Chapter 1551: Miss Pharmacist

"Then let's check the goods first."

Xia De took out the Mountain Copper. When he got this metal from the mirror, the volume was about half the size of a palm. Considering that he might need Mountain Copper in the future, Xia De used 【Night Watchman】 to cut it into two pieces, the smaller one left in the basement, and the larger one brought here.

"Such a precious item, actually brought directly in the pocket, you are really interesting."

The female sorceress gave a simple evaluation, let Xia De put the metal on the table, and then she reached out to take it herself. When checking the metal, she did not take off her gloves. Seeing that one side was unusually flat, she even asked Xia De:

"What method did you use to cut it? With the hardness of Mountain Copper, most spiritual weapons and relic-level weapons below the Keeper level are difficult to leave such a smooth cutting surface."

"This cannot be said."

So the lady who was unwilling to introduce her name did not ask again, but checked the metal more carefully.

Due to the special nature of Mountain Copper, in fact, as long as you use simple miracles to test hardness, ductility, and spiritual conductivity, you can easily test the authenticity and purity of this metal.

But due to the various strange miracles of Ringed Shushi, even if these tests are passed, it is possible that high-level illusions or alchemy created the illusion, so Xia De understood the lady's attitude of careful inspection, just felt puzzled that she still refused to take off her gloves.

For a long time, until Xia De finished drinking three cups of tea, the female sorceress put down the metal:

"No problem, the purity is quite good. I think this should not be Mountain Copper obtained through normal channels, but a reward given by relics or high-dimensional existences, otherwise there is no reason for such high purity."

Xia De did not explain:

"Lady, I see you don't have the intention to talk to me in detail either, let's just say it directly. Although metals like Mountain Copper and Mithril are rare, the market price is almost fixed. I hope to use this metal to learn as much as possible about Green Lake Town and the Edwards family."

He pointed to his goods:

"Please speak, the value of this Mountain Copper will end after we finish talking. Everyone is an old acquaintance of Grandma Natalie, and there is no need to bargain too much about the value of information."

The female sorceress opposite the table frowned and considered for a while:

"What exactly do you want to know?"

This was indeed a very key question, and what Xia De wanted to know was indeed a lot.

Among them, regarding the "Sun, Moon, and Stars" pattern that appeared many times, one had to find all members of the Edwards family to know the meaning; regarding the white fog in the center of Green Lake, Xia De also wanted to know the truth, which might be related to the Chosen One; as for the elixir of immortality, this was not an important thing, but what the Edwards family did back then was very important:

"I want to know how many surviving descendants the Edwards family still has."

The female sorceress looked at him:

"Don't know."

Xia De could not judge whether this was the truth or a lie, so he changed a question:

"Hohnheim, Edward, Alphonse, and Maria, the four people who left Green Lake Town 128 years ago, are they all still alive?"

"You know quite a lot."

The female sorceress said, shaking her head slightly:

"I can be sure that the three brothers have passed away, Maria Edwards is not clear. When she left Green Lake Town 128 years ago, the girl was only eleven years old, and she must have changed her surname after growing up and marrying, which is very difficult to find."

She was right. At least the next generation of the three brothers' descendants probably still retained the surname "Edwards."

"That's good, the first effective clue you gave me: the three brothers who experienced the destruction of Green Lake Town 128 years ago have passed away."

Xia De nodded:

"The second question, what exactly destroyed Green Lake Town? I have my own information sources in the church, but the church's records are very vague, only mentioning the poisonous fog that rose and covered the island, and the ship took 139 townspeople on the island and escaped."

This was the information Iluna found. Her authority in the church was very large, but the problem was that the one who handled this matter back then was not the Sun Church, but the Peace Church. And when the church landed on the island to check, everything was over, and the investigation did not get many clues. Plus, this incident caused less than ten casualties, and the fog did not spread outside the island, so it was not the church's negligence, but this kind of thing was really not a big deal.

"You already know it in great detail. Most people don't know how many people escaped back then."

The female sorceress said again, and then answered this question:

"What destroyed that island was indeed not just fog, the fog just forced the townspeople to flee their homes. The real danger came from the Edwards family mansion, that is, the manor outside the town. The source of the thick fog was under the manor, but whether it was the church or the Ringed Shushi who landed on the island for a hundred years, they could not find the secret passage under the manor, as if the fog was produced out of thin air. The source of the fog had a peculiar power that made people subconsciously flee. This power prompted the townspeople to finally abandon their homes. If you want to land on the island, the Edwards family manor is the most valuable place."

"That place is probably only left with load-bearing walls now."

Xia De made a joke, pondering for a moment:

"I am definitely going to land on the island. According to my preliminary understanding, the fog on that island is still poisonous, and some strange black shadows are patrolling in the fog. It is best not to stay on the island for more than 24 hours, otherwise, you will encounter mental pollution from unknown sources. There is a probability of suddenly losing the perception of direction on the island. At this time, it is best to stay in place and not move... Besides these, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

"What ring are you now?"

The female sorceress asked instead. Xia De did not lie:

"Six rings, the resistance to curses and toxins is very high."

"Then on that island, there is actually nothing that can threaten you. Just like you said, as long as you don't stay too long, nothing will happen."

"What if I stay too long?"

Xia De asked back, the woman shook her head:

"People who stayed too long have disappeared, I cannot answer this question."

"But the information you provided is not enough to be worth the value of this Mountain Copper."

Xia De reminded, the female sorceress thought for a while, and looked at him very calmly:

"I do know a lot of things, but that is not something that can be told to others. But you are right, it's just that what I said just now is indeed not enough... How about this, if you want to land on the island today, how about I go with you?"

"What?"

This was something Xia De didn't expect, he confirmed:

"You go to Green Lake Town with me?"

"Yes, I will be your guide. Grandma Natalie should have mentioned me to you. I am a high-level Ringed Shushi. I think this should be worth the value of this metal."

Xia De did not agree immediately. Even a child knows that you cannot just go to a place you don't understand with a stranger.

"You don't trust me?"

The woman saw Xia De's thoughts, and Xia De nodded:

"Yes, I can trust Grandma Natalie, but I don't trust you. Especially since your level is higher than mine, and... you give me a very strange feeling."

The woman looked at him, this was the first time the two looked at each other since she appeared:

"I can guarantee that I will take you to see some secrets that ordinary explorers cannot see. Maybe you can explain my proposal to Grandma Natalie. If you really have an accident, she will come to question me."

Xia De did not give an answer immediately, but picked up the teacup and took a small sip. Weighing between danger and opportunity, he even asked "her" for advice before saying softly:

"I need to prepare temporarily. We will meet here at 1:30 in the afternoon and then set off together. But before that, I want to ask you to take off your gloves and let me see your hands."

The last person who insisted on wearing gloves in front of Xia De was Ivan Darkness, whose palms had demon mouths.

The woman nodded;

"Although this request is very impolite, it is very reasonable."

She took off her gloves, and both her fair hands, whether palms or backs, were quite normal. So Xia De felt relieved, only thinking that wearing gloves was the other party's strange habit.

"Not just you, I also have two additional requirements. You must promise me before I can take you to land on the island."

The female sorceress said again.

"Please speak."

"First, I am only taking you to the island, I am not responsible for protecting you. Although I am a high-level Ringed Shushi, I cannot exert all my power at the moment. We take care of ourselves. You can equate my strength with yours, and you cannot blame me because I didn't protect you."

"This is very fair, that Mountain Copper is just to let you be my guide. Please speak the second condition."

Xia De made a gesture of invitation. Because his hand stretched forward, the lady opposite the table subconsciously moved back.

"Second, under any circumstances, you cannot enter the area within 1m of me."

"Strange request."

Xia De muttered, looked at the table they were sitting at at this time, the table was placed vertically, and the length was indeed more than one meter, so he nodded:

"Okay, but before saying goodbye, can you tell me your name? Since we are going to act together, I should at least have a way to address you."

"Miss Pharmacist."

She said the code name coldly, and the frowning look seemed to be offended by this question. Xia De didn't care either, after all, there were all kinds of strange people. He wrote down this code name, nodded, got up to say goodbye and left, preparing to go to Grandma Natalie to explain the afternoon's itinerary.

The female sorceress sat at the table without moving. After confirming that Xia De had left, she reached out and picked up the newspaper Xia De left on the table and flipped through it a few times. The female shopkeeper Helena Green, who was behind the counter, put a cup of warm black tea with less sugar and three drops of lemon juice in front of her. "Miss Pharmacist" did not look up at her, thanked her softly, and continued to read the third-page news about the drug export tariff reform amendment. ===== CHAPTER 1552 =====