Become a legend in the interstellar

Inside the villa, an underground safe house.

The house is airtight and has a lot of space. It is wrapped in thick reinforced concrete and stores a lot of water and food.

In wartime, this room can be used as a doomsday fortress.

Two people live in it, and it will be no problem to go out after living for a few years.

In addition to food, there are several shelves full of guns, bombs, swords, daggers, etc., which can probably arm three to five people, enough to guard the door of the safe house.

This Andrew is quite cautious, apparently considering the possibility of being blocked in the future.

"My lord, you can rest here." Andrew led the way for Su Xia, respectfully, "You must be tired after a long journey and repeated battles. You can rest here for half a day."

"Ah."

Su Xia's eyes were calm, and she glanced at the structure inside the safe house, taking a panoramic view of the supplies in the entire room.

Speaking of which, he really hasn't rested for a long time.

During this time, they were either fighting, running for their lives or hiding, and there was hardly any time to breathe.

This safe house is not considered safe. After all, there are more than a dozen lurkers from the Left Eye Group outside the villa. The danger has not gone away, but at least there is a place to stay, and we can take a breather for a while.

His injuries from the previous battle with the machine race had healed, but the mental fatigue needed to be alleviated after all.

"Snapped!"

Susha opened a can of stored water, sat casually beside a shelf, raised her head and took several big mouthfuls.

Andrew carefully sat on the other side, and also got himself some stored water to moisten his throat so that he could continue to communicate.

Neither of them spoke again, and there was a brief silence in the basement.

Su Xia is closing her eyes and resting her mind, relaxing her muscles, adjusting her breathing, and adjusting slowly to ensure that she can be in the best state when she moves in the middle of the night.

And Andrew didn't dare to speak, he was afraid of offending Susha who was resting, and he didn't know what to do, so he could only sit aside.

There was no light in the room, and the two sat in the dark like this.

Time passed quietly.

After more than ten minutes, Su Xia suddenly opened her eyes and exhaled lightly.

"call……"

A look of light flashed in his eyes, he twisted his neck, and there were a few slight crackling sounds from his bones.

The rest is only temporary, he still has things to do.

Su Xia turned her head and asked Andrew: "I came to Conch City not only for you, but also for a more important matter."

Andrew is very interesting: "Sir, tell me."

"I'm looking for a fish."

"My lord, what kind of fish is it?" Andrew asked, "The most indispensable thing here is all kinds of fish, the common ones are easy to find, and countless fishing boats go out every day... I have lived here for more than ten years, and I am very familiar with these fish. I still understand."

"Lumpfish." Su Xia said its name.

"Lumpfish?"

Andrew was taken aback for a moment, and repeated these three words.

It's not that this fish is not famous, but it's too famous.

He may have to think about it for other fish, but the "pimple fish" left a deep impression on him.

"Is it the kind of 'thorny toothfish' that can only be caught in the deep sea?" Andrew said the scientific name.

The name of this kind of fish is very strange, it is not found on the other side of the earth, and it is a specialty of this world.

"Yes." Su Xia nodded.

"This fish is a bit troublesome, and it may not be easy to handle."

"how?"

"The quantity is too small, and there are too many people who need it." Andrew said truthfully: "Generally speaking, this kind of fish will be ordered as soon as it is salvaged, and it will be traded directly after the fishing boat docks. There are very few circulating in the market." .”

"So precious?" Su Xia frowned, unexpectedly, this thing is not easy to handle.

Before coming here, he also knew about this kind of fish. He only knew that the quantity was very small and the price was high. Unexpectedly, almost none of them were distributed in the market.

But to make the dream potion, the poisonous glands of this fish must be used.

The two little girls, Yi Mo and Shen Yu, can only be treated with medicine.

This time he came to the southern city, he was looking for poisonous glands, and the riot in Haima City was just an accident.

"My lord, you don't know. The number of this kind of fish is very small. It is good luck to catch one."

Andrew explained: "Once this kind of fish appears, you can buy it for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands every time, and there is no market for it. If you have no skills, you may not be able to buy it."

Pimple fish, the reason why it has this strange name is because it looks so ugly.

Fish in the deep sea look strange.

Maybe it's because they can't see the sun, they basically grow randomly, and each of them is so ugly that I don't know how to describe it.

The surface of the pimple fish is full of strange bumps, the skin is grayish brown, and looks more permeable than the skin of a toad, and each bump has a poisonous spike, which is ugly and dangerous.

This kind of fish likes to lie on the bottom of the sea. If you don't pay attention to it, it is easy to regard it as a rock on the bottom of the sea.

"My lord, although this fish is highly poisonous and ugly, its meat is particularly delicious." Andrew had eaten it twice before and spoke highly of it.

He said to Su Xia: "Decades ago, before the war started, there were countless gourmet gourmets who came to the beach and waited for several months just to taste this fish."

Su Xia frowned: "Waiting for several months? Is it so delicious?"

"My lord, a person like you certainly doesn't care about appetite."

Andrew smiled and said, "However, for most people, it is quite worth waiting for a few months to eat this kind of fish once, no matter how much time and money it takes."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, after all, everyone has different ideals in life." Andrew explained: "My lord, your ideals are higher, but most people's ideals are the same, as long as they can eat delicious food, play fun things, be safe and happy. "

"Well, that makes sense."

Su Xia didn't refute, but just asked, "How delicious is it?"

Andrew thought for a while, and replied, "The taste...how should I put it, once you eat it, you will never forget it...Even though you know you may be poisoned, you still can't help but continue to eat it."

Su Xia really couldn't understand this state.

For him, the most delicious food is probably all kinds of barbecue, and he can eat a buffet of dozens of yuan to satisfy him for several days.

He doesn't like fish very much, because he was stuck by fishbone several times when he was a child, and once he was stuck and bled, he was rushed to the hospital for treatment, leaving a psychological shadow.

Andrew said: "My lord, the reason why this kind of fish can be sold so expensively, even without market, is not only because of its delicious meat, but also because of its unique poisonous glands."

"Oh?"

Su Xia's heart moved, he came here specially for the poison gland.

In the information circulating on the market, it is only said that this fish is delicious, and the function of the poisonous glands is not specifically mentioned.

"This kind of fish is highly poisonous, and its toxicity can be ranked among the top ten in the sea." Andrew said, "If you are pricked by its poisonous stinger, it will not take long before you will fall to the ground and die."

"I know that." Su Xia nodded.

It can be said that the whole body of the pimple fish is poisonous. Its liver, kidney, even eyes, skin, blood, etc. are all poisonous. The toxicity is strong and daunting.

Its toxin is one of the most poisonous non-protein poisons found in nature in this world, more than 1000 times that of sodium cyanide.

In the past years, many unlucky fishermen died because they were accidentally scratched by the venomous thorns on the surface of their skin, and it was too late to save them.

There is also an unlucky chef who accidentally cut his finger while handling this kind of fish and died on the spot.

This thing is also rated as one of the most dangerous delicacies in the world.

But even so, there are still people trying its delicacy one after another. In the past, even a big gourmet commented: "If you can eat a bite, even if you die, it's worth it!"

"My lord, the poison of this fish is quite dangerous to ordinary people, but to others, it is a priceless treasure." Andrew said.

"A research institution?" Su Xia thought of this.

"No, they are rich people who pursue spiritual enjoyment."

"What do you mean?"

"My lord, the poison in this fish venom gland, after being extracted, will become a top hallucinogen after special treatment."

Andrew seriously explained: "Its hallucinogenic effect is so strong that it is rare in the world. Just a small drop can make people addicted to hallucinations for several hours."

To put it simply, the poisonous glands of this thing can refine top prizes.

For those wealthy people, physical enjoyment is enough. They have experienced almost any enjoyment that ordinary people can think of, so they will gradually pursue spiritual ones.

"So powerful?" Su Xia was surprised.

"Yes." Andrew replied.

"Have you ever used it?"

"Used once."

Andrew has experienced it himself, so he is very clear about this. He said: "A few years ago, when a businessman ordered 'anti-aging products' with me, he gave me a small tube of the hallucinogen extracted from the fish venom glands. I used it when I got home that night, and the effect..."

He paused, and there was a strange look in his eyes, which was very complicated, as if he was nostalgic, but he seemed a little scared.

Su Xia asked, "Compared to ordinary hallucinogens?"

"A world of difference!"

Andrew said affirmatively: "That feeling is like entering another world, as if I am about to become a fairy, floating lightly, floating around in a strange and bizarre world, it is really indescribable, I have never experienced it in my life That feeling."

"is it?"

Su Xia frowned, glanced at Andrew, and said, "You are also a psychic creature, did you have hallucinations when you injected the psychic potion?"

Unrud replied: "It has happened, but the hallucinations attached to the spiritual potion are really incomparable to that poison gland hallucinogen."

According to him, after using the potion, he was addicted to illusory and unreal hallucinations all night long.

He didn't wake up in the hospital until noon the next day.

"Hospital?"

"Yes."

Andrew was a little scared, and said: "I was using it in this villa at the time. I didn't expect to be found on the side of the main road more than ten miles away the next day. When I was found, I was unconscious and convulsed."

"You ran out by yourself?" Su Xia asked.

"Yeah... Later I looked at the surveillance and found that I ran out of the villa insanely at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and then stumbled and ran for more than ten miles on the main road, staggering here and there, shouting, like a spirit The patient was almost hit by a car several times..."

The medicinal effect of that thing is so strong that he is a little afraid even thinking about it now.

Later he found out that the businessman didn't explain clearly to him that he used too much at one time, normally one or two drops would be enough, but he used a whole bottle.

Fortunately, he is a spiritual creature with strong resistance.

If it were an ordinary person, they might die directly in that blurred dream after a whole stick.

Moreover, under normal circumstances, before using it, you should use two handcuffs to secure yourself firmly, so as to prevent yourself from running around when you are unconscious.

"After that time, I never used it again, I really dare not."

Andrew exhaled and said, "Master, you know, as the contact person of the group's branch here, I must always stay awake and not indulge in those enjoyable things, otherwise I will be treated as substandard products and destroyed."

"Well, indeed."

"However, that kind of feeling, thinking about it so far, is still intoxicating." Andrew sighed, "If it's real, it's half-real, it's like a dream..."

"dream?"

"Yeah, and it's a semi-lucid dream."

This answer made Su Xia think of the name of the potion he was going to make.

【Dream Fascinated】

The most important ingredient of this medicine is the venom gland of the pimple fish.

The task only gave the formula, without mentioning too much about its specific use effect, but only from the name, we can see some clues.

"Where is the easiest place to get this kind of fish?" Su Xia asked Andrew.

"This……"

Andrew thought about it seriously, and answered after a while: "My lord, what you need is not a place, but a contact method."

"Where to contact?"

"The three major fishery companies in Conch City. These three fishery companies cover almost 80% of the fishing projects in Conch City. You need to contact them, explain your requirements, and give a deposit in advance, so that you have a chance to get this kind of fish."

"Okay, without further ado, I'll check their contact information." Su Xia said.

"And..."

"what happened?"

"My lord, there are too many people who need this kind of fish, and the price is getting higher every time."

Andrew patted his head and said, "On the last planet, there were four pimple fishes that were sold at auction, and the final price was more than 500 million."

"Huh? An average of more than 100 million fish?"

Su Xia frowned, this is not eating fish, but eating gold is almost the same.

This world is really distorted. Some people will sell their lives to research institutions for tens of thousands of dollars, while others will spend millions to buy a fish.

Andrew said with emotion: "Yes, and the one who bid more than 500 million in the end hasn't bought it yet."

"why?"

"Because, someone at the scene offered to exchange things, gave a very precious treasure, and exchanged those four fish."

"Barter for..."

Su Xia's eyes drooped slightly, and she understood what Andrew meant.

When the price of something cannot be accurately measured in money, it is easy to barter.

For example, the bottles of the sixth-grade medicinal wine "Starry Sky Flowing Sound" in his hand cannot be bought with money, and must be exchanged with Zero Point Tavern with special treasures.

This shows that the value of Piedfish has almost surpassed the concept of money.

"My lord, after the last auction, there must be many people who are not reconciled and will continue to wait."

Andrew reminded Su Xia: "You will face many opponents, and at that time, you may join them...to grab a batch of pimple fish."

"grab?"

"Yes, it can only be described as 'grabbing'." Andrew thought about the situation of the previous auctions, and almost all of them rushed to buy.

"Oh...that's no problem, I'm better at snatching things."