Tonk's request made Tommy anxious. He hadn't figured out the potioneer's background yet, and Tonk had already handed over his biggest trump card first. If the other party was interested in the crossbow, he could immediately kill the two of them with that terrible poison to snatch the crossbow; if he was not interested, what was the use of begging?
Chen Rui was really curious about this crossbow. In his original world, there was a 10-shot Yuanrong crossbow as early as thousands of years ago. It was said that it was later modified into a 50-shot crossbow. Unfortunately, the process was too complicated. Even the arrows had to be specially made, so it was not mass-produced, causing it to be lost.
However, the story that Tonk told later aroused Chen Rui's interest. This crossbow was made by his brother, Tieke. The brothers' father, Old Buck, was a blacksmith in Town Sam. He wanted his son to inherit his father's business. However, although Tieke was a centaur with a talent for blacksmithing, he liked to make some gadgets like a dark goblin. Buck simply hated this kind of idleness.
More than a month ago, something happened. Denzel, the small leader of the border fortress garrison, took a fancy to a magic sword passed down in the Buck family. He severely injured Old Buck and forcefully snatched the magic sword. Old Buck was then seriously injured and died. The town's defense force and Denzel colluded. Not only did they not pursue the matter, they also declared Buck guilty.
Tieke couldn't tolerate this kind of shameless person who robbed treasures, killed his father, and even tarnished his father's reputation. He vowed to take revenge, but his strength was only Intermediate Demon. The enemy, Denzel, was a Higher Demon. Tieke had his own way.
His way was those "gadgets" that his father disdained and hated. A triple crossbow. The arrows were smeared with deadly poison, and they would explode after hitting the target. As a result, Denzel finally died under this crossbow.
Tieke, who got his revenge, couldn't escape the pursuit of the border fortress army. He was captured on the spot. He was supposed to be executed on the spot, but it was said that he was escorted to Town Moling for some reason. Tommy was an orphan adopted by Old Buck. He was like a brother to Tieke and Tonk. He had always been smart and alert. When he learned that Tieke had an accident, he took Tonk to escape the search of the defense force.
After Tommy inquired about Tieke's whereabouts, he tried his best to sneak into this carriage with Tonk, intending to go to Town Moling to try to rescue Tieke. This was originally a very slim hope, but the two of them still decided to take this trip without hesitation. When he met 'Richard', this hope seemed to grow a little bigger.
Chen Rui finally understood the real reason why Tommy tried to get close to him and even wanted to recommend himself as an apprentice. A potioneer with powerful poison skills might play a key role in this matter.
"Unfortunately, I'm not interested in this crossbow." Chen Rui shook his head.
The Dark Elf boy had been observing the Potion Master's expression all this time, but he didn't see any change in his expression. It seemed that he was an extremely cold person. Originally, dealing with a "dangerous person" like the Potion Master was like asking a tiger for its skin. Now that they didn't have any bargaining chips to attract the Potion Master, it was better not to waste any more time talking to him.
Tong Ke was anxious, "Sir, as long as you are willing to save my brother's life, I am willing … to be your experimental subject!"
"No!" It was Tommy who interrupted. Tong Ke actually said what he was most worried about.
The Potion Master really showed an interested look, "Really?"
That expression made the centaur young man feel a chill in his heart, but he still nodded regardless of Tommy's objection. Chen Rui certainly wouldn't really want an experimental subject, but these two teenagers were a bit interesting. Since Snowden was in Town Moling, the matter of the centaur was probably just a matter of convenience. Besides, Tieke who could make the Triple Crossbow might still be worth meeting.
"How about this, you be my experimental subject for 2 years. If you can survive, I will let you go." A leather scroll appeared in Chen Rui's hand. It was full of unintelligible words. "In order to prevent you from going back on your words, let's sign a secret soul contract. If you violate this contract, you … and your loved ones will be destroyed by the powerful rule power."
The strength of the two teenagers was only Lower Demon, so there was no way to condense a real contract. They had never seen the so-called "secret soul contract", so they were surprised immediately.
Tong Ke gritted his teeth and was about to sign, but he was stopped by Tommy, "Sir, if both of us are your experimental subjects, then it will only take 1 year."
Tong Ke looked excited, "Tommy, you …"
"It's not necessarily a bad thing to follow this sir. At least I can eat my fill. I can't let you take this advantage alone." Tommy forced a smile.
So, the two teenagers bit their fingers and signed their names on the so-called secret soul contract with blood according to the "secret method" that Chen Rui said.
"With this contract, I'm not afraid of you going back on your words. Otherwise, I can tear up the contract in advance, then you will all die. From now on, you have to listen to me in all your actions. You can't disturb me without my permission … "
Chen Rui moved his hand, and the scroll disappeared automatically. The two were even more in awe. Then, he threw out a few pieces of bread and barbecue, "By the way, since you are experimental subjects, you must maintain full physical strength and a healthy body."
The long-lost aroma of food made Tommy and Tong Ke, who hadn't eaten for a long time, temporarily forget the future of fear and began to devour.
Two days later, the three arrived at the destination, Town Moling. The size of Town Moling surprised Chen Rui. The prosperity and atmosphere of this town were much better than Town Leia to the west of Dark Moon City. As an important bargaining chip in the competition with his elder brother, Joseph, Kanita's efforts in Town Moling could be imagined.
Chen Rui found a hotel and settled down. Soon, Tommy, who inquired about the news, reported that Snowden's house was in the north of the town. Chen Rui left Tommy and Tong Ke in the hotel and headed north of the town.
Sure enough, within the effective distance of control, he could already sense the existence of the puppet. Snowden walked out of the house and "brought" him straight in.
Snowden's house was equivalent to a small villa. It was spacious and comfortable, and there were many beautiful maids. No wonder he was extremely unhappy in Mountain Xilang, and he once returned to Town Moling for a "vacation".
"Master." If the maids and servants saw that Sir Snowden would respectfully address a potioneer like this, they would be so shocked that their jaws would drop. It was just that the two were currently in a secret room without a third person.
Due to the previous lesson of Fatilu's exposure, Chen Rui carefully looked at Snowden. He felt that his eyes were just slightly lacking in intelligence. Snowden had received puppet skills for less than a year. In addition, he was originally a scheming person. He didn't show his emotions, so he shouldn't be able to see any flaws. Of course, if he encountered the Beelzebub Royal Family who was proficient in puppet skills like Azgalor, then it would be a different story.
From Snowden, Chen Rui learned that since the failure of the "Red Devils" in Mountain Xilang, although Snowden showed good leadership and avoided the fate of total annihilation, and the most important Town Leia change previously was the fault of the deputy leader, Barnacle, as the leader, Snowden bore an unshirkable responsibility for the failure of the Red Spirit's plan to control the western part of the Dark Moon. In the end, he was "unjustly" dismissed from a series of duties.
Kanita knew that Snowden was suspected of being a "scapegoat". In addition, Snowden's own strength and ability were quite extraordinary, so he comforted him with kind words and promised that he would be put in an important position again after the limelight passed. Although Snowden was not responsible for specific affairs at the moment, the upper echelons of Town Moling knew that he was still an important figure under Kanita. He would attend every important meeting.
Since Joseph "trained hard" behind closed doors and finally broke through the bottleneck to become a Demon King powerhouse in one fell swoop, Lord Josh's attention to Joseph had indeed increased a lot. This also led to the open and covert struggle between Kanita and Joseph becoming more intense. Some time ago, Kanita's dark force lurking in Town Mordo suddenly launched an attack and killed a group of Joseph's elites. He also kidnapped a female dark elf who was escorted by the elites and imprisoned her in the town's secret prison.
"According to reliable sources, this dark elf woman was visited by Joseph with great difficulty. I heard that she is related to an important figure in the Dark Moon."
A dark elf woman is related to an important mission in the Dark Moon?
Chen Rui seemed to think of something. An important dark elf in the Dark Moon … Skye? Impossible, then it can only be … Aldas.
Royce once said that in order to recruit Master Aldas who might be advancing to the grand master's realm, Joseph was trying his best to find the whereabouts of the master's sister who was separated from him since childhood. Unexpectedly, after Joseph succeeded, he was kidnapped to Town Moling by mistake!
Aldas was an experimental maniac. In addition to showing the "demeanor" of a roaring emperor from time to time in the experiment, he was usually not good at expressing his feelings. Moreover, he had some dark elf-like cunning from time to time. Chen Rui was very clear about the stubbornness in this dark elf's heart. The capital repeatedly threatened and tempted him, but it couldn't shake his determination to repay Jía's kindness. Similarly, Aldas had always remembered Chen Rui's help and kindness. He spared no effort to help Chen Rui in potions every time. Although Chen Rui, who could now exchange black potions, basically didn't need his help except to avoid the grandmaster-level potions and needed master-level potions as a cover, he had always remembered his kindness.
Now that he happened to run into this matter, he couldn't let his sister fall into the hands of Joseph or Kanita to be used as a bargaining chip for official or private reasons.
"Snowden, are you sure you can rescue this female dark elf?"
"Kanita happens to be out for important matters now. My confidant, Ivan, is now one of the leaders of the secret prison. There should be no problem in inquiring about the news, but I'm afraid it's impossible to bring this dark elf out directly."
Snowden was affected by the puppet mask. His intelligence and decision-making could only be maintained in a certain inherent "mode" before he was made into a puppet. He wasn't very flexible in terms of adaptability.
Chen Rui's eyes lit up. Who said I can't do it? It's easy to do things with an insider!
"Master must be careful of the prison's warden, Samuel. This is a Great Demon King-level powerhouse newly recruited by Kanita."
Great Demon King-level? Chen Rui shook his head disapprovingly. He killed Sabrina when she was extremely weak, and he also used the power of two artifacts. Especially the last dying blow almost made him fail on the verge of success. With his current strength, plus [Scorching Dragon Possession] and [Dark Star Territory], it's still not enough to deal with a Demon Emperor in a normal state, but he should have no opponent at the Great Demon King-level.
Of course, the premise is that the injury is healed.
At this moment, Snowden's words shocked Chen Rui, "There's a secret. This Samuel is a human."
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