Chapter 3 [Torture]
Through the long and narrow curved corridor, you can see a slightly larger brown-black door at the end of the corridor.
The "experienced" apprentice who led the way stopped in front of the door and knocked carefully three times.
The knocking on the door seemed particularly abrupt in the silent environment
"Master Seda, Gothe brought it."
As the sound fell, the closed door was opened.
"Just come in."
A low and unpleasant voice floated out from the room.
The apprentice who led the way said "yes" with respect and silently retreated.
Gothe looked towards the door. The light inside was very dim, so he could not see the scene clearly, but the depressing atmosphere was real, as if there was a dangerous beast hidden inside, which could eat him up at any time.
After a moment's hesitation, Gothe strode in.
The moment he stepped into the room, the door closed automatically again quietly.
His vision was blurry at first, and then cast a dim yellow color.
As far as the eye could see, Gothe saw an extremely long log table with scattered parchment paper and some simple gadgets: a scale for weighing, a grinder for grinding medicinal powder, and many wooden shelves with slender glass bottles similar to test tubes.
To the left of the long table is a huge bookshelf with neatly displayed books.
Near the right side of the long table is a crucible, with a complex heating device stacked under the crucible.
Gothe's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally landed behind the long table.
There was a high-backed chair, with a not-so-tall man sitting, facing away from him.
Gothe knew clearly in his heart that he was Master Seda.
"Master Seda." Gothe looked at Master Seda's back with his eyes, tilted his upper body slightly at about fifteen degrees, bowed to Master Seda, and then returned to his original position.
He didn't know the etiquette of this world, so he could only use the most common bowing ceremony in the West to express respect for Master Seda.
As Gothe spoke, Master Seda turned around.
Gothe was slightly shocked when he saw the true face of Master Seda for the first time.
From the back, although Master Seda is not tall, there is nothing unusual about him. However, from the front, what comes into view is a face that is gray and lifeless, as if his end has come.
Master Seda stared at Gothe, with a hint of anxiety and expectation flashing deep in his eyes.
Master Seda's question was expected by Gothe, and he had already prepared the answer in advance on the way here.
"Compared with before taking the medicine, there seems to be no change," Gothe shook his head and said hesitantly: "Except for being comatose for a period of time."
"No change?" After hearing this, Master Seda's expression suddenly darkened, and his tone became much stiffer.
"How can there be no change, either death, or there should be no change!"
Gaode's heart couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he saw Master Seda's reaction, and he felt uneasy.
But he was not afraid that Master Seda would see that his body had changed its owner.
Because these apprentices are nothing more than consumables to Master Seda. If they usually pay attention to their habits and personalities, there is naturally no reason to notice his changes.
"Come here!" Master Seda suddenly snorted coldly.
Gothe had a frightened expression on his face and hurriedly walked forward. He did not stop until his body was close to the long table. He nodded slightly and did not dare to look directly at Master Seda.
Mage Seda stared at Gothe, expressionless, and did not speak for a long time.
Gaode knew that he was unhappy and would not take the initiative to offend the other party by speaking out, so he wisely stopped moving and waited for the other party to speak first.
After a long time, Master Seda still didn’t speak.
The atmosphere was strange. Gao De felt a little nervous and raised his eyes slightly.
"You can watch it if you want. Is it possible that you are a thief with a guilty conscience?" Master Seda's gloomy voice suddenly came to mind.
Gothe's eyes stagnated for a moment, and then he raised his head. His eyes fell on Master Seda's face, turned around, and then immediately retracted.
Mage Seda looked at the submissive Gothe with a smile, and his eyes darkened.
The next moment, Gothe felt a sudden push from behind, pushing his body forward.
He was already close to the long table, and when he was pushed like this, his entire upper body leaned forward.
Then, Master Seda stretched out his right hand as if he had expected it, and pinched Gothe's neck like a pliers.
Mage Seda's hand was not very strong, but it brought Gothe indescribable pain.
The pain was so deep that Gaode almost fainted and felt nauseated and wanted to vomit.
The feeling was as if Master Seda's palms were filled with sharp thorns, inserting into his neck, penetrating deep into his bones, stirring his marrow.
Of course, it is impossible for Master Seda to grow spikes in his hands.
Gaode understands that this is the effect of "spell".
"Master, I." He said with a trembling voice.
"After taking the medicine, do you really feel that your body has not changed at all?" Master Seda asked the previous question again.
"Yes." Enduring the severe pain, Gothe replied with difficulty.
Mage Seda frowned, "It is indeed the truth."
After a moment of pause, his voice was calm again, and he relaxed his hand and let go of Gothe, "I'm sorry you don't dare to lie to me, go down."
"Yes" Gothe, who had just been freed from the severe pain, his body was still trembling slightly, he hurriedly responded with "trembling", and fled the room with staggering steps.
In the huge room, Master Seda was the only one left.
his withered face could not be seen clearly in the shadow, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After a long time, Master Seda took a long breath and vented his depression, and his voice talking to himself sounded in the claustrophobic room.
"At least the apprentice who tested the medicine survived this time, which shows that I am on the right track. Adding sage can very well neutralize the conflict of medicinal properties between other medicinal materials."
h "But there is still a problem, why is there no medicinal effect? It is because sage is also effective at the same time. Did you neutralize the psychic properties of the psychic bone powder? "
Master Seda really didn't suspect that Gothe was lying. He was so aloof that he didn't think that these "ants" who could be crushed to death with one hand would dare to play any tricks on him - even if they dared, do they have the ability?
In the face of magic, all tricks and tricks are in vain.
Just now, he performed the trick "Torture" on Gothe.
【Torture】(Necromantic, 0 level):
Contact the target and challenge the target with the threat of strange pain caused by the mana.
The target can choose not to answer the question truthfully, but the threat of pain will make you realize that the target is lying.
The spell proved that Gothe did not lie.
"Replace the 10-year sage with the 5-year sage and try again!" Here, Master Seda gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.
The reason why he gritted his teeth was because the main medicinal ingredient "Psychic Bone Powder" required for the medicine he prepared was extremely expensive even for him.
And psychic bone meal is not a conventional material, so even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it, you have to wait.
The psychic bone meal he purchased last time has been used up.
There is only one medicinal material store in the city that regularly purchases a small amount of psychic bone powder, and he has already purchased all of it.
This medicinal store usually restocks once a month, and this is only the second day of the month, which means that there is still nearly a month until the next restock.
"One month, I can only wait..."
"I don't have much time."
"We must seize the time to break through and be promoted to a first-level mage!"
(End of this chapter)