Seeing the many cats rushing over, Richard blinked his eyes, his face was slightly serious, and his hand flipped over, and a bunch of small clips appeared in the palm of his hand.

The next moment, the first big yellow cat rushed in, and Richard made a lightning move, grabbed the opponent's back, and then clamped the clip on.

When you're done with that, put the yellow cat on the ground. was originally extremely fierce, and it looked like a yellow cat that chose people and devoured ancient beasts, but at this moment, it was "kneeling" like pushing a golden mountain and pouring a jade pillar - its body was crooked, and it fell down in response, as if it was choked by the throat of fate - the back of the neck.

Then, the second black cat pounced, and Richard did the same, and another clip was caught in the back of the opponent's neck.

Then the third, the fourth, the fifth......

Whether it is a black cat or a white cat, a big cat or a kitten, a solid-colored coat, or a spotted cat, as long as they dare to attack Richard, they are all treated indiscriminately.

After a short time, the attacking cat army did not build an inch, and all of them lay on the ground crookedly, motionless.

The room was eerily quiet, looking like the scene of a massacre.

Richard touched his nose and was thinking about how to explain to the girl named Heidi for a moment, when he heard footsteps in the hallway outside the door, followed by the voices of two people.

A young voice said, "Teacher, do you want to ...... Think again. ”

An old man's voice said impatiently, "Weaver, you don't have to mention this matter again, I won't agree." Also, you don't come to me much in the future. ”

"Teacher, you ......"

"Truth be told, Weaver, I'm disappointed in you. ”

"I ......"

The sound faded away, as if he had walked outside the door, and then the footsteps of a lone man walked back, his steps were a little heavy and slightly staggering, and Richard guessed that it was the old man from before, and the master he was going to visit.

With a "squeak", Richard pushed the door and walked out.

In the corridor, a silver-haired old man who looked to be in his seventies looked at him, noticed Richard, looked twice, and asked, "Are you?"

"Hello Suraddy University, my name is Richard. ”

"Hmm......" The other party nodded, didn't care, and was about to go to the study, took two steps and stopped, as if remembering something, stretched out his hand, and asked tentatively, "We have an appointment, is it...... Right?"

"Yes. Richard said, "It's this afternoon." ”

"Well, well, come with me to the study, and we'll talk. The old man said and walked into the study.

Richard followed in.

After walking in, Richard found that the entire study was a bit exaggerated, almost comparable to a living room, with an area of more than 50 square meters and a height of five meters. Among them, the most eye-catching furniture is the tall bookshelves that are connected together.

There are four walls in total, three of which are filled with huge custom-made bookshelves – the shelves are the walls.

The shelves are filled with all kinds of books, scrolls, parchment scrolls and other materials, which are obviously the collection of the old man, which is breathtaking.

Except for the bookshelves, the rest of the room looks shabby. On the ground in the middle is an old, red-painted desk, flanked by a chair with a faded paint.

Richard noticed a mess on the desk table, among which was a small rectangular stone wrapped in linen, like stalactites.

Noticing Richard's gaze, the old man turned his head to look over, and while continuing to clean up the things on the table, he said with a little apology: "Let you see the smile, this was brought by that person just now."

"He's your student. Richard said.

"Yes, indeed. The old man nodded, paused to think of something, and spoke up, "But to be precise, he used to be my student, and now he ...... It's hard to say. ”

"Forehead...... According to the conversation he heard before, Richard guessed a few reasons, and didn't want to explore much, but the old man said it to himself.

"His name is Weaver, the son of an ore merchant in White Rock City, who studied with me for several years. Originally, I thought that after he left me, he would have some success, but I didn't expect to become more and more philistine. This time he came to visit me, and I thought he was asking me some questions, who knew that he was selling me some stones from his home. ”

Richard: "......"

"Now, it's this kind of stone. The old man shook the small piece of stone wrapped on the table, "What is the precious dripping stone in the cave, it is very in line with my noble status, if I want, you can buy me a batch cheaply."

Heh, I'm just a bad old man, what kind of honorable status, he's just afraid that he's looking for the wrong person. What am I going to do with this useless stone, do I really tear down the small, rustic porch he said and build a big, ornate porch?"

"Actually, if you really want to build a porch, it's better not to use this stone. Richard said.

"Huh?" the old man looked over.

"Although I haven't looked closely, this stone is probably of the calcite type, which is soft and easy to break. If the temperature is too high, it will soften, and when it encounters acid, it will dissolve. Therefore, it is not suitable for building porches or other buildings. Richard explained briefly.

"Well, is that so? "Although the old man is very knowledgeable, he is mainly in terms of language and history, and he does not study such an obscure subject as ores. Hearing Richard's words, the old man was slightly stunned at first, and then said, "Hmph, I know that Weaver doesn't have any good intentions at all." ”

Richard didn't think Weaver really had good intentions. After all, pitting the old man in front of him would not do Weaver himself any good. It is likely that the other party didn't know the shortcomings of this calcite, but when he saw that it was more exquisite, he used it to sell it, and it turned out to be a bad one. However, he didn't bother to explain it to Weaver, after all, he didn't have any connection with the other party.

At this time, the old man looked at it again, and obviously because of Richard's words, his perception of Richard had improved slightly, and he had changed from a pure stranger to a relatively good stranger.

Then the old man thought of something, turned his head and shouted outside the door, "Heidi, is the tea ready?" ”

After shouting, the old man cleaned the desk top, sat down on a chair next to him, and beckoned Richard to sit down.

As soon as Richard sat down, there was a sound of small footsteps outside the door, and then the study door opened with a "squeak", and Heidi, a girl with big eyes, walked in with a tray. On the tray are two steaming teacups with tea in them.

Heidi walked straight to the desk and handed the old man a cup of tea with a smile and a careful hand. Then he turned around, his face pulled, and he looked at Richard with an angry expression, like a puppy that pounced on him and was about to bite.

Heidi picked up the teacup and slammed it down in front of Richard, and the tea in the teacup shook and almost spilled.

Richard is a little strange, he doesn't seem to have provoked the other party, why was he so good just now, and now he suddenly turns his face when he says it?

Unless it's ......

Richard thought of the cats in the hallway cat room, caught in the clips and lying on the ground.