"Sell it to you?" Richard looked at Sherlock and asked.
"Well, sell it to me." Sherlock nodded and explained, "A few days ago, someone, um, let's call it a normal friend, found me and said that he saved a poor girl from the auction. Ask me Are you interested
You know me, I hate seeing girls suffer the most, especially beautiful girls. How can I just watch Lucia being in the hands of the other party - the other party is not a compassionate person. So I spent nine thousand gold coins to buy Lucia from the other party. "
"Nine thousand gold coins?"
"Yes, nine thousand gold coins." Sherlock nodded and smiled, "For a girl as beautiful, lovely, kind, smart, and capable as Lucia, the other party only only wanted nine thousand gold coins. It seems that the other party did not blackmail me. Maybe he wants to establish a deep friendship with me."
Richard: "..." I got 4,500 gold coins at auction, and doubled it to 9,000 gold coins when it changed hands. It was really not a blackmail.
At this time, Sherlock spoke again: "And after I bought Lucia, I gave her freedom and told her to go wherever she wanted. What's strange is that she expressed her willingness to stay with me, so I I can only keep her - in fact, in my opinion, such a girl should work hard to pursue happiness outside. Staying with me, tsk, is a bit of a waste."
Richard was not speechless this time, because he was used to Sherlock's temperament. He picked up the petal tea and started drinking it, not bothering to respond.
The girl Lucia became anxious after hearing what Sherlock said. She looked at Sherlock with red eyes: "Mr. Sherlock, do you think my performance is not good enough?"
"No, no, of course not." Sherlock said quickly, "Lucia, how could it be? I just think that you really don't need to stay with me."
"But Mr. Sherlock, if you buy me, I will be yours." The girl Lucia lowered her head and grabbed the hem of the maid's skirt and said, "If I don't stay with you, where can I go?"
"You can go anywhere, you have your past, you have your family, you can go to them. Lucia, you have to know that although I bought you, a beautiful girl like you, It doesn’t mean I have the right to restrict your freedom.”
"Then you just hate me and want to drive me away!"
"On the contrary, I love you, a beautiful, lovely, kind, smart, and capable girl. This is the most beautiful thing in the world and my eternal pursuit."
"Then why do you still want me to leave you?"
"Lucia, you have to know that if liking is to possess and make yourself happy, then love is to let go and make the person you love happy. I love you such a beautiful girl, so if you are not happy by my side, I would rather Let you leave me."
After hearing this, the girl's whole face turned red. She tried to muster up the courage, looked at Sherlock and said, "Mr. Sherlock, I think my happiest place is around you. You love me, and I... too I love you. Okay, I'm going to get busy."
After saying that, the girl picked up her skirt and ran away quickly.
Sherlock watched the girl leave and shouted with concern: "Run slower, don't fall, Lucia." After shouting, he sat back in his seat with a normal expression and slowly tasted the petal tea that the girl had just served.
Then, Sherlock raised his head, looked at Richard, who was also drinking tea, and asked, "What do you think?"
"It smells a bit sour." Richard replied expressionlessly.
"Huh? You mean tea?" Sherlock was stunned.
"No, I mean air?"
"Air?" Sherlock sniffed it with his nose seriously, a little confused, "Sour smell? Is it there? No! Is my nose not sensitive, or is your nose too sensitive? No matter, Sprinkling some perfume on it should improve it after a while.”
Richard was noncommittal, put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Sherlock, took a deep breath and said, "Let's get down to business."
"Okay." Sherlock looked over, "Is there anything you need my help with? As a friend, no matter what troubles you have, I will try my best to help you solve it."
"I lack a material." Richard said bluntly, "I hope I can get it from you so that I can complete my experiment."
"Material? What material?" Sherlock asked.
"Palladium metal."
"Metal palladium?" Sherlock's eyes flashed, a little confused, "Is it a kind of ore? I seem to have never heard of this name."
"That's what I call it. As for what other people call it, well, to be honest, I really don't know. What I can tell you is that it is a mineral similar to silver, but one-eighth heavier than silver. , you can call it... Baras Silver."
"Baras Silver?" Sherlock thought and scratched his head, "To be honest, I have never heard of this name. But you know, there are many minerals and other minerals in my warehouse that I can't even name. You can go take a look, you might be able to find what you need. Come with me."
As he spoke, Sherlock stood up and was about to leave.
But Richard said: "Don't worry, just take this first." As he spoke, he took out something, which was exactly what he had taken out of the box in the research room.
Sherlock's identity, as far as Richard knows so far, is very mysterious.
According to Sherlock's own statement, he is not from the east coast, nor from Lisbon Island or Smans Island, but from the depths of the main continent.
The main reason why he came to the east coast is kept secret, but a secondary reason is that he likes adventure. There are many different places on the east coast and in the depths of the main continent, so he came here to experience exotic customs and enjoy life.
Enjoy life indeed.
Shylock has a lot of wealth and is willing to spend it on anything good and seemingly good.
For example, he was willing to spend a hundred gold coins to let a beggar give him a good spot to watch the sunset - but the beggar thought he was a lunatic and spat at him to show his disdain and show that he was not short of money.
For example, he was willing to spend a full five hundred gold coins to sell the colorful clothes of a bard on the road - but the bard thought that he was up to something wrong and was harboring sexual intentions, so he ran away.
Another example is that he is willing to spend a thousand gold coins to taste an extremely rare, dark blue eel caught by a fisherman. This time he finally succeeded, but he was directly poisoned by copper after eating it. The eel will turn blue because it has been exposed to copper. Pollution, the color of copper ions is blue. If Richard hadn't taken action, I don't know what would have happened.
It can be said that Shylock is extremely determined in pursuing beauty, and will not back down even if he encounters various setbacks.
To this end, Sherlock has built a huge collection warehouse to collect all kinds of things that he thinks are beautiful, from shiny ores, to absurd oil paintings, to sophisticated mechanical creations, to powerful magic props.
Sherlock's warehouse is like a treasure chest of whimsical ideas. Anything can be found in it, and Sherlock is also very willing to give the things in it to his friends, because Sherlock said - friendship that cannot be seen is better than friendship that can be seen. Collectibles are more valuable when you see them.
That being said, Richard was not willing to take advantage of Sherlock for nothing. Even if he asked for something, he would try to make an equal exchange as much as possible, so he brought something with him this time.
With this concept in mind, Richard put the things he brought into Sherlock's hands.