Gilleb, changing from doubt to confusion, then to trance, and he couldn't help but murmur.
"I see, that's it, Sanchi, you
"Gileb. Have you not destroyed those two medicinal fields?" He suddenly asked Gilleb abruptly.
Gilleb did not answer, nor did he look into the old pharmacist's eyes. Lowering his head and biting his roots tightly, tears welled up in his eyes. "My child, I have wronged you." The old pharmacist sighed. Yuan Xian said with emotion.
"What on earth is going on?"
I finally couldn't hold back my voice and asked. The two of them were going back and forth, teasing the gossiping soul in me.
It was probably not a secret. Without Gilleb's intervention, the old pharmacist told me a touching story in a calm tone.
I have to go to work tomorrow, and tomorrow is also the last day for double monthly passes. If you have monthly passes in your pocket, or will have one soon, don’t forget it. After tomorrow, there will be no double passes! 》《
