Not long after, Barry found out who Richard had sent.
Three days later, in the meeting hall where the Ancestral Spirits Association resided, Barry led all the senior officials of the Ancestral Spirits Association, that is, a group of old men including Moses, to receive the visitor ceremoniously.
Although Barry had been telling himself to be calm, the moment he saw the person coming, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Then I saw a very young woman, or even a girl, walking in.
The other person looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with short ear-length hair and a tomboy-like heroic demeanor. With sharp eyes, he walked in and quickly scanned everyone in the room.
Barry looked at the other person and raised his brows slightly. Especially when he sensed the intensity of the mana fluctuations in the other person's body, he couldn't help but pursed his lips.
The other party seems to be just a first-level wizard, not even as good as him. Isn't this a bit weak? It's too different from Richard's previous strength.
Isn't this fake
Thinking like this, the woman looked over.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Annie. I was sent by Mr. Richard to discuss some matters with you. Are you Barry? If you can make the decision on the matters here, we can talk directly." Annie said.
"Wait a moment, don't be impatient." Barry frowned and stood up, walking towards Annie, "How do you prove that you were sent by His Excellency Richard?"
"What, you doubt my identity?" Annie said, her eyes narrowed.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't want this either. It's just that your level seems to be only that of a first-level wizard. This level of cultivation is too different from that of Sir Richard..."
"You know, sometimes level doesn't mean everything. Although I am indeed a first-level wizard, I may not be able to beat you, a second-level wizard?" Annie interrupted Barry's words, her voice a bit tough.
Barry was stunned for a moment, unconvinced, and continued to approach: "This is a bit exaggerated. I am a level two wizard, and you are a level one wizard. They are missing a whole level of wizards, and their combat effectiveness is suppressed. I can throw a spell at will, You can't stop me. If I'm strong enough, sometimes I can make you kneel down just by virtue of my momentum."
"boom!"
As soon as Barry finished speaking, his legs suddenly became weak, and then under the gaze of everyone in the audience, he knelt heavily on the ground, kneeling only a few meters away from Annie.
Suddenly, the whole place was silent.
Among the old people attending the reception, you looked at me and I looked at you, but no one knew what was going on.
Barry looked at his legs, also confused. He tried to stand up, but found that he couldn't exert any effort at all. It was as if his legs were completely out of control and no longer his.
this!
Barry felt his mind was a little confused and looked up at Annie. He was so embarrassed that he really didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, just now I told the other party to kneel down, but after saying that, I knelt down first and couldn't get up. It's really hard to explain.
Is this using action to express ridicule
What kind of ridicule is this!
It’s almost like having convulsions!
Annie, on the other hand, looked calm after looking at him. She stared at Barry for a few seconds and then said, "You don't know what's going on with you now, do you?"
"You... know?" Barry asked, then his face changed slightly, and he guessed, "Did you do it?"
If this is really the case, then Anne can be called terrifying.
After all, if you can make a second-level wizard fall to his knees silently, you can definitely kill a wizard of the same level silently.
After hearing this, Annie curled her lips and responded: "You think highly of me. I didn't do this to you."
"Um?"
"call-"
Annie took a breath and looked at Barry seriously: "Let me help you recall. Did you drink any potions at Mr. Richard's place? There was one called Potion No. 23. The side effect was that it made your body One or more parts of the body are out of control."
Barry immediately recalled it, nodded, and then asked strangely: "But, I have taken the antidote."
"You have indeed taken the antidote, but the No. 23 potion is discharged very slowly. After taking the antidote, there are still some residues within a week, and there is a possibility of recurrence."
"Your Excellency Richard seems to have said this too." Barry responded, "But the recurrence this time is too coincidental, right?"
After speaking, Barry looked at Anne with some suspicion.
Annie chuckled and said: "It's not a coincidence, I did have some influence. It stands to reason that the remaining medicine in your body will completely relapse after a day, but I have learned a few things from Mr. Richard. Unpopular little spells can be triggered silently in advance to prove my identity."
He stopped his smile and looked at Barry seriously: "Now, can you confirm my identity? Or are you going to continue kneeling like this?"
"I..." Barry hesitated, lowered his head, and said, "Okay, I believe you."
"Very good." Annie said, reaching out and throwing out a small glass bottle, "This is a relieving potion, well, a relieving potion, not an antidote.
Because the effect of Potion No. 23 is unstable, there is no theoretical antidote. What Mr. Richard gave you before was just a neutralizing agent. As for my relieving medicine, it speeds up blood circulation in the body, helps discharge the remaining components of the No. 23 medicine, and is also effective against other trace toxins. So, drink, and you will be able to stand up. "
Although Barry lost control of his legs, his hands were still normal and he caught the glass bottle of medicine thrown by Annie. After thinking for a second, he opened the cork and drank it quickly.
After a while, the skin turned red, a large amount of sticky sweat flowed out, and the body felt indescribably hot.
Then he subconsciously raised his legs and stood up suddenly, returning to normal.
"Really?" Barry asked in surprise.
"Of course, what reason do I have to lie to you?" Annie rolled her eyes at Barry and said, "Okay, stand up, and we can talk about business."
Anne took out a scroll from her arms and handed it to Barry: "These are some things that Mr. Richard hopes you can do for him. You don't have to fulfill them completely, but you must actively cooperate in some areas. If you complete it well, you will be given a certain amount of rewards." Reward. Well, that’s pretty much it, let’s take a look first.”
Barry took a few steps closer, took the scroll, opened it and looked at it carefully.
After reading it for a while, I found that most of the things inside, although strange, are not difficult, and can be done with the ability of the Ancestral Spirit Society. And except for a few things that are required to be done well, many of the remaining things are recommended to be done well, which is relatively loose.
In addition, there are rewards that Anne mentioned. In total, Richard is not harsh at all. He does not fully exploit the Ancestral Spirit Society as a subordinate, but more like a collaborator.
This is better than imagined.
Barry thought about it, walked back to his seat, and passed the scroll to the elderly directors next to him.
After a moment, it was passed around and returned to his hand, and he saw Moses nodding to him.
Barry felt confident, looked at Annie, and said seriously: "We can agree."
"Very good." Annie said, "If you agree, then you should act as soon as possible. I will not care about the specific matters. According to what Mr. Richard said, I am only responsible for supervision. So every once in a while, I will come and take a look. Yes, I hope you won’t disappoint me, nor will you disappoint Mr. Richard.”
"of course not."
"That's best." Annie said, then waved her hand, "Okay, that's all. I'll leave if nothing else."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out. The simplicity of leaving left Barry and the others stunned.
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