Opening the bottle cap and smelling it, the potion was supposed to have expired a long time ago, but it might be the effect of the crystal bottle. It still maintained its original smell, so Minte quickly judged that this was indeed the product he had at Tuli Camp back then. Then I saw the pot of medicine made by the alcoholic magician.
At that time, because he saw an alcoholic putting round seed grass into the headache medicine, he judged that he wanted to harm people, so he deliberately added a few drops of golden velvet liquid to reduce the effect of the medicine. Now it seems that it was really a mistake that saved Gale II's life. If King Noga had drank the potion made by a drunkard, he would have died of madness a few years ago.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly feel happy. However, Gale II's condition seems to be quite serious, maybe it's not just because he drank this potion, right? He asked: "Your Majesty, after taking this magic potion, have you ever taken other medicines or been poisoned by anything?"
A glint of confusion flashed quickly in Jada's eyes, while Gale II paused: "Why do you ask?"
Minte touched his head: "I don't think your symptoms are just from drinking this medicine. When you found out there was a problem with it, you should have taken other medicines, right?"
Gale II suddenly fell silent, and Jada said: "The palace was in chaos at that time. Several palace doctors had prescribed medicine, most of which had a sedative effect, but the effect was average. After half a year, even these The medicine is useless, so we can only find other ways. We... also invited other potion masters..." He glanced at Gale II quickly, "But they couldn't cure His Majesty's disease. Until today, I can’t tell how much medicine I took…” But he didn’t mention whether he was poisoned.
Minte looked at him, and then at the unnatural black and blue on Gale II's fingernails. He did not ask any more questions with a discerning eye, and said: "I am not a doctor, so I can't treat your Majesty, but I know What kind of medicine can eliminate the harm caused by this bottle of headache medicine to you? I also know a few medicines that may be good for your body. After taking it, your body should be greatly improved even if it cannot be completely cured. If you are willing If you want to try it, I can prepare it for you.”
"Really?!" Jada was surprised and grabbed Minte's arm suddenly. Minte grinned in pain, and then he realized that he had lost his composure. He coughed hurriedly and stepped back to the side. Gale II glanced at him with a smile, and then nodded kindly to Mint: "Then you go and match it. If you need anything, let the palace manager find it."
Min Te bowed and slowly left, but was stopped by Jie Da: "You can stay in the palace. I will have someone arrange a room for you here. You can stay with His Majesty for the time being so that you can pay attention to His Majesty's health." I will arrange the changes, required materials and utensils.”
Minte's heart skipped a beat. She felt a slight chill, but still had a smile on her face: "This is the best. I was worried at first. It's really inconvenient to go back and forth between the palace and your castle every day."
Jada nodded with satisfaction and let him leave. Minte walked out of the door and, led by the man at the door, walked through the corridor to the room at the other end. Looking around, the space is large enough, the lighting is good, and the furnishings in the room are not very luxurious. But it is comfortable enough, and there is also a fully equipped potion workshop.
The room was really nice. If... there were not two soldiers with steel knives on their waists guarding the door.
Minte counted the potion materials in the workshop. He sneered in his heart.
In the king's bedroom. Gale II was supported by his nephew. Go to the fireplace. Sit comfortably in a recliner. Stretching his limbs: "I haven't felt like this in months. Getting out of bed and moving around. It feels good."
Jada lowered her head in shame: "You are so ill. I even ran out of town. It's really..."
"You silly boy!" Gale II laughed dumbly. "Junia got into trouble and ran away from home. If it's just a little girl having a bad temper, it's okay if you don't go find her. But she was actually abducted. How can you ignore it? This kind of thing cannot be spread. Otherwise, her reputation will be ruined. The Queen Mother will be even more dissatisfied with her. I understand your difficulties. What's more, my body is like this. What difference does it make if you are here or not? "
"Uncle..." Jada's voice was choked. "Don't say that. I think the Minte medicine is still effective. Aren't you feeling much better these days?"
"Indeed." Gale II was in a good mood. "It didn't seem to be any different at first, but after drinking it for two days, I felt much better, slept better, and had more strength. I asked the old doctor, he He said that these medicines are not irritating and are mainly for replenishment, so it is no problem to take them for a long time. After hearing what he said, I was really relieved." He asked Jada curiously: "How did you think of looking for this? A child? He’s so young! But he’s very honest, he just says he can’t do it when he can’t do it, unlike the previous two who boasted about how good they were even though they clearly had no choice.”
"He still has some abilities." Jada smiled, "But that's not the point. There are many people in Shaonan who are more capable than him, but... most of them are not willing to come to Nuojia, and I'm afraid of leaking it. There was no news, so I didn’t dare to go looking for it. I discovered this Minte by accident. He wasn’t originally looking for me, and he didn’t know that I would make this request. He should be quite reliable. I was hit once when I was in Mongli. It was highly poisonous. He gave me a dose of the potion and I was completely cured. But then Shade was poisoned by the same poison, which was much milder than me. I asked him for a dose of potion, but after drinking it, the effect was not that good. I asked The bottle of potion given to me was prepared by his teacher, but the bottle given to Shade was his work. I think his teacher must be a very great potion master. If I can communicate with this potion master through him, The potion master has contacted me, what else is uncle afraid of?"
Gale II sighed: "So that's it... So have you found out the origin and background of this child? Is it reliable?"
"I have inquired about it, but time was tight and I didn't have time to confirm it, but it should be okay. If he wants to be detrimental to uncle, me, or even our country, then he has had many opportunities all along. But not only did he not harm us, he also helped us several times. He should not have been sent by the enemy." After Jieda finished speaking, he hesitated and added: "Don't worry, he is with the people over there. People have had conflicts and are dissatisfied. It's different from the previous ones. Things like last time will never happen again. Besides, he stays in the palace. If anything goes wrong, he will immediately..." He raised his hand Made a cutting motion.
Gale II smiled: "You..." After a pause, he suppressed his smile: "You just said... you have been poisoned. Was it because of them?"
Jada obviously understood who he meant by "them" and smiled but did not answer. But Gale II already understood and sighed: "Mario is so cruel. No matter what, you are also his nephew..." At this point, he smiled mockingly to himself, even his brothers couldn't care less. , let alone just a nephew? "But... Lawler is becoming more and more outrageous! I heard that he brought a Wisha dancer back to his private residence. I sent someone to warn him not to bring anyone into the palace. As a result, my people reported that he had Very dissatisfied. He thinks he has lost face in front of women, and wants to find a solution from the Queen Mother. How come he can’t tell what is light and what is heavy?!"
He spoke a little hastily and couldn't help but cough a few times. Jada patted his back gently and heard him whisper: "Mario is such a smart person, but it's a pity that he spoiled his son."
Jada was slightly disapproving, but taking this opportunity, he hesitated slightly. He said, "Uncle... I gave you the plan... have you read it?"
Gale's men paused and nodded slightly.
"Then what do you think? To be honest, I didn't expect that East man to have such a thorough plan. Although there are still many shortcomings, as long as we improve it and make some modifications, we still have a great chance of winning. ! But this battle cannot be fought by Prince Mario...Uncle, as long as you nod, I will lead this soldier for you!"
Gale silently patted his chest. Slowly lean back on the chair.
Seeing this, Jada was a little anxious: "Are you worried that the country's burden is too heavy? But you know best what the domestic situation is now. Last year's harvest was almost the best in the past ten years, but compared with the increase The population is nothing at all! And the cultivated land in our country has reached saturation! If this continues, how many people in our country will die of hunger, or run away to live in other countries because of poverty?! Don’t you often It is said that it is absolutely impossible to feed everyone by relying solely on domestic agriculture to be self-sufficient?! Instead of watching the situation worsen year by year, it is better to work hard and occupy the rich areas in the south. Let our citizens live longer Okay?!"
Gale II smiled faintly: "What about after we occupy it?"
Jada was stunned, not quite understanding what he meant.
"When you take over another country's land, do you plan to strip away all the food and property like our ancestors did, or do you plan to truly establish rule on that land?"
Jada blinked: "I don't understand. Since our ancestors five hundred years ago, we have dreamed of unifying the continent. Isn't that just to establish rule on this land and make our people live better?"
"No, that's different." Gale took a sip of warm milk tea and felt his chest felt better before continuing, "If it's just to make the current people of Noga live a better life, then... take away enough food and property, they can live a prosperous life in the next ten, twenty, or even fifty years, provided that... there are people to farm for them. However, areas that have been plundered will have to endure long-term poverty. So... if we regard this land as our own territory, it will create another group of hungry and impoverished citizens. In fact, this land will be larger than our original one, and there will be more hungry and impoverished people than our original one. If we want more, then even if we unify the continent, what’s the point?”
Jada was a little dumbfounded, but it was undeniable that Gale II's words made sense. If those lands were not occupied, there might not be such a burden, but this would mean that the continent would not be unified, and, Noga still does not have enough fertile farmland. This is contradictory to his original intention.
He felt a little uncomfortable: "Then what should we do? Could it be that... we will never be able to realize this dream?"
"It's not impossible." Gale II said softly, "If, in the next thirty years, no major natural disasters occur, the domestic situation is stable, trade with other countries is smooth, and food storage is gradually accumulated, soldiers, War horses, weapons... are all prepared without attracting attention. At the same time, our intelligence agencies are functioning and familiar with the situation of several other countries. Then, maybe we will have enough strength to launch a war. .”
"Thirty years..." This was too long, and Jada didn't know if she had the patience. Moreover, it is almost impossible to have no famine for thirty years. Nowadays, a major disaster will occur in Nuojia every four or five years. Snow disasters occur every year in the northern mountainous areas.
Gale II patted his head gently, just like he did when he was a child: "Silly boy, it is easy to start a war, but it is not so easy to start a victorious war. . When Nicodemus the Great launched the continental war, do you know what the situation was like in Novi? It was the most powerful country in the continent at that time! And the prestige of Nicodemus the Great in the country was unmatched. Even if That’s right, the national strength was also greatly damaged after the war. It’s impossible for Noga to afford such a price now.”
"But... but... if the plan is good, maybe... we won't have to spend too much money?" Jada still refused to give up, "Or, we can only conquer a part of the area for the time being. Then based on this, we can accumulate strength and fight again. Is the place ready?"
Gale II couldn't help but laugh: "Do you think other countries are just stupid, just waiting for you to fight, and will not fight back? By then, even if you want a truce, they will not agree." After a pause, he Sighing: "Besides, we don't understand the customs and habits of other countries at all now. Even if we fight, we don't know how to govern. If we want to realize the dream of unifying the continent, it cannot be done in a day or two, or in a year or two. .”
Jada stopped talking. He knew that the king's uncle once had a plan to establish an intelligence agency. Unfortunately, Prince Mario opposed it and thought it was unnecessary. He only needed to bribe high-level people in other countries to get enough intelligence. However, bribe the nobles of other countries. We can only get news from the upper echelons of these countries, most of which are about changes in power and troop movements, but almost no customs and habits.
Seeing that his nephew was deep in thought, Gale II patted him gently: "Child, sometimes, you don't have to do whatever you want. I am also a descendant of Nicodemus the Great. When I was young... I also had a dream One day I will be able to go to those fertile places and see what the seaports, big ships, flower fields, and sunny coasts written in the books are like, but... we cannot sacrifice our citizens for the sake of our ancestors and our own dreams. Let them Live a life of hunger and poverty. Go back and think about it. Minte knew nothing about the conversation between the uncle and nephew of the Noga royal family. He just concentrated on preparing the potion. At the same time, he told what he saw in the palace I jotted down some things quietly. Maybe it was because he was quite careful in matching, or maybe his potion was right for Gale II's symptoms. The latter's health gradually improved, and after three or four days, he was even able to get out of bed alone in the room. I walked around twice.
Gale II was very excited and ran outside the room. He was helped by Jedda and walked back and forth in the long corridor where the curtains were lowered and the stove was placed. Many ministers and staff in the front hall of the palace saw it and were very excited. I was so happy that the good news was spread within half a day.
Minte saw that the time was almost up, so he suggested to Jada that the potion materials prepared in the palace were not enough, many of them were incomplete, and another batch was needed. He handed the list to the other party and added: "You should be able to buy some of it in Mengli, but it is best to go to Xike, which is the largest magic material distribution center in the continent. All the materials can be found. If you send reliable people Ride a fast horse and give the list to the largest material store. It only takes a day or two at most to buy everything."
Jada looked at the list and frowned: "There are marks next to some materials, what are they?"
"Oh, that's the custom of potion masters." Minte said lightly, "It means to ask them to package them separately to prevent different materials from being mixed together and affecting the efficacy of the medicine. This is very important, you must follow it, otherwise you will not be able to buy it when you buy it. If something is made into medicine, if it is not effective, it will affect His Majesty’s body.”
Hearing this, Jada's face straightened: "I understand, don't worry, we will get it done as soon as possible." He folded the list carefully and put it in his pocket. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly closed his mouth and looked straight at Look ahead.
Minte looked back and saw a large group of people standing at the other end of the corridor. The leader was tall and mighty. He looked somewhat similar to Gale II, but gave people a completely different impression. He was dressed in luxury and stood proudly there. , as if the king has arrived.
Minte saw Jida looking at the man seriously, and her heart moved. She quietly stepped aside and watched the drama of the king meeting the king with cold eyes.
But soon, he couldn't feel relaxed anymore.
Among that group of people, there were two acquaintances who were staring at him with surprise and stern eyes. It was Esparo and the strange man in black.
He couldn't help but secretly mutter, what day is today? How come there are so many people here
(Next chapter, the king meets the king! Will Minte be a gangster? Stay tuned. In fact, I think Gale II is a very good person, but it’s a pity that he is only a second- and third-line supporting role here. It’s not easy to write about it. Someone please YY What?)