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The bottle that Zhu Jue brought into Dreamland was only an ordinary size. Although the wind chime filled it to the top, Zhu Jue drank a lot along the way, so Atal only drank two glasses of moonshine wine in the bottle. It can make a thin sound.

With his fingers rubbing on the ivory white wooden table in front of him, Zhu Jue's eyes wandered around this high tower. After all, it was a building that could be built on the central highland of Usa Town. The interior decoration of the entire high tower was elegant and ancient, and the floors were The marble tiles are imprinted with the light of candles, and the ivy extending from outside the window frame conveys green vitality.

Zhu Jue was waiting for this strange church elder to have his fill of wine and food.

Well, after glancing at the old man and seeing that he was still looking up at his neck to see if there was any extra moonshine wine left in his bottle, Zhu Jue thought it was unlikely that he wanted to drink enough.

"Sir Atal, this is the gem I just got from your friend. What is its use?"

While feeling sorry for his moonshine wine, Zhu Jue must reap some rewards.

His wine is not like water from the roadside stream. He drinks it whenever he wants.

"That is a gem produced deep in the Nass Canyon. That canyon is not ordinary. There are many monsters living in it. As for the effect, hiccup~~"

An extremely inconspicuous wine burp brought back the sleepiness of Zhu who leaned over to hear clearly. Atal scratched his thigh and continued,

"The gem is not for you, but for your cat. Hey, what is it doing!"

Probably sensing Zhu Jue's depression, Feng Chime, who was wandering nearby, suddenly found the black cat that brought them here. Now the latter was pinned to the ground by the wind chime and was struggling. Unfortunately, it The power of the wind chime was obviously inferior to that of the wind chime. Under the gaze of Atal and Zhu Jue, it stopped moving after two minutes and collapsed on the ground looking at Zhu Jue and Atal with resentful eyes.

He looked like he was ready to enjoy it if he couldn't resist.

"Interesting, hahaha~ This is the first time I've seen him look so depressed. Young man, I like you, and I like your cat even more. Now call it over. I'll get something and teach you how to use gems. .”

Atal seemed very happy about the fact that his friend was bullied. He laughed and got up and went to get a candlestick and a glass of water from somewhere.

Feng Chime had returned to Zhu Jue at this time, lying in his arms and staring at Atal's movements.

"Give me the gem."

Reaching out to take the gem, Atal held it between two silver chopsticks and roasted it on the candle while still saying,

"The gems in the Nass Valley are generally covered with a special layer of keratin, which is invisible to the naked eye. If you want to use them, you must first burn them, then soak them in water or hold them in your mouth. As you just gave them, In return for drinking moonshine wine, I decided to use divine water to strengthen the gemstones. Sorry, I’m used to it. It will be better to drink it with clean water.”

"Your habits are quite unique."

If you call clean water divine water, wouldn't this guy be a magician?

It's just that his knowledge seems to be profound. He even knows how to use this gem. He is obviously not an ordinary person.

Zhu Jue was thinking this in his heart, but his face showed no emotion.

"Even if you don't show your face, I know what you are thinking. I know that the great elder who preceded this tower has bad conduct and likes to deceive and deceive, but you can't preconceptions that I am that kind of person just because of this. That’s unfounded speculation and I don’t like that.”

Atal suddenly glanced at Zhu Jue, and then sighed sadly.

"Then are you?"

Zhu Jue put a small dried fish into his mouth and chewed it, looking at Atal with a strange look.

"Of course it is. Oops~ I need to eat. All the prayer coupons issued before were taken by a fool. I have no time to make them recently. I am also tired of praying for people. I really want someone to come to my door to give money and moonshine wine. Give it to me, hiccup~"

Faced with this direct question, Atal answered "reasonably".

This ideal can be said to be quite simple.

Zhu Jue secretly stuffed the prayer coupon he just took out back into his trouser pocket, thinking that Mr. Wild Boar was indeed as retarded as he appeared on the surface.

Meow~

The black cat that escaped the claws of the wind chime jumped up to the window frame on the second floor of the tower and meowed softly.

"Hurry, help me hide all these things, you too, just find a place to hide, and the money will come to you."

The great elder who heard the sound seemed to have discovered something. He threw the roasted gem into a cup filled with water and slapped Zhu Jue on the shoulder to tell him to hide quickly.

He hurriedly collected all the things and put them behind a pillar on the inside of the tower. Zhujue used the help of the scavenger to easily climb up the beam next to the window frame where the black cat was just now. This side was not illuminated by the moon. to the place.

By the candlelight below, Zhu Jue watched Elder Atal adjusting his clothes and appearance as quickly as possible. He also took out something from under the table that he had not used as a tiptoe just a minute ago, and rolled it back and forth. " Staff", trotting to the door, looking sideways at the black cat on the window frame, waiting for it to bark again, and then immediately turned back to open the door.

Zhu Jue finally understood why this guy was able to discover him in the first place.

However, when Zhu Jue saw the money-giver who came to visit as mentioned by Elder Atal, his eyes widened subconsciously.

Who else could it be?

gentleman!

"Great Elder Atal, how are you doing lately?"

Compared with the state when he was with Zhu Jue and his group, when facing Atal, the gentleman's attitude was very low. He smiled and picked up what he was carrying, and then said,

"This is the moonshine wine I just got from the Enchanted Forest. Knowing that you like to drink this, I asked someone to find some. I also have these as a side dish. I hope you will be satisfied."

A full bottle of moonshine and specially made pumpkin pie!

In addition, the gentleman actually took out a heavy money bag and handed it to Atal's hand.

Giving money, moonshine wine, and pumpkin pie, in Zhu Jue's opinion, the gentleman is simply the Santa Claus of Elder Atal.

"Haha, thank you for your donation."

Faced with the gentleman's generosity, Atal's attitude was unexpectedly a bit neither salty nor bland, or he was deliberately acting "unworldly". After taking the things over, he stopped talking.

"You promise to leave the matter about the "Nakter Codex" to me this time."

The gift was presented, and the gentleman was naturally not prepared to give it away for free, so he said in a deep voice.

"I'm really sorry. I'm currently working on excerpting the manuscript. As you know, this ancient book is unique. Although I promised to give it to you, I also need to leave a copy here, so you need to wait for a while. .”

"What? A copy?"

After hearing the news, the gentleman's face darkened almost at a speed visible to the naked eye. He could only try to keep his voice steady and said,

"I donated so much to you and you're going to give me a copy?"

"No, I said, what I gave you is the original, and what I left behind is the copy."

"Is there a difference?"

The gentleman who was still bowing to show his humility suddenly straightened up again, and his words no longer contained the politeness he had just now.

He never thought that after working hard for so long, he would have such consequences.

Things are rare and valuable!

If the "Nachter Codex" is a book that can be copied or transcribed at will, the gentleman thinks that all the things he has paid before are not much better than wasting money, which is unacceptable to him.

"If you feel there is no difference, I can give you a copy."

Atal seemed not to notice at all, and his tone remained calm.

"Really, this is a really good idea. Your Excellency, Great Elder, I don't want the "Nakter Codex". I just want to take a look at it now. What do you think?"

The gentleman narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip on the cane with his right hand.

"How can that be done? The "Nakter Codex" is a treasure left by the gods. You can read it just by asking. Sir Nelson, please take it back. When I finish excerpting the codex, I will naturally hand over the original. In your hands."

At this time, Atal also noticed something was wrong, and put his hands on the left and right doors to see off the guests.

"What if I have to see it today?"

The gentleman's tone became colder and harder, his thumb hooked on the bird-shaped beak, and his index and middle fingers held the lower end of the wooden staff.

The moon in the night sky was covered by dark clouds at this time.

A sudden cool breeze blew in from a distance.

The moon is dark and the wind is high.

Killing night!