210 A Blunt Thorn (1/2)
”The Partial Poison Immunity Pill.” Daniel said while forcing a wisp of immortal essence to cover the grey pill, and moving it out of the small box and above his palm. He then slowly turned around in order to let the public get a good look at it, as well as letting his words sink in their mind.
The crowd had suddenly fell silent. Everybody knew the words that Daniel had just pronounced, but they couldn't place them together. There was no poison immunity pill in the small planet from which they came from.. Nor solar system, or even galaxy at that.
Noticing that nobody knew what to say, Daniel put the pill back into the small box, and said ”Does anybody have a question?” His tone contained a hint of embarrassment. He truly did not expect to shock all of these people into a coma.
Daniel's words reached their ears like a set of small flying knives straight through their bodies, causing at least twenty percent of the people in the hall to spring up on their feet, and shout questions at different volumes of voices. All of a sudden, the hall had turned from a quiet room, into the busiest of marketplaces.
”Hold on, hold on!” Said Daniel with a tone slightly more powerful than anybody else's ”The mister with the red hat!” He then added while pointing at a middle aged man that fitted the description. He was clearly taking the responsibility to pick an order that would allow people to ask questions.
Unfortunately, it didn't work. The crowd started to shout even louder, making it impossible for him to understand any of them clearly. This situation went on for a few seconds before Daniel, unable to stand it anymore.. ”ENOUGH!”
This shout carried the full power of a sixth stage immortal cultivator, and only the company heads, as well as the guards that had been lent by the governor, were capable of withstanding its power. Of course, Daniel hadn't used the mere power to quieten this crowd down. He had instead used sound essence, which was much more useful, as it would directly overpower the tone of their voices.
Quietness finally came back into the hall as the many company heads sat back down on their seats in a barely stable state of mind.
”The gentleman with the red hat. Please.” Repeated Daniel with a much more serious tone. He couldn't afford to lose control of the crowd now, and if the cost was to appear a little rude, then so be it. He was not planning on looking like somebody that could easily be pushed around.
The man with the red hat stood up once again, and asked ”Greetings head of the Golden Karma. My name is Rua, of the Ninima family.. My question is.. Can you go into deeper detail about what you mean with 'partial poison immunity'?”
”Of course Mr. Rua. I mean that this pill is capable of changing one's body, and making it permanently immune to a certain level of poison.” Responded Daniel with calmness. He was naturally not going to appear rude if people simply asked questions to him, after all, this is what he wanted.
”What level of poison are we talking about?” Asked a second man in the crowd out of the blue.
Daniel turned to look at this second man, and said ”Anything with a toxicity inferior to the poison of a two thousand year old ancient red carp.” His response was clear, and yet his tone was not that amiable anymore.
The jaws of every single cultivator that was adept in the arts of alchemy and poison making looked at the grey pill in shock. At least half of them could barely believe what they were hearing. To them, people who constantly came into contact with poisonous ingredients, this pill meant literally everything.
A third man, which Daniel quickly recognized as the head of one of the families which belonged to the poisonous rose, said ”What do you mean with 'To cure the Poison of the Night Blue Thorn'? Are you implying that this pill can also cure such a powerful designed poison?”
A faint smile appeared on Daniel's face, as he said ”I am not implying it.. I'm saying it clearly. This pill was designed as a permanent cure for the poison, which personally took me weeks of long work to create. But when I've found out about the actual pill I had created, I've decided to rename this pill as 'The Partial Poison Immunity Pill'.. As the fame of the poison is not worth the value of this discovery.”
Satisfied and yet not happy with Daniel's response, the man followed up with another question. ”How can we know that you are saying the truth?”
”I have personally ingested one of these pills, and I am willing to make a demonstration on my own body.” Responded Daniel with confidence. ”Anyone that is willing to waste one of your poisons in order to test my work, is welcome to come on stage.”
After hearing Daniel's words, an almost decrepit old man stood up from his chair, and slowly walked out of his seat. He wore a black robe, and moved around with a walking stick. Daniel could have easily teleported this man on stage, but he knew that that would look disrespectful towards everyone who was present. Almost as if his time was too important to wait a couple of minutes for this old man to reach the stage.
Exactly two minutes later, the old man reached the stage. Then, he took a small bottle out of his spatial ring. Daniel knew what this pill was, as he had had to check the contents of the rings of everybody before allowing them here.
”You know what this is?” Asked the old man with a croaky voice.
”An extract of blue primula. Same toxicity as the poison of a thousand years old Ancient Red Carp. Correct?” Responded Daniel while nodding slightly.
”Three drops.. And I will believe you.” Said the old man while handing the small bottle to Daniel.
Daniel turned to look at the grandstands, and said ”Is there somebody here that wishes to check the content of this bottle? I won't ask you to believe my words, or those of this elder.”