The front yard of the small villa in the west of the city.
Mrs. Halaya swayed her body and walked Ivan to the door. There was a faint smile on her face, indicating that she was in a good mood at the moment.
"Mr. Ivan, you are the most gifted boy with languages I have ever met."
Her voice is always soft and gentle, and one can hear the sincerity in it.
Ivan smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliment. I'll take that as a compliment."
Hearing this, Madam Hara pursed her lips and chuckled: "Haha, of course it's the truth. Your talent for languages is beyond doubt. See you tomorrow."
She had reason to praise him. She was amazed at the boy's comprehension and spirituality. He had only studied for less than twenty days, but his progress was equivalent to that of others in two or three months. He had already mastered the ancient language of Gaoganda.
Of course, the young man's diligence and hard work are also indispensable. Who would not like such a student?
"Thank you for your hard work, Mrs. Halaya. See you tomorrow."
After leaving the villa, Ivan saw that it was still early, so he walked slowly towards the east of the city.
Compared with the south and east parts of the city, the west part of the city is more solemn, with patrols often walking around, so the public security is naturally the best in Feiyu Port.
As the saying goes, "enemies often meet on a narrow road." When Ivan saw a man walking towards him, he secretly thought it was bad luck.
Just like last time, Roseside quickly stepped in front and said, "Hey, Ivan, my friend, we finally meet again." Looking at his enthusiastic look, people who didn't know would think that they were very good friends.
Ivan's fists were itching, but thinking that this was the west of the city, he suppressed the urge to take action.
"Get out of the way."
"You're smart enough not to make a big deal out of this. Otherwise, we'll show you what means are used."
Roside subconsciously lowered his voice, his words threatening. Ivan said nothing more, looking at him sternly.
Roside didn't care about his gaze at all. Thinking of his current predicament, he glanced around and pointed to the alley on the side and said, "I think we need to talk further. Don't be ungrateful, otherwise I will beat you up every time I see you."
"Don't mess around, this is the central area of the city."
Ivan showed a trace of panic on his face, and reluctantly followed Roseside into a secluded alley.
Seeing that no one was around, Roside said impatiently: "Brother, money is a bit tight recently, get some--"
"Bang!"
What was waiting for him was a handful of grey powder, the hemp powder hitting him head on, making him feel another kind of fiery enthusiasm.
"Ahem--you're cheating!"
"Mad, I was looking for you."
Ivan turned a deaf ear to his accusations and showed an attitude of not giving in to his powerful position.
He kicked Roside hard in the stomach, knocking him against the wall behind him, and he couldn't help but curl up and squat.
Thinking of the poisoning of his previous body, Ivan kicked the enemy's neck with a whip kick, and then kicked wildly, his feet landing on Roseside again and again.
In just a dozen seconds, Roseside had lost his previous arrogance and became like a wild dog with its tail tucked in. He didn't even dare to whimper, for fear of attracting a more severe beating.
"Hoo—I'm tired."
Finally, Ivan stepped on the big head and let out a long sigh, as if he was spitting out the anger in his heart.
Hemp powder is a highly irritating powder with a slight toxicity. Old Orr did not teach him this knowledge, so he made it himself based on its medicinal properties. It is a simple auxiliary means and is kept on him for future use.
I never thought that it would come in handy so soon, and be used against my former enemy. This preparation is definitely wise.
"You are so poor, you are welcome to come and get beaten next time."
Ivan searched a few silver coins from him, walked out of the alley with a look of disgust, leaving Roseside howling softly.
Because they were in the west of the city, although Ivan seemed to have beaten Rosede hard, he actually didn't do much harm to Rosede's bones. The knight's squire was thick-skinned and had rough flesh, so it was more of a humiliation.
He was not afraid that Roside would go to the patrol team. They were not nobles, so they could not expect the patrol team to take care of such trivial matters. If Roside went to them, he would inevitably be blackmailed first.
After a while, Ivan returned to the Marichatton house in a happy mood. He went straight to the alchemy room at the back. As soon as he approached, he heard a quarrel coming from the backyard.
"Shame on you, really shame on you, you have the same face as me, yet you do something like this."
"He is a nobleman and we are commoners. It is not shameful to compliment him."
"Your compliments are not flattery, but flattery. He is just a country baron, and you don't even want to be paid. Today I am really impressed by you."
"Countryside barons are also nobles, and their rewards can be paid with prey."
"You are—hopeless!"
The second brother, Biman, was complaining to the eldest brother, Paul, probably because a certain task was not negotiated. Paul refuted with reason and evidence, which made Biman speechless and left in anger.
Ivan didn't want to witness such an awkward scene, so he quickly hid in the alchemy room to avoid making the meeting between the brothers even more awkward.
Less than half a minute later, Biman's voice rang out the door: "Ivan, you're back."
"Beaman."
Ivan had no choice but to open the door and welcome Biman into the house.
Biman's face looked a little gloomy. He first looked around the alchemy room. It was actually very simple, with only a set of simple alchemy equipment and a few small boxes of medicinal materials.
"Did you hear everything?"
After a pause, Ivan nodded: "I listened to a few sentences."
Seeing that Biman wanted to say something, he quickly added: "Don't ask me to judge who is right or wrong. You know, our family has always had difficulties in the issue of nobility, and it is difficult to tell right from wrong."
Hearing this, Biman fell silent.
There has always been a pain point in the Marichatton family, and that is the title. From grandfather to father Red, and then to Paul, they have always been biased in this regard. The reason is their unwillingness and desire for the title, and they have the ambition to restore the glory of their ancestors.
People are always like this. The more they care about something, the more difficult it is to maintain their normal behavior standards.
"Why."
Beeman sighed.
Then he changed the subject and said, "It must be expensive to learn alchemy." He looked at the instruments and herbs in front of him and estimated that the expenses were not small, and his brother had no other major income.
Ivan replied: "A little bit, I'm not short of money, really."
Seeing that Biman didn't believe him, Ivan did some calculations for him and told him about his study of the ancient Gaoganda language in the west of the city to prove that he could maintain all his expenses.
Beeman was visibly stunned, he was a little unprepared for his brother's growth.
After a while, Biman patted him on the shoulder and praised him, "Good boy, I didn't expect you to be better than me."
Biman had no idea that his medicine-making skills had improved so quickly and were already bringing in a considerable income.
After thinking for a while, Ivan took out a small glass bottle from his pocket and handed it to him: "This is red tung powder, I made it."
Biman took it without hesitation and continued, "You can make red tung powder, so you can make other things like detoxifying water, insect repellent powder, and deodorizing powder. Do you want me to help you sell them?"
He traveled all over the country with the Giant Shield Mercenaries and visited many places. He could easily find sales channels and bring more wealth to his brother.
Ivan shook his head: "It's good to cooperate with Old Or, and I won't consider anything else for the time being." The market is so big, he can't stab Old Or in the back as soon as he learns something, not to mention that he still has a lot to learn.
"Well, it's up to you to decide."
Biman didn't force it, nor did he continue to ask about the potion. He looked obviously more relaxed when he left.
Ivan continued to study the medicinal properties of various medicinal herbs.
[Pharmacy: lv2 (18/200)]
[Knight's Respiratory Science: lv1 (16/100)]
[Linguistics: lv1 (2/100)]
Not long ago, Linguistics was upgraded to level 1. After being organized and integrated by the Light of Little Wisdom, it was a talent in the eyes of Lady Halaya.
So far, he has accumulated two level 1 wisdom lights and one level 2 wisdom light. These are the basis for him to explore the water vortex potion, but he has to study the medicinal properties of various herbs first.
(End of this chapter)