Chapter 22 The Second Origin
Pierre nodded.
"Boss, didn't you just say that there are no living earth-line creatures in Hogan City? Isn't that true." After getting the affirmative answer, Gothe felt happy.
"Does this count?" Pierre couldn't understand.
In his understanding, the leyline creatures that Gothe wants to "purchase" are either leyline creatures that can be used as food, or leyline creatures that can be used as pets.
How can this kind of worm living in the sewer be counted?
Leyline creatures are very dangerous, but they are isolated from the city, and mages will regularly patrol and clean up around the city to ensure that no leyline creatures will easily approach human settlements.
So under normal circumstances, leyline creatures will not appear in cities, and if they do appear, they are basically controlled.
The only exception is the gray-eyed rat, a leyline creature that poses no threat to humans.
Although they have the blood of earth-line creatures, they are no different from ordinary animals in the eyes of humans because they do not pose a threat.
The Darkbog Stalker is also this type of leyline creature.
Of course, this type of leyline creatures are very rare, and most leyline creatures are extremely dangerous.
Why does this not count?
Gaode secretly thought in his heart, but of course he would never say this with his mouth.
“Since this worm is good at hiding, how do you usually clean it up?”
"Either use a large amount of boiling hot water to flush the sewers to drive away and remove some worms."
h "Or use insecticide, dilute it and inject it into the sewers to kill these dark swamp crawlers." Pierre spread his hands and said.
ceddie because they are earth-vein creatures and have extremely tenacious vitality. It often takes a lot of time to drive them away with hot water flushing, so insecticides are usually used for cleaning.
"That's not it," Pierre shook his head, "It's just a potion used to clean up worms. How expensive can it be? If the price is higher, no one will buy it, and it will take more time."
"That's it?" Gothe saw that Pierre was troubled by this work.
“The main reason is that the sewer is smelly, dark and damp, so who would want to go there?” Pierre said helplessly.
Gaode suddenly realized.
Those who can open a store in a commercial district to do business are considered to have some wealth, and they can barely be considered "pampered" on weekdays.
It must be very disturbing to suddenly ask such a person to go to a "dirty place" like a sewer to clean up worms.
Those larger stores are fine, and you can leave this job to the clerks.
Pierre is in a miserable situation. Apart from him, the store manager, his grocery store has no clerk at all.
Moreover, the city guard gave a short notice, and the trading day would be in two days. The time was so tight that he had no time to hire a temporary worker, so he had to do it himself.
“Two silver clover coins, you provide the insecticide, and I will help you clean up the dark swamp crawlers.” Gothe’s words were beyond Pierre’s expectations.
"Are you interested in making this kind of money?" He couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"Why not?" Gothe spread his hands and asked, "Aren't you willing to pay this money?"
Two silver clover coins to clean up the dark swamp. To be honest, the price is on the high side.
In normal times, one silver coin and a few coppers would usually be enough to hire someone, but now that time was running out, Pierre naturally wouldn't care about the price difference.
"If you don't dislike the sewer environment and are willing to take on this kind of job, I'd love it." Pierre said happily.
“Then today, I’ll clean up the dark swamp for you before leaving.” Gothe looked calm but couldn’t wait in his heart.
"Okay, there are just a few bottles of insecticide left in the store. You can just use it." Seeing Gothe's enthusiasm, Pierre would have no reason to object.
Getting the pesticide, Pierre took Gaode to the sewer entrance of Hogan City, which was closest to the grocery store.
Compared to previous lives, the sewer system in this world is still very crude and lacks systematicity. It is far from sewer facilities in the modern sense. The entrances are even more random - some sewage outlets at the bottom of buildings or at street corners.
It is said to be a sewage outlet, but it is actually some simple holes, directly connected to stone pipes in the shallow underground, without manhole covers, grilles and other protective measures.
The entrance of the cave itself is not large and can only accommodate one person.
The wind blew, and a foul smell spread from the entrance of the cave. Pierre took two steps back unconsciously and covered his nose and mouth with his right hand.
This smell is naturally unpleasant to Gaode.
But to collect money and do things, he took a deep breath and got into the hole.
As soon as he entered the sewer, the stench mixed with countless flavors came to him. Even though Gothe was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but retched twice.
Money is hard to make, shit is hard to eat, and my ancestors will not deceive me.
Fortunately, Gaode's main purpose was not to earn those two silver coins, but to sneak into the dark swamp.
The reason why you ask for money is firstly to rationalize your behavior, and secondly because if you don’t make money, you won’t make it in vain.
Horgan City has sewers extending in all directions, and the wet ground feels slippery when stepped on, making people feel sick.
Not to mention that it is narrow here, there is almost no light, so it is difficult to distinguish the direction.
In addition to insecticide, Pierre also provided a portable oil lamp for Gaode to use as lighting.
Using the light at the entrance as a reference, Gothe quickly figured out the direction.
According to Pierre's instructions, he carefully stepped on the narrow pipeline trail covered with slippery moss.
After passing two forks, we came to a sewer corner.
The convenience above is where Pierre's grocery store is located, and the section of sewer in front of him is what Pierre needs to clean.
Gaode confirmed that the position was correct and quickly took out the insecticide potion given by Pierre.
Insecticide potions are not as precious as magic potions, and because their main function is to inject them into sewer sewage to kill insects, they are larger in size.
For example, this bottle of insecticide is enough for one pint (20 ounces), which is close to 600 milliliters.
Gaode unscrews the bottle cap and installs the matching special nozzle, which is equipped for precise pesticide application.
But at the first time, he did not target the worms that might be hiding in the gaps in the pipe wall, but the worms that might be hiding in the sewage at the bottom of the pipe.
It was just the right time to conduct an experiment that he had wanted to do for a long time.
—To obtain this origin, does he have to kill it with his own hands, or does it suffice to die at the hands of the "props" he uses?
Gaode sprayed the potion into the dirty water, causing ripples in circles.
The medicinal effect spreads rapidly through water flow.
After Gothe sprayed about ten ounces of insecticide, he raised the oil lamp to illuminate the water. He stared at the flowing sewage, quietly waiting for something.
A few minutes later, the body of a worm emerged from the water with a gurgling sound, and was carried by the sewage towards the drainage outlet outside the city.
Gaode knew that it was the insecticide potion that worked.
He concentrated his mind and immediately focused on his own mind.
Origin:
Level 0 - [Human] (1/7), [Grey-Eyed Rat] (used), Dark Swamp Creeper (2/7)
Spells:
Level 0 - [Mage's Hand], [Repair +], [Acid Splash], [Freezing Ray], [Increase Resistance]
As expected, you don't have to kill it with your own hands to get the source!
This is great news for Gaode.
Because if you have to kill with your own hands to obtain the source, it means that you cannot obtain the source by killing with magic potion or other magic items.
This is definitely a big restriction for the mage.
People feel refreshed during happy events.
Gaode suddenly became energetic.
His heart moved, and the insecticide potion in his hand floated up out of thin air.
『Hand of the Mage』!
Using the hand of the mage, he controlled the nozzle of the potion to approach the gap in the sewer pipe wall, and then pulled the nozzle. The insecticidal potion instantly turned into a fine mist-like jet and sprayed into the gap.
The Dark Swamp Creepers and some ordinary worms lurking in the gaps, the moment they came into contact with the potion, the worms began to react abnormally and began to struggle and twitch, trying to escape from this sudden fatal attack.
However, the potion is very powerful and quickly penetrates their skin and reaches the nervous system, causing the worms to lose their vitality in a short period of time, gradually becoming limp and losing their vitality.
It’s just that most of them are ordinary worms, and the number of Dark Swamp Creepers is still small.
Gaode advanced step by step along the pipeline, spraying every gap area carefully, and at the same time injecting liquid medicine into the sewage.
With the help of the mage, Gaode's work was extremely efficient, and he completed the cleaning of this sewer in a few minutes.
A faint chemical smell permeates the air, and the active ingredients of the insecticide will continue to act for a while. Although it is impossible to cure the problem once and for all, it can at least prevent the worms from coming back in a short time.
The second source has already been gathered.
Origin:
Level 0 - [Human] (1/7), [Grey-Eyed Rat] (used), [Dark Swamp Creeper] (7/7)
(End of this chapter)