In the middle of the originally empty hall, a magic potion cooking table more than three meters long appeared in a semicircle, with four magic furnaces in the middle. On the left were thousands of small test tubes and crystal bottles, which contained various potions. There seems to be very little, but judging from the amount of potion Sauron poured into the crucible, these test tubes and bottles are also magic items cast with the space expansion spell; and on the right is a drawer that is about the size of half a palm, inside Various materials are laid out.
Sauron was boiling four pots of potions at the same time, but his movements were flawless. The heat and timing of adding the ingredients were just right, and his skills were extremely proficient. Minna watched his movements with some fascination, thinking of the clumsiness and panic when making the potion at home, and then thinking about how Grandpa Sennett always walked away to do other things when brewing the potion, and then missed the time to put the ingredients in from time to time. Timing or forgetting what she was cooking... Well, she admitted that the bad-tempered potion master in front of her was indeed better than that one in some aspects.
The potion was quickly prepared. This time it was a little different from what she usually drank. It was a very beautiful deep purple color. Without saying a word, Solan asked Minna to drink it. She drank it, but fell asleep ten seconds later.
When she woke up, it was already night, and Sauron hadn't left yet, or was back again. Xiao Tianjian brought white bread and boiled water for dinner. After she ate it, she was treated with a potion that tasted even more terrible. Then fell asleep.
When I woke up again, it was still night, but a day had passed. Ming Na completely understood at this time that the Sauron potion master actually made her fall asleep on purpose. She complained to her grandfather angrily. After hearing this, Xiao Tianjian frowned: "Is there such a thing? That's too much. It's too much, I want to talk to him." He often goes back to his house to take care of things these days. Sometimes he is not with his granddaughter. He only knows that she often falls asleep. He originally thought it was the normal effect of the potion, but he didn't expect it to be Sauron. on purpose.
Ming Na watched her grandfather leave the room, and glanced at the bottle of gray-black potion on the bedside table with some pride, thinking: She shouldn't have to drink such disgusting things now, right
However, things went against expectations. When Xiao Tianjian returned to the room, he completely changed his attitude: "Xiao Mingna, for the sake of your health, just endure it for a few days. It's just sleep anyway."
Ming Na was discouraged: "Why?! Grandpa, I don't want to lie on my bed and sleep all the time! I don't want to run around."
"But if your body remains still, the potion can have the best effect. Okay, okay, good medicine tastes bitter, so just be obedient." Xiao Tianjian picked up the bottle of potion and handed it to Ming Na, but she had no choice but to suffer Face drank it. Xiao Tianjian smiled with satisfaction when he saw this: "We Mingna are so awesome! Let me tell you, the house has been tidied up, and you have your own room. When you get better, we will go back to live there. The scenery there is very good. And we have our own little dock.”
Minna was very happy to hear this, but before she could say anything, she fell onto the pillow and fell into sleep.
This process of waking up, eating, drinking medicine, and falling back to sleep lasted for seven days. When Suolun announced that Minna had completely recovered, she was so excited that she jumped a few times in her vagina, jumped to the ground again, and was in the room. Jumping around. She has been sleeping for the past few days, her bones are aching, and she can finally move freely: "I want to play, I want to explore, and I want to eat a lot of meat!"
"You can play whatever you like and eat whatever you want, but in two days, you have to come back here and drink medicine." Soran's cold words came, and Mingna stopped immediately and stiffly Turning around: "Why? Aren't I fine?"
"Ask your old man." Sauron put away his wand, crystal bottle and other items, and casually dusted off the dust on his clothes that might not be there. The slight upward curve of the corner of his mouth suggested that he was in a very happy mood now.
Mingna turned to her grandfather. The epic hero coughed twice and put on a gentle smile: "Little Mingna, you see, you are still young and have not received any systematic training, so your body is not strong enough to deal with diseases. Your ability to withstand poisons, poisons, etc. is very poor. Grandpa has thought about it and should find ways to improve your physique. Master Sauron is very enthusiastic and willing to help. In just one month, you will no longer get sick easily. Those ordinary poisons can no longer hurt you, and your body will be stronger and it will be easier to learn swordsmanship. This is actually very beneficial, right?"
It sounds like this, but when Ming Na thinks of those terrible-tasting potions, she wants to back off: "Grandpa, I don't want to drink something so unpleasant..."
"But after this month, you won't have to drink it anymore. Besides, this potion won't be hard to drink. I've already asked Master Sauron."
Ming Na thought for a while, took a sneak look at the cold-faced potion master, and whispered to her grandfather: "Do you have to be that person? Can you find someone else? And a month is a long time..."
Xiao Tianjian glanced at Sauron and lowered his voice: "I don't want to either, but the preparation of this kind of potion is very complicated. It needs to be adjusted according to the physical condition every day. Only a first-class potion master can prepare it. The magic potion I know Medicine Master, Old Sen is not in the Magic City, and even if he is, he may not have the patience. Others are either working in the palace or busy with their own research. This is the only one who has the time and ability. Everyone has this kind of magic medicine. It can only be used once in a lifetime, it is very precious, and Grandpa spent a lot of money to convince Sauron to agree."
Ming Na's eyes widened: "Grandpa, have you spent money randomly again?"
"This is not spending money indiscriminately." Xiao Tianjian gently scratched his granddaughter's nose, "And it's not just money, there are also many precious herbs and magic materials that I have collected in the past few years... from the Elf Forest Zone The box of stuff that came out was half evenly distributed and given to him."
"That's mine! Mine!" Mingna shook her grandfather's arm distressedly. Xiao Tianjian hurriedly comforted her and said: "The wool comes from the sheep, and this is also for you. Good boy, I have given him those things, and I can't get them back. Don't waste grandpa's thoughts."
Ming Na frowned and looked at Sauron, and nodded aggrievedly.
In order to appease her, Xiao Tianjian told her a piece of good news: "I have already told Han Lin that I will help you make a space ring, but he said that he couldn't make it so small. He only promised to make you a bracelet. The storage space will be large." A little smaller. The materials have been handed over to him, and it will take a month. The time is just right, so just think of it as a birthday gift."
Ming Na's worries turned into joy, and she immediately took him to find Han Lin and asked him what kind of bracelet he would make. If her grandfather hadn't reminded her, she almost forgot to say goodbye to Sauron. The potion master snorted and said arrogantly. Turn away.
Han Lin was doing experiments in the basement and didn't come out to answer the door for a long time. When Xiao Tianjian was considering whether to break in, the door opened first, and a disheveled Han Lin walked out, but his face was full of joy: " It worked! I succeeded!"
"Uh...what did you do again this time?" Xiao Tianjian asked.
Ming Na caught a glimpse of the magic furnace she had seen that day on the experimental table behind Han Lin, and asked, "Is it that furnace?"
"Yes, it's the stove!" Han Lin picked up a round black thin plate from the stove and showed it to them. There was a pattern similar to a magic circle engraved on it. "This is a magic circle for making broth. As long as Put it on the stove to make the ingredients into broth. I also have several magic circles with different dishes. Try the soup I just made." He picked up a cauldron next to him and opened it. Lid. Only then did Mingna realize that the steaming thing in the pot turned out to be broth, but why didn't it smell like the usual broth
The grandfather and grandson each took a sip of soup and were both stunned. Han Lin asked excitedly: "How is it? Does it taste good?"
Ming Na: "...no taste..."
Xiao Tianjian: "Didn't you add oil and salt?"
Hanlin: "Oil and salt? Do you want that? I don't have it here..."
Xiao Tianjian was speechless, and Ming Na was confused. It turned out that there was someone who was even worse at cooking than her. He was obviously an adult...
So, under Xiao Tianjian's guidance, Han Lin found another crucible (Ming Na: "Hurry up and buy a cooking pot!"), put in water and raw meat, added oil, salt, green onions and other Several spices (kindly provided by Xiao Tianjian) were placed on the magic stove. After the stove and pot vibrated together for three minutes, the aroma finally wafted out of the pot.
This time the experiment was really successful. Ming Na drank the delicious soup and gave Han Lin a thumbs up. Han Lin laughed dryly and leaned closer to Xiao Tianjian in a low voice: "Give me a copy of your recipe. Please indicate the types of ingredients." Xiao Tianjian reluctantly agreed.
Then they tried the magic circle of grilling meat, boiling rice, and frying fish. Except for the fact that the rice was a little undercooked due to the lack of control over the heat, everything else went smoothly.
Sauron, who wandered in at some time, was very interested in this new alchemy product and asked: "What is the principle of the magic circle? Can other dishes be made? The magic circle seems to be carved on a black slate. This must be used." Can you grow materials? With this, it seems you can do without a stove, right? Is the energy source crystal or magic power? Is the energy consumption high? Is the production cost high? Are there any restrictions on the material of the pot? There should be room for improvement..."
After hearing what he said, Han Lin fell into deep thought, but Xiao Tianjian was a little speechless: "There's no need for this, right? I think it's very rare that he can do this." It's similar to a microwave oven, and it has no radiation, saving time and effort. It’s also environmentally friendly.
"You are wrong." Soran retorted, "Since we are going to do it, of course we have to do it perfectly. If his stove is really useful, I will be the first to buy it." His butler's cooking skills are mediocre, and he has endured it. For a long time.
So the potionist and the alchemist discussed with great interest. The former even enthusiastically suggested to the latter to prepare a magic stove recipe based on the precise principles of potion preparation, and determine the ingredients and amounts of ingredients required for various dishes. Everyone cooks delicious food.
Xiao Tianjian looked at the postures of the two people and knew that it was impossible to discuss the storage bracelet today, so he had no choice but to pull his granddaughter away. Ming Na had been eating the fragrant barbecue and fried fish just now. It was not until her grandfather urged her that she reluctantly left the unfinished food and left Hanlin's house with him.
On the day she arrived in the Magic City, because it was night and she was sleepy, Mingna didn't see her surroundings clearly. Only now did she see what the nearby streets looked like. Hanlin's small building is located on an inner street. The environment is quite quiet, surrounded by lush flowers and plants, and there are people wearing uniform dark green robes who are responsible for taking care of it. Along the way to the main road, the number of pedestrians increased.
Ming Na looked with interest at the big dog running on the road with a basket of food in its mouth, as well as the large stack of books floating behind the woman in the khaki magic hat, and the unattended baby in the yard by the road. Climb a little further on the lawn, and a few vines will wrap around his feet, gently pulling him back to his original position. She began to think that it would be nice to live in such an interesting place for a month.
Xiao Tianjian raised his hand and called "Magic Car", and Mingna noticed a strange-looking "car" coming on the road to the right. It looked a bit like the boat they were on before, except that there were two more rows of six wheels at the bottom. "The cabin The "part" is a simple shed, with fabrics of unknown material supported on wooden shelves, reflecting light slightly in the sun. Sitting at the front of the car is a man rocking an oar. He is dressed as an ordinary Shaonan man and wears a wide-brimmed straw hat. He holds a short small cylinder in his mouth. When there are other people in front of the car blocking the road, he will blow the oar. Something screamed. There were several people sitting in the car, some men and some women.
Ming Na was wondering why her grandfather called this car over. The latter had already pulled her into the car, threw two coins into the box next to the driver, and found a seat to sit down. There were two people in the car who seemed to know Xiao Tianjian and nodded to him one after another. One of them, a round-faced middle-aged woman wearing a magician's robe, smiled and asked: "Earl Xiao has not been back for a long time. Are you staying here for a long time? This is your granddaughter?"
"My little granddaughter will stay with me for a while." Xiao Tianjian replied with a smile, and asked his granddaughter to say hello. Ming Na obediently obeyed, and the other party smiled happily: "It's so cute. I also have a little daughter as old as you. Come and play when you have time. My home is on Willow Street in the West District."
While they were talking, Willow Street arrived. The woman said goodbye and got out of the car. Mingna followed her grandfather for a while. The car followed the winding road along the mountain to the foot of the mountain, and the grandfather and grandson got out of the car.
This is the civilian area on the other side of the Magic City. Compared with the civilian area Minna had seen before, the streets here are wider and the houses are more "normal". There are many shops and people are coming and going, all wearing beautiful clothes. Most of the clothes are tulle, some are silk, and some people have embroidery on the corners.
The more Ming Na looked at it, the more she felt that this place looked familiar, as if she had been here before, but she had clearly never been abroad before. When they were confused, they turned into another street. Mingna caught a glimpse of a roast chicken shop and an aunt selling candy balls opposite. She suddenly remembered: "I have seen this street before! The crooked room in Grandpa Sennett's house has... A door leads right here!" She looked around excitedly, looking for the space door, but next to the aunt's stall was a tailor shop, could it be somewhere else
"Don't look for it, you can't find it." Xiao Tianjian persuaded his granddaughter with a bitter smile, "There is indeed a door to Lao Sen's house that leads to here, but the place where the door opens is not fixed every time. It is easy for him to come, but the people here If you want to get there, you have to try your luck, and apart from him, no one has ever had this kind of luck. So, give up."
Minna was a little discouraged. If she could invite Grandpa Sennett, she might be able to suppress the arrogance of the Sauron potion master a little. She suffered a loss and might suffer another one, and she felt uneasy.
Xiao Tianjian's house is located on a roadside near water. The main entrance faces the street. It is a two-story building. The place is not big and there is no space spell. The first floor is the living room, dining room and kitchen, plus a small utility room, and the second floor There are two bedrooms, one large and one small, as well as a study room and a bathroom. There is a small backyard behind the house. The walls of the courtyard are covered with green vines and small purple flowers. Open the back door and there is a stone staircase. , below is a small pier, and a sampan is docked on the edge, floating up and down with the water.
Ming Na fell in love with this place almost immediately. Although the house was smaller than her home in Qedon, the whole house was clean, tidy and had a warm atmosphere. The small room on the second floor belongs to her. She has not had a room of her own for nearly a year. Looking at the beds, tables, and chairs in the room that are all smaller than normal, she knows that they are specially prepared for children. . Ming Na happily threw herself on the soft breasts, rolled around on the big pillow, found a snack box on the bedside cabinet, picked out a candy, and ran downstairs: "Grandpa, everything in my room is empty." Is it under my control? Can I do whatever I want?"
Xiao Tianjian was sitting in the living room, frowning at a letter, seeming to be thinking about something. Minna walked over curiously and glanced at the envelope: "Huh? Is it a letter from Ito? What does the letter say? How are my parents? How are Grandpa Marshall and Winnie?"
Xiao Tianjian twitched his lips: "They are both healthy. Marshall is no longer in Qidun. Your mother went back and took him back to Matt, and then to Yidong. But your parents had another quarrel at the beginning of the year, and now Your mother lives with her parents, and Marshall stayed in Ito with your father.”
"Ah? Are you quarreling again?" Ming Na reached out to grab the letter, "Let me see, what's going on?"
Xiao Tianjian pretended to ignore his granddaughter unintentionally, collected the letter, and stuffed the envelope into his pocket: "The letter was not written by your father, but by your uncle. It only mentioned these few words. Your uncle My uncle just wanted to tell me that Bevin has just passed the apprentice knight exam and will soon enter the knight academy to study, and he specially told me the good news."
"Apprentice knight?!" Minna exclaimed, "But brother Bevin is only six years older than me! He is...only thirteen years old this year. Can he be a knight at such a young age?"
Xiao Tianjian smiled: "He is just a trainee knight, just like an apprentice, but he is indeed a bit young. Bevin is the youngest trainee knight in East."
Ming Na sighed: "It's so amazing..." She thought of the body-building potion she was about to drink, and secretly made up her mind: Since her cousin, who has learned swordsmanship from her grandfather for six years, is so powerful, she can't be too far behind. After your physical condition improves, you must learn swordsmanship well and become a master when you grow up.
Xiao Tianjian didn't know what his little granddaughter was thinking. He just got up and walked out: "Are you hungry? I'll buy some food and come back. Just wait for me at home and don't run around."
Ming Na responded loudly and watched her grandfather disappear outside the door. Just as she was about to go upstairs to her room, she suddenly remembered that the signature on the envelope she just saw was clearly the headquarters of the Ito Xiao Family Trading Company. Why did her grandfather say it was written by her uncle? What about? Also, she remembered that there was bread and meat in the kitchen. Why did grandpa go out to buy food
Thinking of her grandfather's frown just now, she suddenly felt uneasy.
(We are getting ready to skip the New Year, which will probably jump to two or three years later...)