close to death

"My boss has always disliked being disturbed by strangers, and I have nothing to do about it." The shop owner showed embarrassment.Norton has a very weird temper, and apart from fiddling with his bottles and jars in the laboratory every day, he rarely comes out to meet people.

"Could you please tell me?" I didn't expect that the Norton brand is still very big, but the more such a person is, the more extraordinary his status is.

The store owner still shook his head and sighed. "With all due respect, our boss's temper is really weird, and I can't do anything about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard an earth-shattering loud noise from the back hall of the hall, and a scorching air wave hit, and Ling Yun and the store owner flew out directly.

Half of the roof was blown off, thick smoke billowed and shot straight into the sky.There is a pungent spicy taste in the smoke, which makes people runny nose and tears, as uncomfortable as it is.

Losing more than half of his health, Ling Yun stumbled up from the ground and wiped the burnt black on his face. "Grass! What's going on? Could it be a terrorist attack?"

At this time, the store owner poked his head out from under the counter with a metal alchemy vessel, and said with snot and tears: "Oh, sir, I'm really sorry, there may be another problem in our boss's laboratory."

Problem again?Why add another character?Could it be that there are often problems here?Ling Yun looked at his blood volume, that is to say, he was equipped with top-quality equipment. If he was replaced by those ordinary rookies, he would have been instantly killed by the explosion just now.

"Cough cough cough..." Accompanied by a violent cough, the explosion just now broke a big hole in the wall, and at this moment a dark object crawled out of the hole.

His whole body was scorched black and his appearance was hard to distinguish, his clothes were torn, and the outside was scorched and the inside was tender.In addition to the spicy smell, there is a faint aroma of barbecue.

Is this a human or a ghost?Or a goblin monster running out of the wild?

Ling Yun was carefully identifying the black figure, panting heavily, leaning against the counter next to it. "Oh, the experiment failed again. Fortunately, there is an angel guardian potion, otherwise this old bone will be buried."

"Boss, are you okay?" The store owner hurried forward to help him up.

"Ahem, it's okay, I can't die yet." With support, she slowly stood up and sat on the chair next to her.He spoke very calmly, and it seemed that he was already used to such thrilling things, and he was not surprised.

owner?Could he be the alchemist Norton he was looking for?

Regardless of the danger just now, Ling Yun got up and came to him. "I think you are Master Norton?"

"Oh? Young man, how did you know me?" Norton took a sip of water. Although he couldn't see his expression clearly, his tone seemed surprised.With the appearance in front of him, not to mention others, even he could barely recognize himself.

Ling Yun smiled slightly and said: "I don't know, today we are meeting for the first time. It is a great honor to meet Master Norton. I have something very important to ask for your help." Even though he said that, he cursed secretly : Sansheng is lucky, I was almost killed by the bomb just now.

"Go find some people to clean up the store, and close the business today." Norton turned to the store owner and said to Ling Yun, looking at Ling Yun with an apologetic face. "Young man, this is not a place to talk, let's find a place to talk."

Follow Norton up to the back of the store, where there is a big courtyard.But now the ground is still in a mess, and there is a big pit with a radius of ten meters on the ground to the east.Fortunately, there is another house on the north side of the courtyard, which is actually made of reinforced concrete and steel plates, obviously just in case.

"Young people sit down casually, I'm going to change clothes." There were still a few rooms in the house, and Norton turned around and disappeared.

Looking around, the furnishings in the room are very simple.There are several tables and chairs, and there is a super-large bookshelf next to it, which is densely packed with thousands of sets of books.Many of the books were yellowed and obviously aged.

There were several books on the table, Ling Yun casually flipped through them. "Phantom Alchemy Encyclopedia", "Phantom Alchemy Materials Encyclopedia", "On the Development of Future Alchemy Production". ． ． ． ． ．

Ling Yun felt a headache when he saw it, so he hurriedly put it aside.

"Hehe, young man has been waiting for a long time." Norton came out of the room at this time, and now he changed his clothes, and after washing up, he immediately made people's eyes shine.

It was a hale and hearty old man, not tall, with pointed ears, and he was actually an elf NPC.He couldn't tell his age, his beard and hair were already gray, and half of them were blown away by the explosion just now.

"Master is too polite." Ling Yun hurriedly saluted. "I'm here this time to help you with something very important."

"What's the matter? Tell me what you have to say." Norton spoke very easy-going, obviously feeling a little sorry for what happened just now.

"The village head of Xinshou Village on the [-]th was turned into a black cat. He asked me to come to you and ask if there is any way to restore his original appearance."

Norton took a deep breath and raised his head thoughtfully. "Transformation? Could it be a transformation potion? The problem is a bit tricky."

"What's the matter, is it difficult?" Seeing Norton's troubled expression, Ling Yun was at a loss.After all, it is an S-level task, and it cannot be completed so easily.

"Well," Norton nodded, looking at the bookshelf. "You must know that the formula of the transformation potion has been extinct on the mainland for many years, and it is even more difficult to undo the transformation. The only way is to find the formula of the transformation potion, and then I can develop a solution. "

Ling Yun only felt his scalp tingling, he wouldn't let me find the formula, would he?The fantasy world is so big, where can I find it?

"But I know that someone seems to know the whereabouts of the transformation potion formula, and that's just by chance." Norton seemed to remember something. "However, I don't know if he is willing to help."

Ling Yun regained his energy immediately, now that he knew the whereabouts of the formula, it would be easier to deal with future problems. "Who? Can I see if I can help?"

"The city lord of Devil City, I heard him mention it in the bar, but I didn't pay attention to it at the time. The transformation potion is not very effective, and very few people use it."

Ding! Complete the second round of S-level mission Resident Evil, reward experience [-], and reputation value [-].

Ding! The third ring of the S-level mission Biohazard was opened, and I got the news of the transformation potion formula from the Lord of the Demon City.

Santo?Well, there just happened to be a mission to find him, so we did it together this time.But this task is really weird, it can't always make people run around to find someone, right?At this time, Ling Yun's drunkenness has basically gone. "Well, I'm going to ask."

After chatting casually with Norton for a while, seeing that there was no valuable information, Ling Yun got up to leave.The shops outside are still being repaired, and it is estimated that it will take a few days to resume operations.

I found an NPC to inquire about the exact location of the Lower City Lord's Mansion, and walked straight to the destination.Passing through the street, the eyes suddenly feel much wider.That was the square of Devil City, and a large group of players had already gathered in the square at this time.