Chapter 50: Unsuccessful in achieving magic, forced to leave the mountain
Chapter 50: Unsuccessful in achieving magic, forced to leave the mountain
Originally, there were some messy footprints around here, but it rained a few times a few days ago, and the specific shapes are now difficult to identify.
”President, you said before that you investigated the rampage of the beasts. Did you get any results?”
”Absolutely not. There has been no trace since that time.” Makarov looked at Rhodes, “But now I have a little guess.”
”This… me too.” Rhodes was a little guilty and whispered, “If it was really caused by my magic rampage, how much compensation would I have to pay?”
Seeing Rhodes’s worried look, the president smiled and said:
”No compensation is required at all, because this area is a no-man’s land. You can’t go to the king to pay a fine for such a small matter.”
Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief and almost faced a bigger economic crisis.
After walking a distance deeper into the forest, the two officially arrived at Polyusica’s residence – a tree house.
Rhodes looked up at the red apples hanging on the trees around him, then looked down at the bag of apples in his left hand, and suddenly felt that he was a bit redundant.
”President…” Rhodes forced an ugly smile, “Why didn’t you remind me?”
”Hahaha… So you can also show such an expression, so funny!” Makarov laughed out loud in a very bad way, like an old naughty boy.
After he laughed enough, he said: “It doesn’t matter what the gift is, as long as the intention is there!”
”It’s so noisy!” The door of the tree house was opened rudely, “I can hear your annoying laughter from a hundred meters away, Makarov, can’t you be quiet?”
Makarov greeted with a smile: “What’s wrong with being lively occasionally? It’s lonely living here alone, isn’t it?”
Polyusika noticed Rhodes: “Your injuries should have healed a long time ago, right?”
Rhodes said quickly: “Yes, because I heard that you like quietness, so I didn’t dare to disturb you. Thank you for your help and care!”
”Hmm?” Polyusica was surprised that Rhode spoke the common language so fluently, but did not ask in detail, only said, “Since you know, go back quickly, I said I hate humans.”
”Don’t be so heartless, this child also asked me to bring him here because he wanted to thank you.” Makarov said, “Here, I also brought you a gift.”
Polyusica saw the red apple at a glance and glared at Makarov: “Humph, the child taken in by a fool is also a fool.”
After speaking, she turned and went into the house, but did not close the door.
Rhode was a little embarrassed by what she said.
But Makarov knew that she was not humphing at Rhode, but at his own boring behavior of teasing the child even though he knew there were only apple trees here.
“Don’t mind, that’s how she talks.” Makarov was used to Polyusica’s way of expression, “Let’s go, she’s inviting us in by not closing the door.”
Tsundere?
No, no, no, that’s too rude.
Rod condemned his own behavior of criticizing his benefactor without authorization, and followed the president into the tree house.
The space in the tree house was not big, and the furnishings were very simple. There was almost no place to stay after entering.
The ground was filled with flower pots with herbs and bottles of various medicines.
The furnishings in the house were only a bed, a desk, bookshelves and cabinets on the wall, and a wooden stool.
Rod looked left and right, and didn’t know where to put the things in his hand.
Poliusica looked at the bottle in Makarov’s hand: “You came here for that thing in your hand, right?”
Makarov nodded: “Yes, here is some soil stained with poison, I want you to see if there is any way to solve it.”
Poliusica immediately asked: “Has anyone in the guild been poisoned?”
“No, just preparing for a rainy day.” Makarov told the cause of the incident again, and at the end he praised Rhode, “This kid is very stable.”
“Hmph, another idiot who only knows how to pursue power.”
Poliusica took out a petri dish with a look of disgust, put a little soil in it, and dripped one liquid after another into it.
Rhode didn’t care about Polyusica’s attitude. This old lady probably said such a thing because of something she had experienced.
For example, companions pursue power too much and end up hurting themselves.
After a series of professional tests, Polyusica confirmed the effect of this toxin:
“Contact toxins, after being touched, it will quickly penetrateOnce it enters the skin, there will be a stinging sensation at first, followed by a sense of numbness, and the movement will become slow.
If the poisoning lasts for a long time, the toxin will damage the internal organs, and in severe cases it may lead to death.
Low temperature can reduce the spread rate, and the toxicity will decrease to a certain extent after high temperature baking. The effect of inhaling a small amount of volatilized gas is not obvious. ”
After a detailed inspection, Polyusica went outside to find a place for Rhodes to release the magic frog.
She needs to collect some more venom samples, oral secretion samples of the magic frog, and the mushrooms on its back should also be studied.
”Come and get the antidote in a few days. Don’t abuse this monster before then.”
”Yes, thank you!”
”You don’t have to come. Makarov asked for trouble. Let him do it himself.”
”Oh, okay. ”
Rod originally wanted to say that he was the one who caused the trouble, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not right.
’Trouble’ might refer to him, so the president was the one who caused the trouble? It seemed that there was no way to refute it.
…
On the way back, Rod was frowning.
Makarov asked, “Do you care about what Polyusica said?”
”No, Ms. Polyusica… How should I put it, although she has been complaining, she has never been perfunctory in the things you asked her to do.
She should be a good person with a sharp tongue and a soft heart.” Rod shook his head, “I am worried about other things. It seems that my living expenses this month have been overspent. ”
The money for the gift, the money for the ingredients developed by Poro Cuisine, the clothes I bought some time ago, and a few pieces of fitness equipment…
The money in my pocket always slips through my fingers unconsciously, and there are nearly two weeks before the salary is paid.
If it was before the time travel, I could just skip breakfast every day, but now it’s not possible. Skipping breakfast will definitely affect my training.
”You, it’s about time to try to take on commissions, right?” Makarov said helplessly, “If you continue like this, you will become the second Nabu.”
Nabu is actually more determined than Rhodes because he refuses to be a waiter.
”In fact, I want to try it, but the commissions in the city may not be as good as the guild tavern in terms of hourly wages. The commissions outside the city…”
Rhodes looked tangled, “I always feel that my strength is not strong enough, and it’s not safe to go out like this.”
”It’s good to be cautious, but now at least half of the people in the guild are not your opponents. ”
The president sighed, “Give yourself more confidence, you are very strong. Magic comes from the power of the heart. If you don’t even believe in yourself, magic will become weaker.”
Rod was shocked: “So even if I keep practicing hard, I may become weaker after I go out?”
”Is this the point? !” Makarov couldn’t help but yelled at Rod, “Go back and find Mira to help you choose a suitable task!”
Makarov suspected that Rod might have the sequelae of being attacked by a beast. It is necessary to let him go out for a walk, cultivate confidence, and increase some common sense from outside books.
”Oh…”
Rod reluctantly nodded, thinking rationally, the president had no need to lie to him, and there was no reason to cheat him.
Maybe it’s time to go out for a walk? To be safe, let Mira choose a safe task, and it would be best to form a team with others.
(End of this chapter)
