Just as Odis was about to say she wouldn't take their money, the vendor said, "Please give me two hours to go back and get this... um, the consultation fee."
He didn't know how to describe it, or what to call the money given to Odis.
The hawker had a few pounds in savings, enough to cover the medical expenses.
"Alright, then it's 3 pounds." Odis didn't insist any further, after all, he was playing the role of a wizard, not a philanthropist: "Go back and find some skull grass near the cemetery, wash it clean, cut it up, and boil it for the child to drink."
"Drink it twice a day for five or six days and you should be fine."
The child's spirit is still very weak and needs to be replenished with more spiritual energy. Herbs containing spiritual energy from the dead are the best supplements.
The woman quickly wrote it down: "Okay, okay."
Odis asked them to sit on the sofa and asked, "When did this child start showing these symptoms? Was anything strange before the symptoms appeared?"
"It started yesterday morning," the woman replied. "Before he fell ill, he said some strange things, like our neighbor turned into a dark shadow and disappeared."
"Not long after he said those words, he couldn't say anything more."
The child in her arms shrank back in fright when she heard her mother say this part of the story.
So they rushed their child to the hospital, spending all their savings and getting some medicine, but it was no use at all.
This morning, because the convulsions were getting worse, the vendor happened to be visiting his nephew. After hearing about the illness from his sister, he brought the child to Odis.
The mother exclaimed, "You are a truly amazing wizard! You took care of that monster in just a few moves!"
The vendor nodded repeatedly. A few days ago, after taking a bath with the medicine the wizard gave him, he felt very warm and refreshed, and didn't feel cold even in the cold winter.
After that, he was indeed no longer so unlucky.
At that time, in his mind, the wizard Gandalf was already a god-like being.
Odis smiled and said, "That monster is too weak."
At the same time, he sensed that the potion was starting to digest again, because the process of eliminating the monster was essentially a performance.
The two people in front of him were now convinced that he was the wizard, making this another very successful performance.
After Odis obtained the address, he said to them, "Don't go home today, go back tomorrow."
Although the vendor and his sister were somewhat puzzled, they quickly nodded.
After seeing the guests off, Odis immediately wrote to the "Mechanical Heart," believing that a very dangerous person must be living next door to the mother and child.
Moreover, he speculated that it was very likely a "hermit," which was Sequence 7 of the "Mystic" pathway, and he told "Mechanical Heart" to be careful in dealing with it.
After asking the coachman to deliver the letter, Odis estimated that the "Mechanical Heart" would not be able to take action until evening or nightfall after some preparation, so he told the two women not to go back yet, so as not to alert the enemy.
Afterwards, Odis retrieved several extraordinary weapons from the "wilderness of knowledge," then calmed his mind and began to write the outline of the "Compendium of Wizardry."
...
Just as Odis had expected, led by a squad leader from "Mechanical Heart," they surrounded the address Odis had provided as night fell.
Although their spirits did not sense any danger, they were still very careful when launching the attack.
But when they rushed into the room, they found that there was no one there at all.
This puzzled them, so they searched the room and quickly found evidence that it was indeed a hideout for members of the "Aurora Society".
However, the other person wasn't home; it seems they had just left not long ago.
The squad leader frowned: "Where could he be going?"
...
No. 66, Rose Street.
Before dinner, Odis received a 3-pound "consultation fee" from the peddler. After the peddler left, he did not continue writing the outline of the "Compendium of Magic" after dinner, but instead read the book in front of the fireplace.
He knew very well that he needed to be more vigilant tonight, since the monster had died in the living room, and he didn't know if the monster's owner would come looking for him.
If they can really find us, that would be wonderful.
The peddlers were already struggling to scrape together the 3 pounds, so of course they couldn't be asked for more money. They couldn't possibly be doing business at a loss, could they? If that guy dared to come, Odis would definitely have to find a way to keep him there.
That would be a huge profit.
If the other party doesn't come looking for them, they can only wait for the intelligence fee from "Mechanical Heart".
As is customary, such intelligence would cost around 20 pounds.
If you look closely, we didn't actually lose money, but most of the expenses weren't borne by the customers.
As Odis was lost in thought, the gas lamp suddenly dimmed slightly.
Odis immediately put down his book: "Come out, I know you've come."
No one answered.
Odis smiled and said, "Others may not be able to find you, but I do have a way."
As he spoke, he drew the sword that was placed to the side. The sword immediately sparked with electricity. It was the same sword that Lelouch had used before, a sword that could fill its blade with electricity.
Odis wasn't worried that the other party would be able to see through his identity with this sword, because this guy definitely hadn't watched Lelouch's match and wouldn't associate the "wizard" in front of him with Lelouch.
After Odis spoke her second sentence, the other party still did not respond.
So he slowly put on a black glove, then grabbed a handful of golden powder and threw it into a corner.
A halo of light suddenly rippled in the corner, flowing outwards like water, and the corner was no longer dark, but brighter than the area around the gas lamp.
"Not here," Odis said. "Then it might be here."
He then tossed a handful of golden powder towards another corner, which gradually brightened up, and the dark place disappeared.
"It's not here either." Odis grabbed another handful of powder. "Then I'll try over there."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
He sprinkled the powder evenly on the ground, and the shadows under the coffee table, sofa, and other furniture disappeared, but he still couldn't find the other person.
"Then there's only one place left." Odis suddenly looked up, and not far above him was a black, ferocious face.
It resembled a giant black bat, its gaping maw ready to tear Odis apart.
The bat's attack served as a signal, as black monsters darted out from the corners of the room.
They are agile and all have a terrifyingly large mouth.
Odis immediately threw out a large handful of iron-black powder, which hit many monsters, who rolled and fled amidst screams.
Odis rushed toward the gap, but was too slow. He was bitten by two black monsters, and his pointed wizard hat was snatched away by a large black bat on top of his head.
Odis raised his sword and stabbed a monster that was biting him.
Amidst the crackling of lightning, the monster screamed and fled.
Odis was only bitten where his clothes were torn; he was not seriously injured because his clothes contained a "defense array," which prevented the monsters from harming him for the time being.
However, at this moment, more monsters attacked, and Odis dodged their attacks in a somewhat disheveled manner.
Just then, a short knife emerged from the dim light of the roof and swiftly stabbed at Odis's shadow.
A smile crept across Odis's lips, and he suddenly raised his gloved hand: "Imprisonment!"
Suddenly, a viscous liquid appeared on the roof, enveloping the dagger and the shadow behind it, as if forming a giant piece of amber.
The hermit was quite surprised, not expecting that the other party would have a magical item with the "arbitrator" pathway, and that this magical item was of a high level.
The black glove was a sealed artifact that Odis named "Hand of Judgment." After all, the "composite magic circle" here was not yet completed, so he planned to use this sealed artifact to quickly eliminate the enemy.
It's best not to use this sealed artifact in Backlund right now, but as long as the target is eliminated, no one will know that he used it, so it's fine.
"Spirit Whip!" Odis continued to strike the enemy with the sealing artifact. The attack of "Spirit Whip" caused the "Hermit" unbearable pain. This path had already made him very mentally fragile, and after being struck by "Spirit Whip", he immediately showed signs of losing control.
Odis reached out her hand towards the ever-growing number of black monsters: "Exile!"
By this time, three monsters had already bitten him. However, these monsters were not very intelligent. Even though they could not harm Odis, they still bit him without hesitation.
Odis's "Hand of Judgment" emanated tremendous energy, as if these monsters were being pushed back into the dark corner by an invisible, immense force.
Odis dealt with them first because he was afraid that the monster might bite his face, since he didn't have any protective gear on his face.
After calmly driving away the monsters, Odis raised his hand again, pointing towards the short sword: "Death!"
With just a light punch, he struck the man on the head, knocking him off the roof and causing the dagger to fall to the ground.
At this moment, the effect of "imprisonment" had just ended. Odis stepped forward, stabbed the heavily wounded dark figure on the ground with his sword, and infused the sword with spirituality, using the spirituality to release an electric current.
The darkness churned and struggled for a while, eventually transforming into the shape of a middle-aged man.
Odis drew his sword, surprised at how easily he had dealt with a Sequence 7.
If Odis were to fight his opponent using "witchcraft" and extraordinary weapons, he was confident he could defeat him, but it would certainly not be that easy.
Odis took a deep breath and thought to himself: I was able to eliminate the enemy so quickly, all thanks to this glove.
At this moment, the gas lamp in the room dimmed a little more, and the darkness flowed towards Odis little by little like water.
Odis frowned; he soon realized that the surging darkness was flowing toward the dead "hermit."
At this moment, extraordinary characteristics have begun to be released. Does this mean he is not completely dead yet?