Anna suddenly stopped, and when the devil looked over in confusion, she said, "If you attack Hansen now, I will definitely not be able to stay in the Mage Association."
Lotgard looked at Anna for a long time, and then said unhappily: "I won't touch him for the time being."
Anna smiled gratefully, then leaned over and whispered: "The main reason is that if something happened to him at this time, we are the first suspects, no matter how it happened to him. After a while, no one will think of it, everyone will If you think the matter is over, it’s not too late to beat him again.”
Rotgar's mind moved slightly. Anna's cunning little appearance at this moment really suited his liking.
"So?" Seeing that she still had something to say, he took the initiative to ask.
Anna smiled a little cautiously: "So, in order to make them think that this matter is really over, I will accept the apology from the York family on our behalf?"
Thinking of the faces of those in the Ministry of Affairs, Rotgar did not want Anna to go back and suffer, but he himself was not willing to go back, so his face darkened after hearing Anna's proposal.
Anna noticed the demon's downcast expression and felt even more uneasy. However, considering her situation, she still had the courage to say: "It's just a matter of enduring the anger for a while. We can always find opportunities to retaliate against him in the future. I think Hansen must have had a lot of time." I know a little bit about your temper, and I won't think that you will just let him go. Wouldn't it be more interesting to let him live in fear of your revenge for a long time? "
After hearing Anna's words, Rotgar couldn't help laughing.
She was unreservedly kind to her family and friends, the people she recognized, and she was not merciful to those who harmed her. Mental torture was more devastating than physical torture. He really appreciated her viciousness.
"Then go ahead," Rotgar said. "If they bully you, call me."
Ana nodded quickly: "Okay!"
She turned around and told Natalie, who didn't hear clearly what the two of them were saying, that she had something to do and needed to go to the affairs department, and then walked back.
Natalie had seen the two of them muttering for a long time before, and knew that they didn't want her to hear what they were saying. She felt a little sad, and thought it was normal. She couldn't help her anyway, so it would be nice not to cause any trouble, so she simply He also backed away a little.
Now that she saw Anna going back to the affairs department, she looked worried. After Anna entered the door, her eyes seemed to be glued to the door and never moved away.
Seeing Anna go and come back, several people who were talking stopped their conversation at the same time.
Anna pretended not to notice the intimacy between them, and smiled: "I accept the York House's apology on behalf of the three of us. Master Raymond needs some fresh air, please wait outside."
At this time, the servants of York House had packed up the apology gifts that had been knocked to the ground by the devil and put them back into the box. Anna took a look at them and decided to accept them for the sake of the overall situation!
"Do you mean Master Raymond?" Butler William asked hesitantly.
"That's right, if you don't believe me, you can go out and ask. He is still waiting for me outside." Anna said, "I won't waste time and tell you what I have to say directly. What I just said is true, so Master Raymond is always like this Only magnanimous people can be so angry. You can confirm yesterday's situation with Master Lyon. He even treated Master Raymond's injuries personally. You may have heard that Master Raymond and Master Lyon have always been incompatible. If not, At the moment of life and death, Master Raymond will never accept the help of Master Lyon. Therefore, we can accept your apology, but we hope that your government can restrain Hansen and prevent him from appearing in front of Master Raymond again. This is very important to us. It’s good for both sides.”
"Yes, you are very pertinent." Butler William said quickly. Compared with Master Raymond, this Master Anna is really easy to talk to. He thought he would not be able to complete the task today, so he gave the servant a With a wink, when the servant handed the box he was holding to Anna, he smiled and said, "Then, thank you very much and Mr. Raymond for accepting our apology. Your generosity and kindness are admirable."
Anna took the box calmly and nodded lightly: "It's better to have many friends than many enemies, so I'll say goodbye and wish you a happy life."
Anna walked out of the affairs department steadily, without feeling the weight of the box in her hand at all.
Watching her disappear behind the closed door, Butler William suddenly asked in a low voice: "You just said that Master Anna is still a civilian?"
They happened to be talking about this before Anna came in.
The three-star mage from the Ministry of Affairs said: "Yes, I think you should have the same feeling as me. She does not look like a commoner. In fact, she just came to Black Cloud City half a month ago. Maybe she was once a noble in a certain city. Miss, she ran away from home for some reason, so she became anonymous."
"Fortunately she is here, otherwise..." Butler William sighed with emotion and did not say any more, but everyone could understand the unfinished words.
The way Master Raymond looked like just now, I'm afraid it won't stop until there's a bloody storm.
Anna walked out of the office with the box in her arms, and walked up to the devil and Natalie in two quick steps.
"I think it would be too easy for the York family not to let them shed some blood, so I will take this for you." Anna said.
She is still a little greedy for the things in this box, but the worst thing after being framed by Hansen was the demon who protected them, and it was Raymond's body that was injured. These things should be compensated to Raymond's family.
However, if the devil insisted on giving it to her, how could she refuse? These things haven't passed through the hands of the devil yet. She is also one of the people being hunted by the monsters. It's not too much to pay a small amount as mental damage compensation, right? Natalie should also get a small share, and everyone was frightened.
Anna was still thinking about how many gold coins she could get and whether she wouldn't have to do tasks to earn assessment fees, when she saw the devil take the box and then turn around and leave.
… No, are you leaving now? Not even polite enough to share a point with her? Is this his attitude of pursuing people
Anna was a very reasonable person. It shouldn't be her money. She was embarrassed to take the initiative to ask for it. When she thought of the devil's blood-soaked appearance yesterday, she felt that this box should be compensation for him.
She quickly adjusted her mentality and figured out which task to start to earn her first pot of gold. Her current capital is only a few dozen silver coins, and she cannot afford tasks that require a lot of early investment, such as most potion pre-preparation and preparation tasks. But at present, she does not need to spend the money to fight World of Warcraft to obtain potion materials. She has not yet been able to do it by herself. She can only win by hugging the demon's lap and lying down. However, his mental strength is now damaged, and he may not be able to recover until the promotion assessment. Take her with you to the line of life and death.
Of course Rotgar knew that Anna was short of money, and he also saw the somewhat reluctant look in Anna's eyes when she handed over the box. He wavered for a moment and wanted her to accept it, but when he thought of it, she would not be short of money. , and there was no need for him to take her to the line of life and death to get potion materials to earn mission rewards, so he changed his mind.
It would be better for Anna to remain without money.
When the three of them walked to the service desk, Rotgar gave the box to Teresa quite casually and asked her to take care of it, and then went to the cafeteria to eat with Anna and Natalie.
Rotgar is becoming more and more reluctant to part with this body. Never before has the progress been as smooth as this time. Otherwise, he would have left this body long ago and gone directly to kill Hansen. Even if he caught Hansen and tortured him to death in front of the entire York family, what would they do to him
But he really couldn't let go of the favor he gained from Anna as Raymond.
While eating in the cafeteria, Natalie couldn't help but quietly pay attention to the mage "Raymond". When she saw him eating civilian food without any objection, she couldn't help but be secretly surprised.
Even she had to go through a mental struggle to eat in the cafeteria in the first place. Master Raymond is really admirable!
Anna takes this in stride.
Perhaps because the devil is not a human being, he definitely understands the hierarchy in the human world, but she doesn't care. She has seen him eat in different bodies, and he really eats what he is given, and he is not picky at all. He is very easy to feed.
After the three of them had lunch, Anna planned to make money. She gave Natalie the task of continuing to go to the meditation room to master spells, and sent the devil to the Raymond family's carriage to ask him to go home. Of course, she did not forget to serve. Take the box he kept on the stage.
"Raymond, you can't see that your face is paler than paper." Anna persuaded the demon who seemed to be about to faint at any time to get into the carriage and go home. "If your condition worsens because of me, I will be very upset." . Please go back and rest as soon as possible. You will be better soon before you can take me to the line of life and death again."
Rotgar thought it made sense. If he held on, human beings' weak bodies would only get worse. He really needed to rest now.
Rotgar, who was very satisfied with today's progress, nodded to Anna and said goodbye: "See you tomorrow."
Seeing the devil's carriage go away, Anna returned to the association's office hall and checked the tasks in the task column again.
She wrote down the long-term task issued by the two-star mage to pre-process a certain kind of vine grass, and asked Theresa: "Is that Master Dawkins still collecting the pre-processed extract of vine grass for a long time?"
Teresa, the know-it-all of the Mages Association, smiled and said: "Yes, this long-term task has been set out for two years. Master Dawkins still comes to me once a week to ask if anyone will take it. He always complains to me that every time he experiments The new potion required at least fifty parts of the extract, so he had to spend a full five days preparing it, which made him very distressed."
As she said this, she winked at Anna playfully: "Mr. Anna, don't look at the small reward given by Master Dawkins. In fact, he is a very kind and generous person, but his funds are limited."
Anna smiled, it seemed that it was very reliable to take this as the task to make the first pot of gold.
"When did Master Dawkins come to complain last time?" Anna asked. She plans to practice preparing the extraction solution by herself first. If it succeeds and the effect is good and the efficiency is high enough, she will then contact Master Dawkins and talk to him in person.
Teresa said knowingly: "He comes to see me every Saturday at noon. That's after he has used up the extract prepared day and night for five whole days and has to end the experiment on the new potion."
Anna looked at it and saw that today was Friday. She would try to confirm her ability this afternoon, and she could wait here tomorrow.
Teresa suddenly looked at Anna's side and smiled: "Mage Lyon, are you back?"
Anna turned her head and saw a piece of paper in Leon's hand, and handed it to Teresa: "Okay. Please help me register and ask Master Samuel to come to me. In addition, is there any new introductory induction course for the association recently? ?”
"There have been no new members recently, Master Lyon." Theresa took the task list, registered it skillfully, and said, "Master Samuel should come to the association in the afternoon, should I tell him that you are in the meditation room? ?”
"Well, the meditation room on the first floor." Leon said.
After Teresa registered, Leon looked at Anna and smiled: "Anna."
Anna was a little happy to see Leon. He saved them yesterday. Judging from his tired appearance, he must have just come back from the line between life and death.
"Mr. Lyon, you're back safely too, that's great." Anna smiled.
Leon smiled: "I accidentally overheard your conversation just now. I'm sorry. If you want to preprocess the thorn vine grass, I know a little trick that can improve the efficiency. You first use the fire element to crisp its outer skin, and then use water Elemental processing reduces extraction time.”
Anna's eyes lit up and she said gratefully: "Thank you very much, I will try it!" She said a little embarrassedly, "I have reported yesterday's matter to the Ministry of Affairs, and the York family has made compensation. Maybe the Ministry of Affairs will I will also come to you to verify some information, and I am very sorry to cause you any trouble."
"You don't have to be so polite, you should." Leon smiled, "You... Just be fine."
Anna then asked Leon for some academic questions before leaving with unfinished business.
She went to the pharmacy, and first went to the materials department to buy one silver coin of wattle grass. If it was not wasted, this one silver coin of wattle grass could be used to make ten extracts and sold for fifty silver coins. The grass itself was not worth much. High, but because of the trouble in pre-processing, Master Dawkins only offered a reward of twenty gold coins.
One silver coin can earn fifty silver coins, which is not very attractive to mages whose families are not short of money. After all, it takes too much time, and their time is very valuable. But for Anna, this is a huge good thing. She is just a mage apprentice now and can only spend time in exchange for money. When she becomes a high-level mage in the future, she will also use money to buy time.
There are very detailed records on how to pretreat thorn vine grass in "Basics of Potions". Anna has tried it once or twice before, but she didn't think carefully about whether there was a way to streamline her time, so it took a lot of time.
And this afternoon, she came to experiment to see if she could reduce the preprocessing time. By improving efficiency, she could increase the production capacity per unit time.
First, use the method mentioned by Lyon to pre-treat the wattle grass with the fire element, and then press and extract it with the water element.
Because each extract will form its own small system, coupled with limited mental power and limited controllable elements, these extracts cannot be stewed in one pot and can only be made one by one.
Anna knew that her mental power was stronger than that of ordinary mage apprentices. She had secretly compared it with Natalie. Natalie could use the water wave technique ten times without stopping, and then she would feel tired. Considering that Natalie's talent is not very good, the number of times a normal mage apprentice uses the most basic spells in a row should be between fifteen and twenty times.
And now she feels nothing even after using the most basic spell twenty times, and it will take about fifty times before she feels tired. But if she multitasks, using two primary spells at the same time, or using spells commonly used by one-star mages, then she can use them about fifteen times.
After processing an extract, Anna looked at the time. It took a total of forty-five minutes, which saved a lot of time.
Then she felt her mental power. If she continued to pre-process, she could probably process it fifteen times in a row, spending nearly twelve hours to make fifteen extracts.
An ordinary mage apprentice can only deal with it up to six times in a row, and has to rely on meditation to regain mana. In other words, if you work hard, you can only earn thirty silver coins a day, and you can't even afford a sky crystal. No wonder no one wants to work as a coolie. After all, Master Dawkins is only a two-star mage, not a powerful person. .
The next thing Anna tried was to make two extracts at the same time. She has two hands, and she always feels like she's missing out if she doesn't use them both.
The first time they did it at the same time, because of a moment of distraction, a portion of the thorn vine grass was burned by her fire element.
The second time we did it at the same time, the first step of the fire element crisping was no problem, but the subsequent water element extraction, because the conditions on both sides were different, it was a bit difficult to do two things at once. Anna still failed and almost exploded the beaker. .
The third time I did it at the same time, there was still a problem with the extraction step, but it was much better than the second time.
The fourth time, still failed.
The fifth time, there were not enough thorn vines for two servings, so Anna spent a silver coin to buy ten more chopped brambles and continued trying.
When the thorn vine grass bought with the second silver coin was almost used up, Anna was already sweating on her forehead and her mental energy was about to be exhausted. But luckily, she succeeded in the last two times.
She can spend forty minutes to make two portions of wattle grass extract, and her mental power is enough for her to process 20 portions of wattle grass ten times in a row. It takes less than seven hours in total, and she can earn one gold coin.
This business is so easy to do, it’s so profitable.
Anna temporarily deposited the prepared wattle grass extract at the pharmacy management office, free of charge. No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Each mosquito is worth five silver coins, so of course she can't throw it away. The shelf life of these extracts is longer than that of prepared potions. Generally, they can be stored for about a week if the environment is not extreme. Therefore, Master Dawkins can make them for five days in a row and make fifty portions before using them together.
Anna dragged her tired body to meet Natalie in the meditation room. After asking her about today's training, she briefly reviewed the training with her, and then went home.
And it wasn't until she yawned and opened the door to her room, and saw the large figure of Ep lying on the meditation mat, that Anna remembered that she had picked up a naughty child last night.
Aip didn't have much reaction when he heard the sound of opening the door. He just raised his eyelids and looked at Anna, and said feebly: "Why did you come back? Why is there no food in your room? I'm starving to death!"
Anna was a little apologetic. After all, she had completely forgotten about this boy. She even forgot to buy herself some food.
"Just wait, I'll go out to buy food." Anna didn't go in, and was about to turn around and leave, but before closing the door, she turned around and said, "When I come back, I want to see that you have tied yourself up, otherwise your There’s no more food!”
Anna slammed the door and left. Aip stared at the door and muttered dissatisfied: "Who can tie themselves up like last night!"
Having said that, after Anna left, Aip still picked up the rope, frowned and recalled how Anna tied him yesterday, and made signs with his ankles.