Chapter 3 [Torture]
Through the long and narrow curved corridor, you can see a slightly larger brown-black door at the end of the corridor.
The "experienced" apprentice who led the way stopped in front of the door and knocked carefully three times.
The knock on the door seemed particularly abrupt in the silent environment
"Master Seda, Gaode has brought it."
As the voice fell, the closed door was opened.
"Just come in."
A low and unpleasant voice floated out of the room.
The apprentice who led the way said "yes" with full respect and silently retreated.
Gothe looked into the door. The light inside was very dim, so he could not see the scene clearly, but the depressing atmosphere was real, as if there was a dangerous beast hidden inside, which could come at any time. I can eat him up and wipe him clean.
After a moment's hesitation, Gao De still strode in.
The moment he stepped into the room, the door closed automatically again quietly.
My vision was blurred at first, and then became dimly yellow.
As far as the eye could see, Gothe saw an extremely long log table with scattered parchment and some simple small appliances: a scale for weighing and a grinder for grinding medicinal powder. , there are many wooden shelves that resemble test tubes and slender glass bottles.
On the left side of the long table is a huge bookshelf, with neatly displayed books on the bookshelf.
To the right of the long table is a crucible, with a complex heating device stacked under the crucible.
Gaode's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally landed behind the long table.
There was a high-backed chair, sitting on a not-so-tall man, with his back facing him.
Gothe knew clearly in his heart that he was Master Seda.
"Master Seda." Gothe stared at Master Seda's back, tilted his upper body slightly at about fifteen degrees, bowed to Master Seda, and then returned to his original position.
He didn't know the etiquette of this world, so he could only use the most common bowing ceremony in the West to express respect for Master Seda.
As Gothe spoke, Master Seda turned around.
Gaode was slightly shocked when he saw the true face of Master Seda for the first time.
Looking from the back, although Master Seda is not tall, there is nothing unusual about him. But from the front, what comes into view is a face that is gray and lifeless, like a dead man. Has arrived.
“Ahem.” Master Seda coughed twice and said feebly: “Here you go, my good apprentice.”
"I heard that you woke up." A strange look appeared on his withered face, which seemed a little excited: "Tell me how you feel now."
Master Seda Staring at Gothe, a look of anxiety and expectation flashed deep in his eyes.
Master Seda's question was expected by Gothe. He had already prepared the answer in advance on the way here.
“Compared with before taking the medicine, there seems to be no change,” Gothe shook his head and said hesitantly: “Except for being in a coma for a while.”
“No change?” Hearing After saying this, Master Seda's expression suddenly darkened, and his tone became much stiffer.
"How can there be no change? Either death, or there should be no change!"
Seeing Master Seda's reaction, Gao De's heart couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
But he was not afraid that Master Seda would see that his body had changed its owner.
Because these apprentices are nothing more than consumables to Master Seda. If they usually pay attention to their habits and personalities, there is naturally no reason to notice his changes.
“Come here!” Master Seda suddenly snorted coldly.
Gothe had a fearful expression on his face and hurriedly walked forward. He didn't stop until his body was close to the long table. He nodded slightly and did not dare to look directly at Master Seda.
Master Seda stared at Gothe, expressionless, and said nothing for a long time.
Gaode knew that he was unhappy and would not take the initiative to offend the other party by speaking out, so he wisely stopped moving and waited for the other party to speak first.
After a long time, Master Seda still didn’t speak.
The atmosphere was strange. Gao De was a little nervous and his eyes were slightly raised.
"Watch it if you want. Could it be that you are guilty of being a thief if you are sneaky?" Master Seda's gloomy voice suddenly came to mind.
Gothe's eyes stagnated, and then he raised his head. His eyes fell on Master Seda's face and turned around, then immediately retracted. Master Seda looked at the submissive Gothe with a sly smile, and his eyes darkened.
The next moment, Gothe felt a sudden push from behind, pushing his figure forward.
He was already close to the long table, and when he was pushed like this, his entire upper body leaned forward.
Then, as if he had expected it, Master Seda stretched out his right hand and pinched Gothe's neck like a pliers.
Master Seda's hand was not very strong, but it brought Gothe indescribable pain.
The pain was so deep that Gothe almost fainted and felt nauseated and wanted to vomit.
The feeling was as if Master Seda's palms were filled with sharp thorns, inserting into his neck, penetrating deep into his bones, stirring his marrow.
Of course, it is impossible for Master Seda to grow spikes in his hands.
Gothe understands that this is the effect of "spell".
"Master, I." He said with a trembling voice.
"After taking the medicine, do you really feel that your body has not changed at all?" Master Seda asked the previous question again.
"Yes." Enduring the severe pain, Gothe replied with difficulty.
Master Seda frowned, "It is indeed the truth."
After a moment of pause, his voice repeated calmly, and he loosened his hand and let go of Gaode, "I'm sorry you don't dare to lie to me, go down."
"Yes" Gaode, who had just been relieved from severe pain , the body was still trembling slightly, and he hurriedly responded with "trembling" before stumbling out of the room.
Master Seda was the only one left in the huge room.
His withered face could not be seen clearly in the shadows, and no one knew what he was thinking.
“Hu~”
After a long time, Master Seda let out a long breath to vent his depression, and his voice talking to himself sounded in the claustrophobic room.
“At least the apprentice who tested the medicine survived this time, which shows that I am on the right track. Adding sage can effectively neutralize the medicinal conflicts between other medicinal materials.”
"But there is still a question, why is there no medicinal effect? Is it because sage also neutralizes the psychic properties of psychic bone powder?"
Master Seda also I really have no doubt that Gothe is lying. Being so aloof, he doesn't think that these "ants" who can be crushed to death with one hand dare to play any tricks on him - even if they dare, do they have the ability?
In the face of magic, all tricks and tricks are in vain.
Just now, he performed the magic "torture" on Gothe.
[Torture] (Necromantic, Level 0):
Contact the target and question the target with the threat of strange pain caused by mana.
The target can choose not to answer the question truthfully, but the threat of pain will make you realize that the target is lying.
The spell proved that Gaode did not lie.
"Replace the 10-year sage with the 5-year sage and try again!" Here, Master Seda gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.
The reason why he gritted his teeth was because the main medicinal ingredient "Psychic Bone Powder" required for the potion he prepared was extremely expensive even for him.
Furthermore, psychic bone powder is not a conventional material. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. You have to wait.
The psychic bone meal he purchased last time has been used up.
There is only one medicinal shop in the city that regularly purchases a small amount of psychic bone meal, and he has already purchased all of it.
This medicine store usually restocks once a month, and this is only the second day of the month, which means that there is still nearly a month until the next restock.
“One month, I can only wait...”
“I don’t have much time.”
“We must seize the time to break through and be promoted to a first-level mage. ! ”
(End of this chapter)