Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 50 Why didn't you say so sooner?!

Hillston, 117 Burningham Road, evening.

Ember returned to his residence from Queens and entered through the door.

"Can't you open the door and come in?"

Fors, who was lying on the sofa, rolled her eyes.

"I don't have the key."

"Embers said calmly."

"Then knock on the door! If you knock, I'll open the door for you, won't I?"

"I live here, why should I knock on the door?"

Yu Jin asked a question in return, then glanced at the girl lying on the sofa and said calmly, "Given your personality, if I really knocked on the door, you would probably question me about why I made you open the door when I could have used my abilities to come in."

"..."

Fors blushed, angrily pulled out a key and threw it at Ember, "Remember to open the door next time, or I'll report you for trespassing!"

Yu Jin took the keys with a rather forceful grip, but didn't argue with her. Instead, he asked, "Where do I live?"

"Hugh and I will live on the second floor, and you will live on the first floor."

"learn."

Yu Jin nodded calmly, glanced around, and then asked, "Where is Miss Hugh?"

"have no idea."

Fors said matter-of-factly, "She wouldn't tell me everything, but I reckon she's probably somewhere in the East End right now, doing what's right."

At this point, Fors couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I've told her so many times not to get herself into trouble trying to help others. If she ends up in jail again, I won't be able to help her."

"Oh, right."

After muttering to himself for a while, Fors continued, "I have submitted your manuscript to the publisher, and Sir William of the publisher is very satisfied and has announced that it will be published within a week."

"but."

Fors paused, then couldn't help but ask, "Does what you're doing really work?"

"As I said, this is an experiment."

Ember was quite unfazed by this, calmly saying, "It would be best if we succeeded, but there's no real loss if we fail."

"It's more than just no loss."

Fors rolled her eyes at him, suddenly feeling a little depressed.

By the time she wrote "Stormy Mountain Villa," she was already a well-known author, belonging to a small group at the top of the literary community.

Like the daily newspaper "The Penny," Backlund's books and magazines were usually priced at one sule per issue.

As of this month, sales of "Stormy Manor" have exceeded 150,000 copies.

This means that its sales have exceeded £7,500.

However, Fors, as the author, only received 10% of the proceeds, which left him with less than seven hundred pounds after taxes.

Even so, this amount of money is not small; it is equivalent to thirty years of income for an average person.

However, compared to the expenses for mysticism, it is still pitifully small.

After all, a single Sequence 8 potion costs at least four hundred pounds, and it's practically priceless.

"etc?!"

Fors seemed to suddenly realize something and subconsciously turned her gaze toward Ember.

"What's up?"

Ember sensed her gaze and turned to look at her, somewhat puzzled.

"You are an apprentice."

Fors said, enunciating each word clearly, "So you're playing the apprentice now so you can digest the potions as quickly as possible. And you're an official Beyonder, which means you have the apprentice pathway Sequence 8 'Master of Tricks' potion recipe?"

After saying that, Fors' eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Ember with anticipation.

"no."

Yu Jin shook his head.

"..."

The light in Fors' eyes vanished instantly, her small mouth slightly open, her expression stiff.

Overall, it looks somewhat empty.

"but."

Ember suddenly changed the subject, "The Church of the Night has it, and I can indeed obtain the magician's potion recipe."

"Could you give me a copy of the potion recipe after you get it?"

A glimmer of hope reappeared in Fors' eyes as she looked at the embers with anticipation and expectation.

"Can."

Ember nodded, but quickly added, "Four hundred pounds."

"..."

Fors' expression froze on his face again.

Ash.

Fors sat up straight and said seriously, "You are also an apprentice, and you also need the magic master's potion recipe to complete your advancement, right? In that case, we should share the cost of this potion recipe."

Yu Jin looked thoughtful and nodded slightly under Fors's expectant gaze.

"Right?"

With a smile, Fors pressed on, "So it should be two hundred pounds each."

"You make a lot of sense."

Ember initially agreed with Fors's words, but then suddenly changed the subject, saying, "But I refuse, because I can easily buy this potion formula myself and resell it. Why should I partner with you? Do I look like someone who's easy to fool?"

"Four hundred pounds, not a penny less!"

Fors' smile froze for a moment, and she quickly puffed out her cheeks and glared at Ember with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Just then, the sound of a door opening came from the entrance hall, and a petite girl dressed in a trainee knight's uniform pushed the door open and entered.

"Click!"

"I'm exhausted, what are you guys doing?"

After closing the door, Xiu stretched as usual, then saw the two people staring at each other in the living room and asked rather strangely.

"It's nothing."

Ember withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "It's just that Fors wants me to buy her a copy of the Trickster's potion recipe."

"A potion recipe?"

Hugh's eyes flickered slightly, and after a moment's hesitation, he suddenly asked in a low voice, "Can you get your hands on the Sequence 8 potion recipe from the Arbitrator's Path?"

"Can."

Ember nodded slightly. "Sequence 8 of the Arbitrator Path is Sheriff. I can buy it for you from the Church of the Night for 400 pounds."

"it is good."

Hugh was overjoyed and nodded eagerly.

Fors glared at Hugh with a hint of disappointment, "How could you give in so quickly!"

If you give her money so easily, then she won't have any excuse to bargain, right?

Unaware of his friend's unspoken thoughts, Hugh walked briskly to the sofa and sat down, asking rather casually, "Ash, is the night watchman's job very tough?"

"Hard?"

Yu Jin reflected on the day's events, stroked his chin, and said, "It wasn't too bad."

"For example?"

Hugh, somewhat curious, pressed on, "What do you do every day? Well, for example, what did you do today?"

"Today."

Yu Jin thought for a moment and slowly said, "I reported to headquarters at eight o'clock in the morning, and then received news that a night watchman had been murdered. I went to the scene to assist in the investigation..."

Yu Jin briefly explained the situation to the group, then added, "By the way, the murderer is at least a Sequence 7 Beyonder, and most likely a cultist from the Blood Cult or the Rose Cult. According to others' speculations, he is very likely to strike again, so try to avoid going out at night in the future."

Where did the crime occur?

Fors felt a chill and wrapped herself up tightly in fear, while Hugh calmly pressed on with his questions.

Hillston District.

Fors' body stiffened instantly, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

(End of this chapter)