High Above

A very calm and upright knight.

This is what Yingguang said about Ian.

Although there was no reason, he still acted with the sense of justice in his heart to fight against Baron Ryan, who was obviously much more powerful than him.

The anger in his heart has not been extinguished. He carries pure and blazing anger, but his anger will not affect his thoughts.

Not only has he collected a large number of clues with his psychic and alchemical knowledge, he is also extremely capable of action.

Without Ian's assistance, Yingguang believed that he would not have been able to advance the investigation to this point in such a short period of time on his own.

And by the time she finishes investigating, the Baron's plan may have been completed.

"Did you find any clues?" the nun asked.

"Um."

Hearing the collaborator's inquiry, Ian moved his eyes away from the information found in the alchemy room and nodded solemnly: "Baron Ryan wanted to rely on the collaboration of several psykers... to make a new one for his dead child. body."

"The information here is all about manuscripts about alchemical artificial humans, and there are even practical operation records about 'possession by resentful spirits' and 'psychic memory transfer'. The experimenters are the victims who have died, and the results are all Quite successful.”

"Baron Ryan has done a lot of research in this area. He is actually a hidden elite alchemist!"

It is not surprising that Baron Ryan is an elite alchemist. He sits on one of the most important production points of alchemical raw materials in Nanling. It would be really incredible if he had not studied alchemy.

But what surprised Ian was that in the other party's alchemy laboratory, there were many experimental manuals on 'Psychic Alchemy' that were difficult to obtain even through Master Gosei's channels, and 'Wraith Spirit Possession'. Body' and 'psionic memory transfer' are both contents.

Alchemy is all-encompassing, and its content covers and exceeds what Ian called ‘science’ in his previous life.

Outside the scope of science, there are also many strange branches and even broad avenues, and psychic alchemy is one of them.

Psionic alchemy is relatively complex. To put it simply, it is the use of alchemy to achieve various effects that can only be achieved by psychic energy. In essence, it is to use alchemy to explore the principles of psychic energy.

Combined with the inscription technique, it is possible to create the expensive 'psionic trinkets' held by Masters Isengard and Gosei that Ian once saw.

Ian knew that in the continent of Terra, where sublimators and psykers were the primary productive forces, the value of this research material was no less than that of high-level spaceship designs. It would appear in the experiments of Baron Ryan, a nobleman of the South Ridge. In the room, there is only one possibility.

That's what a big force gave him.

As for which force it is...

echo. This is the answer.

As the evidence piled up step by step, Ian was certain that this incident was not directly related to Axel, but it definitely involved the involvement of high-level officials in the empire.

and……

He already knew Baron Ryan's true plan.

It's not just artificial humans...that crazy, yet extremely rational, extremely pathetic and abominable method...

Taking a deep breath, Ian put his thoughts back, and then said in a low voice through his helmet: "I have found the area where the Baron may be - next to this stack of information is the topographic map of Solitary Flame Peak, he must be there. Around the area.”

"The next thing to do is to go to the side of Guyan Peak and search..."

"It's the canyon next to the third barrier lake of Guyan Peak."

At this moment, Steward Moda, who had finished his confession, suddenly said: "That's where the madam and the young master died. If the master really wants to go to Guyan Peak, he can only go there."

Both Ian and Sister Yingguang looked at the old steward in surprise, but the old man had closed his eyes tightly and was sitting on the side of the corridor, praying quietly.

"Consider it a credit to Steward Moda."

Ian whispered to Sister Yingguang, and then talked normally: "Since I have detailed information, I plan to go to Lone Flame Peak to investigate."

"I still recommend waiting for the two executors to arrive. Since Baron Ryan is an elite alchemist, it proves that his danger is extremely high."

Yingguang frowned. As the representative of Huaiguang Church, she took the alchemy manuscripts from Ian's hand, and felt a little more admiration for Ian in her heart.

Not all alchemists can easily give up such precious knowledge, but Ian did not hesitate to entrust these materials that ordinary alchemists love to keep to himself, obviously believing deeply in the reliability of the Way of Embracing Light.

If it were recorded by Anfa, it would at least be a positive review of more than 100 points.

Ian didn't know how the other party evaluated him in his heart. Anyway, he had already copied them all with silver chips.

A perishable thing like a manuscript had no value to him except as evidence of the baron's evildoing.

As for the executors of the temple, to use a more popular term, they are actually paladins, who specialize in dealing with evil sacrificial events like Viscount Ryan that may harm surrounding towns, as well as various natural disasters that are too difficult.

It’s just that it’s not easy to become an executor. In addition to meeting the hard power standards, you must also have sufficient qualifications. Every executor has experienced hundreds of battles, experienced numerous hardships and arduous training, and is a war machine in the true sense. .

It was naturally the right choice for Yingguang to wait until the paladin arrived. No matter how powerful Baron Ryan was, he had no room for maneuver in front of the two paladins.

But he had to go.

Whether as a prophet, prevent your identity from being exposed by Baron Ryan, especially to those behind the scenes.

Or as a person, to prevent worse tragedies from happening.

He must deal with the other party as soon as possible.

"Just go ahead and explore the way."

Therefore, facing Sister Yingguang's suggestion, the young man just smiled calmly and said: "I will come back when I find a way."

"By the way." As if he thought of something, Ian paused and whispered to the other party: "I also found this thing from the Baron's alchemy laboratory... If I am accidentally discovered by the other party, I will probably escape into the mountains. There is no way to hand over this evidence to the Executor or Nauman City."

"If anyone asks, just say you found it."

"Huaiguang won't lie, but he won't reveal any helper who doesn't want to reveal his identity." In Sister Yingguang's assurance, the boy handed something to the other party.

Seeing the other party frowning, but still nodding, he turned around and set off.

Ian's figure passed through the window and disappeared into the dark night and heavy rain.

There was no hesitation.

…

Gu Yanfeng, the Third Barrier Lake, is a behemoth constructed due to severe storms, catastrophic rainfall and mudslides.

A huge amount of earth and rocks cut off the river valley and funneled rainfall from the surrounding mountains into it. It forced the Degan River to change its course, while maintaining a strange stability - there is a crack in the rock at its bottom, which continuously releases water. It is diverted away, but there are still rivers flowing in from the surrounding area, injecting new water into it.

The heavy rain continues.

In the noisy rain, there is a rosy light swaying.

In a gentle valley next to the barrier lake, several camel beast trailers were parked on one side, and the camel beasts that pulled them to this place had already passed out and were lying in a coma in a crooked position.

In front of these carriages is the source of the glow.

Those were four huge cultivation chambers filled with psychic plant extracts.

The refined nourishing liquid of Xiahui grass is worth a huge amount of money, and the rough extract is also an excellent carrier of spiritual energy. Filling these four cultivation chambers is definitely not something that can be done in one operation, but will take at least several years. Secretly planning, hiding the output, and accumulating the results bit by bit.

In the purple-red and golden-orange light, the looming bodies of the three children can be vaguely seen. The three training warehouses are arranged in a triangle, and in the "empty warehouse" in the center, a faint blue spirit can be vaguely seen. The body is rising and falling in the spiritual energy extraction liquid.

In addition, there is a slender severed arm with strong muscles in this training warehouse, which is the core activity of the blue spirit body.

Because of the psychic energy extraction liquid, the spirit body can also control this severed arm to slightly affect reality, and the solution inside the culture chamber is stirred up by it and becomes extremely turbid.

But under the gentle soothing words of a nobleman with black hair and blue eyes, the spirit body gradually calmed down.

He was missing an arm, and he was obviously the owner of the broken arm.

At this moment, Baron Ryan's face turned pale. He raised his head and looked at the dark rain clouds rolling in the sky. His expression looked a little indifferent and weak, which was very different from when he received Yingguang and Ian at noon.

"The psychic field is stable..."

Whispering to himself, he lowered his head and pressed his face against the crystal wall of the central cultivation chamber, sensing the fluctuations inside.

【dad……】

A vague voice came out: [Dad...]

"The carrier fluctuations have also stabilized."

Raising his head and ignoring it, or rather deliberately ignoring it because he couldn't face it, Baron Ryan nodded, and then looked around at the three cultivation chambers.

In other words, the children in the training warehouse.

"Are you okay, kids?"

He asked tiredly: "Are you feeling uncomfortable or having trouble breathing? I can increase the oxygen level a little."

The first one to respond was the boy with brown hair.

[Feels good, Dad]

Ila opened his eyes. His red right eye was still bright and full of vitality, and something was slowly regenerating in the forcibly gouged left eye.

His eyes are slowly growing back under the influence of Xiahui grass extract and part of the regeneration potion.

Light purple light flowed from his normal eyes and the still-healing eye sockets, making the child smile: [I can clearly sense the thoughts of 'brother']

[The thoughts and impressions I have implanted in Ryan Territory over the years, as well as the "identification" of the entire Ryan Territory people, assisted Linda's sister's activated spiritual energy. He has now completely condensed his soul."

[It’s just that I’m still too fragile. My brother doesn’t remember anything except Dad and Uncle Moda]

【But I can give him memory】