Merlin walked while looking down at the communication crystal, as if confirming some information.
Then, he raised his head and his eyes fell on a somewhat dark duplex house in front of him. After a little thought, he said, "This should be it, right?"
This duplex house seems somewhat out of place against the backdrop of the surrounding magnificent buildings.
Its exterior walls are covered with mottled moss, and the window glass is covered with a thick layer of dust, exuding an old and mysterious atmosphere, as if hiding an unknown story.
Alex followed Merlin's gaze and frowned slightly. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he still responded respectfully: "Since you think it is this place, it must be right. But... this house looks quite old. I wonder why you are so concerned about it?"
Alex secretly speculated in his heart that Merlin always acted extraordinary, and this seemingly ordinary and even somewhat dilapidated house might have a significant meaning behind it.
Merlin looked at the slightly eerie duplex house and explained to Electrolux beside him, "My teacher Harrington asked me to come here. I gave Harrington the alchemy drawings before, but he hit a bottleneck during his research and couldn't solve it by himself, so he told me about this place and asked me to ask someone to help."
After a pause, Merlin smiled helplessly and said, "My teacher and the person we are going to invite have different philosophies. He can't invite this person by himself, so he has to let me come in person."
“Is it a problem that even Master Harrington can’t solve?” Alex’s eyes widened in shock. He looked at the house again in disbelief and muttered to himself, “So, there is at least one alchemy master living in this house?”
Merlin nodded affirmatively: "Yes, the legendary alchemist, Gust, lives here."
After that, Merlin walked up and knocked on the door. After a while, a hoarse and old voice came from inside, asking with some caution: "Who is it?"
Merlin cleared his throat and responded politely but with dignity: "I am the secretary of the municipal party committee of the Arcane City. I have come to visit Master Gust."
There was silence behind the door for a moment, and then the voice said coldly: "There is no so-called Master Gust here, you can go."
Merlin smiled and said firmly, "Don't pretend. Teacher Harrington has already said it. Open the door. Just think of our city government as sending warmth to you, an old lonely man."
"Fuck you, you lonely old man!" An irritable voice suddenly came from inside, "You are the lonely old man, I have someone to accompany me! Stop talking nonsense here. Wait a minute, you said Harrington asked you to come? That old guy must have encountered a problem that he couldn't solve, so he asked you to come to me? Ha! Why didn't he come himself? I'm saying this, unless he comes to beg me in person, otherwise..."
"One million gold coins. One million gold coins if you open the door and let us in." Merlin interrupted him lightly and threw out this heavy temptation.
"???" The room fell silent for a moment, and then the voice asked cautiously with some hesitation: "What did you just say?"
Merlin raised his voice and repeated clearly, "I said if you open the door, I will give you one million gold coins!"
"Your family owns a bank? Kid, don't lie to me. Would that old man be willing to spend so much gold coins to ask me to help him?" The voice was full of doubt.
"It's not that damn old man... Bah, bah, bah, it's not Mr. Harrington, it's me who invited you, and it's only one million gold coins." Merlin explained patiently.
"......" The other party hesitated, "How can I believe that what you said is true?"
"Stop hesitating!" Merlin could see that the other party was moved, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes. The space ring in his hand flashed, and then there was a loud bang. A box of heavy gold coins flew out like a cannonball and directly smashed the door of the house.
The people inside were frightened by this sudden change and screamed, "Damn it, you actually broke the door directly? Wait, OH!~!!! My God, is this true?"
Merlin and Alex walked slowly into the room, only to hear the man yelling in fear: "Wait, don't come in, I'm not ready yet! No!"
However, Merlin and Electrolux had already entered the house. There was an old smell in the dark house. Alex couldn't help it and raised his hand to use a lighting magic.
In an instant, the soft light illuminated every corner of the room, revealing the clutter and old furniture hidden in the darkness one by one.
When Merlin and Alex saw the interior of the room clearly, their eyes widened in shock.
This is not because the room is messy and dull, nor because the environment is dirty and messy. On the contrary, the entire room is spotless, even excessively clean.
However, what really made them feel creepy was that the entire room was filled with all kinds of dolls.
These dolls are of various shapes and sizes, and they fill the entire house densely.
The puppet looks so lifelike, as if it would come to life in the next second.
Looking closely, the dolls cover a variety of races. There are elves with pointed ears, thin eyebrows and graceful figures; there are human women with gentle or gorgeous faces; and there are orc women with unique wild facial features.
But they are all women, and each doll looks like a carefully crafted work of art, with every detail from hair to fingertips handled extremely delicately.
When Merlin and Alex stepped in, something strange happened.
The originally still puppets, as if given life, turned their heads in unison, looking at Merlin and Alex with their empty eyes that seemed to carry some inexplicable emotions.
For a moment, the room was eerily quiet, with only the slight "clicking" sound of the puppet turning.
Such a weird scene frightened the two men so much that their bodies instantly stiffened and they dared not move at all, as if the slightest movement would trigger an attack from the puppets.
"You two are so rude. You actually broke into the door of a hundred-year-old man like me! Even using gold coins to break it in wouldn't work! Fortunately, you didn't hurt my babies, otherwise I would definitely make you pay! Damn, this box of gold coins is really heavy." A slightly angry and distressed voice sounded in the room.
Merlin and Alex looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a man with a unique temperament appear in their sight.
This person is Gust, the legendary alchemist who is at the same level as Master Harrington in the current alchemy world and is even more powerful than Master Harrington in many alchemy fields.
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