Chapter 431： Goodbye Sabina

After a hearty breakfast at Rich Reina's apartment, Su Lun went out refreshed.

He made an appointment with Mr. Black today.

In addition to reminiscing about the old days, there are many things to ask face-to-face.

Mr. Black applied for a job as an unremarkable administrator at the "Lu English Library" in Lington. He stayed there all day, reading books, sorting books, and occasionally doing some restoration work on ancient books. Inconspicuous, but it is the intelligence core of the Dawn Organization in Lingdun.

The location of the library is in the Franklin area, which is an urban area that is not clearly separated from the rich and the civilian area. It is a place where many large and medium-sized enterprises are located. It is a place where the elites among the civilians are active.

Suren rode his steam motorcycle from the apartment across the two towns, and it took half an hour to reach the library.

It is a very spectacular building complex, the architectural style is classical Gothic, with a beautiful golden bell tower and various towers. It was the most spectacular building that Sullen had ever seen in Lington.

He parked his motorcycle in a carport near Library Square and walked over.

The weather was fine today, and many people in Fountain Square were feeding the chubby pigeons with crumbs.

Where rich people gather, pets will get fatter.

I contacted Mr. Hei, who is now sorting out ancient books in the library area of ​​Area A.

Su Lun glanced at the guide and walked into the library door.

Although the library is open to all, proper dress is required to enter.

In Lu Ying, a decent set of clothes, including hats, leather boots, and walking sticks, is worth at least tens of thousands of lisos.

It is impossible for the vast majority of civilians to spend such a large sum of money on an outfit. So the library seems to be open to everyone, but in fact the bottom people are excluded.

Allowing some people to gain access to knowledge is a gift from the noble class to the commoners.

......

Suren walked into the library, as if walking into a labyrinth of books.

This "Library of Congress" is as famous as the "Library of Luying Royal Academy" and is the two largest libraries in the world.

In the public area of ​​the museum, there are more than 200 million recorded collections. It also receives a large number of social donations every year, and this number continues to increase.

The collection includes books, manuscripts, newspapers, scrolls, stamps, pictures and some strange curses. In the book area, there are more than 1,000 classics recorded in writing, involving ancient relics from dozens of civilizations.

All in all, it's huge.

The lights in the library are bright, and there are not many people on the mahogany chairs reading books again.

Su Lun looked all the way, feeling a little itchy in his heart, thinking that it would be great if he could get such a library with him in his small void world.

The deeper he delved into the realm of alchemy, the more he was in awe of the vastness of knowledge.

Not long after, Su Lun came to a corner of Area A.

This is the book collection area, and there are no outsiders except the administrator who comes back.

When I came, I happened to see Mr. Hei burying his head on the bookshelf on the second floor, sorting out a lot of ancient scrolls.

Su Lun greeted, "Mr. Black... long time no see."

Mr. Hei smiled and responded: "I can't afford to be a 'sir'. This generation can't be messed up..."

He is Mr. Jing's disciple, and Su Lun is Mr. Jing's younger brother.

In terms of seniority, Mr. Hei had to call Su Lun "little uncle".

How can Su Lun dare to be a big boss? In his eyes, this old gentleman will always be the wise man, senior and elder that he respects. Once in the old Lington, he also helped him solve big troubles several times.

Moreover, Mr. Hei is a real [polymath].

Don't look at Su Lun himself now harvesting so much miscellaneous knowledge, but after all, most of them are pirates and combatants. How many books can you read? Excluding those overlaps, both in depth and volume, they are far worse than Mr. Black.

But with respect in his heart, Su Lun still joked when he saw Mr. Hei: "How about we go our separate ways? I still call you 'Sir', and you call me 'Little Master Uncle'?"

Mr. Hei didn't get angry when he listened to it, but instead said aloud with joy: "Hahaha..."

They all knew that no one would care about this title.

Mr. Hei pointed to the chair beside him, "Su Lun, you can just find a place to sit."

It's not an outsider, Su Lun is so polite, he pulled out a chair and sat next to him, looking at the ancient scrolls on the table, showing a strong interest.

Mr. Hei also saw it, pointed to the ancient product scrolls on the table, and said, "Sorry, I originally wanted to make an appointment elsewhere. But I'm really too busy with work."

How could Su Lun care about this.

After a pause, Mr. Hei introduced again: "This is the 'Jinborai script', an ancient script that records a very rare ancient civilization. Last month, an adventure group excavated from a sunken ship in the South China Sea, and it was just delivered to the book yesterday. The library is here. Just this box of ancient scrolls, I searched all the libraries of Lu Ying, I'm afraid I won't be able to find another box..."

Those words seemed to have a kind of magic power, and when they talked about it, the ancient well-bubo eyes of the polymath became bright.

Su Lun hadn't even heard of this chronological civilization, and looked very interested, and asked: "The record above seems to be a kind of alchemy?"

Mr. Hei's erudition was immediately reflected, "Yeah. Those that can be preserved so well are naturally valuable words. Because there is knowledge dating, the translation is not very accurate, and it probably records a kind of ancient refinement. The alchemy of seawater..."

"Oh."

Su Lun also learned a lot.

In his heart, he was even more envious of the "treasure-gathering effect" of an imperial capital like Lingdun.

Luying adventurers searched the world for treasures and unearthed ancient ruins. But in the end, almost all the good stuff was unearthed and shipped to Lington.

Especially things like ancient relics.

Because only people in a big city like Lingdun can afford to buy them; only here can a team of experts with enough knowledge translate them and dig out the real value of the relics.

Just looking at these ancient scrolls in the library may be rare treasures that ordinary people have no chance to touch in their entire lives.

And Lu Ying is a huge empire.

Lingdun City has accumulated thousands of years of heritage, which is definitely not something outsiders can imagine.

These backgrounds are also the most important reasons why it is called the "Alchemy Holy Land".

In addition to envy, Su Lun is still envious.

And this comparison, more and more feel like a nouveau riche.

More than that, I feel that I need more knowledge to enrich myself.

There is endless knowledge in this library, as vast as the endless starry sky.

Mr. Hei found such an identity to hide himself, it was a hobby, but also for his own career improvement.

Su Lun felt that if he saw the world in the future, it would be a good choice to retire as a librarian.

......

When the old friends reunited, Su Lun curiously sensed the fluctuation of Mr. Hei's soul, raised his brows in amazement, and asked directly, "Mr. Hei... What kind of strength do you have now? Why do I think you are so powerful."

If it wasn't special, he wouldn't ask.

He knew that Mr. Hei had also advanced to the fifth level now, but it gave the impression that it was as deep as the sea.

Even in the face of any sixth-order or even seventh-order professional that he had seen before, Su Lun did not have this unfathomable feeling.

Those eyes full of wisdom seemed to penetrate everything.

Mr. Hei didn't respond directly, but said with a smile: "Little friend Su Lun, you are amazing. In the battle of Moros city-state, with a record of one enemy and 200,000, no one can do it... Now you are The 'strongest professional' in the eyes of young Lu Ying."

Hearing this, Su Lun couldn't help laughing and crying, and said, "Mr. Hei, please don't break me. What is the truth, you still don't know?"

There was a smile in Mr. Hei's cloudy eyes, but he was not joking at all, and said: "This is not my nonsense, it is written in the newspaper. At least in that case, if you want to defeat so many enemies, the seventh-order professional It can't be done."

In front of an erudite scholar, Su Lun didn't have the face to brag about himself. He returned to the previous topic and asked, "So, what kind of combat power do you have now?"

Mr. Hei thought about it and said an ambiguous sentence: "Knowledge makes me fearless."

"..."

Su Lun rolled his eyes, his expression seemed to be able to speak: speak human words.

Looking at his playful expression, Mr. Hei finally thought about it and said calmly: "Well... Really, if you're below the seventh rank, you probably won't be able to defeat it."

Hearing this, Su Lun seemed to get a satisfactory answer, "I think you are being humble."

According to the humble character of this old man, if he dares to say that, the meaning has to go up a bit.

For anyone else, this can even be directly understood as... Under the seventh rank, I am invincible!

Even if Su Lun felt that he was already very powerful, he would not dare to say that he was invincible below the seventh rank.

Just like the manipulator behind the manipulation of [Ghost Bride] before, there is that kind of black magic puppet, whether it is fifth-order or sixth-order, Su Lun is not sure that he will be able to defeat it.

But if Mr. Hei dares to say this, he must have some certainty.

Strong as always...

Su Lun sighed in his heart.

To be accepted as a disciple by Mr. Jing himself, Mr. Hei's talent is absolutely needless to say.

This old man is fine with everything, but he is a little too low-key.

Obviously they are the most knowledgeable group of people in the world, but at any time they act like ignorant school-age children, always humble and restrained.

After the small talk, Su Lun and Mr. Hei had a serious chat.

The recent situation of Lu Ying, the current situation of the Dawn organization, and the reactions of the major forces...

Hearing that Mr. Mirror and the others went to Xenodia Province, and that the organization was developing well there, Su Lun was also relieved.

He also told Mr. Black about the clues he discovered yesterday.

At least let Dawn's intelligence organization take some precautions in advance.

The two chatted from morning to afternoon.

If it wasn't for Su Lun who had other things to do, he really planned to stay in the library for a few days to ask and study.

Before leaving, Su Lun gave the [Void Tolerance Potion] and a space material that was highly compatible with the [Learner] professional, which he obtained before, to Mr. Hei.

......

Not long after, Mr. Hei sent Su Lun to the entrance of the library, "This professional material is really suitable for me, Su Lun, you are interested."

Not only the materials, but also the rare [Void Tolerance Potion] and those lost ancient void alchemy techniques, which will make his spatial ability skyrocket.

For this polymath, the increase in strength will be more terrifying than the average person, and that affinity will make his spatial spells qualitatively change!

Su Lun doesn't care about that.

Not to mention the relationship between Dawn's members and Mr. Jing, Mr. Hei once helped him a lot in Old Lington.

Mr. Hei said again: "By the way, Su Lun, you want that copy of [Isaac's Alchemy Manuscript]. I have read it, and it is indeed in the library of the Royal Academy. But it is not easy to get it out. That is the Royal Academy. The permanent collection of the academy, even the royal family has no right to give it to anyone. So... the only way to obtain it is to use some extraordinary means. However, the library has very clever security restrictions, and even now I have not researched any Schemes that can bypass the ban.”

"Oh?"

Su Lun frowned.

He not only wants to get the content inside to refine the [Isaac Giant Power] kind of breeding equipment, but also wants to get the book itself.

It was left by Sir Isaac, and apart from knowledge, it is a very powerful treasure in itself.

Su Lun felt that the treasures of the master should naturally be collected in his hands, not to mention his teacher Seria said that there was a big secret hidden in the notes.

But it doesn't seem to be easy to get.

Mr. Hei said: "I think when can you go and see for yourself, after all, your Omniscient Eye talent can see more things."

Su Lun nodded: "Yeah."

Going to Luying Royal Academy is also one of his plans for the next few days.

Go and read the manuscript, and drop by to see Gek, his disciple who likes to study bombs.

Mr. Hei added: "Also, you can ask Kit about this. He is proficient in all kinds of ban cracking and unlocking and decoding capabilities, and may be able to help. And he will probably be very interested. After all, Royal Academy Books The treasure in the Treasure Hall is an 'ultimate challenge' for thieves professionals to be certified by the King of Thieves. The last challenge was successful, Carlo Merdis, one of the top ten legendary hunters, the "King of Thieves" ..."

Su Lun listened and smiled.

When parting, Mr. Hei said again: "Danny opened a pharmacy at 171 Lawton Street, Queens. Remember to tell him when you go, I have already helped him find the batch of ancient pharmacy books he is looking for. You can pick it up anytime..."

Su Lun nodded: "Okay."

......

Not long after, Suren rode his steam motorcycle to Queens again.

Roton Street is the seat of the General Union of "Luying Pharmacists' Guild", and it is also the only place in the empire that is certified as a senior pharmacist.

This neighborhood brings together pharmacists from all over the country, so it also has Lu Ying's largest market for pharmaceutical materials.

Pharmacy is one of the most important basic disciplines in alchemy. Su Lun himself is proficient in it. It happened that the recent experimental research lacked some materials. Dr. Banks also made a long list, and he planned to purchase one by himself. Fan.

After Suren drove his motorcycle and parked at the corner, he strolled around the market with great interest.

There were a wide variety of drugstores with signboards, and Su Lun visited a few of them at random.

I have to admit that the bulk distribution market in Lawton Street is worthy of being the largest pharmaceutical material market in Lu Ying. Almost everything you need for a potion can be found here!

There are also all kinds of finished medicines for sale in the shops, from the lowest-level healing medicines to life-sustaining medicines worth tens of millions.

As long as you have the money, you can buy almost any potion with the desired effect.

Pedestrians on the street were bustling, except for pharmacists and professional merchants, a large part of them were adventurers who came to buy medicines.

Because it is a general distribution center, the medicine here is much cheaper than other places.

However, Su Lun turned around and only bought a few materials that were in short supply, and then gave up.

It's not that I don't want to buy more, but these materials are too expensive!

Su Lun had been in the North Sea pirate circle before, and was accustomed to the "fracture price" of the pirate black market.

Looking at the regular market now, those materials are really expensive and he thinks it is outrageous.

Materials that can be bought for a thousand lisos in the pirate city of Hastelling may cost 10,000 or even tens of thousands here.

The materials are basically four or five times more expensive on average, and some are even dozens of times.

Su Lun gave up the idea of ​​sweeping the goods.

Although he is not short of money, there is no need to waste it like this.

It's better to leave these matters to Reina's rich lady's chamber of commerce.

My own person, there is no middleman to make the difference, and it is more suitable for bulk purchases.

Su Lun didn't delay much in the market. Looking at the house number, he walked along the bustling and lively Lawton Street all the way. When you find No. 150, you are already in a very remote corner.

After walking around for a long time without finding his destination, he asked the locals and found No. 171.

The shop was hidden in a dark alley.

It is probably like a village in the city. There is a very old house behind the bright commercial area of ​​Lawton Street. There are many porters who sell coolies in the drug market.

Su Lun looked at the house number he finally found, and muttered, "No wonder Mr. Hei said it was hard to find..."

This is a very small shop with only a small signboard of "Danny's Pharmacy".

Compared to the big shops on the main street, this is no different from a street stall.

However, the shop was closed.

The news of Sullen's coming to Lington didn't want everyone to know, and Danny didn't know he was coming.

But he knew that there were people in the house, and there were quite a few.

As soon as the Warlock Yin pinched, a man covered in a cloak appeared.

Dr. Banks, who came out of the Little Void Realm, looked at the sign on the shop, and his voice was obviously a little excited, "This is Danny's shop?"

Su Lun nodded: "Well. It should be on the second floor. There are many people there."

Just when the two were hesitating to knock on the door, a young face with a peaked cap appeared on the roof of the second floor.

The man looked at Su Lun's two apparently unknown people and asked cautiously, "Who are you looking for?"

Su Lun looked up, and although the hat covered his face, he still recognized the man with a straight face and greeted, "Kay?"

He had sensed that there was a not weak third-order professional upstairs before, but he did not expect to be an acquaintance.

This is none other than Kai, the old captain of the Old Lington Cross Society, who had a lifelong relationship with Suren.

The peaked cap was heard and called out by someone's real name, and was stunned for a moment, "Su Lun?"

When he saw Su Lun's face clearly, he instantly showed an unbelievable expression, and exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my God, it's really you!"

Kai jumped straight from the light and gave Suren a warm hug.

Su Lun looked at his old friend and was very happy too.

When the alley was obviously not chatting, Kai greeted: "Go, go inside and talk about it!"

Then he knocked on the closed door of the pharmacy shop, raised his head and shouted, "Anissa, open the door quickly."

Hearing the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs, the door opened in a short while.

It was a little nurse wearing an isolation suit, a young girl. She looked at Su Lun with big eyes and asked, "Mr. Kay, is there a new patient?"

Kai didn't explain much. "No. It's an old friend of mine and Danny."

"Oh."

The little nurse named Anissa turned and went upstairs, "Mr. Kayi, please greet the guests, I have to help Dr. Danny change the patient's medicine."

Kai: "Okay."

Su Lun looked at the few finished medicines in the shop and asked casually, "Why isn't the shop open?"

Kai looked a little dignified, and said: "These days, there is a strange disease in the city, and there are too many patients. If it is opened again, it will not be able to be accommodated."

Without waiting for Suren to think, they had already walked up to the second floor.

In the small room, there were more than ten beds separated by curtains, and a back figure in a white coat was busy.

He seemed very focused and didn't realize that there were two more people in the room. He just said: "Anissa, inject a 'T3 antiviral' for the patient in bed number three."

Kai wanted to greet Danny to greet an old friend, but Dr. Banks walked over.

He didn't look at his son, but saw these patients on bed No. 3, and said: "T3-level antiviral is not enough to suppress the patient's symptoms, at least T5-level antiviral should be used. Add five milliliters of 'Mercury in Neutralizing agent' to neutralize the septicemia in the patient's organs."

Hearing this, Danny didn't look back and said, "T5 is gone. Use T3 first. I'll try to find a way later..."

After speaking, he woke up as if someone had said something.

Looking back, I saw a stranger beside me.

Although he couldn't see his face clearly, there was a familiar sense of intimacy.

Danny wasn't sure who he saw, but he turned his face and recognized Su Lun and exclaimed, "Su Lun?"

Su Lun nodded and smiled: "Long time no see, Danny."

Goodbye old friend, Danny couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes.

Since this is Suren, then...

Danny knew before that his father was still alive, and it was because of the distortion inhibitors sent from Pirate City that he saved his life.

So, this person is his own father?

Dr. Banks also spoke, with a complicated tone: "Danny, how are you?"

Hearing this, Danny burst into tears.

......

The joy of father and son being reunited is indescribable.

Unfortunately, both of them were distorted, and their appearances were completely different from before.

Their respective experiences are not clear in a few words.

However, before the two had time to say a few words of reminiscence, the patient's cough interrupted them.

Banks temporarily suppressed the symptoms of the patients with some advanced medicines that he carried with him.

Su Lun watched the whole process with serious eyes.

Because no matter how these patients look, they look like the symptoms of the "Red Death".

This question, Danny also proved one point.

"This is a new infectious disease, and it should have been spread by mice at first. The patient will have erythema on the body, especially on the face, which is often accompanied by some symptoms such as dizziness, severe pain, and bleeding from pores. I have tried many methods. , So far, no cure has been found. Some advanced medicines can suppress the symptoms of some diseases, so that the patient's life is not in danger for the time being, but the bad thing is that ordinary people simply cannot afford the cost of injecting advanced medicines."

After a pause, he said again: "Also, I found that those speculators who have been smelling the limelight recently have stocked up again. As long as the relevant medicines and materials that can suppress this disease, the price has doubled several times, and the price is still high. Continuing to skyrocket... I want to buy some materials and preparations, but it is very difficult to buy."

Dr. Banks looked dignified and said, "Looking at the symptoms, it should be the legendary 'Red Death'."

Danny didn't know what happened, and asked suspiciously, "Father, what kind of disease is this?"

Dr. Banks and Suren looked at each other and sighed slightly, "Let's go downstairs and talk."

The patient was temporarily unwell, and Danny was finally able to leave the ward.

They chatted downstairs.

Danny's body is distorted and his facial features are scary, so he doesn't like to show his face. But because he was once rescued by people from the slums in Old Lington, that experience also made him always have goodwill towards people at the bottom. So when he came to Lingdun, he opened such a small pharmacy shop. On weekdays, he sold affordable pharmacies to the people at the bottom to treat some patients.

That little nurse Anissa was a previous patient. Danny healed her who was supposed to die. The girl stayed and worked as a nurse in the shop.

There were too many things to say when old friends met, but they talked more about the "Red Death".

In the bottom layer of Lingdun, this "horror of blood" is spreading quietly.

Fortunately, Dr. Banks is an expert in this area, and seeing these cases, he also has some treatment ideas.

However, that would require extensive clinical trials to test some of the options.

No one can tell how long it will take.

This also makes Su Lun more eager to know who is spreading the disease, and who is the supplier of the batch of parasitic drugs!

......

The Red Death was researched by professionals like Dr. Banks and Danny, and there was no need for Sullen to worry about it.

In the evening, he came to a cafe called "Lost Bird" on the banks of the Rocco Valen.

He had an appointment with Sabina to meet here at seven.

They will go to the mysterious "full moon dance" together.

Su Lun ordered a cup of coffee and sat in the corner by the window, where he could observe almost everyone in the cafe.

Just outside the window is the famous Lingdun Iron Bridge. UU Reading

This open suspension bridge is a landmark of Lingdun. If a giant ship whistle comes, the bridge deck can be automatically tilted to both sides to allow ships to pass.

Su Lun just sat down and took a few sips of coffee, looking at his pocket watch, there was still a quarter of an hour before the appointed time.

But at this moment, a woman who covered most of her face with a scarf hurriedly came into view. She glanced at the people in the cafe, and instantly put her eyes on Su Lun in the corner.

She walked over with brisk steps, and then untied the scarf as she walked.

That shiny big wavy red hair first caught my eye, and then looked at that charming smile, who was it if it wasn't Sabina?

Su Lun looked at the succubus maid whom she hadn't seen for a long time and raised her eyebrows with a smile.

Sabina did not sit directly opposite Su Lun, but sat directly beside him without shyness.

With her hot body clinging to her body, the succubus maid hugged her master's neck and said with a wink, "Sir, I'll keep you waiting!"