Chapter 18: No Way to Reject
Faced with Isabel's almost nonsense question, Amber Xiu was too lazy to answer, and just said to her: "Are you so tired that your mind is confused? Go and rest!"
After saying this very impolitely, Amber turned and left the laboratory.
Human beings are so fragile. They become confused just because they have worked overtime for a few days.
Isabel looked at the other person's back, wondering why the teacher suddenly got angry.
"It seems that the identity of the dead is a great stimulation to him. That's right, such a young alchemy genius ended up becoming a wandering ghost in the castle. This must be a painful memory. I'm so stupid. I shouldn't ask this question.
"But even if he was angry, the teacher still cared about my health. He was so gentle."
Isabel felt inwardly that there really are kind-hearted ghosts in this world. At the same time, she warned herself that she would never mention anything related to the ghosts next time they met.
Amber left the castle in the night.
Finding slimes is not an easy task. Although they are very weak monsters, they hide very well because of their weakness.
The slimes in this world do not have the cute appearance of jelly. Most of the time, they hide in various dark corners like mud.
Excessive light and extreme temperatures are not suitable for slime survival. A dark and humid environment is most suitable for slime. The humidity can maintain the slime's body shape, and the darkness is very suitable for slime hunting.
Slimes usually stay still, waiting for their prey to come to them. Their slimy bodies can quietly slide across the floor, drip from the walls or ceiling, squeeze through cracks... and are very difficult to detect when they are hidden.
Once the prey passes by, the slime will launch a sneak attack. Once the prey is wrapped in the slime's acid-filled body, most of the prey will be broken down into nutrients for absorption. However, this kind of waiting hunting is not very efficient. Most of the time, the slime's main food source is dirt, fungi, and even garbage.
Amber Xiu had not studied slime before, and he did not know where to find it. One or two might not be difficult, but Amber Xiu was starting from scratch, and the number of slimes he needed was conservatively three digits. He could not just wander around, he needed to find a professional to solve the problem.
When you are stuck, just ask an adventurer to come and ask for a commission. In most cases, the problem can be solved.
Amberxiu did the same as usual. He flew directly to the Alchemy City in the middle of the night and then came to the bustling Southern Cross Street.
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The weather has gradually cooled down, and winter is approaching in Alchemy City. On days like this, the tavern always attracts customers.
Even though this tavern called Iron Slag Embers liked to dilute the wine with water, as the cheapest tavern in the Alchemy City, it was still packed with down-and-out mercenaries and adventurers.
Ten copper coins for a glass of wine makes the drinker angry, and he can only vent his resentment on other things.
He slammed the table and cursed, and occasionally reached out to touch the busty maid passing by. If he touched her thigh, his loss was half as good as his, and if he touched her butt, he would make a profit.
This is exactly where Ambershou needs to find.
As soon as he entered the door, the hot air blowing in his face made Amber frown. Liches generally like cold, and a warm environment would make his bones stick to uncomfortable moisture.
The dwarf in the corner singing folk songs was even more tormenting to Amber. I didn't ask you to hire an elven bard, but could you at least hire a human? The dwarf's voice was like two stones colliding together, could he sing an aria?
The economy is in a downturn and even the resident singers are so perfunctory.
Amber shook his head, pushed through the crowd and came to the bar.
The orc bartender who was wiping the cup said enthusiastically: "Young wizard, I haven't seen you before. Is this your first time here? This cup is for you."
A small cup of beer was served, with a turbid yellow color. Even though he had lost his nose, Amber could still smell the sour taste coming from it. This was the wine that had gone bad after being diluted with water. The undead had no sense of smell or taste, but that didn't mean they couldn't distinguish smells. This was what Amber sensed through the fire of his soul.
He drank the right amount, took out a few copper coins and placed them on the bar. Amber Xiu then said, "I want to get some information."
This is the rule, give a tip before asking for information.
The tall orc stretched out a finger and pressed it on the copper coins. With the orc's strong talent, he could press down five copper coins with just a light touch of his finger, and then quickly put them into his pocket.
"What would you like to know, my generous guest?"
Amber: ...
What a mistake. The copper coins should be spread out a bit.
This orc was born with big and thick fingers, and one press of his finger could produce five copper coins, while a human could only produce two at most.
But without caring about the pain, Amber asked, "Is there any slime gathering point nearby? The kind that needs a large number of slimes to gather."
The orc bartender was still very professional and immediately replied: "Of course it is the huge sewer of Alchemy City, but the sewer is not very safe recently. I don't know what happened, but there are many dangerous variants of slimes in the sewer."
"Dangerous variants?" Amber asked, "What's going on?"
"Haha, would you like another drink? It's only ten copper coins."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Amber placed the copper coin on the bar and warned, "I hope it's worth the money."
The orc bartender confidently put the copper coin into his pocket and gave Amber the information he wanted: "You should know that a lot of waste produced by alchemy requires special treatment, which is a huge expense. Recently, the finances of the Alchemy City have had some problems, and you should also know this, so..."
Just like industrial waste, large-scale alchemy will also produce a lot of pollutants, which are very troublesome and expensive to deal with. After the orc bartender said this, Amber Xiu understood that the group of lunatics directly poured the alchemical waste into the sewer, which caused the slimes in the sewer to mutate.
"No, maybe it's not just slime..."
Amberxiu also knew a lot about alchemy. He quickly made a list of common alchemical waste in his soul fire. If all these things were poured into the sewer, something very horrible would probably appear after a long time.
But now is not the time to retreat. We should collect the slimes as soon as possible before any truly terrifying monsters are bred.
"Please send me a commission. I need to collect... No, I need a guide who is familiar with the sewer environment."
Amber Xiu originally wanted to pay for slimes directly, but the danger of the sewers soared, and the price of adventurers soared with it. So he would rather spend some time on his own, find a guide to take him down, and then catch slimes himself.
Although he is a fake legend, a fake legend is still a legend, and he can easily defeat ordinary monsters.
When the bartender heard this, he said happily, "Haha, you are so lucky, my friend. There just so happens to be an adventure team preparing to explore the sewers, and they are just in need of a wizard. If you can successfully join, even the guide fee will be waived, and you can also earn a valuable commission."
Amber frowned and said through gritted teeth: "You shouldn't have said that word."
The orc bartender was stunned for a moment and asked, "I'm sorry, what did you say? I don't think I used any impolite words, did I?"
Amber said slowly, "You shouldn't say 'make a fortune', let alone 'worth a lot of money' and 'commission'."
"What's wrong with these words?" The orc bartender was even more confused.
Amber sighed and said, "After you said this, I can't refuse."
(End of this chapter)