The king arranged a room for Bill in the main castle, and even built a special pharmacy table, and had a complete set of pharmaceutical tools brought from the workshop as Bill's exclusive workbench.

From now on, Bill won't even need to go to the workshop to clock in. Instead, he will do research directly in the Gold Castle. Whatever materials he needs, he will have them shipped directly from the workshop.

Seeing that the king's determination to hide his beauty in the golden house was so firm, Zhou Jing had no choice but to temporarily accept the arrangement and live there peacefully.

In the next two days, accompanied by two guards, Harder and Laker, he carefully walked around the Golden Castle and quietly included the terrain details into the panel record.

In addition, after learning that he, the "Chief Pharmacist", was moving in, many blood relatives of the royal family and palace ministers came to visit one after another in the past few days, all with the idea of ​​building connections and making good friends.

Zhou Jing welcomed all visitors and happily got to know many people. Before the visitors left, he even gave each of them an energy potion as a gift.

Most people pretended to be coy and evasive, then happily accepted the gifts, and some even quietly asked if they could get more for their friends.

On this day, Zhou Jing was walking his dog and hawking as usual, surrounded by guards. He looked like a playboy leading Huang Qingcang. When he walked through a corridor, he met Roman, who was also walking. The two of them

It's like we met by chance.

"What a coincidence, Master Bill." Roman greeted with a smile: "Do you still remember me?"

"Haha, Minister Roman, of course I remember. The last time we met was a few months ago. We had a great chat. I have always wanted to meet and chat with you again." Zhou Jing took the initiative to express his goodwill.

Roman was a little surprised when he noticed Zhou Jing's enthusiasm.

The two had only met once and were separated for several months. He thought Bill had been so busy that he had forgotten about him, but he did not expect that he had left such a deep impression on him.

Could it be that because of his outstanding personal charm, Bill found him very popular?

Roman felt happy, feeling that he had made a good start, and said in a friendly tone:

"The same goes for me. When I saw you, I felt friendly. I heard that you were living in Jinbao two days ago. I wanted to visit you, but I had some things at hand and I just finished them. I was planning to go find you. I didn't expect that

We met on the road..."

Zhou Jing realized Roman's intention to make friends, smiled secretly in his heart, and responded kindly on the outside.

He knew some of Roman's details, and he knew that Roman came to contact him mostly to try and win over him. He was at a higher level, taking advantage of the other party's behavior to seduce Roman in turn.

The two of them stopped chatting in the corridor, each with their own thoughts and the intention of getting close to each other. This became a two-way rush.

Brainless and unhappy did not avoid suspicion. He led the guards and stood around the two men with their backs turned, seemingly guarding them, but in fact they listened to the conversation between the two men.

Roman tried his best to use his knowledge and chatted about all kinds of things, and the conversation was lively.

Under Zhou Jing's deliberate enthusiasm, he consciously got closer to Zhou Jing and said with a smile:

"I thought you would achieve success sooner or later, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. The king appointed you as the chief apothecary, invited you to live in the Golden Castle, and even wanted his daughter to marry you. Such an appreciation is really amazing. I

I haven’t congratulated you yet, you will be the most important person in the empire from now on.”

Hearing this, Zhou Jing's heart moved. Instead of showing joy, he felt a little melancholy:

"Yeah, I didn't expect the king to 'value' me so much. Alas, I only feel grateful."

He deliberately emphasized his pronunciation.

The others didn't notice anything after hearing this and just took it as a literal meaning. However, Roman kept paying attention to the change in Zhou Jing's face and couldn't help but be slightly startled.

This emotional reaction... Bill doesn't seem to be happy about receiving the treatment that ordinary people dream of?

The royal family's offer did not impress Bill? Could it be that although Bill is a profit-seeking man, he values ​​freedom more important and is aware of the royal family's true purpose of imprisoning him, so he doesn't like the benefits provided by the royal family?

Could it be that I really have a role to play?!

Roman's eyes lit up.

It was no wonder that he was thinking so much. With the guards monitoring him, he felt that even if Bill was dissatisfied, he would not dare to express it clearly. He felt that he could only analyze the other party's true thoughts from Bill's detailed performance.

Roman suppressed his inner restlessness and continued to laugh:

"Yes, the king is really generous to you. He has taken care of all your needs in the future. He has no shortage of wealth and power, so that you can live comfortably and lack nothing. Unlike us, who have to worry about all kinds of things every day.

.”

Zhou Jing rolled his eyes and suddenly changed the topic and asked: "Minister Luo Man, what do you think of wealth and power?"

Roman was stunned when he was asked. He couldn't figure out what Zhou Jing meant. He considered it and said, "It's all about the control of resources... The things a person can mobilize and the manpower he can command are one's wealth and power."

Zhou Jing nodded and shook his head:

"You are right, but not entirely right. In my opinion, power is the greatest wealth and power. In other words, only by having power can you maintain your own wealth and power."

Roman raised his eyebrows, and the two guard captains, Harder and Lake, also turned back and looked at Zhou Jing strangely.

At this time, without waiting for others to speak, Zhou Jing continued speaking with emotion:

"You may think that I like money and pursue wealth, but in my heart, I have always had a dream, that is, to gain extraordinary power like the alien warriors, to have a powerful body like them, and to be able to do all kinds of magical things.

Things... This is also my original intention of studying the alien blood potion.

It's a pity that I don't have the courage to drink the strange blood potion I made. I don't dare to gamble even if there is only a small chance of failure... Maybe extraordinary power will never be available to a coward like me. Alas, maybe I am too greedy.

, how is it possible in this world that there is a way to gain power without risking your life?"

No...there really is.

Roman's eyes flashed and he stared at Zhou Jing closely.

When he was talking just now, Zhou Jing's face was filled with yearning, and his eyes were filled with the light of dreams, but after he finished speaking, he seemed to feel that he was being too whimsical, and for fear of being laughed at, his face turned sarcastic... His acting skills were quite good.

Seeing this, Roman became very excited.

It turns out that Bill's pursuit is not only worldly interests, but actually a man who longs for power... Roman is not surprised. There are too many people in the world who want power but dare not take risks.

For most people, this is just a daydream, no different from fantasizing about a sudden windfall and instant wealth.

But what's different about Bill is that even if he doesn't dare to take risks to gain power, he can help more people gain power and make contributions that far exceed his own desires.

Roman really knows the extraordinary power that can be obtained without risking one's life like a different blood warrior - he himself is such an example, mastering a power called "witchcraft", which is a secret that he has hidden for many years.

‘Maybe this bargaining chip can impress Bill?’

Roman's heart was up and down, and he felt that he had obtained key information.

He did not doubt that this was Bill's deliberate temptation. Bill could not know that he had the power of witchcraft, and naturally he could not test him with words.

His mind was spinning rapidly. After thinking about it, Roman calmed down and did not plan to use this bargaining chip to win over Bill for the time being.

The power of witchcraft is his personal secret and cannot be disclosed easily. At present, he is not sure whether Bill deserves to reveal the secret to himself.

In addition, who knows if Bill is just talking, he may not be moved by this bargaining chip. And even if he is moved, people may prefer to be content with the status quo out of suspicion, fear, etc., and dare not offend the royal family, otherwise it will be in vain.

Well.

The most important thing is that Roman is not sure whether Bill is the king's bait for fishing and law enforcement, used to fish out those palace members who secretly woo Bill, so as to determine who cannot be trusted and who have different intentions.

However, being vigilant was just out of habit. Roman tended to believe Bill and was quite satisfied with the results of this tentative contact.

In this wave, he found at least two entry points to win over Bill:

First, Bill advocates freedom, rejects being under house arrest, and may be dissatisfied with the king's arrangements. Second, Bill desires power, but does not want to risk it...

By seizing these two needs and solving Bill's problem, you may be able to take advantage of the situation and get rid of the leeks trapped in the field by the royal family!

Roman's thoughts were racing, but there was no expression on his face. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued chatting with Zhou Jing.

After chatting for another ten dollars, Roman excused himself to something else and left in a hurry.

Now that he had a direction, he hurried back to think of new ways to win over.

On the other side, Zhou Jing said goodbye to him with a smile, watching Roman quickly leave, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

He could see that Roman had received the message he deliberately sent out, and the big fish took the bait.

He knew the details of Roman's secret opposition to the royal family, and knew that Roman was an outside force, but Roman didn't know this.

Therefore, in Roman's opinion, it was impossible for Bill to ask for his help. He knew that these information were all due to his inquiry, and he would not suspect that Zhou Jing deliberately disclosed it.

The speaker is intentional and the listener is intentional. Due to the different information they have, Roman can accurately receive the information he wants to release, so he is not afraid that the monitoring guards nearby will understand the subtext - these monitoring guards do not know that the two of them are under their noses.

Underneath, a key information transfer was completed.

Zhou Jing did this to give Roman a chance to win over him and make Roman feel there was still a chance to "conquer" him.

With such external help, he would have a better chance of escaping from the royal family's house arrest.

In addition, with Lin En's example, Zhou Jing suspected that Roman was also a wizard, and that he was several levels better than Lin En.

If you can learn more secrets about witchcraft from Roman, it will be more reliable than Linn's wild approach.

'If he is cautious enough, he will not come to me for a showdown without months of investigation, testing and confirmation... It seems that he can only wait and see when Roman takes further action...'

Zhou Jing narrowed his eyes.

…

After talking to Roman, everything was calm and did not attract any attention. The bodyguards just regarded it as a normal social interaction.

Two days later, the king summoned Bill and said that he had adopted his suggestion and selected three-type potion enhancers among the empire hunters. Finally, three people were willing to give it a try, so he asked him to check it out.

As soon as Zhou Jing arrived at the living room, he saw three hunters standing in the center of the room, one of whom was the planned number two apostle Jason.

"Master Bill, you are here."

King Becky was also in the room. When he saw Bill arriving, he put away his majestic face and greeted him with a smile.

"Your Majesty the King, Captain Eileen." Zhou Jing greeted the two of them politely.

Becky waved her hand and said:

"Don't be so polite. Let's get down to business. They are willing to use new medicines, but since this is their first time, they are worried about what might happen, so I want to ask you for any suggestions. By the way, let me introduce to you, this is..."

Becky started to introduce the hunters. Except for Jace, the other two hunters were strengthened twice and were not too familiar.

When it was Jace's turn, Becky stopped and said with a smile, "I won't introduce this guy. You should be familiar with him."

"Yes, Jess and I are old acquaintances."

Zhou Jing was not surprised. Many people knew about this matter, and the king must have investigated it.

He grinned at Jason and pretended to be polite:

"We haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you doing?"

"Not bad." Jason's words were brief, and there was generally very little emotional reaction in placement mode.

Zhou Jing glanced at the other two people and said loudly: "Do you know the effect of this new potion? It can give special abilities to alien beasts, but the fatality rate of failure is higher than the original version. Are you sure there is no problem?"

Jason was the first to answer, expressionless: "No problem."

The other two people also immediately expressed their opinions.

Zhou Jing nodded and said seriously:

"Okay, because this potion is quite special, I need to know what blood potions you have taken before. Based on your previous enhancements, I can select special abilities suitable for you and customize them."

After saying that, Zhou Jing asked the three of them to bring paper and pen and write down the past strange blood potions.

Although he knew Jason's strengthening route, he was not just showing off. He was still a bit ethical and had no intention of fooling the other two hunters.

Soon Zhou Jing got three pieces of paper, glanced at them, and put them away.

At this time, Zhou Jing remembered something and looked back at King Beki: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, do you plan to let them strengthen under the supervision of others?"

Becky hummed and did not deny it.

On the one hand, he wanted the pharmacist to observe the strengthening process of the third-type potion, but on the other hand, he was afraid that the hunter would run away after getting the new potion... The original potion didn't matter, but he was worried about the leakage of the new potion.

Zhou Jing shook his head: "I suggest not to do this. It is best to let them strengthen according to their own habits. This is helpful. If a person who is used to strengthening alone is watched, it may affect the success rate."

"How come I haven't heard of this statement before?" Becky frowned, doubtful.

"I developed all the potions. Believe me, no one knows new potions better than me."

Zhou Jing spread his hands confidently.

Becky hesitated for a while before agreeing: "Okay, then I'll listen to you."

Hearing this, Zhou Jing's face remained calm and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He almost forgot about this. If Jason failed and died suddenly and was seen by others, he would no longer be able to continue to be an empire hunter as "Jace", and would still have to implement the private strengthening plan.

Of course, there is still some risk. Even if Jason dies suddenly and quietly, there will still be a certain interval between re-injection, which will make the king wonder if he took the new potion and ran away.

If it really happens, I'm afraid it's hard to explain. Maybe there can be a big shift in the world, allowing Jason to recognize Roman as his eldest brother, Bill hugging the royal family's thigh, and changing the partners... Zhou Jing traveled through these days.

, I am becoming more and more proficient, and I understand better what it means to act flexibly.

After giving instructions to the three hunters, Zhou Jing ended the meeting.

Now the three of them only have intentions, and they are not going to strengthen immediately. They need to give the three of them time to adjust their status... When someone feels ready, they can apply for the potion at any time.

The guards sent the three people away from the Golden Fort. Zhou Jing looked at this scene, rolled his eyes and said to himself:
Chapter completed!