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"It doesn't smell like everyday medicine..."

Wei Lin sniffed it carefully, and then made a professional judgment: "It's more like a potion in a magical creature laboratory. It's somewhat similar to the 'White Lake' used for antisepsis, but judging from the taste, I'm afraid it's folk." 'Copycat' version."

"White Lake?"

"In order to ensure that certain organs or tissues retain their original magic power and properties after being removed from magical creatures, this potion will be specially used for preservation... Some folk alchemy workshops or wild mage associations will also use imitations of this potion. It’s a good product, its effectiveness is average, but its taste is very pungent.”

"Why does a fisherman's house smell like this?"

Xiuge frowned, and then he came to the door. When he saw an old bell with a rope hanging next to the door, he stretched out his hand and pulled it.

Although the bell was old, the sound it made was very loud. Xiuge waited quietly for a while. Seeing that no one came to open the door, he raised his hand and knocked hard twice.

This time, there was finally a reaction in the house.

After a somewhat messy sound, someone came to the door with staggering steps, and then Xiuge heard a hoarse and muddy voice.

"Who, who?"

Wei Lin was about to speak, but Xiuge raised her hand to stop her.

He adjusted his posture and then said: "It's me! Old Glenn! I'm here to pay back the money... I've already collected the money I borrowed from you before!"

Weilin couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard Shuge's voice, because she discovered that Shuge skillfully used the tongue flicking habit unique to the residents of the Bult Principality when he said this, which made him The voice sounds indistinguishable from that of a real harbor fisherman.

Compared with the oppressive "Legal Committee is doing business, open the door quickly", the strategy adopted by Xiuge was obviously more effective, so the door opened, and a figure holding a wine bottle appeared staggeringly behind the door: "Money? Pay back the money? Damn it, when did I lend it out?"

Along with Old Glenn's muttering, a strong smell of alcohol hit his face, but then, the old fisherman saw clearly the figure standing in front of the door.

He froze.

Although Old Glenn is not very clear-headed now under the influence of alcohol, he also knows that it is absolutely impossible for the young man and woman in front of him to lend him money. To put it bluntly, they are more like " "Lending"!

Out of instinct, Old Glenn wanted to close the door, but Shuge did not give him this chance. The metal cane quickly stretched forward and blocked the door. A mage's hand appeared out of thin air and accurately It caught Old Glenn's mouth, preventing him from making any sound.

In this way, the two successfully entered the house.

The light in the room was very dim, the crystal lamps on the walls were not used, the windows were blocked by curtains, and the only light sources in the room were an oil lamp and a candlestick.

Facing the "gentle attitude" shown by Xiuge, Old Glenn had already sobered up most of his wine. He leaned against the door timidly. After the mage's hand released his mouth, he still did not dare to speak for fear of These two mages of unknown origin conveniently silenced themselves.

His panic was barely relieved until Wei Lin and Shuge showed their official mage certificates.

As for whether the two people's certificates represented the Council or the Legal Committee, Old Glenn actually didn't care much. After all, for many people, there was essentially no difference between the two.

Wei Lin, who had worked in the Legal Committee, was already very familiar with indoor search work. Seeing her begin to inspect the entire house in an orderly manner, Xiuge brought the anxious old fisherman to the table.

Facing this kind of battle, Old Glenn's psychological defense was on the verge of collapse. After sitting down, his first words made Shuge couldn't help laughing.

"Mr...Mr. Mage, I am not harboring a wild mage!"

"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with the wild mage, and we won't take you away. We just have some things that we need to confirm with you."

Shuge pretended to have a good conversation. At the same time, he took out a few general coins from his purse and pushed them in front of Old Glenn: "You just need to answer my questions normally. , the mage lady is just doing some routine inspections, she will not destroy anything here, let alone take away your belongings."

"Okay...okay."

The old fisherman said this, but he couldn't help but glance at the ground.

Shuge keenly caught the other party's reaction, but he did not criticize it. Instead, he asked: "I heard that you just came back from the sea a few days ago? How is it? Is the fishing at sea going well?"

Hearing this question, Old Glenn's body trembled slightly, and then he shook his head hesitantly: "Of course it didn't go well, sir. In the past, we always had to catch a lot of Bult snapper every season and let the port The fishermen's association helps sell to Delan. This is the most important time for us every year..."

"Sounds like a bad year?"

"Yes, it's very, very... bad. We went to several places where fish like to gather, but when we put the net down, we couldn't even see the fish scales. Many people said that it was the... black sun that caught the fish. The crowd was scared away."

Shuge nodded, and followed the other person's words and asked: "Apart from the Bult snapper? There should be other harvests, right? I heard that during this season, the crabs and shrimps of the Bult Principality are also famous. Didn’t you think about getting something else?”

“Crabs and shrimps…”

The old fisherman smiled bitterly: "Sir, you may not know that those crab fishermen are also very unlucky. A lot of their crab pots sunk in the water are broken. If there are ten crab pots, half of them will be broken." One, and according to them, those cages seemed to have been chewed into pieces by something, and they couldn’t even be repaired!”

Xiuge silently remembered these words in his heart, and then he brought the topic back to the other person: "What about you? Did you encounter anything strange when you went to sea this time?"

Old Glenn hesitated for two seconds. He raised his head and saw that the young mage in front of him seemed to have a good attitude. He nodded and admitted: "Yes, we also met..."

"We had already visited several familiar locations, but the harvest was pitiful. But it would be outrageous to go to sea without any harvest, so we moved to a new place and set a net as if we were lucky."

Then, what he said was basically consistent with what Xiuge and the two had heard before in the tavern.

The only difference is that the "strange things" mentioned by Old Glenn have many more details.

"The strange fish you mentioned, what do they look like?"

"Sir, how do you want me to describe this?"

Old Glenn had a look of embarrassment and fear on his face. He raised his hand involuntarily and said, "If you ask me, that is not a fish at all, because it is impossible and should not exist in this world for a sea bream to have three heads at the same time. Fish, no... more than three, probably more!"

Wei Lin, who had already inspected the second floor and returned to the dining table, was also listening attentively. After hearing Old Glenn's description, she couldn't help but frown. Apparently, in her memory, there was no such magic at all. biology.

Old Glenn had obviously fallen into his own weird memories. He seemed to have forgotten the two mages in front of him and said to himself: "I can confirm that those things are indeed heads, but what about the snapper?" Could it be so big and have such sharp teeth? What's more, it was still devouring its own kind when it was caught online... It's terrible to have several heads sharing the same fish at the same time..."

Wei Lin couldn't help but interjected: "Are you sure you saw it correctly?"

"It's impossible to see it wrong, madam! Everyone on the boat saw it at that time. Some people were almost bitten by them, and the fishing net was chewed up. I took it back and it's not finished yet!"

While arguing, Old Glenn walked to the wooden cabinet next to him, and pulled out a large roll of fishing net with a strong smell in front of the two of them. With the lighting trick released by Wei Lin, the two of them saw that A shocking gap was indeed torn out of the fishing net.

Xiuge quickly comforted the fishermen, and then he asked the most important question: "So, where did those strange fish go? Did you bring them back?"

"No! Of course it's impossible to bring it back!"

Old Glenn quickly shook his head in denial: "How could we bring that kind of monster back! Does anyone want to eat it? Don't make fun of me!"

"I suggest you tell the truth, otherwise, I will take the reward."

Xiuge gently shook his fingers twice, and a shiny universal gold coin jumped out flexibly and was accurately stacked on top of those coins.

However, Old Glenn, whose current living situation is obviously a bit tight, shook his head directly and said: "Sir! What I told is the truth, the absolute truth! I don't have to accept these rewards from you... but I definitely didn't tell any lies! "

Seeing this, Xiuge could only helplessly shake his head. He raised his cane and poked the ground gently. With this movement, a soft sound of strings was immediately heard from under the wall and floor.

So, in Old Glenn's horrified eyes, a group of dark shadows of varying sizes quickly emerged from behind the furniture and from the gaps between the floor and the wall. They quickly gathered at Shuge's feet and let out a burst of noise. The cry of array.

Xiuge sighed, stood up with his cane, and casually ordered: "Lead the way."

The rest of the mice dispersed, except for the last one. It shook its body as if to please Shuge, and then ran towards the other end of the house.

The strange scene in front of him made the fisherman beside him start to become nervous. His legs and feet seemed to be a little weak, but a blue mage's hand appeared out of thin air and directly grabbed his shoulder and pushed him forward.

Soon, the three of them came to a small compartment. After easily removing a pile of randomly stacked debris, a trap door leading to the basement appeared in front of them.

At this point, Shuge and the two naturally no longer need to pay attention to anything Old Glenn said.

After carefully sealing off the entire house using protective rituals and making preparations, they opened the trap door under the leadership of the mouse and followed the stairs into the basement.

This basement was obviously the source of the strong smell of alchemical potion, but after the trap door was opened, Shuge and the two smelled a smell of fish and blood mixed with the smell of the potion. It was very unpleasant, except for In addition, the temperature in the basement is also low, and can even be called cold.

Several lighting tricks appear one after another, illuminating the basement.

The space here is actually very limited, it is only slightly larger than the utility compartment above. Xiuge saw that there was a metal instrument placed next to the wall of the basement, and the magic ritual engraved on it was slowly operating, and it This is the source of the low temperature in this basement.

"Madam, this is just an ordinary machine. Many fishing boats or people like me have it at home... It can be used to preserve some fish and meat, and it can also be used to make some ice cubes for easy use when going to sea. .”

Weilin turned her head, and sure enough, there was a huge wooden bucket next to the machine, which contained a lot of broken ice cubes. There was also an iron bucket among the ice cubes, which contained a lot of pieces cut into pieces. of fish meat.

She narrowed her eyes and asked, "These fish meats shouldn't be your food, right?"

"Of course..."

Facing the faint sense of oppression emanating from Wei Lin, the old fisherman really couldn't hold on anymore. He shook his head as if he was discouraged: "Of course not... the kind of strange fish you are looking for, just There...I covered it with a cloth."

As he spoke, he pointed to the other end of the basement, where there was a canvas that looked similar to the color of the wall. It was obvious that something was hidden behind it.

So Xiuge moved his fingers, and the mage's hand immediately flew forward, tearing open the canvas, revealing a huge rectangular water tank.

"Boom!"

Almost at the same time, there was a muffled sound in the basement. Xiuge saw that the moment he pulled away the canvas, several weird black figures hit the sink hard. Under the illumination of the light, these The appearance of the strange fish completely appeared in front of Shuge.

Old Glenn's description is not too wrong. These twisted snappers swimming in the tank have multiple heads of different sizes at the same time, and the mouths of these fish heads are also equipped with razor-like teeth.

They look like multiple snappers twisted together by some force, or like multiple heads growing from the same body.

Perhaps because the light in the basement was too bright, or perhaps because they felt they had found a new prey, the eyes on the heads of these twisted snappers began to rotate violently, while their teeth continued to rub against the glass in front...

An unconcealable predatory desire was clearly conveyed in this way.