Pale Emblem

Chapter 18 Orderly
The half-elf maid Susanna obeyed the master's instructions, turned around and walked to the cabinet placed in the corner of the room, carefully took out a yellow wooden box from it, and walked back to give it to Dr. Cole.

Dr. Cole's expression was extraordinarily serious at the moment. He pursed his lips tightly, opened the box, glanced inside, and nodded: "Yes, this is the awakening elixir. By the way, what kind of elixir did Pilu steal? "

Susannah smiled and said, "It's the 'Oak Beetle'."

Cole avoided Piru's sight, opened the wooden box, and used a pair of silver tweezers to pick out a colorful monster with sharp mouthparts.Then, he deliberately said to Pilu, who was firmly tied to the long table by four animal tendons: "You guy doesn't know anything, and you know how to steal expensive things, if you really succeed in 'Oak Beetle' , I'm going to pay you back."

"Pay, how much, how much?" Pilu can't move now, but his teeth are fighting, he can't speak well, and he makes a gurgling sound.

"The 'Oak Beetle' is 400 gold towers more expensive than the 'Leopard Tail' secret medicine given to you. If you can take it out, I will pay you 400 gold towers."

"What a pity." Pilu felt deeply regretful, and chatting with Dr. Cole made him no longer nervous, especially when it came to money, the tensed muscles were obviously slack.

"Hmph, no one has ever successfully stolen the secret medicine from me, even John was caught by me."

Dr. Cole took the opportunity to make a move, and moved the monster quickly and accurately against Piru's neck.The sharp mouthparts of the worm immediately plunged deep into the blood vessels of Piru's neck.

"Ah..." Pilu only let out half a bleak scream, and the half-elf maid standing at the table covered his mouth with a cotton towel, blocking the second half of the whining.

The cotton towel can block the sound, but the pain will not reduce the slightest.The usually shrewd and shrewd shop assistant opened his eyes wide, his two rows of teeth clenched the cotton towel in his mouth, the blue veins on his forehead burst out, squirming like an earthworm, his muscles tightened, squeezing his bones and joints, making a scary sound. The "click" sound, and the power stimulated by the pain made the long table under the body keep shaking.

Soon, Piru's eyes widened to the limit were covered with bloodshots, and a shocking blue-green spread from his neck to his head along the raised blood vessels.

He seemed to be dying at any moment, but Dr. Cole and a few half-elf maids stood by and watched indifferently.After a while, the strange insect that bit Piru's neck fell from the skin of his neck to the ground, curled up into a ball, and stopped moving.

Cole nodded, suddenly seeing a curious and thoughtful expression on Vertok's face, silently observing Piru.Without thinking much, the doctor bent down and picked up the dead bug from the ground, showed it to Vertok, and explained: "The short-winged thorn flies, a relatively rare blood-sucking insect, when they bite their prey, they use The mouthparts inject paralyzing toxins under the skin of the prey, and take the opportunity to expel the impurities in the body, often causing the prey to be poisoned, fever, fainting, and even death in the most serious cases. Of course, this short-winged thorn fly and the last Like the blood-sucking beetles, they are all special varieties that have been modified by the alliance physicians for a long time... You see, it has no wings, but has developed mouthparts, and its appearance and characteristics have become completely different from the short-winged stinging beetle."

Handing over the corpse of the monster to the half-elf maid next to him, Dr. Cole continued: "The way animals transform external traits into internal traits is mainly to eat with their mouths. However, the doctors of the Disa Alliance discovered a long time ago that oral intake of secrets The effect of the medicine is far inferior to injecting the secret medicine directly into the half-elf's body."

Vertoc moved his gaze to the doctor's face and asked, "It is the same as the Kesto blood-sucking beetle, it is the carrier of the secret medicine?"

Cole nodded and smiled: "Yes, but the difference between them is that the Kesto blood-sucking beetle draws the host's blood essence, which is a short-acting common secret medicine. Its advantage is that after being sealed in amber solution, it can be stored for a long time. It is also convenient for professionals to carry and take. The thorn-mouthed fly carries the awakening secret medicine, which can help ordinary people to sublimate their characteristics and become awakened people. Unfortunately, the awakening secret medicine cannot be stored for a long time, and it must be injected into the half-elf before the death of the secret medicine carrier. neck blood vessels."

"What I injected into Pilu was the 'Leopard Tail' Awakening Elixir of Agile... This can't be mistaken, the Awakening Elixir must match the main characteristics of the receptor of the secret medicine, Pilu is most likely to become the Awakening of Agile If you give him the 'oak beetle' with a physique, he will surely die."

The shop assistant Pilu struggled desperately on the long table, and his eyes were already blood red.Cole changed his words and said: "No one can wake up easily. Extreme pain is the price that must be paid for the sublimation characteristics... This is still very beneficial to him."

Vertok did not object, but nodded as a matter of course.Cole moved in his heart and asked casually, "How is it? You know the pain of awakening, do you remember something?"

Vertok sternly shook his head and said, "I can't remember."

Cole was accustomed to Vertok's resistance to himself, and was not discouraged, and continued to try to guide his memory, "A real professional has to go through two difficulties, one is to condense secret blood and sublimate his expertise; the other is Pilu The awakening qualities that are being experienced now."

"I gave him the 'Leopard Tail' secret medicine that best suits him. The production process of this secret medicine is relatively complicated. It uses more than 100 kinds of medicinal materials and a dozen animal secret medicines. It took a year to experience three characteristics. Ascension and transfer, and finally harvest ten 'Leopard Tail' Awakening Medicine."

"Pilu has been injected with the secret medicine of awakening. If he can survive the difficulties, his physical fitness, especially his sensitivity, will be significantly improved. Most importantly, the secret medicine of 'Leopard Tail' will lay the foundation for him to become a professional."

Dr. Cole took another look at Pilu and continued: "The trait extracted from the 'Leopard Tail' herbal medicine comes from the close relatives of the Saber-toothed leopard. Professionals awakened using the 'Leopard Tail' herbal medicine successfully condense secret blood and sublimate their agility expertise. It will acquire abilities similar to those of the saber-toothed leopard, such as night vision, keen hearing, silent stealth, quick reflexes, hunting instinct, etc. This type of agility specialty professional has a name, it is called undercover hunter.”

"Virtok, have you ever thought about it, oh, you definitely haven't thought about it... Professionals have so many special abilities, how should they use them? Let alone professionals, ordinary half-elves concentrate on listening to a subtle voice. When I was in a trance, my body wouldn't move, and what I saw seemed like I didn't see it, and what I smelled was like I didn't smell it. In this state of trance, you swayed over and gave him a stick, and he didn't have time to react."

"Ordinary people use their ears to hear a voice like this, not to mention professionals with special abilities?"

Colle paused and said with admiration: "John, who was the chief officer in the training camp, is really good. He put forward the saying that 'inspiration runs through the whole body'. Being attacked by someone sneakily. Although there is no theoretical explanation for the awakened person and professional person, it is because they have experienced a painful awakening, their life will be transformed, and they can listen, watch, fight, and think about countermeasures. This is precisely the The biggest difference between the Awakened and the ordinary half-elves. Ten ordinary half-elves may not be able to defeat one Awakened."

At this time, the scary green on Pilu's neck was gradually fading, and although his teeth were still biting the cotton towel, his condition was improving.

Dr. Cole's clenched fists quietly loosened, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "In addition to the most common swordsmen, shield guards, bow fighters, and animal trainers, there are also secret hunters, oak guards, and thugs. Waiting for rare occupations.”

"...It is the type of the awakening elixir that determines the type of professional! Its importance is irreplaceable. Of course, the physician who can make the awakening elixir is also an important professional."

"Vertoc, the characteristics are common, and it can be extracted, transformed, and sublimated. Physicians do not need a fixed formula for making secret medicines. The formula of the medicine has been adjusted many times, and more than 100 kinds of medicinal materials are used. If the formula of 'Leopard Tail' is followed, there are only 57 kinds of medicinal materials."

Cole chose to look directly into Vertok's eyes this time, and his expression revealed a trace of enthusiasm belonging to a professional doctor, saying: "Only a fourth-level doctor can see the subtle changes in characteristics, and can ignore the specific content of the formula, according to the characteristics of the receptor itself. , to replace and adjust the medicinal materials.”

"Professional physicians below the fourth level do not have this ability, and they have a high probability of failure if they follow the formula completely. For those who use the awakening potion, failure is equivalent to death! The awakening potion is actually very dangerous, you must remember, not Indiscriminate use of awakening potions..."

Cole's frenzied expression made Vertok scared, he took a step back, looked at the other party vigilantly, and made an alert gesture.

The half-elf maid Britney immediately reminded: "Master, you scared him."

Cole froze for a moment, patted his forehead angrily, knowing that he was too impatient, and tried to shift the topic to Pilu, "This kid seems to have successfully awakened, but his physical strength is severely depleted and he needs to be here. Two days of recuperation. Vertoc, you and Britney will carry Pirou to the front hall, find a room, and let him stay..."

Before he could finish speaking, Vertok shook his head and said, "I quit, I want to go back."

"Ah? What?" Cole opened his mouth wide, unable to believe his ears.

Vertok said it again, and while walking out, he said, "I said I quit, I'm going back to the hotel to sleep now."

Kerr did not expect Vertok to reject himself so simply.This made the respected fourth-level doctor in Braun Township shocked, and began to wonder if his appearance was really ugly, but he could only watch the "walking treasure" quickly slip out of the dispensing room.

Vertoc returned to the hotel, plunged into his guest room, lay on the bed like a toad, and entered the state of cultivating the secret shape of the golden toad.This helps him exchange information with the golden light group in the world of consciousness.

The shop assistant Piru became an Awakened and stimulated Vertoc.If restoring memory and finding himself are the ultimate goal, then ensuring his own safety is his strongest need.

Since waking up, Vertok has always felt a sense of insecurity.Before mastering the talent of dexterous hands, Vertoc was not even willing to leave Sarah for half a step.He went to work in Cole's pharmacy this time, of course, to prepare the blood medicament, but practicing the three major forging methods and recovering some of his strength is the premise for him to dare to accept employment.Unfortunately, he found that the strength he had recovered was not enough, even Dr. Cole's personal maid was not much worse than him.

Vertok is like a lonely cub, timid and sensitive, but this is not a shame, but an essential caution.

With the recovery of his abilities, he is also constantly exploring outwards.But he is now faced with a difficult choice, whether to stay in Braun Town or study writing outside the town.Only by recovering the written memory first can he recover the pharmacy memory, and in the shortest time, he can configure the blood source medicine to further improve his own strength, and master the very crucial talents of gluttony and self-healing.

However, leaving the safe town of Braun now and going to the plantation outside the town violated Vertok's habit of first improving his abilities and then exploring.

In fact, Vertok was not scared away by Dr. Cole today. He just encountered something he couldn’t understand and needed to go back to his room and have an in-depth information exchange with the “golden light group” in the world of consciousness. Ponder.

The "golden light group" was spinning rapidly, consisting of a hazy golden haze. Vertok couldn't see the content inside, but he could feel that the rotation speed of the "golden light group" had slowed down a little.

According to the current progress, it may stop in a few hundred years.

Vertok can't wait that long. Since he has encountered a barrier now, he must find another way to solve the problem.

Immersed in the world of his own consciousness, his thoughts gradually became clearer, and many details of unexpected problems became clear.

First of all, Dr. Cole was very concerned about Pilu. He allowed Pilu to steal the secret medicine, which was to create a free awakening opportunity for Pilu, but it was more to motivate him to exercise his own abilities.This special treatment can be extended to the bishop John.

Conclusion: Boss Bartom, Aunt Sarah, Physician Cole, Shop Buddy Piru, and John, they're a gang.At present, the Bartom bosses have no obvious malice towards themselves.

Secondly, Dr. Cole already knew about the blood source potion, which was mostly leaked by Britney and the others.Cole mistakenly thought that the Origin Blood Elixir formula was a special awakening elixir, corresponding to a rare career path.Dr. Cole was implying himself that he had the ability to get rid of the fixed restrictions of the formula and use other medicinal materials as a substitute to make the original blood medicine.

Cole should not have lied, and some of the awakening information he mentioned was basically consistent with Vertoc's cognition.For example, when ordinary people listen intently, their senses and mobility will drop to a low point, which is a phenomenon caused by insufficient mental power.If one's spiritual attributes reach the corresponding level, the control over both body and mind will be enhanced.And extreme pain can indeed increase a person's upper limit of mental attributes, but this method is invalid for Vertoc.He couldn't see clearly what the upper limit of his spiritual attributes was. He only knew that the "golden light group" took up most of his spiritual power. The rotation speed of the "golden light group" slowed down, and he would naturally get feedback from his spiritual attributes.

The characteristics of medicinal materials are common and can be transformed and improved with each other.Dr. Cole has proven this in front of Vertok.

The theories are consistent with each other, and there are objective proofs.There should be no problem with Dr. Cole's preparation of the source blood potion.

So, can Dr. Cole be trusted?

Conclusion: You can't trust, but you can cooperate, and your own destiny must be in your own hands.

The reason is good enough, it is basically a habit of Vertok, it is difficult to change, and he has no intention of changing the habit.

People who don't understand pharmacy can't cooperate with professional physicians, so they can only learn the characters first, restore the memory of pharmacy, and then cooperate with Cole.

It's useless to ask Aunt Sarah for things like learning to write, and she doesn't know how to read.But Boss Bartom must be literate, try to ask him for help first, and if he doesn't agree, hire him a few people to protect himself on the plantation outside the town.Anyway, Captain Rhodes has promised to help me introduce the learned Mayor Maine.

After making up his mind, Vertok no longer hesitated, jumped up from the bed, opened the door, quickly ran up to the third floor, rushed to the end of the corridor, and slammed open the door of Boss Bartom.

The innkeeper was sitting behind the table counting a pile of gold coins. He stared at Vertok who broke in in a stunned manner, and even the pipe in his mouth almost fell.

Vertok walked up to him excitedly, took out the small purse hanging inside his clothes, slammed it on the table with a "pop", and knocked down a pile of neatly stacked gold coins.

"Boss Bartom, teach me to read!"

The innkeeper first glanced at the small purse that was not the size of an apple, then looked up at Vertok, then silently swept a table of gold coins into the drawer, and said angrily, "No one taught you how to enter the house. Knock on the door first? Well…. Sarah definitely didn’t teach you, she’s knocked my door down several times… Anyway, next time you come in, be sure to knock first, or I’ll throw you out !"

"I want to learn writing, and I don't want to wait for a moment. This is your reward. If it's not enough, you can keep an account." Vertok said in a deep voice.His righteous appearance reveals a toughness that does not allow others to refuse, but it is not offensive, as if he should be like this.

Boss Bartom also became serious, pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Come on, let's sit down and talk... Cole just came to me, and I've heard that you don't work for him. This matter, Does it have anything to do with your desire to learn writing?"

Vertok nodded and said bluntly: "It does matter. I can recover some important memories by learning words. It is about the formula of the medicine. You and Dr. Cole should both know that I have a formula for the medicine."

Bartom clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Vertok, you are very straightforward. Then I will not hide it from you, I am interested in your exercise method and the potion formula. Let's make a deal, you put the exercise method and the potion formula to sell to me. After you remember the formula, of course."

Vertok nodded first, then shook his head, frowned and said, "I'm not sure how much the forging method and potion formula will sell for."

He originally wanted to say that none of you have practiced the Secret Art of Origin Blood, who knows how long it will take to practice, or you will die after practicing.But it's too complicated to say, and he can't explain it himself, so I won't mention it.

The hotel owner held his cigarette holder and said with a smile: "Cole is a capable person, I believe he can determine the value of the medicinal formula. As long as you agree, the specific price will be discussed later, and I promise not to let you suffer. "

Vertok hesitated for a while, he vaguely remembered that the secret method of origin blood was practiced alone without guidance, which was life-threatening, but he couldn't remember the specific situation, so he nodded and said: "I want to learn the writing first. "

"You must have learned writing." Bartom said ponderingly: "However, it is difficult to learn writing in Braun Town... We have a special relationship with the leader of the Tower Cave Clan, Gang Yan, and it is also troublesome to explain. Let me tell you. In short, I swore to Gangyan that I would never spread words. Gangyan's intuition is very keen, as long as we break the oath, he will know and drive us away. I am reluctant to leave Braun Town, you can find someone else People learn to write, they may teach you, but we can't teach, that is to betray the leader of steel rock."

"I'll just find someone to teach you how to read and write. The question is, are you sure that learning words can restore some memory?"

Vertok shook his head, and his face showed a blank and helpless look again.

Bartom thought for a while, and said, "We have to try it... Well, I'll arrange to send you to the plantation outside the town to find Mayor Maine. That old guy is indeed a bit knowledgeable, if he can't Help you, no one in Braun Town can help you."

This is also in line with Virtok's intention. He nodded and said, "I'm going to hire a few people to protect me from outside the town."

"Of course someone needs to protect you... Sarah can't do it, she doesn't want to leave the hotel. I'll let Huck and John accompany you, free of charge." After speaking, the hotel owner asked curiously: "Wiltok, Do you have a problem with Cole? Or is there something wrong with him that makes you not impressed with him?"

Vertok hesitated for a moment, then raised his finger and drew a circle on his face, which meant that Dr. Cole had a gloomy face and did not look like a good person.

Bartom slapped his thigh, and smiled strangely: "Haha, I knew it was like this, he looks too ugly."

(End of this chapter)