Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 277 - 276 Mysterious Organization
Chapter 277: Chapter 276: Mysterious Organization
Chapter 277 -276: Mysterious Organization
Richard carefully took three Magic Rune Magic Tools out of the Space Iron Ring and placed them on the table. He lit many candles and adjusted the angles of some reflective mirrors to focus the light.
Once he had done that, Richard put on a monocle with magnification effects and began to closely observe the Magic Runes etched on the surface of the Magic Rune Magic Tools.
After observing for a good while, he took out a new Papyrus Scroll and, with a Quill in hand, dipped it in Ink and started transcribing the Magic Runes.
A considerable amount of time passed as Richard completed the transcription. Looking at the densely packed lines on the Papyrus Scroll, he knew that the first step of his research had been completed. What remained was to try and decode it—remove the useless lines, keep the useful ones, and obtain the most primitive Magic Runes for use and improvement.
Exhaling lightly, Richard put away the Papyrus Scroll and Magic Rune Magic Tools and took out something new from the Space Iron Ring.
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This time, he retrieved a liquid potion contained in a conical bottle.
The potion was pink in color, which was exactly the “Heaven” that had been bought by the young man at the auction.
Richard was curious about the “Heaven” potion that commanded an astronomical price at the auction. Therefore, when the young man collapsed earlier, he had taken a portion from the latter’s briefcase.
Of course, out of caution, Richard didn’t directly take one or two bottles from the briefcase. The difference in number would be extremely noticeable and suspicious to those with a keen eye. Instead, he chose to take a portion from several glass tubes containing the potion and combined them into one bottle.
In this way, the quantity of potions in the young man’s briefcase wouldn’t decrease. Even if someone noticed that a part of a glass tube had less potion compared to the others, they wouldn’t suspect anything.
After all, the current Wizard World, similar to the Medieval era, hadn’t developed factory production lines yet. Making potions and bottling them were all done by hand. Since it was all done manually, a little more or a little less was completely normal—it would be strange if every single one had the same exact amount.
In the laboratory, Richard held the potion and observed the light reflected by it under the candlelight, his eyes flickering.
After observing the potion for a while, Richard began to operate, trying to test the real effects of the potion.
And the operation was simple: dilute it with water by a certain multiple and take it orally.
After tenfold diluted potion entered his mouth and took effect, Richard opened his senses to carefully feel the effects. Half a day later, he understood.
“It can cause slight hallucinations…” Richard narrowed his eyes and said.
“It has a certain degree of pain relief…” Pinching his fingers, Richard said.
“Additionally, it produces a special sense of euphoria and a pleasant feeling of comfort…” Looking towards the air in front of him, Richard said.
Taking a deep breath, Richard summarized, “Thus, it seems that what the auctioneer said at the auction about this potion is all true, with no suspicion of false advertising. The essence of this potion is completely a… drug, yes, a drug!
Morphine? Not quite like it. In terms of effects, it’s more akin to a stronger version of something like heroin. In that case, it’s no surprise that it sold for a high price.”
“But…” Richard frowned, “why would someone target it, leading to it being destroyed as soon as it showed a hint of emergence?”
Richard’s gaze sharpened, “Let’s think it through carefully!”
He had been digesting many things during the day. Spending considerable time on cell culturing, Magic Rune transcription, and potion testing wasn’t because these tasks were urgent, but to continue digesting information while minimizing distractions that could disrupt his thoughts.
“When not necessary, do not add entities.”
Under the current circumstances, he felt it was entirely necessary to apply “O’Connor’s Razor”—to finish all the trivial tasks with no difficulty and thus eliminate erratic and confusing thoughts from his mind, making space for better thinking.
Now that “O’Connor’s Razor” had been applied, he could start with the drug issue and try to figure out the events and information he had encountered today—the chaotic matters, the complex information.
Firstly…
Drugs are clearly bad, but because of their certain properties, it’s quite normal for them to fetch high prices at auctions. Normally, the makers of drug potions, after making a certain initial profit, would expand their production scale and spread the drugs rapidly, making many people experience the feeling of “Heaven.”
But in the early stages of drug evolution, generally, everyone lacks vigilance, only acting when it becomes uncontrollable, perhaps waiting for some calm and capable people to step forward to stop it.
However, the situation today was different; the man and woman came specifically for the drugs, planning to destroy them to prevent their spread.
This approach was clearly correct, effectively preventing the world from degenerating into one overrun with drugs, preventing Wizards and Nobles from becoming drug addicts and junkies.
But the intentions behind this action merited deep contemplation.
To efficiently eradicate the spread of drugs, one prerequisite is that the person executing this task, and their backing organization, must have a profound understanding of the dangers of drugs.
But mere understanding is not enough; they must also have a motive.
What could that motive be? Surely it’s not just to make the world a better place?
According to the conversation between the man and woman, drugs were a banned substance for their organization, hence must be destroyed; it’s understandable that drugs would be detrimental to their organization’s operation.
So… what organization could it be?
The White Stone Tower Wizard Association?
Probably not.
If the Wizards of the White Stone Tower truly wanted to ban such a thing, they would need only to issue an edict, and nobody in White Stone City would dare to defy it.
This is because although the White Stone Tower Wizard Association does not usually interfere with the normal operations of White Stone City, it has absolute authority over the city. If any person or organization in the city dares to disobey, a large number of Wizards from the White Stone Tower Wizard Association would surely persuade with the truth—truth persists within the range of powerful Magic!
Could it be the country where the White Stone Tower is located?
That’s also unlikely.
The country where the White Stone Tower is located is called the Frank Kingdom, a weak, landlocked nation—not a Wizard Country. In name, the King rules over everything on the land, but if the White Stone Tower Wizard Association should one day be displeased, it could completely change the entire Royal Family.
Therefore, the King’s role is more like a steward, carefully serving the White Stone Tower, doing everything possible to satisfy the various needs of the White Stone Tower.
Under these circumstances, making a move against drugs is naturally out of the question.
So, what is the identity of the organization cracking down on drugs?
