Chapter 823: Han Hao aka Little Skeleton (1/2)
GDK 823: Han Hao aka Little Skeleton
Han Shuo was currently unaware of what happened in Celestial Pearl. He was at the City Lord’s manor house as Baum had invited him over.
Han Shuo had been surveilling Baum day and night using his demon generals. But other than hearing Baum instructing his divine guard to investigate Goldstone Enterprise, Han Shuo did not discover anything else that was suspicious. But that alone was enough evidence for Han Shuo not to trust Baum and to know that Baum had an ulterior motive in eagerly and generously helping him set up the Celestial Pearl branch.
Baum had been waiting for Han Shuo in the drawing-room. As soon as Han Shuo stepped inside, Baum came forward cordially to welcome him. He asked if Han Shuo was happy with the Celestial Pearl branch.
Han Shuo too had big smiles across his faces and exchanged a round of pleasantries with Baum. After that, he went straight to the subject, “May I know what you have invited me here for?”
“Erm, it’s like this: I have a friend who wants to purchase some rather unique medicines from Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. Is it possible for Celestial Pearl to develop and manufacture it?” Baum hesitated for a moment before he answered.
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment. The demon general that had been constantly following and watching Baum from a hundred meters away did not see Baum receive any friends. Therefore, Han Shuo was rather surprised by those words of Baum’s.
Han Shuo thought about it for a moment and recalled that Baum was a cultivator of the edict of space. Space mirrors, a divine device that uses energy crystals as the power source, should be very easy for Baum to manufacture. As the demon general must remain some distance away from Baum and sometimes they would be separated by walls and barriers, it was possible that Baum had communicated with his friends using a magical space mirror without the demon general seeing it.
“May I know which kind of unique medicine your friend required?” Han Shuo bunched his brows and asked smilingly.
“My friend deals with buying and selling magical beasts. Some of them have very tough skin and are very difficult to deal with. Having some poisonous medicine would be useful. Erm, although it is very illegal to make poisonous medicines in other Dominions, it’s not that big of a deal in the Destiny and Space Dominions. We can work together if you are interested. If not, we’ll just forget about it. I’m not one who would force others to do something they don’t want,” explained Baum in a natural and ordinary tone.
Poisons were strictly prohibited in the Dominions of Life and Light. Even an average pharmacy in the Death, Darkness, and Destruction Dominions dared not sell poisons openly. The chemists and pharmacists that tested poisons on people were also hunted down like godhunters in most Dominions.
As with most things, the riskier the business, the greater the profit. Although the pharmacies will not openly display the poisons on the rack, they would secretly sell them in the black market. There were plenty of pharmacies that participated in this business. As long as they have the proper channels and political connections sorted out, they wouldn’t get into trouble.
However, the poison makers, especially those who experimented on human beings, were hated by everyone. Although they were not as infamous as the godhunters, once their deeds were discovered, their businesses would be ransacked by divine guards. Therefore, those who conduct this business would never do it openly. Back then in the City of Shadows, Han Shuo had exposed Godswamp Pharmacy’s deeds. Their assets were seized by the House of Sainte and a few of the core members were executed.
Han Shuo’s bunched his brows closer. He thought, There are many pharmacies out there that specialize in producing poisons. Why is Baum specifically looking for me to do it?
Baum was the City Lord of Ethereal City. With the most powerful man in the City arranging the business for him, there shouldn’t be an issue. But what exactly was he up to?
A bunch of thoughts and ideas rapidly went through his mind. After remaining silent for a moment, Han Shuo suddenly put on a faint smile and said, “This trade is risky. First, I need to meet that friend of yours. I will only consider doing that business if I feel that he is a trustable person.” Han Shuo originally planned on flatly refusing the proposal. But he recalled that this might be the reason behind Baum’s generous aid. Han Shuo intended to slowly and carefully investigate the truth.
“Just as you said, this trade is risky. I need to ask him for his opinion and see if he’s willing to meet you,” Baum replied after thinking for a moment.
“Well then, let me know when there’s an update,” Han Shuo smiled and said, “If there’s no other business, I shall return.”
“There aren’t any other businesses, but I personally would like to ask you some questions. May I?” said Baum hastily when he saw that Han Shuo was wanting to leave.
“You are being overly polite, City Lord. Please, fire away any questions you have. I will tell you everything, as long as I know the answer!” Han Shuo sat back on his seat politely and did not leave right away.
“I was very fortunate to have a glorious combat with you, Sir, and I’m very admiring of your strength. But when I recalled the battle, I noticed that the energy you used was very unique. It is an energy that I have never seen over my many years spent on Elysium. I’m very curious about it. Could you clear up my confusion?” asked Baum very sincerely. He was very interested in the energy that Han Shuo used.
Han Shuo, naturally, will not tell Baum the truth. But instead of straightforwardly refusing to answer, Han Shuo made up lies on the fly, describing demonic arts as another form of the fighting aura. He also included some terminology of demonic arts that no one in the universe knew to confuse Baum.
Baum had turned muddle-headed after listening to the first few sentences. As Baum had no understanding of demonic arts and Han Shuo’s words contained both truth and lies, Baum could not tell if Han Shuo was talking gibberish.
After giving a long explanation, Han Shuo pretended to be tired and said, “I have said everything there is to say. This kind of energy is rather hard to understand. Even I don’t fully comprehend it. It’s quite normal if you don’t understand. Erm, it’s quite late already, I should go home,” Han Shuo bowed and took his leave.
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It was late at night. That highgod of lightning who tried to raid Celestial Pearl Pharmacy had been weaving back and forth through remote alleys. However, he always felt as though someone was following him.
He flew left and right, stopped midway to scan his surroundings, carefully checked and made sure that no one was following him. However, that feeling of being followed never left him.
He was overwhelmed with shock. He had paid a considerable price in his attempt to raid the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy and take revenge for his brother. Even with his meticulous planning, he did not expect that a terrifying teenager would suddenly show up and wreck his plans.