"This is the gift that you think is valuable enough to disturb me?" One of the only two marquises in the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, the current Marquis Darke, Leysen Darke. Darke looked at the small crystal bottle, his eyes full of displeasure. "A bottle of alchemy potion … Can it make a magical weapon? Or can it give me an indestructible body? Or, is it colorless and odorless, and can't be detected by poison detection spells, but can kill people? "
The fat man standing in front of him was covered in sweat, partly from running, and partly from nervousness. He knew that the master he served had a bad temper and would get angry easily if he was disturbed. However, he also knew that if he did not deliver this precious potion to the master immediately, it would be even worse if the master found out about it later.
So he stood there trembling, waiting for Marquis Darke to finish his anger, then said in a respectful tone, "My lord, this is a bottle of life-prolonging potion."
"Life-prolonging potion?" Marquis Darke looked at the bottle with some doubt. The light red clear potion in the bottle looked very ordinary and did not look like it could prolong life at all.
"Yes! It can prolong life. To be precise, it can temporarily stop the aging of the user's body, and the effect can last for about ten years. "
After listening to the fat man's introduction, Marquis Darke could not help but be curious.
As one of the de facto rulers of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, he had amazing power and wealth, and naturally had a lot of treasures. But even so, things that could prolong life were not so easy to obtain. Even for him, it was the same.
In theory, it was not difficult to prolong life. Whether it was the fruit of the Tree of Life in the Ancient Forest, the Fountain of Youth in Dragon Cliff, or finding a group of powerful mages to hold a life-prolonging ritual, they could all effectively prolong life. But these methods were quite difficult to put into practice. The Tree of Life had long been hidden with the fall of the elven gods, and no one knew where it was. Dragon Cliff was not difficult to find, but a mortal king coveting the treasures of the great Dragon Emperor was a little suspicious. As for finding a group of mages to prolong life … the cost was high enough to make most kings feel distressed, and it was also beyond the ability of most countries.
After all, although the king was noble, he had many successors. Would he waste a huge amount of wealth to let an old man live a few more years? The country was not the private property of the king! Even if he was willing to do so, the people who jointly held the power of the country would never allow it!
In this world, it was not difficult for experts to live a long life, but it was extremely difficult for mortals to prolong their lives. Even the king was no exception.
In that case, was this potion really as miraculous as what his subordinate said?
"Fat Tiger, to be honest, I don't really believe it." He said, "If it was really such a magical thing, it would be more likely for a great mage to send it to me. You... tsk tsk."
He shook his head in disdain.
Fatty, who was despised by his boss, smiled bitterly and explained in a low voice, "This just appeared at the auction house today. The people from the Church of the Void Mask brought it to the auction. It's said that His Majesty was in a good mood, so he made this kind of medicine, and occasionally auctioned two bottles. "
Marquis Dark's spirit was shaken, and he immediately believed him.
Prolonging one's life was, of course, very difficult for mortals, but for the omnipotent gods, it was nothing. Not to mention that His Majesty, the Void Mask, was very powerful, even among the gods.
If it was his work, then it would not be strange at all.
But...
"Why did His Majesty make this?" He picked up the crystal bottle and played with it, puzzled.
"His Majesty's ideas have always been wonderful and unique. Maybe he just found it interesting..."
Marquis Dark laughed at his subordinate's speculation. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was quite reasonable. How many of the things that His Majesty did were normal? How many of them were easy to understand?
Would a normal person build a playground in a world of ice and snow? Of course not!
"Yes, after all... He is a jellyfish," he said with a smile. "It is not a good idea for humans to guess the thoughts of a jellyfish."
After that, he put the crystal bottle on the tray held by the maid beside him and stood up.
"Come with me. We are going to visit the Church of the Void Mask."
"... This is indeed the potion that our church auctioned. It was given by His Majesty himself." A priest of the Church of the Void Mask carefully examined the bottle and the potion in it with magic. Finally, he said with certainty, "Yes, it is a longevity potion."
Marquis Dark smiled, picked up the crystal bottle with the stopper removed, and drank the little bit of potion in one gulp.
"It smells like grass, and a little bloody." He smacked his lips and said thoughtfully, "Could it be that the raw material is the blood of a giant dragon? I have never heard that dragon blood can be drunk directly. "
"The Divine Power of His Majesty is not something that we mortals can guess," the priest replied with a smile.
The ruler of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins nodded, closed his eyes, and used his magic ability that was better than nothing to sense the condition of his body.
After a while, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he beamed with joy.
Although it was not very clear, he did feel that some kind of change had taken place in his body. The feeling of aging that had been increasing since he turned 50 years old had disappeared.
This did not mean that he had suddenly regained the vitality of youth, but that he really felt that he had stopped aging, as if the power of time had suddenly lost its effect on him.
"This is amazing!" he said happily. "How many of these potions are there? I will buy them all! "
"Sir Marquis, birth, aging, sickness, and death are iron-clad laws that nothing can violate. Even my Majesty can only slightly delay this process," the priest, who had already received instructions from Sui Xiong, replied. The priest, who had already received instructions from Sui Xiong, replied, "For the same person, one bottle of potion is enough. If you take it again ten years later, only one-third of the effect will be left. If you take it for the third time after thirteen years, there will be almost no effect. "
Marquis Dark frowned, but he was not very disappointed. To be able to live for ten more years was already a very great gain. As a successful ruler and businessman, he had always been very clear about the principle that "one should not be too greedy."
But on second thought, he had another idea. If he took this magical potion to those bigwigs who were of the same status as him, he would definitely be able to get extraordinary benefits!
But … he asked tentatively, "Did His Majesty Void Mask distribute a lot of these potions?"
"Not many," the priest replied. "His Majesty said that there would not be too many people in a country who could afford this kind of potion, so he distributed a few bottles in each country's capital. That's all."
Marquis Dark sighed. "As I expected! If I can think of this, there is no reason why a god can't think of it. "
He did not feel particularly regretful. He also told the priest that if there were more of this potion, he must be sure to keep one bottle for himself. Money was not a problem.
Although the second bottle could only extend his life by three years, three years was still a great thing!
Similar situations were happening in the capitals of various countries on the main plane. Those high and mighty bigwigs were all shocked by a mere bottle of light red potion, and they were overjoyed to spend large sums of money on it.
Not only that, because of the effect of the longevity potion, the higher-ups of various countries had a good impression of the Church of the Void Mask. Even the Kingdom of Holy Angels, which had always been exclusive, showed a rare kindness to the Church of the Void Mask.
"Mortals are so fragile!" Looking at the mountain of gold coins, Sui Xiong could not help but sigh. "Just a mere ten years of life, and it makes them so crazy!"
"Fortunately, it is only ten years of life!" The God of Justice shook his head and sighed. "If it is longer, I am afraid that you will be in big trouble!"
"What trouble can I have?"
"Between us brothers, there is no need to talk nonsense like 'life and death is the order of the world'. I only want to say one thing!" The God of Justice looked at Sui Xiong with a very serious expression. "It is wrong that the rich and powerful can live for more than ten years! If you really want them to live longer, or even live indefinitely, then I, your big brother, will stop you! "
Sui Xiong was stunned. He pondered for a while and nodded silently.
The God of Justice was right. For those who were rich and powerful, "death" was almost the only thing that was equal to them and the poor. If they could live indefinitely just because they were rich and powerful and could afford to buy enough longevity potions, then even the last equality would be destroyed.
In that case, not only would the God of Justice be dissatisfied, but even Sui Xiong himself would not be able to put up with it …
However, the current situation was not so bad. If it was only a dozen years of life extension, it was not a serious problem.
After all … the rich and powerful lived better and longer than the poor. No matter in which world, it was a very common thing, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Although it was not good to focus on money, it was not necessary to hate the rich.
"What should I do with the money?" He looked at the mountain of gold coins and asked.
"Do whatever you want," the God of Justice said indifferently, "Money is something that you can use if you can, and if you can't, then forget it. If you can't think of a use for it, piling it up and using it as a bed is also a good idea. "
"Ah?" Sui Xiong was stunned and could not help but think of a famous legend.
So he thought of the use of the money.
A few days later.
"No! No! Let me go! Let me go! "Xian clung to her beloved quilt and shouted," I will stay here! I will not go anywhere! Let me go! Let me go! "
Probably because she had stimulated her potential, Gerrard could not pull her away several times, and he was so tired that he was panting.
Seeing this, Sui Xiong had no choice but to use his huge tentacles to roll her up along with the quilt.
"Woo woo woo! You did not keep your word! You said you would let me see the maze … "Xian, who thought she was going to lose this good job, burst into tears, and her tears fell on the ground, splashing a lot of dust.
A few minutes later, they came to a new cave built by Sui Xiong, which was similar to the previous one, but deeper. Behind the cave, there was a transmission array leading to the ground, which was convenient for people to come and go.
"This is your new home." Sui Xiong put down Xian, "I just want to help you change your bed."
Xian opened her eyes wide and looked at the pile of gold coins in front of her, which was almost bigger than her body. Although her tears had not dried, she had already laughed wildly.
She jumped out with agility that even surprised Sui Xiong. She lay on the pile of gold coins, using her claws to move the gold coins as if she was swimming, and laughed happily.
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