Chapter 91
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The next day.
Dean went to the tailor's shop to get a robe and a mask. He put on the robe and the size was just right. He put on the mask and went to the alley on Wall Street. He smelled the smell of two people. There was one less person than yesterday.
"Sure enough, they are here every day." Dudian entered the alley and put on the mask. He stretched out his hand and pulled up the cloth that was smeared like a wall. He saw that there were bricks inside. If an ordinary person accidentally noticed the cloth, then even if they lifted it, they would only see the wall. But Dudian knew that there was a secret room inside, so he could see the gaps between the bricks at a glance.
Dean picked up a stone and tapped it twice.
There was no response.
Dean tapped the door twice again.
At this time, Dean smelled the smell of two people coming closer, just behind the brick wall. He waited for a moment, but didn't see them make a sound. He immediately tapped it twice and controlled his throat to lower his voice: "I'm your companion. I have no malice. I'm also an alchemist. I'm looking for the organization …"
The two people behind the bricks seemed to be thinking. After a while, there was still no response.
Dean suddenly smelled a strange smell. His brows slightly wrinkled as he slowly pulled out one of the bricks.
Whoosh!
As soon as the brick was pulled out, something shot out from the gap.
Dean was prepared and dodged in time. But when this thing fell to the ground, it sputtered out. A few drops fell on the edge of his robe. The black robe was corroded and turned white. It was actually sulfuric acid.
Dean looked back at the brick and continued: "I really have no malice. If you were from the Holy Church, you would have already notified the Knights of Light to come and arrest you. I'm your companion."
The two people inside didn't seem to think that their sneak attack didn't work. Hearing Dean's words, they also knew that the initiative was in Dean's hands. If they reported to the Holy Church, they would soon be besieged.
"How can I believe you?" A female voice came from inside.
Dudian asked: "How can you believe me?"
After a moment of silence, the female voice said: "Please show me your alchemy tattoo."
Dudian smiled: "Let me go in first. It's not safe here. It's easy to attract attention if I stay for a long time."
Hearing this, the two people inside seemed to think that it was reasonable. They slowly pulled out the bricks. The light inside was dim, but Dean's vision was not affected. He saw the appearance of the two people. They were wearing masks. From their stature, he could see that they were about the same age as him, a boy and a girl. The boy that he had tracked before was not here. At this moment, the girl was responsible for removing the bricks, and the boy was hiding in a darker place, holding a glass bottle in his hand, which was still half full of sulfuric acid.
"Come in," the girl said.
Dudian nodded and jumped in. There was a staircase under the bricks, and the place where the bricks were sealed was like a ventilation window.
The boy revealed a pair of vigilant eyes as he stared at Dean: "Now can you show your alchemy tattoo?"
Dean nodded and lifted his robe to reveal the black cross tattoo on his chest: "Can you see it?"
The girl looked closer and said: "It is indeed one of our people. Come with me."
Hearing this, the boy was relieved. He called out to Dudian and followed behind the girl.
Dean followed them down the stairs to a secret room. He saw that the secret room was extremely spacious. There were many shelves with various mineral powders and metal powders. There were no animal remains, eyeballs or other biological parts. As he expected, they were from the 'Philosopher's Stone' faction. Their goal was to refine this magical stone.
"Please come here." The girl came to a table and said.
Dudian went over.
"I want to see your tattoo again." The girl said. Obviously, the dim light in the corridor made her unable to see it clearly.
Dean nodded and revealed the black cross on his chest.
The girl and the boy came closer and carefully looked at it. They confirmed that it was a black alchemy tattoo. She suddenly came close to Dean's chest and gently sniffed. The warm breath exhaled from her nose made Dean's chest slightly throb.
"Perfume smell?" The girl was puzzled. She smelled the robe on Dean's arm and could not help but look up at Dean: "You are a boy. How can you wear perfume?"
Dean coughed and said: "I'm used to it."
The girl looked at him strangely, but didn't say anything. She said, "How did you find us? We should be hidden very well. Even if you are an alchemist, you won't be able to recognize the code." She looked at him strangely, but she didn't say anything.
Dean told the truth: "I saw a man in the market with a crooked tattoo on his wrist. I followed him and found him."
The girl and the boy looked at each other and couldn't help but say angrily, "That stupid 'mouse', I told him long ago that tattooing on such an obvious part of the wrist is simply courting death. I don't know how his teacher taught him back then!"
At the moment, the boy who was accompanying his parents for a walk on a street suddenly sneezed twice.
Dean sincerely said: "Can I join you? We can do research together. "
The girl looked at him: "Don't you have your own circle? Didn't your teacher teach you that our circle rarely accepts strange companions?"
"My teacher is dead." Dean looked sad: "Several of my research companions have disbanded."
The girl was stunned: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
Dean slightly shook his head: "It's all in the past."
The girl thought for a moment: "Well, if you are alone then you can join us. But you are absolutely not allowed to bring in outsiders. You should know that the more people there are, the easier it is to be exposed."
Dean was surprised: "I will absolutely keep it confidential."
"Well." The girl nodded and smiled. "My name is' Nightingale 'and he is' Viper '. Mouse went shopping with his parents today, so he didn't come. If you want to join us, you have to come up with a code name."
Dean could not help but wonder: "Isn't the code name given to us when we join the dark church?"
"Yes, that is the official code name. It is also the symbol of our alchemist identity." Nightingale nodded: "But we also have to have a code name to address each other. We can't use our real names. What if someone is arrested and the others are exposed? Did you use your real name in the previous circle? "
Dean replied: "No, I used one of the characters in everyone's name."
"That is also a code name." Nightingale said: "We use an animal as a substitute. Think about it."
Dean thought for a moment: "Let's call you Hound."
"Hound?" Nightingale nodded: "OK, I will call you Hound."
Dudian nodded and looked around: "Don't you have a teacher?"
Nightingale shook her head: "My teacher won't come to our place. He is busy with his own experiments."
The boy called Snake smiled at Dean: "Nightingale is our teacher. She is about to reach the meteorite badge. She will be the youngest one star alchemist. Isn't she amazing?"
Dean was surprised to see the girl. From the moment he came in, he felt that the girl had the right to speak. Sure enough, she was the leader of this small circle. He said: "That's amazing. I haven't been in contact for long. I have to learn a lot from you."
Nightingale's voice was a bit shy: "It's not as exaggerated as he said. There are too many smart people. I'm not the youngest."
"Anyway, I think you are very powerful." Snake said with a smile.
Dean looked at him. He thought that this person's character didn't have the slightest relationship with 'Snake'. This code name was a bit of a split personality.
"Well, it's time to get busy with the experiment. Do you still want to get the meteorite badge?" Nightingale waved.
Viper giggled and went to the next room, closing the door behind him.
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