Free Web NovelChapter 215: Chapter 215: Hoping Someone Comes Out to Give Me Some Tasks_1
Rose Iron Prison, infirmary dispensary.
"...Based on the experimental results from the white mice and rabbits, these medicines indeed strengthen the sense of pain and can partially restore the sense of pain in individuals from whom it had been stripped." Meiruki, holding a page of the report, reported to Aiden sitting in front of her, "Several main components have been detected, all of which are relatively safe, and so far, no obvious side effects or signs of trouble have emerged."
"Observe for a few more days, and if there’s no problem, we can use it on Avansa," Aiden nodded.
In order to test whether the pain-enhancing drug given by Lamia was safe enough, he specifically set aside a Magic Potion for Meiruki to analyze and used animal testing to verify its safety.
Meiruki stared at Aiden for a good while before hesitantly speaking up, "Warden..."
"What is it?"
"Can you tell me now? Where exactly did this medicine come from?" Meiruki asked cautiously.
As an expert in Magic Potion studies, she could tell that the medicine Aiden had her test was not something an ordinary witch or alchemist could produce—at least she definitely could not make it.
Therefore, she was very curious about the origin of the medicine.
"A Magic Potion from Lamia, as the legend goes. Is there a problem?" Aiden smiled.
"You... bought it from the black market?" Meiruki was taken aback.
Many Magic Potions on the black market claimed to be crafted by the "Magic Potion Queen" Lamia, but probably less than ten percent were genuine.
Meiruki herself had engaged in selling Magic Potions under the guise of Lamia, but she was, at least, Lamia’s apprentice and her technical skills could reach about seventy to eighty percent of Lamia’s, which already made her a rather conscientious vendor in this respect. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
And the quality of this Magic Potion even surpassed her own, making it highly likely to be genuine. Meiruki thought that the warden in front of her actually had the eye to discern Magic Potions...
But at that moment, Aiden shook his head: "No, I got it directly from Lamia herself."
"Herself?" Meiruki was dumbfounded, "You... have connections with that kind of monster?"
"I currently have connections with core members of the witch assembly." Aiden took out a token of the Great Witch from his top pocket and waved it, then a smile of profound meaning appeared on his face, "By the way, Lamia asked me to extend her regards to you, hoping that you can be released from prison soon, so that you and your mentor can ’reunite’."
"She already knows I’m here!?" Meiruki’s face turned pale at once.
She had been expelled from Lamia’s tutelage for peddling Magic Potions under Lamia’s name, but this expulsion wasn’t a matter of Lamia pointing to the door and telling her to pack her bags and leave peacefully; rather, before Lamia could slaughter and eat her, Meiruki fled into the night.
"Yes, but it wasn’t me who told her. Other Great Witches have gathered the information." Aiden shrugged, then offered a bit of consolation, "At least she has no current intention of breaking into the prison to take your life. Rest assured."
"Wait, does this mean that once I’m released from prison, I’ll only have one path leading to death?" Meiruki suddenly realized the predicament she was in.
"Don’t think too far ahead, with your current situation, you can’t leave prison unless there’s an extremely significant act of merit or a national amnesty," Aiden scoffed. "Have you forgotten you’re still on death row? I just managed to delay your execution. You’re still ineligible for sentence reduction, and if you don’t submit your results regularly, even I may not be able to ensure your survival when the time comes."
"While serving the warden, other inmates have had their sentences reduced to under ten years... Isn’t this a bit too harsh on me?" Meiruki seemed somewhat defiant.
"What crime did you commit? What about them?" Aiden raised an eyebrow. "They weren’t on death row to begin with, but as for you... even if you grew two more necks, it wouldn’t be enough for the gallows. You should be thanking heaven you’re still alive, what more do you want?"
Meiruki was at a loss for words for a moment.
"I guess you wouldn’t be content to stay in this prison forever, so let me give you a heads-up—behave, and I’ll keep my promise to let you keep your life. If you cause any more trouble and I catch wind of it, I reckon at that point... you’d prefer I grant you a swift end," Aiden said as he picked up a bottle of the Magic Potion and shook it in front of Meiruki.
Meiruki caught the underlying message in Aiden’s words; Aiden was keeping her alive mainly to treat Avansa, and now that he had connected with Lamia, her role could be replaced at any time. The warden was willing to keep her around only to honor his previous promise, but if she stirred up any more trouble in prison, this man would show no mercy.
Honestly, since her imprisonment, Meiruki hadn’t completely submitted to this man before her; she simply couldn’t see any hope for a turnaround and had chosen to comply for the time being. She’d be ready to escape the moment she found an opportunity.
But now, the possibility of finding that opportunity seemed to be getting slimmer.
After a long silence, she put on an ingratiating smile, "Warden, you seem to be overly suspicious, I’ve already turned over a new leaf..."
"I don’t care if you turn over a new leaf or not, that won’t change the crimes you’ve committed; all you need to do here is behave," Aiden interrupted without a hint of politeness.
"Yes, yes..." Meiruki didn’t dare talk back, "Could I make a small request, then?"
"Speak directly, don’t ask—if you ask, the answer is no."
"I just, want to improve my treatment grade a bit," Meiruki deliberately adopted a cautious demeanor, "You see... I’ve already done quite a bit of work for you, but my current treatment grade is still about the same as the ordinary inmates."
"You are still in the observation period after your last infraction, and your treatment grade should be the lowest. It’s already an exception to be restored to the level of ordinary prisoners," Aiden replied indifferently.
"It’s been... a month or two already, my observation period is that long?"
"Don’t be impatient, there’s still a month or two to go. Ophelia, your accessory, is also still under observation. How could you, the principal offender, be done so quickly?" Aiden responded lightly.
As he said this, he suddenly thought of that blood clan prince, who, since the incident, seemed unusually compliant, as if the punishment had been somewhat effective.
But knowing Ophelia, this prideful, not-so-bright vampire probably wasn’t convinced and was just biding her time.
From his experience, such a person couldn’t hold back for long, and would likely, sooner or later, cause trouble again.
However, Aiden had just acquired the golem’s core and had not yet had the chance to test the performance of the upgraded mercury amalgam golem—frankly, he was quite looking forward to an inmate acting up soon and giving him some action.
