Almighty Alchemist

The sea of ​​death is still so lifeless, except for the Liberty once a month, no one else enters or exits here.

Gong Hao sat with his knees crossed at the port of Lianhe Island, looking at the seabirds flying in the distance.

It has been three months since the little princess left.

Since Avril Lavigne left, Gong Hao clearly felt the changes in the attitudes of the people around him towards him.

If in the past, everyone looked at themselves with admiration or admiration, then now everyone looks at themselves with a little awe.

Yes, it was awe, and the servants looked at him in awe, something no other chief servant had ever enjoyed, and even Andrew became polite when he spoke to him.

Before that, even though Gong Hao's work had always satisfied Andrew, why did he say to Gong Hao such as: How is the work today? Just tell me if you need anything. Xiu Yi, you are the most outstanding servant I have ever seen. Such words?

He no longer called Gong Hao by his surname, but called him by his first name directly and affectionately.

In addition, Andrew even specially allowed him to move around freely when he had nothing to do.

That's why Gong Hao can sit at the port so easily and look into the distance now.

Before that, he wanted to come to the port once, and even asked Sisser to be a delivery boy.

In just one year, Sisser was no longer around, but she herself became the most powerful servant on the island.

But so what?

The most powerful ant is still just an ant, and the most powerful servant is still just a servant.

Andrew looked at him differently because even under such circumstances, he never gave up his responsibilities and did every job well. But if he dared to use the name of a Guardian Knight who did not conform to the law to be lazy publicly, or even disrespected his master, he fully believed that Hines would throw him into the Death Canyon without hesitation. No matter how angry Avril was, Hines would not be afraid.

Strick VI might kill a group of ministers for his daughter, but he would never kill a master alchemist who was very important to the rise of the empire for a servant.

So Gong Hao is as dedicated as ever.

He would go hunting with Lancelot every morning, and spend the afternoon in the library when he came back. Nowadays, when some apprentices need to find data, Gong Hao doesn't even need to flip through the book, but can directly tell them the answer.

In the afternoon, Gong Hao was responsible for checking the work of the servants in each area, reminding them of the matters they should pay attention to, arranging their respective responsibilities, supervising and recording the work performance of everyone.

In the evening, he always came to the port alone to watch the sea, even though the sea was so lifeless.

At that time, he would ask himself, as a servant, if he has reached his stage, has he reached the peak?

The answer is no.

But the problem is that it is also very difficult to go further on the current basis.

He hoped that he could break through his status as a servant and enter the inner circle of Purgatory Island. But his identity bound him, no matter how much Andrew valued him, he would not promote him as an apprentice just because of this.

One day a servant, one life a servant!

Hierarchy is deeply ingrained and cannot be changed so easily.

Fink ran over from the castle in a hurry and came to the port. When he saw Gong Hao, he yelled, Hui, Xiu!

Gong Hao turned around: What happened?

They're going to take me away, and the Liberty is coming in five days. They say no one has ever been able to work on Lian Lian for a year, so I have to go. I don't know where I'm going, and Andrew won't tell me. But I don't want to leave you.

Andrew didn't say if I could go or not?

He said you wouldn't leave, because the little princess said that he would see you again next year, and Andrew was very satisfied with you, he said you would be the only exception.

Speaking of this, Fink was a little bit bitter. He looked at Gong Hao: Xiu Yi, I don't want to leave you. You have taken care of me a lot this year...I know. You said last time that you can't live without me...Actually...I can't live without you. I know you said that on purpose.

Fink's voice was a little choked up, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Gong Hao stared blankly at Fink, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

He once mentioned to Andrew that he hoped to keep Fink, but Andrew didn't say anything at that time.

He knew then that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the bad news came today, Fink was going to be taken away.

After Sither, another friend is leaving.

Poor Fink, he still doesn't know what kind of encounter he will face. His tears now are just because he can't bear his friends.

Gong Hao walked over and gently hugged Fink: Fink, my friend, do you trust me?

I've always believed in you.

Then I'm going to tell you a story now, and you must keep it in your mind.

Oh well.

The story is very simple. A group of rabbits is about to be taken away by a hunter. The hunter wants to kill and eat them. He always kills one and eats another... kills one... eats another...

I don't understand, Huey, it's not a good story at all.

Listen to me, Fink, one of the rabbits was desperate. He tried to escape. He didn't have a chance. What do you say he should do?

Resist? Fink asked.

Gong Hao shook his head and said: No, it's waiting. For those rabbits, although life is a torment, as long as it is still alive, it at least has hope.

You mean... wait? Shouldn't you be fighting?

No, it's not fighting. Fighting will make the hunter work harder, and the rabbit cannot be stronger than the hunter. So you have to be silent, pretend to be dead, wait, and try your best to survive, and then run away suddenly when the hunter becomes paralyzed at a certain moment. Even if you can't do this, you have to delay the time. As a rabbit waiting to be slaughtered, if you can't resist, then at least let yourself enter the frying pan last. Remember, before you enter the frying pan, there is always hope.

I don't understand what you're talking about? Fink asked confused.

Gong Hao sighed: I can't bear you, Fink. Remember my story, but don't tell anyone. If one day, you are in danger, I mean if...then even if you can't avoid it, you must at least learn to procrastinate.

Then what?

Pray. Gong Hao replied.

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Fink went back with a confused face, he couldn't understand what Gong Hao was saying at all.

Gong Hao couldn't make it very clear. If he told Fink that all the servants who were taken away ended up being killed, he would be terrified. Fink couldn't have fooled Andrew's eyes, he was too tender.

Still sitting alone by the sea, Gong Hao stared at the sky bewilderedly.

Sisser is gone, and Fink is going too. One friend after another was about to leave him.

Yesterday it was Sisser, today it was Fink, and tomorrow it might be my turn.

As long as you are still a servant, you cannot escape this fate!

Maybe it's time to be proactive.

He must break through the shackles of his status as a servant, otherwise he will never be able to escape the threat of death!

And now, the chance of success may not be great, but there is still a chance to save Fink's life.

After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind and stood up.

He walked towards the castle.

Lord Andrew.

What's the matter, Greer? Andrew was doing some alchemy experiments in his own laboratory, and it looked like he was concocting some kind of potion. Without raising his head, he said, It's my working time now, I remember I told you not to come in and disturb me at this time.

I'm sorry, my lord. These are the report records for this month. There are a lot of them. I thought it would be better to bring them to you in advance.

Put it on the table over there, and I'll see.

Yes, my lord. Gong Hao walked over holding those documents and records. Turning his head to see that Andrew didn't care, he gently put a report into a stack of old records. The report would not have been found anyway without digging through the pile of old records.

After doing this, he left the alchemy tower and walked towards the lake.

At this time, Lancelot was practicing by the lake.

What? You said that starting today you want to have a week of extreme training? Lancelot was surprised.

Yes my lord, I hope to be able to do a week of extreme training, I think I am still too weak.

Lancelot thought for a while, and finally nodded: Okay, I can help you, but do you have the time?

I can train at night.

Then I'm afraid you won't be refreshed when you wake up the next day.

It will be fine, my lord. It doesn't need to be as intense as last time.

Very well, then, as you please. But I want to tell you that just seven days is of no use.

I understand, Lord Lancelot, but I still hope to accept your training. For me, being able to accept your guidance, even if it's just one more day, is a lifetime of luck.

You're always so good at talking, little guy. Lancelot laughed.

After bidding farewell to Lancelot, Gong Hao returned to the castle.

He first wandered around in various areas.

In area 9, the saber-toothed beast wagged its tail excitedly when it saw Gong Hao's arrival.

Burke. Gong Hao said, Bao Ya seems to miss me very much.

Yes, chief servant. The new servant said respectfully.

You go out for a while, I want to have a private conversation with Baoya. I will help you with what you have here.

yes.

Watching the boy leave, Gong Hao's eyes gradually became cold.

He reached out to the energy supply spar of the magic cage.

Gently, he replaced a spar that was about to run out of energy.

Walking out of Area 9, he walked to the next area, where there were also several large and ferocious monsters.

Follow the same pattern.

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five days later.

Fink was taken away, and Liberty came.

The main job of the Liberty is to deliver all kinds of ores needed to refine large puppets, some special materials and servants that are not produced on the island to Purgatory Island. At the same time, the alchemy works of Hines are taken away from here every month.

In the past year, even though Gong Hao has become the butler, Gong Hao still insists on going to the port to deliver goods in person at this time of every month.

The guards on the ship were very interested in the alchemy products on the island. You must know that there are many products that samurai can use, but they only belong to the country. On Purgatory Island, they couldn't easily own even a leaf, unless a young servant secretly provided it for them.

For Gong Hao, the guards can also give him some help that others cannot give him.

After delivering the goods to the ship, several guards exchanged glances with Gong Hao, and one of them laughed and said, Hey, Xiu Yi, it's nice to see you again. Speaking of which, you've been working here for a year, right?

Yes, Bailey, but Mr. Andrew seems very satisfied with me and hopes that I will continue to work. Gong Hao replied. Now he no longer needs to address these guards.

The guard named Bailey laughed and said, That's really great. You did a great job, Huey. I guess it has something to do with the little princess, right? I heard she made you her guardian knight.

Maybe, but I hope it's because of my own hard work.

Bailey seemed to think of something, he slapped his head and said, Oh, I remembered, I have a bottle of wine in the cabin, in order to congratulate our lovely little friend who has worked on Purgatory Island for a year, and is about to break the routine and continue working, maybe we should celebrate. Are you interested in having a drink? Huey.

If you don't drink too much, you'll be fine.

Then come with me.

The two chatted and sang, and Bailey gave a few compliments to his companions, and then led Gong Hao to the cabin.

On the way, Bailey whispered, Have you brought anything?

Gong Hao smiled: Of course, what do I want?

Bailey raised his chin and pointed to the cabin: It's right there.

Carefully taking out a small piece of red agate-like crystal clear thing from the box, Bailey said furtively, This thing is not easy to deal with, I said Xiu Yi, this time we took a big risk for you.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward. You must know that the ultimate use of these things will return to you. Gong Hao said with a smile: I am the one who really takes the risk. I do things for you but there is no benefit, and I also risk being discovered by Mr. Andrew.

Bailey smiled shyly, and tried to search for something in his pocket, but was stopped by Gong Hao: Bailey, you know that money is meaningless in Purgatory Island. Don't use money as a thank you to me, okay?

Bailey nodded quickly: Good Xiu Yi, I really thank us for your help. In fact, we are just poor samurai, and there is not much money. If you do n’t rely on this thing to make a little money, I am afraid that even my eight wives and twelve children are about to be raised. Oh, do you know? It is also necessary to support eight mother -in -law ... the latter is the most terrible, they have the appetite that can swallow a mountain.

Gong Hao curled his lips and laughed.

Is this the poor samurai and the little money they have in their mouths?

Who can enter Lianhe Island to carry out secret missions, but who is not a wealthy senior samurai? Is there anything that comes out of Purgatory Island that is not priceless? Even just some materials can be sold for a good price.

It's just that no amount of money can satisfy their greed.

These greedy villains.

Since that first trade, the guards have grown bolder. From ordinary energy spars to some rare materials, they dared to bring anything to the island. Of course, the better things you bring, the bigger Gong Hao's rebate will be.

And this time, they brought something of considerable value.

Taking out a few bottles of potions and a small box from his arms, Gong Hao said: I gave myself a lot of injuries before I bought the healing potions. You should understand how much I have suffered for this. There is also a bottle of mana recovery potions, which took me a lot of effort. I made Andrew mistakenly think that he broke a bottle. As for this bottle of poison, it is made from the venom of the spotted python. You should know how dangerous it is to extract its venom, and I can't let anyone know about it. As for the materials in the box, it is also good It's not easy to steal what's left from Andrew's eyes.

Thank you so much. Bailey took the bottles of potions excitedly.

Any of these medicines and materials can be sold for a good price in the underground black market. The most valuable is the magic power recovery potion, which has a price but no market. As for the healing potion, it was also expensive, even keeping it for oneself could save lives.

This little blond boy is so capable!

This is what I need next time. See if I can get it? Gong Hao handed Bailey a list.

Bailey looked at it, then tore it up: No problem, he said.

Thank you, and I would like to ask you to do me a little favor.

What's the matter?

It's about Master Hines and the three adults. Gong Hao carefully leaned close to Bailey's ear and whispered, I want to know something about their family.

What's in it for you?

It makes it easier for me to suck up to them, to know what to say and what not to say, to build relationships with adults so that if... I mean if I accidentally make a mistake someday, they can forgive me. You know, I just want to do better and live a happier life. I mean, if they find out about something between us, then maybe... I can make them turn a blind eye.

It is indeed necessary, but it takes time to collect.

I can afford to wait, but it's best to have it every month. I want an update.

You are really cautious, Xiuyi.

That's a necessary guarantee of success.

See you next month, then.

See you next month.

When Gong Hao left, he casually asked, Bailey, you wouldn't say such a thing, would you?

This is a matter of losing your head, who dares to say? Bailey said immediately.

That's right, this is a major event that will cost you your head. Gong Hao said something playful, showing a smug smile.