Chapter 67

Chapter 67 Experiment

Looking at the steaming hot red tea placed on the counter in front of her, Dorothy’s gaze became even more hazy. After examining the liquid in the cup, she opened her mouth and asked Kelif with an uncertain tone.

“Boss… Do you mean that this cup of black tea contains the taste described in the novel?”

“Yes, it is exactly that taste. After receiving and reading that novel by chance, I couldn’t eat or sleep, and I was crazily searching for that taste in reality. Ah… The time when I couldn’t find it was truly tormenting. Fortunately, six years ago, I miraculously found it, and since then, I have been spared from that torment…”

As he spoke, Kelif pushed the cup in front of him closer to Dorothy.

“And this… is the taste I found in the book. Come, Miss Meyshos, try it. I guarantee you will never forget this experience…”

With a clear smile, Kelif said to Dorothy, who looked at the teacup in front of her silently and muttered.

“Forgettable? Never.”

Muttering, Dorothy slowly picked up the teacup and drank the black tea inside under Kelif’s expectant gaze. Then, her expression drifted.

“How does it feel, Miss Meyshos?”

“Mmm… It feels wonderful, very satisfying. I’ve never tasted anything so good… Oh my God… Holy Mother above, this is such an incredible taste…”

In a daze, Dorothy said with a pleasant tone. Watching this scene before him, Kelif laughed directly.

“Haha… See, Miss Meyshos, I didn’t lie to you.”

“Thank you, boss… You didn’t lie to me. I think this is the taste described in the book. But may I ask, do you have more?” Dorothy asked curiously to Kelif, who had already prepared a small paper packet and placed it in front of her.

“This is the secret to that taste. Take it back with you. If you want to seek that taste, just put a little in water and drink it. Of course, sprinkling it on food gives a different flavor. It depends on your choice.” Kelif continued, listening to which, Dorothy hesitated before speaking.

“Um… How much does this cost?”

“Haha, no charge. As a rare comrade-in-arms, how could I charge you?” Kelif said with a smile. Listening to Kelif’s words, Dorothy hesitated for a moment and then put the paper packet in front of her into her bag.

“Then thank you, boss.”

“You’re welcome. If you run out, you can come back for more. By the way, make sure no one sees you add the powder.” Kelif continued to instruct, and Dorothy thanked him lastly.

“Thank you, boss. I understand. Goodbye.”

Then, Dorothy picked up the rented book and left her seat, walking out of the bookstore. Looking at Dorothy’s departing figure and the empty teacup on the counter, Kelif’s smile grew colder.

“Heh… Everything is going smoothly. Now, as long as she is completely under control, I can use her to corrupt Grigoras… Under the effect of ‘Cup’ medicine, it won’t take long…”

Kelif felt that the leader of the search team from the An Yin Bureau was now within his grasp. For the Crimson Eucharist, which had suffered continuous losses, this was a rare piece of good news.

…

On the bustling streets of Igewent, a carriage was driving through the middle of the street. Inside the carriage, Dorothy rubbed her temples. At this moment, she felt her body agitated, and desires were surging within her. A growing hunger was becoming stronger, and she yearned to drink that fragrant black tea again.

Clearly, this was the consequence of consuming the ‘Cup’ medicine.

“Hmph… It seems I am only immune to poison recognition in knowledge. The drugs targeting the body still have an effect. Looks like I need to be more careful about eating unfamiliar foods in the future…”

While thinking this, Dorothy observed her watch and checked the time, starting to calculate.

“Three o’clock in the afternoon. It has been half an hour since I drank the first dose of the drug, and the hunger is already showing. Although it is still weak, if it continues like this, the feeling will become increasingly intense… I need to know how long the limit is…”

Putting down the watch, Dorothy closed her eyes and rested on the carriage, feeling the increasing hunger, waiting quietly until the carriage reached its destination.

When the carriage stopped at the edge of Nan Yang Flower Road, Dorothy got off, paid, and went upstairs to her home. After opening the door, she sat on the sofa and continued to close her eyes, feeling the surge of hunger. Until she gradually felt that her will alone could no longer suppress it, she opened her eyes and quickly took out something from her bag.

It was a test tube marked with graduations, containing grayish-white powder.

Dorothy found a teacup, filled it with tea, and placed it in front of her. Then she started to open the test tube and sprinkle the powder into the cup…

At this moment, Dorothy had activated her identification technique vision. In her vision, the water in the teacup gradually emitted a gray fluorescence, which was the phenomenon caused by the influence of the ‘Stone’ spirituality.

This was the passive ability of the Cain Identification Technique, allowing her to distinguish extraordinary items. Any item influenced by the extraordinary, Dorothy could see, and she could also judge the degree of influence.

Thanks to the super memory brought by the Knower, Dorothy clearly remembered the degree of influence of the black tea she drank in the bookstore previously. Comparing that level, Dorothy needed to accurately brew a ‘Stone’ tea with the same degree of influence.

Without the influence of the ‘Cup,’ it would not be complete; too much ‘Stone’ could negatively affect Dorothy’s intelligence. Fortunately, as a Knower, Dorothy’s control was extremely strong, and achieving 100% accuracy was not a problem.

After finishing sprinkling, Dorothy capped and stored the test tube, then drank the brewed ‘Stone’ tea and lay on the sofa, continuing to rest with her eyes closed, feeling the originally restless hunger and desire rapidly recede until clarity returned to her mind.

“Phew… Done~”

After detoxification, Dorothy sighed in relief and looked at the time on her hand.

“Five thirty in the afternoon. I drank tea at two thirty in the afternoon. According to the experimental results, the cycle from one dose of ‘Cup’ to the next time of unbearable craving is approximately three hours. Maybe due to different constitutions, it could vary by half an hour or so…”

Dorothy muttered, for her, this counted as an important data point.

Then, Dorothy took out the small paper packet Kelif had given her earlier. After briefly examining the paper packet, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

“Now all the conditions are almost in place. It’s time to help my brother’s company catch the mole.”