Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 87 The Reason Why the Immortal Boat People Hate the Pharmacist
PS: The views on abundance here represent only those of Huawaimin and Yaowang Michuan. They do not represent the overall views of Xianzhou. Although this is a foreshadowing, it seems that many people say it is a key point, so I will emphasize it here at the beginning.

Audrey continued to memorize the potion formula, and discovered that some of the ingredients she didn't recognize had been followed by annotations.

"Main ingredients: the complete pituitary gland of a phantom dragon (also known as a seven-colored lizard dragon), 10 ml of cerebrospinal fluid from a half-ghost rabbit (also known as a Falsman rabbit)..."

I know all of these. Audrey was stunned at first, then a strong feeling of joy surged from the bottom of her heart.

“Thank you, Mr. Fool, you are really very knowledgeable.” She looked up again and expressed her sincere gratitude and praise.

Klein the Fool nodded in satisfaction.

Yes, he is that knowledgeable. As for getting up in the middle of the night to secretly memorize the book... Mr. Fool, I don't understand what you are talking about.

Although the former political commissar was not clear about what exactly happened, he was very disdainful of the word "justice".

Comrade Zhengyi's ideological awareness is still too low, and he is still unable to remain calm in the face of emergencies. He needs more training.

Audrey read the formula several times, trying to memorize it. Then, after consulting Klein, she materialized two pages of Russell's diary.

"This is your reward." She put down her pen and looked at the Fool in the gray mist. "Also, um, how about I give your Favored 300 pounds?"

She felt a little guilty because three pages of Russell's diary only cost her 20 pounds, while the "Sheriff" formula, also at Sequence 8, required 450 pounds.

In other words, based on simple math, she should pay an additional £430 on top of the three pages of notes.

She really wanted to make up the difference, but she really couldn't do it.

There was no other way, she still had to spend 10,000 pounds to buy Mr. Devil's rare item.

This is a magical girl. Mr. Devil is right about one thing. She has liked the magical girl comics drawn by Emperor Roselle since she was a child.

This is called... yearning to be a magical girl, Audrey thought.

However, Audrey felt that this was also due to her own luck. The seller did not know the value of Russell's diary, which allowed her to buy it at a very low price.

Emperor Roselle's diary, every page is at least, at least 50 pounds! Audrey quietly clenched her fist, silently encouraging herself.

Although this is of no value to those who don't understand it.

Little did she know, asking Mr. Fool for special services (referring to divination) only cost eight pence.

300 pounds? So far, I've only seen that much money from Sir Deville... Klein sighed, pretending to have no interest in money and nodded calmly, "A reasonable deal."

Then he spoke impatiently but pretending to be calm: "This is a message from my beloved."

While Klein was ecstatic about receiving 300 pounds, Audrey looked at Ceirus and said, "Mr. Ceirus, I've decided to buy the magical girl's transformation device. How should I give you the pounds?"

Klein suddenly wasn't so happy anymore.

Serris stroked his chin and said, "Have someone take it to the 'End of the World' tavern in Backlund."

Audrey thought about it and felt that she could transfer the item several times without worrying about being traced back, so she agreed.

That's ten thousand pounds! Under Klein's envious gaze, the two men reached the deal.

This time, Ceris provided the same two pages of his diary and included the credit in the final settlement. Klein didn't care about this. After all, these days, the one who owes money is the boss.

As usual, Klein read Russell's diary first.

"On August 8, the water was deeper than I imagined. History is really a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone."

After interacting with fictional historians, Crane had a profound understanding of this. Indeed, he remembered the saying, "History is not real; it can be objectively erased." While he wasn't sure if he would become a scholar of antiquity, it was always helpful to learn about it beforehand.

Klein continued reading and saw that Russell said he felt the church's attitude towards potions was strange. They would give the formula for low-sequence potions, but only the finished product for high-sequence potions.

Seeing Russell said: "The industrial revolution that I personally started, the steam and mechanical age that I personally forged, will become the breeding ground for the birth of evil gods."

These words made Klein frown.

The hotbed where evil gods are born...

Klein originally wanted to use this sentence to divine, but the last time he divined the Eternal Blazing Sun, he learned a small lesson, so he had to give up.

Then, Klein began to read old Serris's diary.

"On October 12th, we came into contact with the Immortal Boat people. They patrol the universe, hunting for abundant evil creatures. But interestingly, they themselves are also immortals. After reaching a certain age, they transform into 'demonoid bodies', becoming prey that must be hunted. What does this mean? Are we enemies of the same origin?"

"On October 14th, the story of the Immortal Boat people is well-known throughout the universe. A little inquiry gave me a general idea. Their immortality, like the fertility evil creatures, comes from the 'Ancestor of Longevity, Plague and Disaster', which is the Immortal Boat people's name for the fertility star god. They both descend from the Medicine Master, so we truly share the same origin."

"As for why the God of Plenty was given such an unpleasant name, the reason is actually very simple. The ancestors of the Xianzhou people sought immortality from a pharmacist, and the pharmacist generously granted it. However, immortality has side effects. After living for 800 years, there is a chance that they will develop a demonic body and become a monster without reason."

"I don't know much about Xianzhou, after all, I'm new here. But I asked people on Xianzhou for information. I mainly interviewed some foreigners, which is the name Xianzhou uses for foreign short-lived species. As for the locals on Xianzhou, their tone is surprisingly consistent, that is, they oppose immortality. Except for an organization called Yaowang Secret Transmission."

"From the Medicine King's secret teachings and the outsiders, I've roughly understood the situation. Simply put, the people of Xianzhou feel that 800 years isn't enough. They want more longevity, eternal life without side effects. If they can't achieve that, it's the Medicine Master's fault. He's harming them. Oh, why am I having trouble understanding this? If they didn't want to become monsters, wouldn't they have just committed suicide before turning 800? Even if they only lived 500, 200, or even 150, that would still be longer than the original Xianzhou people."

"Even if the hatred comes from the creature of abundance, why do we call the pharmacist that? It's a bit like 'eating with the bowl in hand and cursing after putting it down.'"

Klein thought of the abundance he'd experienced in the simulated universe, the selfless, altruistic emotions he'd experienced. He couldn't help but sigh: this is human nature.

Klein felt as if he had gained a deeper understanding of human nature.

A little bit of kindness, a big bit of hatred. This kind of thing is actually quite common.

Human nature is the most vulnerable. You can provide help, but you cannot be selfless.

Klein continued to think further, "What about God?" Every church preaches that God loves the world. But is this really the case?

When thinking about the church's attitude towards potions, beyonders, and acting.

Perhaps God is not as selfless as the church describes him to be, so God actually has humanity.

So is it possible to have such a paradise where everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, abandon the bad qualities in human nature, and build a perfect utopia?

In a trance, Klein felt as if he saw something. A path unfolded before him, but it was elusive for a moment.

Klein laughed at his own thoughts. It was too unrealistic.

Klein continued reading. This was the last sentence.

"Okay, I admit, I'm just standing up for the Pharmacist. After all, Pharmacist Sister is so pretty! Tentacle play! Even if it's not tentacles, so many hands! Just thinking about it makes me happy!"

Seeing these words, Klein suddenly smiled with relief.

unbelievable.

Klein put his thoughts aside and said with a smile, "Now, you can begin to communicate freely."

PS: Monthly ticket, monthly ticket
(End of this chapter)