Chapter 26: Tooth of Hidden Mist

The lively stall instantly became cold.

The young stall owner seemed to be hit a bit, and after being dejected for a long time, he raised his head again, and was surprised to find that there was still a person standing in front of his stall.

A teenager who was not old and dressed simply.

The young stall owner's memory was okay, and after a slight stun, he recognized that Gao De was one of the people who were watching the excitement just now.

"There is no excitement to watch, why don't you leave?" The young stall owner curled his lips, but didn't give Gao De a face.

Gao De smiled at the young stall owner and said:

"I'm not here to watch the excitement."

"Huh?"

Gao De pointed to the copper object that caused the quarrel just now, and said sincerely: "4 Saint Xi En gold coins, sell?"

Gao De was really sincere.

Because his entire net worth was 4 gold and 15 silver.

The young stall owner pondered for a while, did not reply immediately, but stared at Gao De's face, which still had some childishness, and asked: "You don't think I'm lying to you?"

"Although the rune patterns are worn out, it can still be seen that the complete runes should be quite incredible." Gao De looked at the copper object a few more times and confirmed.

The young stall owner was silent for a while, and finally picked up the copper object and handed it to Gao De, "Deal."

Gao De didn't drag his feet, and decisively took out three Saint Xi En gold coins and twenty Three-Leaf Flower silver coins and handed them to the young stall owner.

Looking at the zero-and-whole gold coins and silver coins in his hand, the young stall owner hesitated, sighed, and said again:

"To tell you the truth, this copper object is called the Tooth of Hidden Mist. When it was complete and undamaged, it was a 1st-circle magic alchemy creation that could release the 1st-circle spell Hidden Mist, but the spell runes were accidentally worn out in a battle."

"So the sentence I just said that if it is repaired, selling it for sixty or seventy Saint Xi En gold coins is not bragging, it is indeed not bragging."

The average price of a 1st-circle supernatural item is generally 65 gold coins.

Gao De didn't look too excited, because the stall owner said so, there must be a follow-up.

Sure enough.

"It's just... my father once found an enchantment repairer, and after checking, the enchantment repairer found that the place where the spell runes of this Tooth of Hidden Mist were worn out was the core rune."

"Wanting to repair it well is almost equivalent to re-engraving the spell runes, which is beyond his ability, so this matter was left unsettled."

"So, wanting to repair it is not a simple matter."

"I see you are not well-off, if you regret it, this transaction will be counted as nothing."

The young stall owner's expression was a bit helpless and a bit annoyed.

"It's okay, if you really can't find a way to repair it, I'll keep it as a collection." Gao De's peaceful voice sounded.

The young stall owner was stunned and hadn't reacted yet.

Gao De got the item he liked, and plus he was strapped for cash, so he had no intention of continuing to wander, and walked away.

Medicine Garden.

In front of the brown-black door.

Gao De, who just came back from the town square, knocked on the door lightly.

"Cough... come in." The familiar voice of Magic User Seda mixed with coughing came from the door.

Gao De hurriedly pushed the door open.

Magic User Seda sat in front of the raw wood long table, facing him.

Seeing Magic User Seda, Gao De was startled.

In just over ten days, Magic User Seda's state seemed to be like a serious illness, and his complexion was pale to the extreme.

The original Magic User Seda, although his complexion was gray, was not as pale as death as he is now, with almost no blood color in his face.

Gao De suppressed the questions and restless movements in his heart, hurriedly stepped forward to give Magic User Seda a salute, and then respectfully handed over the receipt from Phil Magic Potion Shop with both hands, his head buried deep.

"Magic User Lord, today I sent the magic potions accumulated in the medicine garden these days to the city. This is the receipt brought back."

"Put it on the table... cough." Magic User Seda's voice also sounded powerless. But Gao De didn't dare to show the slightest disrespect.

He carefully placed the receipt on the raw wood long table, then stood respectfully on the side, waiting for Magic User Seda to speak.

Magic User Seda was expressionless, his eyes half-open and half-closed, looking at Gao De, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a few breaths, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a sharp light shone in his turbid eyes.

"Have you been leaving the medicine garden frequently recently?"

Gao De was startled in his heart, and the next moment he reacted, his face changed greatly, showing a panicked expression of being caught.

He clenched his hands, his face full of panic and shame, "Magic User Lord, I... it is my mind that is not right, indulging in the prosperity of the city, wasting daily cultivation..."

Magic User Seda stared at Gao De, who was repenting, weighing something.

"Magic User Lord, I will definitely return to the right track in the future, please forgive my ignorance and indulgence," Gao De said a few more nice and flattering words.

But Magic User Seda didn't care, gave a sinister laugh, and looked at Gao De's performance with a mocking gaze.

"I don't care if you are diligent in cultivation or not; I only care if you delay my affairs."

"Magic User Lord, I guarantee that I have absolutely not delayed work, please Magic User Lord, be clear!" Gao De's heart surged with uneasy emotions.

The next instant, Magic User Seda had already reached out and grabbed Gao De.

Gao De knew it was not good, subconsciously wanted to resist and dodge, but immediately calmed down again, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not take action.

It's not time to turn against each other yet.

Magic User Seda's hand clamped Gao De's wrist like an iron pincer, with mana surging inside, bringing Gao De deep-to-the-bone pain.

"Do you know that I have been researching the formula for the psychic potion for a full ten years? Listen clearly, not ten days, not ten months, but ten years!" Magic User Seda said grimly, his voice full of murderous aura.

"Now that I am finally close to success, at such a juncture, I absolutely cannot tolerate any accidents!"

"You kid has a crooked mind, running to the city every three days, and you don't have any real skills, you will get into trouble sooner or later."

"I tell you, if it were someone else, they would die if they died. It's just the life of an apprentice. I know that none of you really treat me as a mentor. It doesn't matter, I don't care, because I really didn't treat you as apprentices."

"But you are different. Even if you die, you can only die under my magic potion," Magic User Seda's expression became more and more ferocious, almost roaring at Gao De, "Do you know!"

With Magic User Seda's fierce expression, the pain Gao De felt at his wrist became more and more piercing. He struggled to answer with a trembling voice: "I know..."

Through the 【Interrogation】 spell, Magic User Seda, who learned that Gao De was not lying, stopped his spell.

And Gao De had already sweated all over because of the severe pain, soaking his clothes.

He bit his lip tightly, unable to keep his heart like water at all.

A soul from modern society, encountering such a thing where someone clearly prepared to take his life and still threatened him in every way, couldn't accept it in his heart.

But he understood that no matter whether he was begging or angry, he couldn't change the other party at all, and could only force himself to continue to endure.

"From today on, until the medicine test, you are not allowed to leave the medicine garden again, and the potions don't need to be sent to the medicine shop for the time being."

Magic User Seda was very satisfied with the huge pressure he brought to Gao De.

"I understand, Magic User Lord." In front of Magic User Seda's powerful strength, Gao De bit his teeth and surrendered.

Hearing Gao De's words of surrender, Magic User Seda let out a long breath of stuffiness that had been suppressed in his heart these past few days.

When things came to a head, his nervousness and pressure were actually no less than Gao De, who was plotting "rebellion."

"Retire." Magic User Seda waved his hand.

Gao De gave another salute, and then retired.

He knew very well that the current Magic User Seda didn't care at all whether he was polite and respectful to him.

But Gao De still made a respectful gesture, never letting Magic User Seda see half of his intention to resist.

He knew that he must never let Magic User Seda be on guard.

Originally, the strength of the two was far apart, and if he wanted to resist successfully, the most important winning chance was "surprise."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 27 =====