Randall Valley City is located at the southwest end of the Old Continent, and is farther away from Tobesk than Fort Midhill, so Shade still chose to use the [Space Maze] to move this time.
When going to a city without specific road signs, you need to rely on your own luck to sacrifice white stone crystals. Fortunately, at the end of the year, Granny Cassandra gave Shade a white stone crystal, and he spent half a month repairing it.
Inside, he had successfully entrusted Old John to purchase suitable items. That night, after bidding farewell to the two princesses at the opera house, Shade went to Old John's pawn shop.
It was the middle of the first month, and it was still the deep winter season in Tobesk City. Because it snowed heavily a few days ago, only the middle of the street was cleared for carriages to pass.
On the streets in late winter, only gas lamps radiate light and heat. Most citizens go to bed early. Even drunkards know that they cannot walk on the streets in such weather, otherwise they will probably never get up again if they fall.
When Shade got off the carriage in the snow, the lights of Old John's pawn shop were still on. But when he pushed the door open, there was no one behind the counter. Shade held the cat in his arms, held the cat's paw and pressed the button.
After ringing the bell on the counter, the old man hurriedly came in through the back door:
"Oh, it's Shade, did you receive my letter?"
There was some dust stuck to his body, and he was probably playing with his alchemy equipment in the backyard warehouse just now.
"You are asking for a relic that temporarily increases your luck and does not have too many negative effects. This is quite troublesome."
As the old man spoke, he took off his sleeves, and then took out his account book from under the counter while wearing glasses:
"Let me make sure, does it have to be a relic?"
"As long as it can make me lucky temporarily. But relics are the best choice, because the luck I require... well... must be quite lucky."
"If it weren't for the fact that your exam week is over, I would have thought you wanted to cheat on the exam."
Old John said, taking out a black and white photo from the account book and handing it to Shade:
"The [Golden Lucky Rabbit's Foot] you used before cannot be used often, so I recommend this one this time."
He knocked on the photo, and Shade saw that in the photo was a conical glass bottle placed on a wet table, with a clover pattern painted on the bottle with ink.
"This is."
"Do you know the old god - Oak God [White Holy Tree]?"
Father John asked, and Shade nodded immediately:
"Of course I know. It is also called the lucky tree. Legend has it that it gives people luck."
Last winter, Dr. Schneider's "persecution delusion" patient, Mr. Jims, was a believer in this old god (note).
"Yes, yes, although the gods have gone away, some special magical items still remain in modern times. We know a small group of ring magicians called the [Forest Hermits]. They worship trees and collect a
, it is said to be a branch given to mortals by the old god in the fifth era. The branch is an extremely powerful magical item. The sap secreted by the branch can be mixed into the magic potion 'Oak Lucky Potion' using special techniques.
It can temporarily increase luck."
The old man introduced it, and the small bottle in the photo probably contained potion.
"So what's the price of being lucky?"
Shade asked again. Although this was not a relic or a derivative of a relic, he had always known that manipulating fate meant accepting the price of fate. Fate was always fair.
Of course, he has also decided to buy this potion, which sounds like it fits his requirements.
"Drinking the magic potion will have a probability of entering the 'Emerald Dream' during the next week's sleep. You may have never heard of this, the angelic relic [Emerald Dream], a real dream that belongs to nature and the earth.
Drinking the 'Oak Lucky Potion' allows you to visit there briefly. This is actually the true purpose of this potion. After all, the luck increased by the potion can only last for a very short time, but visiting the [Emerald Dream] will
Being able to allow the soul to get close to nature almost directly under the intrusion of whispering elements and get to know the embodied essence of nature is an opportunity that many ring magicians dream of."
When Father John said these things, Shade wrote them down carefully:
"Then I will buy this potion. A small bottle is enough. I only need a very short period of luck to allow me to choose the most suitable one among thousands of possibilities."
"Then I can only wish you luck. This potion can only make you lucky, but it cannot make your wishes come true."
Old John also made a few notes in the account book:
"The potion will be sent over the weekend, you can just pick it up when the time comes. [The Hermits in the Forest] have recently been cooperating with the Church of Nature to repair the environment deep in the Pantanal that was damaged by evil spirits and wars, so they have not been there recently.
If you are short of money, I can give you a cheaper price and then add the introduction fee for me."
He did a simple calculation:
"Friday, you come here with 132 pounds. Oh, I know this price is high, you can even buy a very practical poet-level relic. But you have to know, what does it mean to increase your luck with almost no risk, if you are not
Come to us, I bet you have no chance."
"Dad, I know the price is very good."
Shade touched the cat lying on the counter, carefully turned his head to look at the dark night outside the window, and then took out a small sealed glass tube from his pocket. The small tube was half the size of a little finger, and it was light pink inside.
liquid:
"This time I want to barter. Relic derivatives, a weird fragrance. Spray it on your body to increase your charm for a short time. After drinking it, you can directly restore your spirit, but it will make you go into heat."
"What? Restore your spirit?"
The old man raised his head in surprise and took what was in Sha De's hand.
This is the liquid obtained from the [Pink Perfume Bottle of Desire]. The passive effect of extracting desire from the perfume bottle will be useful as long as Shade is carrying it. The liquid that has left the perfume bottle has been tested and will be used within a week.
Gradually decays into a normal liquid.
Because this thing came directly from [Desire], Shade had never thought of taking it out in exchange for money. However, considering that there would be a lot of expenses recently, he took out a small amount.
In fact, the expired "fragrance" in his home can almost fill an entire red wine bottle.
"The effect of this fragrance will weaken over time. Dad, you can take it to a professional to check it and then give me a quote."
Shade pointed to the small bottle:
"I have another bottle there, that's all."
"No problem. If it is as effective as you say, this is a very valuable item."
The old man nodded and was still checking the liquid in the bottle under the light, obviously his interest was aroused.
Since the lucky potion will not be delivered until the weekend, Shade still has some time to prepare for the next adventure and try his best to deal with his own affairs in Tobesk City.
On Thursday morning, Shade originally planned to go to the Prophet's Association to inform Luvia of his recent travel plans, but there was a knock on the door downstairs. When he opened the door downstairs, he found a blonde writer lady outside the door.
Behind the scenes is the scenery of Saint Teresa Square in late winter, with mountain-high snowdrifts piled up next to the central fountain.
"Dorothy, is there something going on so early? Come in quickly. What's going on? Why didn't Lesia tell me last night?"
"Oh, great detective, I came here this time to ask you something."
She smiled and handed a business card to Shade:
"My father's local friend, please ask my father to find you through me. I want to entrust you with investigating something."
Shade has become famous in Tobesk recently, so it's normal for him to want to deal with things. And going around in such a long circle instead of going to the door in person is of course because he was found through an acquaintance, so "Detective Hamilton" can be more attentive.
The business card Dorothy handed over belonged to Professor Martin of St. York's School of Liberal Arts in Torbesk. St. York's School of Liberal Arts is the most outstanding liberal arts department locally and even in the entire Kingdom of Delrayon, and Professor Louisa is there.
Take office.
"You go there in the morning and communicate with Professor Martin first. After the investigation is completed, my father also wants to meet you. He has always been very curious about you."
After saying that, he blinked at Shade, and then bit his lower lip, half expecting and half shy.
Shade opened his mouth slightly, and then understood:
"No problem, I will solve this matter as soon as possible. But how should I dress up when I go to see your father?"
"Just dress up normally. He just thinks we are good friends. My father still remembers the birthday gift you sent to my mother last year, the white fox scarf produced in Northern County. I always wanted to thank you (note)."
At this point, she blushed instead, and the blond girl waved to Shade:
"I'll have something else to do later. Remember to make a good detective record. Maybe this will be a good story. If you solve this matter, remember to tell me and I will arrange a meeting between you and your father."
After gently kissing the side of Shade's face, she left with a smile.
Shade looked down at the business card again:
"Fortunately, the professor of literature is not folklore or archeology. What could it be?"
Because he planned to go out, after Dorothy left, Shade just changed his shoes and went out. Mia originally wanted to stay at home, but Shade considered that he could not keep Mia at home during the day, so
I took it with me on this trip, and the cat seemed a little unhappy.
St. York College of Liberal Arts is located in the northernmost part of Tobesk University District. It can even be said that if you go out from the north wall of the College of Liberal Arts, you are already in the central city of Tobesk.
Professor Martin had already greeted the school's guards in advance, so Shade could enter directly. When he saw the professor, he was writing something in his office filled with various books and magazines. Xia De
When De sat down at the desk, the professor arranged the table and sighed to Sha De:
"Detective Hamilton, I'm really going to trouble you this time."
PS1: Doctor’s Patient Refers to Chapter 934.
PS2: The gift refers to Chapter 734.
PS3: Do you have any good opinions on Shade’s [Silver Moon] words of sublimation?