From Prisoner to Si Chen

"curse?!"

Flamel suddenly raised his voice, which seemed incredible.

"How could Galken be cursed..."

"I don't know." Gilan shook his head.

Galken usually lives with them in the wooden house. Apart from doing chores and studying, he has basically no contact with outsiders...

Not right either.

Ji Lan suddenly remembered that a few days ago, Galken went to Andea, and it seemed that he was going to purchase some things.

Maybe something happened that day that caused him to be cursed.

Snapped.

Gilan raised his hand and snapped his fingers in Garken's ear. The latter was originally in a dazed state, but after hearing the sudden crisp sound, he suddenly woke up.

"I...what's wrong with me?!"

The young man found that his clothes were stained by black water and there was a fishy smell in his mouth, and his face changed drastically.

Flamel frowned and explained.

Then Garken was shocked.

"Curse...curse?!"

His eyes were wide with fear on his face.

Gillan comforted:

"Don't worry, the 'magnetism ritual' just now has removed the curse on you."

"Thank you, Brother Jilan."

Garken thanked him gratefully.

"If you hadn't proposed to test the effect of the 'magnetic water', I might not even know about it... If it had been too long, I might have been cursed."

"You're welcome." Gilan said calmly. "But do you still remember, besides us, who else have you been in contact with?"

"Well..." Galken looked thoughtful, then said nonchalantly: "I don't seem to have had any contact with anyone. I just bought some supplies at a grocery store in Andrea."

"Is that so?" Gillan nodded. "Then you should be careful during the next period of time and try not to go to Andrea alone again. Come join us later."

"Okay... okay, Brother Jilan."

Garken nodded and did not refuse.

Next, the three of them went to Andea with the "dirty water" they had prepared, looking for people in need to help them clean up the mess.

It wasn't until dark that they returned in the carriage.

Today in the town, the three of them successfully performed the "Magnetic Relief Ceremony" for some people who were sick, had bad luck, and even those who were contaminated with negative magnetic fields.

Because it was free, and the noble girl from Garame came forward and stated that they were Mrs. McCalla's apprentices, they gained the trust and welcome of the residents of Andea.

After the successful tour, I received a lot of thanks and admiration. This made Galken, a man of civilian origin, always excited and seemed to have a sense of accomplishment.

On the way back, Gilan also took the opportunity to visit the grocery store Galken mentioned. However, the female owner and clerk in the store were no different, they were just ordinary people.

The three of them were a little disappointed when they couldn't find the source of Garken's curse.

until late at night.

After everyone goes to bed.

In the dark environment, there was silence around the wooden house, with only a few insects chirping.

Suddenly, there was a slight rustling sound on the bed opposite Ji Lan.

In the darkness, Galken tiptoed down from the bed, and then quietly left the cabin.

Ji Lan opened her eyes and stared at the young man's back with deep eyes.

'Sure enough...this guy is lying. ’

Thinking to himself, he lifted up the quilt, turned over and landed lightly, and immediately followed him out like a ghost.

In the courtyard, a cool breeze blew.

Galken's thin figure walked out of the courtyard and along the forest path, going nowhere.

Gilan followed silently.

With the perception of ordinary people in Galken, he had no idea that there was someone following him.

The two of them walked one behind the other, away from the wooden house and deep into the forest. Finally, we arrived at a rocky edge by a stream.

Then in the moonlight, Gilan saw a tall figure wearing a cloak standing behind the stone, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"...Why did it take you so long to come?"

The cloaked figure slowly turned around and let out a low female voice.

Galken took a deep breath and replied:

"Someone is sleeping in the same room as me. If he comes out too early, he will be discovered."

"Heh, okay..." The cloaked man smiled. "So have you thought about it?"

"Why do you want to put a curse on me?"

However, Galken did not directly answer the other party's question. Instead, he clenched his fists and asked in a deep voice.

The cloaked man was startled, then started shaking with laughter.

"Haha, I was discovered..."

"As expected, it's you!" Galken was quite angry.

"What?" The cloaked man stopped laughing and asked coldly. "What would you do even if you knew? Kill me? Or take revenge on us?"

"Oh, you can't do the same, because you are just a weakling. No matter before or now...even if you learn alchemy from McCalla and want to get real power from her, you don't know how long it will take. "

"Besides, you are only the least talented among her apprentices. Why does McCalla teach you core knowledge?"

The cloaked man paused for a moment, and his tone slowed down.

"Don't worry, that curse is actually not fatal, it's just a small test... Since you can detect it and remove it, it means you have some brains and are worth our investment."

"But..." Galken's original anger gradually softened under the opponent's verbal attack, and he hesitated to open his mouth.

"Don't you want to gain more powerful power and a higher status? Are you willing to be a humble third-class civilian and a man who is discriminated against forever?"

The cloaked man bewitched.

"Think about it, Mr. Boror, the 'Red Duke', and Mr. Hermes, the 'Forge King', are both men, but they have won the title and have a status respected by thousands of people by virtue of their own strength."

"As long as you are willing to join us, you will get these sooner or later, and our school does not value talent so much..."

"Think about it carefully, tonight is the last chance, if you refuse, I will not come to you again."

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

Galken's face changed and struggled.

He remembered the humiliation he had experienced since he was a child. Even after becoming Mrs. Mackalla, he would still be bullied by Flamel on weekdays.

So, he finally gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice:

"Okay! I will join you!"

"A wise choice." The cloaked man smiled. "In that case, I will not break my promise. I will give you the formula of the 'alchemical catalyst' and the secret medicine for cultivation. I will not give you any less."

As she spoke, the woman reached out from under her cloak, handed a parchment scroll and a black jar to Galken, and added:

"But you must also remember to keep an eye on McCara's itinerary. If possible, find a chance to bring us her research materials."

"In addition, in another two months, you should have learned the basic knowledge that you need to master as apprentices, and you will be relatively free at that time... We have important plans and need your cooperation."

Galken took the parchment scroll and the black jar, his face showed joy, and then nodded, saying:

"Well, I know."

"Go back quickly, don't arouse suspicion."

The cloaked man urged.

Galken responded, turned around and walked away quickly, returning along the original route.

After leaving the stream, he walked on the forest path, holding two things tightly in his hands, stroking them lovingly, but he could not see that a small black shadow was flying over his head.

The little familiar, Weiwei, looked down at the human, suddenly raised her hands, and cast a "confusion spell" on him.

Buzz——

Under the influence of the mysterious power, Galken was stunned in place, his face full of confusion.

Immediately, Weiwei flew in front of him, cast "mind invasion" on him, and stole his memory.

Jilan walked out from behind the tree, was kissed by the little familiar, and shared these memories.

'Sure enough, it was that day... when he went to the town to purchase, he met the apprentice of the "Red Duke". '

He browsed the memory and said secretly.

In Galken's memory, the curly-haired woman showed up, tried to win him over, and said that she came from an organization called "Grafting School".

'So the cloaked man just now also belongs to the "Grafting School"? Is he a subordinate of the "Red Duke"? '

Jilan thought to himself, and took the two things from Galken to check them.

The black jar contained a light yellow ointment. After being identified by "Banlan", it was found to be an alchemical medicine that assisted in cultivation, which had the effect of tempering the body and improving spiritual knowledge.

But for Jilan's physical strength and spiritual knowledge, it was no longer effective.

As for the parchment, it was hand-painted with a strange picture and symbols, accompanied by an incomprehensible poem.

It looked like some kind of puzzle.

'Secret formula? '

Jilan raised his eyebrows.

On the parchment, there was a naked queen making peace with two male queens on the grass. She wore a crown on her head, and under her feet were the moon and the sun.

Beside him, a blind general on horseback was driving a gray wolf into the campfire with a saber, forcing it to endure the burning of the flames.

The attached poem is a long section of ancient Roman handwriting:

"The queen's crown must be pure gold, and only two chaste bridegrooms are worthy of marrying it."

"The greedy gray wolf comes from the far west. Because of its ancient Hiru name, it belongs to the warlike "Gladiator", but it is born as the child of the "Blind General"..."

"When the gray wolf is about to devour the queen, light a bonfire and throw the wolf into the fire to make it burn completely, so that our queen can be redeemed."

Gilan stared at the parchment. With his rapidly improving alchemical knowledge during this period, he quickly cracked this secret formula.

'The combination of the queen and the two male queens means three materials...'

His mind was working fast.

'The "Gladiator" in March symbolizes Mars, and Mars represents "iron" in alchemy. The "Blind General" in November symbolizes Jupiter, which corresponds to "tin" in alchemy. '