"What is this?" Richard looked at the small box in Alex's hand, slightly confused.
"Sir Richard, you don't know that although this glass tube may be a little expensive, the glass factory gave it to you!" Alex said, opening the box.
Richard looked over and saw that the box was divided into many small compartments, and each compartment contained powders of different colors, including blue, red, green...
"What is this?" Richard asked.
"This is... baby!" Alex raised his voice, his little eyes moving rapidly in his eye sockets, as if he was looking for words, "Look at this color, look at this color, look..."
In the end, Alex may have realized that he couldn't say any new words, so he swallowed his saliva and said: "In short, it's very precious, that's it. This is a gift from the people at the glass factory... dye can do many things. So, glass Even though it’s a little more expensive, actually... it’s reasonable.”
"Really?" Richard asked.
"Really." Alex nodded, but he said in his heart: It's weird if it's true. He got this from a ruined bard a long time ago, and he still doesn't know what its use is until today. According to the bard, it was indeed filled with expensive dye, but in his opinion, it was far too expensive! Not even worth a silver coin. It just so happened that today Richard expressed his dissatisfaction and asked him to give the things to Richard as a favor, but he didn't know if Richard would be satisfied.
Alex thought a little uneasily, and Richard took the box and observed it carefully.
At a glance, Richard was sure that most of the dyes in the box were ordinary dyes and were not valuable at all. But when his eyes fell on the red fuel in the box, his eyes flashed, and then his eyebrows rose.
Richard originally thought that the red dye in the box should also be a common dye in the Middle Ages, extracted from hematoxylin, shellac or lichen. After use, it will fade to varying degrees, slowly turning into reddish-brown or brown.
But after taking a closer look, Richard discovered that the red dye might be a special material with high medicinal value.
Logically speaking, this dye should be chemically synthesized and should not appear in the medieval world. However, considering that there are wizards in the current world, and various unreasonable potion techniques and alchemy techniques are popular, it is not impossible to actually create one.
If this is really the case...
Richard looked at Alex and said, "Wait for me for a while!"
As he spoke, Richard took the dye in the box, hurried into the house, and began to test what the dye was.
After a while, the test was completed, and Richard was convinced that his guess was right - the dye was not an ordinary dye at all, but an extremely special and very useful material. To be honest, the value of the red dye in the box far exceeded the price paid to buy one thousand or two thousand glass tubes. He got a bargain, a big bargain - Alex took the initiative to deliver it to his door.
Perhaps, this dye is not of much use at the moment, but it can save lives at critical times.
After closing the box, Richard walked out of the house, walked to the yard, and looked at Alex.
Alex was still worried, so Richard asked aloud: "Where did you get the dye in this box from?"
"Glass factory..." Alex said in a weak tone.
"Really?" Richard didn't believe it at all. "Are you really sure you got it from the glass factory? Then if I ask you to get another box of the same dye, can you do it?"
"Um, um..." Alex was frightened when he saw Richard open his mouth, but the next moment he decisively confessed and was lenient.
"My dearest friend, Mr. Richard, I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you. This dye is not from the glass factory. In fact, it is a poor man who owes me money..."
After a while, Alex explained the ins and outs of the material. He looked at Richard eagerly with his small eyes and asked tentatively: "Well, you... you won't hit me, right?"
"If I wanted to hit you, you would be lying on the ground by now." Richard said.
Alex: "..."
"Okay, that's it." Richard breathed out, not bothering to argue with Alex, "I accepted the box, and I will pay you two and a half silver coins for the price of the glass test tube. In the future, if you If you find a similar dye, you must bring it to me and I will pay a high price."
"Definitely!" Alex patted his chest and said, "Promise."
"Okay, take the money." Richard said and gave Alex ten low-level crystal coins and a papyrus scroll he took out from his arms. "Five of the crystal coins are the final payment. There are still five crystal coins for the next deposit. I need a new batch of glasses, long glass tubes and other things. The list and specific requirements are on the papyrus scroll."
"Is that so..." Alex opened the papyrus scroll, glanced quickly, and said, "No problem, I promise to do it, and I will help you do it." With that, he walked out.
At this time, Pandora washed the beakers in the laboratory, opened the door and walked out, first glanced at Alex, and then saw the two boxes of glass tubes in the courtyard. Pandora was slightly startled, then her eyes widened.
"Richard Richard!" Pandora shouted, "These new test tubes need to be washed, right?"
"Um, this..."
"I'll wash it for you!" Pandora said loudly and walked to the box.
Before Alex even walked out of the door, he saw the box that he had struggled to move. Pandora reached out and grabbed it effortlessly, carrying it with one hand quickly towards the laboratory.
this…
Alex's eyes widened and he shrank his neck subconsciously, feeling that this little girl in purple could definitely knock him away with one punch. He quickly speeded up, preparing to walk out of the door quickly and stay away from this terrifying place.
At this moment, Pandora, who was holding the box and walking towards the door, used a little too much force with her hands. The quality of the box was not good enough. There was a "click". Pandora was still holding a piece of wood in her hand, but the rest of the box was separated without any traces. He fell to the ground with nostalgia.
"Hua la la la la..."
The sound of breaking glass test tubes has never been so crisp.
this…
Pandora's originally joyful expression suddenly froze. She looked at the wooden board in her hand and it took her a long time to react. He quickly hugged the box that was still intact in his other hand to his chest to protect it, then blinked and looked at Richard with a sense of grievance: "That... Richard, I didn't mean to..."
"Well..." Richard exhaled and said slowly, "I believe you didn't mean it. You... um... just move the remaining box of glass test tubes in and clean them slowly. I will take care of the rest."
"Oh." Pandora nodded and walked in holding the box.
Richard looked at the box smashed in the yard and the broken glass on the ground, and couldn't help but shake his head.
He originally thought that 500 test tubes could meet Pandora's consumption for ten days and a half. Now it seems that it was a bit too optimistic - half of it was destroyed on the first day, and the remaining half may not last long.
Looking up, Richard looked at Alex who was about to go out and said, "Add 500... uh, 1,000 glass tubes to the list I wrote to you."
"Okay, no problem." Alex nodded and ran out the door as if running for his life.
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