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Akain Pasteur, male, half-elf, 19 years old, the fourth generation descendant of the Pasteur School of Alchemy.

It is said that it was his ancestor who fermented and made the first cheese in human history, and the origin of the Pasteur School can be verified to be his great-grandfather, Clahot Pasteur.

Clahot Pasteur believed that there was a great spirit throughout the world that controlled the decomposition activities of various microorganisms and maintained the operation of the world. He called it "Eternal Ashes". Through thinking about "Eternal Ashes", he developed a unique alchemy technology and applied it to fermentation and medical aspects, becoming a respectable alchemist.

However, as an important branch of the Ancient Forest Druids, the Pasteur family has been inheriting the druid profession. For the druids who advocate "respecting nature, fearing nature, and obeying nature", alchemists who distort nature with the power of magic are simply heretics who deserve to be killed. The Pasteur family, who betrayed the noble faith of the Druids, was severely criticized by the Archdruid "Beast Judge" Buddy Brista, and had to move frequently to avoid his pursuit.

Not long ago, Akan's father, Twila Pasteur, had an accident during the experiment. Not only was he seriously injured, but the spore forest "Sea of ​​Corruption" where he had been hiding for a long time was also destroyed, exposing his whereabouts. Faced with the Beast Judge who heard the news, Twila had no choice but to surrender and was sentenced to freezing, freezing into the ancient glacier. Unless his descendants make significant contributions to the forest, or the forest encounters a huge crisis and needs his power, they will be frozen in it forever and cannot be freed.

Twila knew that as the target of the Archdruid's pursuit, it was impossible to escape, so before being arrested, he arranged for his son Akan to escape in advance and go to Master Terian, a friend he met when he was young. Who knew that Master Trian had already passed away? If the master had not mentioned the Pasteur family before his death and told Wendy to help them if she had the chance, he would have died in a daze in the seemingly beautiful but dangerous flower sea outside the magic tower.

"This man is very talented." Wendy emphasized to Sui Xiong, "Very talented! The alchemy inherited from his family is unique and completely different from the orthodox alchemy I know. I think he will definitely be a good assistant for you!"

Sui Xiong met Akain curiously. Although this half-elf was nearly 20 years old, he looked like a 12 or 13-year-old boy, very young and very short. Standing next to the slime girl, he was not much taller than her - there was nothing he could do about it. As a mixed-blood, this type of "developmental delay" often appears among half-elves. Even if his mind is similar to that of an adult, his appearance is like that of a child. According to Wendy's estimation, it will take at least another 50 years for him to grow into an adult.

Although his father was arrested and executed, Akain did not hate the Beast Judge because of this. He was still very young and innocent. He wanted to make great achievements as soon as possible and persuade the Archdruid to recognize the Pasteur School so that his father could be released.

"Your Majesty, the Great Void Mask, I beg you to take me in. I will serve you with my alchemy, and I believe it will be helpful to you." Akain said politely, "Of course, if you need it, I can also fight for you as a druid. But fighting is not my specialty. Compared with those professional combat masters, my ability in this area is much weaker."

Sui Xiong couldn't help laughing. His church was so short of manpower now, how could he be picky? Not to mention that Akain was an alchemy master who could be respected by Wendy. He couldn't wait to welcome such a talent!

"Then... Master Akain, I want to ask, what aspect of alchemy are you best at?" He asked with a smile, "Pharmaceuticals? Enchanting? Or material conversion?"

"I can do all of these." Akain's young face showed some confidence, "The Pasteur School developed alchemy with microorganisms as the main tools through research and use of those microorganisms - they can be called bacteria or fungi. I just use different methods from ordinary alchemists. Basically, what others can do, I can do."

Sui Xiong was overjoyed and asked, "Then can you develop drugs?"

"Of course." Akain answered confidently, and then added, "But the technology of the Pasteur School is not compatible with the classic school technology of Master Trian. If I help Miss Wendy, I'm afraid it will be more of a hindrance."

Sui Xiong was stunned and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

He thought that with the help of Akain, Wendy's speed in researching the longevity potion would be greatly increased, and perhaps it would not take long to develop this potion. But he didn't expect it to be like this...

He pondered: What should this alchemist who is good at using bacteria and fungi do to make full use of his talents?

After thinking for a while, he suddenly got an inspiration and asked: "You said you are good at studying and using fungi?"

"...You can say that."

"So, do you know mushrooms?" Sui Xiong asked with interest, "Mushrooms are also a kind of fungi, right?"

Akain nodded: "Yes, mushrooms are one of the most common fungi in our lives. It has a total of six major branches and 79 common subspecies, most of which are highly toxic. There are only 14 species that are truly completely non-toxic and can be eaten with confidence, which are..."

"Stop, stop!" Sui Xiong hurriedly stopped his explanation and asked bluntly, "Then do you know there are mushrooms that can grow in the northwest Ash Forest?"

Akane was stunned, thought carefully for a long time, and said with some uncertainty: "Such a mushroom... in theory should exist."

"What does 'theoretically' mean?" Sui Xiong asked doubtfully.

"Mushrooms are something that are very good at adapting to changes. They have a very strong ability to adapt to the environment. As far as I know, mushrooms grow even in the shadow world and the undead world. Although the Ash Forest did not have any mushroom species that impressed me in the past. , but those mushrooms that can grow well in the Shadow Realm and the Undead Realm must also grow well in the Ash Forest."

Sui Xiong smiled, this is really good news!

"So, this kind of mushroom... do you have a collection?"

"Of course there is. The independent space passed down by the Pasteur School from generation to generation has collected almost all known mushroom species in the world. Although the 'Sea of ​​Corruption' used to cultivate new varieties is no longer there, the cultivation of new varieties has been greatly hindered. But it doesn’t take much time just to find the right one among the known varieties.”

Therefore, Sui Xiong gave this task to Akane and asked him to find mushrooms that could thrive in the Ash Forest as soon as possible.

Of course, such work could not be completed in the Trian Magic Tower, so Sui Xiong had to spend his strength to build an ultra-long-distance teleportation array to bring Akane to the Ash Forest.

Unexpectedly, because he lives in the warm ancient forest all year round, Akane is completely unsuited to the cold weather in the north. As soon as he arrived in the Ash Forest, he was so cold that he yawned repeatedly and fell seriously ill. Fortunately, even though Sui Xiong was weak, he could still manage his illness, thus avoiding the tragic ending of this high-level intellectual dying before he could shine.

In order to allow Akane to live a good life, and to provide him with a stable research environment. After Sui Xiong had a detailed discussion with him, he helped him build a simple "magic tower".

This "magic tower" is actually a basement with a total of five floors. The building part above ground is mainly used to store some unimportant debris. The first basement is a storage place for used consumables. The second floor is a reception room, the third floor is a living room, and the fourth and fifth floors are for research and study. Cultivated as one alchemy workshop.

Compared to the cold on the ground, it is obviously much warmer underground. After reaching the third underground floor, even Akane, who is afraid of the cold, can live relatively comfortably without even needing additional heating measures.

As for the fourth and fifth underground floors, they are separated by a powerful purification circle. The inside of the purification circle completely isolates negative energy and is used to cultivate ordinary mushrooms and also to ensure the safety of daily life. The fifth layer located outside the purification circle is used to cultivate mushrooms that can grow in a strong negative energy environment to complete the work assigned by Sui Xiong.

Akane's research efficiency was indeed good. About a week later, he found a mushroom that could grow normally in the strong negative energy environment of the Ash Forest.

Unfortunately, this mushroom, like almost all mushrooms in the world, loves warmth and is cold-resistant. For them to grow normally, they need a fairly warm environment.

"Warmth is not a problem. It's just digging a basement or heating it artificially. It's very simple." After receiving the notification, Sui Xiong immediately rushed to Akane's alchemy workshop. Looking at the black mushrooms that thrived in the negative energy environment on the fifth floor underground, he showed a satisfied smile.

After laughing, he asked again: "How does this mushroom taste?"

Akane was stunned for a moment, and after a while he asked in surprise: "You want to eat it?!"

"Of course I want to eat it." Sui Xiong asked matter-of-factly, "Why grow it if not to eat it?"

Akane was dumbfounded: "Isn't it just to make poison?"

"How novel! Spending so much energy just to create poison?! How bored am I to do such a thing!"

Facing Sui Xiong, who seemed very puzzled, as if eating mushrooms was natural, but using mushrooms to make poison was ridiculous, Akane felt that his smart mind, which he always prided himself on, was not enough. It took him a while to sort out his thoughts before his mind became clear again.

"Your Majesty, why do you think this kind of thing that grew up in a negative energy environment can be practical?" His voice couldn't help but become a little louder, "It is poisonous! And the poison is very strong!"

Sui Xiong suddenly lost interest and waved his tentacle lazily: "Can't eat it? What's the use? What I want is edible mushrooms."

"How can there be edible mushrooms that grow in a negative energy environment in the world!" Akane's face suddenly turned red, as if he was insulted, "Are you making fun of me!"

Seeing that he was angry, Sui Xiong felt a little embarrassed, smiled coquettishly, and explained to him.

"Are you looking for edible mushrooms that can thrive in the Ash Forest so that believers can farm them?" Akane blinked and thought for a long time, still unable to understand Sui Xiong's strange train of thought, "Mushroom field?"

"That's right, mushroom fields." Sui Xiong nodded repeatedly, "Who said fields can only grow rice and vegetables? You can grow mushrooms too!"

Full of doubts and doubts, Akane followed Sui Xiong's arrangement and devoted himself to work again...

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