Almighty Alchemist

Biller is dead.

The blood all over his body was sucked dry by the blood-sucking bees, and his corpse lay on the ground, shriveled like a weathered mummy.

This was the first time that Gong Hao witnessed someone die with his own eyes.

No matter the past world or the present world.

And the way to die is so miserable.

He wanted to vomit, and a strong feeling of wanting to vomit rose deep in his heart.

But he could only stand there and watch, suppressing the nausea, acting like a normal person.

Biller, who was lying on the ground, opened his eyes wide. Even before he died, he couldn't figure out why the blood-sucking bee would attack him.

Andrew’s face was also a little gloomy.

He looked at the corpse in the iron cage, then picked up the bottle of insect repellant and sniffed it a few times.

Frowning deeply, Andrew said: "There is something wrong with this bottle of medicine. It seems that someone has diluted it with water, reducing the efficacy of the medicine."

"Biller got the potion from Sack." Gong Hao glanced at Sack who was standing not far away.

After such a thing happened, even Andrew came, and it was even more impossible for the two chief servants not to come.

Thacker yelled: "Gler, don't talk nonsense! How could I give him the wrong medicine? I think it's almost like you killed Biller. Don't forget that you and him were the only ones here when the accident happened."

"Thak, I didn't say that you added water to the medicine. I just said that Biller got the medicine from you. That's right. You and Sisser are responsible for all the resources. Others are not qualified to keep and touch these things. Do you think Biller will watch me add water to his medicine after he brings the medicine?"

"This..." Sac moved his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't say it. He looked at the corpse in the cage, and the fear in his heart continued to grow.

Andrew looked at Thack: “tell me, Thack, what the hell is going on here?”

Sark bowed his head guiltyly: "An...Master Andrew."

"Tell me the truth." Andrew's voice became harsher.

"My lord, I really didn't mean it!" Thaker yelled.

Upon hearing this sentence, Gong Hao couldn't help but let out a long sigh. After all, he was still young, and in the face of the situation of a dead person, Thaker hadn't learned how to withstand the interrogation of adults under such psychological pressure.

The matter was actually very simple, Thaker accidentally spilled the insect repellent water and lost half a bottle of potion. Since the use and supervision of the potion was very strict in the castle, Thaker didn't want to damage his image in Andrew's mind, so he added some water to the potion on his own initiative. In his opinion, this is not too much trouble. The diluted insect repellent water still has the effect of repelling insects. He has tried this before, but the effect is not as good. But he didn't expect such serious consequences.

The irresponsible nature of young people is fully revealed at this moment, using one mistake to cover up another mistake, thus causing even bigger mistakes, this is what happens to almost every teenager in the process of growing up.

But the problem is... this is Purgatory Island.

This is not a place where mistakes are allowed.

Andrew looked at Thaker as if he was looking at a dead person: "Thaker, you let me down."

Sark trembled with fear.

Andrew said coldly: "From today onwards, you will no longer be the butler. At the end of this month, I will take you out of here and go to a new place to do your job."

"Yes... yes, my lord, I understand." Sark nodded helplessly.

Gong Hao closed his eyes.

He knew that he would never see Thaker again from now on.

Although Sak tried to blame him just now, it was just a child who was flustered and shirking responsibility after finding out that he had caused trouble. This kind of performance should probably be spanked severely, but it should never be disappeared from now on.

"Hugh Iglesel." Andrew's cold voice sounded again.

Gong Hao withdrew his mind: "My lord."

"From today onwards, you will take over Thacker's position as the head servant. Sisser is mainly responsible for the delivery of servants, personnel arrangement and management, while you mainly check the work progress of the servants and make a summary of their attitude. I know that you often do things for other people, and your work performance has always been excellent. I think this position is very suitable for you."

Gong Hao was slightly taken aback.

It's not surprising that he made himself a butler. In fact, there is not much difference between a servant chief and a servant. You only need to look at what happened to Sak to know.

But responsible for checking the work progress of the servants... That is to say, from today on, if anyone's work performance is not good, then I will record him and report it to Andrew?

In other words, the fate of the young servants in the future will be in their own hands?

Gong Hao quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes, Lord Andrew, I will do my job well."

"Very good." Andrew nodded with satisfaction: "Siser, there is one person missing in area 42. You can take charge of the arrangement and see who can come over to take charge here. Before people come next month, someone must be able to take over."

Gong Hao said: "My lord, leave area 42 to me."

"You?" Andrew was a little surprised: "You are already doing a lot of things."

"Trust me, my lord, I can do it well."

Andrew nodded appreciatively: "Okay, I'll leave it to you. Oh yes, I heard that you have bred the Bloody Orchid, which is a great thing. From next month, you won't be in charge of Area 13 anymore. Apart from the duties of the butler, you can go to each area to decide on your own work arrangements. I hope you can make more contributions like breeding the Bloody Orchid. I will let Liberty bring a newcomer to take over your work in Area 13."

"Thank you for your cultivation, sir."

"Thank you for your efforts. Sisser, go get another bottle of insect repellant, and drag that kid's body out for me first." Andrew pointed to the body.

"Yes." Sisser immediately went to get the potion.

Gong Hao's heart suddenly moved, and he said to Andrew: "My lord, Biller and I have a very good relationship. His death makes me very sad. Please allow me to bury Biller's body."

Andrew shook his head immediately: "No, you don't have to worry about this matter. I will solve the issue of his burial myself."

Gong Hao's heart beat violently: "Okay, my lord, can I accompany Biller for the last journey?"

Andrew looked at Gong Hao strangely, and thought about it: "Okay, first drag the corpse out, and then you carry him and follow me."

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Night, lonely and desolate.

Walking on the path in the wilderness, except for the rustling of fallen leaves, no other movement can be heard.

The night on Purgatory Island is always dark and deep. The thick fog blocks the moonlight from the sky, and the surroundings are pitch black.

Under the effect of the enchantment, the light of the magic lamp did not escape a single bit, so that one step outside the castle was plunged into the darkness.

A small light rose from the palm of his hand, it was the faint light emitted by fireflies. This light won't travel too far to be noticed by people, but it can already help Gong Hao vaguely see the road under his feet.

Even so, Gong Hao didn't know how many times he fell down.

If he hadn't practiced fighting qi, the sharp blades of grass in the forest might have cut him to pieces.

But such a dark night had its benefits—it made his movements safer.

Gong Hao didn't know why he was so persistent.

In fact, he had already guessed what kind of horrible facts were happening on this island, but perhaps out of the desire for survival, he hoped that he was wrong.

Whether right or wrong, however, there must be a witnessed experience to confirm the outcome.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to take great risks, and sneaked out at night to find out.

During the day, he followed Andrew all the way with the corpse on his back.

The direction is east.

There is a valley to the east that is a forbidden area, and servants are also not allowed to enter or leave.

After following Andrew to the valley, there were two puppet warriors guarding him. Andrew told him to put the body down and told him to go back.

This road is not easy to walk, there are several forks on the road leading to the valley. During the day, Gong Hao made a mistake on purpose, but was scolded by Andrew: "Do you want to die? Look at the road and follow me, you idiot!"

Gong Hao immediately understood that all forked roads were traps.

"Left."

"right."

"middle."

"Left."

There are so many forks here, it seems that the empire has spent a lot of painstaking efforts in arranging this place. It's just that Andrew didn't think of it anyway, Gong Hao had already memorized the terrain after just walking for a while.

When he reached the fourteenth fork, Gong Hao stopped.

He remembered very clearly that even if he was on the right path, there were still traps.

That's a sonic trap.

Once stepped on the road, as long as the weight is more than 70 pounds, the agency will sound an alarm. The siren was not loud, so there would be no problem during the day, but in the dead of night, the sound told the guards that someone had sneaked into the valley at night.

This is an unavoidable trap. Anyone who walks on it will sound an alarm. It is simple but effective.

As long as you pass this fork, you can enter the valley.

Gong Hao calmed down, and he began to try to circulate all the qi in his body to his feet.

Lancelot taught him how to use fighting qi to arm strength. Although this is only one of the countless ways to use fighting qi, many things are the same. It's like if you learn to cook, you may only practice cutting ginger, but as long as you can cut ginger as thin as a hair, then cutting other things will not be too much of a problem.

Being able to apply dou qi to the arms, naturally it can also be applied to the feet, this point Gong Hao has long mastered.

The only problem is that this time he is not trying to improve his offensive and defensive capabilities by releasing his grudge, but to reduce his body weight as much as possible.

Different needs have different ways of using it, Gong Hao understands it with heart.

That's right, the release of fighting energy is actually the concentration of fighting energy on the external limbs, which is a manifestation of concentration of power. If you simply apply this method to your feet, then you will not lose weight, but gain weight.

It should be introverted, Gong Hao thought.

The extroversion and introversion of fighting spirit are the most basic ways for a warrior to use his own power. Although Lancelot did not teach him the latter, he is right about one thing, one reason, one reason.

Gong Hao quickly understood the mystery of the use of it, so can he reverse the process required to release his fighting spirit?

He concentrated and calmed down, trying his best to condense his strength between his confidant and his legs. Fighting Qi circulated in his body, trying to drive his body upwards, giving him a wonderful sense of floating.

He knew it was his success.

Without hesitation, Gong Hao quickly rushed towards the fork, like a gust of wind. Sure enough, the sound trap was not triggered, and Gong Hao successfully reached the mouth of the valley.

It went so smoothly, even Gong Hao felt a little surprised. But if you think about it, you will understand immediately.

The reason why it was so difficult for him to learn how to release fighting energy at the beginning was because he was just getting started, and he didn't know how to grasp the direction of fighting energy in his body, and he couldn't control it. Secondly, the things taught by others will never be as profound as what you have learned.

The introverted fighting spirit is actually no different from the outward one in terms of control methods, but the means of use are completely opposite. Since he realized it by himself, the result would either be a waste of effort, or a one-time success.

Moreover, once Gong Hao understands how to restrain his fighting energy, his proficiency in using restraint is even higher than the degree of releasing fighting energy.

Because this is completely his own understanding, and it is something that he truly understands with his body and mind.

This discovery surprised Gong Hao very much.

Although there is still a long way to go as a warrior, with this experience, he believes that even without the guidance of a master, he can walk out of a bright world. The world cannot progress if everyone in the world needs a Master to be successful.

The real strong always go further on the basis of the predecessors...

The two puppet warriors at the entrance of the valley, as always, faithfully waited at the entrance of the valley.

Touching the badge on his chest, Gong Hao gritted his teeth slightly, and walked in without hesitation.