Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 492 Medicine

"Fifteen sailors have been recruited. According to your requirements, they are all clean-identified, and retired navy personnel are preferred. However, such people are too difficult to find, and the asking price will be higher."

With one hand on the command knife on her waist and the other stroking her long hair that had been changed in color by the "Ring of Madness", Elaine leaned against the gangway at the bow of the ship and introduced Angel next to her.

"There's still more than half a month left, so you don't have to worry. You can find manpower slowly, but the standards cannot be lowered," Angel emphasized, scanning the sight of the strong and steady sailors on the deck. "It's easy for good people to turn bad, and bad people It is very difficult to get better. If you recruit those who have been pirates, maybe they will recruit their old friends on the second day they go to sea, and they will cooperate with each other to rob your ship."

Angel will teach Elaine all kinds of knowledge he heard from Ireland, the captain of the White Agate, and Danitz, the fourth sailor of the Golden Dream. The latter also worked for several years before being captured by Tracy. of maritime business and fully agree with this.

"In addition, there are several Extraordinaries who have come to sign up. They are not high-ranking and have quite a lot of experience. However, one person's asking price can be as much as seven or eight ordinary sailors. Do we need to keep them?"

"Of course, if you plan to repay the money I invested in one year, it will definitely not be enough to smuggle some goods with just these dozens of sailors and a small boat. You may have to develop some new businesses, such as... robbing pirates. In that case I’m afraid it’s not enough to have you as an extraordinary person.”

Angel had no intention of letting Elaine make money through smuggling from the beginning. This business involves buying off the local garrison in Bayam and managing channels between the two places. The profit is not large, but the risk is not low, and it will inevitably attract the covetousness of pirates, so why not From the very beginning, I focused on the pirates who had bounties attached to them, and made some extra money while trading goods.

Therefore, hiring some extraordinary people is a necessary option. With Elaine alone, Angel doesn't want to wake up one day and find her "red-haired lady" number has been robbed, and the red-haired lady Elaine has been kidnapped and sold to "Disease" Lieutenant General" message.

After some discussion, the two decided to go back to Bayam to meet Dominic, who has been helping Elaine recruit people these days, and asked him to find a few extraordinary people who meet the requirements. The "sailor" path is the best, and the "warrior" path is best. Or "Hunter" would also be nice. Although they are most likely related to the Church of Storms and the military of various countries, and may even be the spies of these forces among the people, for Elaine, who does not intend to become a pirate and rob ordinary ships, it may not be appropriate to absorb such people into the team. bad thing.

After a brief observation, the fat pharmacist laughed.

"Friend, you just came out from the opposite side. You played too crazy last night and you are beyond your capabilities?"

Pushing open the door of the herbal medicine shop, the hooded man immediately closed the door with his backhand and looked around at the interior of the dim shop.

The herbal medicine shop opened near the "Red Theater" doesn't want to hang up its signboard and patronizes customers in a low-key manner. What they sell here is not what I thought... Angel suppressed his smile, closed the curtains, and spoke as a visitor. The identity of the person chatted with Elaine about how to deal with the negative effects of the "Ring of Madness".

Sitting on the hired carriage, Elaine looked at the street scene outside the window and suddenly said.

There are many types of dried medicinal materials and growing herbs, including plants rich in spirituality. He should be a genuine "pharmacist"...

If it can be mixed into a semi-official identity, the income and security will be guaranteed.

"Sonia is the 'divineer' next to him who looks underage? She secretly told me in private that she wanted to join my team to go on an adventure. I was afraid that something would happen to her, so I didn't dare to agree."

"Dispensing the medicine."

The fat boss, who was wearing a black robe and whose black hair seemed to have been unkempt for several days, was lowering his head and writing something in a notebook. There were some regular numbers on it. There was an owl standing on his shoulder, and his bulging eyes were also staring at the notebook. Content.

"Similar to what happened to you, he and Sonia met the 'Witch Sect' and became their targets. I just helped them a little while escaping from the Loen Kingdom."

"The 'provocateur' said he was helping me recruit people for your sake, but he refused to say what you helped him. This makes me very curious."

Elaine's eyes widened in surprise, and her cheeks turned a little crimson.

The hooded man's deep voice sounded, and everyone raised their heads at the same time and looked at the customer.

"Oh my god, underage? Then, then Dominic and her..."

He cast his eyes on the boss behind the counter, was stunned for a second, and then stepped forward.

In the alley diagonally opposite the Red Theater, a sneaky figure wearing a hood and cloak was pushing open the door of a herbal medicine shop without a sign on the roadside. He looked around, ducked, and nimbly slipped into the crack of the door. among.

……

Angel replied calmly, looking out the window as well, and then quietly moved away - the carriage happened to pass by the "Red Theater". This is the largest brothel in Bayam and even the entire Rhoad Islands. Although it is not open during the day, there are still many brothels at this time. The guests who stayed here the night before left dejectedly from the side door, making the street look very chaotic.

"She is indeed underage, and her parents died at the hands of the Witch Cult when she was in Port Enmat. Dominic is the only one who can take care of her. Now that she has finally gotten rid of everything, this girl should stay in school inside, not on your ship."

Is this something you should be concerned about... Angel cursed and looked out the window again.

The man in front of him stopped moving for a moment and froze in place. The owl on the pharmacist's shoulder hooted and flew up, but because the ceiling of the room was too low, it almost hit it. , flapping its wings and flying around the room.

"How much does one cost?"

After a moment of silence, the man asked in a low voice without answering his question.

"There are the ordinary ones, which are more powerful and less tiring afterwards, and the ones with mummy powder added, which are used by the nobles of Backlund, Trier, and Feneport. Of course, the price is much more expensive... …”

The pharmacist looked up doubtfully and glanced at himself like a frightened bird... then turned back and quickly introduced his product. "The 'pharmacist' kind, the real potion."

The hooded man emphasized, placing his left hand on the counter. The black leather gloves exuded a strange feeling, which made the fat pharmacist swallow his saliva and instantly understood what the other person meant: He knows that I am an extraordinary person. Got it!

"I understand, the best kind, but it costs five... no, four pounds a bottle."

He quickly gave in and showed a diplomatic attitude, but he was still so distressed that the flesh on his face wrinkled up when he made the quotation.

The man withdrew his left hand, reached into his cloak and groped around. Under the fat pharmacist's horrified gaze, he took out a wad of banknotes, counted out 20 pounds and slapped it on the counter.

Secretly breathing a sigh of relief, the pharmacist quickly put away the banknotes, took out five bottles of dark red potion from under the counter, and placed them on the table. The hooded man picked up one bottle, glanced at it briefly, and put it into his bag. It seemed to be very To be familiar with this potion, there is no need to identify the authenticity.

He should buy frequently, but I don’t remember such a terrifying customer at all... The fat pharmacist watched the other party turn back and walk toward the door without saying a word, rolled his eyes, and said:

"Wait a minute," he shouted again when he saw that the other party didn't respond at all, "Wait a minute! Are you an adventurer or...that one?"

He uses "that" to refer to anyone who is inconvenient to show his identity, such as pirates, such as Bayam's punishment agent, these people are all the customers of his shop.

The hooded man paused for a moment.

"I have a commission, and the reward is a full 100 pounds. As long as you help me find someone, my teacher."

When talking about the price, the pharmacist once again frowned in distress.

"Not interested in."

Bang, the door was pushed open and closed, and the sound of rejection came through the crack in the door.

"Oh, it's hard to find someone who looks better at fighting..." The pharmacist sighed in disappointment and looked at the owl that was still fluttering on the ceiling. "Silly bird, come down here and don't break the window." , it rains here every three days!”

"Darkwill, if I were you, I would pack my bags and run away right now. When you laughed at that man just now, he almost wanted to kill you."

The scurrying owl actually spoke human words, with a hint of fear in its tone.

"What? I just said a few words that I say to every customer. These are words that can make them pay happily." Called Darkwill, he moved to Bayam from Backlund. The fat pharmacist exclaimed.

"You may be more suitable for a 'Hunter' potion than a 'Medicine Master'. I heard that when a hunter opens his mouth, people will want to beat them up." The owl finally stopped flying around and returned to Darkwill's shoulder, smashing it. Mouth said.

"And you should be given the 'Soothsayer' potion to help me find the whereabouts of the old man, so that we can leave here as soon as possible!"

He stretched out his hand to slap the bird on his shoulder, but the bird nimbly dodged it.

"No, if there is no news from the old man this month, I will have to move. I have entrusted more than ten adventurers, but none of them have come back..."

boom--

The door was roughly pushed open again, and a thin figure walked in generously. He was wearing a half-high silk top hat and a long windbreaker. His brown eyes under the gold-rimmed glasses were very oppressive, which made the man who was mumbling to himself Darkwill shut his mouth instantly.

"Hello, what do you need?"

Squeezing out a smile, the fat pharmacist rubbed his hands and asked.

"I heard that you have a missing person commission worth 100 pounds?"

"Ah-"

The owl jumped up from his shoulder again and rushed out of the store door that had not been closed.

Watching the other party caressing the not-so-thick exposed left hand at the lower edge of the hat, Darkwill asked blankly:

"Who are you? How did you know I was looking for someone?"

"I just heard what the person who came to buy medicine said, and I am always willing to help others," Klein gently closed the door behind him and forced a smile, "Also, you can call me, Gehrman Sparrow. "

(End of this chapter)