This is a mountain forest far away from Shulingting.
The mountain has a horizontal top, called Rose Top, which is shrouded in clouds and mist.
Angel was riding on the flying boat and saw a bright red under the clouds from a distance. Even before he got close, he smelled a vague fragrance of roses.
There is Liana's rose garden.
Although he has never actually stepped into it, he is not unfamiliar with this rose garden at all. This is because Sanders has told Angel more than once that if he has any doubts about alchemy, he should go to the rose garden to find Lianna.
It's just that Angel has never been there.
Angel did not fly directly to the top of the rose, but landed at the foot of the mountain. Then he followed the mountain road and slowly climbed to the top.
Because in order to avoid being disturbed by outsiders, Lianna spread a layer of poisonous fragrance cloud over the rose top. If Angel continued to fly forward, he would be seeking his own death.
The only way is to measure the mountain road with your feet.
Halfway up the mountain, Angel was blocked by thorns. Through the thorns, he could faintly see the shadow of a building behind him, and a path spiraling through the dark forest.
However, these thorns block out the sky and the sun, like a high wall. If outsiders want to enter, they must either leap over or cut through.
Leaping will cause you to enter the poisonous cloud, and cutting it will offend Liana. Therefore, for outsiders, there is only one way left, and that is...bribery.
Angel had heard some secrets about the rose garden before, and knew that this high thorn wall was actually a rose from the rose garden on the top of the mountain.
As long as you bribe this flower, it will open up a path for you.
However, Angel had no need to bribe. He took out a delicate crystal rose from his bracelet. When the rose came out, the thorn wall seemed to sense something and actively separated a path.
Angel nodded with satisfaction and passed through the high thorn wall.
However, at the moment he traveled through time, he vaguely heard a high-pitched voice: "Oh, I thought it was a fat sheep, but I didn't expect it to be holding the master's token of passage!"
That crystal rose is the popular token of the rose garden and was given to Angel by Sanders.
Angel pretended not to hear these words and continued to climb up the mountain road. The higher he went up, the richer the fragrance he could smell. When he stood at the door of the rose garden, the refreshing fragrance was even more intense.
obvious.
Being surrounded by such a strong aroma, Angel didn't feel tired. Instead, he felt relaxed physically and mentally.
Not long after he stood at the door of the rose garden, he heard a "click" and the door was opened from the inside.
I saw a thin young man wearing goggles and some freckles on his face, standing inside the door, looking at Angel with surprise in his eyes.
The young man "Angel" was David, whom he had not seen for a long time. He opened his mouth to say something, but before he could speak, a rose suddenly appeared from behind him.
This rose stretched out its rose vine and reached directly in front of Angel.
"Are you Angel? That Angel?!" This was a huge rose with a mouth and sharp teeth. It looked Angel up and down, and finally said in an extremely regretful tone: "She is indeed a fat sheep.
, What a pity, how can you have a token of communication!"
Angel guessed that this was the rose that was keen on taking bribes?
"Even if there is a token of passage, don't you know that when you go to a strange place, you have to worship the mountain? And the rules of Rose Top are my rules, and my rules are to give the magic crystal..."
David pulled the rose vine with a black look on his face and threw it aside.
"Angel, don't pay attention to it. Even if you don't bring a token, don't give it a bribe. Just chop it down. By the way, this guy is not afraid of fire, but he is extremely afraid of cold. You can also use freezing to freeze its roots.
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"David, how dare you do this to me! I must tell the master your evil deeds, so that she will never teach you any knowledge again, and then let you get out of the rose garden!"
David turned to look at Rose, who was foaming at the mouth, narrowed his eyes and said viciously: "Jack Su, can you shut up. Say one more thing..."
David narrowed his eyes, and cold white smoke flashed on his hand.
The rose named Jacksu was obviously frightened after being exposed to the extremely cold smoke and ran back to the rose garden. However, she still cursed and signaled that she wanted to look good to David.
After Jack Su left, David raised his smile again and greeted Angel.
"In less than two years, your aura has changed a lot." Angel clicked his tongue twice: "Did you use the cold smoke trick just now?"
The Cold Smoke Trick is a level 0 trick. It is a trick reconstructed after the holographic tablet analysis and frost condensation surgery. It has no use except that it can release extremely cold air.
It is a trick recorded in the "Elementary Tricks. Modified" that Angel gave to David and Baluba.
David nodded sheepishly: "Yes, it's the Han Yan trick. Thanks to this trick, otherwise I would be annoyed by that guy Jack Su every day."
When it comes to Jack Su, David seems to have endless things to say.
From David's mouth, Angel also learned that Jacksu was actually a magic servant trained by Lianna. He loved magic crystals the most. Moreover, he was not only a talkative but also had a very poisonous mouth. David had to sit in Rose every day.
Even if you practice in the garden, you will be annoyed by Jack Su.
If he hadn't learned the cold smoke trick that consumes mana and has low battery life, he wouldn't know how to deal with Jack Su.
When David finished complaining, he suddenly realized that they were still standing at the door of the rose garden.
"Oops, we haven't had a normal chat for a long time. I almost forgot about the business." David suddenly clapped his head and looked at Angel: "Are you here to find your mentor? I'll call him for you now."
"No, I'm here to find you."
After a while, Angel and David sat at the table in the middle of the rose garden.
"I heard you were back before, and I wanted to go find you, but my instructor happened to catch me and asked me to deepen my coagulation technique, so I didn't pull away." David had an apologetic look on his face.
Angel didn't care, and seeing that David could now have Lianna as his mentor, he was also happy for David.
"By the way, this is for you." David suddenly remembered something and took out a disposable space capsule and a music box from his pocket and handed them to Angel.
"This is the money I paid for selling the music box at the ancient auction last time." David pointed to the disposable space soft bag, and then pointed to the music box and said: "I haven't sold this music box yet because it was thrown out in a short time.
There are too many music boxes, so I probably won’t be able to sell them at a high price. I originally planned to sell them some time later, but since you’re back, I might as well leave them to you.”
Angel pushed the music box back to David: "I came to you this time because I have to leave soon, so... you should help me sell it, and the commission will still be the same."
"You just came back, why are you leaving again?" David asked in surprise, "Where are you going this time?"
In response to David's question, Angel just smiled and did not answer. If it was about going to the abyss, David would probably be worried, so it would be better not to say anything.
Angel picked up the disposable space soft capsule and sensed the number of magic crystals in the space: "190,000 magic crystals? Didn't you get a commission?"
As early as when Angel was in Roydes, he heard that his music box sold for 200,000 magic crystals. The commission for ancient auctions, when it exceeds 100,000 and does not exceed one million, is 5%. In other words, the commission for ancient auctions is 5%.
The auction also requires a commission of 10,000, and there are 190,000 magic crystals here, which means that David did not take the 10% commission agreed upon in advance.
David scratched his head: "The last time I went to the ancient auction, I actually got a big deal. That's why I was able to have Liana as my mentor...so, I won't do it."
David told what happened at the auction and how he later left the Ancient River Beach thanks to Lianna's help.
After Angel heard this, he felt a little embarrassed and asked David to help auction a music box, which almost made him unable to come back. This was something he didn't expect.
"Anyway, nothing happened to me. I even hired Liana as my mentor, which means I got a big deal!" David had a good attitude. Although the process was a bit thrilling, the result was good.
Angel opened the disposable soft bag, and magic crystals fell all over the floor.
Angel quickly took out 20,000 magic crystals and handed them to David: "Since the commission was decided at the beginning, there is no going back on it."
"But……"
Before David could refute, Angel continued: "As for the opportunity you get later, it is what you deserve and has nothing to do with our agreement."
After David hesitated for a moment, he finally nodded and put away the magic crystal.
But at this moment, David felt something strange on the ground. When he lowered his head, he saw Jacksu opening his mouth wide, with saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth, secretly rubbing against the magic crystal on that place.
"If you go any further, I will turn you into a frozen Jack Su!" David said fiercely, and at the same time turned to Angel and said, "Quickly, put away the magic crystal."
Jacksu looked angry: "The rose garden is my territory, and everything that falls here belongs to me! Don't touch it!"
After finishing speaking, the ground began to roll violently, and countless thorns rose up from under the rose garden, and at the same time began to rob the magic crystal on the ground.
"How dare you!" David immediately cast a cold smoke trick, trying to expel Jacksu.
But the cold smoke trick is just cold air after all. Although Jacksu doesn't like it, he can still resist it for a while. Now that there are so many magic crystals falling to the ground, it doesn't matter even if he is frozen for a while!
Seeing that the thorns had swept most of the magic crystals into the ground, David was so angry that he even went into battle to tear Jacksu apart with his own hands.
But Jack Su is not afraid, as long as he can grab the magic crystal.
After a while, more than half of the magic crystal was lost.
While Jack Su was proud, David felt extremely distressed.
However, Jacksu's pride did not last long. Angel, who had not moved all this time, suddenly stretched out his hand and touched the thorn next to him that was eager to grab the magic crystal. An invisible force of nightmare merged into it.