The Book of Hibernation

Aldin told Winter Thistle to shop around and buy anything he needed.Winter Thistle had no money, so if he really wanted to buy something, wouldn't he have to ask Aldin for silver coins?

Thinking of this, Winter Thistle felt a little embarrassed. Aldin saw what he was thinking, pulled him aside, and handed him a ring.

The ring itself is not luxurious, it is made of rough silver, and the ring face is inlaid with two-color shells, which form a scaly pattern.The ring came off Aldyn's middle finger, but it was too big for the Winter Thistle and fit only on the thumb.

Aldin explained that if Winter Thistle wants to buy something, there is no need to ask him for a wallet, just tell the seller to sign the bill.When signing, it is natural to hold the pen with the right hand and reveal the ring on the hand. The seller will understand the meaning when he sees the ring.

Aldin also specially reminded not to write "Winter Thistle" when signing, because this name is too special. It doesn't matter what name you want to sign except your real name. You can write any title, even if it's just a graffiti.The seller recognizes the ring, not really depends on the content of the signing.

It was only then that Winter Thistle realized that they would not have any cash transactions here, and these sellers should be paid from other channels.

Afraid that Winter Thistle would be uncomfortable, Aldin said that he couldn't understand magic-related things and would go to another place to look at antiques.He made an appointment with Winter Thistle, and finally returned to meet near the market gate.

After Aldin left, Winter Thistle was a little cautious at first.When he bought a bottle of solvent by displaying the ring for the first time, he gradually became less polite and began to integrate himself into this secret market.

He bought several potions that he could use in his research, and a large bag of herbs.The businessman seemed to recognize the ring, not only understood the meaning of signing the bill, but also treated Dongji himself with respect.

If these people respected Aldin, why didn't they respond to Aldin himself?When Aldin didn't walk away just now, he shuttled among the crowd, no matter whether he was a buyer or a merchant, no one looked at him much.

Dong Ji thought about it, probably because these people respect the reputation of the chamber of commerce, but they don't know every person in charge of the chamber of commerce.

As Winter Thistle crouched to inspect a pile of roots, someone tapped him on the shoulder.He thought it was Aldin, but when he looked up, it was a strange woman.

She is thin and small, with a slightly stooped standing posture. Her dresses are made of gray coarse cloth, and she also wears a brown cloak with a hood.If she hadn't been facing Winter Thistle, Winter Thistle would have mistaken her for a little old lady.

Before Winter Ji asked, the woman said softly, "Do you want shadow stone powder?"

Shadow stone powder is a kind of base casting material. It was originally produced in the free city-state of Fesisit. It is not taboo, but the output is very small, it is rare in the market, and the selling price is very high.

"Do you have any?" Winter Thistle stood up.As far as he knew, some people would smuggle shadow stone powder, not only selling at a lower price than the firm, but also not leaving transaction records.For spellcasters, transaction records are very important things. Experienced refiners will know what magic you have been researching recently after seeing what you have purchased.

The woman nodded to Winter Thistle, turned around and got into the crowd.Winter Thistle followed her at once.

He was not afraid of this woman's evil intentions.Winter Thistle is a half-elf, and is already a little thinner than ordinary human men, but this woman is half a head shorter than him, and her body is a little smaller, so she doesn't really look threatening.

The two passed through the crowd, turned left and right, and came to a small tent in a corner.The woman got into the tent, clapped her hands at Winter Thistle, and told him to come in too.

The tent was not big, and after the two of them came in, there was basically no room for a third person.The two sat facing each other on the carpet, and the woman sighed: "I'm sorry. Let me tell you the truth..."

"You don't have Shadowstone Dust, do you?" Winter Thistle asked.

"Yes. You see it?"

Dong Ji slumped her shoulders in disappointment: "I didn't see it just now, but I saw it after I sat down. You are not a material dealer at all."

The thin woman smiled bitterly and said, "I don't want to sell you something, I want to buy something from you."

"purchase?"

"Are you a refiner? I have been observing you, and I guessed it when I saw the things you bought."

Winter Thistle didn't deny it.Among spellcasters, it is not surprising to see this amount of information.

"What do you want to buy?" Winter Thistle asked.

The woman said: "I want [-] grams of black scopolamine paste, and it needs to be processed into finished products. There is also Shrike heart, which is finished in powder form. You should understand what it means."

Winter Thistle waited for her to finish.

She fumbled in her clothes, and took out a beautiful square necklace, only the pendant, without the chain.The base of the pendant is made of thin silver-gray steel, which is similar to the material of casting weapons. There is a piece of clear amber embedded in it, and a small black substance is sealed inside, like blood from ancient times.

Winter Ji stretched out her hand, and the woman put the pendant in his palm.He took a closer look: "This is an unenchanted amulet base, do you want me to enchant it?"

"Yes. I need you to enchant it. In addition to the two things I just said, there is this. That's all I want."

Winter Thistle asked, "Is there blood catalyst in this amber?"

"It's the blood of the northern night owl."

Winter Ji frowned, paid attention to the movement outside, and said in a low voice: "Then it can only be enchanted to trigger curses, and if it is made into a magic storage container, it can only be adapted to necromancy school spells."

"It can be made into a magic storage container," the woman said, "I know you are not a necromancer."

"But you are a necromancer," said Winter Thistle.This is not a question.

The woman nodded: "Yes, I am. Although some raw materials can be bought here, it is difficult to buy the services of a refiner. So I need you."

"Then how do other necromancers do it?" Dongji thought of the stillborn corpses he saw before, and there must be other necromancers active here.

"They buy what they need, and then go back to their own land and process it slowly. They have a familiar refiner in their hometown, or they can barely cope with it. But I am different. I don't have a laboratory, and I These things are needed urgently.”

Winter Ji's face darkened: "You mean...you are in Harbor City, do you need these things urgently? Do you need them here?"

The woman heard the doubts hidden in his words: "After hearing these ingredients, you have already guessed what kind of spell I am going to cast, right?"

She is right.Hearing the refined black scopolamine ointment, shrike heart powder, and Chufa blood amber, Winter Thistle already roughly guessed what she wanted to do.

"You want to raise the bones?" said Winter Thistle.

In fact, several other materials are needed to complete this type of spell, but those are simple finished products, and she can buy them directly in this market.

"Not only that, but the bones you want should be buried in a sheltered cemetery, surrounded by magical barriers, you have to dissolve the barriers first. After you get the bones, you plan to manipulate them for a long time and bring them to some Where are you going...what on earth are you going to do?"

The woman said: "You are neither a priest nor a hunter of the dead, why do you care so much? What kind of spell I want to cast, does it have anything to do with you?"

Winter Ji shook her head: "I have no intention of judging your actions, but I'm afraid you'll hurt me."

Although Shandonia is more tolerant towards necromancers, it is not tolerant enough to allow them to do whatever they want.If a necromancer commits extremely profane acts, he will still face arrest and punishment.

Winter Thistle also served necromancers in the past, as long as the transaction was kept low-key, it would not cause any major trouble.But the situation is different now. He and his younger brother Ryan are working together, and the two are integrating into the Ten Sail Street Chamber of Commerce. At this time, if something unexpected happens, it will not only affect him alone.

The woman sighed: "It's okay to tell you. From the dose I need, you should be able to tell that there are not many corpses I want to raise. What I want are three people. They are buried in the cemetery in Harbor City. I can name them Tell you."

The woman brushed her hair as she spoke.It was only then that Winter Thistle discovered that she was wearing three rings on her two hands, two of which were magic items, and the third was just an ornament—a faded plain silver ring with white crystals inlaid on it, which is Engagement ring styles.

She continued: "The corpses I want are two surnamed Tal and one surnamed Emer. One is my father, one is my brother, and the other is my fiancé."

This answer was a little unexpected.Winter Thistle wanted to say "sorry", but felt that this was very unprofessional.They were talking about spells and risks, and they weren't talking about family affairs, so there was no need to put on a limp attitude... So he held back.

Winter Thistle asked, "Since they were buried, why did you call up the bones of the three of them?"

The woman replied: "I want to take them home. They all died in accidents and were buried in a hurry. I searched for many years before finally finding their graves. I want to take them back to their hometown and bury them in the cemetery of their ancestors." ...Perhaps you noticed, I'm not native, I'm from Ord. You know how far it's going from Sandonia's harbor town to Ord? Even if I could dig them up secretly, I can’t transport three corpses by myself, of course I want them to be able to walk by themselves and come with me.”

Winter Thistle nodded.This woman was covered with the aura of necromancy. If she went to negotiate with the temple, the temple would definitely not agree to let her move the bones of her relatives, so she could only think of some heretic methods.Although the Temple of the Day Patrollers will not arrest necromancers for no reason, they don't have a good face towards necromancers.

"What you want is not difficult to make," finally, Winter Thistle's tone softened, "but they require different construction periods. The difficulty of black scopolamine ointment is very low, but the construction period is relatively long and requires patience. The blood amber storage method requires at least three months. God, Shrike Heart Powder will be enough for a day or two. The problem is, I don’t have too many necromancer school ingredients here, so I need to buy them separately, or provide them to you.”

Seeing that the refiner wanted to take over the job, the woman let out a long sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her tense little face.

She said that of course she provided the raw materials. Not only that, she also has various raw materials that cannot be found in the regular market. If Dong Ji wants it, she can take it away at will and treat it as work compensation.

It is a good way to barter things and skills.Many people in the market did the same.Winter Thistle agreed to this payment method.

In the female necromancer's luggage was a small amount of Bei Yexiao's blood and a small bottle of Raven's blood.They are all excellent spell-casting catalysts. Because they are widely used in the necromancy school, magic item shops don't like to put them on display, and they only sell them secretly to acquaintances if they want to sell them.Winter Thistle accepted these two items, and he could also use them for his own research.

In addition, he made a request: There are people in the market selling broken bones and dried organs, which are not from animals, but from humans.Things are not very expensive, but no one dares to sell them publicly outside.Dong Ji pointed out several such things and asked the female necromancer to buy them and give them to him.

This is also part of the reward.The two bottles of blood catalyst are the cash for the reservation, and the purchase of these things is the final payment, which can be paid in a few days.

The female necromancer agreed, and looked at the half-elf playfully: "Unexpectedly, you are quite naughty. Let me do the buying of dangerous goods, so that you can keep a low profile. In fact, I can buy them for you today." , it doesn't matter if I pay you the 'full amount' directly."

"No, I'll come back in a few days, just give me the next time we meet." Winter Ji said.

On the one hand, it was because he would definitely come again, and on the other hand, it was because...he had to meet Aldin today, and he didn't want to go back with a few suspicious small packages.

Ordinarily, he didn't need to be so cautious. Since Aldin brought him here, he was definitely allowed to buy strange things, and even offered him such an opportunity.But Winter Thistle still wanted to restrain himself, at least at first.

After negotiating with the female necromancer, Dongji took her belongings and prepared to leave the small tent.The female necromancer said to him: "The next time you come, if you can't find me, just ask someone for 'March'. Of course, this is not my name, it's just for you to find me."

Winter Ji nodded, habitually wanting to announce his name, he opened his mouth, but suddenly felt inappropriate.

While he was hesitating, the woman named "March" smiled and shook her head, with a finger on her lips, and made a gesture of seeing him off.