Perfume Alchemist

Chapter 421

When the first ray of morning light pierced the dark clouds and sprinkled on the top of the blue flame bay made of wood and stones, those who survived the night of Soul Eater let out a long sigh of relief.

Most of the black mist dissipated, and those creatures hiding in the darkness were either feasting on their food or unwilling to do so at night.But under the sunshine, they can only dive into the deep sea again and hide in their old nest.

When the survivors walked out from the gate of the temple and looked at the buildings under the mountain, they were all silent.

Half of the wooden houses by the port have collapsed, and those crumbling structures couldn't support a collision of creatures in the fog.

But the people of Blue Flame Bay quickly accepted all this calmly.Someone is already carrying the wooden boards and hammers in the warehouse, ready to go to the dock area to repair ships and rebuild their homes.

"It's not bad. If it weren't for those Baru priests who took action, I suspect that the entire city would be occupied by black mist."

"I don't know where those terrible black mist come from."

"It's up to you. Have you dug out your rations for today?"

"Oh, no. I've got to see if my boat is broken. Hope it wasn't too badly damaged last night."

"Let me tell you something, did you see the ship that was swallowed by the black mist yesterday? The treasures of those dead people are all floating on the sea! If you go late, there will only be fish dung left."

"Really? Hehehe, hurry up then."

The gate of the temple was wide open, and the bustling crowd returned to their lives.Even if that ordinary and difficult life has been turned upside down, at least they are still alive.

They can still live a good life in this harbor city in their own way.

Ahao and Ilya mixed in the crowd, preparing to walk back to the accommodation area along the stone bridge where they came.

Illya put down the sandbox, turned her head excitedly and said, "I didn't expect everything to go smoother than expected. The airship my dad got is heading here at full speed, and it's estimated that it will arrive at noon today."

Ahao applauded: "As expected of Mr. Howard, this speed is fine."

After the two walked back to the accommodation area, they found that their original hotel had been completely destroyed.The hotel owner was sitting on the ruins on the first floor, looking around with a sigh.

Fortunately, the two of them just put some daily clothes in the hotel, and after summing up, they didn't bother to look for them from the ruins.Simply went directly to the airship area.

The airship area in Blue Flame Bay is crowded with people.

The black mist rolls up from the sea, and the most severely affected places in this city are basically in the coastal area and the dock area.It stands to reason that the mansions on the upper floors would be safer, and the damage actually seemed much less severe.

But these rich people don't care so much. No matter what the cost, they want to escape the city today.

Fortunately, Ah Hao and the others didn't have to fight for tickets. After sitting in the air dock area for a while, a medium-sized airship flew over.

A big "AH" is engraved on the bow of the airship, and the wood of the entire hull is painted white, which looks quite classy.The airship slowly leaned against the air pier, and a middle-aged man stood by the guardrail and shouted to the two of them:

"Is it Mr. Ahao and Ms. Ilya?"

Ah Hao also shouted to him from afar: "That's right!"

He nodded, and the gangway was immediately lowered.

Just as the two were about to board the boat, a man dressed as a wealthy businessman next to him stopped Ah Hao.

"Hey, boy, where is this airship heading?"

Ah Hao glanced at him, and said patiently, "Go to Nia."

"Nia." The rich businessman showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and then he walked up the gangway, "Forget it, let's go to that poor place to have a look."

Ah Hao and Ilya looked at each other, temporarily having no plans to board the boat, a slight smile emerged from the corner of Ilya's mouth.

After a while, the rich businessman walked down the gangway in a dejected manner, cursing incessantly: "I've never seen such a stubborn person. It doesn't matter how much you pay. What a dog, it's just a piece of shit. That's all the captain,"

Ah Hao smiled: "Interesting, let's go up."

As soon as the two boarded the airship, they received a warm welcome.About ten crew members were lined up in two rows, applauding to welcome Ahao and Illya.The middle-aged man who took the lead took off the triangular hat on his head and bowed gracefully.

"I am the captain of the Andro, Andrew. After you officially take over, this ship will be renamed the AH."

Andrew grinned, revealing two golden teeth: "But before we return to Agadi for handover, this ship has to be called Andro for the time being."

The two shook hands with Andrew respectively: "Ahao." "Illya."

"Just you two?"

"Yes."

"Then I put away the gangway. In case someone comes up to ask again."

Andrew used pulleys to retract the gangway, and introduced: "These are the first mate, second mate, third mate, cook and bosun on the ship. The rest are crew members."

"Mr. Ahao, I have to explain to you in advance. If you allow us to run the ship in your free time, you don't have to pay them wages."

"Otherwise, they're your employees, and you have to pay them what's right and on time."

Ah Hao raised his eyebrows in surprise: "How is this free time calculated?"

"Fifteen days a month." Andrew patted the pulley to ensure that the gangway was stuck on the side of the ship, "If you use the airship for more than fifteen days, you have to pay the crew by the day, and you even have to pay for supplements Fuel and material loss.

"But if you use it for less than fifteen days, then you don't have to worry about these things at all. If the market is good, you can even get a bonus for running the boat."

Ilya asked curiously: "Can you still share the money?"

"Only a high-quality captain like me can make money for the employer." Andrew said with some pride, "The specific agreement is in the captain's room. There is a long list. You can take a closer look at it when you have time. The previous owner was also like this Make an agreement with me."

"Understood." Ahao nodded, and then asked abruptly, "Then if I want to lay off staff, can I?"

Andrew scratched his face, showing a slightly embarrassed expression: "Of course. If you want, it's not a problem to cut me off. But!"

"I strongly don't recommend you to do this. It is not easy to find a qualified sailor now. If there are less than ten crew members on the airship, there is no way to run it."

Ah Hao smiled easily: "Just asking. Now can you show us around the boat?"

"Of course." Andrew secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then put on his smiling face again, and pointed the way for the two of them.

He was told in advance that his new employer was the legendary "Arcanist".If Mr. Ahao really didn't want to work by himself, then he didn't dare to say anything other than getting off the boat in despair.

Andrew waved most of the crew back, leaving only the first officer behind them.

The first mate is called Jamie. He is a honest and honest person, with a burly figure and not very talkative.Much "boring" than the oily Andrew.

Ilya walked around the cabin curiously: "Actually, the inside is much bigger than it looks."

"That's right." Andrew introduced with a smile, "This is the VIP bedroom, and it's no problem if you want to use it as your own living room. It happens to be next to my captain's cabin, so it's very convenient to come to me if you have any questions."

"This is the material warehouse. We have prepared enough living materials in Agadi, and we can go back and forth to Nia without replenishing them halfway. This is the power room"

Listening to Andrew's explanation, Ahao kept nodding his head.

The airship was in better condition than he had imagined.The key is that the places where Andrew took him to visit were all areas that passengers absolutely could not touch.After this lap, he also had a better understanding of the structure and principles of the airship.

Andrew sent the two of them back to the luxurious bedroom: "That's about it, I have to make arrangements for takeoff. If you have nothing else to do, the airship is expected to depart in half an hour and head to Nia."

"Oh, by the way, I haven't asked yet, which area of ​​Nia are we going to?"

"Nao, just go to Nao's coral terrace. Did you know?"

"You must know that if you go to other places, I really can't guarantee it. I have been to Coral Terrace a few times." Andrew helped close the door with a smile on his face.

Ah Hao looked back at this bedroom carefully. It has three rooms and a shared living room.Each room is equipped with an independent bathroom, which is more than enough for the two of them to live in.

Ilya looked at Ahao worriedly: "How about the airship?"

Ahao propped his hands up and yawned: "That's pretty good, although a large sum of money was paid in advance, you can sell this hard currency whenever you want, and you can even make money when it's idle, which is much more enjoyable than imagined. "

Then he slumped on the chair, and his whole body went limp: "I'm so tired. I didn't sleep all night last night. Now I really can't stand it."

"I have energy recovery potion, how about a bottle?"

"Forget it." Ahao waved his hand, "I can't sleep after drinking, I want to catch up on sleep after sailing later. It took me more than a week to come to Blue Flame Bay by boat last time. This time the airship No matter how fast it is, I guess it will take three or four days."

Ilya nodded and opened the bag at her waist, releasing the mongoose who had been holding it back for a day.It was on Ilya's shoulder, looking a little shivering.

Illya touched its little head with some pity: "It's all your fault for that stinky tentacle, it scared the little mongoose."

Ahao covered his face with his hands, and said almost raving: "Ah, you put this thing in your bag first, and I'll make a tank for it tomorrow."

Ilya stretched out her hand to Ahao: "Where is the amulet given to you by the priest, I want to see it."

Ah Hao readily handed over the [Resurrection Talisman] that Luo Qi gave him.

"By the way, why did that priest give you this talisman for nothing?"

"This is not a free gift, it is a task reward issued in advance. Don't I have to go to her when I go back here?"

"It doesn't feel any different from giving away for nothing." Ilya murmured softly, looking at the amulet in her hand.

After being in contact with Shirley for a long time, Illya can tell the material of this talisman at a glance.It should be made of peridot as a whole, and the whole body is green.However, there are many cracks in the middle, and it doesn't seem to be of high value.

The talisman is roughly square in shape, with a small hole at the top through which a string of leather cords passes.

But there is one thing that is very strange. The cracks in the middle of this square peridot seem to be particularly regular.

Illya walked to the window and changed the angle of observation several times against the sunlight, and found that these cracks did vaguely form a shield, which was very special.

She studied for a while, then slipped the talisman into the mongoose's arms.

The mongoose held the amulet and refused to let go, with a hint of drunkenness on his face.

Illya could observe that the gossamer-like green energy was constantly drilling out of the amulet and flowing into the mongoose's limbs and bones, helping it recover from old injuries.

"It's quite interesting."

Yi Liya turned her head to look, and found that Ahao was slumped on the chair, with his mouth open, and he had fallen asleep.

"This guy"

In the next few days, the two spent a relatively boring journey on the airship.Ah Hao made an aquarium like a lantern for that living tentacle, and filled the box with some seawater from the kitchen.Now the tentacle is writhing wantonly inside, and it looks quite lively.

For some reason, Ilya seemed a little nervous, and kept asking Ahao about the culture and traditions of Nia.

She explained it this way: "If I did something rude because of a cultural barrier, how embarrassing it would be. Ladies must figure this out first! Tell me about the Spirit Flower Festival."

"Okay. What we have to do is actually not that complicated. The first thing is to find a blooming spirit flower. During the spirit flower festival, this is very simple."

"The blooming spirit flower can grow anywhere. It can be seen everywhere under the tree, in the water, and beside the cliff. I am more used to looking for them by the water, because as long as I have patience, the blooming spirit flower will flow along the water Float here, don't have to fight with those aunts."

Ahao then added: "Oh, the rich people in Nia will buy the Blossoming Spirit Flowers found by others. The ancestral hall covered with Blossoming Spirit Flowers is quite grand and dignified."

Illya nodded longingly, her eyes seemed to have imagined the beauty of blooming spirit flowers all over the place.

"However, generally speaking, it is enough to place a blooming flower on the tombstone of relatives and friends. If the flower blooms, it means that the dead will rest in peace, and their souls will sleep peacefully in another world. But if the flower fades, The kind that withers at a very fast speed is a big problem.

"This means that the souls of the deceased cannot rest in peace."

"Blooming flowers, the dead basically have great grievances or great regrets. People in our area will basically try to solve these regrets so that the deceased relatives and friends can rest in peace."

Ilya caressed the mongoose on her thigh, and said to herself distractedly: "You Nia people are so gentle. Even the emotions of the deceased are considered."

"Well, after all, no one wants to die with great regret." Ah Hao clasped his hands behind his head, "We help relatives and friends now, and relatives and friends will help us in the future, it's all the same."

As soon as Ah Hao finished speaking, someone knocked on the door suddenly.

"Please come in!"

Andrew opened the door in a hurry, and said in a panic: "Mr. Hao, come out and see, there are fish!"

"There's a big, big whale right next to our boat!"

Ah Hao stood up immediately: "Beside the airship. A flying whale?"

(End of this chapter)