From Prisoner to Si Chen

Fleming told his teacher, Macara Melaskes, the news brought by the housekeeper.

After hearing this, the lady's reaction seemed particularly calm.

She just smiled and nodded at Flamel, showing that she understood, and then instructed in a gentle tone:

"Miss Flamel, please go downstairs and call Mr. Gillan. I have something to tell him."

"Um... um, okay teacher."

Although the noble girl was a little stunned, she quickly reacted, raised her skirt and bowed to the teacher, then turned and went downstairs.

She went straight to the door of the wooden house on the left.

But before she could raise her hand to knock, the wooden door creaked and opened from the inside.

The blond young man stood behind the door and looked at her quietly.

"Mr. Gillan, the teacher called you..."

"Well, I know." Gillan nodded, walked past the noble girl and walked towards the main house. "Thank you for telling me."

Fleming looked at his back and curled his lips.

Gillan went up to the attic of the main house.

He walked to Mrs. McCullagh's table and bowed his head.

"Madam, you are looking for me?"

"Yes." Mrs. McCullagh nodded, and said directly without beating around the bush: "You also know the news about Flamel, right?"

"Yes, madam." Gillan affirmed. "Just now, the housekeeper of Count Nicolas came, and I heard their conversation."

Mrs. McCullagh was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly sighed.

"I foresaw that danger was approaching."

"Danger?" Gillan raised his head and narrowed his eyes.

Mrs. McCullagh hummed and explained:

"The path I took was the spiral of the Holy Grail of the Crucible, the godless path of January... The 6th-level essence was explored by me alone, and it is called 'Prophet'."

"With the power of this essence, I can foresee danger."

Gillan was startled.

Exploring the path of godlessness on her own, and successfully lighting the lamp of the 6th-order essence... With such talent and talent, it is no wonder that she was noticed and valued by "Ms. Snow" of September Sichen, and was branded early, giving her the qualification of "candidate for apostle".

Madam McCara is worthy of being an apostle of later generations.

"The danger may come from the royal family."

Madam whispered.

Jilan was a little puzzled and asked:

"Why?"

As far as he knew, the Sakya royal family and the queen herself treated Madam McCara with great respect, and it was impossible for them to attack her.

Madam McCara shook her head and did not answer directly.

She suddenly raised her hand.

Clang.

At this time, the wooden wall clock on the wall opened the small door by itself, and a mechanical sparrow made of brass, iron sheets, glass and gears popped out.

Then, the mechanical sparrow flapped its wings, flew out of the wall clock, and landed directly in the palm of the lady.

Click, click...

The lady reached out and pinched the spring behind the sparrow, twisted it a few times, and threw it.

"Go."

The mechanical sparrow seemed to have gained more power, flapping its wings, making a clicking sound, and flew out of the attic window and straight into the sky.

Gillan looked at this scene in surprise.

Then, Mrs. McCalla's eyes shone with bright silver. She turned her head and glanced at Gillan.

At the moment when the two looked at each other.

Buzz——

Gillan's consciousness flashed, and his vision suddenly changed.

At this moment, he seemed to have become the mechanical sparrow that flew out of the window, soaring in the sky.

The bird's-eye view quickly went to the northeast, across the suburbs, wheat fields and woods, and arrived above the town of Andea.

The capital in the bird's-eye view was quite small, with stone and wood buildings everywhere and streets crisscrossing.

Gillan couldn't help but be stunned.

Because he saw that the inconspicuous patterns on the street surface at this moment formed a huge and complex equilateral triangle circle!

‘Is that... an alchemical array? ! ’

Gilan was quite surprised.

At this moment, all the details and clues he had noticed in the past came together to form a truth that made his hair stand on end -

The capital of Andrea will be used as a "vessel" for an alchemical ceremony. And the scale of the ceremony must be unprecedented!

‘Such a huge alchemical array, engraved in the center of the capital, almost covers one-third of the town. ’

Gilan was shocked.

With solid alchemical knowledge, he quickly identified that this alchemical array was very complex and high-level, and it was not a single structure, but a combination of seven or eight structures that were linked together, affecting and coordinating with each other.

And he only recognized the functions of several of the structures.

‘Extracting the soul... compressing the soul... and the reflux structure and annealing reaction. There are five hub nodes, which happen to be the spires distributed in the five directions of Andrea. ’

Wow——

The bird’s-eye view was quickly withdrawn.

Jilan was distracted, and his sight returned to the attic of the wooden house, and the silver-white light in Mrs. McCullagh’s eyes faded.

He took a deep breath to calm his inner shock.

Then, he said to the silver-robed lady in a deep voice:

“Madam, is the huge alchemy array engraved on Andea the work of the ‘Red Duke’ Borol Dupu?”

Jilan paused for a moment and said:

“To refine the legendary ‘Philosopher’s Stone’?”

“Yes.” Mrs. McCullagh nodded.

Jilan thought of a book he had read during the trip to Depras Blood Harbor when he was at the crater of the unknown island to eradicate the “Nightmare Monument” of the famous spiritualist Master Alden Higgins.

It contains Master Aldin's description of the "Philosopher's Stone". It seems that there is a key material, which is the spirit.

"... The weight of the human soul is 0.46 ounces. It takes 309.5 ounces of soul to refine a Philosopher's Stone (Philosopher's Stone), which is the total soul of 673 people."

Of course, this data may not be accurate, but only a rough range. But in this era, the Philosopher's Stone has not yet been born.

"Red Duke" is just a pioneer, an explorer, and his knowledge of the Philosopher's Stone is limited to the manuscripts of the original unknown alchemist.

So to be on the safe side, he will only do his best to collect spirits on a large scale in order to increase the success rate.

"Remember the knowledge I taught you?"

Mrs. McCullar said softly.

"About the 'form and spirit theory' in 'metal alchemy'."

"Of course I remember." Gillan nodded and said in a deep voice: "This theory comes from the 'King of the Furnace' Hermes Mish."

"He pointed out that the body is a substance and cannot be volatilized, while the spirit is not a substance but can volatilize, just like the two properties of 'mercury and sulfur'."

"If the spirit of a metal is extracted and placed in another metal, the metal substance can be changed. The soul symbolizes salt crystals. If the human soul is finally engraved into the metal, it can be stabilized and its properties can be permanently changed..."

"Yes, this is the key principle for refining the 'philosopher's stone'."

Mrs. McCullagh's expression was solemn.

"Mr. Hermes, the 'Furnace King' and I were both members of the 'Midnight Rose' and good friends with the 'Red Duke'..."

"Unfortunately, after the 'Furnace King' proposed this theory, Borol seemed to think that he had found the truth, and became obsessed with the Philosopher's Stone and eventually turned against us."

"Borol has extraordinary talents in the fields of mysticism and alchemy, but he was a slave in his childhood and suffered from the molestation and torture of the female nobles of Sakya, so he has a deep hatred for this country."

"The reason why he set up the alchemy array in Andeya this time may also be for revenge..."

"He wants to use all the residents of Andeya as raw materials to refine the Philosopher's Stone?!"

Gilan frowned and asked.

Mrs. McCara did not answer and chose to default.

"A few months ago, I got the news... 'Red Duke' Borol secretly met with Her Majesty the Queen, and the vision of the elixir of life aroused the interest of the royal family and even the nobles of Sakya."

"Because he had already refined the semi-finished philosopher's stone 'Black Jade', it was easy to convince the queen, and the queen believed in the existence of the philosopher's stone."

"As the ruler of Sakya, how could she not desire immortality?"

Mrs. McCara said.

"So, there was a series of subsequent actions...including recruiting folk alchemists to serve the court, in order to cooperate with the actions and plans of 'Red Duke' Borol."

"Of course, there are also a large number of craftsmen who are driving Andea to build and transform it. Whether it is the spire and the high-rise building, or the engraving on the street ground, they are all preparations for refining the philosopher's stone."

"I see." Jilan raised his eyebrows. "Behind all this, it turned out to be the Queen, the royal family and the nobles... The 'Red Duke' was just fanning the flames to achieve his own goals."

"And the residents of Andrea will all become victims of their ambitions and desires!"

"How sad..." Mrs. McCullar sighed. "Perhaps for Her Majesty, if the sacrifice of some of her people can be exchanged for her own long-term rule, it will be a very cost-effective deal."

"That's why, even though the royal family has entrusted me with the task, they have never sent anyone to urge me for so long... Because their minds are no longer on these jewels and alchemy drugs for beauty and health."

Gilan nodded to show that he understood.

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the royal nobles, the so-called jewels and alchemy drugs are not as good as the philosopher's stone that can make people immortal.

As she was talking, Mrs. McCullar was suddenly startled.

Gilan noticed the change in her expression and asked a question. The lady looked at the scenery outside the window and said quietly:

"My mechanical sparrow was shot down..."

"It seems that the danger I predicted has arrived... Most likely, the 'Red Duke' Boror said something to Her Majesty the Queen, causing the royal family to regard me as a threat."

"Of course, I will not sit idly by and watch thousands of Andrea residents sacrificed and turned into philosophers' stones alive."

Rumble...

Suddenly, a huge noise came from the distance of the wooden house.

Gilan turned his head and looked, his eyes fixed.

With his extraordinary eyesight, he found that there were people gathering in the woods in the distance, at least hundreds of female soldiers in armor and swords, coming towards the wooden house aggressively!

"Mr. Gilan, please take Flamel and Galken away first... The farther away from Andrea, the better."

Mrs. McCara said gently.

"They lack fighting ability. If they are encountered by the royal army, they may not survive."

"I understand, ma'am."

Gilan nodded solemnly and said.

He did not ask Mrs. McCalla why she did not go together, because he knew that she wanted to stay to stop the "Red Duke".

This will be the struggle between the great alchemists who are closest to the truth in this era...

Gilan bowed to the lady, said nothing more, turned around and went downstairs without stopping for a moment.

The aristocratic girl Flamel was waiting in the courtyard. When she saw the blond young man walking out of the main room, she hurriedly greeted him. But before she could ask, the young man grabbed her hand and pulled her out.

"Eh? Mr. Gillan, what...what are you doing?!"

Flamel was surprised and puzzled, raising his head and asking.

Jilan did not explain. After taking her outside the courtyard, he turned to look at her and ordered with a serious face:

"Madam, please let me take you and Galken away from the cabin and even Andrea..."

"Huh?!" Flamel's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. "Why?!"

"I don't have time to explain to you."

Jilan said calmly.

After saying that, he returned to the courtyard and went straight to the wooden house on the left. Galken was writing at his desk inside, carefully studying the knowledge on a piece of parchment.

Gilan walked over and without saying a word, took Galken by the collar and walked out.

"Ji...Brother Jilan?!"

Galken was out of his study state and had a confused look on his face.

Ji Lan was holding someone in his hand, looking straight at it, and said:

"When danger comes, I will take you to a safe place according to my wife's wishes."

"Danger?!" Galken's expression changed. He seemed to know something. After inexplicable emotions flashed in his eyes, he fell into silence.

Not long after.

Gillan took Flamel and Galken out of the cabin and walked quickly along another forest path away from Andrea.

But before the three of them had gone far, they discovered that there were moving figures in front of them.

It was a team of thirty or forty people. The female soldiers wore armor and held swords, and were accompanied by two or three alchemists in robes.

"It's the royal army."

Jilan said calmly.

"It seems that they have already sent people to surround the retreat."

"Why do the royal army want to arrest us?"

Flamel was horrified.

Garken remained silent.

"The royal family was bewitched by the 'Red Duke' and wanted to use Andea's residents as materials to make the Philosopher's Stone... They saw Mrs. McCalla as an obstacle, so they sent troops and alchemists to hunt us down."

Gillan said calmly.

Hearing this, Le Mei's little face suddenly turned pale.

"Then... what should we do?" she asked.

"Don't worry, I promised my wife that I will protect your safety."

After Ji Lan said that, he took steps forward.

"Mr. Gillan?!" Flamel was shocked. "That's an army! There are at least forty people!"

Gilan waved his hand, indicating not to worry.

Soon, the royal army and the alchemists discovered the traces of the three of Gilan, and accelerated their pace to surround them.

But just when Jilan was about to take action.

Boom! !

There was a loud noise.

The ground then shook violently.

Jilan noticed an astonishing power fluctuation and couldn't help but glance back.

I saw a dazzling silver light blooming in the direction of the wooden house. Even though it was daytime, the light was still bright.

The silver light formed a huge alchemical formation in mid-air, rising into the sky.

Immediately, a gust of wind and rain poured down.

Wow!

Wow! !

In the rain curtain, it was difficult to see the figures clearly.

The royal army and the alchemists were all confused by the sudden heavy rain.

Immediately afterwards, the rainwater gathered on the ground to form a stream of water, which seemed to be alive, wrapped in the soil, and merged into a three-meter-high human-shaped clay statue.

There are four or five of these clay statues, with silver alchemy array patterns appearing on their foreheads. They rushed toward the army with heavy steps.

"This is Mrs. McCullar's work."

Gillan had a realization.

He turned to Flamel and Galken and shouted:

"The enemy has been held back, follow me!"

"Ah good!"

Flamel woke up from a dream and responded quickly.