Then, Gerian saw that the kid had taken out a similar rag from somewhere. The only difference was that this one looked dirtier and more ragged, and there was something colorful smeared on it.
"What is this?" Gerian moved closer with some curiosity.
Lin Li did not answer. He only placed the two rags on the table, and then slowly pieced them together …
"As expected …" The originally jagged edges were now abnormally consistent, and the adjacent strange symbols had suddenly become one as well.
"High Elves Print?" Gerian was an Archmage after all. When the two rags were pieced together, he could see something.
"You know it?"
"I don't …" Gerian was a very different kind of mage. Other than magic, he did not care about anything else. Even the inscription that every mage had to learn was only at the entry level. Now that he heard Lin Li's question, the old fellow could not help but feel a little awkward. After thinking about it, he probably felt that it was too embarrassing to answer like this, so Gerian shamelessly added, "Actually, I know some of it. For example, I can tell from the way these symbols are spelled that this should be a person's name. Let me see what this guy is called …"
Gerian leaned his bloated body on the table, and carefully identified the strange symbols. "Osric Griffith … F * ck! Highlord Osric! "
He was talking to himself in shock, but the more Lin Li listened, the more confused he became. "What Highlord?"
"You have not heard of Highlord Osric?" Gerian looked at Lin Li suspiciously, as if he was looking at a visitor from Mars.
"Is this very strange?"
"I really don't know what Andoine has taught you …" Gerian took the opportunity to slander Andoine, and then explained with a flaunting look, "During the Dark Age, the Felan Kingdom was actually ruled by six High Elven Highlords. Among them, Osric was the most powerful one. His territory stretched from Alanna in the west to the Star Lake in the east, including Jarrosus City. This large piece of land belonged to him alone."
"Isn't that more powerful than Isaac?"
"Isaac is nothing …" Gerian snorted, and unceremoniously mocked the castellan. "In Jarrosus City, Isaac is at most a middleman. Not to mention the Merlin Family and the Guild of Magic, even if Ysera from the Mannes Family coughed, Isaac would have to worry about the price of vegetables tomorrow. If it were Osric, try it. Ysera would have to cover his breathing with his hands, not to mention coughing. isn't it ruthless enough for Reuben to kill his own father? He's nothing compared to Osric. He's a real butcher. He hanged 30,000 rebels in one night, and he didn't even take a breather … "
"…"
"If you have the chance, go to the library more often. There are many books that record the deeds of this Highlord … In short, he was a brutal but powerful ruler. He killed many people in his life and did many great things. The only regrettable thing was that he became a little muddle-headed in his later years. It was said that in his later years, this guy was always worried that his treasures would be stolen, so he built a huge mausoleum and buried the plundered treasures with himself … Unfortunately, no one knows where the mausoleum is …"
Lin Li knew that the old man definitely did not recognize the other symbols. Otherwise, he would not have brought up such groundless rumors just to change the topic. "Does anyone in the guild know the High Elves Print?" he asked.
"If you're counting on that bunch of trash, you might as well …" Gerian scolded in disdain. But halfway through, he hesitated. "You don't say … there are people in the guild who can read the High Elves Print …"
"Someone knows?"
"That old fellow Andoine knows. He is the authority on the High Elves' ruins. In this aspect, not to mention Jarrosus, even in the entire Felan Kingdom, there are no two people who can compare to him. Unfortunately, this old fellow does not show up all year round. It is not easy to find him … The last time I saw him was when he was collecting herbs in the Demon Fall Valley …"
"I heard from Old Grimm that he has been in Alanna recently. Let's talk about it when we meet …" Lin Li was not in a hurry regarding this matter. Anyway, the rag had been in the Ring of Endless Storm for almost a month. It was not a big deal to wait for a while longer. Instead, when Gerian mentioned the Demon Fall Valley, it reminded him of something. "Oh, yes, is there any news from Kevin?"
"The people have been exchanged." Gerian knew that he was referring to the few captives. The old fellow was a little displeased at the mention of this matter. "I say, what are you thinking? The Shadow's Nest is asking for a sky-high price. Can't we just sit on the ground and pay them back? When did you become so generous to give 40 bottles of Wild Potion just like that? "
"If I wasn't afraid that they would be alerted, I really wanted to give them a few hundred bottles at once."
"Those potions are fake?" Seeing Lin Li's determined expression, Gerian understood a little.
"How is that possible? A pharmacist also has a pharmacist's integrity. Using fake potions to deceive people is too low-class." Lin Li looked around, and lowered his voice slightly. "And it's very easy to be seen through …"
Gerian, who had just understood a little, was confused again. "Then what did you do?"
"I slightly increased the concentration of that batch of potion."
If Old Grimm had heard this, he would most likely have started to sympathize with the people of the Shadow's Nest.
But Gerian was 100% medicine-illiterate. How would he know that there were so many twists and turns in increasing the concentration of the potion …
"This matter is too complicated to explain in a short time. But don't worry, in three days at most, you can go to the Demon Fall Valley to collect the corpses of the people of the Shadow's Nest."
Lin Li had 100% confidence in these 40 bottles of Wild Potion.
Unless the people of the Shadow's Nest did not drink it — but this was almost impossible. Otherwise, why would they specifically ask for the Body Strengthening Potion and not the better-selling Magic Potion?
The increased concentration of the Wild Potion was much more powerful than the Sobriety Potion. When it was first drunk, it indeed had the effect of increasing strength and agility. But as time passed, the side effects of the Void Flower would slowly corrode the body. From the initial sluggishness to the subsequent weakness and powerlessness, all kinds of terrifying side effects made even Lin Li extremely fearful.
It was no exaggeration to say that after drinking a bottle of purified Wild Potion, one would completely become a cripple in a week at most.
Giving out 40 bottles of Wild Potion and crippling 40 members of the Shadow's Nest was too worthwhile a deal. Moreover, these were 40 members of high status. Lin Li did not believe that the Shadow's Nest would be so generous as to be willing to give something like the Wild Potion to low-level members.
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