The Invincible Mercenary King (by Matt Watt) novel Chapter 517

Chapter 517 

Haylan worked quickly. In less than 20 minutes, he had developed three antidotes and placed them in front of Reign. 

“This is the antidote Reign frowned. 

“Yes, the remedy pill that I developed can neutralize hundreds of poisons, Haylan said. 

Fortunately, being in Yvonne’s research lab provided Haylan with access to a variety of alchemical tools. He could dissolve those medicines immediately and extract them. 

Then how do you plan to test the poison?” Reign asked and frowned. 

“I’ve already memorized the composition of the drug that Philip gave to David. I can easily prepare it later. Anyway, there are so many herbal medicines here. I can have whatever I want,” Haylan said. 

Then, He began searching through the numerous medicine cabinets. Ten minutes later, he successfully found all the components of the poison that was given to David and displayed them in front of Reign. 

There were various herbal medicines. 

These were all very poisonous. Some of them were even highly toxic. Even a few grams of these substances could be lethal to a person 

Now, Haylan arranged all of them in front of Reign for her to examine and 

compare. 

Reign glanced at them and nodded with understanding. “They are exactly the same as the ones in the video.” 

She possessed an exceptional memory and could recall things effortlessly. 

Although there were numerous varieties of herbs here, she could easily distinguish them at a glance. 

As she spoke, she looked at Haylan with even more shock. 

The types and number of drugs were the same as the ones in the video. But that was no big deal. 

However, it was astonishing that the drugs taken by Haylan were exactly the same in quantity as those taken by David in the video, neither more nor less. 

Even the size of each herbal medicine was very similar. 

This was unbelievable. 

Even with the technology of 3D printing, it was doubtful that such precision could be achieved. 

Haylan mixed all the poisons together. Then he found a coffee pot. He emptied the water from it and soaked all the poisons in it. After a while, he poured out three cups of highly toxic coffee 

The coffee aroma was rich and refreshing. Even the scent alone could uplift one’s spirits, providing a particularly pleasant sensation. 

“I never would have imagined that someone could handle poisons with such mastery. With all these poisons soaked together, it resulted in a coffee-like concoction. That was really impressive, Lorraine sighed. 

“Having experienced so much, this is the first time I’ve come across a venom so enticing, making one tempted to consume it, Xander said. 

If they hadn’t known beforehand that these substances were poisons, they might have even thought that Haylan was brewing 

coffee. 

Haylan remained calm and said, “The person who developed such a poison must possess exceptional medical skills and undoubtedly be highly powerful. There must be a formidable expert assisting Philip behind the scenes. 

“That’s why this time I must stage a performance to deceive Philip. 

“As long as I appear to be eliminated, Philip will believe that you have lost all your support. This way, at tomorrow’s board meeting, he will think he has the upper hand and lower his guard 

“At that time, you can take the opportunity and catch him off guard.” 

“But..” Reign’s eyes were still filled with worry. 

She didn’t want Haylan to sacrifice his life for her victory. 

If winning meant paying with Haylan’s life, she would rather lose. 

“I understand that no matter what I say, you’re still worried. So, it would be better for us to conduct an experiment,” Haylan said to Reign. 

Haylan turned to look at Xander. Then he said, “Xander, there are some white mice in the room to the east. Can you go and bring a few of them?” 

The east? Where is that?” Xander looked around, his eyes filled with confusion. 

Lorraine was stunned. She looked at Xander in confusion and then said, “Don’t tell me you can’t distinguish between east and west.” 

“L.” 

Xander’s expression turned awkward, struggling to form a complete sentence. 

His sense of direction had never been good. Even when sailing on the sea, he relied on the sailors and captains for navigation. 

He really could not distinguish between things like east and west 

“With such a lack of basic knowledge, I truly don’t understand how you managed to join the Shadow Knight. Never mind. I’ll go get them,” Lorraine said. 

Lorraine shook her head with disdain. Then she cast a scornful glance at Xander before turning around and walking out. 

Xander’s face turned red. He turned to look at Haylan and said with discontent, Haylan, we’re inside a building. Can you please use terms like front, back, left, and right instead of compass directions?” 

“I thought you would know. Who would have expected you to be this incompetent?” Haylan replied. 

After hearing that, Xander remained silent, feeling helpless. 

After all, there was no one else to blame. 

It was his own fault for not knowing. 

This was just asking for others to take advantage of him. 

“How did you know there were white mice over there?” Reign asked curiously. 

Tm the security guard here. And I often patrol the building. I’m familiar with everything inside any office in this building.” Haylan said calmly. 

Not only being familiar with the offices, but during this period, he had also identified numerous security vulnerabilities. Moreover, he ensured that Wane informed the logistics department clearly about them. And many modifications had. already been made. 

When Reign heard this, she was slightly stunned. Looking at Haylan’s face, she did not know what to say for a while. She had upgraded Haylan to security department’s director in order to weaken Philip’s control over the Mapleturz Group so that she could murture her own forces. 

However, she didn’t have any hopes or expectations for Haylan to take his work seriously, especially considering his prominent status. 

She never imagined that Haylan would excel so remarkably in his role as a security guard. He was diligent and knowledgeable about every office in the building. To her surprise, he even went as far as personally funding training for the other security guards.