Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 17 The Containment Bureau's Careful Selection

Ethan was stunned by the young man’s experience. Isn’t this the new era… no, the old era’s wine-selling tricks?
Although the times are lagging behind, the technology is far ahead. It saves the tedious process of accompanying customers with drinks and only takes three sentences to make customers pay 1 golden lion!

Ethan mixed in the crowd for a while and watched as he watched the young man being taken to a loan shark by a burly man led by a tout and borrowing a quick loan of 1 golden lion. When the tout took the golden lion away, the young man became extremely depressed. His eyes were dull and he forced himself to grin like a puppet.

Already gave up on himself.

Ethan further realized the horror of Hearth Bay, which made him depressed, not only because of the unknown young man in front of him, but also because of his plan to get a skill book for free. He originally wanted to find a bookstore to just read but not buy, but with the dangerous level of the merchants in Hearth Bay, he was afraid that if he touched the cover of the book, he would be forced to buy it?
forget it.

Ethan walked with the crowd on the merchant ship. After some observation, he roughly understood the layout of the ship. The deck of the merchant ship belonged to the individual passenger area. The vendors were temporary and sold everything, from food to wine, to some exotic small items. The manager of the merchant ship would charge these stall owners a site fee of 10 gold lions per day.

Fixed shops are all located in the cabins. Compared with the messy individual passenger areas, formal shops are much more organized.

Scroll shop, potion shop, tavern for purchasing intelligence.

Of course, if the guests want, they can "have fun" here. When Ethan was sightseeing, he was stopped by a girl wearing a veil and a dancer's long dress.

Take a look at the real 1 Golden Lion, and there are many value-added services when you enter the house.

He immediately stated that he was a zero-paying investor and walked away under the dancer's disgusted gaze.

Ethan sticks to a principle that he is just shopping and there is no way he can spend money. Despite this, when he passed by the Occult Bookstore and saw the notice board at the door that read "Reading Day, Half Price for Everything", he couldn't help but be tempted.

It was a wise decision not to bring a debit card.

Mugram's equipment store is not difficult to find, it is located in the most conspicuous position in the second cabin.

"Lao Mu's Psychic Shop", when Ethan saw the words "Selected by the Asylum Bureau" following the sign, he knew he was in the right place.

No one without some connections would dare to put "Shelter Bureau" on their sign.

As soon as Ethan walked in, the first thing that caught his eye was the dazzling array of goods on the shelves, medicine bottles, sprays, tool kits. These seemingly unrelated items piled on the same shelf gave him a great visual impact. The layout of the store was like a library, with shelves next to each other, leaving only a narrow space in the middle for two people to pass through. Once you were in it, you would be surrounded by goods from all sides.

"Are you hiring new people in the bureau?"

A weathered voice came from behind the counter at the door.

"Hello, I'm... a tree man!?"

Ethan stretched out his hand in surprise and pointed at the tree man standing behind the counter like a mascot. The reason he didn't greet him when he entered the door was because it didn't look like a living creature at all.

Ivy did not mention the racial issues of Mugram.

With its dry epidermis and almost brown skin, anyone who saw it would think it was a witchcraft product placed in a shop.

Two years after his time travel, he saw the rare species of tree man for the first time.

"You are not a tree man, I am a tree man."

This was obviously not the first time he was addressed like this. "I'm Mugram, the manager of this store. You can call me Laomu."

Realizing his own gaffe, Ethan immediately stated his political stance, "I'm sorry, this is the first time I've met someone from another race, but don't worry, I support the harmonious development of all races."

"Don't be so nervous. I used to work in the containment bureau just like you."

The tree man's face was unable to make any expression, but Ethan could hear the nostalgia in his words, "That was more than ten years ago. I was once as young as you."

"Hello, senior."

Ethan took the initiative to get close to him. Although he felt that a treeman investigator was full of incongruity, he still stated his purpose, "I'm here today to buy basic equipment."

"Well, let me see... It's the Ximu Town Intelligence Station. I'm going to reserve a copy of the Basic Gift Pack. It's ready."

The tree man flipped through the list with his inflexible fingers. "Yes, I also booked a tutorial for the accompanying equipment. Have you ever used these devices before?"

He bent down and carried out a box filled with sprays and pharmaceutical products from the shelves.

First, the spray. He unscrewed the cap and poked the diaphragm of the spray with his pointed index finger. "The 'Dark Creatures Repel 3.0' spray adds two more dark creatures, ghost toads and goblins, compared to version 2.0. It has made a major breakthrough in technology and can also have a certain effect on humans." "Is it effective on humans too?"

"It won't cause any actual harm, but it has a pungent smell. The formula contains the slime of SI-0733, which is a kind of excrement that is ten times more smelly than human feces. If you get even a little bit of it on you, people will think you've fallen into a pit of feces."

"Don't point the spray at me!"

Ethan was quick-witted and hid behind the shelf. He never expected that the first item would be comparable to a biological weapon.

"Hmm? That won't do. You'll have to get used to the taste sooner or later."

“…Why should I get used to this smell?”

Ethan had a bad feeling in his heart.

The tree man was not surprised and smiled, "Do you know how to use the spray?"

"When the dark creatures rush towards me, spray them in the face!"

Ethan was firm in his belief that this was the only way the spray should be used.

"You're such a newbie, you're dead. The correct answer is, when they discover you, or when you realize there are dark creatures around, you should spray yourself with this spray.

"Don't underestimate the wisdom of the research department. Data shows that most of the dark creatures known so far have aversion to excrement. So as long as you make your smell like excrement, they will instantly lose interest in you. In this respect, they are actually somewhat similar to humans. After all, normal humans will not attack a pile of shit."

Ethan suspected that Lao Mu was involved in personal attack, but he had no actual evidence.

And he thought about the other party's suggestion. What's the difference between this and a suicide truck?
So he made a decision.

From now on, you can no longer use Dark Creature Repel 3.0 on a killer, at least not on yourself.

"Teach me something else." Ethan poked his head out and scanned the medicine. The black, sticky solution inside was also filled with an ominous aura. He decided to skip these unknown liquids and pointed to an object next to the box that looked like an old-fashioned pager. He took the initiative to start a conversation, "What is this used for?"

"Where Are the Dark Creatures 2.1 fixes the bug in 2.0 that caused it to become ineffective due to interference from the evil god's sacrificial ritual. Simply put, this is a detector that you will have to deal with every day in the future."

Ethan breathed a sigh of relief, finally sounding somewhat normal, "Can this detector sense the existence of dark creatures?"

"To be precise, it's the stance waves they bring when they appear. Version 2.0 also adds a rating setting. Blue means everything is normal, yellow means there are signs of weak stance waves nearby, and red -"

The tree man's introduction came to an abrupt end.

This was supposed to be a routine demonstration, but the detector's pointer jumped to the very edge of the red zone the moment it was turned on, and there was even a tendency for the tester to burst.

However, this is the merchant ship of the Lofik family, how could there be out-of-control dark creatures appearing here?
"Red, what does it mean?"

Ethan swallowed. In fact, he had vaguely guessed the answer, but he just didn't want to believe it.

He was standing right in front of the entrance of "Lao Mu's Psychic Shop" and could see a figure walking towards here with heavy steps. Every step she took caused the ground to tremble. The mask was a pair of bloodshot eyes, and her gaze was now fixed on him.

This sad world is about to come to an end, and for a moment, Ethan had this thought.

The figure's clothes were soaked, clinging to her body, outlining her graceful curves. However, Ethan had no time to appreciate the scenery in front of him. When the figure stood in front of him, he spoke with difficulty, "Hey, why are your clothes all wet?"

The laughter under the mask sounded like the devil from hell. She raised her hands and gently held Ethan's face with her water-soaked leather gloves. "Yeah, why are my clothes all wet?"

Ethan smelled the sea.

This made him a little dazed, with only one thought left in his mind.

This uncontrollable anger and hatred...

It was clearly Uchiha Obito coming for revenge!

(End of this chapter)