Returning from the abyss

Chapter 432 Master and Slave
The medicine soon began to take shape, and began to be injected into the medicine bottle along the drainage tube that Lu Ning had set in advance.

Immediately afterwards, the extraction meter installed at the front end of the drainage tube also showed the quality of the medicine this time.

"96 degrees, then it should be considered a success." Lu Ning nodded secretly. Due to the nature of the production of alchemy potions, a purity lower than 95 is almost the same as failure, and the effect of failed products is also there, but as the purity decreases, it will appear like a cliff jump Falling, this is not as good as potions such as potions.

After one success, Lu Ning began to concoct it in the same way. After all, it is also the simplest type of potion, which can be made with a little mastery of alchemy. Relying on her memory and gradually proficient techniques, she spent about an hour refining all five bottles of potions finished.

After affixing the label paper, Lu Ning took a small medicine box and put the glass bottles in it. At this moment, Bolivar suddenly stopped her.

"Lilian...is that right?"

"Mr. Bolivar, what's the matter?"

"Since you are going to deliver medicine, help me bring these bottles to old Howard." Bolivar pushed the medicine bottles on his alchemy table, "The standard capacity of a small medicine box is ten bottles , you still have a lot of space in there."

"Can……"

"Oh, the errand fee, right?" Bolivar reached out and grabbed the pocket of his robe, took out two copper coins and threw them over, "Please, I don't want to run back and forth."

Lu Ning reached out and copied the coins, walked over and put the five bottles of medicine from Bolivar in the box.From the label, it looked like a hemolytic potion, which was beyond the scope of her apprentice-level potion, no wonder she wasn't afraid of getting confused.

When she walked to the front with the box in her hand, there were already many customers in the store. After all, today is the real open day, and the city will really start to become bustling.Of course, all the people who will come at this time are the aborigines of the holy capital, more precisely, regular customers.

"It's going to be messy again."

Three girls in college uniforms were picking out fabrics near the counter. They didn't deliberately lower their volume, so Lu Ning could clearly hear their conversations.

"After all, it's an exchange meeting. There are people from all over the world, and the Holy City doesn't pick people." Another girl echoed, "If I ask you to invite people who are academically successful, that's all. Isn't this just asking for trouble for yourself?"

"The ancestors made the rules, and the later dare not disobey them." The third girl's tone was not so sharp, but she could hear a bit of resentment.

Lu Ning quickly gave the box in her hand to Howard, who was sitting there supervising the work: "Boss, I made five bottles of recovery potions here, and the other five bottles are..."

"That boy Bolivier, right? Got it, your rent for today is settled." Howard nodded with satisfaction, "Lilian, do you want to make some money for yourself? After all, when the public day comes, money is always It's very useful."

"Of course I would, but I'm not good at anything else..."

"You don't need to be good at anything. Have you seen those three girls over there? They are apprentices of Wuguan College in our Moonstone area. Of course, their level must have surpassed that of apprentices. If you want, I can help Introduce them to be their attendants."

"Slave?" Lu Ning was puzzled, "But from their tone of voice, it seems that they are very repulsive to outsiders."

"Because it will bring some confusion, even if it is resolved, it will still leave people with bad memories. But this does not conflict with their need for followers. To tell you the truth, each of the three of them has a lot of background. They can get a lot of extra money if they value it, and with their identities, you will not be unclear about everything when you give lectures in the future."

"Is it okay?" Lu Ning didn't care about her identity. She had honed her acting skills a long time ago, and she even tried to hide her identity as a tourist when she acted as a follower, which was even more perfect.

"They only need it during the day. After all, it's impossible for you to follow me at night. It just might be a little tiring."

"That's okay, I hope to get more news about this place." Lu Ning showed a trace of expectation, which of course made Howard feel kindly satisfied, so he stood up from the rocking chair.

"Catherine, Liz, Xue Ni, long time no see."

"The recent courses are relatively tight. I'm afraid the teacher also felt that our hearts will fly when we arrive at the exchange meeting, so we are desperately trying to catch up. My intermediate magician exam is two years away, and I don't know what he is anxious about."

"Hahaha, Catherine, your teacher is also thinking about you. After all, intermediate magicians are not particularly easy to take the exam. You have to prepare everything in advance." Howard laughed boldly.

"You're not even a magician, so how do you know it's not easy to take the exam?" The girl with a bad tone said, "Tell me, what do you want from us?"

"That's right. After all, the city will become more chaotic, and you don't want to deal with some things yourself..."

"Looking for a servant? Indeed, before this time, you have to consider some similar issues." The girl with a calmer tone nodded, "After all, you are not allowed to bring servants when you enroll, which has caused a lot of inconvenience."

And here Lu Ning observed quietly, and probably got to know the three people from their appearance and behavior.

Catherine is wearing a gorgeous mage robe, the magic patterns on it are almost connected into a string, and the corners are decorated with gold thread and coat of arms, a noble and unassuming feeling almost hits her face. There is no doubt that she It must be the most conspicuous type of person on any occasion.

The second girl, Liz, wore much simpler clothes, with a blue mage robe over a shawl.Her tone was sharp, but she basically expressed her dissatisfaction directly.And when Lu Ning fell from her hand, she habitually pressed on her waist instead of falling naturally like the other two, judging that her learning direction may be different.

The clothes of Xue Ni, who is more restrained, are just in between the two. You can see the luxury of the robes on her body, but there are not many embellishments. Her standing posture is very straight, as if she has experienced a good noble education, but also There seems to be some air of military origin.

Judging based on previous experience, there are only so many conclusions that Lu Ning can draw, and as soon as she had an idea in her mind, Howard beckoned her to go over.

"This is an alchemist who just came to me. She is quite sensible. She is one of the lucky ones summoned by the Holy Capital. I will not recommend someone to you indiscriminately. As long as this girl is taught a little, she will be a very good follower."

The three girls all sized up Lu Ning. What was amazing was that Lu Ning didn't feel any offense from the gazes of the three of them. Maybe they didn't look at people with a superior perspective.

"Hi, can you talk about your experience?" Catherine was the first to speak.

Lu Ning started from getting to know the old alchemist, and briefly talked about Lilian's past. She also withdrew a lot of details in the middle, and the three girls didn't ask much.

"Well, it sounds like it's true." Liz raised her eyebrows, "Xue Ni, what do you think of her?"

"Since Mr. Howard recommended, we should also accept this kindness. But after all, the temporary entourage also represents us. Why don't we let this... well, sorry, what is your age?" Xue Ni asked.

"16 years old." Lu Ning said Lilian's age.

"Well, Miss Lilian, I hope this title is okay."

"In the future, she will be your follower." Howard scratched his chin, "Lilian is fine."

"First of all, this is only a temporary agreement. Secondly, we haven't started the master-slave relationship yet. It's a courtesy." Xue Ni glanced at Howard, "And you are the recommender, we also want to give you some face."

Howard stroked his beard and laughed. He didn't feel any embarrassment about being refuted when Xue Ni changed the subject, so he simply waved his hand: "Forget it, you little girls can talk about things by yourself. If Lilian can follow you If I make money there, I can also make a lot of rent here.”

"Businessman nature." Liz snorted.

"Hahaha, greed is something a businessman must never abandon!"

Howard stepped away, leaving Lu Ning to face three girls with a rather strong aura.

"Then... let me just say it bluntly, we really need a follower right now." Catherine crossed her arms, "Although Howard is a bit greedy for money, his credit is still guaranteed. It is a good thing to have a good follower on the first day." Good thing."

"May I ask, why do you need a follower?" Lu Ning asked.

"Because there is a mix of people." Xue Ni explained, "The holy city will send out invitations, and will bring in [-] entourages and [-] foreign magic apprentices. It is not uncommon to see powerful officials. On the surface, the locals of the Holy Capital cannot conflict with these outsiders, but once the number of people reaches this level, conflicts are inevitable."

Lu Ning understood immediately.

"So you need outsiders to come..."

"You have a very flexible mind. That's right. If something happens between outsiders, you won't violate the prohibition. Even if you know who is behind you, as long as you don't make trouble, just turn a blind eye and close your eyes." Liz Slightly raised his chin, "Of course, a bad follower can be thrown away after using it once, and an excellent follower can be used until the end of the exchange meeting. We are curious which type you are."

"I think I'm pretty good."

"Confidence is good, at least it won't embarrass us." Catherine raised her lips.

"Wait, do the three of you only need one follower?"

"Theoretically, one is enough." Xue Ni smiled slightly, "And an excellent follower can also meet the needs of several people at the same time, unless we are lucky and can meet other high-quality ones. The problem now is, Whether you accept it or not, not everyone is happy to put themselves below others."

It so happened that Lu Ning really needed an identity that could handle things.

"I want to ask about... the salary."

The three girls looked at each other, as if saying, "That's right".

"It depends on the size of the matter you handle for us." Liz raised her eyebrows, "After all, our money can't be thrown out casually, and people who want to be rewarded have to make efforts that are worthy of the reward, right? "

Lu Ning nodded slowly.

"So……"

Xue Ni put a silver silk glove on her right glove, and drew light threads in the air. Those silk threads slowly twisted into a ball, forming a three-dimensional contract. She held the contract in her hand and handed it to Lu Ning.

"Lilian, read the content of the contract, and then sign your name at the end. You will be our follower during the exchange meeting."

Lu Ning reached out to take the contract body, and the content of the contract suddenly appeared in her mind.Due to its temporary nature, most of the clauses are not strict, and only restrict some conditions for Lu Ning to use the three-person identity, and she can pay a certain price to terminate the contract at any time.

She wrote down Lilian's name, and the contract turned into a dot of light in her hand. In an instant, she felt a mysterious connection with the three girls.

"During the daytime, you follow us, or be ready to listen to our call at any time. The time at night belongs to you, but you must arrive if we have something important to do." Catherine raised her hand and took three coins from her collar. The gemstones were distributed to Liz and Xue Ni, and the three of them chanted some spells in a low voice, and soon there was a slight halo on the three gemstones, and the halo soon became restrained.

"This is your token when you use our identity, and we can also contact you through gems. As for which one belongs to you, you can definitely remember." Catherine threw the gem to Lu Ning, "Also, don't sell it! "

Lu Ning has received three gems, and it is indeed very easy to distinguish them.Catherine's is golden and dazzling, Liz's is soaked in the blue of the shallow sea, and Xue Ni's is as white as a snowfield under a bright moonlit night.

"Hey, Howard! If she's okay today, we're going to take her around." Catherine shouted at Howard.

"Don't you buy something? You won't go back empty-handed every time!"

"All the clothes and fabrics I took off just now! Find a reliable guy and send them to the college dormitory. If I don't receive the goods before dusk, I will return them all!"

"That's impossible! I guarantee that someone will start now! I will supervise the work myself!"

Howard jumped up from his chair, and rushed to the back of the yard with the energy of an old man, calling someone to go.

"Hmph, love money like life." Liz shook her head, turned and walked outside.

"Come on, Lilian." Catherine smiled, said something to Lu Ning and followed Liz out.

Lu Ning didn't have anything to clean up, and her clothes couldn't be more normal in the holy capital, so she followed the three of them out.

The Violet Valley is so large that the Galleria Sant'Evoire located in it is actually built in the shape of a sundial.The three circles of corridors from the outside to the inside encircle the three-story area. The outermost twelve school districts are named after the birthstone of the December phase of the moon, and the seven research school districts in the middle are named after rainbow colors and precious metals.The inner layer is the towering Violet Magic Library, whose tip even protrudes beyond the valley, where all the materials of magic research in the world from ancient times to the present are collected here. Knowledge is the most important wealth of a magician, and as a The library with the most materialized knowledge is undoubtedly the holy place in the eyes of every magic learner.

The one-eyed squid is in the Moonstone area, and the various areas are naturally interconnected, but Catherine and the three first took Lu Ning to get a little familiar with this school area.

(End of this chapter)