Chapter 009 Excellent Black Iron
Pisis returned to the medical room as usual, and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Ryan waiting obediently.
Seeing the door open, Ryan took the initiative to step forward and greeted with an expectant look on his face.
"Mr. Pisis, you are back..."
"Um."
The old man nodded and said directly: "I have already told Quinn that you will follow me and do odd jobs in the laboratory first... If you really have the talent to be a doctor, I will teach you potions..."
"Really?!"
When Ryan heard this, he pretended to be extremely happy and said, "Thank you, Mr. Pisis."
Two guys with their own thoughts just started showing off their acting skills.
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"Since you have become my disciple, I will also give you a greeting gift."
At this time, what surprised Ryan was that the old man Pisis did not directly ask what happened in the sewer. Instead, he took the initiative to show goodwill and handed over a black magic potion!
Ryan: "Gift? This is..."
"I see that you have also reached the critical point of awakening to the extraordinary, and it just so happens that I have just refined a finished genetic magic potion..."
As he spoke, Pisis proudly introduced his work, saying, "This potion is called [Sly Walker], and it is a genetic potion of the assassin sequence. It has a high bonus to the agility attribute. I dare say that there is no other first-order genetic potion better than this in the entire 'Weasel Group'..."
Ryan followed his topic and pretended to be surprised: "Ah? This potion... is better than [Thief]?"
"【Thief】? Hehe..."
Pisis looked disdainful and pointed at the test tube. "This [Trickster] is not ordinary black iron quality, but an 'Excellent Black Iron Grade' potion! Even in a large auction house, this potion is a rare commodity, worth no less than 300,000 liros. It's rare to see someone willing to auction it off."
Ryan was also a little surprised by the price and exclaimed: "Three...three hundred thousand lires? That's so expensive!"
(Price unit: 10,000 copper rizos = 100 silver nars = 1 gold crown)
You know, even if they are bandits, the reward for carrying out an ordinary robbery mission is only 10,000 or 20,000 risols... and in this world, 50,000 risols is enough for the living expenses of the civilians in this world for a year.
Moreover, the Excellent Black Iron Potion is only worth this much money, so what about the Excellent Gold-level [Corpse Stitcher] in his hand?
Faintly, Ryan felt that he had discovered a way to get rich quickly in this other world.
So, being a potion master makes money this way?
"Of course! The better the quality of the genetic potion, the more expensive it is."
Pisis was very satisfied with the shock that Ryan showed at the moment, and said proudly: "The agility attribute increase of [Sly Walker] is even stronger than that of ordinary silver potions, and the subsequent advancement options are also very wide... This is one of the most ideal choices for awakening the extraordinary of the Agile Assassin Sequence!"
"Oh my god, a potion of excellent black iron quality?! Mr. Pisis, are you... going to give it to me?"
Ryan looked flattered and excited.
If he hadn't obtained Baron Morin's relics, he might have really coveted this good black iron potion. As the old man said, if he really used this potion to advance, he would immediately be able to overwhelmingly surpass the newcomers of the same level.
But in fact, nine words were scrolling in his mind like a barrage of words: If someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.
This old guy is so willing to lay out the bait, could it be that he knows something?
However, this magic potion came at the right time. After all, the transformation after reaching the Transcendent level was huge, and it could just cover up the fact that he was going to take the [Corpsewer] to awaken.
"Um."
Pisis glanced at Ryan meaningfully, "Since I agreed to take you as my disciple, this potion is of course for you..."
This old bastard naturally understands that you can't catch the wolf without sacrificing the kid.
Since he guessed that Ryan was hiding a big secret, he wanted to give him a taste of the sweetness and take the initiative.
Without waiting for the old man to speak, Ryan also understood.
With an excited look on his face as if he was unable to repay a great favor, he said directly, "Oh, teacher, I want to report to you what happened in the small waterway at that time!"
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Let’s finally get to the point.
Pisis was waiting for this moment, and a barely perceptible gleam of brilliance flashed across his eyes.
But his expression was still calm, "Oh? Tell me about it..."
"Well... at that time, in the sewer, Captain Tiger and I were on guard..."
Then, Ryan told the made-up story.
He said that after the explosion, he was inexplicably poisoned. While he was in a daze, it seemed that someone gave him an antidote...Then, he didn't know whether it was an illusion or it really happened, but there were some fragmented memories in his mind.
Look at the way he is possessed by the spirit of drama, just like he was blacking out after a hangover in his previous life and is trying hard to recall something.
The bottom line is: I have some impression, but I can't remember the details.
As for why Baron Morin did this, who knows?
It takes ten lies to cover up one flaw, and the more lies you tell, the more flaws there are.
On the contrary, you can easily get away with it by saying "I can't remember".
This is an extraordinary world, so it is normal to have some strange abilities.
Maybe Morin mistakenly recognized the wrong person before he died? Or maybe it was something else...
But none of it matters.
Anyway, there is no evidence.
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"From what this kid said, it should be 'telepathy'. Morin is a potion master, so it's normal for him to know this method...but why did he do this..."
As expected, after listening to Ryan's fragmented story, Pisis filled in a lot of details on his own.
Although he was puzzled by Morin's motives in the story, he was more concerned about the treasure, so he asked, "Are you saying... Baron Morin has a secret property at 88 Maple Street in 'Steelburg', where are the things he left behind hidden?"
"Yes!"
Ryan nodded, looking sincere.
Half-truths are the most convincing.
Because this is not entirely nonsense, but Baron Morin's diary does record the existence of such a property.
Of course, there are only some unimportant things stored there.
Anyway, no one except him has seen the diary. No one knows what amazing treasure Morin left behind, so just fool around for now.
Sure enough, when Pisis heard this, he kept muttering the address: "88 Maple Street..."
He thought he could directly know what the "big secret" was, but he didn't expect to get this result.
Now if he wanted to verify the authenticity of what Ryan said, he had to go to the Steelburg to confirm it.
But this will take at least several days.
Pisis's intuition told him that the boy in front of him was not telling the truth, or at least was hiding something.
But he couldn't force it.
But Ryan didn't give the old man a chance to ask more questions, and continued: "Teacher, my memory is a little confused after being poisoned. It seems that Baron Morin also told me some other information, but I can't remember it clearly. Maybe after a few days of rest, I can remember more things..."
The reason for saying this is, of course, because he is afraid that the old man might get hot-headed and burn his bridges, killing people to silence them.
It also gives Pisis in front of him a hint of "pretending to be clever".
After all, Ryan is a reborn person, and he knows very well that living is worthwhile only if there is an exchange of interests.
"oh?"
Pisis listened, a hint of amusement flashed across his cloudy eyes, and he said calmly: "Then remember to tell me if you remember anything later."
After all, he also holds a trump card in his hand.
The antidote to [Zombie Potion] is the biggest bargaining chip.
The initiative is always in your hands!
