science wizard

Chapter 4 The Countess' Denial
Blackstone Castle, main castle, hall.

Because of the unique architectural style of the Middle World, the windows are very small, and only a little sunlight shines in, making the hall look very gloomy and depressing.

Coupled with the scarlet interior, dark red carpet, and many oxidized and darkened silverware, people can't help but feel stuffy.

Li He was a little depressed at this moment, but it was not because of the environment at all.

He squinted at the eldest sister Fiona in front of him, paying attention to every detail of the other person's body, paying attention to the other person's micro expressions, trying to judge whether the other person was lying.

From the point of view of a normal person, Fiona is an amazing girl.

At the age of 19, he has a height of more than 1.7 meters, which is higher than most adult men in the world.With an excellent figure, slender and straight legs, snow-white skin, and an icy temperament, she can be called a frosty beauty.

At this time, the other party stood quietly in front of Li He, his gray eyes were calm and unwavering, and it was completely impossible to see that he was lying.

"I know that the things you applied for should be very useful, and you also attach great importance to your stone house." Fiona opened her mouth and continued to Li He, "But this is the earl's intention, so you must implement it unconditionally." .I'm sorry about that... Lee Hyuk."

"I want to know why." Li He asked, his tone was calm, but he was thinking quickly in his heart.

After he woke up from a "coma" half a year ago, his behavior was completely different from before. The countess didn't say anything about it, which was obviously abnormal.Perhaps, it's not that he didn't express it, but he just wanted to observe what he was going to do.

After observing for half a year, I feel that I understand enough to make a decision.Will it be so?

Li He was thinking about it, and Fiona said: "Do you want to know why... I really can't answer you, the count only asked me to tell you that what you did was just a joke and it didn't make any sense, it's better to return to normal. She also said that if you really have an opinion, you can bring it up to her at dinner, but I personally don't recommend it."

"Okay, I still have things to do, so I'm leaving first." Fiona nodded her head lightly, as a farewell, and turned to leave.

"..." Li He looked at Ofina's back, blinked his eyes, and said to himself: "Dinner, okay..."

For him, it was obviously impossible to give up the research, even if Fiona didn't suggest it, he still had to find a way to solve it.

Moreover, he wanted to know why the Earl made such a decision on him, and why he thought that what he was doing was just a joke and had no meaning.

Is it arbitrary, or is there a special reason?

Thinking about it, Li He stepped to the side and left the hall.

……

In a blink of an eye, night fell.

In the dining room of Blackstone Castle, dinner is almost ready.

This is a rather large room, 12 meters long and eight meters wide, so big that it feels a bit empty.There are scarlet carpets on the ground, old oil paintings on the walls, and a faint smell of moss that can't be dissipated in the air-this is almost the symbolic smell of the castle.

36 darkened silver candlesticks are arranged in random order in the corners, windowsills and tables.The candles were lit, and the flickering dim yellow candlelight dispelled the darkness and illuminated the dining table covered with black tablecloths.

The dining table is more than five meters long and placed in the center of the room, surrounded by more than a dozen green high-backed chairs.

On the left side, sitting Li He, fifth sister Hill, sixth sister Feier and seventh sister Weier.

On the right side, the eldest sister Fiona, the second sister Lunasi, and the third sister Monasa are sitting.

At one end of the dining table, at the head seat, the owner of Blackstone Castle—the Countess of Blood—Elizabeth Gray was sitting upright.

She looked only in her 30s, her skin was extremely fair, even a little pale, and she could barely see any blood.In stark contrast, her extremely bright red lips made one unable to help but suspect that blood would ooze out in the next moment.

At this time, the countess was wearing a dark blue dress, sitting quietly on the seat, closing her eyes and meditating.

After a long time, I opened my eyes.

Amber eyes glanced at everyone in the restaurant without any emotion, and said coldly: "Let's eat."

"Yes."

The maid standing by the wall responded quickly and got busy, bringing the prepared dishes to the table like flowing water.

The dishes are rich and even a little extravagant.

Mushrooms from Gray Rock Mountain, silver shrimp from Emerald Lake, tender reeds from Blackwater Swamp, lamb meat from dry grassland, apple sauce from Lunza... Steaming dishes quickly filled the table.

Many foods are not produced locally, but transported from distant places.The transportation cost is several times higher than the food itself.

This may be acceptable, but what is more special is the bowl of soup that is placed in front of each person at the end.

"Remember to drink the soup." The countess specifically reminded.

After hearing this, Li Hyuk looked down at the soup in front of him, and found that it was a bowl of fish soup.

It looks very ordinary, but the fish inside is very strange, only the size of a thumb, the whole body is light green, the head of the fish is drooping, floating quietly in the milky white soup.Using a spoon to turn the fish over, a horrifying scene appeared, with a human face on the head of the fish.

A woman's face, about 20 years old, full of resentment, eyes full of extreme hatred.

Li He raised his eyebrows slightly.

This is obviously not an ordinary fish. It should be a demonized creature. The countess had had other demonized creatures cooked before, such as a two-headed snake and a one-eyed frog, but none of them were as scary as this time.

Wei'er, Fei'er and the others next to him saw the hideous human face on the fish's head one after another, and they were all a little frightened. A timid person like Wei'er even exclaimed.

"It's human!"

The count raised his eyelids lightly, unable to see any emotional fluctuations, and explained lightly: "The one in your bowl is a ecstasy fish, which comes from a far away place. According to legend, it is a woman who was cheated of her feelings. After jumping into the lake and dying, the ghost attached to the ordinary turned into fish.

Of course, the legend is just a legend, without any truth. This fish looks a bit scary, but it is still very good for your body. It can slightly increase your strength and endurance. Eat it. "

After hearing the earl's words, the surprised people had the courage to eat it.

Li He scooped up the ecstasy fish with a spoon, brought it into his mouth and bit it lightly, biting off half of it.Noticed a faint light blue liquid flowing out from the fracture.

Fish blood is blue?The thought flashed through his mind.

Generally speaking, biological blood is mostly red because the blood contains hemoglobin that transports oxygen.Hemoglobin contains iron ions that, when combined with oxygen, form bright red oxyhemoglobin, giving blood its bright red color.

But if the blood is not hemoglobin, but hemocyanin is different.Hemocyanin does not contain iron ions but copper atoms.When two copper atoms (Cu) combine with one oxygen molecule (O2), an oxidized copper ion (Cu2+) is formed to give blue color.

The oxygen-carrying effect of hemocyanin will be significantly reduced under high-temperature conditions, and it is generally only suitable for biological low-temperature oxygen-carrying, so it mostly exists in cold and low-oxygen molluscs, and it is really rare in fish.

So, this ecstasy fish contains hemocyanin?Or another blue substance?Is it this substance that causes the fish head to mutate, showing the face of a vicious woman?

Li He thought about it, and without much hesitation, he put the other half of the fish into his mouth and swallowed it together.

The taste of the ecstasy fish is slightly cool, and as it enters the stomach, it can clearly feel like a piece of ice slipping in, and the whole body can't help but tremble.

After that, a salty and wet taste similar to seaweed came up, filling the whole mouth, and getting stronger and stronger.

The process lasted for about two or three seconds, and when it was almost unbearable, a woman's scream sounded in his head, the sound was so loud that it almost pierced the eardrum, and the whole body was shocked.

Afterwards, the sound dissipated, and the salty and wet smell dissipated.

A hot current gushed out from the lower abdomen and quickly spread throughout the whole body, making the whole body warm and quite comfortable. At the same time, I felt that my body was really a little bit stronger.

Wonderful ecstasy fish... Li He thought to himself.

At this moment, the count suddenly spoke and asked.

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