Chapter 339: What’s the girl’s family?
You choose...
The choice the woman offered was very monotonous.
Either admit your identity or turn around and leave.
Su Xia underestimated this sixth-level pharmacist. He thought she was just an abnormal woman, but he didn't expect her to reveal his true identity in just a few words.
Is this woman a friend or an enemy?
Su Xia thought to herself.
From what she said, it can be judged that she knows Dad.
At the beginning, the Zero Point Tavern invited Dad to join many times, but he refused.
I think many senior executives of the Zero Point Tavern should have had contact with Dad, such as Fan Lu who was killed by Su Xia before.
But Fan Lu had ill intentions towards his father, as could be seen from his previous behavior in the pharmacy. If Yu Tuo and Mo Se had not appeared at that time, who knows how long that guy would have continued to make trouble.
Today, Fanlu has become a thing of the past.
As for this woman...
From what she said before, we can analyze that she is not familiar with the cities in the southwest region, but she is familiar with the pharmacists living in this area.
The road of pharmacy in this world has just started. Masters teach their apprentices entirely through word of mouth. There is not even a normal textbook. It is not advisable to work in isolation. Many pharmacists are in contact with each other, and they occasionally exchange experiences and verify each other's ideas.
At this moment, the woman opposite suddenly said, "I have seen the rest of the recipes you created."
It was a simple sentence, but it made Su Xia's heart skip a beat again.
With the help of two experience books, he did create some recipes, ranging from level one to level three, but only two people had seen these recipes.
One is Dad and the other is Yu Tuo.
Every time Su Xia created a new recipe, Dad would be the first to watch it and give some praise.
Yu Tuo was watching when the mechanical tribe was searching for the pharmacy.
Given the current relationship between the Zero Point Tavern and the Mechanical Clan, it is unlikely that Yu Tuo would sell those formulas to the Zero Point Tavern. He has no motivation or reason to sell them.
"Don't guess, it was the old guy who showed it to me." The woman spoke again, her tone relaxed, looking at Su Xia.
"The formula you created is very special. It has an unconventional way of thinking that seems to not belong to this planet. This kind of thinking cannot be seen in other self-created formulas. Only in your formula can this kind of thinking be seen."
After hearing this, Su Xia's attitude towards this woman became clearer.
Su Xia's creative thinking was greatly influenced by the two books of experience. Although his current abilities were still limited, his ideas in some aspects had already surpassed the current level of this planet.
The recipe for [Dream Enchantment] that he showed the woman was a direct reward for the mission. It also did not belong to this planet and was very different from the regular fourth-tier potion formula.
Therefore, the woman guessed his identity directly.
Seahorse City is very close to Coral City.
With the means of a fourth-level pharmacist, it is easy to learn the art of disguise.
She guessed that it would be inconvenient for Su Xia to meet her in Coral City, so she quietly ran to Seahorse City, changed her name and joined the tavern.
"Aunt and Dad seem to have a good relationship?" Su Xia finally spoke. She did not directly admit her identity, but she indirectly acknowledged the woman's guess.
Even if his identity as a pharmacist was exposed, it would not have much impact on him.
In the eyes of many people, he is just a guy who sells his skills for fame and fortune with good talent but bad character.
"Me and that old guy?" The woman said calmly, "We can't say we have a good relationship, but we can barely be called friends."
friend?
This word flashed through Su Xia's mind.
It seems that they are very good friends, otherwise my father would not show those recipes to the woman.
You know, a genius who creates a large number of formulas by himself can easily attract the attention of the outside world. Once exposed, it will cause Su Xia a lot of unnecessary trouble.
And the fact that the father can give the recipe to the woman with confidence is a kind of trust.
"You have much better talent than that old guy, don't waste it." The woman suddenly said, "The road between me and that old guy has been cut off. It's difficult to move forward. I don't see any hope."
"Why?" Su Xia asked.
“Vision, thinking, and limitations.”
The woman pointed her finger forward and pointed at Su Xia's head.
She pointed at the formula on the table and said, "Psychic power has brought great changes to the world, but it has only been around for more than 20 years. A large number of new professions that have emerged with psychic power are still in the exploration stage. They may not be fully explored in the next hundred years. Do you think that old man and I can live for another hundred years?"
"Auntie still looks very young."
Su Xia told the truth, the woman looked to be in her early forties.
Pharmacists have many ways to regulate the body. As long as nothing unexpected happens, it will be no problem for you to live to be a hundred or twenty or thirty years old.
The woman smiled and said, "I am already over sixty years old, about the same age as that old guy."
Su Xia said: "With the development of technology, age may no longer be a limitation."
"You have some ideas...you think more than me and that old guy."
The woman looked at Su Xia and said, "The old man and I have almost formed a fixed way of thinking. We are bound by the framework we have accumulated over the years. When we explore the way forward, we will unconsciously put on the shackles of past experience. You are different. I see a lot of new things in your formula."
"Maybe young people prefer to try more." Su Xia said.
“No, your two brothers can’t do that.” The woman shook her head and said, “They are very talented, but they have always stayed within the framework created by that old guy. If they can’t get out of this framework, their highest achievement will at most be the same as that old guy’s.”
Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu, who were far away in Coral City, didn't know yet that they were directly rejected by a sixth-level pharmacist.
In fact, for them, it would be good enough to achieve the same success as their father.
They regard their father as a family member and have never thought about surpassing him or achieving great success. As long as the family is safe and warm, that's enough.
In the past, if it weren't for Dad's devilish training every once in a while, the two of them might still be at the second or third level pharmacist stage.
"In fact, the old guy's departure this time will do a lot of good for you three, especially for the two of them. It may allow them to go their separate ways." said the woman.
"Auntie, do you know why Dad left?" Su Xia asked.
"Of course I know." The woman looked at him and said, "Do you think I would believe the rubbish reported by the outside world? If I believed it, would you still have the chance to sit here and chat with me?"
"Auntie, do you know where dad is now?" Su Xia asked again.
"I don't know. I don't want to say."
This answer is a bit strange...
If you don’t know, then forget it. But what’s the point of not wanting to say?
It's a bit contradictory, but Su Xia is too lazy to analyze it.
"You can rest assured. With the old guy's ability, it won't be easy for the mechanical clan to catch him." said the woman.
"Auntie, do you know about Gu An?"
"I know. I can't help it."
The woman said calmly, "In terms of potion talent, Gu An is stronger than your two brothers and slightly weaker than you, but in terms of personality, he is the most straightforward of the four of you brothers. If he were sitting here, he would immediately acknowledge his identity instead of beating around the bush with me."
Su Xia did not comment, but just said: "The world is difficult and dangerous, it is never too much to be careful."
It was precisely because of his straightforward character that Senior Brother Gu An was captured and tortured.
With his abilities, if he had been a little more cautious, he wouldn't have turned into the monster he is now.
"The conversation between you and me is limited to this room." The woman said, "In this system, I have the highest authority. Others cannot enter and cannot view any information."
"Auntie, I am weak and have to be cautious."
"Okay, be careful." The woman didn't seem to care. "Tell me your purpose. What do you want the wine for? Do you want to drink it yourself?"
"Help a younger generation of mine to find a marriage." Su Xia did not hide it.
"You're using this level of wine to propose marriage?"
The woman's expression changed slightly, and she seemed a little confused: "Who is the woman's family? The Lord of Dragon City? The first generation of the mechanical race? The co-founder of the Zero Point Tavern?"
Su Xia shook her head: "Neither, it's a local family in Kaiba City. Its comprehensive strength should be ranked in the top fifteen among the local forces."
“…”
The woman was silent for a long time.
She stared at Su Xia's face, staring at it, not knowing what she was trying to see.
After a long while, she couldn't help but say, "If you have nothing to do, you can make a few more recipes for me to refer to. Don't waste time on such trivial matters."
Su Xia nodded immediately: "I understand."
The woman said calmly: "You should cherish your time when you are young, and don't wait until you are old to regret it."
"I understand."
"Forget it, you can take five bottles and go." The woman waved her hand. "You can use one bottle for the marriage proposal. You can take the remaining four bottles back to Coral City and give one bottle to each of your two brothers. You can keep two bottles for yourself to drink slowly. This wine can warm the mind and nourish the nature. It has many benefits for the body. The ingredients are precious, so don't waste it."
"Thank you, Auntie." Su Xia immediately expressed her gratitude.
"You're welcome. I'll come see you next week."
"Um?"
"Why, you're not welcome?"
"Welcome, of course!" Su Xia nodded repeatedly. Who wouldn't welcome a visit from a sixth-level pharmacist?
This is a rare opportunity for both him and the two Beatitudes.
Since Dad left, there are only three of them left in the store.
But the three of them were all fourth-level pharmacists, and their communication with each other did not improve much.
Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu are okay, as they can occasionally get some new inspiration from Su Xia, but Su Xia can only rely on himself.
In other pharmacies in the city, the highest level you can find to communicate with is a fourth-level pharmacist. The only fifth-level pharmacist is Sijidao's master.
"I have a lot of new ideas recently, and I can ask you for advice." Su Xia said sincerely.
"It's not about asking for advice, it's just about communicating with each other." The woman said, "In fact, it's the same here, but you don't trust this remote system, and it's probably not going to tell you anything good. I can only go to Coral City."
"Auntie, be careful on the road."
"Are you worried about those little mercenaries who rob people on the road?" The woman smiled. "I heard that the wandering mercenaries in the southwest of the continent have been causing a lot of trouble recently."
"It's quite powerful." Su Xia replied.
"It's better to be strong. I haven't fought for a long time. It would be boring if the opponent is too weak."
“…”
Seeing the woman so confident, Su Xia didn't say anything else.
He was well aware that high-level pharmacists could kill people without them being seen.
When my dad first built the pharmacy, he traveled around various cities looking for material suppliers. He almost never hired bodyguards and was often alone.
The number of robbers who died at the hands of Dad remains a mystery, and even the Zero Point Tavern has no specific data.
"That's all. I have things to do." The woman looked up, as if checking the time. "I'll talk to you next week."
"Okay, Auntie, take care."
Su Xia stood up and made a farewell gesture.
As soon as he finished speaking, the woman's virtual image disappeared, and the projection equipment in the room dimmed.
After a moment, the whole room returned to its previous dimness, with only a few blue light strips left on.
Su Xia sat down again, sorted out the recipes spread out on the table, folded them up, and put them back in his pocket.
After putting it away, he looked towards the door.
"How am I supposed to get out?"
Su Xia stood up and walked to the door, pressing the doorknob, but the handle didn't move at all.
This door is very heavy and soundproof, so even if you knock hard, people outside probably can't hear it.
He looked around and there was no button or anything like that.
"It seems that we can only wait until Liu Yinjia receives the news..."
…
At this time, the time was almost half past nine in the morning.
On the underground floor of the tavern, in front of the bar, two level five creatures had not yet left.
The other pub members did not dare to approach and only dared to sit farther away, so the bar was very quiet and only the two younger generations, Afeng and Liu Tongjia, dared to sit here.
In addition to the two of them, the store manager Liu Yinjia was also there.
The five of them were waiting for news from Su Xia.
A Feng looked at the time and felt a little uneasy: "It's been an hour and a half. Even if the master wants to see the formula, it won't take that long, right?"
At first he was quite confident, after all, the formula was approved by Boss Hu Hanhai.
But as time passed, his confidence was slowly disappearing like snow under the scorching sun.
Liu Tongjia, who was sitting next to him, also had little confidence, but still said, "It shouldn't be. Maybe the master hasn't entered the projection system yet."
"It's been so long and you haven't logged into the system yet?"
"It's normal. The Master's world is different from ours. She might need several hours to think once."
"A few hours..."
Afeng was helpless, and normal people really couldn't understand it.
If an ordinary person thinks about it for a few hours, he will most likely be considered a mental patient.
"And then..."
Liu Tongjia opened his mouth and wanted to say something more.
But his master Liu Yinjia was right next to him. When he thought of the previous scolding, he didn't dare to say anything more. He could only pick up the wine glass and drink.
In fact, there is another possibility - maybe the master and Su Xia got along very well and were chatting all the time.
But this situation is just a thought, the possibility is extremely low.
Few people would believe it even if I told them.
On the other side, Hu Hanhai and Liu Jinjia were also communicating.
Liu Jinjia sent a message to Hu Hanhai: "Can you access that system?"
Hu Hanhai replied: "If even you can't do it, how can I?"
Liu Jinjia: "It's rare to have such a long time. It's impossible for them to communicate. The gap in status is too big."
Hu Hanhai: "How is it impossible? Everything is possible!"
Liu Jinjia: “…”
He didn't reply, picked up the glass and drank in silence.
At this moment, the store manager Liu Yinjia, who was standing nearby, suddenly felt the phone in his pocket vibrate, and there was new message.
Is there a result over there?
His heart moved and he immediately took out his mobile phone to check the content of the message.
Sure enough, it was the information over there, and the specific content was very simple:
[After the discussion, the master was very satisfied with the recipe. He gave five bottles of fruit wine to the tavern member "Liuxing" and upgraded his authority.]
Hand out... five bottles?
Liu Yinjia was shocked all over and thought he was seeing things.
