Almighty Alchemist

Living in the dark, imagining that I am a stone, the breathing becomes long, gentle, and gradually disappears, and even the beating of the heart slows down.

Gong Hao feels like a part of this darkness, silent, silent, a shadow-like existence.

Not only did his breath change, but even his skin changed accordingly.

Originally, after entering the Bronze Elementary Stage, his skin would turn a light blue color with the circulation of Dou Qi. But at this moment, the blue color gradually faded, and the skin color deepened instead.

If Lancelot was here, he would definitely exclaim, because it was a sign that he was about to enter the stage of the Black Iron Warrior.

Just hiding and hiding can make him advance. This kid is indeed a genius.

But this is mainly because Gong Hao's behavior at the moment is in line with the trend.

The ten ranks of warriors represent ten levels respectively. The first level is to strengthen the body, to put it bluntly, it is to make yourself stronger. It's like that among wage earners who are stronger and do more work, they are naturally more popular than those who are weaker. And entering the second stage is to take advantage of the trend. The so-called homeopathic is to start to understand the rules of how things operate and learn to act according to the rules. It's as if some of the quick-witted people among the wage earners have begun to know how to do things according to the regulations. This is obviously much more promising than working hard.

Hiding himself in the darkness is just conforming to the way of heaven and earth. Gong Hao is afraid of being discovered by the people in the valley, so he holds his breath and keeps his breath, which is in line with the requirements of this stage. In the past year, he has been conscientious and cautious in his work, and he has a thorough understanding of the trend. Therefore, he was able to break through to the second level so quickly in just one year, even with less training time than other warriors.

As the saying goes, getting twice the result with half the effort, if you master a good method and follow the way of cultivating your mind and body, the speed will naturally be much faster.

But at the moment Gong Hao doesn't have the heart to be happy about his advancement.

Because at this moment, the castle in the distance suddenly screamed.

"Master Pierre!" An apprentice pointed at the castle and shouted, "Look!"

People in the valley turned their attention to the castle outside the valley, and it could be seen that the castle seemed to be under some kind of attack at the moment.

This is the first time in Lian Lian Island's twenty-year history.

The wind brought Pierre's anxious words: "You guys, follow me back to the castle immediately. Neil, you stay here and guard here, and I will give you the talisman to command the puppet warrior. Before we come back, don't do anything, just guard here."

"Yes, my lord." The apprentice named Neil replied.

Several figures hurried past Gong Hao's side, but Gong Hao showed up in no hurry.

There were five consecutive sounds from the sound trap, which were caused by Pierre and four apprentices passing by.

The number is correct.

Gong Hao smiled slightly, and then appeared in the darkness.

He is like a wandering traveler, walking in the valley openly.

"Hugh Igleser? Why are you here?" Neil, who stayed behind, screamed.

"Master Neil, nice to meet you." Xiu Yi was as polite as ever.

"Hui, Huey! I'm here!" Not far away, Fink yelled for help: "You really have to come, you really have to come and save me!"

"What a pity." Neil shook his head helplessly. "It seems that you have discovered our secret."

"That's not too hard to guess, is it? Mage Neil."

"That's right, Greer, you're much smarter than I thought, but I don't understand why you don't keep pretending?"

A nice smile appeared on Gong Hao's face: "My good friend is here, I must come to save him."

"It's really stupid behavior. Smart people always do some stupid things. It seems that you are also responsible for the chaos in the castle?"

"It's just a few monsters released, they are too eager to be free."

"Sure enough, it was all planned by you. Xiu Yiglaer, you are dead." Neil confidently took out the talisman that could command the puppet warrior from his body.

Gong Hao looked at the shattered flesh and blood on the ground. During the day, these teenagers were still his work partners, but now, they have lost their vitality.

All but Fink are dead.

Then he raised his head, looked at the apprentice and said, "No, Neil, you planned all of this."

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In the dark valley, an apprentice and a butler stood facing each other.

"Hugh Igles, I have to say that you are the smartest but also the stupidest servant I have ever seen." Neil's tone was full of regret, and he shook the talisman in his hand: "Andrew appreciates you very much, and we like you too, and you are even protected by that little princess. If you kept silent like this, you would not have died so soon. But you stood up so impatiently that I had to kill you. Even if it hurts the princess, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about it." It's over."

"But sooner or later you're going to die, right?"

"The spiritual seed has been planted, there is no way to do it, but we planned to make you the last person to be taken out of the spiritual seed."

"To put it well, it's like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. The master's kindness is to kill the one that produces the most milk last."

"You should learn to be content, Greer."

"Then can you tell me why you did this?"

"Why?" Neil looked surprised: "You ask me why? Do you still need to ask? You must know that everything we are doing now is the greatest invention! Do you think that any kind of experiment can be carried out by humans? You are wrong! They are all great experiments! Each one represents the greatest achievement in alchemy! These are just by-products of experimentation, can you understand that we are making a great contribution? This is a contribution to the empire! Great contribution! You still ask me why? This is ridiculous."

"So you kill people? Or are they all minors?"

"Oh, don't talk to me in such an adult tone. Are you an adult? You must know that spirit species need a healthy and vigorous life, and juveniles are indeed much easier to manage than adults. Their sacrifice is a necessary contribution, and they should be proud of being able to become one of the most powerful weapons of the empire."

"I don't mind having you be a part of those weapons, I hope you can be proud of it."

Neil laughed: "Gler, you still haven't figured out the current situation. Do you think alchemists are easy to deal with? No, you are wrong. Maybe I should show you that even an apprentice is not something a servant can easily deal with."

As he spoke, he waved lightly with one hand.

Not far away, several puppet warriors strode over. Neil said proudly.

With the puppet warriors here, Neil has every reason to believe that he can handle this sabotage boy.

"Gler, if you have any last words, please say them quickly. Before Mr. Pierre comes back, I hope everything can be settled."

"Just a few minor issues."

"Then you are lucky, and I happen to be in a good mood."

"What exactly is a spirit seed? I don't believe that an alchemist can create such an evil life."

"It wasn't created by us, we just discovered it. That was after we came to Purgatory Island. We accidentally discovered that there is a gate of another dimension in the central area of ​​Purgatory Island."

"The door to another dimension?"

"That's right." Neil laughed and said, "Didn't you think that there is a gate of another dimension on Purgatory Island, which leads to the abyss world. It is a terrible world, full of destruction storms everywhere. The whole world is a scorched earth, and all the life inside is extremely powerful. The spirit species was found near the gate of another dimension. We think that this kind of thing is probably a monster from the abyss. They are cold, cruel, bloodthirsty, and the important thing is that they are powerful. Spirit puppets also need fresh life, and the magic pattern test can only be carried out on the human body, so Master Hines personally made this plan. Let the empire send a group of young servants over every month, and we will secretly put demon seeds into your body through food and drink, let them grow in your body, until one day we take them out. You must know that they are more powerful than flesh puppets. They have the strength of a third-level warrior from birth, but the important thing is that they can cultivate.

"Can you practice?" Gong Hao was startled.

"That's right, I've said that they are not puppets created by us, but the unique life of the abyss. We call them demon spirits. Since demon spirits are intelligent life forms, they can naturally be cultivated. They are brutal in nature and love to fight. With a little training, they can become the best killing machines. They have a natural ability to resist fighting spirit, are good at hiding and attacking in close quarters, and are extremely fast. They are the best assassins. As long as they are willing, even star warriors cannot detect their existence."

Dou Qi couldn't find them? An assassin fighter who is good at stealth. It's no wonder that I can't find the existence of Spirit Seeds by looking inside with Dou Qi. It turns out that they are born with this kind of talent.

But the most important thing is, according to Neil, every spirit-seed is a third-level warrior from birth, and after training, it will become a more powerful existence.

An assassin troop with the strength of a warrior of the fifth to sixth rank... Gong Hao knew exactly what that meant. The entire continent does not even have a large-scale army that can be formed by warriors above the sixth level, but now, the Lance Empire has assassin fighters that are stronger than ordinary fighters of the same level.

No wonder they can sweep everything!

"But it's a pity." Neil shook his head and said, "There are not many spiritual species left. The energy storm of the gate of another dimension is too powerful, and no life can easily enter and exit there. At first, we only collected the spiritual species scattered around the gate of another dimension. If we can enter the abyss, there may be even greater discoveries."

"Then how did they appear near the door? Did they come here by themselves?"

"No one knows. There are too many mysteries in this world that humans need to explore by themselves. For the Lance Empire, these spiritual seeds are gifts from the gods, and they are the weight to make the empire strong. Otherwise...Gler, do you think that the Lance Empire can easily defeat the surrounding countries with just some ordinary puppet warriors? No, because there are better weapons here."

"So, one more question. Why don't you let anyone live here for more than a year?"

"Do you still need to ask?" Neil shrugged and laughed: "Of course I don't want you to find out the problem. After living here for a long time, there will always be people who will be suspicious. They just suspected at first, but later they will act. You must know that there were no smart people before you. So Andrew later made a rule that no one is allowed to stay here for too long to avoid unnecessary losses. You are the only exception, Hugh Igleser, but you will be the last exception. After I kill you today, I believe that whether it is Master Hines or Lord Andrew, They will never show mercy to any of the servants."

As he spoke, Neil waved the talisman in his hand: "I've said everything I need to say, so now, you can die with that kid Fink. It's a pity, before tonight, I still liked you very much. Especially you helped me get rid of that annoying clerk job. But now, I can only kill you. I hope Lord Pierre won't let me go back to the library because of this. That place is so boring."

"Kill him." Neil ordered.

To his surprise, the puppet warrior didn't move.

"I said kill him!" Neil yelled at the puppet warriors beside him.

"Don't waste your energy, it's impossible for them to do what you say."

Neil suddenly turned around and glared at Gong Hao: "Gler, what did you do to them?"

"You know I can't come here without any preparation." Gong Hao replied lightly, and he walked over to untie the rope that bound Fink.

As soon as he was put down, Fink fell into his arms and cried: "Oh my God, it was terrible. They are the devil! They killed Kip, Bowman, Fisher, everyone! Everyone died."

"Yes, everyone is dead, including Thacker, Sisser, many, many people. Everyone who was taken by them is dead. Fink, you understand now why I want you to do things well?"

"You should have told me earlier." Fink looked at Gong Hao tearfully.

Gong Hao sighed: "You are only twelve years old, Fink, I don't want you to experience all this prematurely. For a child, this is too cruel."

Although he himself is not very old, after all, it is only the body of Xiu Yiglaer. To Gong Hao, his mentality is already an adult. Gong Hao patted Fink on the back lightly: "I don't want you to know, so that at least in your life for this year, you don't have to be as careful as I am every day and night. For you, it will be a very painful torture. I just want to protect you."

Fink put his arms around Gong Hao, unwilling to let go for a second.

Gong Hao said softly: "Okay, Fink, don't be nervous, you hugged me so hard that I couldn't breathe. Since you didn't die just now, you won't die now. Listen to me, I will take you away from here in a while. In the dense forest not far from the port, I built a raft there. The raft is very simple and can only seat one person. I also put some water and food. You can go there to find the raft and push it into the sea, and then you row desperately in one direction. Remember, as long as you don't give up, you will There's always land to be found. Once there, you'll survive."

That was originally prepared by Gong Hao for himself, once Andrew did not intend to make an exception for him, then the raft would come in handy. But now there is no need to stay.

"how about you?"

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about me."

Not far away, Neil yelled, "Gler, how did you do it?"

He couldn't figure out why he couldn't control those puppet warriors.

Gong Hao turned his head slightly, and glanced at Neil: "It's strange, right? I'm obviously not an alchemist, so why can't you control the puppet warrior?"

He gently pushed Fink away, and walked towards Neil: "Do you still remember the time when the little princess came? I was fortunate enough to temporarily command the puppet warrior. I am indeed not an alchemist, I don't know how the puppet warrior is refined, and I don't know how to make that command talisman. But this does not prevent me from studying its composition."

"Damn it, it turns out that you planned it long ago! I knew you wouldn't give any chance to you despicable handymen!" Neil yelled crazily, "But I don't understand how you did it. You don't know alchemy at all. Even if it was given to you, you wouldn't be able to crack it! Even Lord Pierre can't do it!"

"That's right, I really can't crack it, but why should I have to?" Gong Hao asked back with a smile: "I found out that the Command Talisman is made of a special material. I've seen this material in a book. It can establish a connection through energy. Then the specific command is transmitted through the magic circle on the Command Talisman."

Gong Hao looked at Neil with a smile in his eyes: "So I realized that besides imitating the command talisman, seizing control, or directly destroying the puppet warrior, there are other ways to achieve the goal. I chose the simplest one, using some kind of strong energy item to interfere with the energy fluctuations of the space, so that the connection between the command talisman and the puppet warrior can be directly interrupted. If your order cannot be conveyed, of course they won't do it. Look, it's not difficult. Destruction is always easier than construction, right? Efforts need to be made in various aspects, and to destroy a certain invention, one only needs to destroy one of them. Just like a machine with a tight structure, hitting it with gravity may not be effective, but unscrewing one of its screws can make it fall apart... Although the method of energy interference is not perfect, for example, it can only be used near the controller, it is not suitable for the battlefield, and it is not suitable for people who are prepared, but as far as the current situation is concerned, it is enough. "

He flipped his left hand slightly, revealing the bright red translucent thing like agate.

"Look, this is a very precious ore, blood agate, brought to me by my friend on the Liberty, and it can do just that."

Just after Neil summoned the puppet warrior, Gong Hao released a strong space energy interference with this thing. He can't command the puppet warrior unless both Neal and the puppet warrior are some distance away from him.

"I knew I shouldn't make an exception for you. You are such a genius, Greer, you can even think of such a simple method." Neil admired: "You, who have never learned alchemy, actually invented a method to deal with puppet warriors. If you are given a chance, you may become the greatest alchemist."

"It's a pity that you didn't give it to me, so I took it myself."

Neil froze: "You want to learn alchemy? Don't you want to save Fink and escape?"

"Who said... my purpose is to escape?"

Gong Hao raised his head slightly, his eyes showed a cold murderous intent, and the next moment, his whole body was filled with fighting spirit.

"My purpose is to kill you all." He said coldly.