The man who escaped from Haitang City

Yi Zhen froze for a moment, then shook his head: "It's weird."

The thirst for knowledge overwhelmed the doubts about Rong Hongxue's behavior. He quickly put aside what happened just now, continued to read the materials, and said to Tai Ah with great interest: "In ancient China, alchemy was also called Huangbaishu, and "Huainanzi" There is a record in the book, saying that "the magic elixir is not only immortal, but also can be made into gold"...Alchemists in the East and the West believe that taking gold that has been processed by special techniques can lead to immortality."

Tai Ah: [Yes. ]

"But you and I both know that gold doesn't have this effect. Even if I extract the concept of gold now, the gold element I get can't make people live forever, and it can't even cure diseases." The gold pendant I asked for from the old butler—presumably it was given to him by my deceased husband in the past. "Here, look."

His mental power penetrated into the gold nugget and carefully peeled it off.Metals are different from poisons. If the concept of poison is like a spine, you can just pump it lightly, then the enriched metal elements make Yizhen’s extraction process like peeling a peach, removing unnecessary impurities and leaving the skin behind. Under the plump and clean pure pulp.

As the workload far exceeded the extraction of the poison, Yi Zhen was so concentrated that he was sweating profusely and his eyes were staring sour.

The remaining pieces of gold fluttered down, like incense ash left over from burning, so crisp that it would shatter when twisted.Yi Zhen used his mental power to lift the heavy and bright gold element. The metal concept stripped out by him was extremely unstable, and even automatically formed a vacuum zone on the surface to isolate foreign objects, so he could only lift it up with mental power.

[Yes, I have observed that pure gold exudes very violent elemental fluctuations. ]

"How does it refine the elixir of life?" Yi Zhen asked, "It can neither promote cell regeneration, nor slow down aging, nor can it accelerate the growth of the human body..."

There is a thought in my mind, like a white horse passing through the gap, it flashes by very quickly.

"...Wait." Yi Zhen froze, "Speed ​​up the growth of the human body... speed up...growth, yes, growth..."

He fixed his eyes on the gold element in front of him, a spectacle never seen before in human history.

This is real pure gold. In theory, it is impossible to smelt pure gold. From mining to processing, the impurities contained in the metal cannot be removed. Even today in the star calendar of 3680, there is no technology that can Any element purified to 100% absolute, even "absolute" is a wrong concept that does not exist in philosophy.

From another perspective, gold atoms are pure gold in human cognition, but Yi Zhen obtained 100% real gold in a theoretical sense in an almost impossible way.

Now it is here, suspended in the air, doing regular clockwise rotation.Dazzling, brilliant, golden and beautiful, like a miniature sun.

……sun.

"'When people saw this gold, they thought it was the sun falling on the mortal world'..." Yi Zhen said slowly, "The sun, the ancient alchemists... no, it should be human beings. For a long time, because gold The tint of silver as the symbol of the sun on which all things depend, and silver as the symbol of the moon."

That secret is right in front of you, waiting for Yi Zhen to lift the curtain and reappear in the light of day.

"—The ancient alchemists wanted to obtain not gold itself, but the meaning of life that gold symbolizes!" He stood up abruptly and scattered the books and papers on the ground, "What they want to extract is The power of human thoughts, because people believe that gold can cure diseases, it really has the meaning of curing diseases. People believe that gold is the sun in the sky, so it can really make all things grow like the sun, it is this, it is this! So Gold is the raw material of the elixir of life!"

He circled back and forth anxiously: "Can it really be done... Can it be done to this extent? In addition to the material itself, extract the second layer of meaning that humans have given to the material...? Too strong, too Strong! Can you imagine Tai Ah, how did they do it?"

A brand-new door slowly opened, and Yi Zhen's desire to confide had nowhere to vent, and his speed of turning around became faster and faster: "The ancient alchemists had not yet evolved spiritual power, and their understanding of the world was ignorant. Now, directly skipping the proposition of extracting the concept of the substance itself, it has reached a higher stage. Even if it is only a hypothesis, even if it is only a hypothesis, even if they have worked hard for thousands of years and failed to achieve it, but...!"

Yi Zhen didn't speak anymore, he gradually stopped the movement of turning in circles.

He was stunned for a while, then suddenly let out a long sigh.

"But thinking about it...it's really painful."

He said softly: "The thinking of these people transcended the limitations of time and space, and they predicted like lunatics that after thousands of years, human beings will evolve into a realm that can only be touched by spiritual power, but their bodies are still trapped in the dark and ignorant age. Go away. How does it feel when they wake up from the ecstatic vision?"

There was silence in the training room, and it took a long time for Tai Ah to make a sound: [The answer is correct, congratulations, player, the speed at which you finished the theoretical class far exceeded my expectations. ]

Yi Zhen came back to his senses: "Huh? But I still have a few books to learn..."

[It is no longer necessary. ] Tai Ah said, [Originally, the alchemy theory course is just a fake for you. The first goal of the ancient alchemists' vision is to extract concepts, and the second goal is to extract the meaning beyond concepts.They have been stuck on the first step for nearly ten thousand years, but you can do it easily without hesitation. ]

Yi Zhen: "Then I..."

[The alchemy practice class can begin. ] Tai Ah said, [The rest of the alchemy knowledge is also the same when supplemented in practical classes. ]

Yi Zhen thought for a while, then sat down slowly.

"It's... quite strange, isn't it?" He laughed dryly, "It is said that the alchemist Khalid of Ummaya, even if he was a prince, could not escape the end of madness in his later years. He closed his eyes Gouged out, dipped in hot blood, and frantically wrote the curse of fate on the parchment, the handwriting was upside down, and no one could see what was written..."

Yi Zhen said softly: "Now I guess, what he wrote is the unwillingness and humiliation of his life. His innate talent made him look to the future, so he was immersed in the glorious beauty and couldn't extricate himself. When he lowered his head, What I saw was the shackles of the times that I couldn't break free, and my own crazy reflection in the mirror...Going to the sky and falling to the earth, there is nowhere to escape."

"A person, the more he knows, the more powerless, the more painful, the more he feels the hatred for his personal insignificance and the impermanence of fate." Yi Zhen murmured, "Tai Ah, I seem to understand why I am so Want to get strength."

——Because I know my identity, I know that the world is just a funny pornographic book at the beginning, I know that I have to fight against many robbers and thieves, and I have to walk a road that is unique in the world... As early as the beginning of the story, I have already Know too much.

【Burst!Hidden Main Quest: World Evolution②

Mission Content: Like a dream

On the day when everything wakes up, should I also open my eyes?

... Yi Zhen, how can I be Yi Zhen.

Task Reward: Strengthening Points x3

Special mission reward: Hawkeye Bow design blueprint x1]

[Hidden Main Quest: World Evolution ② has been completed

Hidden Main Quest: World Evolution ③ has been triggered

Task Reward: Strengthening Points x3, Eagle Eye Bow Design Blueprint x1

Players are requested to choose one of strength, skill, and spirit to strengthen, and the remaining strengthening points: 3]

Yi Zhen was taken aback by the notification sound, and immediately came back to his senses: "Yes, I am also the protagonist. Naturally, I have a share in the task of world evolution."

After thinking about it, I didn't feel good after all, especially the prompt sound after completing the task, which was almost like a provocation of "I predicted your prediction".

Tai Ah was very considerate and didn't say a word, letting him relax for a while.

"...add agility," he said, "compared with the other two, the skill item is too low."

[OK. ] Tai Aying said, [Do you want to continue the next course? ]

At this moment, the golden sunset has already appeared in the sky. Yi Zhen adjusted his mentality, took a deep breath, and said, "Go, 996 for the purpose of learning knowledge is not considered a betrayal of the working class!"

[Thinking too much. ] Tai Ah said slowly, [I'm just asking politely. In fact, your opinion doesn't have any influence on the result of extra classes. ]

Yi Zhen: "..."

In order to get rid of the complex emotions of being unhappy and sad just now, Yi Zhen emptied his mind and used all his remaining strength in mechanical manual work.

Just got another blueprint of a bow, which is too complicated for him to make now, but the matching arrows can still be made.

Yi Zhen looked at the structural diagram while cutting wood with a knife. If he had a bow in the cold weapon era, it would be a killer weapon. But the times have changed, so what is the use of designing the blueprint for him now?

After thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out, and when I didn't pay attention, the knife cut through my finger, making a sound of hitting a hard object.

Yi Zhen looked down, and rubbed the cut place indifferently.

Ever since he practiced the Eastern Sea Transformation Jade Jue, his skin would transform into a smooth and hard jade texture every time he exercised his mind, but his limbs and joints were still flexible, no different from before, which was amazing.

After making ten arrows as a symbolic warm-up, the next training is the highlight.Yi Zhen picked up a small box, opened it, and took out the parts in it, but it was a small wooden arm, the length and thickness of which were similar to a human index finger.Although the proportions and carvings are very poor, there are very small mechanisms installed in the joints, which are extremely fine and faintly visible when turning.

From getting started to practicing, it took Yi Zhen seven days to carve such a hand with a knife.

In this class, Tai Ah’s requirement for him is to carve a portrait that is no longer than the length of the forearm. It can be ugly, but the body structure and internal organs must be complete, and even the finger joints and toe joints can move.

It took Yi Zhen three days to memorize the arrangement of human bones and every bundle of muscles, and he began to use the knife on the fourth day.Fortunately, he has been reborn now, his comprehension and memory have been greatly improved, and he can start with a steady hand. Even though he is still a beginner and has no foundation in painting, after a few days of practice, he can carve well.

Using the tip of the knife carefully, he rubbed small pieces of wood into rice ball-sized joint balls for his fingers.

The sawdust fell like fine velvet, and quickly fell on the table in a shallow layer.Yi Zhen held his breath and concentrated on sculpting until it was completely dark before he cut out a palm with five fragmentary fingers thinner than a pencil lead.

This is a job that tests the eyesight and the grasp of strength. Just as a top chef can cut a piece of watery tender tofu horizontally and vertically for a hundred times without falling apart, a top master can also smash every inch of bone in the human body. , still leaving the other party's remains intact, just like before his death.

This is also one of his goals.

"Let's go here first," Yi Zhen put down the knife carefully, glued those trivial parts with his fingers, and put them into the dust-free box.He stretched his waist, and waited until the whole body relaxed before he felt hungry, "Eat, and fight after eating!"

He rushed out of the training room where he had been staying all afternoon, and rushed to the Rong family's dining table that reached to the edge of the universe. The old butler looked after him and knew that he had arranged a lot of courses for himself now, so there was always steam on the table. Soups, nutritious meals that stay warm.

Yi Zhen hurriedly wiped his hands, ate voraciously for a while, then looked up inadvertently, and suddenly found a man standing by the pillar of the restaurant, staring at him with good eyesight.

Yi Zhen: "?"

God is pitiful, the author of this broken book doesn't know what he thinks about the servants of those rich people. What he writes is to help the uncle. Voices that I really couldn't hear whispered to each other, loudly pressing him and Rong Hongxue to gossip; after Yi Zhen cleaned up Ai Ling, there were fewer people wandering around, but once, Yi Zhen passed by the garden and heard a few people chat.

One said: "Before this moon dew rose is cut out, I have one last question: Do you think the trousers worn by Master Zhen when he went to see Mr. Rong have zippers at the back?"

Another replied: "Then before you move the scissors, I can tell you responsibly that all the trousers of Master Zhen can be unzipped at the back, and they have locks, which is terrifying! Those who understand will naturally understand, but those who don't I won't say much more."

The third person participated in the discussion: "Be careful, if this flower is cut off, you won't be able to pay for half a year's salary. I assure you, my cousin's aunt's god-sister has seen it with her own eyes. There are keys."

Yi Zhen: "..."

From then on, he avoided the servants of the Rong family even when he walked.

Just like Bigger regards bullying men and women as his lifelong practical activities, in this broken book, the servant's mission is to constantly discuss the employer's emotional entanglements and even sex life... So what else can Yi Zhen do? Out of mind, out of mind, save myself from frequent myocardial infarction.

Therefore, this led to the current embarrassing situation. Yi Zhen jumped in, wiped his hands, ate, and ate. During the whole process, no one came to remind him, look, there was someone standing there.

Yi Zhen swallowed his mouth full of rice, and said dully, "Uh... May I ask who you are?"

The person who came was a very handsome young man, but there was something like a small tentacles growing on his head.Wearing a well-tailored and concise suit, he bowed slightly towards Yi Zhen.

"Hi, I'm Angie Doris Tidor, the assistant sent by Mr. Rong." The young man said with a smile, "Although I'm a minor from Helina, I still hope that between my two Among these names, Mr. Yi can call me Anji. Of course, if you call me Doris, I can accept it too."

［Helina people entered the maturity stage at about 50 years old of human age.Before reaching maturity, they can freely choose their gender, so when they are minors, most Helina people will have two names of different genders. ] Tai A sent a timely reminder, [I think he chose the male gender, so let you call him a masculine name. ]

Changer: "...Okay, I see, Angie."