usatvline Chapter 138 Azoth's Theorem Proof (Part 6)
Chapter 138 Azoth's Theorem Proof (Part 6)
The night watchman turned his gaze to the old guard. "Also, do you really think that the curator who was so kind as to answer your alchemical questions on those occasions in the past was your beloved Cangyue?"
The old guard's eyes widened in shock: "That person... is you?!"
"Hahaha, even when I pretended he was the one who announced the next heir, no one doubted me. Now I don't need any disguises anymore. I've already been ahead of those mediocre people. Now they should be chasing after me!"
Conan shouted to stop the Night Watchman's behavior: "Then there is no need for you to threaten Sister Helena. She had no experience with alchemy before coming here. She can't help you complete the refining of the Philosopher's Stone."
Xiaolan also nodded: "Although your experience is sympathetic, it is not a reason for you to kill people and threaten Miss Helena!"
Conan had already prepared the watch-shaped tranquilizer gun at this time. As long as the night watchman slightly distanced himself from the blind girl, he could hit her.
To provoke the Night Watchman into revealing his flaws, Conan deliberately made a few sarcastic remarks: "Director Mars, you're obsessed with gold, but you use the cheap 'Fool's Gold' as your code name. Director Philemon, you're trying to give puppets thoughts, but you use the 'Puppeteer' as your code name. As for you, the 'Night Watchman' who stays on the snowy plains, you can never become the true sun!"
[Fool's Gold: Isn't this brat's intention to mock the three of us with just one sentence?]
[Puppeteer: Forget about my part. You three supervisors, go and give him some strength.]
[Professor: Can I watch the play?]
[Night Watchman: You have to help me. He has mocked me so much.]
"What did you say?" The night watchman pretended to be angry, left the blind girl and tried to move forward.
Conan noticed the flaw and took action immediately, but what he didn't expect was that Xiaolan also attacked the night watchman at the same time.
After taking a kick from Xiaolan, the Night Watchman successfully made the anesthetic needle aimed at himself hit Xiaolan who was attacking him.
Conan was dumbfounded when he found that his attack had the opposite effect.
The night watchman was rubbing his kicked shoulder with one hand, and with the other hand he held the scepter and pushed Xiaolan onto a pile of books nearby.
"Tsk, what a trick!" The night watchman brought the blind girl back to him. "Okay, now that the person in the way is out of the way, can we negotiate properly? Miss Helena, I need your help."
The blind girl offered no resistance. "If you really want my help, why resort to such extreme measures? This favor is surely not that simple. Besides, I also want to know the whereabouts of Director Arya."
"Director Arya used to get along very well with us, but at the critical moment when the Philosopher's Stone was about to be refined, she stole the unfinished product. It's obvious that she was eager to use this 'medicine' to heal her husband and daughter."
"Fearing her plan would be exposed, she left behind the key and clues and fled. The organization sent people to hunt her down, but unfortunately, she seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth and there was no trace of her. So we had no choice but to come to you."
"But don't worry. I'm only offering an equal exchange. As long as you 'physically' assist me with the final alchemy task, I will not only let you go, but also leave this library and all the alchemy notes as your inheritance. This is a huge fortune."
Fool's Gold's voice echoed from the darkness: "When did this library become your private property? Did you ask for my opinion?"
Fool Gold walked into the hall with his arms folded across his chest in displeasure. He then turned his gaze to Conan who was standing beside him and said, "Boy, I heard everything you said just now. I'll settle the score with you later."
Conan was sweating profusely: How could I forget that Fool's Gold holds grudges? I'm going to die...
"Director Mars, I've tried to win you over time, and you've always been willing to help me. Why are you so hesitant when it comes to standing by?"
"Of course, that's because I'm worried that my secret will be exposed." The speaker was the professor. He inserted the needle into his body, and then his body twisted and turned into the appearance of a lizard (crystal).
"Are you happy to see an old friend?" The evil lizard stuck out its lizard tongue. "You don't really want to take sides in this internal conflict, do you?"
Conan looked at the changes in the evil lizard in shock, and then slowly hid beside the old guard.
The old guard was also very shocked: "Director Mars, and you, you..."
Fool's Gold comforted the old guard. "Don't worry, Mr. Guard. You have nothing to do with what's going on here. Just stay out of it. You can even witness the birth of this great alchemical product."
After hearing this, the old guard closed his mouth silently, with a glimmer of desire in his eyes.
Fool Gold then said to the Lizard, "The Sculptor and the Prophet have already come to me. Rather than being threatened by the Photographer, I would rather join the Umbrella Soul."
The evil lizard was somewhat dissatisfied. "Joining either side won't benefit those who remain neutral. You have a lot of information about the strongholds in your hands. Can you guarantee that you won't leak this information to us old friends? Don't tell me you can keep your mouth shut. Everyone knows you're a money-grubber."
"What do you mean by greed? I call it 'friendship with a price'. It's an exchange of equal value. Now you can pay a small price to maintain our friendship."
The evil lizard looked at the playful Fool's Gold, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "You money-grubber, I'm convinced. I'll send you the 'hush money' later. But you can only bully a lonely person like me. Don't dare touch the old friends group at all."
"I'm not stupid. How can I handle the five of them by myself? Besides, it's your fault that you always keep to yourself and don't seek companionship."
The Night Watchman interrupted and brought the topic back to the refining of the Philosopher's Stone: "Now, Miss Helena, can you cooperate with me? No one can disturb us anymore."
Soon, the alchemical materials and equipment in the hall were ready, and the night watchman used a knife to cut open the blind girl's palm.
[Night Watchman: Helena, will it hurt? I've applied anesthetic to the knife, it will be fine in a short while.]
[Blind girl: It’s okay, just like a mosquito bite, don’t worry about me.]
[Doctor: Don't worry, I've checked these items thoroughly, and it's not Helena's blood, so it'll be fine.]
[Gardener: And this way, Helena can use this as an excuse to come to my flower shop more often.]
Seeing the blind girl's hand being cut and blood flowing into the cauldron, Conan was anxious. According to Maria's notes, blood is the price, so the amount of blood needed now is probably very large.
Conan didn't know what kind of potion was on the night watchman's knife that could keep the blind girl's blood flowing. He had to find a way to delay or stop the refining process. Although the blind girl looked able to hold on, her face was turning pale. He was very worried that if this continued, she would die from excessive blood loss.
But when he looked at Fool's Gold staring at him and the evil lizard with a look of indifference, he felt so powerless for the first time. Even if he kicked the cauldron with an inflatable football, it would be useless and might even make the Night's Watch angry again.