I almost missed dinner when I got back to the church because I wasted some time in the black market. Fortunately, Bishop Palod ordered the kitchen to reserve a portion for Jenkins and Chocolate in advance, otherwise one person and one cat would starve.
Leaving the Orb of Life and the metal block to Chocolate, let him play in the room by himself, while Jenkins applied for permission to use the Secret Library.
On the second floor of the library, there was no detailed information about B-03-2-8383, the secret fear wine cup. After searching for nearly an hour, I realized that there might be one in the library on the first floor.
Sure enough, although the danger level of this item is quite high, considering its practical function, the materials are still stored on the first floor that is open to most scribes.
B-03-2-8383, the hidden cup of fear, the original source cannot be verified, but according to the records of the Church of the Twelve Gods, even in the oldest history, there is a looming shadow of this item.
There is a theory that this wooden goblet with unidentified materials was made by a powerful alien species capable of manipulating the emotions of creatures in the fifth era, but in fact this statement cannot be proved by any effective evidence.
The biggest function of this wine glass is to transform the fear of creatures into spirits that can be easily absorbed, which is the half glass of ** that Jenkins saw in the wine glass.
The efficiency of this transformation is very low, but because it is a passive effect, in fact this transformation has been going on all the time, which is equivalent to giving the holder an extra way to absorb the spirit.
In a large number of user records, some people once obtained abilities such as [Aura of Fear] and [Gaze of Frightened] because of ingesting this not-so-pure spirit. But this kind of spirit transformed from fear cannot be absorbed too much at one time, otherwise it is very likely to be affected by the [fear] that has not been completely purified in the spirit, thereby permanently changing one's personality.
Another function of B-03-2-8383 is the constant fear on it. The user needs to turn the wine glass upside down and consume the spirit stored in the wine glass, then multiple targets at close range will be plunged into great fear. This way of using it does not consume the liquid in the wine glass fast, but the spirit that can be quoted is so precious that even a drop is heartbreaking.
As for its danger level is set as 2, it is because of the long-term contact with this item with the skin, there will be a very small probability of coming into contact with the terrible alien species-the abyss in the dream.
In addition to absorbing and creating fear, this alien species also has the ability to move through dreams. In other words, prolonged contact with the wine glass may cause serious consequences for the abyssal beings to return to the material world.
But Jenkins is not worried at all. After all, he only touches this item when he uses it, and he also has the ability to control dreams. Even in the worst case, he may not necessarily be the one who loses.
It was almost eight o'clock when we left the library, and just as we returned to the ground from the underground stone steps, we saw Old Jack walking towards us.
The last time I met him, summer wasn't quite over yet. He hadn't seen him in months, and he was just as Jenkins remembered him. He wore a brown vest over his shirt, a gold watch on his wrist, and a pair of shiny black leather shoes with round toes on his feet.
"Old Mr. Jack!"
He himself thought that such a name was very strange, but since he didn't know the gentleman's surname, he could only greet him like this.
"Oh, Jenkins, that's great, was expecting to run into you somewhere."
As he spoke, he ignored Jenkins' attitude and dragged him to the nearest corner. After looking to both sides, there was no one there, and then he asked in a low voice like a thief:
"Whenever you have time, the potion should be refined as soon as possible, and the plants transplanted into the pots will die soon."
"I'm going to work at Papa's during the day, maybe at night, but try to avoid Mondays and Wednesdays."
"But it has to be during the daytime..."
He pondered for a moment, then patted Jenkins on the shoulder, "I will discuss it with Oliver. But I will continue to make [Hemolytic Toxin] next week, may the goddess bless my nose! Now plan, our potion will start every other week , you don’t need to prepare anything in advance, but please don’t drink alcohol during this time.”
"It's totally fine, I don't drink alcohol."
Although the two had only met once before, they had written frequently between them, and they didn't feel unfamiliar when they spoke.
Old Jack still had the idea of letting Jenkins become his apprentice, especially after Jenkins recounted his process of refining [Witch's Kiss].
"You are really talented, Jenkins. I am not belittling Oliver's work, but refining potions is the most suitable industry for you than learning to identify antiques."
Jenkins rejected him again with a smile, but he agreed that the next time he met, he would bring a bottle of his own finished product and ask Old Jack to help check the specific effect. Although he didn't want to leave his father and Nolan City, he didn't mind having an extra skill.
Probably seeing what Jenkins was thinking, before the two said goodbye, Old Jack gave him another note. The content on the note is the material and production process of the [Hemolytic Toxin] potion. This is not considered confidential information, but Jenkins is still finding this knowledge in the library.
"This... isn't it?"
There is no problem with the material on the note. Although due to the change of time, it is different from the plant name provided by Protoss Rakul, it should be the same material. The difference is the production process. According to Lacourt's knowledge, the penultimate step of mixing the solution needs to be placed under the moonlight for three hours, and then stirred counterclockwise three times, but there is no such step in the old Jack's process.
Thinking of the Church's experiment proving that the effect of the potion is no problem, he became a little interested in this difference:
"Is the stench coming from the fact that the material was not placed in the moonlight when it was handled?"
Living in a church is much easier and less expensive than living alone. In addition to being called to talk by Bishop Parode occasionally, he can often see the figure of the girl Finny Fishford.
She is now determined to join the church choir, and the girl has a good voice. This also means that Fei Sifu can live in the church until he is an adult, and can even receive a shilling pocket money every week.
After she became an adult, if she wanted to, she could easily become a nun of the Church of the Sages, which at least meant that she would no longer have to worry about making a living in her life.