For the first time, Sha Tu felt like a little puppy being fed by a pack of wolves. Most importantly, others treated him as a wolf.
Shark Man could tell that Beals and Rossum both thought he was Angor's bodyguard. Both of them were looking at him with concern.
Only Shark Hunter knew how difficult it was to explain his current situation.
He didn't want to tell them the truth yet, so he had to pretend that he was Angor's bodyguard. He only hoped that the original "big fish", the current "master", would not expose his identity.
While Shark Hunter was feeling anxious, Beals and Angor were having a pleasant conversation.
Beals purposely lowered his status and tried to flatter Angor. Angor was still doubtful about their friendliness, but he didn't mind getting to know more people since Beals was so humble.
After exchanging greetings for a while, Beals finally said, "I've already stored Ms. Seeley's goods in a single-use space capsule. Would you like to inspect the goods first?"
Beals said as he took out three small capsules and handed them over.
Angor glanced at the capsules. They were the standard ones from Floating Mech City, and they were about the size of a small wooden house.
What did Eureka buy from Beals? Angor wondered. "What did she buy?"
"We need to check them!" Brulee spoke up.
"Do you know what's inside?" Angor glanced at Brulee.
Brulee raised his head. "Of course. Master told me to personally inspect the goods."
Angor nodded in agreement. He was also curious about what Eureka was looking for.
"If you want to inspect the goods, please come this way." Beals pointed at a stone house not far from them. It was one of the few intact buildings in the ruins. There were several strange-looking beasts tied to the side of the house, each of which was full of goods.
There were a lot of things inside the capsules. Besides, if there were any valuable items inside, they might attract unwanted attention. Beals chose to check the goods inside the house because he had thought about Angor's safety.
Angor followed behind Beals.
When he passed by the light golden cage that Beals had been leaning against, the wind gently blew the black cloth on the side of the cage. Through the gap in the cage, he saw a white and tender human hand.
The hand was still slightly bent, which meant the "person" inside the cage was still alive.
Angor wasn't surprised at all. He already knew what was going on when he saw the iron cage covered with black cloth. This kind of decoration was almost the same as the slave goods he had seen at the Twilight Auction.
Therefore, this so-called Ashen Time Caravan was most likely a slave trader.
Slave traders were common in this world. There were no restrictions on the world, and only the strong were respected. As long as there was a demand, there would always be a market for slaves. However, slave traders weren't a likable group, so many slave traders liked to call themselves chambers of commerce, caravans, and traveling groups.
Although it was a general term, it was still doing dirty things in the gray area.
While Angor was following Beals, Shark Man was wondering if he should take the chance to leave. But when he saw Rossum's expression, his heart skipped a beat.
Rossum didn't say anything, but his eyes seemed to be asking, "Why are you still outside when your master is inside?"
Shark Man hesitated for a while and followed Angor. However, he didn't enter the house. Instead, he waited outside like a submissive servant.
After Shark Man left, a member of the caravan walked up to Rossum and whispered, "I heard from the buyers that the man's nickname is Shark Man. He's a problematic character in the Abyss District. He likes to rob and kill. I think he's targeting the buyer. They're not together. "
Rossum chuckled. "Both the captain and I know. But since our esteemed guest wants to play, we'll just play along."
After a pause, Rossum continued, "This kid's reaction speed is quite fast. He actually played the role of a servant. However, he should take a look at his own status. What qualifications does he have to be this guest's servant?"
The man in the black cloak sweated profusely. So we were just playing dumb?
"Who's this guest, Vice Captain? Why are you and the captain both so — "
"Courteous?" Rossum didn't seem to mind. "Simple. Because he's worth it. Let me put it this way. Everyone in Lloyds, including that wizard who sits on the Ocean Throne, is worth less than this man. "
The man in the black cloak widened his eyes. He still didn't know who Angor was, but he knew that this man was someone important.
"If we, the Ashen Time Caravan, can gain the favor of this person, it will be beneficial to us in the future …" Rossum said, "Go and tell the other members of the caravan that they must not offend this distinguished guest. Otherwise, they will be branded with a slave mark and sent to the iron cage as goods!"
"Understood."
"By the way, let's not talk about this. Tell me, who's better at acting? Me or that Shark Hunter? Don't you think my eyes are more interesting? "
"Um, yes."
…
On the other side, Angor leaned against the wall of the stone house and stared at the pile of materials in a daze.
What Eureka asked him to bring were all materials. Most of them were magic plants, such as water caltrop pearls from Goi Mansion, crocodile fruits from Swamp of Hallucination, insect flowers from West Ridge Highlands, and even materials from his plane.
Most of these materials were used to make healing potions, and most of them were used to heal spirit injuries.
Since Eureka couldn't even release her aura, Angor was sure that she was the one who prepared all these materials for him.
"If Eureka's spirit injuries are healed …" Angor frowned. He still had an advantage over Eureka — he could escape.
Once Eureka's spirit recovered, her aura would return. It would be impossible for him to escape under the influence of a wizard's aura.
Besides, his relationship with Eureka might not be as peaceful as it used to be.
Eureka's injuries must not be healed, or at least not so soon.
Angor narrowed his eyes and wondered if there was a way to secretly add materials to the plants so that they would lose their effects.
Meanwhile, Brulee was getting angrier and angrier by the second. After checking the last capsule, Brulee yelled at Beals, "Beals, Beals, you're not allowed to do anything.
"Mister Beals, why are there so few potions?!" Brulee pointed to the edge of the stone house, where there were more than 20 bottles of potions. "And they're all low-level potions! Not a single mid-level potion!"
Beals glanced at Angor, who didn't seem to notice Angor at all.
"You were there when we made the deal with Lady Seeley, didn't you?" Angor tried to sound him out. "You were there when we made the deal with Lady Seeley, weren't you? As I said, there are many wizard organizations all over Fey Continent preparing for war. Potions are a lot scarcer than before. We don't have the same status as the auction houses, so it's good enough that we can get them.
Besides, Lady Seeley said that if we don't have any finished potions, we can find the materials to replace them. " Beals felt a little relieved when he saw that Angor didn't seem to care at all. In fact, he even seemed to be happy about it.
Brulee stomped its foot in anger. "We asked for potions, not materials! Lady Seeley said that if we don't have enough potions, we can replace them with materials. But that doesn't mean we have to use potions if we don't have enough materials! "
This was the difference between "clam chowder" and "clam soup". Or "meat with green peppers" and "meat with green peppers".
Beals knew that, but he did try his best. It was true that potions were hard to come by on Fey Continent.
"Lady Seeley said that we can replace potions with materials, and we've already covered the difference." Beals pointed at the magic crystals on the other side. They didn't take a single cent off the price of the potions and materials. "If you can't buy it, then you can't buy it. Unless you ask Lady Seeley to buy it from the wizard organization herself."
Brulee didn't know what to say. Eureka couldn't even show up in public right now. Besides, Red wasn't coming back yet, and even if she did, she might not be able to find enough potions in Valley of Storm. More importantly, Eureka didn't want to owe Thewis too much.
Still, Eureka was in a difficult situation. There were only a few materials and potions, which went against Eureka's original intention. Brulee didn't have any reason to refuse. Beals did try his best, and Eureka did say that she could replace potions with materials.
Brulee wanted to protest, but it didn't dare to make the decision for Eureka.
Angor suddenly spoke up, "If your master asked for materials, she must have a way to make them. Why are you so worried?"
Brulee didn't want to answer. But when it considered that Angor wasn't as bad as it thought, and he even gave it the Mermaid Shell, it hesitated for a moment.
"My master isn't an alchemist. Someone else is. But he's not home right now."
"Someone else?" Angor raised an eyebrow. "You mean my brother's teacher?"
"Yes. But he doesn't seem to know much about alchemy. His failure rate is so high that he can't even make basic potions …" Brulee sighed.
Angor was glad to hear this. He was just thinking about how to slow down Eureka's recovery, but reality told him that he didn't need to do anything. He just needed to let nature take its course.
Little did he know that if he didn't release the Nightmare Queen to destroy the world during the Twilight Auction, the Fox Harpsichord and the Frog Chanter wouldn't have appeared. The series of events that happened in the Evernight Kingdom and Fairy World wouldn't have happened.
Of course, the Shadow of Demon was also one of the reasons why potions were so hard to come by. There was no denying that Angor had made a great contribution to Eureka. He just didn't want to think too much about it.
"So, do you want it or not?" Angor looked at Brulee and decided to leave the decision to it.
He didn't care whether Brulee wanted the potion or not. Of course, it would be better if Brulee didn't want it. She wouldn't even have a chance to recover.
Brulee wondered if Beals would give it a refund if it didn't want the potion.
Brulee looked at the pile of materials and Beals' terrifying strength, but it still didn't dare to refuse.
In the end, Brulee nodded. "I'll take it."
Brulee didn't know what Eureka would do if she found out about this. However, as long as it explained the situation here clearly, its master would understand, right? Brulee thought in its mind.
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