Chapter 217 Love Elixir

They soon found the room in the club that "Master Lars" usually used.

As soon as Aiwas entered, he felt a certain shock:

The room was covered with red cloths—a solid red cloth covered by another red cloth of a slightly different color, and below that another red cloth of a different color.

The ceiling and floor are white and black, respectively. The only non-solid-color decoration in the house is probably the overhead light.

The window was open, and the cold wind from outside flowed in, blowing the red cloths, making them flutter.

It looked like a long red dress folded in layers, dancing in the breeze, and the color difference between each piece of red cloth was as close as the color of lipstick.

With the sunlight seeping in from outside and the lights that were always on inside, there was no difference between them at all.

Shortly after entering the room, Aiwass felt his eyes strain. The high-frequency, dancing red that filled his entire field of vision made him dizzy, and looking directly at the light bulb was impossible. So he lowered his head... and his eyes only felt a green tint that persisted even when he closed them.

"This is Master Lars's private room. He often meditates here."

Mycroft closed the door and quietly introduced, "He calls this the 'Green Room'."

Aiwass smacked his lips.

He realized that Lars might not be in a good mental state...

Or perhaps...staying in a place like this for too long would only make you feel more uncomfortable.

"Where are his relics?"

Aiwass asked directly: "Let's finish this as soon as possible and get out. I'm very uncomfortable here."

"Originally there was a code here, but I've already deciphered it for you in advance."

Mycroft reached out and pulled off a few pieces of red cloth. "To prevent anyone else from entering, I took away the puzzle as well. That's why it looks so empty here."

After he did these things, a box as high as an adult's knee appeared silently in the corner.

Aiwass asked, "Have you opened it before?"

"No, I simply found the hidden box. It's hidden using a secret technique adapted to the path, and it can't be seen without lifting a certain curtain... and if you can't see it, you can't decrypt it correctly."

Mycroft shook his head. "Master Lars is a spy for Iris, capable of assassinating ministers. If I open it and there's something inside I shouldn't see, wouldn't I be getting myself into trouble? Whether I close it again, hide it myself, or hand it in directly, it will get me into trouble.

"Out of prudence, it would be better to find someone of high enough status and trust to open the box. I originally wanted to find Ms. Meg, but I suddenly couldn't find her recently..."

...He is so cautious.

Is Mycroft really that afraid of trouble? He's a high-class office worker who comes to the Barrel Club every day and lives a life as peaceful as a plant...

Obviously very smart, but too cautious...

Mycroft flipped the keys in a specific order and explained, "If you don't open the safe in that order, the mechanism inside will trigger, destroying the contents... This is a preservation technique commonly used in cemeteries or for confidential documents, which is why I'm sure the contents are extremely valuable. Its existence also proves that I haven't opened it privately."

"Yes, I witnessed it myself."

Aiwass confirmed.

Under his watchful eyes, Mycroft easily decoded the box.

As if invisible chains had broken, the box opened on its own—but the combination door was actually solid, with no lock cylinder at all. This meant that physical unlocking was completely useless, requiring either a combination or a spell to brute force it.

Inside was a soft black left-hand glove with a bracelet, a letter, a book, and a bottle of medicine.

Aiwass was in a wheelchair and had difficulty carrying the items, so Mycroft personally brought all the items over and handed them to Aiwass and Lily.

As soon as Aiwas touched the gloves, words appeared in front of his eyes:

【The Applicator in the Shadow】

【Extraordinary Equipment (Light Purple)】

【Protective Gloves】

[Feature: Pharmacist's Touch (Triggered only by Adaptive Path)]

[Medicine Slot (1/3): Love Potion (64%), None, None]

[Set: Eagle in the Shadow (1/4)]

[“—Disregarding morality, using any means necessary. Poison and medicine are our sisters.”]

Aiwass fixed his gaze on "Pharmacist's Touch", and then the words appeared.

[Use this glove to contact the opponent's skin or mucous membranes, giving them a chance to gain the effects of a pre-immersed potion or poison, just like applying it to a wound; the longer the contact time, the greater the chance of it taking effect.]

[You can rotate the bracelet to switch the medicine slot in use, and can store up to three different potions or poisons]

——This is another piece from the Shadow Eagle set!

Aiwass was a little dazed for a moment.

Lily's outfit is almost complete, there must be something wrong...

Seriously, why don't you Iris people just send the remaining piece over as well?

This piece of equipment is the least significant, yet the most versatile piece of equipment in the game. It's basically a piece of equipment for fun.

Its effect is to make the unarmed off-hand strike have a chance to poison the opponent. It can also be used to instantly obtain the effects of a pre-immersed potion when it is inconvenient to drink the potion.

Because the potions and poisons obtained through this method are all "bulk," a mixture that originally lasted one minute might be split into six ten-second doses. This method also allows potions that can only be consumed once a day to take effect in separate doses.

Therefore, some alchemists will take the first level of the Adaptive Path class just for this piece of equipment. For them, it's like having three short-term buff slots that they can switch between at will. It's much more useful than the chance of poisoning with unarmed strikes.

But in reality... maybe this equipment has other uses.

For example, giving the other person drugs in advance when shaking hands... and so on.

…But, a love potion?

Aiwass's expression grew slightly more serious. He picked up the bottle of medicine from the box and examined it carefully.

It looks like a perfume bottle. It's about the height of a thumb and shaped like an upside-down heart. Inside is a sparkly pink potion.

Aiwass carefully uncorked the bottle and sniffed it. He smelled a faint, pungent aroma, like cherry blossom wine. He immediately felt his heart beat faster.

He took a breath and said, "It's genuine..."

It is different from the two cursed poisons, [Love] and [Moon Mist] that Aiwas seized before.

This substance is not only banned in Avalon, but also in Iris and Star Antimony. This is not an alchemical mixture made by the "alchemists" of the Path of Balance, but a potion made by the "witch" of the Path of Love.

Because of this, there are many imitations of love elixir... and anyway, you can't report it if you buy a fake.

Its effect is simple, but the fewer words, the greater the meaning.

Love Elixir: Level 3

[Consumables - Magic Potions (Dark Purple)]

[Effect: Only effective when consumed at the third energy level or below. After drinking, you will truly love the next person you see (duration: 240 hours)]

A potion that could alter the mind...even if only temporarily, and had a strong, pungent smell.

This thing is usually used during certain special rituals on the Path of Love, to make oneself temporarily fall in love with someone...thus making the Blood and Flesh Sacrifice or the Feast of Chaos have some special meaning.

Because it has the signature cherry blossom wine flavor and a light earthy smell, it is quite recognizable. It is difficult to drug someone without their knowledge.

But if combined with [Apothecary in the Shadows], you can administer drugs to others through contact.

Master Janice had already told Aiwass about the priest girl.

At the time, Aiwass thought this was some kind of bizarre love brain, that even if he was dissected alive, he could still maintain his love after death...

Now Aiwass understood it all.

That kind of intense love is exactly the effect of the "love potion".

Aiwass opened the letter and found that it was actually written by Bone Sculpture to Miss Assassin not long ago.

The bone carving on the letter used the tone of a mentor to calmly explain how Chloe should handle the next task if he failed to advance on the Path of Dusk.

This [Shadow Apothecary] was supposed to be Chloe's reward for completing her mission, but he kept it here for now. If Chloe got it, he would continue to complete the mission.

He also explained the results of his own experiment - he accidentally obtained this book and two bottles of medicine, and planned to do an experiment. If the target is killed and made into a spirit servant before the effect of the love potion ends, the love effect can last forever.

Therefore, the bone sculpture concluded that the love potion's effectiveness targeted the soul, while the potion's ineffectiveness affected the body. Therefore, perhaps adapting to the path of adaptation could allow the potion's long-term effectiveness or suppress its effects in the short term by adjusting the body. He hoped Chloe would report this book and his experimental results to the organization.

After reading the letter, Aiwass finally knew the assassin's real full name - Chloë de Siliaix.

The Bone Sculptor instructed Chloe to use this potion to reach the target, and the remaining amount was her reward. If used with the Potion Dispenser, a single immersion would consume an entire bottle of Love Potion. This potion could be applied over twenty times, each lasting about half a day.

Aiwass even saw his own name on the task list, with the following note: "Prioritize seduction and befriending, and if there's a chance their identity will be revealed, eliminate them."

The remaining book was also a birthday gift that Gu Diao gave to Chloe.

If Chloe no longer wants to follow the Path of Adaptation, she can use this book to switch to the Path of Love.

Before submitting it to the organization, Chloe was allowed to read it first.

It wasn't a secret book that guaranteed to grant one a skill, but rather an ordinary mystical text. However, if one had sufficient talent, it would be sufficient.

Aiwass cast his eyes on the book.

It was a thin book with a blushing taboo image on the cover, and one glance at it told you it wasn't a serious book. It depicted three scantily clad goddesses, each holding a gold, silver, or bronze apple, and flashing a lewd smile towards the "camera."

The three apples were dripping with golden, white and pink liquids respectively, which flowed over the body along the raised hands like wine.

The book was called The Poisoned Apples of the Three Goddesses, and, except for the beautiful pictures, it had no appeal to Aiwass.

However, regarding the path of love...

After reading it, Aiwass suddenly looked thoughtful and looked up at Lily beside him.

Her eyes seemed to be drawn to the book, becoming obsessed and somewhat empty.

Update completed meow~

(End of this chapter)