I leaped off the wagon and approached Dementia.

“Appears like your journey was successful,” she mentioned as quickly as I used to be close to her.

I replied, “Yeah. I bought loads of tokens to save lots of my territory for the potential flood.”

Dementia briefly regarded on the gamers within the wagon, simply in time to see the carriage quake because the gamers thrashed the picket planks. Their depressing howls racked the tranquillity of the forest.

Based mostly on the horror on their faces, it was secure to imagine they knew who Dementia was. In any case, the story of the Previous Hag, who may change her look to lure in ignorant vacationers in Shadow Forest, was standard.

“I see that you have introduced me . . . presents,” Dementia slurred, lengthy nails skimming throughout her lips.

“Ah. These are my funds. I am right here to purchase your newest brew,” I instantly corrected her.

“Appears such as you favored my earlier presents.”

I shrugged. “Yeah. They’re very useful.”

Dementia chortled, however her laughter got here to an abrupt halt when her eyes shifted to my aspect.

“And who’s she?” Dementia requested with a smile on her face, matched with a quizzical forehead.

“She’s Florin. Any longer, she’s one in all my minions.”

Florin’s arm wrapped with mine when Dementia leaned down somewhat to have a more in-depth have a look at her.

“Nicely. Aren’t you a cute little lady?”

Florin pouted. “I am already sixteen.”

Dementia giggled after which straightened her again. She confronted me and gave me a wink. “Nonetheless bitter, however she’d be ripe in two years. Need me to coach her?”

I rolled my eyes. “She’s my farmer, not my whore.”

Not understanding what brought about it, I felt Florin’s nails dig into my pores and skin.

Dementia sweetly smiled. “No matter you say.”

“So, are you going to promote me these brews, or do I simply go kill these gamers, loot their possessions, and be finished and over with them.”

“My . . . nonetheless so impatient.”

“I nonetheless have to save lots of my territory, in any case. Time is operating.”

“Very properly, then. This is at the moment’s brew. Decide no matter you want.”

[The Old Hag’s Brew for Today!

● Decanter of Endless Darkness x1

This stoppered bottle contains a black liquid that radiates a thick aura of darkness. A drop of this potion produces a hundred-radius of thick smog that causes Blind. Another drop produces two hundred, and so on.

Being enveloped by this thick smog causes incurable Blind. To cure the status effect, one must get away from the thick dark fog.

Cost: 4 players

● Ruby of the Damned x1

A large crystal that remains translucent and adorned with a hilt on its bottom and sharp obsidian finger bones on each side.

This crystal will remain translucent until it’s used to control the undead, in which it would change into blood red.

​ This crystal can control four low-level undead at the same time. Until they perish, you hold command of their corpse.

Cost: 10 players

● Essence of Toad x1

This potion contains a thick greenish liquid that transforms anyone into a toad upon the slightest contact.

The transformation can’t be cured, but the effect only lasts for one day.

Cost: 5 players ]

I purchased all the pieces and mentioned with a smile, “You may hold the additional gamers as a tip.”

Dementia wasn’t amused. “There’s just one left.”

“It is okay. If you do not need it, then I will fortunately take it out of your palms.”

“I by no means mentioned that I do not need it,” Dementia instantly interjected with a pout.

Her charming smile then reappeared on her face. “When are you going to go to once more?” she slurred.

“I do not know.” I shrugged. “Perhaps after the Blood Rain is completed.”

Dementia’s eyes widened. “That lengthy?” She closed the gap between us and twirled a finger in opposition to my chest. “I’ll miss you.”

“I gave you twenty gamers to maintain you firm.”

Dementia’s lips puckered out. “They’re going to be gone in seven days.”

The wagon creaked louder this time, and I knew with out trying that the gamers on board had been desperately attempting their hardest to interrupt unfastened.

“Why do not we do one thing . . . memorable — one thing that might final in my reminiscence for a complete month?” she purred.

Her darkish obsidian eyes with swirls of inexperienced mesmerized me into obeying her. Happily, my will was stronger than any temptation.

“I’ve to go. I am in a rush.”

Dementia laughed, which made me really feel ticklish.

“It would not even take thirty minutes,” she mentioned. “I am certain you may spend that little time, no?”

“. . . Ten minutes,” I mentioned firmly.

<Host, I assumed your will was sturdy.>

Nicely, I must launch a few of the pressure for the times forward.

Dementia’s smile widened, her face turning from charming to divine.

“Fifteen minutes,” she bargained earlier than leaning nearer to me, lips touching my ears, sending sparks of warmth by means of my physique. “I’ll . . . and allow you to . . . and . . .”

After listening to her phrases, I cleared my dry throat. “Very properly then.”

I then confronted Florin and mentioned with a really critical voice, “Keep right here and guard these gamers. I’ve one thing crucial to do with Dementia inside her ro–home.”

Florin smiled. “Can I come?”

Dementia smirked as her face and palms rested on my chest. “I am afraid that it’s a must to be mature sufficient to affix us. However don’t fret. Perhaps in just a few years’ time, ey?”

Florin’s brow crumpled. “What does my age must do with it?”

Dementia scanned Florin from head to toe, her eyes clearly pausing on the lady’s butt and chest.

Her lips then rose right into a proud smirk as she replied, “A whole lot of it.”

Florin unconsciously lined her chest and shot Dementia a pointed glare.

“Keep right here,” I insisted earlier than Dementia may corrupt my new farmer’s thoughts. “I will come again after fifteen minutes.”

Earlier than Florin may elevate one other protest, I urged Dementia into her home and locked the door.

Quickly, Dementia’s groans and moans had been so loud, startling even the ravens on her chimney. I feared that the hut would give approach from how exhausting it shook, and I used to be certain that the others outdoors may see and listen to it too.

After precisely fifteen minutes, we had been finished. Dementia’s face was shining greater than earlier than, whereas I felt like a thousand kilograms of weight was lifted from my shoulders.

After we bought out of her home, the gamers checked out us with vast eyes and purple faces. The one one who wasn’t purple as a tomato was Florin.

“I assumed you had been butchering her from how loud she cried, so why is she nonetheless alive?” she grumbled.

The humorous factor was, she actually believed her phrases.

Dementia giggled and stared in triumph at Florin. “See. That is why little ladies are so cute.”

A vein bulged in Florin’s brow. “Huh? What’s that speculated to imply?”

I ignored the 2’s petty squabbles and requested Dementia, “Is there a approach for me to purchase your potion even from afar?” I may talk along with her through the minion app, however I could not purchase her potions by means of it.

“I assumed you would possibly by no means ask,” she mentioned with that means earlier than she introduced out a crystal orb.

“This crystal ball will help you talk with me and purchase my brews with out the necessity to come to my hut. Inside the day of inserting your order, my ravens will ship your package deal wherever you’re within the face of the world.”

I readily accepted the crystal ball. “And the fee? Is there a way for me to ship it to you with out the necessity to come right here?”

“I am afraid I haven’t got one thing like that.”

“Is that so?” I would not say I wasn’t disenchanted.

<Host simply wants to accumulate a Teleportation Gate Blueprint, and you will be free to journey to anyplace that you’ve visited earlier than in only a matter of seconds >

And the place do I purchase this Blueprint?

<Roselake City has one. Although solely the Lord makes use of it.>

“Then I’ve no alternative however to pay you when I’ve the time to go to once more,” I mentioned.

“With curiosity, in fact. In the future one participant,” she instructed me.

“Aren’t you my minion? Cannot you give me particular privileges?”

Dementia solely cocked her head to the aspect and beamed her sweetest.

“Enterprise is enterprise, my pricey lord.”