Chapter 2291: Alchemy ointment

Qiao An listened to the quarrel between Xiao Miao and the owner of the jewelry store, and gradually understood the reason.
Gray Squirrel is a subtype of "Beastized Man", and also possesses the iconic supernatural talent "Damage Reduction Armor" of Beastized Man. When it is physically attacked, it automatically deducts 3 energy levels of damage. Only silver weapons are not immune to this. A layer of magic armor obstructs it, which can cause real damage to the squirrel.
Pure silver is too soft to be used for forging weapons. It is more common to plate steel weapons with silver or apply "silvering ointment". The latter is more convenient and has a better killing effect on squirrels.
Qiao An himself is also good at alchemy. Of course, he knows that the main ingredients of alchemy ointment are silver powder and mineral oil, plus several alchemical materials, the cost is not expensive. Julia offered 50 gold duga for an ointment, which was indeed too dark.
However, as she said, the news about the squirrels deliberately spreading rot fever has spread. Not to mention the police, even ordinary citizens feel that it is necessary to guard against the squirrels. They carry a tube of alchemy ointment with them when they encounter ash. The rat people are applied to daggers or bullets, which can at least have some deterrent effect.
Prompted by this mentality, people have sought to buy alchemy ointment, which led to the out-of-sale of this product, and merchants increased their prices. Although it was annoying, it was also in line with the logic of businessmen seeking profit.
"Forget it, we won't buy it. Go back and make silver refining ointment by myself. There is no need to spend wrong money."
Qiao Ann took Xiao Miao and walked out of the shop.
"Wait a minute!" The lady boss hurriedly walked around from the opposite side of the counter. "Young man, do you know how to do alchemy?"
"This is the funniest thing I heard today!" Xiao Miao snorted and introduced to her triumphantly, "This is Dr. Vinda from Midgard University, "Rising Star Award" and "Alberton Award" 'Winner, the most watched Austrian genius in the New World, if you ask him whether he understands'alchemy', it is like asking if a cat can catch a mouse. "
Qiao Ann gave Catwoman angrily. It's not that she blames her for pretending to be X, but she blames her for failing to speak clearly before coming. He knew that he needed "silver refining ointment" and it would not take much effort to refine some of it himself, so why bother to make this trip.
The lady of the jewellery shop looked at Qiao An, her face was a little more disrespectful.
"Dr. Vader, I have heard of your name, but it is really rude not to recognize you! Sit down and negotiate the price!"
"What else are we discussing? We won't buy it!" Xiao Miao started to shake now, and raised her tail triumphantly.
"Oh! Little Miao, don't blame my sister for being so unlucky lately. Not long ago, there was a thief in the store and the loss was heavy!"
"I heard about the theft of your jewelry store, did you call the police?"
"What's the use of calling the police? All the patrolmen in the city are rubbish, and they can't catch that group of stinky mice!"
Julia gritted her teeth.
"Oh? The thief is a squirrel man?" Xiao Miao's eyes lit up.
"They are pretending to be humans and wearing masks, but I can smell the peculiar smell of rat people from a long distance, just like a sewer on a cloudy day, so I can't go wrong!" said the boss confidently.
"But I see the situation in your store, the loss doesn't seem to be serious." Xiao Miao's eyes moved up the jewellery displayed on the counter.
"It's not the store here, but the warehouse at the back. A lot of diamonds, emeralds, and pearls were lost. Why isn't it serious?" The lady boss exclaimed angrily.
"Mrs. Julia, you are not telling the truth." Qiao Ann suddenly intervened, "The theft is a fact, but it is not the expensive gems you mentioned just now, but a kind that is not particularly valuable, but A material with a special purpose for the caster."
The boss's face suddenly changed.
"Dr. Vader...I don't understand what you are talking about."
Qiao An caressed the "warning cloak" wrapped around the robe, and the "detection thoughts" attached to the cloak had been activated, allowing him to understand Julia's thoughts.
"The scavenger thief finally broke the door lock, broke into the warehouse, triggered the magic alarm, and fled in a hurry. During this short period of burglary, they did not take the more conspicuous and more expensive gems, only a large bag of value. Low and heavy black onyx, Mrs. Julia, don’t you think it’s strange?"
The lady owner of the jewellery shop was taken aback for a moment, and she spread her hands with a wry smile.
"Dr. Vader really deserves a reputation. He can even guess what I think in my heart. Well, I'm convinced."
"Julia, don't go around in circles, and answer Qiao Ann's question-why did the thief pick black onyx instead of the other more expensive gems?" Xiao Miao asked sternly.
"I don't know this!" Julia murmured aggrievedly, "Either the group of stinky mice love black agate, or it has a special purpose."
"It sounds like the latter possibility is more reasonable, so what special purpose does black agate have?"
Xiao Miao muttered to herself, her face suddenly stiffened, as if thinking of something.
Qiao An was aware of the change in her expression and said in a low voice: "Black Agate is compatible with negative energy, and is often used as a material for necromantic magic."
"Could it be that the group of rat people who stole the jewelry store were hired by a certain necromancer?" Xiao Miao guessed.
"There is no clue to prove your guess, and we don't have the energy to track down this matter. The most important thing at the moment is to figure out the root cause of the rot fever in Leiden."
"Qiao An, do you think there is such a possibility that the theft of the jewelry store and the outbreak of infectious diseases, these two seemingly unrelated things, have some kind of connection behind them?" Xiao Miao put forward a bold hypothesis.
Qiao An was not eager to deny Xiao Miao's unrestrained association, thinking for a long time before speaking.
"The 4-level necromantic magic ‘plague spell’ can cause a subject to immediately be infected with a disease specified by the caster, including rot fever."
"But 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 by optimizing and upgrading on the basis of the'epidemic technique' to spread the germs throughout the city, but this is just a hypothesis."
"Okay, maybe I think too much." Little Meow sighed with a sense of excitement, "Joan, it's getting late, let's go back, Rebecca and the others are still waiting."
Qiao An nodded, just about to get up to leave the jewelry store, but was stopped by the proprietress, and handed over ten wooden boxes containing silver alchemy ointment.
"Dr. Vader, don't forget to bring these ointments and apply them to swords or bullets in advance. The effects can last all day."
"Mrs. Julia, we don't buy—"
"I didn't intend to sell it to you either!" The lady boss smiled, "Can't I give it away for free!"