They went into a back room with no windows and piles of sundries scattered all over; it looked like a storage room of some sort.
Gu Yu now saw that Erhard was in a western-style robe. The old man pressed his palm against the wall and the floor split open, revealing a staircase extending downwards.
"This way, please!"
He led the other five down into a much wider space—actually, it was even bigger than the entire cottage. There were tables, chairs, and many wooden cabinets, which were filled with all kinds of containers and laboratory apparatuses.
Erhard took a complicated-looking container out of a cabinet. The main part was a 30 cm flask divided into two layers. A few winding pipes were connected to the flask, all sealed apart from a single opening.
The flask was empty. However, after he dropped in a handful of magic powder, a strange and remarkable object emerged among the sprinkling particles.
