Ancient God Library

Chapter 171 Pearl Processing Factory

Facing Romon's suggestion, Elise thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Everything is up to you."

She didn't talk about pay or anything.

Right now, she really has nothing to give to Romon.

Giving rewards is nothing but empty talk. It’s not bad to wait until you have the ability in the future, and then repay it slowly.

Anyway, the two of them know their personalities very well, so they won't have differences because of these small issues.

Swana took her own men to clean up the battlefield.

The dark tide will deceive a lot of people, and the gold and silver treasures that were searched around were all confiscated by Swana in the end. The harvest they came out this time can be said to be extremely good.

As for giving back to the victim or something, think about it.

There were a few people who wanted to go to Swana to get some money back. Her original words were that although the Bureau of Investigation has the responsibility to resolve extraordinary incidents, it has done their best to rescue these people. Solving incidents and saving people are never interrelated. thing.

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The returning ship began to whistle and white steam rose.

The people who made the sacrifices before were being treated by doctors, but many of them had extensive burns on their skin, and even if they were healed, they would have permanent scars.Most of the evil priests need to use blood and life to attract strange attention. The sacrifice of cattle, sheep and pigs is not impossible, but the effect is much worse.

Therefore, cultists like to sacrifice human lives.

Moreover.

In this era, homeless people are everywhere, but cattle and sheep are not so easy to find.

The rescued people had expressions of pain on their faces, and the atmosphere on the ship's deck was frozen.

It was already late at night when she returned to Jianhai again, and Elise had nowhere to go, so she could only temporarily stay at Romon's house.

Silent all night, early the next morning.

Elise put on clean plain clothes and sat in the living room, breathing quietly, with a faint white light looming on her body.

The little black cat next to her looked at her in surprise, her expression full of humanity.

Wait until Romon wakes up.

The two went out for breakfast, and then went to the "Jianhai Housing Rental Association."

Because house leasing is a very common thing, this association was jointly established by several big real estate and big land aristocrats. With strong financial endorsement, it has now become the largest rental association in Jianhai, with the most houses in its hands. Luo Meng The yard where I live now is also found in this association.

"Hello sir, what kind of room do you want to rent?"

At the front desk of the association, the experienced receptionist glanced at Romon and Elise vaguely, made a general assessment of their relationship, and had a fairly intuitive impression of their financial resources.

Probably a middle-class couple.

Dress well and look young.The two did not hold hands, and it seemed that they were in the communication stage, and there was no substantial progress.Now come out to rent, maybe just to go a step further.

The receptionist felt that she had guessed a lot, and quickly recommended several suitable rooms according to their situation.

In the end, Elise chose a set of detached houses that are not particularly expensive, but have a good environment.Just by the junction of Bauhinia District and Queens District, there is nothing to say about public security and the environment.

The two also went on a field trip to the house, a small detached house with a separate kitchen and bathroom.

The floors and walls are spotlessly cleaned, the living room area is not small, and there are sofas, coffee tables and other furniture.

Everything was arranged properly, and it was time for Romon to go about his business.On Elise's side, as long as she reaches the third level, she can go to the Knights of Dawn and develop slowly, and that is her path.

Luo Meng took the rail train back to the academy, and continued to read books in the Amethyst Library, accumulating his academic qi.

After a week like this.

An unexpected guest took the initiative to come to the door, making Romon overjoyed.

It was the big profiteer Rudolph!
It is very troublesome for outsiders from Saint Amethyst College to come in, so I asked him to meet at Amethyst Square.As for the purpose of the visit, the other party didn't make it clear, but mentioned it very vaguely, so that he could get the specimen of the spirit-sucking monkey at a cheap price.

When Romon came to the Amethyst Square, in a box called the Dragon Hunting Tavern, he saw Rudolph who looked like a profiteer.

The other party was a lot haggard, and his face was a little pale.

It looked like he wasn't having a good time during this time.Drinks have been ordered on the table, good dishes have been placed, and the attitude is countless times more enthusiastic than last time.

"Mr. Rudolph, do you have anything to do with me?" Romon sat down beside him, "Are you going to sell the specimen of the spirit-sucking monkey at a cheap price?"

With an embarrassed smile on Rudolph's face, he said to Romon: "Brother Romon, I didn't think carefully about what happened last time. Ten thousand gold pounds is indeed too expensive. Well, five thousand gold pounds, this is what I bought back then. For the price, it's like selling your brother's favor."

Five thousand gold pounds is indeed a fairly reasonable price.

The scarcity of spirit-sucking monkeys, coupled with the fact that they are Tier [-] exotic beasts, is not unacceptable for them to be more expensive than ordinary Tier [-] materials.

However, if Rudolph took the initiative to mention this, there must be a problem.

Maybe there is something to ask for.

So Romon naturally couldn't agree, "Mr. Rudolph, if you have anything, just say it."

Rudolph looked a little embarrassed, and after thinking about it, he sighed: "There are indeed some things, I have a pearl processing factory, and I usually process some pearl jewelry, but just a while ago, several people died in the factory. I went to check it myself last week and still haven't found a problem.

After that, I hired several second-order awakeners, and even a third-order.

As a result, not only did they not find the murderer, but they were seriously injured in a daze, and they didn't even know what their opponent looked like.

I really have no choice, so I want to gather a group of people to completely solve the hidden dangers of the factory. "

Luo Meng asked with a smile, "Don't you go to the Bureau of Investigation for this kind of thing? Don't you go to the police?"

Rudolph looked embarrassed and said: "Several people died. If reported to the Bureau of Investigation, the factory would be shut down for at least half a year, and in the end, it might be shut down directly. Many people rely on the factory for food. If it closes down, our lives will be lost. It's sad. And I've temporarily stopped work now, and I won't resume work until the danger is resolved."

Romon understood instantly.

The incident of this guy's death in the factory has not been reported, but has been concealed, and he wants to solve it himself.

"I paid double compensation to the families of the deceased, and properly placed their bones. As long as the situation in the factory is resolved, there will be no problems." Rudolph explained again.

Romon thought about it for a while, and then said, "So, you want me to help you?"

"Yes! As long as the trouble is solved, I will sell you the specimen of the spirit-sucking monkey for [-] pounds, Mr. Romon, do you see?" Rudolph's eyes were filled with anticipation.

Luo Meng said with a smile: "A third-order awakener, plus so many second-orders, did not catch the murderer, but was seriously injured, you can imagine how dangerous the enemy is. It is a bit too much to use this specimen to send me away. Are you bullying people?"

Although the spirit-sucking monkey is rare, if no one buys it, it is a useless corpse.

And as far as Romon knew.

There are really not many awakening systems involving the use of spirit-sucking monkey materials, and even the fourth- and fifth-level awakeners rarely use this material.

For Rudolph, a specimen may just be a collection observation.

But if something goes wrong at his factory, it affects the foundation.Now he came to ask for help, the positions of the two had been called, and Romon took the initiative.

"How is it, Mr. Romon?"

"It's not very good. If you are willing to use the specimen of the spirit-sucking monkey as a reward, I can consider it. But now, under this condition, it is impossible."

Rudolph obviously did not expect that Romon would refuse so decisively, and he was even darker than him if he wanted to take this specimen directly.

He opened his mouth wide for a while, then hesitated: "Let me think about it."

Romon is not in a hurry. Although he is in a hurry to prepare his own potion, entanglement with this old profiteer must not make him hold his mind.

I went back like this for three days, and on May [-]th, it was the day when spring went to summer.

In the summer of Jianhai, there is nothing to feel, but the thick clouds floating in the sky are thinner, and the sun can be seen on a sunny day.Romon lived a step-by-step life every day. On Sundays, he went to the Ligeia Club to go fishing and grow flowers, and he lived a good life.

In this case, Rudolph came again, and agreed to Romon's terms.

The requirement is to completely resolve this matter, and then pay after the end.

The two signed an order contract, and Romon readily agreed.

in this way.

In the early morning of May NO.18.

Romon came to the Jianhai Industrial Zone and met Rudolph outside his pearl factory.In addition to him, the other party also invited several helpers.

They are all third-order awakeners.

An old man dressed in black with dry, cracked skin on his face.

A middle-aged woman in a long velvet coat.

A taciturn strong man.

There is also a young man in formal clothes with a smile on his face all the time.

Counting Romon and Rudolph himself, there are a total of six third-order awakeners!I don't know how much this guy paid to invite such a luxurious lineup.

The area of ​​this pearl processing factory was also huge, which shocked Romon.

There are several individual factories alone, and the combined area of ​​other facilities is almost the same as that of a university campus.

Some of the factories were indeed shut down completely, as Rudolph said, but others continued to work, with workers at work.

This is completely different from what Rudolph said before.

Without waiting for Romon to ask.

The old man in black next to him was the first to be dissatisfied: "Rudolph, you didn't say that before you came here. You said that there are no ordinary people here, and work has long since stopped. Why are there still people in these factories?"

It becomes more troublesome to have ordinary people around them.

The rest of the third-order awakeners also showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

Rudolph hurriedly explained: "The factories that were in the accident have all stopped, and none of the factories that are currently under construction have died."

Several people's minds immediately became alive.

The old man in black asked in a deep voice, "So, there are not many factories we need to inspect? Can you be sure that the murderer is in those factories?"

Rudolph nodded and said: "Every time the murders take place in these factories, the last time my people were attacked, it was also here. The most important thing is the area behind us. I have already evacuated all the workers. come out."

After hearing this, a few people nodded and decided to start action now.

Everyone's time is precious, and no one wants to waste it here.The six people were divided into three groups, and they went to inspect the workshops in twos and twos.A person is a little dangerous, but with two third-order awakened partners together, everything will be much easier.

Each group of them has a flying star talisman for communication.

Imported goods from Fanxing Church, within ten miles of each other, two people holding a flying star amulet can inject spiritual energy into the amulet. Although they cannot transmit specific information, they can know the precise location of the other party when they ask for help.

Romon and the old man in black happened to be in a group. The other's name was Garfiel and he was a wizard.

This is the first time Romon has met a wizard in reality.

He is very interested in this profession, after all, the first guy in the Beyonder world to cheat him is a wizard.

The two came outside the factory.

Garfiel didn't go in, but took out two tortoise shells from the black pocket he was carrying: "Don't worry, let me do the math first, if you rush in like this, there's nothing you can do when you encounter danger. "

Romon agreed with his cautious behavior.

I saw Garfiel put the two tortoise shells in his hands, swaying and colliding with each other, and then a large crack appeared on the tortoise shell.

He seriously interpreted the meaning of the crack.

In the end, after waiting for more than ten minutes with no result, Romon couldn't help but ask, "Master Garfiel, how is your interpretation?"

The old man in black sighed: "There is a certain danger, but it can be avoided. It is not particularly big, as long as the two of us are careful, there should be no problem."

Seeing this, the two did not stay much longer, and walked into the factory together.

Once in.

They smelled a very strong seafood smell.

Luo Meng had previously learned that the practice of pearl handicrafts in this era was based on artificially cultured mussels. Therefore, in general professionally farmed factories, the number of mussels is extremely large, and the situation here is no exception. There are various kinds of mussels on both sides. The mussels lay in the sink, and the water change pipe next to it was bubbling.

Garfiel used all kinds of sorcery and divination along the way, but in the end he didn't find anything.

The two could only proceed step by step, checking for danger in the complex environment of the factory building.

Drainage channels, pipes, tanks for raising mussels, and all kinds of sundries are piled up in this dark factory, the ground is moist, and the air is full of wet moisture.

The two checked the rooms one by one and found nothing unusual.

"Not right."

Just during this step-by-step investigation, Romon suddenly showed a strange look on his face: "Garfiel, do you remember how long we've been in? Look around, is the water vapor much denser than when we came in just now? It's all turned into white mist!"

Hear what Romon said.

The black-faced old man's expression changed, and he hurriedly took out the two tortoise shells and counted them over and over again. As a result, after throwing them a few times, the tortoise shells exploded directly in his hands.

"Ominous omen!"

Garfiel couldn't hold his mind any longer, and cried out.

Luo Meng turned on his spiritual vision and observed the thick white fog around him. After such a delay, the white fog in the factory became several times thicker, and he couldn't even see the place a few meters in front of him.

Garfiel pinched a mark in his hand, took out a small amount of black ash from his pocket, and blew it on his mouth.

wow.

A flame rose from his hand.

It's just that the flame was quickly extinguished in the thick fog, and the moist moisture in the air prevented the flame from igniting.

Garfiel looked a little embarrassed: "Wait, I'll try other witchcraft."

He rubbed out a bright crystal ball with his hands.

As a result, the crystal ball only had a few seconds of effect in his hand, and it was quickly extinguished.

This time Garfiel was completely embarrassed.

Even Romon was particularly speechless. How could these third-order wizards have all kinds of abilities like playing acrobatics, only comedy.

Seeing that the thick fog was getting worse and worse, the two quickened their pace.The environment here is so bizarre that the cause of the problem must be found as soon as possible.

The two checked the room from room to room, but they did not find the source of the extraordinary power. Instead, the white mist in the air was getting thicker and thicker.Luo Meng wanted to exit the factory first, but the two of them wandered around, but in the end they found that they couldn't get out no matter what.

It's obviously a big place like this, but the two of them are abruptly lost.

Garfiel took out a pocket watch again, and after divination for a long time, he couldn't find a way to leave. The old wizard's methods hardly had any effect.

Facing Romon's suspicious eyes.

Garfiel's black face flushed, and he had to show his real skills.

Looking at a ritual spirit formation he drew on the ground, Romon looked strange: "What is this?"

"Spirit Summoning Ceremony!"

Garfiel's eyes were full of confidence: "I'll ask a pathfinder to come out, let's get out of here first."

After the ceremony was completed, he directly injected spiritual energy into it, and a dazzling light lit up. As the ritual spiritual formation burned out, a dull-headed monster with a dark body appeared.

It's half human height, humanoid, kind of like Gollum from the movie Lord of the Rings.

After the wayfinding spirit came out, it cooed several times, and then headed towards the dense fog.

Seeing this, Garfiel quickly motioned for Romon to follow.

This time the other party's means finally came into play, and the two returned to the door of the factory building, but there was still a thick fog outside the door.

Not only this factory, but the entire pearl handicraft factory is shrouded in this dense fog.

And it was getting dark.

They entered the factory in the morning. The two felt that it had not been long in the factory, but it was already dark when they came out.

There is no news of the remaining two teams so far.

The surroundings were quiet, and in the thick white mist, there seemed to be a human-devouring beast hidden, waiting for the prey to appear.

Just then.

Garfiel suddenly let out a strange cry, feeling that he had been bitten on the back of his neck, and Romon looked carefully at the back of his neck, and it was indeed bitten, with a wet slap mark.

The wizard began to panic: "What the hell is it? It's impossible to see it and leave no traces! Emperor Gondor said that everything has traces!"

Luo Meng carefully looked at the lines on the opponent's neck, "This should be a woman's hand. The fingerprints are very clear and delicate. Could it be a water ghost or something?"

"Water ghost?" Garfiel was very unfamiliar with this word.

"It's the person who drowned in the water and turned into an evil spirit." Romon compared the mark on his neck, "It should be trying to strangle you directly, you didn't feel anything just now?"

Garfiel shook his head blankly, and immediately made another handprint, forming a black barrier around his body.After isolating the dense fog, he settled down.

Romon is not very worried about this.

He also felt someone touch him just now, but there was only a little wet trace on his skin, not as exaggerated as Garfiel.

Garfiel's eyes wandered, and he suddenly realized: "We have met a merman! This is a shell farm, where pearls are made, and it is not impossible for a merman to appear!"

(End of this chapter)