Yin Luna and Xia De, who was holding Mia, immediately chased to the door. Because the stairs were a little far from the hotel door, although the merchant started running one step ahead, the three of them arrived at the Hymn Square outside the hotel almost one after another.
It was already morning, and the square was bustling with people. The merchant did not show his extraordinary strength, nor did he rush into the crowd. Instead, he turned around and ran into the alley on the side of the hotel.
Yin Luna also chased into the alley ahead of Xia De, but just as she turned in, she saw the merchant holding an open suitcase and showing her the goods in the box:
"Ma'am, would you like some medicine?"
Between the lid of the suitcase and the suitcase itself, there are three layers of open metal brackets made of simple pulleys and levers. On each layer of the bracket, there are small metal welded grids, which are filled with colorful pills of various shapes.
Yin Luna's eyes widened suddenly, and she felt a bone-chilling cold wind blowing through the alley, and then she felt her body become much weaker. Countless cold hands in the void grabbed her arms, and then the cold feeling spread throughout her body. Flu, enteritis, bronchitis, dragon poison, multiple diseases appeared at the same time, but because of her strong physical fitness, she was exempted from them one by one.
Some kind of malice was staring at her as the suitcase was opened. Yin Luna didn't want to respond, but her mouth said uncontrollably:
"My body is healthy and I don't need pills."
The fake medicine merchant continued to ask:
"Are you really free of disease? Think about it carefully. If you take two more steps towards me, you might actually be sick."
After he finished speaking, Yin Luna actually wanted to take a few steps, and the nameless malice became stronger. She was really thinking about whether she had any disease, and then she remembered that she was worried about her weight recently, so she paid attention to her diet at every meal, and often went to the underground venue of the church and the Carina Manor outside the city to practice magic to consume the fat stored in her body:
"I may have been a little... "
At this time, Xia De had also arrived. Because he didn't know the characteristics of the other party's relics, he reached out and covered Yin Luna's mouth to prevent her from continuing speaking.
Yin Luna was one level higher than Xia De. Although her physical fitness was not as exaggerated as Xia De's, if she really wrestled with Xia De, the time wasted would be enough for the fake medicine merchant to escape. Fortunately, Yin Luna was not controlled too deeply, and she did not want to move, so it was easy for her hands to be tied by the silver halo flying out of Xia De's hand, and then she honestly did not move.
So the fake medicine merchant, with half of his face wrapped in bandages, pointed the open suitcase in his hand at Xia De:
"Sir, do you want to buy some medicine?"
"Meow?"
Mia poked her kitten's head out from between the buttons of Shade's windbreaker, and then Shade pushed it back in. The cat was of a different gender than Shade, so the relic was not asking about her.
Just like Yin Luna just now, Xia De also felt the wind that froze him to the bone. At the same time as his body felt extremely weak, invisible malice in the void grabbed him with hands.
"Do I have a disease?"
Xia De also asked himself this question in his heart.
I don't think so.
“I am in good health.”
Xia De said in a relaxed tone, reaching into his pocket as he spoke. When the fake medicine merchant wanted to suggest that he take a few steps, Xia De had already taken out the plague doctor ring that he had taken off Mia's tail this morning and put it on his finger:
“I thought, even if I have physical problems, this ring will help me.”
He shook the ring on his finger, and the merchant seemed stunned for a moment, then he closed the box dejectedly, and all the illusions and malice disappeared. The dirty words on the wall and the smell of garbage under the alley became so real and clear at this moment. Shade hated this kind of alley.
There was only a small abnormal black shadow under the feet of the "fake medicine merchant", and something was moving in the shadow:
"That damn plague doctor, even if he died, he would leave his ring behind and steal my business."
"Do you know the original owner of the Plague Doctor's Ring?"
"I know him. I saw him in the Fourth Era, but that was a long time ago."
The businessman stepped back and said:
"Since you have this ring, I won't sell you pills. Goodbye~"
As he was about to retreat into the inexplicable darkness that appeared behind him, but Yin Luna, who was a little annoyed, refused to agree:
"You can't leave!"
Holding the dark golden scale in his hand, the scale symbolizing the power of the ancient gods radiated light, directly dispersing the shadow behind the merchant. At the same time, Xia De pointed his finger, and a silver thorn bush emerged from the soil under the alley, instantly blocking the exit at the other end of the alley.
"Really? This is what happened so early in the morning."
Yin Luna threw down a spell to prevent ordinary people passing by outside the alley from seeing what was happening in the alley:
"Tell us what you are. If you can't explain it clearly, we two wouldn't mind fighting with you."
"Oh, I'm just a businessman, you don't need to do this."
The businessman with a bandage on his face said, as if he was afraid of the scale in Yin Luna's hand, and took a step towards the wall:
"I am rarely discovered by the church. Currently, only the Serkses Higher Medical School has recorded my story at the beginning of this era. I remember it was a... Secret Keeper-level relic."
For humanoid relics, the lowest danger level is the Secret Keeper level.
"Are you spreading diseases and curses, or selling pills?"
Yin Luna asked again, Xia De stood aside without saying anything, but was ready to take action at any time.
"What a strange question. How can you sell pills without spreading disease?"
The businessman was surprised by this and explained his business model:
"Mortals are always filled with hatred and resentment towards each other, so someone came to me and asked me to give the disease to his or her enemy. The disease, no matter whether it was contagious before, and no matter whether it was highly contagious under normal circumstances, once it is sold by me, it will become extremely contagious. In this way, someone will come to me to cure the disease, but I will only cure one person. Others who are infected will hear of my ability and come to me for treatment. Therefore, I can earn more than double the reward."
He nodded and said:
"So the Sukses Higher Medical School called me the 'plague merchant' and believed that as long as I appeared, a large-scale epidemic would break out. This is not accurate. I only cause large-scale plagues occasionally."
Then he was speechless. In Yin Luna's hand, a spear with leaping golden lightning appeared. The crackling sound of the sunlight spear made Xia De, who was so close, even feel the temperature around him rising:
"Leave this city and don't show up again within ten years!"
Humanoid relics are extremely difficult to contain, and are usually sealed or exiled. Although they threatened to fight, this is the Song Square in the northern part of the capital, where there is a lot of traffic, so Xia De and Yin Luna must not fight with them. In addition, if the other party really releases the plague indiscriminately during the fight, then this matter will be difficult to end.
That's why Yin Luna made this request.
"Of course, no problem, heir of the ancient gods, since you have captured me, and your companion still has that damn ring, then you have the final say."
The businessman said, Yin Luna still didn't give up:
"It's against the rules for us to let you go. You should give us some compensation."
In fact, this is not a violation of regulations and is a special case that deserves special treatment.
"What do you want?"
The businessman asked after a moment's hesitation.
"If this ring is used by a non-human creature, the side effect is a shortened lifespan. Is there a way to overcome this?"
Xia De shook the plague doctor ring again.
"This is a relic property, not a disease or curse."
The businessman immediately shook his head.
"So do you know how to heal the earth?"
"You are not talking about the incident in the south of the Old World? Oh, sir, do you think too highly of me?"
The businessman was startled.
"So do you have a pill like the Relic Elixir? It can cure all diseases and curses."
Yin Luna also asked, and the businessman shook his head again:
"You two probably have some misunderstanding about me. If I were really that powerful, why would you block me in this alley? Although I am a humanoid relic, I... How about this, inheritor of the ancient gods, I will give you the power of healing. If you want to heal others, please do it yourself."
He then opened his suitcase again and threw a glass conical bottle containing white pills to Yin Luna. Yin Luna took out the pills and sniffed them suspiciously, then swallowed them after Xia De checked to make sure they were safe.
"Thaumatology - Sunlight Healing. When my hands come into contact with naturally generated sunlight, I can spread this light to those who are suffering from diseases or curses, including myself, and thus heal them. It is not very effective for ordinary injuries. This is very similar to the church's divine spell Sunlight Healing. Although the church's divine spell can only heal oneself, the effect is stronger than this, and it can heal diseases, curses, and ordinary injuries."
Yin Luna said, but Xia De knew that she was very satisfied with this achievement.
Xia De then looked at the businessman, who nodded:
"I sense the glow of the moon in you. Moon-type healing powers are numerous, and you still have that ring. How about this, I'll give this to you."
He also threw a small glass conical bottle to Shad, but there was no pill in the bottle, but a black stone with golden engravings on the surface. The engraving was a very ancient rune "Earth". Shad felt an extremely strong miracle element.
"This is not mine. I picked it up. Although I cannot heal the earth, I have thought about how to deal with the problem. This is a treasure I found in an ancient earth shrine in the last era. The 'Earth Rune Stone' can enhance the holder's power related to the earth and make him immune to some effects of the earth curse. Don't be too greedy. I know this is probably not suitable for you, but this is all I can give you."