Almighty Alchemist

Gong Hao felt that he had more troubles.

Since Her Royal Highness was quite satisfied with her performance during the day, she decided to give this servant some more opportunities—he would serve her dinner.

For superiors, giving subordinates more opportunities to serve themselves may be the best reward for them, but for Gong Hao, if the final result of his hard work is to make himself work harder to serve someone, that is not what he wants.

The reward given by the princess, in the eyes of others, may be some kind of excellent performance opportunity, but in the eyes of Gong Hao, it is simply a torture.

That evening, the castle hall became the place for the princess' dinner.

The little princess herself sat high in front of a long dining table made of precious jade, and about a dozen servants brought various dishes in precious vessels and arranged them along the line of the dining table. Senior servants in black tuxedos and snow-white gloves cut dishes for the princess, and wine glasses as crystal as purple agate were filled in wine glasses.

A servant offered a shelled tiger prawn to the princess. The little princess tasted it a little and frowned: "Why is there no vanilla sauce?"

The servant replied respectfully: "Your Highness, the vanilla sauce has been used up. This time I came out in a hurry, and there are a lot of ingredients that I can't carry too much."

No way, who asked this princess to go out once, as if she wanted to move the whole family out? She even brought the dining table all the way here.

"I can't eat without vanilla sauce, throw it away." The little princess puffed up her cheeks angrily. She began to complain: "None of you people can help me."

Then she looked at Gong Hao who was standing aside.

Gong Hao was very helpless: "Your Highness, I do know that there is something that can replace vanilla sauce, and it is available on Purgatory Island."

"I knew you were better than them all." The little princess became happy.

"However, this kind of thing is different from vanilla paste. It is a magical plant. Oh, please don't get me wrong. It is not poisonous, but it will produce a slight drunken effect after consumption."

"Drunk?"

"Yes, it can emit a wine-like smell, which is very pleasant. It can be used to make food, and it can also be used to refine and process fine wine. In fact, its effect in cooking is better than that of vanilla sauce. Through your recipes, I can roughly see your food preferences. I think...you will like it."

"Then bring it over."

"I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness. Purgatory Island is a place where weapons are developed for the empire, not a wine production base. Therefore, this kind of magic plant is not included in the castle. You have to go to the jungle outside the castle to find it. I also discovered it recently when I followed Lord Lancelot to capture monsters. Although I am very willing to pick those magic plants for you, I think you may not be able to enjoy them tonight."

Speaking of the Lianhe Island jungle, the little princess' eyes lit up: "Do you go out to catch monsters every day?"

"To be precise, I am following Lord Lancelot. But today you are here, and I think Lord Lancelot will have to go alone tomorrow. During your stay on Purgatory Island, my only job is to accompany you and make you happy."

"Oh, don't delay your work. I'm going to go to the jungle. I think we can go together tomorrow. I just want to see the scenery of the jungle."

Gong Hao became more and more helpless: "If that's the case, I think you will be disappointed, Your Highness the Princess."

"Isn't the jungle fun?"

"No, the jungle is very interesting. There are many magical plants and magical beasts that we have never seen before. Some of them are very beautiful, covered with gorgeous feathers, with various bright colors, and some have very strange ways of living, which will definitely open your eyes. But I'm sure, if you go tomorrow, I'm afraid you won't see anything."

"Why?" The little princess couldn't figure it out. Gong Hao felt that she had made great progress, at least she didn't say something like "I'm a princess, they should come out to greet me".

Gong Hao then replied: "That's right, Your Royal Highness. You are the supreme existence in the secular world, and you are always surrounded by a large number of servants, maids, warriors, and magicians. They serve you anytime and anywhere, all because of your nobility. But precisely because of this nobility, while allowing you to enjoy the beauty of the human world, you will inevitably lose some other things."

"Like a jungle?"

"Yes. Humans and nature can be said to be mutually supportive and mutually opposed. If you go to the jungle to explore the secrets under your current situation, you will find that the scenery in the jungle is just some dead branches and rotten trees. Except for some unnamed animals and a bunch of unnamed plants, there is nothing to attract you. I guess you will find that this place is not even as good as your own garden in Winnington Palace. At least the flowers there must be very bright. So in order to appreciate the beauty of the jungle, you must abandon the prosperity of the world , immerse yourself in nature."

"Just like treating that saber-toothed beast during the day?"

"More than that."

"How to do?"

"You can't bring followers, only you and me, and Lord Lancelot. The fewer people, the better."

"This is absolutely impossible!" All the magicians and warriors shouted at the same time: "The princess must never go on the road alone without her followers!"

Avril blinked her big watery eyes and looked at Gong Hao: "Is there no other way?"

"Your Highness, human beings and nature are largely in opposition to each other. It is impossible for us to experience its beauty while maintaining ourselves, but we can only integrate ourselves into its atmosphere. Too many followers will turn this primitive forest into a bustling human world...I believe you have seen enough of the prosperity of human beings, and you don't need to look for it here. If you want to appreciate the beauty of the jungle, you must give up your followers, otherwise the forest will not accept you. The beasts are scared away, and the plants are afraid to bloom... What is the difference between that and walking in your own garden? If you want to experience fun in the jungle, you must not let too many people disturb the tranquility of the jungle, and you must not let too many external forces change the ecology here. Only in this way can you experience the kind of enjoyment you have never felt before."

The little princess held up her lovely chin: "Well, what you said makes a lot of sense."

"So what about the safety of the princess?" A warrior shouted angrily: "The jungle is not a safe place. There are man-eating monsters there!"

"About this problem, I think Lord Lancelot can solve it. He is not inferior to you sky warriors, and he has richer jungle survival experience than you. If you are still worried, then there is a compromise." Gong Hao replied politely.

"any solution?"

"Use puppet warriors."

"Use puppet warriors?" Everyone looked at each other: "Won't that thing affect the jungle?"

"Puppet warriors are not human beings, but fighting puppets made by humans. They are absolutely loyal and obedient. They can't talk, and they won't take the initiative to disturb the tranquility of the jungle. They are not life, lifeless, just like a moving stone, and they will not disturb the monsters. In the absence of danger, they are equivalent to non-existence. Without the master's order, they will not even take the initiative to fight back. Therefore, puppet warriors are the best solution. That is necessary. As far as the scenery is concerned, the more dangerous the area is, the less beautiful the scenery is. After all, there are few other creatures in the area where top-level monsters live. The beauty of the jungle lies in the colorful life forms..."

"That's it." The little princess nodded: "Then call all the puppet warriors tomorrow."

"En..." Gong Hao smiled wryly: "Your Highness, there is no need for so many, and the puppet warriors also need to be manipulated. So we have to bring at least one more person... Lord Andrew or Lord Pierre."

"Didn't you say that the fewer people there are, the better?"

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

"Then there is no need to take that guy who is disrespectful to me. Let him teach you how to manipulate the puppet warrior. You will command the puppet warrior and protect me tomorrow."

Gong Hao lowered his head slowly.

"I will follow your wishes, Your Royal Highness, but that requires the permission of Master Hines."

"He'll agree."

"Yes, Your Highness."

It finally worked!

Gong Hao knew that he was making great strides towards freedom!

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Controlling the puppet warriors is not complicated.

Such puppet warriors are subject to command cards made specifically for them, rather than to designated individuals. After all, the ultimate purpose of these puppets refined on Purgatory Island is to serve the empire. If the control cannot be transferred, doesn't it mean that Hines has to go to the battlefield by himself.

After getting the instruction card from Hines, Gong Hao carefully observed the making of this item. It is engraved with fine magic runes, as long as you wear it on your body, all the puppet warriors around will obey your orders.

Gong Hao doesn't think he can take it as his own given the current situation, but this does not prevent him from knowing the secrets of making this thing and familiarizing himself with the commanding skills of puppet warriors in advance.

Perhaps in the days to come, he will never have the opportunity to come into contact with the core secrets about the puppet warriors like now. You must take this opportunity to master everything you can master.

He secretly wrote down all the lines and incantations of the magic runes to understand its ingredients and materials used, and then he tried his best to familiarize himself with the skills of these puppet warriors and gave various instructions.

In order to ensure the safety of the princess, Andrew gave Gong Hao fifty puppet warriors.

Coupled with the fact that Lancelot accompanied her all the way, it could roughly protect Avril Lavigne's safety.

Early the next morning, the three set off.

Lancelot had no interest in accompanying such a self-willed princess, so he went ahead in the name of leading the way. Behind them are a large number of puppet warriors silently accompanying.

Gong Hao and Avril Lavigne walked together.

For the first time, Avril Lavigne walked side by side in the jungle with a lowly servant, which felt very new to her.

The road in the jungle is not easy, and the road is full of twists and turns. Fortunately, Avril Lavigne followed Gong Hao's advice and changed into ordinary attire, otherwise her skirt would suffer.

Just yesterday, the princess wanted to be paved with a gorgeous carpet even if she was walking on a flat road, but under Gong Hao's rhetoric, the princess began to wear coarse clothes and walk the secret path in the jungle by herself, feeling the taste of drilling a cave and covering her whole body with mud.

For her, all of this was new and new to her. Although tired, I was very happy in my heart.

She saw the sunlight passing through the tall forest canopy, turning into mottled light and shadows, softly sprinkled on the green grass, like a lover's hand, gently stroking her cheek. In the deep forest in the distance, there is a ray of mysterious luster.

In the silent jungle, you can occasionally hear some bird calls, and the fresh air dilutes the stench over the sea of ​​death. The thin mist is like a layer of veil, covering people's bodies, reflecting a colorful color in the penetration of light.

The natural mystery of the Lianhe Island jungle, and the quiet and lonely environment deeply attracted Avril Lavigne. She returned to nature from the hustle and bustle of the city, and felt the unique tranquility and beauty of this jungle, which can indeed bring people a refreshing feeling.

After all, she was only a twelve-year-old girl, and her pursuit of beautiful things had not been completely overturned by the prosperity of the secular world, and she had not been intoxicated by the desire for power, so she quickly fell in love with this quiet land.

"It's so beautiful. I never thought that walking freely by myself would be so interesting! Hugh Igles, I now understand why you didn't let your subordinates come with me. If they came, they would definitely cut down all the big trees in the jungle, lay carpets, and hang colorful bells... Oh, no, it shouldn't be like this. That's a destruction of beauty."

"You are right, Your Royal Highness."

"Don't call me princess, call me Avril." She said seriously.

Gong Hao was a little surprised.

At this moment, the princess's face was covered with mud, and her clothes were torn torn by branches. Staying away from the image of a luxurious princess, without the retinue and guards who are full of stars, after getting rid of the environment that made her arrogant and arrogant, it even made her mood calm down with the natural environment.

Gong Hao felt that the little princess was much more pleasing to the eye than when he first met yesterday.

The little princess sat down: "I'm a little tired, Greer, can you sit with me for a while?"

"Okay, but I think I should inform Lord Lancelot."

"No, don't call him, let him go, just the two of us sitting here."

"Okay, princess."

"I said don't call me princess."

"Why? I'm just a servant."

"Because I find that what you say is very reasonable. At least so far, you are right, so I want to confirm another thing you said."

"What's up?"

"My friend, you said that having friends is a beautiful thing. You also said that sometimes you have to give up something if you want to get something. Princesses are not allowed to have friends, but I want to have a friend. Greer, I want to try what it feels like to have a friend."

Gong Hao thought for a while, nodded and replied: "Yes, I think you need a friend, a friend who can let you see the world you have never seen before."

"Then... can I call you Xiu Yi?" The little princess's voice was clear and sweet, like the sound of heaven.

"...Yes, you can... Avril." Gong Hao replied helplessly.