Merchant of the Underworld

new friend?

Could it be that besides the three of us, there are other masters.

I secretly increased my vigilance.

They said they were an expedition team, but these crew members were so tough. They all looked like mercenaries who had experienced life and death, with a murderous aura all over their bodies. What on earth were they going to do?

What is the real purpose of that mysterious William finding us here?

Although I was full of doubts, I didn't show it at all. I smiled and nodded at the man with glasses who called himself Li Minghan: "Then I'll trouble you."

"No trouble, it's all my responsibility. Please come with me." With that, he turned around and took us to the ship's building.

The ship is huge, with four levels of bulwarks above the deck alone.

The hull is all brand new, and even the paint has just been applied. It should be a new ship that has just been delivered.

The exposed equipment is extremely advanced, including phased array radar, giant whale guns, and GPS positioning. There were two tall and strong soldiers standing at every turn of the passage. Their waists were all bulging. Without even thinking about it, they must be weapons.

Li Minghan took us up to the second floor of the ship, and there was a different scene there——

The floor is covered with luxurious Italian carpets, and medieval oil paintings are hung on the walls on both sides. Even the door handles are made of pure gold. At first glance, it looks golden and extremely luxurious.

"The rooms for the three of you have been arranged a long time ago, and those are the innermost rooms." Li Minghan stood sideways in the corridor, stretched out his hand and introduced: "You guys should take a hot bath and relax first. The dinner will start soon."

The little old dwarf didn't even look at him, pushed open the door and walked in.

I thanked Li Minghan and opened the door.

The room is extremely spacious, with a living room, bedroom, and bathroom all available. The decoration is very grand, and it is simply more upscale than a five-star hotel.

As soon as I put down my backpack, there was a knock on the door behind me.

I opened the door a small crack and glanced outside. It turned out to be Liu Laoliu!

Liu Laoliu winked at me and signaled me to be quiet.

As soon as I let him into the house, he took off his black gloves, revealing a pair of bony green paws, and looked around cautiously.

His hands were bitten by a green-haired zombie when he was young. After being cured by my grandfather, they turned out to be a blessing in disguise and became his trump card! This is where the nickname Green Devil Hand comes from.

It is said that his hands are not only shaped like zombies, but can even sense the surrounding magnetic field.

He waved his hands and walked around the room, motioning for me to follow him to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and then said in a low voice: "There are cameras and monitors in the living room. This foreigner doesn't know how to open the bathroom." What the hell are you planning, you have to be careful in everything!"

"I see."

My trip this time was completely based on his request. Liu Laoliu naturally didn't want anything to happen to me, so he came to check me before he even entered the house.

"Also, you have to pay attention to the food on the ship. You will eat whatever you see me eat." Liu Laoliu said very cautiously.

His hand was once bitten by a green-haired zombie. In terms of ferocity, a green-haired zombie is naturally not as good as a blood zombie. However, the green-haired zombie's corpse poison is the most powerful in the world. From this, he can detect thousands of things. toxin.

"They won't do this for a while, right?" I said with some confusion.

I secretly wondered whether Liu Laoliu was a little too cautious. Even if these guys really didn't have any good intentions, they still had to wait until the matter was done before taking advantage of them. Now that they are poisoning, who will do the work for them?

You went to such trouble to find us just to poison us? This seems a bit unreasonable.

Liu Laoliu glanced at me sideways and said, "Do you think poison is called poison if you eat it and die? All those mercenaries have eaten it, and even the translator with glasses has poison in his body."

"Ah?" I was stunned when I heard this.

"The poison in them is called Hermalia, and its Chinese name is Three-Day Soul-Breaking Powder. Now you should know what's going on!" Liu Laoliu said with a serious face.

It dawned on me immediately.

These two names refer to a kind of poison, which was first secretly made under the order of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin had always been extremely uneasy about the generals who held heavy troops, and was deeply afraid that someone would stage a Chenqiao mutiny and seize his throne.

After releasing his military power with a glass of wine, he was still uneasy, so he added this method to the frequent mobilization of soldiers and generals. Before the general went out, he would fill a glass of wine with his own hands, and the wine contained three days' worth of alcohol. The soul is scattered.

This medicine is colorless and odorless, and you won't feel anything after eating or drinking. However, you must take another dose every three days, otherwise it will end in vain.

The generals did not know the inside story - the antidote was secretly held by the accompanying eunuchs, who were the trusted eunuchs sent by the emperor! The eunuch did not lead the troops, but could monitor the generals on his behalf. This time Zhao Kuangyin felt at ease.

But who would have thought that in the end, Zhao Kuangyin himself died without any illness, leaving the eternal unsolved case of "The Sound of Axes and Shadows of Candles".

Some people speculate that Zhao Kuangyin was usurped and murdered by his brother Zhao Guangyi!

What is even more suspicious is that after Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, the prescription for three-day soul-breaking powder was also abolished.

This poison disappeared for hundreds of years in the Song Dynasty, and somehow suddenly reappeared in Europe. It was first used on nuns by a young nobleman.

The nun's name was Hermalia, and she was extremely beautiful. The little nobleman failed to seduce her several times, so he bought the poison from a sailor, secretly put it into Hermalia's tea, and then waited for the potion to take effect before forcing him.

But Hermalia would rather die than obey, and she endured the great pain and rang the church bell, telling the truth in front of everyone.

After she said the last words, she fell to the ground with a thud. The crowd was so angry that they sent the little nobleman to the gallows, and this poison became popular. It is said that it later became very popular among captains on long voyages - it was used to control the sailors and the slaves they sold. Even the great explorer Columbus used it.

The special thing about this poison is not that it is very toxic, but that it has become a means of manipulation, which is many times more powerful than arsenic and crane crown red!

Now, everyone on the ship has been fed this poison, which shows what William has planned.

Fortunately, Liu Laoliu has a lot of experience in martial arts. Otherwise, if I accidentally swallowed poison, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Hearing what Liu Laoliu said, I immediately became nervous.

This trip was really careless.