Chapter 48

When Nick left, I started to comb through the Great Scriptures of Evil Medic to find any poison I could use on many people at once . If I wanted to accomplish Nick's last favour, I would have to kill all the people in this village not sparing anything, not even animals .

There were some recipes that could accomplish this deed but the ingredients were not widely available . I needed something versatile and easy to make . I couldn't find anything that would be easy to make, so I recalled all the recipes from the Evil Manual of Medicine . I only found one that fit the criteria and was not that hard to make . It was called Cloud Haze Poison . This poison was in liquid state but when it made contact with the air, it would turn into a cloud of poison, spreading for couple hundreds of metres .

I would need 3 vials of that . My plan was to set up the 3 vials in a triangular formation that would contain the village inside and spread the poison . When the poison was inhaled it would spread inside the body and affect the internal organs . The symptoms were simple, those who inhaled the poison would vomit blood constantly until they died from lack of blood .

I also needed an antidote for this poison, so that I would be able to intake it and give some to Sh.e.l.ly . My plan was formed and now all I needed was to gather all the ingredients and create the poison . I had no one watching over me anymore and Rand would probably wonder where his servant/disciple went . I guessed that Rand will visit me or at least try to find out if I had something to do with it .

Of course I already had that covered up and even if they could find the body which I highly doubted, they still wouldn't be able to trace it to me . I practiced my art of hidden weapons for the rest of the day and only stopped to eat some food .

The next day I went back to the workshop as usual and I noticed that besides Grond, Rand was there as well . When I entered, I showed a surprised expression and said to Rand "You are not here often . Actually, you never visited before" . To which Rand said "Did you see my disciple the past week or so?" I showed a confused expression and said "What disciple?" . Rand's face went a bit grim and said "The one that brought you over the other day to my study, and the one that you talked about your work here" .

I said "Oh, this guy? I didn't know he was your disciple . No I didn't see him at all" . Rand looked at me deeply then said to Grond "Alright, I will talk with you some other time" . He then left . I knew he was still suspicious but he couldn't believe that I would be able to do something to his disciple . Besides he probably came back to check if I did all my work for the past days they were absent .

I said "Oh, this guy? I didn't know he was your disciple . No I didn't see him at all" . Rand looked at me deeply then said to Grond "Alright, I will talk with you some other time" . He then left . I knew he was still suspicious but he couldn't believe that I would be able to do something to his disciple . Besides he probably came back to check if I did all my work for the past days they were absent .

There was only one evidence that would tie my in with that disciple guy Rand spoke of . That would be the copy of the book I found on his body . I still had the book, I just didn't have time to read it . I mostly focused on my training and my Great Scriptures of Evil Medic but I wasn't stupid enough to leave that book at my house . I hid it in the forest and even if he manages to find it, He would not be able to link it to me .

I started my work as usual and completed the 3 ingots in the afternoon . I then went back to the house to collect Sh.e.l.ly and together we went to the river for some fishes . Sh.e.l.ly was very proficient at hunting in the water so I didn't have to do anything besides making a fire and cooking the fishes .

After the meal, we returned to the house where I would read and practise my art of hidden weapons . At the moment I needed to learn how to place and retrieve daggers from around my body, so that my whole body is a hidden weapon and not just my sleeves . This was not an easy task because I would have to make certain moves to accomplish retrieving or hiding a dagger in that place . For example, if I wanted to hide or retrieve a dagger from some place near my boots, I would have to bend down and that alone would waste time .

I thought about this aspect and figured something out . I could only use some of the hidden weapons on my body when there was a specific situation . Like jumping, dodging, running and so on . My idea was wrong in the beginning because I always thought I need to be motionless but that was wrong to a.s.sume . I needed to be able to retrieve a dagger from any place while I was on the move .

I thought about this aspect and figured something out . I could only use some of the hidden weapons on my body when there was a specific situation . Like jumping, dodging, running and so on . My idea was wrong in the beginning because I always thought I need to be motionless but that was wrong to a.s.sume . I needed to be able to retrieve a dagger from any place while I was on the move .

This way I could retrieve a dagger from my legs, back etc as long as I was in the move . I instantly tried this out and to some extend I was able to accomplish this . What was left was practise as well as correct placement of my daggers on my body . These daggers didn't just levitate around me, I still needed holders and therefore I needed to create more holders for more daggers as well as adjust them in such a way that would not hinder my movement in any way .

While thinking and practising like that, I came up with another idea . I was much more proficient at the long distance battle due to the training I did but because of that my close combat was not so great . I could calculate my opponent's moves and what not but against someone that had rich experience, I would lose .

The idea I came up with was to tie a string of some sort to my dagger and then use that to retrieve it and attack in close combat . I would throw the dagger all the time but at the same time, I wouldn't have to worry about running out of them . Because of the string, I would be able to automatically retrieve the dagger and attack again . In short distance of couple of metres, If I could theoretically throw couple of daggers on that string and retrieve them constantly I would be able to attack endlessly with a barrage of attacks that would be very hard to escape from .

I got this idea when I remembered how Nick used the puppets for my training . He wasn't using any magic, he was using strings . If I could duplicate that and apply it to my daggers then learn how to control the string, I would be able to unleash quite a powerful skill . I thought about it more and figured that at most I would be able to use 10 daggers at once due to having only 10 fingers, which was much better than throwing 3-5 daggers at my opponent and then retrieving the daggers manually .

The idea I came up with was to tie a string of some sort to my dagger and then use that to retrieve it and attack in close combat . I would throw the dagger all the time but at the same time, I wouldn't have to worry about running out of them . Because of the string, I would be able to automatically retrieve the dagger and attack again . In short distance of couple of metres, If I could theoretically throw couple of daggers on that string and retrieve them constantly I would be able to attack endlessly with a barrage of attacks that would be very hard to escape from .

I got this idea when I remembered how Nick used the puppets for my training . He wasn't using any magic, he was using strings . If I could duplicate that and apply it to my daggers then learn how to control the string, I would be able to unleash quite a powerful skill . I thought about it more and figured that at most I would be able to use 10 daggers at once due to having only 10 fingers, which was much better than throwing 3-5 daggers at my opponent and then retrieving the daggers manually .

Of course there were flaws in this technique as well . If I threw the dagger without anything, I would be able to throw it quite far and hit the target but with this new technique, I would only be able to attack up to about 5 metres in radius around me .

'If I can learn this technique, it can become an attacking and defending skill at the same time . Although the range is a bit small, I still have my skills for the long range' I thought in my mind . I decided to ask what Nick thinks about that, when I get the chance to meet him . For now I would practice art of hidden weapons the way I figured at first and memorize more recipes from the book .

When Nick left, I started to comb through the Great Scriptures of Evil Medic to find any poison I could use on many people at once . If I wanted to accomplish Nicks last favour, I would have to kill all the people in this village not sparing anything, not even animals . There were some recipes that could accomplish this deed but the ingredients were not widely available . I needed something versatile and easy to make . I couldnt find anything that would be easy to make, so I recalled all the recipes from the Evil Manual of Medicine . I only found one that fit the criteria and was not that hard to make . It was called Cloud Haze Poison . This poison was in liquid state but when it made contact with the air, it would turn into a cloud of poison, spreading for couple hundreds of metres . I would need 3 vials of that . My plan was to set up the 3 vials in a triangular formation that would contain the village inside and spread the poison . When the poison was inhaled it would spread inside the body and affect the internal organs . The symptoms were simple, those who inhaled the poison would vomit blood constantly until they died from lack of blood . I also needed an antidote for this poison, so that I would be able to intake it and give some to Sh.e.l.ly . My plan was formed and now all I needed was to gather all the ingredients and create the poison . I had no one watching over me anymore and Rand would probably wonder where his servant/disciple went . I guessed that Rand will visit me or at least try to find out if I had something to do with it . Of course I already had that covered up and even if they could find the body which I highly doubted, they still wouldnt be able to trace it to me . I practiced my art of hidden weapons for the rest of the day and only stopped to eat some food . The next day I went back to the workshop as usual and I noticed that besides Grond, Rand was there as well . When I entered, I showed a surprised expression and said to Rand You are not here often . Actually, you never visited before . To which Rand said Did you see my disciple the past week or so? I showed a confused expression and said What disciple? . Rands face went a bit grim and said The one that brought you over the other day to my study, and the one that you talked about your work here . I said Oh, this guy? I didnt know he was your disciple . No I didnt see him at all . Rand looked at me deeply then said to Grond Alright, I will talk with you some other time . He then left . I knew he was still suspicious but he couldnt believe that I would be able to do something to his disciple . Besides he probably came back to check if I did all my work for the past days they were absent . There was only one evidence that would tie my in with that disciple guy Rand spoke of . That would be the copy of the book I found on his body . I still had the book, I just didnt have time to read it . I mostly focused on my training and my Great Scriptures of Evil Medic but I wasnt stupid enough to leave that book at my house . I hid it in the forest and even if he manages to find it, He would not be able to link it to me . I started my work as usual and completed the 3 ingots in the afternoon . I then went back to the house to collect Sh.e.l.ly and together we went to the river for some fishes . Sh.e.l.ly was very proficient at hunting in the water so I didnt have to do anything besides making a fire and cooking the fishes . After the meal, we returned to the house where I would read and practise my art of hidden weapons . At the moment I needed to learn how to place and retrieve daggers from around my body, so that my whole body is a hidden weapon and not just my sleeves . This was not an easy task because I would have to make certain moves to accomplish retrieving or hiding a dagger in that place . For example, if I wanted to hide or retrieve a dagger from some place near my boots, I would have to bend down and that alone would waste time . I thought about this aspect and figured something out . I could only use some of the hidden weapons on my body when there was a specific situation . Like jumping, dodging, running and so on . My idea was wrong in the beginning because I always thought I need to be motionless but that was wrong to a.s.sume . I needed to be able to retrieve a dagger from any place while I was on the move . This way I could retrieve a dagger from my legs, back etc as long as I was in the move . I instantly tried this out and to some extend I was able to accomplish this . What was left was practise as well as correct placement of my daggers on my body . These daggers didnt just levitate around me, I still needed holders and therefore I needed to create more holders for more daggers as well as adjust them in such a way that would not hinder my movement in any way . While thinking and practising like that, I came up with another idea . I was much more proficient at the long distance battle due to the training I did but because of that my close combat was not so great . I could calculate my opponents moves and what not but against someone that had rich experience, I would lose . The idea I came up with was to tie a string of some sort to my dagger and then use that to retrieve it and attack in close combat . I would throw the dagger all the time but at the same time, I wouldnt have to worry about running out of them . Because of the string, I would be able to automatically retrieve the dagger and attack again . In short distance of couple of metres, If I could theoretically throw couple of daggers on that string and retrieve them constantly I would be able to attack endlessly with a barrage of attacks that would be very hard to escape from . I got this idea when I remembered how Nick used the puppets for my training . He wasnt using any magic, he was using strings . If I could duplicate that and apply it to my daggers then learn how to control the string, I would be able to unleash quite a powerful skill . I thought about it more and figured that at most I would be able to use 10 daggers at once due to having only 10 fingers, which was much better than throwing 3-5 daggers at my opponent and then retrieving the daggers manually . Of course there were flaws in this technique as well . If I threw the dagger without anything, I would be able to throw it quite far and hit the target but with this new technique, I would only be able to attack up to about 5 metres in radius around me . If I can learn this technique, it can become an attacking and defending skill at the same time . Although the range is a bit small, I still have my skills for the long range I thought in my mind . I decided to ask what Nick thinks about that, when I get the chance to meet him . For now I would practice art of hidden weapons the way I figured at first and memorize more recipes from the book .