Release that Witch

The refining hall in Dongcheng District is the favorite place in Lightning.

The apprentices and disciples carried the necessary materials back and forth, the hot air in the utensils, the sulphur and sour taste that lingered in the room, and the occasional cracking of the glass bottle and the curse of the alchemist. It is always full of life.

Although he was promoted to one of the three chiefs two years ago and has his own independent alchemy room, the crowded, messy hall is more likely to inspire him. Alchemy is like this busy scene. When all kinds of materials are blended together, most of them will become more turbid. Only a small part will stand out, and the brilliant Guanghua crystal glass will be like this, as is the strong snow powder.

After burning, melting, and mixing, no one knows that the grayish white sand and the dark charcoal can be transformed into such a wonderful thing. This is the charm of alchemy. People are no exception. Every year, a large number of new apprentices join the Alchemy Association, but in the end only a few can fade away from the rough and dull appearance, becoming the shining pearl in the association. Lightning is one of them. It took him thirty-four years from the apprenticeship to the chief. Now that he is close to fifty, he is about to reach the end of his life. But he can understand the beauty of the study of the sage, and he feels that this life has been completed.

It’s just that what happened to Wang’s recent days made Lightning’s faintness uneasy.

The biggest change is the replacement of the throne... After the four princes will hang up, they have become an unquestioned successor. This has nothing to do with the Alchemy Association. No matter who the King is, they are only responsible for providing alchemy products. But when the strong snow powder was handed over to Tefco as a war material, can they still stay out of the way as usual?

Now that the king has gradually returned to calm, the four princes have not come to visit the alchemy association, but instead went to the astrology station first, which seems to be a bad sign.

"Are you still thinking about astrological associations?" Someone suddenly said, "The old wrinkled a bitter face and stared at the window, which is not like you."

If you can talk to yourself, you must be a chief. He turned his head and looked at the same white-haired Rayleigh. "You said... What is the idea of ​​the Four Princes?"

"I suspect that the guy who stares at the stars all day is wasting money, and what else can he mean?" Rayleigh didn't think. "It's a pity that he didn't insist on his own opinion. The gang is not worthy of the sage." The name should have been demobilized."

As one of the two great schools, the Alchemy Association has its own eyeliner in the Guanxingjia Association. It is a bit of a glimpse of Roland’s goal of going to the astrological platform. It’s just that the chief astrologer and the four princes talked about what happened, and finally let He dismissed the idea of ​​closing the astrology.

"Why, are you worried that the Alchemy Association will fall to this point?" He patted Lightning's shoulder hard. "Don't forget how much profit our products can bring to the king! Crystal glass and perfume just put Open production restrictions, the Golden Dragon earned in a year or two is enough to fill the prince's bedroom, he will be willing to close the association?"

"But the association has refined the snow powder for Tefco..."

"How about, how can we violate the king's orders?" Rayleigh sneered. "If he has some common sense in his head, he will not use this excuse to blame us. Besides, he also has a lot of snow powder weapons, not from The formula obtained by the traitor Born? It can be regarded as the merit of our alchemy association if we can successfully capture the king. Maybe we will give him a better mix of formulas and get rewards."

"I hope so," Lightning nodded, and he felt a little relieved. As Ruili said, the Alchemy Association is, after all, a big gold producer. His Royal Highness has not been able to come for the first time, and may have been entangled in trivial matters.

Just as he was going to give instructions to the remaining alchemists, a disciple rushed into the hall and shouted at him. "The first and the chief adults, squatting, squatting down!"

"What? Where is he?"

As Lightning exclaimed, the noise in the hall was quiet and the eyes of everyone came to the comers.

"On the top of the courtyard," the disciple swallowed. "Your Majesty is from heaven!"

Lightning and Rayleigh looked at each other and saw each other's surprises in their eyes. "Come and call the Archilal chief. Others will accompany me to meet you."

"Yes!"

......

Outside the Alchemy Association, the huge floating ball occupies almost half of the sky. The soldiers armed with snow powder weapons have surrounded the yard. After they searched the inside and outside of the association, the sphere began to slowly decline.

"That should be the witch used to carry the four princes to the astrological platform," Rayleigh sneaked into Leitner's ear and whispered. "I didn't expect to actually fly with people."

"In any case, it’s finally coming," Lightning relaxed a little, then grabbed Rayleigh’s arm. "It’s okay to call him a prince privately, but I still have to show respect when I officially meet, even if he doesn't. Holding the ceremony is also the king of the gray castle, you should not be too casual."

"Reassured, I have always been very measured," the latter laughed.

The basket descended smoothly, and a gray-haired man with a stunned look came up under the protection of the guards. He did not wear gorgeous costumes, nor did he wear a crown or a scepter. However, there was a great deal of majesty in the gestures, which was exactly the same as the incompetent Four Princes in the previous style. There was a robe old man beside him, and Lightning found himself surprised.

"The respected Mr. Wimbledon, welcome to the Alchemy Association." Under the leadership of the three chiefs, many alchemists took part in the ceremony.

His Majesty smiled. "When I was in Wangdu, I often heard from my father that whether it was crystal glass or perfume, it was a very popular alchemy product, and even exported to the islands of the fjord, bringing richness to the palace. In return, I was sent to Bentham Town by my father and established an alchemy workshop in the town."

The words "噗" made Ruili almost laugh out loud. Although Lightning is also patient, he has never revealed it. "That's not easy, squat. There is an old saying that any alchemy workshop is made up of equal weights of golden dragons."

"Yes? But I didn't invest much gold dragons... You should know how poor the place is. At first I could only build a few wooden sheds as a refining room. Now it also produces a lot of products, including glass. And perfume," said the gentleman, "so I am curious, where are the Golden Dragons you spend each year."

"You... what does this mean?" Lightning calmed down.

"This is my chief alchemist, Mr. Camo Spoel," Roland pointed to the old man around him. "He will examine your alchemy results. If there have been no innovative products in recent years, I I feel that the Alchemy Association is still closed. After all, Wang has just experienced a war, and many streets and houses need to spend Jinlong to repair."

This sentence caused an uproar among the alchemists!

"Your Majesty, I don't agree!" Rayleigh couldn't help but stand up first.