Pale Emblem

Chapter 28
It was already afternoon when Vertok left, and it was just evening when he returned to the Adventurer's House Hotel in Braun Town.Fat cook Sarah dragged him to look left and right to make sure he was thin, and then prepared a table full of meals, insisting on watching Vertok finish them.

Vertok's temperament is immature, and he does everything according to his own temperament. This time he returned to Braun Town without saying hello to Mayor Maine, and left as soon as he said it.The purpose of his return is of course to find Dr. Cole and discuss the issue of the blood source medicine.

According to his style, Cole's apothecary should be headed to tonight.However, before Vertok opened his eyes, all he heard was Sarah's voice, so that his accent was very similar to Sarah's, and the first person he saw was Sarah.He will always feel safe around the fat cook.

Suffice to say, Sarah is the only person who can change Vertok's mind at the moment.

Sarah said he was skinny, and Vertok really felt skinny.It's just that this full table of sumptuous dishes made Vertok frown. Even if he eats a lot now, he can't finish it all by himself.

So, Huck, John and several other bodyguards helped Vertok together, and then called Boss Bartom over for dinner. Everyone stopped eating and chatting. It took more than an hour to finally prepare a feast prepared by Sarah and the kitchen servants. wipe out clean.

Boss Bartom ate the most, until his face turned blue.Vertok would ask him if he was sick.Huck was holding the bottle, burping and laughing, saying that Boss Bartom was not sick, he was just heartbroken.

Heartache is not sick?
Vertok couldn't understand it, but what surprised him even more was that Boss Bartom didn't put the meal on his account.

Perhaps, boss Bartom's heartache has something to do with his failure to keep accounts?

A thought flashed in Vertok's mind, but such a trivial matter did not need to be analyzed by the "knowledge puzzle".

After dinner, he took a comfortable hot bath, returned to his long-lost guest room, got into the soft and comfortable bed, and slept beautifully.

Vertok was very relaxed tonight and did not practice the Golden Toad Secret Form until he was woken up by the urge to urinate in the early morning of the next day.After taking the time to wash up, went downstairs to have breakfast again, and greeted Sarah, Vertok hurried to the pharmacy in the town.

The sparse morning light could not penetrate the curtain of dark clouds that covered the sky, and the whole town of Braun was shrouded in darkness and drizzling freezing rain.Wearing a rain-proof cloak made of otter skin, Vertoc crossed an alley by the street and took a shortcut to Dr. Cole's pharmacy.

At this time, before Dr. Cole got up, the half-elf maid Susannah opened the door for Vertok, took his rain cloak, hung it on the hanger at the door, and lit the crystal candle in the living room. Wait a moment in the living room.Susannah twisted her slender waist and walked upstairs lightly to wake the master.

The perception attribute has been raised to 15 points, and Vertok's hearing has become more acute. He can hear the upstairs bedroom, Dr. Cole whispering, and the rustling of his clothes. The voice was mixed with the coquettish anger of Corona, another half-elf maid.

It didn't take long for Dr. Cole, who was neatly dressed, to go down the open staircase to the living room on the first floor. He saw that Vertok was looking at himself with a strange look, his slender cheeks suddenly turned red, and he smiled to hide his embarrassment. , "Vill, you came so early."

"It was you and Corona who slept late and refused to get up." Vertok responded earnestly.

Dr. Cole felt the pressure doubled, looked left and right, and muttered unconvincingly, "It's still dark."

"It's almost noon when it's dawn."

Cole thought about it, and found that what Wiltok said was true. There are 15 months in a year, no. There will be light from the sky.

"Let's not talk about this." Dr. Cole quickly waved his hand and changed the subject: "I went to the plantation to see a doctor last time. Later, didn't you draw me some pictures of medicinal materials? If you remember correctly, There are a total of 25 medicinal materials, 21 of which I recognize, and the other 4 I have not heard of. But it doesn't matter, I can basically determine their common characteristics based on the medicinal formula and pharmaceutical process you provided..."

Dr. Cole's eyes became hot, and he continued: "The common characteristics of medicinal materials intersect with each other, pointing to the sublimation of physique... I conclude that it is a kind of physique-oriented awakening medicine, and the ability after condensing secret blood is strong, self-healing. , bones are strong and resistant to temperature differences, including extremes of heat and cold."

Vertoc nodded slightly hesitantly. Cole's inference was basically consistent with the life tenacity talent constructed by the secret method of origin blood, which greatly increased his confidence in Dr. Cole's ability to prepare medicines.

"The characteristics of medicinal materials can be shared, transformed, and sublimated... So, I can find suitable substitutes for the medicinal materials in the formula, and then make the medicine with roughly the same effect." Dr. Cole nodded thoughtfully, suddenly He raised the volume again, and asked with sharp eyes: "But, let me ask you, why do more than half of the medicines in the medicine formula you provide have hallucinogenic effects?!"

Vertoc frowned and said calmly: "Yeah, the Origin Blood Potion also has a name, I remember it being called... 'The Warrior's Dream', yes, it's called the Dream Potion for short."

Dr. Cole was stunned for a moment, then stood up suddenly, put his hands on his back, and walked irritably in the living room, "No, no, I suspect that you have made a mistake, or the recipe is not completely memorized."

Vertok used to believe that the memories fed back by the "Golden Light Group" were real, but after he learned to doubt, he also made a murmur in his heart.

Is it really possible to remember this kind of thing?

Therefore, he will now find a way to verify what he remembers before he can determine whether there is any error in his memory.

"You're wrong, what's wrong?" Vertok asked suspiciously and expectantly.

Cole stopped, shook his head and said: "Everything is wrong... Do you know where hallucinogens are mainly used? Awakened people hold secret rituals, take sublimation secret medicines, accept Dharma transmissions, and condense secret blood. To use hallucinogenic drugs, you can use hallucinogenic potions, but the most commonly used hallucinogenic incense."

"The key is that hallucinogenic drugs must be used alone. However, the medicinal formula you provided contains half of the medicinal materials with hallucinogenic effects, which violates an important principle of esoteric medicine at all!"

Vertok thought for a while, and then asked again: "You said that after the awakened person condenses secret blood, he becomes a professional. I didn't ask you before, what is secret blood?"

Cole calmed down his excitement and explained slowly: "What is mystic blood? How to say this question? Mystic blood... It is a real concept without substance. Let me give you a few examples, you see The barbarian slave holds up a tank of water, you know her strength is great, if she sits still, can you see that her strength is great? Even if you don't see it, isn't her strength not great? But she definitely knows how much power she has. So, the power of a barbarian slave is a real concept that has no substance."

"Similarly, half-elf professionals have some special abilities, such as physique-oriented professionals who can use stone skin surgery, and you can't usually see their abilities. If you check their bodies after they die, you will find professionals It is no different from ordinary half-elves. However, professionals can 'see' their own abilities, and also understand the effects and duration of their abilities. Awakened people condense secret blood is actually condensing their special abilities, and igniting secret blood is Inspiring one's own abilities."

"A first-level professional can condense up to four drops of secret blood, and ignite all the secret blood at the same time, the effect of the ability will be doubled, and the consequences of backlash will be serious; if the secret blood is ignited in stages, the duration of the ability will increase, the effect of the ability will be weak, and the burden of backlash will also be reduced. light."

"The more secret blood a professional condenses, the richer the types of abilities and the stronger the strength. The alliance is divided into levels according to the number of secret blood condensed by professionals. Below 4 drops of secret blood are first-level professionals; 5 to 8 drops of secret blood Blood is Level 9; 12 to [-] drops of Mystical Blood is Level [-]... that is, four drops of Mystic Blood are a level, and so on. Do you understand?"

Vertok asked again: "What are the secrets, secret medicines, and teachings for?"

Cole returned to his seat and explained patiently: "It is very difficult for professionals to condense secret blood for the first time, and it is almost impossible for them to do it alone. Holding secret rituals, taking sublimation medicines, and accepting teachings are all to increase the concentration of secret blood. Success rate."

"Different career paths have specific requirements for the secret ritual process, the type of sublimation secret medicine, and the preacher. But all kinds of secret rituals must use hallucinogenic incense to help the awakened person's consciousness transcend the limitations of the body. In the dream of the dharma, the same incantation is recited as the preacher, which resonates with the characteristics, thereby increasing the success rate of condensing the secret blood. The preacher is like a guide, he can help the awakened person to walk on the correct career path. Otherwise, hehe, the awakened people don't know where to go in the dream, most people will go the wrong way, wasting a precious promotion opportunity."

Vertok made an "oh", as if he understood, but also as if he didn't understand anything, "So that's what happened."

Dr. Cole glared at him, and said in a funny and annoyed manner: "An important principle of the secret medicine is to let the poison of the medicine bear on the living medium, to reduce the damage of the secret medicine to the final receptor as much as possible, and to improve the effect of the secret medicine as much as possible. Efficacy. But hallucinogenic drugs are very troublesome, their own toxicity and hallucinogenic effect are difficult to separate, and if the toxicity is eliminated with a living medium, the hallucinogenic effect is easy to disappear... Well, let me put it simply, the medicine you provide The formula, the toxicity of those hallucinogenic drugs is not strong, but the damage to the receptors is very large... very large! I am sure that the half-elf will probably become an idiot after taking it directly. Therefore, it needs to use a living body first The medium removes hallucinogenic toxicity, but if the secret medicine has no hallucinogenic effect after two or even three extractions, is it still useful?"

Cole finally gave his own conclusion: "Awakening secret medicine and sublimation secret medicine do not use hallucinogenic drugs, and there are too many types of hallucinogenic drugs in the formula of blood source secret medicine, so I think you have misremembered the formula. ."

Vertok blinked and asked according to the "knowledge puzzle" feedback method: "Do professionals with physical fitness also have the ability to heal and regenerate?"

"The Oak Guard's career path is good at self-healing of injuries." Cole paused for a while and continued: "If it is regeneration, the high-level Oak Guard igniting Mystic Blood should be able to regenerate." He then added: " The fourth-level professional condenses 16 drops of secret blood, and the career path is complete. Starting from the fifth level, the professional enters a new realm, and is often called a professional master, and those who reach the sixth level are honored as a professional master. In fact, We don’t have to be so clear about it, just call the high-level professionals as venerables, which just corresponds to the sages.”

Vertoc nodded and asked, "You just said that hallucinogens are essential materials for half-elf promotion to professionals?"

"It is an indispensable drug in the secret ritual." Dr. Cole shook his head and emphasized: "The awakening secret medicine and the sublimation secret shape do not need hallucinogenic drugs."

Vertoc spread his hands and said, "I never said that the source blood potion is the secret medicine of awakening, nor did I say that it is the secret medicine of sublimation."

His calm expression is infectious and full of convincing power.Cole couldn't help being in a trance, as if the half-elf in front of him was not an innocent boy suffering from amnesia, but an authoritative sage of pharmacy.

The doctor's mind flashed, he jumped up from the chair, and stammered, "You...their research has reached this point, combining the awakening and sublimation secrets together?"

Vertok's expression sank, and he asked, "Who are you? Who are they?"

Cole seemed to have been poured cold water and hesitantly said, "Oh, I made a mistake, sorry, I was just too excited... I mean, I mean, it's impossible, it's impossible! "

Vertok showed a familiar confused expression again and asked, "What's impossible?"

Cole forcibly restrained his messy mood, sorted out his thoughts, and said: "I mean, the hallucinogenic drugs in the dream medicine you provided are very weak, but hallucinations themselves are very dangerous, it will directly damage the brain... ."

Damage the brain?

Vertok has amnesia?
Dr. Cole almost covered his mouth, and he thought of many things at this moment:
Vertork used this type of new secret medicine, damaged his brain, and suffered from amnesia... He really came from that place, maybe it was their core executive?Could it be that their old nest has been breached?Is it the Temple of the Earth, the Palace of the Dragon King, or the Highland Council?
"Mr. Cole, Dr. Cole, are you also in a daze?" Vertok looked at Cole sympathetically, and shook his hand, trying to wake him up.

Cole quietly ignited a drop of secret blood and controlled the turbulent emotions by stimulating his brain power. After regaining his calm, he said: "I am sure that if the dream medicine is taken directly, most of the half-elf receptors will become complete idiots, and even sleep forever, unable to Wake up...unless, the mystery of this type of potion has exceeded my knowledge of pharmacy!"

He grabbed the armrest of the chair, his knuckles were white due to excessive force, his eyes twitched, as if there were two scorching flames in his eyes, Shen Chen said: "I hope you remember the medicine formula wrong... If you remember correctly , then I judge that the dream potion has a very high value, I hope you remember the agreement with Bartom, you tell us the complete use method of the dream potion, and we will offer a price that will satisfy you..."

Things that Vertok can't figure out are handed over to the "knowledge puzzle" for analysis and processing.He frowned, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Original blood potion can only be used in conjunction with a special forging method. This forging method is best practiced from an early age, and a strong potion must be taken regularly in the middle... But I can't guarantee that other half-elves will be successful in practicing the forge and taking the Dream Elixir, nor can I guarantee their safety."

In any case, the source blood medicine must be made first.Giving Dr. Cole the option to proactively cooperate is the best way to achieve this goal.

Sure enough, after hearing Vertok's words, Dr. Cole waved his fist excitedly, "I knew that the forging method you practice every day is a special secret. This brand-new career path does not require a preacher at all, and there are also low-level civilians. The opportunity to become a professional. It's crazy... No wonder, oh no, I'm so excited, I don't know what I'm talking about when I'm excited, and I often slip the tongue."

Vertok tilted his head and looked at him suspiciously, but decided to do the business first, and said, "Anyway, we have to prepare the blood source medicine first and see the effect."

"Yes, yes, yes." Dr. Cole nodded again and again, and said, "Do you still remember the formula of that strong potion? It's best to draw the drug inside like last time, and I'll help you distinguish it."

"Strength potion? It's not necessary either."

Vertok touched his nose, shook his head and said, "I'll think about it, and I'll tell you when I think of it."

(End of this chapter)