"Here, have some tea." Iron Granny gestured for Angor to drink.
Angor took a sip and tasted the bitterness in his mouth. This was the first time he tasted this kind of tea in Iron Fortress. Normally, Iron Granny preferred rose tea.
This kind of tea was similar to Morning Dew, which was cultivated by Jon. However, it was more bitter, and it was obviously a mortal tea.
"The wizard from Lab 13 grew this tea in his own garden. Ever since he left Brute Cavern, I've been taking care of the garden." Iron Granny sniffed the aroma of the tea and looked at Angor with nostalgia. "I used to hate this kind of tea, but I've been liking it more and more lately. Maybe it's because I'm getting older and my taste is changing. "
Iron Granny continued to ramble on about the tea garden, and Angor did not interrupt her. With the music and the tea, Angor felt much calmer.
According to Iron Granny's explanation, Angor had a general idea about the wizard in Lab 13. It sounded like the wizard was a tea lover.
A while later, Iron Granny finally finished talking about the tea garden.
She pondered for a moment and suddenly remembered something. "What a coincidence. The wizard in Lab 13 is related to you."
Angor frowned.
Iron Granny grinned, which made her wrinkled face look even tighter. "He's one of Sunders' first students, Sumesh. Some time ago, I heard that this kid has stepped onto the path of truth. Maybe, he will be back soon. "
"The first thing he'll do when he comes back is to visit the tea garden. He's a tea lover. "
Sumesh … Angor blinked. Indeed, Sumesh was related to him to some extent. However, Angor did not think Sumesh knew who he was.
"Thank you, Granny." Angor took a sip of the tea.
Iron Granny mentioned Sumesh in a seemingly casual way, but Angor felt that she was trying to tell him something. Iron Granny also mentioned that Sumesh was a tea lover, which meant Angor should prepare some tea for Sumesh.
Iron Granny sniffed the aroma of the tea and covered her expression. "Why are you thanking me? Everyone knows about this. I'm not giving you any advice. "
It didn't matter if Iron Granny was reminding him or not. He didn't really care about what Sumesh thought of him. However, if he could maintain a good relationship with Sumesh, he was willing to spend some effort to do so.
"At least I don't know." Angor shrugged.
Iron Granny sighed. "Alchemists like you … You just love to focus on your own studies. You don't care about the outside world."
"From granny's words, you seem to be very familiar with alchemists?"
As soon as he asked the question, he heard someone calling out to him from outside the window, as well as some strange, rhythmic "ding" sounds.
He looked back at the closed window and saw Toby, who had woken up at some point. The bird was flapping its wings and knocking on the window with its sharp beak.
"You …" Angor chuckled and walked to the window.
He didn't notice that Iron Granny behind him paused for a split second because he was too focused on Toby.
Iron Granny was already sipping her tea. "Can I let him in, Granny?"
"Of course. I love Toby a lot." Iron Granny put down her delicate teacup and smiled at Angor.
Angor opened the window, and Toby quickly flew inside. Toby didn't treat Angor as a stranger at all. He hovered around the room and landed beside the music box with a big smile.
"I don't know why, but Toby likes music. It was still sleeping when I came out, but now it's awake. Maybe it heard your music, "Angor explained to Iron Granny with a smile.
"Oh, so Toby likes music. You can come here more often. I'll prepare some musical instruments or music sheets for you."
Angor shook his head. "Toby likes music, but he's tone-deaf. What he sings is no different from noise."
Toby grumbled at Angor for a while, but the great music from the music box soon caught his attention again.
"You seem to know alchemists very well, Granny?" Angor asked a question he just asked.
Iron Granny lowered her head and poured more tea. She looked a little sentimental. Then she pushed the cup to Toby. "No, I don't."
Angor was surprised. He meant that Iron Granny had been working in The Tributary for many years, so she must have seen quite a few alchemists in her lab.
To his surprise, Iron Granny gave him an answer he didn't expect.
Angor nodded and didn't continue the topic. He could tell that Iron Granny didn't want to talk about it.
Angor stayed in the room for a while longer before he stood up and prepared to leave. He had a lot of free time these days, but there were still things he needed to do. For example, he needed to send the "Phantom Twins" to Greya's place and prepare an illusion for Lady Mirror.
Thanks to the "Mermaid Scallop Soup" Greya gave him last time, Angor learned something about Lady Mirror's illusion. He wanted to finish the mission Lady Mirror gave him before leaving Brute Cavern.
Angor stood up, but Toby kept looking back at the music box as if he didn't want to let it go.
Iron Granny chuckled. "You can have it if you want, Toby. I don't know much about music anyway. I'm just having fun with music on my tea. "
Toby's eyes lit up, but Angor quickly patted the bird's head and refused. "No need, Granny. I can buy one from Twilight Well, and I can make it myself. Toby just wants it. Don't spoil it too much, or it'll get arrogant. "
Iron Granny considered and agreed with Angor's words. The music box wasn't worth much anyway. As an alchemist, Angor could make it or buy it himself.
So Iron Granny didn't insist.
Before leaving, Angor stopped at the door and returned to Iron Granny. He took out a fine-looking wooden box from his bracelet.
This wooden box was carved out of ordinary fir wood. It couldn't even be considered a magic material. It was just an ordinary wooden carving.
The outside of the box was engraved with "bat" and "cloud" patterns, both of which were very different from the wizarding world. The combination of these two patterns meant "great fortune".
The box was made by Jon before his limbs withered away.
"Here are some tea leaves from my hometown. You like tea, Granny. Try them." Angor pushed the box to Iron Granny.
Iron Granny didn't refuse. She wasn't a tea-lover like Sumesh, but she was a tea lover herself. She was willing to take care of Sumesh's tea garden for him.
"Huh? Something I've never seen before?" Iron Granny opened the box and sniffed the odd-looking tea. "What kind of tea is this?" Iron Granny asked.
"Morning Dew."
…
Angor gave the Morning Dew to Iron Granny because he still had a lot of it, and he also wanted to thank Iron Granny for telling him about Sumesh's hobby. As Iron Granny said, everyone knew about Sumesh's hobby. However, Angor didn't plan to ask about it. If Iron Granny didn't tell him, he wouldn't know about it in the future anyway.
Lastly, he also wanted to see what Iron Granny would say about Morning Dew, as someone who knew a lot about tea. If it was good, he could give the tea to Sumesh as a gift.
Angor returned to his lab, cleaned himself up, and left The Tributary with Toby.
He didn't go to Phantom Island right away. Instead, he activated his bracelet's special effect, Infinite Reticence, and headed to the underground market.
Since Iron Granny mentioned that the music box was quite popular in Twilight Well recently, Dave should know something about it. So, Angor decided to go there and ask about it. Besides, Nausica and Sailum were not in Brute Cavern right now, so Dave was the only one who could be considered a good friend of his. So he planned to meet up with Dave.
Angor heard people mentioning his name a lot along the way, either because of what he did in the purification garden or because of his talent in alchemy. It had been two months since Angor came back to Brute Cavern, but his name was still being talked about among the apprentices.
Unbeknownst to them, Angor simply walked past them without anyone noticing his presence.
When he arrived at Prome's Alchemy Shop, he saw a group of people standing in front of it.
Prome's Alchemy Shop didn't usually have many customers. Angor assumed that Master Prome's alchemy creations were on sale today.
To his surprise, he was wrong. It wasn't Master Prome's creations that were on sale today. It was …
"Anything else, Mister Dave?" A fat man with a big head and big ears took the single-use space capsule and checked it with his spirit tentacles. His face immediately showed a bitter expression.
Dave, who was wearing a pair of goggles, looked up. "No, no. I'm working on a new weapon. I don't have time to make these little things."
"Mister Dave …" Someone begged. "Our alchemy team is counting on your goods this time. I can't just give you three knives …"
"That's your problem. I can only make so many. Take them or leave them."
Dave kept a straight face, but it wasn't hard to see the glint in his eyes.
David waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go. I have to close the shop early today. You won't get any more if you stay here. "
Seeing that Dave had made up his mind, the people who were waiting for the goods quickly left.
After everyone left, David showed a smug expression. He hummed a tune and prepared to close the shop and go to Bartterfly Bar for a good meal.
At this moment, David suddenly heard a familiar voice.
It was a clear and elegant voice, but Dave noticed a hint of mockery in it.
"Mister Dave, you've improved a lot lately, haven't you?"
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