Chapter 289 Uses of Mercury
"Um"
In the restaurant, Miss Louisa had already put down the knife and fork. She saw Xia De's hesitation and knew that he would definitely not be able to take it out, so she smiled and said:
"Xia De, don't say that it was Little Miya who ate the leaves."
"Meow~"
When the eating cat heard someone mentioning itself, its small pointed ears moved, and it looked up and looked around.
"Oh well"
Miss Louisa is concerned about herself, Xia De understands this very well:
"I only have one leaf left."
The blonde girl asked in surprise:
"Is the incident related to you? I have heard rumors that 'the masked man under the silver moon' is the thirteen-ring magician 'God Caller'. I originally wanted to check on your situation and confirm that the church is It’s not that I made a mistake again, I didn’t expect you to come to my house with a cat in your arms. Judging by your appearance, it doesn’t seem like you have experienced a divine drop.”
She put on an expression of listening to the story, so Xia De explained that he and his companions who were not convenient to reveal their identities attacked the silver-eyed man while eating. Regarding what happened after the evil **** came, Xia De used the same rhetoric as he told Luvia and Iluna. Miss Louisa just listened carefully, without interjecting:
"You just know what you're doing."
She sighed when Xia De finished speaking.
Using a spoon to stir the thick soup in front of him, he raised his eyes, and the green pupils swept across Xia De's face:
"Xia De, don't die easily. Otherwise, I will be very sad."
After lunch, the two went to Old John's **** shop together. Miss Louisa wanted to entrust Papa John to make some alchemy items, and Shade wanted to identify the mercury vial.
Father John acted very quickly. He carefully observed what Shade took out, and then went to his own residence on the second floor of the **** shop to search for information, and found the name and grade of the [relic] corresponding to this vial.
Of course, he charged Xia De two pounds for the identification fee before he was willing to share the information:
"Poet-level (level 5) relic [Endless Mercury Bottle]."
"Poet level?"
Xia De was surprised, and was about to reach out to grab the banknotes he put down on the counter, but Old John's hands were faster, and he swept them into his hands. In the fight for the two pounds of cash, even if Xia De was promoted to the second ring and his body had undergone divine cleansing, he couldn't compete with the old man in front of him at all:
"Don't worry, don't worry, I knew you would think so, but the poet level is not worthless."
The old man took off the brass-colored mechanical retractable magnifying glass on his left eye, and carefully put it into the box:
"Listen to the characteristics, this bottle can produce mercury indefinitely, yes, infinity."
He took out a bottle containing a red liquid from under the counter, carefully poured it into a mercury vial, then took the bottle and shook it:
"If you want to get the mercury out of this small bottle, you need to slowly inject a little blood and the ring wizard's spirit, and then shake it slightly."
As he spoke, he shook it, and then lowered the mouth of the bottle. The liquid metal that Shade could not get out was poured out immediately, and the liquid level inside the bottle did not change at all.
The cat standing on the counter and looking around immediately became interested in the silver liquid. But before it poked its head, Miss Louisa picked up the cat and signaled Shad not to worry.
"Meow~"
The tail flicked back and forth as if slapping Miss Louisa's arm, the orange cat didn't like being hugged by her.
"The negative feature is that this bottle is tempting its owner to pour the liquid into his mouth. Of course, this is not very effective for ring warlocks, but few ordinary people can withstand the spiritual induction of the relic. Speaking of it, how can I Remember, this thing should be in the hands of a magician with five rings in [Blood of Mercury]? Where did you get it?"
"It doesn't matter, is this worth it?"
Xia De asked, squinting and saw that on the wall behind the counter, there was an extra hanging painting of a small yellow flower specimen. Old John always had all kinds of weird things here.
The old man looked up at Xia De, with an expression that he didn't know:
"For [Blood of Mercury], a ring warlock organization that relies heavily on mercury as a material for casting spells, this thing is simply a priceless treasure. And if a lunatic dares to bury the relic inside his body, it means that he can almost It is possible to cast quicksilver spells and thaumaturgy without consumption. The ring warlock of [Blood of Mercury] has done this before, and it has proved its feasibility. Do you think it is worth it?"
"What is the ratio of valuable blood to mercury output?"
Xia De asked again, and Father John looked at him curiously, with a smile on his old face:
"What did you think of? Tell me."
Miss Louisa also looked at Xia De curiously, and the outsider sorted out his thoughts:
"The emergence of the steam engine has promoted the rapid development of our civilization. The level of development in the past 100 years has far exceeded the level in the past 1,000 years. As far as I know, in the steam factory and machinery industry, the value of mercury is beyond doubt. The extraction of non-ferrous metals, mirrors , reflectors, barometers and even explosives”
"This relic can produce high-purity mercury, and the preparation method is not harmful, and there will be no additional exhaust gas and pollutants. The detective means that if the output ratio of blood and mercury is appropriate, this small bottle , enough to change the industrial structure of an area. Yes, yes, detective, I praised you last time, and you are indeed the most intelligent young man I know."
The old man said happily.
"Is it feasible then?"
Xia De asked again.
"Of course not."
Old John said mercilessly, and put the vial on the table:
"One ear (about 142ml) of any creature's blood, adding a small amount of spirit, can produce 1 gallon (about 4.5L) of mercury. But this is a relic after all, do you think the mercury it produces is normal mercury?"
Old John shook his head:
"The mercury also has whispering elements. Even if the influence of ring warlocks is basically negligible, it is absolutely dangerous to ordinary people. Remember young people, don't try to use any [relic]. For [relic], except Except for their own use, others must be strictly contained. Churches and colleges contain so many powerful relics, why have they never thought of using such extraordinary items to change the world? Don’t everyone’s brains be as bright as you and me? "
Miss Louisa gave the answer:
"Because the whispering element represented by the [relic] is the enemy of civilization. Using the [relic] to change the world is similar to using a steam bomb to keep warm."
She happily stroked Mia who was held in her arms, but the cat still took the opportunity to jump out, standing on the counter of the **** shop and "snarling" at the blonde girl.
"Shad, do you understand?"
Miss Louisa asked.
"Understood."
Xia De nodded regretfully, and Father John took the opportunity to say:
"It's useless for you to hold this thing, why don't you sell it to me? I can give you a good price."
"No, I have no plans to sell it for the time being."
Shad shook his head.
"Aren't you short of money?"
"Recently, I have a large income, and I know a rich and powerful female nobleman, and she is very generous."
"Aristocrat?"
Old John showed an ambiguous smile, first glanced at Miss Louisa, and then lowered his head to tidy up a bunch of things on the counter for identifying [relics]:
"Young man, this is indeed a shortcut, but be careful of your health. But even if you don't lack money, you can inquire about the rumored thirteen-ring warlock recently. You should know this, right? Any information can be sold Give it to me, I need it."
"Is it Galina?"
After leaving Old John's Pawn Shop, Miss Louisa finally couldn't help asking. The two walked side by side on the street, surrounded by many pedestrians. Because the curfew will be enforced in the past week, people's daytime travel will be accelerated.
The rusty gas pipes in front were piled up against the wall, and the street was undergoing urban infrastructure renovation recently, and Old John just complained that there were rude people walking up and down in front of his store at noon every day. Unfortunately, due to martial law and curfew, I am afraid that the project will be delayed for a long time.
Miss Louisa wore a white lady's hat with a wide brim even though it was still not sunny today. There is a small pink flower pinned to the hat, which looks to match her hair.
In the aesthetics of this era, blonde girls are the most standard beauty.
"Yes, I have a very good relationship with that duchess. She paid a lot of money to buy some of the relics from me."
Shad told the truth.
"Oh? Last time I wanted to ask, do you know Galina very well?"
The blonde girl squinted at Xia De, wondering what she was thinking.
Shad noticed that ~www.mtlnovel.com~ she never used any honorifics when addressing Duchess Galina Cavendish. This is of course not an expression of intimacy, but more like a conflict between the two parties.
Dorothy Louisa is just an ordinary citizen of Tobesk, and should have nothing to do with the Duchess who has been away from Tobesk all year round. Therefore, Xia De guessed that her good friend Princess Rezia had conflicts with Miss Galina.
The princess Shade had never met, and Galina Cavendish were five or six years apart in age, but they were actually three generations apart. If they really have conflicts, I'm afraid it's the same as those described in court romance novels, and they are all secrets that ordinary citizens can't imagine.
[Why not a palace political novel? 】
"Because I haven't read court political novels in this world. It's not like you haven't read the "The Queen and Her Lovers" left by Mr. Sparrow with me."
Of course, the main purpose of reading that book is to find the so-called "spy code book".
Along the crowded street, Xia De chatted with the woman in his heart about the content of the novel with color, while walking side by side with Miss Louisa into the distance. [Blood of Mercury] was destroyed, and the evil **** left. Before Luvia divination to the second chosen one, Xia De could temporarily spend a while of leisure time.
(end of this chapter)