Almighty Alchemist

"This is not cheating, but a kind of wisdom." Huey readily paid a hundred gold vits to Earl Strias.

"Did you bet on all kinds of things that may or may not happen at sea?" Earl Strias asked with great interest after taking the money.

"Actually, it's more complicated than that." Xiuyi took a sip of the juice beside him: "We bet on the wind and waves, on the monsters in the sea, on who can swim farther and dive deeper in the sea, and sometimes we even bet on our lives. For example, who can get closer to a certain monster, we bet on the other party's death or life."

"That's too dangerous."

"It's also more exciting, far more exciting than some boring small bets now." Huey smiled, and he looked at Earl Strias: "Are you interested in playing a big one?"

Earl Strias frowned slightly: "How big is it?"

"It's very simple." Xiuyi put the juice in the glass aside, and then asked the maid to bring two more glasses of juice. Then he took out a bottle of potion from his pocket and poured a little into one of the glasses.

Putting the medicine away, Xiu Yi pointed to the three wine glasses and said, "I think what I want to remind everyone is that what I just brought out is a very interesting medicine called belladonna. I believe many people have heard of this kind of thing. Yes, it is condensed from a very interesting plant root. Belladonna itself has no special effect, but when it is mixed with some special medium, it will produce completely different effects. If you eat it, your whole body will be paralyzed, and if you don’t get even treatment, you will die. And most importantly, when it enters this juice, it will not have any effect on the juice, no matter the color or taste. When you drink it, you will find that it is a glass of juice without any change.”

Those nobles all turned pale.

So Xiu Yi smiled and said, "Of course, now everyone sees which glass of juice I put the medicine in, so naturally they won't drink it. So, what if we do this?"

Huey suddenly put three cups of juice in a tin tray, covered them with a round lid, and turned the tray.

The tray was rotated several times on the table, and when the lid was opened, no one knew which glass was the poisoned glass.

Huey looked at Earl Strias with a smile: "Master Earl, are you interested in playing again? I bet I can choose a drink at random, and that glass must be non-toxic."

"It's impossible." Earl Strias' face was extremely gloomy.

"You have to try to know." Xiu Yi's attitude was very casual.

"You're kidding with your own life."

"That's the thrill of the game."

Count Strias looked at the three bottles of juice and shook his head slightly: "This is simply crazy, Master Dardanelle."

"Every member of the Haiyang family has to learn to fight against the wind and waves and struggle with death from birth. Our attitude towards life and death is much lighter than you think."

Earl Strias swallowed his saliva with difficulty. He didn't know when the center of the game gradually shifted to him and Sissard Daniel.

But now, the young master casually said that he would choose one of the three glasses of juice and drink it, without fear of the possible consequences. On the contrary, it was himself, but he was shocked by the other party.

As the warden of the majestic Spark Prison, Earl Strias is also a well-known figure in Royo City, and he doesn't want to be intimidated by such a fledgling kid.

A thought suddenly flashed in Count Strias's mind, and he shouted: "Oh, hell, I was almost tricked by you, you have an antidote, right?"

Huey burst out laughing, and he began to applaud: "That's great, Lord Sterias, you have seen the crux of the problem."

"Don't try to play such a trick in front of me." Earl Strias said proudly.

"Then I will add another promise. If I win the poisonous cup, I will not take any antidote. But if I win, Lord Sterias, I heard that you are a lover of famous paintings, and you have many famous paintings in your collection. Interestingly, I am also very interested in collecting famous paintings. Over the years, I have a special liking for Alec Doltry's works, so I have collected everywhere. I heard that in your collection, there is a work by Alec Doltry..." Yang Saintess Picture"?"

As soon as they heard the name of the picture of the saint of the setting sun, everyone started to jump in fear.

"You want the painting of the Virgin at Sunset?" Earl Strias also felt a little unbelievable: "I was offered 8,000 Gold Wittes last year, but I didn't sell them."

"Then I will offer ten thousand Gold Witts."

Everyone gasped.

10,000 Gold Wittes, if placed in modern times, would be a price of 2 million.

"Are you crazy? Master Dardanelle." Viscount Ladour advised Xiuyi, "You played too much."

"No." Xiuyi shook his head: "Viscount Ladur, even the rude and savage sea family also understands the meaning of promise. Since I have said it, then I must do it. Earl Strias, are you willing to make this bet with me? If I win, I want the "Sunset Maiden Picture". If I lose, I will pay you 10,000 Gold Wittes. I can reraise."

"No, it's fair. If you lose, you lose more than just money. I can agree to this bet." Earl Strias was a little angry. He didn't expect the kid in front of him to dare to provoke him like this. Now that he was so sure, he wanted to see how Sisther Darnell could ensure that he would not pick out the poisonous glass of juice.

"Thank you very much for your generosity." Huey picked up a glass of juice and drank it.

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The game restarts.

But everyone was uneasy.

It will take time for belladonna to take effect. Before that, no one can be sure whether it is poison or juice that Xiuyi drank.

They must wait.

Although the game was going on, every big shot was "carefully watching Xiu Yi's face and acting on his face" at this moment.

Xiu Yi has always been very calm.

"It must be admitted, Master Dardanelle, you are a very outstanding person. I believe that among teenagers in the same age group, there may be no one comparable to you. At least I have never been so calm when I don't know my own life or death." Earl Strias sighed in admiration.

"Since my father passed away, my uncle has devoted all his efforts to nurturing me. With the burden of the family on my shoulders, I often have to study hard. If the Dardanelle family wants to have their own status in the empire, it will take a long time to work hard, so I dare not slack off in the slightest." Huey replied seriously.

"In this case, you should be more responsible for your own life."

"The sea is very stormy, and there are many risks. Everyone in the Haishang family grew up in the wind and waves, and learned to look down on life and death. In the face of huge interests, we have the courage to risk our own lives. The painting of the sunset saint is very meaningful to me, and I am very willing to use a gamble with a greater chance of winning to get that painting."

"But if you lose..."

"I won't lose." Xiu Yi answered the other party in a very positive tone.

This made Earl Strias a little excited.

How can the young man in front of him be sure that he will win?

"I can tell you why I'm so sure I won't lose, but I hope that won't be an excuse for you to deny this bet." Xiu Yi said.

"No problem. I also want to hear, how can you be sure that the glass of juice you drank is non-toxic."

"It's very simple." Xiu Yi replied: "It is this kind of poison that, as I said, does not produce any change in color and taste after it enters the juice. Then, how can I be sure that I will not choose the poisonous glass?" Xiu Yi smiled and looked at the big people around him: "Actually, there is a way, that is, I drank one of the cups alone before. Of course, it was refilled later. From the surface, it is no different from the juice in other cups. But let's not forget one thing. That is, the juice has sediment .Since this sediment is heavier than water, it usually stays in the bottom of the glass. When the juice in the glass is drunk repeatedly, there will be more sediment in that glass than when it was just poured..."

Xiu Yi slowly raised the cup in her hand, and there were still some sediments of juice in it.

Xiuyi continued: "In addition, there is still some oil marks on the rim of the cup I used, which is the mark of lip balm. I just used some of this kind of thing before I came here to prevent chapped lips. As you can see, I didn't drip the poison just now into the cup I used, so I just need to find the glass of juice I drank and drink it. So I can be sure that this is the cup I used before, and it is non-toxic."

"Oh, what the hell." Earl Strias said loudly.

After saying these words, Huey looked at Earl Strias: "That's why I'm sure I can win, Lord Earl. The game of prophets is actually a game of traps. We design various traps to let the opponent get into it. Whether you win or lose, the opponent can't regret it. Of course, you can also design some false traps, and if I break it, you will still be the one who loses. This is the game that the Hai family loves to play, and I think you will like it now."

Earl Strias' voice was gloomy: "Yes, I'm starting to like this game, it's really interesting."

"Then our bet..."

"Come to my office tomorrow and I'll give you the drawing."

"Spark Prison?"

"Yes, Spark Prison." Strias took out a certificate from his arms and put it in Xiuyi's hand: "This is a pass. With it, you can come to Spark Prison to find me."

"No problem, my lord." Xiu Yi replied respectfully, with a mysterious smile on his face.

Under the dim light, Earl Strias stared fiercely at the young man in front of him, no one knew what he was thinking.

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