Almighty Alchemist

Chapter 26 The Bottom Line (additional chapter)

When we walked out of the tower, it was dusk.

Huey didn't expect time to pass so fast.

The fog above the castle still exists, but it is no longer so thick, and Xiuyi can vaguely see the distant mountains beyond the fog.

He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Everything that happened in the tower seemed like a dream to him, especially when he saw the pure energy body, Xiu Yi suddenly had a feeling.

I didn't come to this world by accident.

He slowly raised his right hand, and in the air above his palm was a blue flame-shaped sphere.

It is the pure energy body that represents the earth.

It was like a happy elf, circling Xiuyi in a circle, emitting beautiful arcs of light.

This pure energy body automatically followed Xiu Yi, as if it had a special fate with Xiu Yi.

Xiu Yi didn't know why, but he knew that if there is a cause, there must be an effect.

He suddenly had a feeling—maybe Electra is not dead; maybe he is hiding somewhere in this world; maybe he can tell himself why he came to this world...

There are always answers to all mysteries, it just depends on whether people pursue them. Before, Xiu Yi never considered this problem, but now, he finally started to face it.

"Master." The figure of Rele Yesa appeared in front of him: "It's time for dinner."

Before Xiuyi entered the tower, she didn't tell anyone, this was to avoid Lilith and the others from worrying.

"Okay, I see, Lei Lei, how have you been here during this time?"

"Everything is fine."

"I hope to feel more comfortable than when you were a robber."

"Less freedom, more stability and enjoyment."

“You have to give something to get something.”

"Yes Master."

Xiu Yi clapped his hands, and a ferocious beast appeared behind him. It was the four-winged turbulent toothed beast with injured wings: "This is the new pet I brought out from the tower. I have signed a contract with it, and now it is my contracted beast. It is injured. I will give it to you and help me raise it. I will give you a reward when it is finished."

"My God, master, have you gone to the tower?"

"Don't make a fuss, didn't I come out intact?"

"You mean..."

"I didn't say anything, Lele, you'd better remember that Electra's Tower is not accessible to just anyone. No one has been able to get out of it alive before, and no one will be able to get out of it alive in the future. So I have never been to the forbidden area, do you understand?"

"Yes, master." Lei Lei looked at Xiu Yi in surprise, but there was a look of worship in his eyes.

His master actually walked into the tower of the legendary great alchemist, and walked out of it alive. If this news spreads, it will definitely shake the world.

Although he was forced to follow Xiu Yi at the beginning, as he followed Xiu Yi for a long time and gradually understood his wisdom and personality, Lele Yesa admired Xiu Yi more and more. From the initial hatred and helplessness, it gradually became reverence and loyalty.

...

In the castle hall, at the resplendent dinner, Huey explained to everyone about his experience of entering the tower.

He consciously downplayed the danger, and just repeated that he entered after finding the organ hub and closing it, so the danger was not great. And he knew far more about Electra than anyone else, so he entered with preparation.

This statement more or less dilutes everyone's dissatisfaction with him for not reporting to the tower.

Like Raeler, everyone was amazed and admired that he could solve the secret of the Tower of Death so quickly and carry on the legacy of Electra.

Buckler shook his head in admiration: "I've never missed you, Xiuyi, you are destined to become the second legendary great alchemist in this world."

"Then Xiuyi, what did you get this time?" Necromancer Ashlin asked.

Only then did Xiu Yi take out the materials and alchemy products he got from the tower one by one. These materials are so rich that everyone fainted.

Christine exclaimed excitedly: "We got rich!"

"You have long been a rich woman." Xiu Yi smiled.

Most of the gains belonged to the dead alchemist. As for the things left to him by Electra, apart from the notebook, only the angel feather coat and the four-winged tusk beast had value.

But Xiuyi doesn't intend to tell everyone about the fantasy crystal and pure energy body. This is Electra's greatest treasure left in this castle, and also the greatest secret. Xiu Yi really can't guarantee whether someone will try to take away these pure energy bodies because of temporary greed, and the consequences will be disastrous. On the contrary, as long as these pure energy bodies stay in the castle, they will become the castle's best defensive weapon. If anyone dares to attack the castle, these pure energy bodies will bring disaster to the attacker. From this point of view, the Fog Hidden Castle has the value of being the last strategic location.

In addition, the combination of fantasy crystal and pure energy body has the effect of observing star chart and calculation. Observing star maps is not Xiu Yi's interest, but computing power is very useful. Alchemists have never been short of data calculations in experiments, regardless of temperature, humidity, contrast, etc., all aspects require digital calculations. In the past, alchemists solved problems through written and mental calculations, but with the fantasy crystal, for Xiu Yi, it was equivalent to having a supercomputer that could be used for alchemy experiments. Electra might not have thought of using the fantasy crystal for such a purpose at the beginning, but for Xiuyi, this use is quite great.

So Huey said: "The news that I successfully entered the Electra laboratory cannot be spread, otherwise the Dardanelles will be in great trouble. So I will restart the mechanism and keep everything as it is. In the future, no one will go there again. I will pre-set a teleportation circle inside, and then leave the method of opening the mechanism. If you encounter danger in the future, you can open the mechanism and enter the tower to escape. If it doesn't work, use the teleportation circle to leave. But that is the last retreat."

Everyone agrees with this.

As for how to deal with the things that Xiu Yi brought out—the things of the alchemist, of course only the alchemist can handle them.

Huey said: "I will separate these things. Some of the technology and products that are suitable for selling the growing family can be taken out and handed over to the Weston family and the Dardanelles to be jointly responsible for our business. The other part I want to conduct research. The King Kong puppets were all destroyed in the city of Royo. I just need to refine some new puppets. The stone puppets invented by Electra are very good and have a very good concealment effect. They are just used as castle guards. It will be golems, unless, of course, those malicious night trespassers."

Everyone laughed. Xiuyi's idea was quite good. From today onwards, the guarding force of Misty Castle will be greatly strengthened.

"Oh, by the way, I'll show you something." Xiu Yi casually took out the brilliant sword from the ring.

"What is this?" Ashlin asked in surprise. Although he had never seen it before, the sacred aura emanating from the sword made him feel very uncomfortable.

"A big problem that is difficult to solve...the holy relic of the Church of the Holy Spirit, the Sword of Brilliance." Xiuyi smiled helplessly.

This time, everyone was dumbfounded.

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The three major churches in the Fengming Continent, the Church of the Holy Spirit in the Northern Continent, the Church of the Natural Disaster in the Eastern Continent, and the Temple of Odin in the Southern Continent each have their own characteristics.

Among them, the Church of the Holy Spirit is a monotheistic church. It believes that there is only one main god in the world. All other gods are created by the hand of the main god. They are false gods, assistants and servants of the main god. Therefore, it can also be said to be the most exclusive church among the three churches. Both the Scourge Church and the Odin Temple are polytheistic sects. The Scourge Church believes in the power of darkness and destruction, and has a large number of destruction knights and dark mages. The main forces of the Odin Temple are Berserkers and Lawbreakers. Among the three major churches, the Church of the Natural Disasters has the shortest history, while the Church of the Holy Spirit has the longest history.

It is said that thousands of years ago, the Fengming Continent was originally one piece, but because of the war, this continent was finally torn apart, and the Western Continent sank into the sea. The main reason for the war is that the Church of the Holy Spirit and other sects compete for the dominance of the mainland. As a result, the Church of the Holy Spirit won the final victory, and other churches fell one after another. Due to the division of the continents, the Church of the Holy Spirit chose to occupy the most fertile northern continent, and its influence on the other two continents gradually diminished with the passage of time. Only in this situation did new sects re-emerge on other continents.

The main reason why the Church of the Holy Spirit was able to win the glorious victory in the Millennium Jihad was that the Church of the Holy Spirit possessed the four artifacts of the Conservative camp at that time, the Sword of Glory, the Scepter of Light, the Holy Book and the Cup of Life. In the Millennium War, the Cup of Life disappeared without a trace, and the Church of the Holy Spirit only possessed three artifacts. Even so, they were the top existence among the three major churches.

Although the Lance Empire is powerful, in this land full of church people, they must also rely on the breath of the Holy Spirit Church to survive.

No one dared to provoke the Church of the Holy Spirit, whether it was a huge base of believers or a top-notch military base.

It is said that there are more than ten sanctuaries in the Church of the Holy Spirit, regardless of whether it is true or not, even if the legend is discounted, it is already scary enough. In total, the three great empires of the Northern Continent only have ten sanctuaries.

However, the Church of the Holy Spirit has never publicly acknowledged the loss of the Splendid Sword. Regardless of the past or the present, in the Holy Spirit Temple in the Grabis Mountains, their three major artifacts are enshrined from beginning to end, and incense is accepted by the public.

But now, Electra has left such a sword to his later successors, which has to be shocking.

"If this sword is really the Sword of Brilliance, then the sword in the Temple of the Holy Spirit must be a fake." Buckler said with certainty.

Despite the great reputation of the Church of the Holy Spirit, during the most glorious period of Electra, even the Church of the Holy Spirit could only take a detour when seeing this legendary great alchemist. If one had to choose to believe, Buckler, like Huey, would only believe Electra's words.

"Obviously this involves a certain huge secret. Perhaps in the age of Electra, he once entered the Grabis Mountains." Christine also said.

"There is a famous Warcraft area in the Grabis Mountains, which is a rare area with natural features. During the time when Electra was aggressively plundering resources, he did have sufficient reasons to go there. Xiuyi, you once told me that Electra himself is also a sanctuary-level existence?" Buckler asked Xiuyi.

"Yes."

"Then it is very likely that he broke into the Temple of the Holy Spirit and took away the Sword of Splendor. But for the Church of the Holy Spirit, this is obviously a great shame, so they chose not to talk about it. For three hundred years, the Temple of the Holy Spirit has been enshrining a fake Sword of Splendor, but the real one was placed in this tower by Electra."

"So...if this sword is born."

"The consequences will be very bad." Buckler said in an extremely positive tone.

"In this case, let it stay in the ring honestly. Unless it has the strength of Electra, I will not take it out."

No matter how confident and arrogant Xiu Yi is, he still won't provoke a powerful church before provoking a powerful empire.

However, these words did not satisfy Buckler. In fact, he shook his head: "It's not that simple, Huey, there is something that I have been burying in my heart for a long time. I have always wanted to ask you, but I have never asked. But now it seems that it is time."

"You can ask me anything, Brian." Huey was a little strange, not understanding why Buckler suddenly became so serious.

"Is there any possibility of reconciliation between you and the Lance Empire?"

Xiu Yi was slightly taken aback: "Why do you ask such a question?"

Buckle replied earnestly: "I know you hate this country and you want revenge. But revenge must have a purpose, and actions must have a purpose. Huey, I know you have a purpose for revenge, but I don't know what the purpose of your revenge is. You never told us."

"I said it, in order to calm the anger in my heart."

"It's not just that." Buckler shook his head with certainty: "You still have nothing to say, Hugh Igleser, I understand you, you are not a person who is emotional."

Xiu Yi frowned: "Why did you suddenly ask me this question?"

"I just want to know what your purpose is and under what circumstances it is possible for you to reconcile with the Lance Empire."

"Brian..."

"Answer me!" Buckler suddenly stood up and shouted aggressively: "Hugh Igles, maybe you haven't noticed, but I have to remind you of one thing, you must not cause big troubles for the Lance Empire and the Church of the Holy Spirit at the same time! Do you think you will be fine if you don't take out the sword of splendor? No, don't forget that you are still a soul mage! Soul spells are taboo in this land! The fact that the mages came out was entirely because they didn’t want you to fall into the hands of the church. After all, you have a lot of alchemy resources and technology. So they concealed this matter, hoping to get these things alone. But if one day, you drive the empire into a panic and make them afraid, they will definitely throw this matter out. You are a soul mage! You will attract countless holy knights to come and chase you! If you use the Sword of Brilliance, countless strong men will come to chase you down. You can defeat a sky warrior now, but can you defeat a group of sky warriors? Can you defeat the star warrior? Can you defeat the Sanctuary? Tell me Xiu Yiglaer, do you really plan to fight the Lance Empire forever? In the end, you will become a wanted criminal on the entire continent? You have a teleportation circle, but resources are limited, how many times can you use it?!"

Buckler's speech was magnificent, which fully demonstrated the courage and wisdom of a bandit leader of a wild wolf group.

Buckler has always been clear about one thing: no revenge is unlimited.

Although Xiu Yi kept saying that he wanted revenge, he didn't necessarily want to turn himself into a lunatic. Behind all his actions, there must be a reason, a motive, but he never said it out.

Buckler has been waiting, and he doesn't want to force Huey to say that this may be out of trust in his friends. He thought that Xiu Yi knew when to say and what to do, but today, when Xiu Yi took out the Sword of Brilliance, Buckler couldn't wait.

This weapon was too troublesome, and it made Buckler feel more threatened from the Church of the Holy Spirit.

Buckle looked at Xiu Yi, and slowly said: "Hui Yi, I can always stand by your side and fight with you until death! But we must know who our enemy is. The Lance Empire is your enemy, but it may not necessarily be your eternal enemy. The Church of the Holy Spirit is not your enemy, but it is destined to be your eternal enemy! On this issue, reason should override emotion! So you must tell me whether you and the Lance Empire can reconcile, and if so, what is the plan."

"Disclose the secrets of Purgatory Island, and let the evil be revealed to the world." Xiuyi replied without thinking: "This is the bottom line."

Crazy is a means, not an end. Until today, Xiu Yi gave everyone the final answer.

Just like a person who escaped from a concentration camp, as long as he has a little conscience, he will find a way to make all the crimes come to light. That is the main reason why man is man. As the only surviving person on Purgatory Island, Huey wanted to win recognition for all his dead partners. They shouldn't just die in silence. It is impossible for Xiu Yi to say these things himself, because he lacks the moral tool of public opinion, so he can only force his opponent to admit it.

This is like an invisible negotiation. The first trick of negotiation is not to let the opponent know your intention and purpose, and then find out the bottom line of each other. Xiu Yi frightened the country with a crazy counterattack, making everyone think that he wanted to destroy the Reims Empire, and then throw out a reconciliation plan under such circumstances, as if he forced a person to death first, made a gesture that he must be killed, and then proposed that you give me all your property, and then you will not die. In this way, the possibility of the other party's consent will be greatly increased.

But the premise of this situation is: Xiuyi must make the empire feel enough deterrence. For now, although he has caused a lot of trouble to the Lance Empire, he is far from the point where he has to bow his head. Psychologically, the other party will not accept such a condition anyway.

The reason why Xiu Yi has been reluctant to say this answer is very simple: this bottom line is too difficult to complete. Buckler always thought that Huey only wanted to walk on the land of the empire openly, so he fought desperately. If he stated his bottom line early, I am afraid that Buckler will not accept it.

"Oh my god!" Sure enough, when he heard Xiuyi's bottom line, Buckler shook his head and sat down: "Strike VI cannot agree to such a condition. It will make him completely passive. Unless you kill all the sanctuary and star powerhouses, and the enemy's army enters, and then you appear as a savior, there is no way he will agree!"

"I know, so I didn't mention conditions from the beginning, just crazy revenge. One day I can do it, my conditions are not many, one: publicly acknowledge the Lianhe Island incident, two: my freedom. Three: destroy all demon species."

"Then you should be prepared to go to war with a powerful country and a prosperous church at the same time. If the emperor is afraid of you, his priority will be to drag the church down instead of submitting to you."

"I'm not interested in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Brian. But you're right, before the Lance Empire bows to me, it will definitely bow to the church first, so we must find a way, and it's time to face this problem."

"There is no other way." Ashlin also sighed.

"No, we still have a solution." Xiuyi said coldly: "At least there is still a chance for the Lance Empire to choose to accept my conditions first."

"What chance?" Everyone asked at the same time.

Xiu Yi shot an infinite cold light in his eyes: "Let this country change its owner. People are always brave enough to admit past mistakes. As long as the person in charge is no longer the person involved in the past, then the impact on the empire can be resolved to the greatest extent..."

"Only when the Lance Empire has a new leader and openly acknowledges what happened on Purgatory Island, will there be peace between us and them. Before that, killing will be the only theme!" Xiuyi used these violent words to make the final conclusion.

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Publicly acknowledging crimes and apologizing to those who died are the most important reasons for Huey's revenge all the time. I have never written this paragraph, but I always hope that everyone can guess it for themselves. Unfortunately, no one guessed it.

The Japanese engaged in 731 in China, but never admitted it.

Sometimes I really want Xiuyi to kill Japan, kill them to admit it. But it is a pity that the bad roots of this nation cause them to never admit the facts. This is also one of my main purposes when I wrote Purgatory Island and Revenge.

No matter how illusory the story is, there is always an allusion to reality. If a person or a country cannot admit past mistakes, it means that he will definitely repeat them.

Therefore, I have always firmly believed that as long as Japan is strong enough in the future, it will definitely invade again, for the same reason as above.

Admitting past mistakes may not prevent them from repeating them.

If you don't admit your past mistakes, you will definitely do it again.

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