Whispering Poems

Chapter 1170 Oak's Potions and the Writer's Commission

Randall Valley City is located at the southwest end of the Old Continent, and the distance from Tobesk is farther than that of Fort Midhill, so Shad still chooses to use the [Space Maze] to move this time.

And if you go to a city without specific road signs, you need to rely on your own luck to sacrifice the White Stone Crystal.Fortunately, at the end of the year, Grandma Cassandra gave Shad a white stone crystal, and within half a month of rest, he had successfully entrusted Old John to purchase suitable items.That evening, after bidding farewell to the two princesses at the opera, Shad went to Old John's pawn shop.

In the middle of the first month of birth, it still belongs to the deep winter season in Tobesk City. Because of another heavy snowfall a few days ago, only the middle of the street has been cleared for carriages.

On the streets in the depths of winter, only the gas lamps radiate light and heat. Most citizens go to bed early. Even the drunks know that they cannot walk on the streets in this kind of weather. Otherwise, if they fall, they will probably never get up again.

When Shad got out of the buggy in the snow, the lights in Old John's pawn shop were still on.It’s just that when he opened the door and entered, there was no one behind the counter. Xia De hugged the cat, held the cat’s paw and pressed the bell on the counter, and the old man hurried in through the back door:
"Oh, it's Xia De, have you received my letter?"

There was some dust on his body, and he was probably fiddling with his alchemy equipment in the backyard warehouse just now.

"You ask for a relic that temporarily increases your luck and does not have too many negative effects. This is quite troublesome."

The old man took off his sleeves while talking, and then took out his account book from under the counter wearing glasses:

"Let me make sure, must it be a relic?"

"As long as it can temporarily make me lucky. But the relic is the best choice, because the luck I ask for... um... must be quite lucky."

"If it weren't for the fact that your exam week is over, I would have thought you were trying to cheat on the exam."

As Old John said, he took out a black and white photo from the ledger and handed it to Xia De:
"The [Golden Lucky Rabbit's Foot] you used before can't be used often, so I recommend this this time."

He tapped on the photo, and Shad saw it was a conical glass bottle with a shamrock painted in ink on a wet table.

"This is."

"Do you know the old god - Oak God [White Sacred Tree]?"

Papa John asked, and Shad nodded immediately:
"Of course I know. It is also called the tree of luck. It is said that it bestows luck on people."

Last winter, Dr. Schneider's "persecution delusion" patient, Mr. Jims, was a believer in this old god (Note).

"Yes, although the gods are gone, some special magical items still survive into modern times. We know a small group of ring magicians called [The Hermits of the Forest], they worship trees, and keep a , it is said that it is the branch given to mortals by the old god in the Fifth Era. The branch is an extremely powerful magical item, and the juice secreted by the branch can be formulated into a magic potion 'Lucky Potion of the Oak Tree' with a special technique. It can temporarily increase luck."

The old man introduced, and the small bottle in the photo probably contained the medicine.

"Then what is the price of being lucky?"

Xia De asked again, although this is not a relic or a derivative of a relic, he has always known that manipulating fate means accepting the price of fate, and fate is always fair.

Of course, he has also decided to buy this potion, which sounds like a good fit for his request.

"Drinking the potion, you will have a chance to enter the 'Emerald Dream' during the next week of sleep. You probably haven't heard of this, the angel-level relic [Emerald Dream], a real dream that belongs to nature and the earth. Drinking the 'Oak Tree's Lucky Potion', you can visit there for a short time. This is actually the real purpose of this potion. After all, the luck increased by the potion can only last for a very short time, but visiting [Emerald Dreamland], but Under the intrusion of whispering elements, the soul can almost directly get close to nature and get acquainted with the embodied natural spirit, which is an opportunity that many ring warlocks dream of."

When Papa John said these things, Xia De carefully wrote them down:
"Then I will buy this potion, a small bottle is enough, I just need a very short-lived luck, so that I can choose the most suitable one among thousands of possibilities."

"Then I can only wish you luck. This potion can only make you lucky, not what you want."

Old John also made a few notes in the ledger:
"The potion will be sent over the weekend, you can come and get it when you arrive. [The Hermit in the Forest] is currently working with the Church of Nature to restore the environment in the depths of the Pantanal Swamp that was destroyed by evil objects and wars, so they don't I'm short of money, so I can give you a cheaper price, and then add my introduction fee."

He simply calculated:
"Friday, you came here with 132 pounds. Oh, I know this is a high price, and you can even buy a very practical poet-level relic. But you have to know what it means to increase luck with almost no risk, if you are not Come to us, I bet you don't have that chance."

"Father, I know it's a good price."

Xia De touched the cat lying on the counter, carefully turned his head to look at the night outside the window, and then took out a small sealed glass tube from his pocket, the small tube was half the size of a little finger, and the inside was pale pink. liquid:

"This time I want to barter. The relic derivative, a weird essence. Spray it on your body, it will increase your charm for a short time, and after drinking it, you can directly restore your spirit, but it will make you go into heat."

"What? Restoring the spirit?"

The old man raised his head in surprise, and took what was in Xia De's hand.

This is the liquid obtained from the [Pink Perfume Bottle of Desire]. The perfume bottle extracts the passive effect of desire, and it will always be useful as long as it is carried by Shad.The liquid that leaves the perfume bottle, after testing, will gradually decay to ordinary liquid within a week.

Since this item came directly from [Desire], Xia De never thought of exchanging it for money.But considering that there will probably be a lot of expenses recently, so I will take out a few.

In fact, the expired "essence" in his home can almost fill an entire red wine bottle.

"This fragrance will lose its effect over time. Dad, you can take it to a professional to check it, and then give me a quotation."

Xia De pointed to the small bottle:

"I still have a bottle, that's all."

"No problem, if it's really as effective as you say, it's a very valuable item."

The old man nodded, still checking the liquid in the bottle under the light, apparently aroused by the interest.

Since the lucky potion won't be delivered until the weekend, Shad still has some time to prepare for the next adventure and try to clean up Tobesk City's own affairs.

On Thursday morning, Xia De originally planned to go to the Prophet Association to inform Luvia of his recent travel plans, but there was a knock on the door downstairs.When I went downstairs and opened the door, I found that there was a blond-haired lady writer outside the door. Behind me was the scenery of the Saint Teresa Square in deep winter, and a snowdrift as high as a small mountain had piled up next to the central fountain.

"Dorothy, is there something to do so early? Come in quickly. What's the matter, why didn't Rezia tell me last night?"

"Oh, big detective, I'm here this time because I want to ask you something."

She smiled and handed out a business card to Xia De:
"My father's local friends, please ask my father to find you through me, and I want to entrust you to investigate some things."

Shad had recently become famous in Tobesk, so it was only natural to seek him out.And going around such a big circle instead of going to the door in person, of course, is because "Detective Hamilton" was found through acquaintances, so that "Detective Hamilton" can be more attentive.

The business card that Dorothy handed out belonged to Professor Martin of Tobesk St. York College of Letters.St. York College of Letters is the most outstanding department of literature in the local area and even in the entire Kingdom of De La Rion, and Professor Louisa works there.

"You go there in the morning and communicate with Professor Martin first. After the investigation is over, my father also wants to meet you. He has always been very curious about you."

After finishing speaking, he blinked at Xia De, and then bit his lower lip, half expecting and half shy.

Xia De opened his mouth slightly, and then understood:

"No problem, I will solve this matter as soon as possible, but when I go to see your father, how should I dress?"

"Normal attire is fine. He just thinks we are good friends. My father still remembers the birthday present you sent to mother last year, the white fox scarf from Northern County, and I always want to thank you (note)."

Speaking of this, she blushed instead, and the blonde girl waved at Xia De:

"I have something to do later. Remember to make detective records. Maybe this is another good story. After solving this matter, remember to tell me, and I will arrange a meeting between you and your father."

Kissing Xia De's side face lightly, she smiled and left here.

Xia De looked down at the business card again:
"Fortunately, the professor of literature is not folklore or archaeology. What could it be?"

Because he planned to go out, after Dorothy left, Xia De just changed his shoes and went out.Mia originally wanted to stay at home, but Xia De considered that he couldn't keep it at home during the day, so he took it with him this trip. The cat seemed a little unhappy.

St. York College of Letters is located in the northernmost part of the Tobesk University area. It can even be said that from the north wall of the College of Letters, it is already the central city of Tobesk.

Professor Martin had already greeted the school guards in advance, so Shad could enter directly.When I saw the professor, he was writing something in his office full of various books and magazines. When Xia De sat down at the desk, the professor cleared the table and sighed to Xia De:

"Detective Hamilton, I really want to trouble you this time."

　PS1: The doctor's patient refers to Chapter 934.

PS2: The gift refers to Chapter 734.

PS3: Do you have any good opinions on Xia De's [Silver Moon] sublimation language?

　
(End of this chapter)