The mage arrives

() Gordon and Duro stood in front of the shop window, watching the pedestrians coming and going on the street outside.

After a while, a group of adventurers passed by "Duro's Treasure Chest".

"The magic potion in this store is relatively cheap. Let's go buy two bottles. The next mission is to cross the rocky cliff. It's best to buy a few bottles of jumping potion just in case."

"What? Don't you know? I heard that the reason why the magic potion in this store is sold cheap is because it is mixed with inferior raw materials, which will cause harm to the body if you drink it. Moreover, if the potion fails at a critical moment, how can it be Don’t you want to be cheated to death? I’d rather spend more money to buy potions from other stores.”

"This is just a rumor. Didn't their medicine sell well a few days ago, and they didn't see any problems."

"This matter has been spread throughout the adventure union. Everyone swears by it. If you don't believe it, in the end, if you really buy a fake potion, you will be the one who suffers."

"In that case, forget it."

The adventurer's conversation clearly reached Gordon's ears.Several adventurers walked through the "Duro's Treasure Chest" and entered the "Hand of Oglo" diagonally opposite.

"I see." Douluo shrugged helplessly, "Because of this rumor, the store's business is very bad today. Not only did not a bottle of magic potion sell, but the sales of other products were also greatly affected. Influence. This is naked slander! This is a great insult to my reputation! If I know who is behind the scenes, I must smash his head!"

"The rumormongers must be caught." Gordon said, "Let's first figure out who we offended, or whose interests were violated, before people use such indecent methods to attack us. .”

Du Luo pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I didn't offend anyone in Clear Water City, I just ran the store honestly. I used to have some enemies when I was an adventurer, but hey...they have to go to the Kingdom of God , or go to the abyss, and definitely won’t come to retaliate against me now.”

"After we started selling magic potions, although it has indeed affected the business of other stores, it is not serious. It is unlikely that we will retaliate against us purely because of commercial interests." Gordon paused, and then said, "It seems that this This thing is mainly directed at me."

He briefly talked to Duro about the conflict of interests between the Freeman family and the Ritter family.The chubby store owner clenched his fists and looked disgusted: "Hey, I hate two kinds of people the most. First, upstarts; second, insidious upstarts. Partners, since they want to deal with you, they must deal with me Himself. Say, what are we going to do?"

Although Gordon guessed that the Ritter family was behind it, it was just a guess, and he needed evidence.In addition, the most urgent task is how to stop the loss.

For a small store like "Duro's Treasure Chest", which has not yet established word of mouth and trust, the harm of rumors is enormous.The business is not good, the income plummets, the income is beyond the means, and the business is closed... Such a result is not what Gordon wants to see.He must take measures to eliminate the adverse effects of rumors as soon as possible.

"Duro, you know a lot of people. I need you to set up eyeliners in the adventurer's guild and the taverns where the adventurers are most concentrated, and find out who is spreading rumors. If you can follow the clues and find the instigator behind the scenes That's even better."

"As for me," Gordon continued, "I have some relationship with the Church of Meridia. I'll see if I can invite a pastor to do a test in public to prove that the medicine in the store is completely authentic and has no poisonous effect. .”

"This is the best way. Let's split up." Douro nodded.

Gordon came to the magnificent Temple of Dawn.Pastor Jack has gotten to know him very well. After Gordon told the other party the purpose of his visit, the pastor readily agreed to Gordon's request: "Although I am not a believer in Bahamut, the Lord of Protection and Truth, I do promote justice. , It is our duty to fight against the evil Xiaoxiao."

Of course, even though he spoke righteously, Gordon could not let the noble pastor do his work for nothing.After promising a labor fee of 15 gold coins, the matter was finally settled.

Early the next morning, a large group of adventurers gathered outside Douro's treasure chest.Douluo spent the night spreading the news, saying that today the priests from the Temple of Dawn will come to conduct tests to prove that the potions produced in the shop are not of inferior quality.In addition, after the test is over, the store will offer a [-]% discount, and the adventurers present can shop as much as they want.

Dressed in a white robe and sprinkled with incense, the dignified Pastor Jack arrived as scheduled under the watchful eyes of many adventurers.The pastor was very attentive to Gordon's request. Not only did he come by himself, but he also brought a divisional captain from the Public Security Department.The division of government functions in this world is relatively rough, not as detailed as in Gordon's world. The Public Security Department is basically a collection of police, industry and commerce, health, and fire departments, so it is normal for them to send people to deal with this matter. .

"Mr. Gordon, this is Captain Anderson." Pastor Jack introduced.

Captain Anderson, with a square face in Chinese characters, a strong figure, and a military look, beat his chest with his left hand, and gave a Ferretton military salute to Gordon: "Dear Mr. Mage, I will definitely try my best to restore your reputation."

With ample money, Gordon has a standard aristocratic demeanor in terms of dress and mental outlook. After seeing the family crest displayed on the mage's robe, Anderson immediately regarded him as the owner of the shop.As for Douluo, it was directly ignored.

Du Luo chuckled and didn't care.As a small shopkeeper and former adventurer, he is naturally not as honorable as a noble mage.Now that Gordon came forward, he was happy to wait and see what happened.

"Dear adventurers, there have been rumors recently that the magic potions sold in this shop use inferior raw materials, which are harmful to the body after use. Today, I invited Pastor Jack from the Temple of Dawn and Captain Anderson from the Public Security Department of Clear Water City. Testify and test the magic potions sold in this shop to prove your innocence."

After saying this, seeing the attention of many adventurers, Gordon nodded to Pastor Jack.

Meridia's followers walked into the store, and in front of many adventurers, took a magic potion from the shelf, and held it up high: "I will cast the magic 'detection poison' on this magic potion." '. If the potion contains any substances that are harmful to the human body, the divine aura will appear green."

Even if most adventurers don't know how to use divine or arcane magic, they still have some understanding.They nodded, expressing their approval of Pastor Jack's words, and then waited for the development of the matter.

Priest Jack held the magic potion in his palm, his face sinking like water, and he whispered Meridia's name.

A milky white divine light washed the magic potion, and after the light dissipated, only a few golden spots were left on the glass bottle.

"The test results have come out. The magic potion sold by Douro's Treasure Chest is completely qualified, and there is no harm to the human body after drinking it." Pastor Jack said loudly.

The adventurers looked at each other, and there were buzzing voices from the crowd.

"Since no toxicity has been detected by the divine technique, it seems that it is really a rumor..."

"Now you can rest assured. Isn't it half price today? It's a huge bargain."

"Hurry up in a while, we must buy a bottle of strength potion!"

All kinds of comments reached Gordon's ears, which made him feel relieved.According to the current situation, the impact of the rumors should be eliminated quickly, and the store's business will return to normal as soon as possible.

"Duro, announce the opening of the store." Gordon laughed.

At this moment, a strange voice suddenly came from the crowd: "Huh! The owner of this store is a noble mage, who knows if the play he invited the priest to perform today is true or not? Maybe he spent money to hire the priest of the temple Come to partner with us to deceive us!"

The adventurers who were eager to go shopping in the store suddenly hesitated again, and countless doubtful eyes were cast on Gordon and others.

Pastor Jack's expression changed immediately, his voice was like a bell, and he sternly reprimanded: "Who is it? Who dares to question Ms. Meridia's brilliance and justice? Stand up!"

"Hey, of course I don't question the great Dawn Lady Meridia. But her priest is a mortal. Mortals make mistakes and fall because of all kinds of temptations."

Duro approached Gordon and asked in a low voice, "Did you find out who was talking?"

"I applied a Pengyu angel's eye to myself, but I still couldn't find the speaker. I felt a weak magic wave in the crowd. I'm afraid that troublemaker used a special magic device to hide his position. "

Instigated by that voice, even Reverend Jack was baptized with questioning eyes.

"The priest of the temple is not a good thing either. I heard that two young boys in Tatar village were raped by the priest last month."

"That is, these pastors are usually high and dignified, but they may be ugly and obscene in private."

Compared with adventurers, the class of temple priests is definitely superior.Not to mention social status and wealth, whenever an adventurer is injured and needs the priest's magical treatment, how often does he not beg and coax, and pay a large amount of gold coins to treat the priest like a master?

The resentment that was usually suppressed broke out completely at this time. The adventurers made all kinds of taunts and insinuations at Pastor Jack, and the situation was about to get out of control.

"Shut up!" Captain Anderson saw that Pastor Jack's face turned livid, and knew that he had to go out.He shouted loudly, his expression as severe as a knife: "Do you know what is the crime of slandering a pastor? If you don't want to go to jail and eat rotten bread, just shut up!"

The ten patrol members behind him pulled out their swords in unison, and the cold light of the blade pierced everyone's heart.

Seeing that the scene stabilized for the time being, the strange voice sounded again: "Hey, what do you want to do this time, the security patrol team who are lackeys of the nobles? What is the truth of the matter? It has not yet been determined. What charges do you want to arrest us? Let me tell you. , adventurers are not those soft-bodied farmers who can be bullied by you!"

These words were like sparks thrown into an oil barrel, and the adventurer's emotions were instantly ignited.

"These guys who got fucked by ogres! I have long disliked the Public Security Bureau, these lackeys of the nobles!"

"Damn, do you want to use weapons? Grandpa is not afraid of playing with swords!"

Brush brush brush brush!

Among the adventurers, dozens of them drew their weapons.For a moment, the atmosphere was tense and ready to explode.