Chapter 40: .The Great Alchemist Gloria

The quiet bookstore on weekdays is especially lively today.
Since separating from Rhea, Yuno has been frowning about that day, so much so that he occasionally woke up and caused some embarrassment when he was teaching at the college. This morning, he hurriedly ended the academy's lectures, and as soon as he entered the study hall through the teleportation array, he heard the chattering noises and couldn't help being a little surprised.
I saw a group of engineers wearing dark brown overalls and light yellow helmets around the porch, blocking the entrance. They are very young and old, but they are all very young. They have thick notes in their hands, they are attentively writing something, and they are constantly discussing each other.
Yuno noticed the silver cube robot badges printed on the brim of the hats, and immediately understood their identities: subordinate to Carlo Magic Workshop. Such a big battle... Could it be that Gloria is here? He was secretly guessing in his heart that the girl's unique and charming voice came from the crowd: "Okay, okay, everyone don't make a noise, let's see how it works."
After hearing the words, everyone quieted down, holding their breath, and with a slight mechanical buzzing, the little puppet Dandan’s intermittent voice echoed in the hall: "Dangdan...dan...re...load... Hello! Hello! Dandan is here for you!" The little puppet turned his round head, gleaming crystal eyes swept over every audience present, and made a series of dull voices: "Strangers... Stranger...Stranger...Miss Gloria Villa, Stranger...Stranger...Mr. Yuno Asker..."
Yuno? Gloria was surrounded by the crowd in the center and couldn't see the outside situation. Suddenly heard the call, the master of the dark road finally came. She curled her eyebrows, clapped her hands with a smile, and said, "The effect is not bad. Alright, you can go back to work. In the afternoon, remember to come to the lobby to summarize. The shop owners are here, don’t stop others from doing business!"
All the engineers didn't care to answer, they just kept taking notes attentively, and when they had finished writing their notes, they spread out contentedly, and walked towards the door. Someone would say hello to Yuno or nod their heads when they passed Yuno. The little shopkeeper always kept an elegant smile, watched the group of alchemists leave, and then turned his head, only to see Gloria resting her hands on the puppet's head and winking at him with a grin.
This famous alchemist wore a simple engineering attire and a sophisticated telescopic detection mirror on his head, apparently rushing over from the workshop of the workshop. She is 16 years old this year, the same year as Yuno. She has a pair of big apricot eyes on her small baby face, half-length flax hair is loosely tied to her shoulders, and her mouth always has a sweet smile. A little bit younger.
But this young lady looked soft and weak, and it was not easy to get things done. Last year, with the great help of her father who is a researcher at the Academy of Sciences, she invited some young and promising engineers to jointly create the Carlo Magic Workshop. Now it is well-known in China and receives countless orders every day. The money is automatically credited like a stream of water. Not to mention the A-level qualification she just obtained in the Mercenary Guild recently. Although most of the logistical work is done by relying on the status of a sponsor, this honor is enough to make ordinary power people hard to match.
It's just that there is nothing perfect in the world. Due to congenital reasons, Gloria was weak since she was a child, unable to continue strenuous exercise, and had to take drugs imported from southern countries every day to maintain it, but none of these could stop her innate curiosity. Speaking of it, Yuno and her have not known each other for a long time. Initially, they were introduced by Rhea. Later, perhaps because the two of them had some natural risk factors in their personalities, they went on several missions together, and the relationship became better. The better.
In addition to adventurous life, this eloquent female businessman often recommends all kinds of weird new works to him, some of which make him quite heart-breaking, but the price is only heartbreaking... The little puppet Dandan was made under her constant soft and hard soaking. The final payment was of course credited to Yunxuan's account, but the priest mentioned the only condition after hearing the news: buy the same amount. Don’t do it again.
According to him: money doesn't matter, but if it is not unique, there is no collection value... After hearing this, Yuno could only sigh with this kind of local tyrant. Although he is the heir to the lord, his daily expenses are limited, and the salary of the college teacher is far from being generous.
But having said that, the appearance of Dandan really saves him a lot of trouble. It can even be said that since he has this cute little puppet, he no longer has to worry about the guest in the study room, it is really worth the money. Yeah. It’s just that today’s scene made him somewhat surprised. This woman alchemist who talks about trading rules has always paid for the money before the goods. When she did not see her free service, the sun really came out from the west... Yuno thought of this. , Greeted her quietly, walked to the little puppet and glanced at her side, and asked with a subtle smile: "What kind of horrible idea have you thought of, come to harm Dandan?"
"What are you talking about! This is the latest product developed by my family, the identification system!" Gloria wrinkled her nose and stuck out her tongue, patted the puppet's head, and explained solemnly, "Just leave it on the image board After the record, you will automatically recognize it next time you come to Dandan, and you will never forget it!"
"It doesn't seem to be of any use...what does it matter whether it is recognized or not, anyway, there are not many people in my store." Yuno pretended to inadvertently shook his head and turned to the bar to put his clothes on.
"Everyone's home furnishings are all installed, the big deal is that I won't charge you...really!"
"...It's not a question of money..."
"Okay, okay, I'm always going to experiment anyway, even if you do me a favor." The girl knew that he loves face the most, and she took the little puppet's hand to the bar and jumped onto the high chair. After turning around a few times, watching the store manager put his jacket and suitcase calmly on his face, he rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Hey, Yuno, I have good news for you!"
"Good news?" The store manager poured a glass of non-alcoholic fruit drink from the wooden cabinet, gently pushed it in front of her, wiped the bottle and glanced at her questioningly, "What news?"
The girl took a sip with the cup in both hands, squinted her eyes comfortably, licked her lips and said, "Hey, there is an S-level mission in the guild recently, do you know?"
"Class S?" Yuno suddenly felt his heart, remembering what Rhea had said, and couldn't help but pause, "Could it be... it's the task of investigating the fortress."
"Hey? So you know, that's great!" The alchemist's eyes widened unexpectedly, and he gestured happily, "Hey, let me tell you, this is definitely a good opportunity to earn points. I have already called a great helper, and I secretly set the task down, let's go together! This task has only one team quota, huh, dare to look down on me and see what she will do !" She held the little puppet in both hands and smiled violently, as if she had successfully made a prank, and triumphantly shared her experience with her friends.
"she was?"
"It's Sister Rhea... if you don't take me there, then I can only team up by myself!" Gloria puffed up her cheeks, shook Yuno's arm and begged: "Come on. Come on, you have been bored at home for more than a year, so it's okay to go out and relax!"
Yuno didn't know how to answer, holding the desk in a daze, his mood now was much calmer than when he first faced the incident, but he still couldn't make a decision. To go or not to go, no matter how he chooses, he has difficulties in his heart. He swayed at such a tangled intersection, unable to find a bright and smooth road, and could only stand silently without saying a word.
Gloria looked a little strange when he saw him with a sad face, and then thought, has Rhea already found him first? Yuno has already agreed...that would be terrible! Then I thought, the eldest sister actually came to see Yunuo, but refused to bring herself, it was horrible! What's dangerous and dangerous? It's dangerous to go together. Otherwise, are you still good sisters! She pouted at this thought, squinted her eyes and asked in a bad tone: "Did Rhea come to you? Did you promise her? Tell me honestly!"
"She didn't invite me..." The shopkeeper waved his hand quickly, afraid of her misunderstanding.
Gloria breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and quickly said: "So, you see how hateful she is, we have to unite and deal with her together!" She raised her small fist and waved at him. He signaled, "Wait until we successfully come back, she dare to look down upon us!" She was full of confidence in her eyes, as if she had seen the other person surrendered.
Yuno suddenly felt a little envious when she saw her so energetic, and even had the urge to agree to her. The research life of the academy was not what he wanted in his heart. At this moment, the risk-eager factor quickly extended in his body and stirred. At his nerve endings. But he opened his mouth, and in the end he couldn't say anything, so he lowered his head and awkwardly avoided the opponent's eager sight.
"What's the matter? You can't trust me!" The girl saw that he was evasive and reluctant to answer, thinking that he felt that her own strength was a bit reluctant, and she immediately patted her chest to promise, "Don't worry, I also found another A-level mercenary this time. Yo! Eamon, that big red-haired man, do you know that? He is great, absolutely no problem!"
Emmon? Yuno knew the name. I heard that this person was withdrawn, and never teamed up with others, and didn't know how Gloria invited him. If there is the protection of this undefeated combat genius, there must be greater security in terms of safety, maybe... you don't need to join it yourself. He made excuses for himself, and remained silent.
Seeing him, the girl was thoughtful, and she consciously said that the rhetoric was effective, and she immediately increased her bargaining chip to persuade: "Also, I have made a lot of very powerful new equipment for this mission! New desert vehicles, new guidance Bombs, new protective power grids, new pathfinder puppets, and the latest heavy-duty □□ Oh! Huh, don’t underestimate the power of gold coins. This time, I’m going to use gold coins to kill those damned gangs Monster!" She counted one by one with her fingers, and finally waved her hand to make a powerful posture.
Yuno was sweating coldly, and he was speechless for the extravagant behavior of this wealthy female businessman. However, the other party did have the capital to speak like this, but in this way, this mission does not need to go by himself. ...Forget it, let's think of an excuse to push it away.
He was thinking to himself how to shirk. Gloria talked for a long time by himself. When he saw that he was still unresponsive, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious. After a few rounds of her brain, she pretended to complain, "Hey, you Are you listening to me? If you don’t want to go, let’s say something!"
"I..." The little shopkeeper shook his head helplessly before he thought about a good reason, and was quickly interrupted when she said a word.
"You're not afraid..." The girl looked up and down suspiciously, muttering in a low voice in a very contemptuous manner, "I didn't expect you to be this kind of person... I really misunderstood you before... The Chosen One dare not even take on a small reconnaissance mission, tusk..."
"Who says I am afraid, there are other reasons why I don't go."
"What's the reason? You said it."
"The reason is complicated..."
"Hmph, can't you tell? You don't need to make excuses, you are just afraid! Yuno the coward!"
"Who is a coward! How could I be afraid!" The little shop manager was so anxious that his cheeks were glowing red, and his brows trembled and trembled.
"Then why don't you dare to go?!"
"How can I not dare to go!"
"Then go!"
"Go and go!"
"Okay, this is what you promised. Don't regret it." The girl smiled slyly, lowered her head and drank the rest of the drink. Without waiting for the other person to react, the wind rushed to the porch, "I'll go back." Sign up for you, now I just have to wait for Rhea to come to me! Hehe~" She dropped this sentence and disappeared in front of the door without looking back.
Yuno froze in place, blankly opened his mouth but had nothing to say. Why did you agree to it as soon as your head became hot... How could it be good, how can you get it back after you have spoken it? What's more, the other party is gone, and he has not given him a chance to explain... Too much Cunning! He bitterly complained that businessmen are all born actors.
But now it's done, I'm afraid he has to take this trip. Maybe... it was a certain obsession in my heart that caused him to agree on impulse. Yuno stared at the golden warm sun out of the window in a dream, turning over a hundred thoughts in his mind, leaving only a palpitating shock, and suddenly his whole body shuddered.
Brother...Are you guiding me... He sighed and looked at the puppet outside the bar, turning his head left and right to stare at his little puppet, unwilling to stop. He turned around and took out his luggage from the closet, stroked Dandan's forehead lightly, and strode out of the dining room.
The study room was quiet, the little puppet turned his head around to inquire about it, confirmed that no one needed service, and reached out to grab the empty glass on the bar and take it to the kitchen to wash. The soft sound of running water sounded, seeming to be a harmony, and slow-paced footsteps came from upstairs.
Mi You, a mysterious girl in a purple cloak, poked her head out of the stairs. She looked blankly at the empty hall, went downstairs in two steps, and stood by the bar. The big white bird Ahuang still stopped on her shoulders, but it seemed to be in a bad spirit at the moment, and was dozing with its head down and eyes closed.
"Xiao Miyou...Where are you going so early...it's not time to eat yet..." Fat Bird mumbled a few words in a daze, unable to hold his eyelids open.
The girl didn't answer, she just grabbed the newspaper in her hand, looked around, walked slowly to the door, and disappeared into the more mysterious purple light.