Chapter 103 Investigation
Crown asked, "Has the church sent any good news that could help us with our current situation?"
"Yes, the church has found through research that after the gray fog descended, the spiritual concentration in the world began to increase dramatically, and the physical fitness of ordinary people has improved imperceptibly. We can train some primary extraordinary people ourselves, and this will greatly improve the safety of the camp."
Nick paused and continued, "Archbishop Flanders has issued a new order. The people scattered in the churches must hold out through the winter. When the ice and snow melt, the church and the city government will organize people to migrate the people scattered in the small towns to Rhine City. A super fortress will be built there."
"Is it possible?" Clown questioned. "Let's not talk about anything else. In a large city with so many people, food, drink, defecation and urination are all problems."
"Since the Archbishop has issued an order, there must be a solution. When we return to Rhine City, you will find that it is a completely different world."
The priest had a look of longing on his face: "Although my hometown is in Seine, I have been living in Rhine City since I was chosen as an exorcist priest at the age of twelve. The foreign land has become my hometown. If I hadn't been sent to this remote place three years ago, I would..."
"Alas," the priest sighed and stopped talking.
It's like a person who plays with his mobile phone every day suddenly comes to a remote mountain village with no signal or even electricity. It would be problematic for him to live comfortably.
Clown showed a sympathetic look, and after a while, he changed the subject and said, "We train the people ourselves, so how can the church provide the magic potion that can induce the germination of the seeds of life?"
Nick shook his head. "The church does not provide potions, but only a potion formula. The herbs in this formula are relatively easy to obtain, and the effect is slightly worse than those used within the church.
All potions have side effects, and this potion has even greater side effects. In addition to the potion formula, there is also a very common breathing method. "
The magic potion of upgrading to a transcendent level is equivalent to burning a person's life potential. If one succeeds in upgrading, the loss can naturally be compensated after the life essence is sublimated. If one fails, it means that more than ten years or even longer of life have been burned in vain.
"Make the potion yourself. If there is no herbalist in the church, won't you be at a loss?"
The priest suddenly smiled bitterly: "You think other churches are the same as in Zak Town? The slightly larger churches have a complete set of personnel configurations, including priests, warriors, pharmacists, blacksmiths, etc. Some churches even organize caravans.
If the gray fog hadn't fallen, and we only relied on the church to send people, I estimate it would take ten years to fully configure this place. I'll give you the formula and breathing method after we get out.
Geralt and I will go to the mines tomorrow. You stay here and study the recipe carefully. It is just an ordinary level of extraordinary potion. You are already proficient in refining boiling blood potion, so it should not be difficult. "
"Okay," Crown nodded.
"The task of selecting trainees and training new extraordinary people will be done by you. Finally someone is here to help me share the work. I have been waiting for this day for a long time."
As they talked, they soaked the anatomical specimens they were going to keep in formalin solution and cleaned and tidied up the autopsy room.
. . . .
Nick handed over two grey animal skins: "This is the formula and breathing method."
Crown took it and opened it. There were two pieces of animal skin, one large and one small, both extremely thin.
He glanced at the formula of the potion and found that the ingredients used in it were all toxic tiger and wolf drugs, which had a common effect of causing blood vessels to dilate, heartbeat to accelerate, and greatly promote human metabolism.
There were only five kinds of herbs in these materials. He had three of them in stock, and the other two were poisonous in nature and needed to be collected by himself.
This is truly a potion that will kill you if you don't succeed. An ordinary person can only withstand the impact of this potion twice. If they still cannot upgrade to sublimate their life and replenish their essence, they won't have much time left to live.
Crown rolled up the formula and looked up the breathing method.
The animal skin was densely covered with drawings of various movements and the routes of the flow of life, but compared with the breath of fire, it was indeed much simpler.
He put away the two animal skins and said, "Leave Del to assist me tomorrow. I need him to compile a list of trainees. I will find someone to collect the missing materials for the potion. However, I don't have any gold shields now, so I'll borrow some."
"What do you mean by loan? I'll give you 50 gold shields and record all the expenses in the public account. If you need anyone's assistance, just notify them directly," Nick took out a small cloth bag from the cabinet next to him.
Clown took the bag and weighed it. He could hear the crisp sound of gold coins colliding inside. "Money support can make the herbalists work harder."
"There's another situation that needs to be investigated," Nick leaned in closer and lowered his voice, "Several patrol officers fell asleep during the day today. I checked and found that their vitality was drained. Something has entered the camp. It's very likely that the evil spirit that wreaked havoc in the town some time ago has returned."
It must not be that one. Clown asked, "The evil spirit broke in, but why didn't the Demon Bell give any warning?"
“The soul fluctuations of monsters and evil spirits are different from those of humans. The Demon-Shocking Bell is made based on this principle. It can warn most known monsters.
If the monster's soul fluctuations are not within its detection range, it is just a decoration. If the evil spirit has already possessed and hidden, the Demon Bell cannot detect it either, and can only detect it through the baptism ceremony. "
"No need to go through so much trouble. The Golden Light Talisman can also be used for testing. Do you have any clues about the suspect?"
"Yes, those who had problems revealed that there was only one person in their house who did not have this condition. I guess the evil spirit has become smarter and is afraid of killing them directly and alerting them, but it is still stupid enough."
Nick continued, "That man went out to collect herbs early in the morning. His name is Hans. You should be familiar with him."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
. . . .
When Crown came out of the priest's room, he saw Del and Baru burying a wooden stake at the edge of the training ground with a thick straw mat hanging on it.
This was the target he ordered the two men to make. There was also a target at the other end of the training ground.
He walked over and thanked him, "Thank you for your hard work. How old are you, Baru?"
"It is our honor to serve you, my Lord. I am thirty-six years old," Baru said, wiping the sweat from his forehead and grinning, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
It's a bit too big, Crown shook his head imperceptibly.
According to his observation, perhaps due to nutrition issues, the town’s residents start to become obese and their physical functions begin to decline over the age of 30.
He planned that the age of the trainees would not exceed 30 years old, and those with good physical fitness could delay it by two or three years. In this way, even if they did not advance to the extraordinary level after using the potion, they would not burn out their lives and die directly.
"How old are you, Del?"
"Just thirty-one."
Crown nodded. "You two should work harder and put up a target at the gate of the camp. Del, you stay in the camp tomorrow. I have something for you to do."
As they were talking, a joyful voice came: "Sir, I have collected a lot of herbs today."
(End of this chapter)