Ancient God Library

2022-05-25

Chapter 171 The Pearl Factory

Elise faced Romon’s suggestion, She thought about it, nodded and said, “Everything is up to you.”

She didn’t talk about remuneration or anything.

Now she really has nothing to give Romon.

It’s just empty talk to raise the reward. It’s not bad to wait until you have the ability in the future, and then repay it slowly.

Anyway, both of them know their personalities very well, so they won’t have differences because of these small issues.

Swana cleans the battlefield thoroughly with her men.

The Dark Tide will deceive a lot of people, and the gold and silver treasures that have been searched around are all confiscated by Swana in the end. The harvest they came out this time can be said to be extremely good.

As for giving back to the victim or something, just think about it.

Some people wanted to go to Swana to get some money back. Her original words were that although the Bureau of Investigation has the responsibility to solve the extraordinary incident, it has done its best to rescue these people and solve the incident. And saving people has never been related to each other.

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The returning steamship began to whistle, and the white steam rose.

The people who made sacrifices in the past are being treated by doctors, but many people have extensive burns on their skin, and even if cured, the scars will remain permanently. Most of the evil priests need to use blood and life to attract strange attention. The sacrifice of cattle, sheep and pigs is not impossible, but the effect is much worse.

So cultists like to sacrifice human lives.

More.

In this era, homeless people are everywhere, but cattle and sheep are not so easy to find.

The rescued people had expressions of pain on their faces, and the atmosphere on the ship’s deck was frozen.

It was already late at night when she returned to Jianhai again. Elise had nowhere to go, so she could only temporarily stay at Romon’s house.

No words all night, second day early in the morning.

Elise put on a clean plain clothes, sat in the living room, quietly swallowing Breathing Technique, with a faint white radiance looming on her body.

The little black cat next to her looked at her in amazement, her expression full of humanity.

Wait until Romon wakes up.

The two went out for breakfast and then went to the “Jianhai Housing Rental Association.”

Because housing rental is a very common thing, several big real estate and The big land nobles jointly established this association, which has strong financial backing. Now it has become the largest rental association in Jianhai, with the most houses in its hands. Romon’s current yard is also found in this association.

“Hello sir, what kind of room do you want to rent?”

At the front desk of the association, the experienced receptionist glanced at Romon and Elise vaguely, evaluating their relationship in mind After getting a rough idea, I also have a fairly intuitive impression of their financial resources.

Probably a middle-class couple.

Well dressed and young. The two did not hold hands, and it seemed that they were in the communication stage, and there was no substantial progress. Now come out to rent, maybe just to go a step further.

The receptionist felt that she had guessed bits and pieces, and quickly recommended several suitable rooms according to their situation.

In the end, Elise chose a set of single-family houses that are not particularly expensive, but have a good environment. Just by the junction of Bauhinia District and Queens District, there is nothing to say about public security and the environment.

The two also went to the house for a field trip, a small detached house with a separate kitchen and bathroom.

The floors and walls are spotlessly cleaned, the living room area is not small, and there are sofas, coffee tables and other furniture.

Everything is in order, and it’s time for Romon to go about his business. Elise’s side, as long as she is promoted to the third rank, she can go to the dawn Knight will slowly develop, there is her path.

Romon took the rail train back to the Academy and continued to fish and read in the Amethyst Library, accumulating his own Learning Energy Value.

A week later.

Romon is overjoyed when an unexpected guest arrives.

It’s the big profiteer Rudolph!

St. Amethyst Academy It is very troublesome for outsiders to come in, so I asked him to meet at Amethyst Plaza. As for the purpose of the visit, the other party didn’t make it clear, but mentioned it very vaguely, so that he could get the specimen of the spirit-sucking monkey at a cheap price.

When Romon came to Amethyst Square, in a box called Dragon Hunting Tavern, he saw Rudolph who looked like a profiteer.

The other party was a lot haggard, and his face was pale.

It doesn’t look like he’s having a good time during this time. Drinks have been ordered on the table, good dishes have been placed, and the attitude is countless times more enthusiastic than last time.

“Mr. Rudolph, do you have anything to do with me?” Romon sat down next to him, “Are you going to sell the specimen of the spirit-sucking monkey for cheap?”

Rudolph With an embarrassed smile on his face, he said to Romon, “Brother Romon, I didn’t think carefully about what happened last time, and 10,000 gold pounds is indeed too expensive. Well, 5,000 gold pounds, this is the price I bought it at first, just take it as Selling your brother is your own favor.”

Five thousand pounds is indeed a reasonable price.

Spirit-sucking monkeys are rare, and they are fourth rank exotic animals, so it is not unacceptable that they are more expensive than ordinary fourth rank materials.

But if Rudolph took the initiative to bring this up, there must be something wrong.

Maybe there is something to ask for.

So Romon naturally impossible agreed, “Mr. Rudolph, if you have something to say, just say it.”

Rudolph looked a little embarrassed, and after thinking about it, he sighed. : “There are some things, I have a pearl processing factory, which normally processes some pearl jewelry, but just a while ago, several people died in the factory. I went to check it myself last week and still found no problems.

After that, I hired several Second Rank awakeneds, and even a third rank.

In the end, not only did the murderer not be found, but they were seriously injured in confusion, and they didn’t even know what the opponent looked like.

I really have nothing to do, so I want to gather a group of people to completely solve the hidden dangers of the factory.”

Romon asked with a smile: “You don’t go to investigate this kind of thing. Bureau? Don’t go to the police?”

Rudolph said with an embarrassed expression: “Several people died. If reported to the Bureau of Investigation, the factory would be shut down for at least half a year, and in the end, it might be shut down directly. Yes. Many people rely on the factory for food, and if it closes, our life will be difficult. And I have temporarily stopped work now, and will only resume work after the danger is resolved.”

Romon understood instantly.

The incident of the dead man in the factory has not been reported, but has been concealed, and he wants to solve it himself.

“I paid double compensation to the families of the deceased, and properly placed their bones. As long as the situation in the factory is resolved, there will be no problem.” Rudolph explained again.

Romon thought about it for a while, then said, “So, you want me to help you?”

“Yes! The monkey specimen is sold to you for 5,000 pounds, Mr. Romon, do you see?” Rudolph’s eyes were filled with anticipation.

Romon said with a smile: “A third rank awakened, plus so many Second Ranks, the murderer was not caught, but was seriously injured, you can imagine how dangerous the enemy is. With this specimen, It’s a bit too bullying to send me away, right?”

Although the spirit-sucking monkey is rare, if no one buys it, it is a useless corpse.

As far as Romon knows.

There are really not many awakening systems involving the use of spirit-sucking monkey materials. Even fourth rank and fifth-order awakened rarely use this material.

A specimen may be just a collection observation for Rudolph.

But if something goes wrong at his factory, it will affect the foundation. Now that he came to ask for help, the positions of the two had been called, and Romon took the initiative.

“How about it, Mr. Romon?”

“Not so much. If you’re willing to pay for a specimen of a psychedelic monkey, I can consider it. But at this point, it’s impossible. .”

Rudolph obviously did not expect that Romon would refuse so decisively, and to take this specimen directly, it was even darker than him.

He opened his mouth wide for a while, and then hesitated: “Let me think about it.”

Romon is not in a hurry, although he is in a hurry to prepare his own potion, but with this The old profiteer’s entanglement must not make him hold his mind.

It’s been three days since I went back like this. May 17th is the day when spring and summer come.

The summer in Jianhai doesn’t feel like it, but the thick clouds floating in the sky are thinner, and the sun can be seen in the sunny days. Romon lived a step-by-step life every day. On Sundays, he went to Ligeia Club to fish and grow flowers, and his life was pretty good.

In this case, Rudolph came again and agreed to Romon’s terms.

The requirement is to resolve the matter completely and pay after it is over.

The two signed a contract of order, and Romon readily agreed.

Yes.

In the early morning of May 18th.

Romon arrives at the Jianhai Industrial Estate and meets Rudolph outside his pearl factory. In addition to him, the other party also invited several helpers.

All are third rank awakened.

An old man dressed in black with dry, cracked skin on his face.

A middle-aged woman in a long velvet coat.

A taciturn brawny man.

There is also a youngster in formal clothes with a smile on his face all the time.

Including Romon and Rudolph himself, there are six third rank awakened! I don’t know how much this guy paid to invite such a luxurious lineup.

The size of the pearl factory was so huge that Romon was shocked.

There are several individual factories, and the combined area of other facilities is almost the same as that of a university campus.

Some of the factories were indeed shut down completely, as Rudolph said, but others continued to work, with workers busy.

This is completely different from what Rudolph said earlier.

Not waiting for Romon to ask.

The old man in black next to him was the first to be dissatisfied: “Rudolph, you didn’t say that before you came here. You said that there is no ordinary person here, and the work has already stopped, why are there still people in these factories? ?”

Having an ordinary person in their action makes it more troublesome.

The rest of the third rank awakened with dissatisfaction on their faces.

Rudolph hurriedly explained: “The factories that were in the accident have all been shut down, and none of the factories that are currently under construction have died.”

Several people immediately became active. .

The black clothed old man solemnly asked: “So speaking of which, there are not many factories we need to inspect? Can you be sure that the murderer is in those factories?”

Lu Doffer nodded and said: “Every time the murders take place in these factories, the last time my people were attacked, it was also here. The most important thing is the area behind us, and I have already made all the workers evacuated. .”

After hearing this, a few people were nodded and decided to act now.

Everyone’s time is precious and no one wants to waste it here. The six people were divided into three groups, and they went to inspect the workshops in twos and twos. It’s dangerous to be alone, but with two third rank awakened partners together, everything will be much easier.

Each group of them has a flying star talisman for communication.

The imported goods from the Fanxing Church are within ten miles of each other. Two people holding a flying star amulet can inject spiritual energy into the amulet. Although they cannot transmit specific information, they can know the accuracy of the other party’s request for help. Location.

Romon and the black clothed old man happened to be in a group. The other’s name was Garfield, a wizard.

This is Romon’s first encounter with a wizard in real life.

He is very interested in this profession. After all, the first guy in the Beyonder world to cheat him is the wizard.

The two came outside the factory.

Garfiel didn’t go in, but took out two tortoise shells from the black pocket he was carrying: “Don’t worry, let me do the math first, so I can rush in like this, wait a minute. There’s nothing you can do about danger.”

Romon approves of his cautious behavior.

I saw Garfiel put the two tortoise shells in his hands, the crackle swayed and collided, and then a large crack appeared on the tortoise shell.

He read the crack meaning seriously.

After waiting for more than ten minutes without results, Romon couldn’t help but ask: “Master Garfield, how did you read it?”

The black clothed old man sighed: ” There is a certain danger, but it can be avoided. It is not particularly big, as long as the two of us are careful, there should be no problem.”

Seeing that the two did not stay much longer, they walked into the factory together.

As soon as you enter.

They smelled a very strong seafood smell.

Romon has learned before that the practice of pearl handicrafts in this era is based on artificially cultured mussels, so the number of mussels in general professional farming factories is extremely large, and the situation here is no exception. All kinds of mussels are lying in the sink, and the water exchange pipe next to it is bubbling.

Garfiel has used all kinds of witchcraft and divination along the way, but in the end, he still can’t predict anything.

The two can only proceed step by step, checking for danger in the complex environment of the factory.

Drainage canals, pipes, tanks for raising mussels, and all kinds of sundries are piled up in this dark factory, the ground is moist, and the air is full of wet water.

The two checked the rooms and found nothing unusual.

“Something’s wrong.”

Just as this step-by-step investigation, Romon suddenly had a strange look on his face: “Garfiel, do you remember how long we’ve been here? Look Is the water vapor around here much thicker than when we came in just now, it has turned into a white fog!”

Hearing Romon’s words.

The black-faced old man’s complexion changed. He hurriedly took out the two tortoise shells and did some calculations. As a result, after throwing them a few times, the tortoise shells exploded directly in his hands.

“Ominous omen!”

Garfiel couldn’t stabilize his mind any longer, and cried out.

Romon turned on Spirit Vision and observed the thick white fog all around him. After such a delay, the white fog in the factory became several times thicker, and even the place a few meters away from him was suffocated. can not see clearly.

Garfiel pinched a mark in his hand, took out a small rub of black ash from his pocket, and blew it on his mouth.

oh la la.

A flame rose from his hand.

It’s just that the flame was quickly extinguished in the dense fog, and the moist moisture in the air prevented the flame from igniting.

Garfiel looked a little embarrassed: “Wait, I’ll try other witchcraft.”

He rubbed a bright crystal ball with his hands.

As a result, the crystal ball only had an effect in his hand for a few seconds, and then went out quickly.

This time Garfiel was completely embarrassed.

Even Romon was very speechless. How could this third rank wizard have all kinds of abilities like playing acrobatics, only comedy.

Seeing that the thick fog was getting worse and worse, the two quickened their pace. The environment here is so bizarre that the cause of the problem must be found as soon as possible.

The two of them checked the room from room to room, but they did not find the source of the extraordinary power. Instead, the white mist in the air was getting thicker and thicker. Romon wanted to exit the factory first, but the two wandered around, only to find that they couldn’t get out no matter what.

It was such a big place, but the two were forcibly lost.

Garfiel took out a pocket watch again, and after divination for a long time, he couldn’t find a way out. The old wizard’s methods hardly worked.

At Romon’s suspicious look.

Garfiel’s black face flushed, and he had to show his true ability.

Looking at a ceremony circle he drew on the ground, Romon looked strange: “What is this?”

“Ceremony!”

Garfiel’s eyes were full of confidence: “I’ll call out a pathfinder spirit, let’s get out of here first.”

After the ceremony was completed, he directly injected spiritual energy into it, a burst of dazzling rays of light Lights up, and as the ceremony spirit formation burns out, a dull-headed monster with a dark body appears.

It’s only half human height, humanoid, kind of like the gu lu in the movie Lord of the Rings.

After the wayfinding spirit came out, gu gu called out several times, then moved towards the dense fog.

Garfiel quickly motioned for Romon to follow.

At this time, the other party’s means finally came into play, and the two returned to the door of the factory building, but there was still a thick fog outside.

Not only this factory, but the entire pearl craft factory is shrouded in this dense fog.

And it was getting dark.

They entered the factory in the morning. The two of them didn’t feel that much time had passed in the factory, but it was already dark when they came out.

There is no news about the remaining two teams so far.

All around is quiet, and in the thick white mist, it seems that there are man-devouring beasts hidden, waiting for their prey to appear.

Just then.

Garfiel suddenly let out a strange cry, feeling a bite on the back of his neck, and Romon looked closely at the back of his neck, and it was indeed bitten, with a wet slap mark.

The wizard began to panic: “What the hell is it? Impossible can’t see it, and it doesn’t leave any traces! The Great Emperor of Gondor said that everything has traces!”

Romon carefully looked at the lines on the opponent’s neck, “This should be a woman’s hand, the fingerprints are very clear, and the fingerprints are very delicate. Could it be something like a water ghost?”

“Water Ghost?” Garfiel was unfamiliar with this word.

“The one who drowned in the water became the Evil Spirit.” Romon compared the mark on his neck, “It should be strangling you directly, didn’t you feel anything just now? “

Garfiel shook his head blankly, and immediately made another handprint, forming a black barrier around his body. After isolating the dense fog, he settled down.

Romon wasn’t too worried about that.

He also felt someone touch him just now, but it only left a little wet trace on his skin, not as exaggerated as Garfiel.

Garfiel’s eyes twitched, and he suddenly realized: “We have encountered merfolk! This is a shell farm, where pearls are made, and it is not impossible for merfolk to appear!”

(end of this chapter)