"Are you really all right, sir?"
Isabella looked at Azel who looked disheveled. Even so, she felt that the young man was even more attractive. Appears to be quite reckless and indifferent, but continues to work hard to achieve something. The woman began to daydream, a blush appeared on her cheeks.
"I should be the one asking. Your face is red, are you okay?"
Isabella was stunned for a moment. The woman smiled before replying, "This slave is fine, Master."
"Then you can go."
"Do you need anything, Sir?"
Azel stroked his chin while contemplating for a moment.
"Then bring me some fresh fruit and lemon tea. Don't forget to add lots of honey."
"As you wish, sir." Isabella bowed politely before turning to leave the room.
After Isabella left, Azel stared at a glass box on the table. In the glass box there is a pitch black locust the size of two fingers. In the body segments and eyes, there is a dark green color. It looks a bit dark and gloomy.
Azel pensive. Unlike rat poison, insecticides are actually not too difficult to make. Yes... at least in Azel's previous world and life. In this experiment, the young man tried to make natural insecticides from several types of plants such as chilies, onions and several other plants. Of course, because in the demon continent some vegetables have different shapes.
"Don't people say that insects hate onions? This is very unscientific," muttered Azel
Continuing to stare at the glass box, Azem thought of various ways. The grasshopper in the glass box suddenly gave off a faint glow. The area around the creature, like the branch it was standing on suddenly became more rotten as if poisoned.
'Wait! Poison? Rather than poison... this is more like magic, right?'
Azel thought as he stared at the grasshopper. Unlike rat poison, insecticides should not contain poison that is too strong. If the poison is too strong, Azel is afraid that the potion will not only kill the locusts, but also the wheat and other vegetables. Trying to make recipes that are natural and harmless, Azel is always faced with failure.
'Shit! Turns out I was wrong all along! It's a world of magic, man! Why am I still using the old logic!'
Azel cursed inwardly. Didn't think he was that stupid. More precisely... smart ass.
"Okay! I have figured out the problem. Then..."
Closing his eyes, Azel tried to find plants and several types of objects that had the effect of warding off locust poison. Apart from that, he was also looking for some things that were poisonous to the grasshopper or substances that could kill it.
Possessing a photo memory, Azel is confident in his memory. It's just that, because there is too much data in his head, the young man needs some time to look for it. About half an hour later, he opened his eyes.
"That's it!" Azel shouted.
The young man immediately took a blank paper, quill, and ink. Immediately, he wrote down some suitable ingredients for potion combinations. Several types of leaves, fruit, minerals, and more. After finding a suitable ingredient, Azel immediately calculated the composition or dosage that was right for the potion. Lots of numbers and scribbles on the paper, making the young man also amazed.
'shit! Even math is still useful in another world!'
Looking at the new sheet of paper that said the 'insecticide' recipe, Azel nodded in satisfaction. Without further ado, Azel immediately looked for materials stored in the small laboratory warehouse. Finished gathering the ingredients, he quickly placed them on the table.
Starting a fire, filling water in a chemical bottle, boiling, putting various things in and then dissolving it. One by one with the right dose. The time and temperature must also be right so that it doesn't fail. When all objects had dissolved, Azel immediately put out the fire. About ten seconds later, he tucked in two leaves that looked like tomato leaves.
When two leaves entered the dark green liquid, they immediately dissolved. Seeing that there was no reaction in the beaker, Azel swallowed his saliva.
'Failed again, huh?'
when he was about to give up, the dissolved leaves suddenly changed the color of the liquid in the beaker. The dark green color began to become brighter, light green. After a while, the liquid suddenly turned a violet color.
Seeing that the liquid in the beaker didn't change color, a brilliant glint appeared in Azel's eyes. He immediately exclaimed, "It worked!"
'Damn! The old adage is true, effort will not betray results!'
Excited in his heart, Azel looked at the grasshopper in the glass box. The corners of his lips lifted upwards. The young man chuckled, "Hehehehe... Time to take medicine, Mr. Grasshopper."
For some reason, now Azel felt happy. For four days he tried to give various samples of 'insecticide', but to no avail. When dripped onto the grasshopper, the creature even 'winks', as if it were in a sauna with a happy expression. It really hurt his pride!
Dripping a fresh drop of insecticidal liquid through the gap, Azel felt quite nervous. When a drop of liquid hit the grasshopper in the glass box, there was no response. This made Azel feel depressed.
"Shit! Another failure!" Azel exclaimed as he pounded the table.
When the table shook, a strange thing happened after that. The grasshopper, which had been 'silent', suddenly fell from the branch with a stiff body. Realizing that, Azel looked back at the glass box. After taking a good look, the grasshopper's eyes were blurry. The grasshopper's body was also dry, as if all the fluids in its body had evaporated and just disappeared.
Azel secretly swallowed his saliva while muttering, "It's a bit scary, isn't it?"
Shaking his head, Azel immediately confirmed everything. He opened the glass box and took out the grasshopper's body. The insect was completely dead and its body was as dry as a fossil.
Not satisfied with just that, Azel immediately took several glass boxes that had grasshoppers in them. The young man dripped drop by drop onto all the locusts. After a while, all the locusts completely 'dried up'.
Azel immediately looked down, his body trembling slightly. When he raised his head, a happy look could not be hidden from his face.
"Hahahaha! It finally worked! Damn it! I didn't expect it to be this simple," Azel exclaimed with a satisfied expression.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Hearing the knock on the door, Azel immediately pretended to cough. He tried to sit quietly then said, "Come in."
"Excuse me, sir. I came to report."
Looking back, Azel saw Elena who was standing with an even expression on her face. The beautiful woman looked so calm.
Meanwhile, Azel suddenly stood up and walked over to her. Slightly carried away, the young man suddenly hugged Elena and lifted her up a bit. He looked like a relieved high school kid after his graduation exam, or maybe it looked like a relieved college students after his thesis was accepted.
"I did it, Elena. I finally did it...."
dammit! Locked myself in the laboratory for four days, not coming out except to shower and wash himself. All my struggles have paid off!
Azel felt a soft and light body. It felt a bit cold like the wind in autumn. The scent is quite fragrant and calming at the same time. Closing his eyes, Azel felt comfortable now.
PRAAAK!!
The sound of something breaking glass was heard, making Azel open his eyes. He then saw Isabella who was standing at the door. The young mans eyes blinked, he then sniffed the fragrance and felt a softness.
Azel just realized that he was hugging Elena. Turning to the woman in his arms, he was surprised that the beautiful Dark Elf did not refuse and just remained silent with an expressionless face. The young man once again turned to Isabella.
"I can expla-"
Before finishing his sentence, Isabella suddenly gave a polite bow.
"This slave.... This slave saw nothing, Master! Please continue."
After saying that, the door immediately slammed shut. The sound of hurried footsteps soon grew quieter, clearly moving away. The room completely fell silent then.
Turning towards Elena, Azel found that the woman was looking at him with a cold expression. The young man immediately felt nervous, unconsciously swallowing his saliva.
"Elena... I can explain this... Ok?"
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