When evil gods hold a meeting in my head

He pulled eight pieces of calming tree bark from his pocket!

Their shapes are neat and their bark is intact; they are the eight most complete pieces of bark I've seen in the glass case before!

In fact, he had always been very interested in the ingredients mentioned in the "Fear of the Undead" potion recipe, and even secretly observed the other glass cases, trying to find other ingredients such as split grass extract and black dead fish blood.

Unfortunately, it wasn't found...

"One hundred gold coins!"

"How much?" Richard asked in surprise, thinking he had misheard.

He didn't give the herbalist a chance to say two hundred, raised his hammer, and quickly brought it down again.

The shards of glass allowed the hammer to unleash its power, and with each strike, the glass pierced deeper into the glass!

The blow slammed into the herbalist's mouth, making it swell several sizes larger; his lips were red and swollen, and his jaw was crooked...

But a strange laugh, a mixture of pain and pleasure, appeared on his face: "Two hundred!"

Richard now realized that this herbalist seemed to be a masochist with a tough exterior...

He struck several more times with the hammer.

The herbalist didn't give in, but unexpectedly changed his mind: "If you bring a hammer next time, I might consider lowering the price..."

amount……

It was even more outrageous than expected.

But as the walls of flesh and blood drew ever closer, Richard quickly accepted the premise that the herbalist would be thoroughly beaten: "One gold coin, eight pieces of bark."

"make a deal!"

Richard tossed the gold coin into the herbalist's hand, and the calming bark emitted a dazzling white light that lingered on the bark, as if marking the purchased herb.

A mark that belongs only to Richard!

The herbalist explained, "Trading in the abyss eliminates any possibility of being kidnapped. If needed, you can come and trade more often."

If I could find another way to examine Luke's memories, I would never come to this godforsaken place again!

The moment he put away the calming bark, a small door, like a wormhole, appeared before his eyes.

Juliet exclaimed joyfully, "Look!"

"I saw it."

Richard glanced at the herbalist a few more times, and then, just as the wall was about to collapse in front of them, he pulled Juliet and jumped in.

Behind his back, which he could not see, the herbalist swallowed the gold coin, and his injuries healed instantly.

"Gold coins! I want gold coins!"

……

Rental house at No. 17 West Street.

White doves hovered around the roof, their cooing never ceasing.

In the room on the first floor, a dark tunnel was expanding. The opening was initially only the width of a thumb, but after a few seconds, it gradually swelled to a size large enough for an adult male to pass through.

Richard led Juliet out from inside.

He gasped for breath, exclaiming, "I'm really back!"

At this point, Juliet was unconscious, breathing heavily, and occasionally snoring.

Richard looked around the familiar room.

Everything around them remained as usual, except that Juliet's door was still open, and the mysterious ritual patterns on the bed remained in place... The dark tunnel shrank rapidly and disappeared without a trace after the two of them came out...

The two of them acted as if they had never been to any "abyss"!

Richard carried Juliet back to the room, a thought popping into his mind: "Could there be something hidden in the room?"

He wanted to search the drawers and fireplace, but he wasn't sure if he was safe...

Because Luke isn't here!

Did he not return from the abyss and remain there as an energy source, or has he returned through some other means?

Richard had no confidence in this.

"I think I should go back first..." He felt it was best to slip away first.

He needed to be even more cautious with Juliet and Luke, these two mysterious figures. Heading to the gallery that very night to escape this dangerous place was an excellent choice!

"That's the decision!"

Actually, Juliet probably didn't know that he was her neighbor, and their homes were only a few planks apart... Richard thought to himself.

He quickly left the room and gently closed the wooden door to Juliet's room.

The corridor was filled with the pungent smell of mud, the musty odor of old wood, and the strange scent of the calming bark in Richard's pocket...

His heart was pounding, as if he hadn't yet recovered from the fight.

The sheer awe-inspiring experience of traveling back and forth through the abyss is overwhelming!

At that moment, the hammer Richard conjured with his ring could no longer be maintained; it turned into mist and returned to the ring. The flames on the edge of the top hat had also long since died out.

His magic was completely depleted.

Who exactly is Luke... Richard was extremely troubled. Why were so many things getting to him?

He didn't even know where this model student from the University of Tehran had gone!

Even if the other party is still serving as a source of energy for resupply in the Abyss Palace, at least it would give people some peace of mind.

The problem now is that Richard has no idea whether the other party is still in the abyss... He is a little scared that Luke may have already returned to this rented house without a trace, or even be hiding in some corner, secretly observing him!

That would be terrible… He looked ahead in the corridor, where the flame of the oil lamp flickered slightly, casting a shadow on the ground that looked like a terrifying ghost.

The backlash from the "I Am the Emperor" potion in the Knight Order is even more terrifying than I imagined. The smell Luke left behind in the real world is so pungent...

[The little snake's condition is very unstable; the recorded footage may become blurry or even disappear over time or due to fluctuations in magical energy!]

Richard gasped, realizing he might be one of those unlucky souls.

Strange things always seem to happen to you at once!

Even the slightest rustling of the wind or the slightest movement of the grass would tug at his nerves.

He needed to get out of here quickly… The gallery was the safest place he could think of right now; perhaps he could see Anna again there. Although Anna might also be the one instigating Luke to do evil, her methods of appearing always relied on “illusions.”

Richard suspected that she might be trapped somewhere, which was why she was trying to "win him over" so that he could help her escape... If that were the case, she wouldn't be able to harm him in any way!

When that time comes, we must find out exactly what happened!

Even assuming, hypothetically, that Anna's decision to investigate Naansanho herself might stem from the inconvenience he caused her? Or perhaps the two are mortal enemies... In any case, going to the gallery would give her more options...

Richard returned to his room, lost in thought, and retrieved the small snake he had previously placed there.

Stroking the snake's scales brought a strange sense of comfort... He sighed inwardly at his bad luck, then without further hesitation, ran out of the room, closed the door, and tiptoed down the creaking wooden stairs.

As he passed Juliet's tightly closed door, he held his breath and listened carefully. There was no sound inside; his naive neighbor, who thought she had discovered the truth of the world, was still asleep.

...He dared not linger any longer and quickly ran out of the rented house.

The temperature difference between day and night in Metz is huge. Even though it's summer now, Li felt unusually cold. The wind felt like knives scraping his face!

A light rain was falling outside, and the streets were dimly lit by the streetlights... Richard unconsciously lowered the brim of his hat, his head heavy, and walked towards the "Steam Gallery" along the route he remembered.

On the quiet street, only the sound of his hurried footsteps could be heard.

"If we happen to encounter a horse-drawn carriage on the road, let's splurge a little..."