Chapter 2291 Alchemy Silver Ointment

Qiao An listened to the quarrel between Xiao Miao and the owner of the jewelry store, and gradually understood the reason.

Squirrels are a subtype of "lycanthropes", and they also possess the iconic supernatural talent "damage-reducing armor" of lycanthropes. When they are attacked by physical attacks, the damage of 3 energy levels is automatically deducted. Only silver weapons are not immune to this. A layer of magic armor is hindered, which can cause real damage to the squirrels.

Pure silver is too soft to be used for forging weapons. The more common method is to silver-plate steel weapons or apply "silver refining ointment". The latter is more convenient and has a better killing effect on squirrels.

Joan himself is also good at alchemy. Of course, he knows that the main ingredients of silver refining ointment are silver powder and mineral oil, plus several alchemy materials, the cost is not expensive. Julia was asking fifty gold duga for an ointment, which was too dark indeed.

However, as she said, there has been a lot of news recently about the squirrels intentionally spreading rot fever. Not to mention the police, even ordinary citizens feel the need to guard against squirrels. They carry a tube of silver refining ointment with them. The Ratmen are smeared on daggers or bullets, which can at least have some deterrent effect.

Prompted by this mentality, people sought to buy silver refining ointment one after another, resulting in the out-of-stock of this product, and the merchants took advantage of the trend to increase the price. Although it is annoying, it is also in line with the logic of merchants in pursuit of profit.

"Forget it, let's not buy it. I will make silver refining ointment myself when I go back. There is no need to waste money."

Joan took Xiao Miao and walked out of the store.

"Wait a minute!" The proprietress quickly walked around from the opposite side of the counter, "Young man, do you know how to do alchemy?"

"This is the funniest thing I've heard today!" Xiao Miao sneered, and introduced to her triumphantly, "This is Dr. Vida from Midgard University, "Rising Star Award" and "Ebdon Award" "The winner, the most watched arcane genius in the New World, if you ask him if he understands 'alchemy', it's like asking if a cat can catch mice. "

Joan gave Catwoman an angry look. It's not that she's blaming her for pretending to be an X, but she's blaming her for not making it clear before she came. He knew that he needed "silver refining ointment", and it wouldn't take much effort for him to refine some by himself, so why bother making this trip.

The proprietress of the jewelry store looked at Qiao An, with a disrespectful expression on her face.

"Dr. Vader, I've heard of your name, but I didn't recognize you. I'm so rude! Sit down quickly, the price is negotiable!"

"What are you talking about? We won't buy it!" Xiao Miao was shaking now, and she cocked her tail triumphantly.

"Hey! Sister Miao, don't blame my sister for being dark-hearted. It's really unlucky recently. Not long ago, the store was attacked by thieves, and the loss was heavy!"

"I've heard about the theft in your jewelry store, have you called the police?"

"What's the use of calling the police, all the policemen in the city are useless, they can't catch those stinky rats at all!"

Julia gritted her teeth.

"Oh? The thief is a squirrel?" Xiao Miao's eyes lit up.

"They dress up as humans and wear masks, but I can smell the peculiar smell of ratmen from a long distance, like a sewer on a cloudy day, I can't be wrong!" the proprietress said firmly.

"But looking at the situation in your store, the damage doesn't seem to be serious." Xiao Miao's eyes wandered over the jewelry displayed on the counter.

"It wasn't the store here that was stolen, but the warehouse behind. A lot of diamonds, emeralds, and pearls were lost. It's not serious!" the proprietress yelled angrily.

"Ms. Julia, what you are telling is not the truth." Joan suddenly interjected, "The theft is true, but what was stolen was not the expensive gems you just mentioned, but a kind that is not particularly valuable, but Materials that have special uses for spellcasters."

The proprietress suddenly changed her face.

"Dr. Vader...I don't understand what you're talking about."

Joan caressed the "warning cloak" wrapped outside the robe, and the "detection thoughts" attached to the cloak had been activated, allowing him to understand Julia's thoughts.

"The Ratman thieves managed to break open the door lock, broke into the warehouse, and fled in a hurry after triggering the magic alarm. During this short period of theft, they did not take those more conspicuous and expensive gems, but only took away a large bag of value. A low and heavy black onyx, Mrs. Julia, don't you find it strange?"

The proprietress of the jewelry store froze for a moment, then smiled wryly and spread her hands.

"Dr. Vader really lives up to his reputation, he can even guess what I'm thinking, well, I'm convinced."

"Julia, don't go around in circles and answer Joan's question—why did the thieves only pick black agate instead of other more expensive gemstones?" Xiao Miao asked seriously.

"I don't know that!" Julia muttered aggrievedly, "Either the group of stinky mice love black agate, or it has a special purpose."

"The latter possibility sounds more plausible, so what are the special uses of black onyx?"

Xiao Miao muttered to herself, but suddenly her face froze, as if she had thought of something.

Joan noticed the change in her expression and said in a low voice: "Black agate is friendly to negative energy and is often used as a material for necromantic magic."

"Could it be that the group of ratmen who stole the jewelry store were hired by a necromancer?" Xiao Miao guessed.

"At present, there are no clues to prove your conjecture, and we don't have the energy to track down this matter. The most important thing right now is to find out the root cause of the outbreak of rotting fever in Leiden City."

"Joan, do you think there is a possibility that the theft in the jewelry store and the outbreak of infectious diseases, these two seemingly unrelated things, are somehow related?" Xiao Miao put forward a bold hypothesis.

Qiao An was not in a hurry to deny Xiao Miao's imaginative association, and thought for a long time before speaking.

"Level 4 necromantic magic 'Blade Disease' can cause a subject to be immediately infected with the diseases specified by the caster, including rotting fever."

"However, black agate is not required to cast the 'Plague Spell', and this spell cannot create an epidemic that spreads throughout the city."

"It is indeed possible to create a new spell that can spread germs throughout the city by optimizing and upgrading the 'Plague Spell', but this is just a hypothesis."

"Okay, maybe I'm thinking too much." Xiao Miao sighed with disinterest, "Joan, it's getting late, let's go back, Rebecca and the others are still waiting."

Qiao An nodded, and was about to get up to leave the jewelry store, but was stopped by the proprietress, who handed over a wooden box containing ten "silver refining ointment".

"Dr. Vader, don't forget to bring these ointments and apply them on swords or bullets in advance. The effects of the medicine can last for a whole day."

"Lady Julia, we don't buy—"

"I didn't intend to sell it to you either!" The proprietress smiled, "Can't I give it away for nothing!"