"What is this?" Richard looked at the small box in Alex's hand, slightly puzzled.

"Sir Richard, you don't know, although this glass tube may be a little expensive, but the glass factory gave it to you!" said Alex, opening the box.

Richard looked over and saw that the box was divided into many small compartments, and in each compartment was placed a different color of powder, some blue, some red, and some green......

"What is this?" asked Richard.

"This is...... Baby!" Alex raised his voice, his little eyes moving rapidly in his sockets, as if looking for some word, "Look at the color, look at the color, look at the ......"

In the end, Alex probably realized that he couldn't say any new words, swallowed his saliva and said: "In short, it's very precious, it's over, it's sent by someone from the glass factory...... Dyes, which can do a lot of things. So, glass tubes are a little more expensive, in fact...... It makes sense. ”

"Really?" asked Richard.

"Really. Alex nodded, but in his heart he said: It's really weird. This is what he got from a broken bard a long time ago, and he doesn't know what it is of use to this day. According to the bard, it was indeed a high-priced dye, but in his opinion, it was not worth even a silver coin. It just so happened that today Richard expressed his dissatisfaction, sent a personal favor, and gave things to Richard to dispose of, but I don't know if Richard will be satisfied.

Alex thought with a little apprehension in his heart, and Richard took the box and observed it carefully.

With a glance, Richard was sure that most of the boxes were extremely ordinary dyes, worthless. But his eyes flickered when he landed on the red fuel in the box, and then his eyebrows furrowed.

Richard thought that the red dye in the box was also a common dye in the Middle Ages, extracted from sumac, shellac or lichen. After use, there will be different degrees of fading, slowly turning reddish-brown, or brown.

But after a closer look, Richard found that red dye may be a special material with high medicinal value.

It stands to reason that this dye should have been chemically synthesized and should not have appeared in the medieval world. However, considering that there are wizards in the current world, all kinds of unreasonable potions and alchemy are in vogue, and it is not impossible to really make them.

If that's really the case......

Richard looked at Alex and said, "You wait for me for a while!"

As he spoke, Richard took the dye in the box and hurried into the house to try to test what the dye was.

A moment later, after the test was completed, Richard was sure that his conjecture was correct - the dye was not an ordinary dye at all, but an extremely special and useful material. To be honest, the value of the red dye in the box far exceeded the price paid to buy a thousand or two thousand glass tubes, and he picked up a bargain, a big bargain - a big bargain that Alex took the initiative to send to the door.

Perhaps, this dye is not of much use at the moment, but it can save lives when it is critical.

Closing the box, Richard walked out of the house, walked out into the courtyard, and looked at Alex.

Alex was still apprehensive, and Richard asked, "Where did you get the dye in this box?"

"Glassworks......" Alex said in a slightly weak tone.

"Really?" Richard didn't believe it, "Are you really sure you got it from the glassworks?" and if I asked you to bring another box of the same dye, would you be able to do it?"

"Well, this ......" Alex watched Richard open his mouth, coaxed, and the next moment he decisively confessed leniently.

"My dearest friend, Your Excellency Richard, I was wrong, I shouldn't have lied to you, this dye is not from the glassworks, but a poor ghost who owes me money......"

After a while, Alex explained the ins and outs of the material clearly, looked at Richard with a pair of small eyes, and asked tentatively: "That, you...... You're not going to hit me, are you?"

"If I were going to hit you, you would be lying on the ground by now. Richard spoke.

Alex: "......"

"Alright, so be it. Richard let out a sigh and said, too lazy to bother with Alex, "I accepted the box, the price of the glass test tube, I will give it to you according to two and a half silver coins." In the future, if you find a similar dye, you must bring it to me, and I will pay a high price. ”

"Definitely!" Alex patted his chest =, "Guaranteed." ”

"Okay, you have the money. As he spoke, Richard gave Alex ten low-grade crystal coins, and a papyrus scroll that he took out of his bosom, "Five of them are the final payment, and five of them are the next deposit, I need a new batch of glasses, long glass tubes, and other things, and the list and specific requirements are on the papyrus scroll." ”

"So......" Alex opened the papyrus scroll, his eyes swept quickly, and he said loudly, "No problem, I promise to do it, and I'll do it for you." As he spoke, he walked out.

Pandora washed her beaker in the lab, pushed the door and walked out, glancing first at Alex and then at two boxes of glass tubes in the courtyard. Pandora was slightly stunned, followed by a wide range of eyes.

"Richard Richard!" exclaimed Pandora, "these new tubes have to be washed, right?"

"Uh, this ......"

"I'll wash it for you!" said Pandora, striding to the front of the box.

Before he could get out of the door, Alex saw the box that he had to carry with great difficulty, and Pando stretched his hand and grabbed it effortlessly, one in each hand, and walked quickly towards the laboratory.

This one......

Alex's eyes widened, and he subconsciously shrunk his neck, feeling that this little girl dressed in purple would definitely be able to knock him away with one punch. Hurry up and get ready to hurry out the door and get away from this terrifying place.

At this moment, Pandora, who was holding the box and walking towards the door, used his hand slightly too hard, the quality of the box was not up to par, and with a "click", Pandora was still holding a wooden board in his hand, but the rest of the box was separated and fell to the ground without hesitation.

"Bang la la la ......"

The sound of glass test tubes shattering has never been so crisp.

This......

Pandora's originally happy expression suddenly froze, and she looked at the wooden board she was holding in her hand, and it took a long time to react. Hurriedly hugged the box that was still intact in his other hand to his chest to protect it, and then blinked his eyes and looked at Richard with a little grievance: "That...... Richard, I didn't mean to......"

"Well...... Richard exhaled and said slowly, "I believe you didn't mean to, you...... That one...... Let's move the remaining box of glass test tubes in and brush them slowly, and I'll take care of the rest. ”

"Oh. Pandora nodded and walked in with the suitcase.

Richard couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at the boxes smashed in the yard and at the shards of glass all over the floor.

Originally, he was still thinking that 500 test tubes could meet Pandora's consumption for ten days and half a month. Now it seems that it is a bit too optimistic - just on the first day, half of it was directly destroyed, and the remaining half is afraid that it will not last long.

Looking up, Richard looked at Alex, who was about to go out, and said loudly: "I wrote you a list with 500 ...... Well, 1,000 glass tubes. ”

"Okay, no problem. Alex nodded in response and ran out of the door.

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