The Sea of Death was still as lifeless as ever. Other than the Freedom, which came once a month, no one else entered or left the place.
Gong Hao hugged his knees as he sat at the port of Purgatory Island, looking at the seabirds flying in the distance.
It had been three months since the little princess left.
Ever since Avril left, Gong Hao could clearly feel the change in the attitude of the people around him.
If everyone looked at him in the past, they might have only looked at him with some admiration or admiration, but now, everyone looked at him with some respect.
Yes, it was reverence. The servants looked at him with reverence, which was something that the other servants had never enjoyed before. Even Andrew spoke to him politely.
Before that, although Gong Hao's work had always satisfied Andrew, he had never said anything to Gong Hao."How was work today?" "If you need anything, just let me know.”"Xiu Yi, you are the most outstanding servant I have ever seen.”In this case?
He no longer called Gong Hao by his surname. Instead, he called him by his name affectionately.
In addition, Andrew even allowed him to walk around freely when he had nothing to do.
That was why Gong Hao could sit at the port and look into the distance so easily.
Before that, he wanted to come to the port once and even asked Sissy to be a delivery man.
In just a year, Caesar was no longer around, but he had become the most powerful servant on the island.
But so what?
The most powerful ant was still an ant, and the most powerful servant was still a servant.
Andrew looked at him in a different light because even under those circumstances, he had never given up on his responsibilities and seriously did every job within his duty. However, if he dared to use the name of a Guardian Knight that didn't conform to the law to slack off or even disrespect his master, he believed that Heinz would throw him into the Death Canyon without hesitation. No matter how angry Ariel was, Heinz wouldn't be afraid.
Strick the Sixth might kill a group of ministers for his daughter, but he would never kill an alchemist master who was very important to the rise of the Empire for a servant.
Therefore, Gong Hao was as dedicated as ever.
Every morning, he would follow Lancelot to hunt, and when he returned at noon, he would spend the rest of his time in the library. Nowadays, when some acolytes needed to look for data, Gong Hao no longer needed to flip through books. Instead, he could directly tell them the answer.
In the afternoon, Gong Hao was in charge of checking the work of the servants in each area, reminding them of the things to pay attention to, arranging their respective responsibilities, and supervising and recording everyone's work performance.
In the evening, he would always come to the port alone and look at the sea, even though the sea was so boring.
At that time, he would ask himself if he had reached the peak as a servant.
The answer was no.
However, the problem was that it was also extremely difficult to improve on the current foundation.
He hoped that he could break through his status as a servant and enter the core circle of Purgatory Island. However, his identity restricted him. No matter how much Andrew valued him, he would not promote him to an apprentice.
A servant for a day, a servant for life!
The concept of hierarchy was deeply rooted and could not be changed so easily.
Fanner rushed over from the castle and came to the port. When he saw Gong Hao, he shouted,"Xiu Yi, Xiu Yi!"
"What happened?" Gong Hao turned around.”
"They want to take me away. The Liberty will be here in five days. They said that no one has ever been able to work on Purgatory Island for a year, so I have to go. I don't know where I'm going. Andrew won't tell me. But I don't want to leave you."
Andrew didn't say if I'm leaving or not?"
"He said that you won't leave because the little princess said that she will see you again next year. Andrew is very satisfied with you and he said that you will be the only exception.”
Speaking of this, Finkle felt a little bitter. He looked at Gong Hao and said,"Xiu Yi, I don't want to leave you. You've taken care of me a lot this year…I know. Last time, you said you can't live without me…Actually…Actually, I can't live without you. I know you said that on purpose.”
Finkle's voice was a little choked, and tears flashed in his eyes.
Gong Hao looked at Finkle in a daze, feeling a little lost for a moment.
He had once mentioned to Andrew that he wanted Finkle to stay, but Andrew didn't say anything at that time.
At that time, he knew that the situation was not good.
Sure enough, the bad news came today. Finkle was going to be taken away.
After Caesar, another friend was about to leave.
Poor Finkle, he still didn't know what he was going to face. His tears were only because he couldn't bear to part with his friend.
Gong Hao walked over and gently hugged Finkle."Finkle, my friend, do you believe me?”
"I've always believed in you."
"Then I'm going to tell you a story now. You must remember it well.”
"Oh, okay."
"This story is very simple. A group of rabbits is about to be taken away by a hunter. The hunters wanted to kill and eat them. He always kills one and eats another... kills another... eats another..."
"I don't understand, Hughie. This story isn't good at all.”
"Listen to me, Finkle. One of the rabbits is desperate. It had to think of a way to escape. But it didn't have the chance. What do you think it should do?"
"Resist?" Finkle asked.
"No, wait." Gong Hao shook his head. To those rabbits, even though living was a kind of torment, as long as it was alive, it at least had hope.”
"You mean…wait? Shouldn't we fight?"
"No, it's not a struggle. Fighting would make the hunter use more strength, and the rabbit's strength could not be greater than the hunter's. Therefore, he had to remain silent, play dead, wait, and think of a way to survive. Then, when the hunter became careless, he would suddenly run away. Even if he couldn't do that, he had to drag it out. As a rabbit waiting to be slaughtered, if you couldn't resist, then you should at least let yourself be the last to enter the frying pan. Remember, there is always hope before you enter the pot of oil.”
I don't understand what you're talking about." Finkle said in confusion.
"I can't bear to part with you, Finkle." Gong Hao sighed. Remember my story, but don't tell it to anyone. If one day, you encounter danger, and I mean if…then even if you can't avoid it, you should at least learn to delay it.”
"And then?"
"Pray." Gong Hao replied.
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Fanner returned with a confused look. He didn't understand what Gong Hao was saying at all.
Gong Hao couldn't explain it too clearly. If he told Finkle that all the servants who were taken away were killed, he would be frightened. Finkle couldn't fool Andrew. He was still too inexperienced.
Gong Hao was still sitting alone by the sea as he looked at the sky in a daze.
Caesar had left, and Finkle was about to leave as well. One friend after another was leaving him.
Yesterday it was Caesar, today it was Finkle, and tomorrow it might be his turn.
As long as he was still a servant, he could not escape this fate!
Perhaps it was time to take the initiative.
He had to break through the shackles of his servant identity, or he would never be able to escape the threat of death!
If he attacked now, the chances of success might not be high, but there was still a chance to save Finkle'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 is it, Glaer?" Andrew was doing some alchemy experiments in his laboratory. It looked like he was concocting some kind of potion. "It's my working hours now. I remember telling you not to come in and disturb me at this time."”
"I'm sorry, sir. These are the report records for this month. There are a lot of them, so I thought it would be better to give them to you in advance.”
"Put it on the counter over there. I'll take a look.”
"Yes, my lord." Gong Hao walked over with the documents and records. He turned around and saw that Andrew didn't care. He gently put a report into a stack of old records. If he didn't go through the old records, he wouldn't have found the report.
After doing this, he left the Alchemy Tower and walked towards the lake.
At this moment, Lancelot was cultivating by the lake.
"What is it? You said that you wish to start a week of extreme training from today onwards?”Lancelot was surprised.
"Yes, my lord. I hope to undergo a week of extreme training. I think I'm still too weak.”
Lancelot thought for a moment 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 energetic when you wake up the next day.”
"There won't be a problem, Milord. We don't need to use such a high intensity like last time.”
"Alright then, do as you please. However, I must tell you that just seven days is useless.”
"I understand, Sir Lancelot, but I still hope to receive your training. To me, being able to receive your guidance, even if it's just for one more day, is the fortune of a lifetime.”
"You're always so talkative, little one.”Lancelot laughed.
After bidding farewell to Lancelot, Gong Hao returned to the castle.
He first went to the various regions to take a look.
In Area 9, the xiphodon wagged its tail excitedly when it saw Gong Hao.
"Burke." "Agu Ya seems to miss me a lot.”
"Yes, Chief Servant." the new servant said respectfully.
"Go out for a while. I want to talk to Agu Ya alone. I'll help you with your matters here.”
"Yes."
Gong Hao's eyes gradually turned cold as he watched the youth leave.
He reached for the energy supply crystal of the magic cage.
Gently, he replaced it with a crystal that was about to run out of energy.
He walked out of Area 9 and headed to the next area. There were also a few large and ferocious Magical Beasts there.
The same thing happened.
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Five days later.
Finkle was taken away, and Liberty came.
The Freedom's main job was to transport ores needed to refine large puppets, special materials that were not produced on the island, and servants to Purgatory Island. At the same time, he would take Heinz's alchemy works from here every month.
In the past year, even though Gong Hao had become the head servant, he still insisted on personally delivering goods at the port at this time every month.
The guards on the ship were very interested in the alchemy products on the island. After all, many products could be used by warriors, but they only belonged to the country. On Purgatory Island, they couldn't have even a single leaf unless a young servant secretly provided them with it.
To Gong Hao, the guards could also give him some help that others could not.
After sending the goods onto the ship, a few guards winked at Gong Hao. 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 Lord Andrew seems to be very satisfied with me and wants me to continue working.”Gong Hao replied. He no longer needed to address these guards as Lord Guards.
The guard named Bailey laughed and said,""That's great. You did well, Hughie. I guess this has something to do with the little princess, right? I heard that she made you her Guardian Knight.”
"Maybe, but I hope it's because of my hard work.”
Bailey seemed to have thought of something and slapped his head.""Oh, I remember now. I have a bottle of wine in the cabin. To congratulate our cute little friend for working on Purgatory Island for a year and for breaking the tradition to continue working, perhaps we should celebrate. Are you interested in a drink? Xiu Yi."
"If you don't drink too much, there won't be a problem.”
"Then follow me."
The two of them chatted and sang. Bailey gave his companions a look and then led Gong Hao to the cabin.
"Did you bring the thing?" Bailey asked softly on the way.”
"Of course. Where's the thing I want?" Gong Hao smiled.”
Bailey lifted his chin and pointed at the cabin.""It's right there."
He carefully took out a small piece of red agate-like crystal from the box and said sneakily,""This thing is not easy to get. I say, Xiu Yi, we took a big risk for you this time.”
"The greater the risk, the greater the reward. You have to know that the ultimate use of these things will return to you.”"I'm the one who's really taking the risk. I won't get anything out of doing things for you. I even have to risk being discovered by Lord Andrew."”
Bailey smiled embarrassedly and tried to rummage through his pocket, but he was stopped by Gong Hao."Bailey, you know that money is meaningless on Purgatory Island. Don't use money to thank me, okay?”
" Alright, Hughie." Bailey quickly nodded." We're really grateful for your help." In fact, we're just poor warriors and don't have much money. If we don't rely on this thing to earn a little money, I'm afraid I won't be able to support my eight wives and twelve children. Oh, you know what? Xiu Yi, don't marry too many wives, because that doesn't just mean that you have to support eight women and a bunch of children, you also have to support eight mothers-in-law…The latter is the most terrifying. They have the appetite to swallow a mountain.”
Gong Hao curled his lips and smiled.
Was this the so-called little money of a poor samurai?
Which of those who could enter Purgatory Island to carry out secret missions were not wealthy high-level warriors? Which item from Purgatory Island wasn't priceless? Even some materials could be sold for a good price.
However, no amount of money could satisfy their greed.
These greedy villains.
Ever since the first transaction, the guards had become more and more daring. From ordinary energy crystals to some rare materials, they dared to bring anything to the island. Of course, the better the things he brought, the bigger Gong Hao's reward would be.
This time, they brought something valuable.
Gong Hao took out a few bottles of medicine and a small box from his pocket and said,"I gave myself a lot of injuries in exchange for the healing potion. You should know how much I've suffered for this. There was also a bottle of Mana Recovery Potion. It took me a lot of effort to make Andrew think that he had broken a bottle. As for this bottle of poison, it was refined from the venom of the spotted flower poisonous python. You should know how dangerous it is to extract its venom, and I can't let anyone know. As for the materials in the box, it was not easy to hide them from Andrew's eyes.”
"Thank you so much." Bailey excitedly took the bottles.
Any of these potions and materials could be sold for a good price in the underground black market. The most valuable one was the Mana Recovery Potion, which was priceless. As for the healing potion, it was also expensive. Even if he kept it for himself, it would have a life-saving effect.
This blond boy was really capable!
"This is what I need next time. See if you can get it?" Gong Hao handed Bailey a list.
Bailey looked at it and tore it up.”he said.
"Thank you. Also, I need you to do me a small favor.”
"What is it?"
"It's about Master Heinz and the three lords.”Gong Hao carefully moved closer to Bailey's ear and whispered,"I want to know more about their family.”
"What good does this do you?"
"It makes it easier for me to suck up to them, to know what to say and what not to say, and to build a relationship with the adults. This way, if…I mean, if I accidentally make a mistake one day, the adults will forgive me. You know, I just want to do better and live a happier life. I mean, if they find out about our relationship, then maybe…I can make them turn a blind eye.”
"It is indeed necessary, but it will take time to gather them.”
"I can afford to wait, but it would be best if there is an update every month.”
"You're really cautious, Xiu Yi.”
" That's a necessary guarantee for success."
"Then, see you next month."
"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 one's head. Who dares to say it?”Bailey said immediately.
"That's right, this is a big matter that will cost you your head.”Gong Hao said playfully and revealed a smug smile.
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