As soon as he went out, Rudolf was shocked. There were so many people on the beach. During the day, when there was no strong sun, people hid under parasols. There were too many people in the evening.
Couples of couples were walking on the beach, and there were also people with children. They stepped on the beach, built sand castles, and swam in the sea with swimming rings. The sun was setting in the west, and the high temperature was retreating. It was the most comfortable time to be on the beach.
The purple sea and the purple beach reflected the sunset, making it more dreamy.
The romantic purple sea is really a good holiday resort. The purple beach alone can attract many people.
With the Kingdom of Elba blocking the south, the several kingdoms and the United States in the north don't have to worry too much about the invasion of the evil god cult. I don't know how long the peace of the Cantal United States can last.
Rudolf walked for a long time before he was away from the crowded beach and found the reef on the edge of the beach.
There are two children looking for crabs under the rocks next to the reef. The parents of these two children are also carefree and are not afraid of their children encountering accidents.
Of the two children, one child looks normal, and the other child is a little demented, looking mentally dull and uncoordinated. He is already five or six years old, with a long saliva hanging from his mouth, falling into the sea, and being pushed by the sea to sway left and right.
Seeing Rudolph standing on the reef, the normal child asked in confusion: "Uncle, what are you going to do? Are you going to jump into the water?"
"Call me brother."
The child scratched his head, not knowing why he was calling me brother.
Rudolph was dressed neatly, and most men who came on vacation only wore shorts, so he didn't look so young.
He ignored the two children, and a small starlight ship appeared on his body.
"Apostle! He is an apostle!"
The normal little boy yelled in surprise. For children, except for alchemists and druids, other apostles are dangerous apostles. In the United States of Cantal, even knights are rare.
Watching the two children run away, Rudolf looked at the sick child with uncoordinated limbs in confusion. He didn't know what happened to the child. It seemed that the nerves could not control the muscles. The limbs were swinging in different directions. He started to fall after running a few steps.
Turning his head and jumping into the sea, Rudolf frowned.
Small spots of light appeared on the surface of the South Ship from time to time. Something was attacking the South Ship. The intensity of this attack was very low, but it always existed.
After getting away from the coastline, Rudolf came out of the sea and floated on the sea. The characteristics of the Vela constellation gave Rudolf a very strong ability to control the wind, and it became very simple for him to float.
He held some seawater in his palm and input star power into the seawater, and found that the seawater had no reaction to the star power.
The seawater was obviously slightly irritating, but he could not tell the source of this irritation.
If the seawater was harmful to Rudolph, it would also be harmful to others. Rudolph's perception was much more sensitive than that of ordinary people. I wonder if the tourists on the shore can detect the abnormality of the seawater.
There is something wrong with this purple sea. It is indeed not suitable for promotion tonight. Rudolph wants to figure out the problem of the seawater first and dare not complete the secret formula rashly.
He looked back at the beach and saw that the beach was full of people playing. Many people would come to the beach at night to feel the ebb and flow of the tide.
With doubts, Rudolph went back to the tavern first to investigate the source of the irritation of the seawater.
Seeing Rudolph coming back, the tavern owner was very happy: "I'm glad to see you back. This is really a lucky thing."
"Thank you, but what's the luck about my coming back?"
"If you often stay by the romantic purple sea, you will hear many cases of people jumping into the sea after being slightly injured. Fortunately, you are strong enough and didn't jump into the sea."
"That is indeed a lucky thing." Rudolph said: "Boss, I feel some irritation in the sea water, but I can't figure out where the irritation comes from. Have other tourists encountered the same problem?"
The tavern owner suddenly became serious: "The irritation of the sea water? Some people say that the sea water here is purple, which is different from the sea water in other places. There must be something wrong with the sea water. It looks good but not suitable for swimming. But the purple sea has always been purple, and I haven't heard of any problems. Young man, don't think too much, there is absolutely no problem with the sea water here!"
The boss is an avid defender of the tourism industry and does not allow others to say bad things about the purple sea.
There is no result here, and Rudolph has other ways.
In the Alchemy Academy of this tourist city, a laboratory was still lit at night.
In the laboratory, several alchemists in white lab coats were busy. On the operating table were various chemical laboratory supplies, measuring cups, alcohol lamps and some box-shaped reactors that Rudolph did not recognize.
The team leader was a bald middle-aged man. After being busy for a long time, he walked to his office and prepared to take a break.
He closed the door of the office and started to make coffee. When he finished making the coffee and turned around, he found that there was suddenly a person standing behind him.
The team leader trembled all over, and then relaxed all over in an instant: "Are you here to kill me? I knew there would be this day. Come on, come on..."
Rudolph was a little confused. Are the alchemists here so self-conscious that they don't resist when they see wizards and obediently hand over the relics?
No, Rudolph hasn't exposed his identity as a wizard yet.
"I'm not here to kill you, alchemist." Rudolf took out a glass of sea water: "I'm a tourist, and I found the sea water a little strange today. I'll pay you to test the sea water to see what makes me feel a little irritated."
The alchemist team leader was stunned and looked at the visitor in surprise: "Are you really not here to kill me?"
"Of course not, this is the first time I see you, why should I kill you? I really want you to do a test, how much does your laboratory charge?"
The team leader took the cup and put it on the table: "No need to test, I can I'll tell you straight away, the sea water contains mercury, so you feel irritated. "
"Contains mercury? Nothing else?"
"Nothing else, this toxin is a natural toxin, without the power of the apostles, not made by Scorpio wizards or plague carriers, so you feel uncomfortable, but you can't tell what it is."
"Indeed." Rudolph nodded: "I can sense that something is harmful to me, but there is no apostle power in the sea water, so I can't find any clues. It turns out to be mercury, which is a natural toxin."
Rudolph was relieved to hear that no one was deliberately harming him. There are too many people who want to murder him, and he must be careful everywhere.
If it was just mercury, it shouldn't affect Rudolph's promotion. He was afraid that some high-level apostles would target him with means he didn't understand.
"It's not a natural toxin, but it is artificially discharged into the sea."
"Oh? Then tell me in detail."
"Are you really not here to kill me?"
"I emphasize again that I am a tourist. After discovering that there is something wrong with the sea water, I came to confirm it out of caution."
"Okay, I believe it for now." The alchemist poured a cup of coffee from the coffee pot for Rudolph, handed it to Rudolph, and then said:
"There is a nitrogen fertilizer company in the suburbs. They discharge pollutants from the production of nitrogen fertilizer into the sea water, including methylmercury. If you If you go to the hospital, you will see many patients with mercury poisoning. I once wrote an article to expose this matter, but the people from the nitrogen fertilizer company blocked the article.
My friend warned me that if I continued to study methylmercury, the nitrogen fertilizer company might send someone to deal with me. "
"So that's how it is." Rudolf asked, "Won't the tourism department come out and do something?"
"The director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau has been accepting election donations from the nitrogen fertilizer company for many years. They are birds of a feather."
Rudolf could only sigh. Although it did not affect his promotion, hearing these dark things still made him feel depressed.
Rudolph said, "I have something very important to do. When I finish my work, I can help you if necessary. What's your name?"
"Daven."
"Mr. Daven, I'll give you a copper coin. If someone comes to kill you, you can input alchemical power into the copper coin. If you are lucky enough, I will come to save you when I am not busy."
Daven sent this strange guest away. He originally wanted to delay time and find a chance to escape, but this person did not seem to be sent by the nitrogen fertilizer company to kill him.