Secret: The Witch's House Traitor

"If I have the talisman given by the young master, I won't have to worry about exposing the young master's secret, right?"

Anna asked, looking at Lin Nuo with shining eyes.

"Well, the spell will silence you before you reveal the secret."

Lin Nuo smiled brightly.

"Um... Master, I am just an ordinary person. If I can help you with some trivial matters in your life, it is still within my ability, but I really can't do anything about these matters involving the extraordinary realm."

Anna was choked by Lin Nuo, but she still asked carefully. The incident of being almost hit by a dagger today left a huge psychological trauma on her.

"It doesn't matter. If you want to follow me, then try to adapt to it. If you want to leave, I won't stop you. I will just erase the secrets that you shouldn't know."

Lin Nuo withdrew his hand and sat on the sofa.

He could actually hide everything involving the supernatural realm from the maids, which would be a form of protection for them, but if that was all, then why did he keep Anna around?

If you want to stay by his side and enjoy good treatment, you naturally have to be prepared to take certain risks.

"Of course, if you want to give up, then I will also pay your first week's salary and about three times the compensation."

Lin Nuo looked at Anna who remained silent and added.

"No, Master Lin Nuo, please let me stay with you. I will try my best to adapt to your life."

Anna lowered her head and was silent for a while, but finally shook her head firmly and chose to stay.

Although following Lin Nuo might be dangerous and one could die at any time due to an accident, one could live an easy life the rest of the time.

But if she leaves, where will she go?

She has no home anymore...

"Come and sit down. I recognize you for the time being."

Lin Nuo was not surprised to see Anna chose to stay. He pointed to the sofa in front of him and said, then took out a note and a business card and placed them on the table.

"Master, what is this?"

Anna sat opposite Lin Nuo with her legs together. She tied up a strand of hair and picked up two items on the table.

A potion recipe from a sequence nine pharmacist.

A business card from Steve's Marine.

"Anna, you can't expect that fate will favor you every time. What you have in front of you now is the key to your destiny."

Lin Nuo smiled. Although it was a bit troublesome to train an extraordinary pet, it was much easier to train an extraordinary maid.

"3 grams of venom crystals from the horn of an adult Pegasus and a crown jellyfish?"

Anna's heart was moved. She stared at the potion formula in front of her almost without blinking.

For a woman who has experienced tremendous changes in her life and has been displaced many times, her desire for power is extremely strong.

"Master, Pegasus and Crown Jellyfish? I have never heard of these two names."

After memorizing the recipe, Anna looked up and gave Lin Nuo a wry smile.

"It's okay. I will slowly teach you what you don't understand. These are all invisible benefits. You don't really think that my maid has to support herself on a salary of 1 pound a week, do you?"

Lin Nuo thought it would be interesting to train a pharmacist himself. If he unfortunately caught a cold, maybe his skills would be useful one day?

Anna nodded. She did not ask how much these materials were worth. She knew she could not afford it now. Since she had accepted the gift from the host, she did not think about leaving.

Anna put down the paper with the potion formula, then picked up the business card of Steve Shipping Company and asked Lin Nuo in confusion.

"Master, what is this shipping company?"

"Steve Shipping Company, I just founded it. Currently, the company only has one passenger ship, the Alfalfa left by your father."

Lin Nuo explained.

"Master, the ship my father left behind has been seized by the Metropolitan Police Department."

Anna said with a bit of disappointment when she mentioned her father.

She didn't even want to hear the name 'Clover' which would bring bad luck.

Chapter 38: Dragon Bar

"If it is because of bankruptcy, so the assets are mortgaged and the debt is owed, then the ship cannot be recovered."

"But I now have 5000 pounds of liquid funds provided by Mr. Lanevus. I think the creditors should be more interested in these little cuties than a passenger ship that is carrying misfortune."

Lin Nuo smiled at Anna and said that the capitalists would take the initiative to return the "Alfalfa".

"But, Master, if you really take over the 'Alfalfa', you will face a series of troubles later."

Anna really didn't want Lin Nuo to get involved in this mess, so she told him everything without hiding anything.

"It's okay, Anna. You have to understand one thing. In this world, any difficulty that can be solved with money is not a difficulty, and it's not our money that is being spent."

Lin Nuo waved his hand to stop Anna from continuing.

Lin Nuo certainly knew what Anna's concerns were. If he chose to take over the 'Alfalfa' left by Anna's father, then in addition to being forced to accept the debts left by Anna's father, he would also be entangled in a lot of lawsuits.

Although it is bad luck for an ocean-going ship to encounter a shipwreck or an accident, the survivors and the families of the victims do not think so, and it is understandable that they want compensation.

Lin Nuo returned to his bedroom. According to his calculations, Triss's curse ritual would soon be completed. By then, the survivors would die peacefully and would naturally have no chance to cause trouble for him again.

He took out a penny and put it into the gas meter, and with the help of the light, he began to write an occult article about "constellations", "divination" and "fortune".

{1639, July, Thunder sign, Water sign, Cardinal...}

The next morning, Lin Nuo first visited an editor of the Tingen City Honest Man's Newspaper and handed him his own analysis of astrology and mysticism for July for review.

Lin Nuo borrowed some tricks from the information explosion period in his previous life, and added some seemingly plausible mystical knowledge to successfully attract the attention of the newspaper editor.

The two quickly reached a consensus, and Lin Nuo also promptly proposed a request to publish and promote Steve Shipping Company, and paid the editor a generous advertising fee.

Under the dual attack of money and performance, the editor immediately stated that he would reserve two sections in the newspaper for Lin Nuo's horoscope fortune-telling and company advertising.

After completing this small task, Lin Nuo turned around and took a private carriage to the Dragon Bar in the dock area, where there was a small underground trading market hidden.

Because it was still early, Lin Nuo unfortunately missed the two special events in the Dragon Bar: the "boxing" and "dog catching mouse" competitions.

He walked through the billiard room, passed through numerous rooms, and entered the underground trading market hidden inside.

When Lin Nuo just entered the underground trading market, he saw a crazy guy in the corner of the door. Lin Nuo had good hearing and he clearly heard the other party muttering crazy words like "dead, dead, they are all corpses, they are all going to die".

"This is?"

Lin Nuo frowned and asked the burly man guarding the door.

"His name is Admithal, a well-known 'monster' in the local area. He is a fool, so don't worry about him. If it weren't for Boss Swain giving him a bite to eat, he would have starved to death long ago."

Although the sturdy gatekeeper had a rude attitude, he did not try to drive away the poor guy who was lying on the ground and shaking constantly.

Lin Nuo nodded, looked at Admisol twice more, and then entered the underground trading market.

"You are new here, right? The room on the left is for lending and returning items, and the room on the right is for selling and purchasing precious items."

The burly man guarding the door looked at Lin Nuo and reminded him quickly because he looked like a rich man.

"Thank you. I'll buy you a drink."

Lin Nuo tossed a coin and walked towards the room on the right.

The strong man caught the coin and looked down, and was delighted. It turned out to be 5 pence. He liked such generous guests.

The room on the right is divided into two floors, with a partition door in the middle. When Lin Nuo walked in, there were no other customers inside.

He walked through the partition door into an inner room lit by a kerosene lamp, where an old man wearing a black hood was sitting there waiting quietly.

"Guest, what do you need?"

After Lin Nuo locked the door and sat on the chair specially prepared for customers, the old man wearing a black hood asked.

"I want to buy some extraordinary materials, can you give me a list?"

Lin Nuo asked the old man.

The old man was very old, with sagging muscles on his cheeks and deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, but he still maintained a fairly sturdy figure.

"We generally don't provide this kind of service. We only tell you what to do orally and won't easily take out a list. But if you are a big customer, we can make an exception."

His somewhat cloudy eyes glanced at Lin Nuo's expensive suit, then he took out a notebook, turned to the last few pages and handed it to Lin Nuo.

He knows that many customers don't want anyone to know in advance what their intended destination is when purchasing extraordinary materials.

"Really? I'm honored."

Lin Nuo calmly took the list handed over by the old man. He quickly scanned the extraordinary materials recorded on it. Unfortunately, there were less than 30 kinds.

"I want two queen bee grasses, a human-faced rose, an adult black-spotted frog, 100 grams of star crystals, 3 grams of crown jellyfish venom crystals, as well as some herbal powders, natural minerals, and semi-finished silver flakes."

The burly old man listened to Lin Nuo buying so many extraordinary materials at one time as if he was reading out the dishes. He put the mead in his hand on the table and looked at Lin Nuo with extremely gentle eyes.

"Two Queen Bee Grasses cost 400 pounds, a human-faced rose costs 280 pounds, an adult black-spotted frog costs 170 pounds, 100 grams of star crystals costs 300 pounds, and 3 grams of crown jellyfish venom crystals costs 150 pounds. The total cost is 1300 pounds."

"As for the silver flakes, herbal powders, and natural minerals, they are free of charge. They are just gifts for your purchase."

The burly old man laughed, and the wrinkles on his face became much lighter, as if he had suddenly become ten years younger. With a wave of his hand, he waived the 1 pound 15 soli fee for Lin Nuo.

"Well, just pack up the things I need."

Lin Nuo took out a check, wrote his name and the amount of 1300 on it, and handed the burly old man a business card of Steve Shipping Company and a deposit certificate of Belldan Bank.

"Mr. Lin Nuo is so polite. I am confident in your credibility and character."

Although the burly old man was very polite in his words, his eyes carefully examined the check and voucher that Lin Nuo handed to him. He handed the items to Lin Nuo only after confirming that they were correct.

In order to make friends with Lin Nuo, a big customer, they also gave him a lot of semi-finished silver sheets, herbal powders and natural minerals, and proposed to send a special car to take Lin Nuo back.

Chapter 39 Monster

Lin Nuo did not refuse the burly old man's kindness. It was indeed not convenient for him to carry those things by himself.

"Assign some skilled people to help me carry the more valuable items. As for the less valuable gifts..."

"Isn't there a poor orphan at the door? He looks so thin and pitiful. Let him take on this job. How about giving him a good meal as a reward?"

Lin Nuo looked at the old man and asked.

"This...okay."

The old man was a little hesitant, as he was worried that Admisol would anger this important customer, but facing Lin Nuo's calm gaze, he finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

Although Admisol is a little crazy, he is not the kind of person who likes to cause trouble. This time, there are people he sent to look after it. Besides, what is being transported are some worthless small gifts, so there shouldn't be any problems.

As for letting Admisol have a good meal, that was not a problem at all. This time, such a big deal was concluded in one go, so the old man naturally didn't mind letting this "little monster" share in the good news.

Lin Nuo returned to his home in the carriage arranged by the Dragon Bar, along with two servants who were responsible for carrying extraordinary items and the "monster" Admisor.

"Anna, go put these things I bought in my room."

Lin Nuo gave Anna an order, took out a few coins and handed them to the servants as a tip, then let them leave.

He himself took the 'monster' Admisor into the underground storage room.

"Put all these things over there."

Admisol carried a box and placed it in the corner where Lin Nuo pointed with some trembling.

He lowered his head, his black hair was messy and greasy, his face was ugly and pale, and his lips were trembling as if he was mumbling something.

Lin Nuo looked at this "monster" with great interest. He activated his clairvoyance to observe the other party's reaction.

The color of Admisol's aura was very dim. Although he did not have any disease, his body was very weak. His emotional color was full of tension and anxiety, and there was no blue color representing rational thinking.

The surface of his astral body expanded from the deepest part of the etheric body, and its color was uniformly transparent and colorless, which made Lin Nuo more certain of the facts.

"You really are a born freak. Tell me, what are you afraid of?"

Lin Nuo didn't expect that he would actually encounter a Sequence Nine monster, and judging from the other party's performance, it didn't seem like he had taken any potions or had any extraordinary characteristics.

"Dead? What do you mean? Who died?"

Lin Nuo didn't hear clearly, so he took a few steps closer and asked.

Admisol lowered his head and looked at his toes, as if he didn't dare to look directly at the person in front of him.

He looked at Lin Nuo approaching and shouted in panic: