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Chapter 154: Take a break, Louis' new trading conditions

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Chapter 154: Take a break, Louis' new trading conditions

Ada's eyes wavered slightly, but her face did not show much strangeness. She looked at Leon and said softly: "Leon..." But just as she uttered two words, there was a noise from the rooftop behind her, and then a huge black shadow suddenly fell down and stopped in the middle of the garden. The people who came were naturally Li You and Yuzu, and Leon looked at them and saw the young girl wrapped in Yuzu's tentacles at a glance. "Ashley——!" Leon ran over immediately. Ada: "... Hum." Li You jumped off Yuzu's back. He nodded to Edge, who was standing farther away, and then took Ashley down and handed her to Leon, who rushed over, and said to him: "Ashley is fine for now and not injured. But the Placa in her body is developing faster than I expected. We have to inject her with inhibitors immediately." "Where's Louis?"

Hearing Li You's question, Leon subconsciously turned his head and looked at Louis who was sitting on the ground. He was still a little dizzy and still resting. Li You asked curiously: "What's wrong with him?" It doesn't look like he's injured? And why does his condition seem a little familiar? Leon told the truth: "I was hit by a flash bomb." Li You: "... Let me guess, you did it?" Leon nodded honestly. Li You: "..." Did you learn this habit from Krauser? Lucy was still conscious. Although he couldn't speak, he waved to the two of them, then took out the box of inhibitors in his arms and gave it to Leon. Leon gently put Ashley down, then took out an inhibitor and injected it into her neck. Then, the black blood vessels on Ashley's face and arms gradually disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. Leon breathed a sigh of relief. Li You was relieved to see that Ashley was fine for the time being, and then came to the side, where Ada was standing with her arms folded. Li You walked up to her and asked, "What did Wesker say?" Ada glanced at him and answered lightly, "What else can I say? I guess he's busy now." "When I reported to him that Louis and Amber were taken away by you, he said nothing. He just asked me to keep tracking and wait for his news, and then cut off the communication." Li You thought: "Didn't he tell you what we encountered with him?" Ada shook her head: "No, although I know about it."

Li You said: "He took Louis' research data and a large part of the stored inhibitors. Didn't he hire you? Why do you have to do these jobs yourself?" Ada didn't find it strange: "Wesker never trusts others. He hired me to do relatively simple and low-confidential tasks. It's normal for him to choose to do it himself for tasks like collecting important information." Li You also nodded. This explanation is indeed reasonable. But he is still a little worried that Wesker's personal appearance may not be just to collect some information. Fortunately, Kara should be reliable. At this moment, Ada's radio rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Wesker. Ada glanced at Li You, but walked aside and answered the call. Wesker's voice was still low and cold: "Report the situation." Ada glanced at Li You, Leon and others, and said: "We are tracking Louis and... Li You and others. They just had a large-scale conflict with Ramon's men near the castle courtyard." Wesker's tone rose slightly: "Oh? Is there an opportunity?" Ada replied: "No, the battle is over, and they didn't suffer any losses." Wesker was silent for a moment before saying: "Forget it, Amber can wait for a while, you prepare to come to the isolated island of the Church of Light in the nearby sea area, there is a new mission target." "Basic information will be sent to you in a while, you have to rush to the designated location before the noted time and wait, I will tell you the content of the mission later." Ada replied briefly: "I understand." The communication was cut off immediately. Then, she looked at Li You, and was about to say something when the radio sounded again. This time it was Li You's radio. He picked up the phone and saw that it was Kara. Kara said concisely: "Wesker went to the isolated island where the nearby Temple of Light is located. I plan to chase him. In addition, I saw Krauser driving a speedboat with a monster on board and went to the island." "If Leon wants to take Ashley to clear Praka, he must go to the island, but I suggest you don't rush and wait for my news before leaving. "During this period, you should rest for a while." Li You nodded: "Be careful, Kara." Kara chuckled: "Don't worry, Master." After Li You finished talking here, Leon had already walked over. And Ada looked at them and said: "Then I should go too. See you later." Li You didn't intend to stop him, just nodded, but Leon stepped forward, blocked Ada's way, and asked: "Ada, are you infected?" Ada was stunned. Li You was also slightly surprised: "Ada is infected? " Lyon nodded and explained to him Ada's strange behavior in the previous battle. Ada knew that it was meaningless to hide it, so she admitted generously and said, "Yes, I was indeed accidentally ambushed." Leon was a little angry: "Since you know you are infected, why are you still busy leaving? At least you should say that we have restraints..."

But Ada interrupted him: "Leon, it's not that I don't want to rest, but I have a mission. What's more, what I'm infected with is not an ordinary type of parasite, it's the monster in black robe, the special type that Pesanta injected into me. , the inhibitor effect is not good, I have already used it.” Leon was stunned after hearing this, a little unsure of what to do. But at this time, Louis struggled to get up, let Li You help him over, and said with force: "...Ada, you are infected with Pesanta's specialized parasite. This parasite will affect your brain, allowing Pesanta to track your location and control your consciousness, which is very troublesome." "To get rid of this parasite, you must kill the mother body, which is Pesanta, so that the clone in your body will also die." Ada nodded: "I found these myself from the castle's files. Once I deal with that guy, the problem will be solved." But Louis continued: "...No, you don't understand. The faster this parasite grows, the greater its impact on you. This is not the first time you have fought against Pesanta. I believe you must have discovered , its clone phantom is becoming more and more difficult to deal with, right?" "This is a manifestation of the parasite's increasing influence on your brain. If this continues, the next time you see Pesanta, you may not be able to resist it at all!" Ada was silent. Leon asked anxiously: "But since this thing is also a parasite, why do inhibitors have no effect on it?" Louis coughed twice before saying: "No, the inhibitor must be effective against this parasite. It's just that because of the different types, the effect may be less effective. In this case, either we change the inhibitor Formula, or use more inhibitors to forcibly control its growth. " Leon was stunned: "But now we only have one inhibitor left..." Lewis also nodded: "Besides, Ashley's condition is very bad. I'm afraid this inhibitor must be left with her just in case." Leon, who was confused by concern, was stumped: "This..." Ada saw the clues and said: "You talked so much nonsense, if it is not just to entertain me, then I guess you must have a way to create more inhibitors, right?" Lewis raised his eyebrows, smiled crookedly, and said, "Congratulations, you got the answer right!" Ada asked again: "So, what are the conditions?" Lewis did not answer immediately, but looked at her and said, "Ada, that man in sunglasses, Wesker, is your boss, right?" Ada was silent for a moment before replying: "That's right." And Louis sighed and said, "In that case, you are so smart, you must have guessed what I want to say, right?" "——I decided to follow Li You and the others. I can't hand Amber over to a dangerous person like him. "But Ada, in my opinion, you are different from Wesker. I think I can trust you. So, if you can do me a small favor, in addition to the inhibitor, I can also give you another Samples to get the job done.” Ada looked at him: "Another sample? There is only one piece of amber, right?" Louis nodded and added: "I have made several fakes in order to steal amber from under Sadler's nose. They look exactly like amber, and can even detect similar characteristics, but in fact they are just Disposable items.” "I can give you a copy of this fake, so that you can do business with Wesker. Anyway... you and Wesker are only in an employment relationship, right? "With enough inhibitors and fake amber, in exchange for you doing me a small favor, this deal won't be a bad deal, right? What do you think?" After Lewis finished stating his conditions, he looked at Ada, waiting for her answer. Li You watched quietly from the side without interrupting. Leon opened his mouth and whispered: "Ada..." but didn't say much. And Ada thought for a while and said, "Let me guess, the little favor you want me to do for you...is to falsify your death record?"

Louis grinned: "Bingo! As expected of you, Ada." Ada said: "I can help you with the death record in exchange for the inhibitor. As for the amber matter... let's discuss it later." "...These are my conditions. It's up to you whether you accept it or not." Louis and Ada looked at each other for a moment, then clapped their hands and said, "Okay, then it's a deal!" He turned to look at Leon and Li You and said, "Can I trouble you with something?" Li You didn't mind either: "You say it." Lewis said: "Although we only have one inhibitor left, there are still some unique raw materials in this castle. As long as we get those materials and combine them with the chemicals I have, we should be able to Make an inhibitor!" "I've written to you the raw materials I need. Can you please go find them? Not only Ada, but Ashley also needs more inhibitors, just in case." Li You and Leon looked at each other, and then Li You said: "In that case, I'll just go. Leon, you stay here and guard Ashley and Ada." Leon thought for a while and did not raise any objection. So Louis snapped his fingers excitedly: "Very good! Let's go to the hall. There is a place for Ashley and Ada to rest there, and you can also find paper and pen." But when he looked at the blocked entrance of the hall, he was stunned: "Ah, I almost forgot, we still have to activate the mechanism to open the door. This damn Salazar family built a castle like a horror house..." But Li You didn't have the leisure to open the mechanisms one by one. He clapped his hands, and Yuzu, who had been lying next to him to rest, came over - he had not yet degenerated from the second stage. Li You signaled everyone to make way, and then Yuzu went straight to the iron fence at the entrance, using both claws and tentacles to tightly grasp the railing. Then, he roared, exerted force suddenly, and directly tore the entire iron fence off the door frame! Then, Yuzu rolled the iron fence with his tentacles, gently threw it to the side, and returned to the previous position to continue resting. Louis opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but seeing that Ada and Leon were both calm, he swallowed his words back. After all, he is also a developer of the goddess of revenge, how can he act more worldly-wise than outsiders! So, Li You and Louis went first, Leon held Ashley in the middle, and Ada walked in the end, and entered the hall. Yuzu and Aggie stayed outside. They both volunteered. Yuzu couldn't squeeze in, and Aggie didn't want to deal with others. She had been standing very far away from everyone just now, and that was the reason. After entering the hall, this is the main space of the castle. There is a gorgeously decorated corridor in front of you, with beautiful blue carpets under your feet and huge hanging lights above your head. The rooms with different functions are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides, and even the stairs leading to the second floor at the end of the corridor are decorated with marble steps and handrails. There are no enemies in the hall at this moment, and Louis led everyone into the first room on the right. Li You is actually very familiar with this room, because in the game, this is a safe house for merchants to set up stalls, and there is an elevator that leads to the extremely mysterious underground shooting range. But this time, I didn't see the merchant in the room. The room still maintains its original appearance. It should be a small lounge. There is also a staircase leading down. At the end of the staircase is a gorgeous rail car that can return to the audience hall. Lyon laid Ashley horizontally on the longest luxurious sofa and adjusted her position to make her sleep more comfortably. Ada also felt a little dizzy, so she sat down on an armchair without hesitation. Louis went straight to the wooden table in the room, picked up the paper and pen on it and started writing and drawing. Soon he handed Li You a list.

"Li You, find these raw materials, I'll wait for you!" Li You nodded, took the list and was about to leave. But he was stunned as soon as he glanced at the contents of the list. "Hmm?" Louis looked at him, "What's wrong?" Li You: "Uh, no, Louis, are you sure... you need these things?" The list Louis handed over clearly read: "1. Red ink in the binding room." "2. Golden wine bottle in the treasure house." "3. Blue butterfly in the specimen room." Li You: "?" What the hell? Are these the raw materials for your potion? Are you making chemical potions or magic potions? Louis said "Oh" and explained: "I don't want to use these three things themselves, but the special ingredients in them." "Minerals in the ink, yeast in the wine bottle, and chemicals on the scales of butterfly wings, these special ingredients are what you need to make inhibitors." Li You: "..." No, he still felt like a witch was making medicine, and even recalled the old witch Dalia in the extinction world. Seeing that he still couldn't understand, Louis sighed and explained in more detail: "According to my research, almost all the animals, plants, organic matter and inorganic matter in the vicinity have been affected by the Plaka sleeping underground, and have undergone unique changes in long-term contact with Plaka spores." "That's why these seemingly strange raw materials can become the ingredients for making inhibitors. "That's probably the case. Don't worry about the rest. Go!" Saying that, Louis came up and tried to push Li You, but found that he couldn't push him at all. And Li You looked at him and suddenly asked: "So this is also the reason for the local 'madness'?" Louis was stunned, and then his expression dimmed a little, and said: "...Yes, from the evidence I found, that's the case." Li You nodded, and didn't say anything more this time, and left with the door closed. And Louis returned to the table and sat down, lost for a moment. Until a big hand slapped the table in front of him, and a striking split hair appeared in front of him: "Hey, Louis! Let's talk? ” Today is a little less, but tomorrow will be updated as normal.

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