In the blink of an eye, it was time for Liberty to arrive.
Andrew brought Gong Hao to the port to deliver the goods.
In fact, Gong Hao didn't have to deliver goods anymore. However, he still insisted on following Andrew to the port with the excuse of "following Lord Andrew to the death".
"Hey, Xiu Yi, I'm so happy to see you again.”When Gong Hao appeared on the Freedom again, Bailey gave him a warm hug. Then, he looked at Gong Hao's apprentice robe and asked in surprise,"Look at what I saw. You've become an apprentice?"
"Oh yes, there was an unfortunate incident last month.”"An acolyte died. I heard that he was killed by the puppet warrior because he accidentally dropped his badge. This is really a tragedy."
"Oh, it's indeed a pity. But Xiu Yi, so you're the one who took his place?”Bailey was still in disbelief.
Gong Hao shrugged. Master Heinz thought highly of me and allowed me to temporarily take over as Apprentice Neil. However, this is only temporary."
"I see. No matter what, this is a good thing for you.”Bailey looked not far away. Andrew and Zakley were talking about something. Andrew even pointed at the bow of the ship as if he was pointing at Gong Hao. It seemed that he was also talking about this matter. So he turned his head." Well, in that case, I think we should celebrate your promotion, although it's only temporary. I have wine in my cabin."
Gong Hao smiled. Even if he wasn't promoted, Bailey would always find a reason to pull him to the cabin. Looking at his ambiguous appearance, it was like a secret rendezvous between two lovers.
When they arrived at Bailey's cabin, Bailey handed him a small box and said,""This is what you want, but it's only about Andrew. It'll take some time to get the others. How was it? What did you bring this time?"
Gong Hao took the box and calmly took out the package. He began to take out the medicine bottle by bottle.
" Oh my god!" Bailey's eyes widened." Mana Boosting Potion?" How did you get this thing? There was also an immunity potion? Heavens, why are there so many? Also…this is the Youth Potion. Oh my god, those noble ladies love this thing. It can be sold for a sky-high price. Shuiglaire, did you rob Purgatory Island's warehouse?”
"Have you forgotten that I'm an apprentice now?" Gong Hao said unhurriedly. I'm in charge of refining potions."
"I see." " That's great, Hughie." Bailey suddenly realized." I've always believed that you were an outstanding talent. I wasn't wrong at all." Look, not only have you broken through the one-year limit, you've even become an apprentice. You're destined to be extraordinary.”
For the sake of money, even a grade-4 warrior would suck up to an apprentice.
"I'm afraid I'm not as great as you make me out to be, and something like this won't last until next month at most.”Gong Hao said regretfully.
"Why?" Bailey asked, his heart aching.
"Because next month, Chackley will probably bring another apprentice to replace me. You know that I'm still a servant, not an apprentice. I'm only temporarily working in the Alchemy Tower. If you want to get as many potions as you have now, you can only go to the acolytes to make a deal.”
" I see…" Bailey pondered,""No, we can't risk making deals with other acolytes. The more people know, the greater the risk. And Hughie, I know that you are a smart kid, but this doesn't mean that other apprentices can do things as beautifully as you, without leaving any traces.”
"That's the problem. I'm not an apprentice after all.”
"No, no, no, Xiu Yi, you don't have to worry about this problem. Perhaps we can help you with this matter.”"I promise you, Chakray will not bring any apprentices to the island.”
"What do you plan to do?"
Bailey's eyes revealed a trace of ruthlessness."Isn't that simple? We'll kill whoever he takes a fancy to.”
Gong Hao thought for a moment and nodded. If you give me another two months, I believe Heinz will definitely give up on the idea of getting a new apprentice.”
"Then it's settled."
"Deal."
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Three days after returning from the port.
Gong Hao went to look for Heinz.
"Why are you looking for me?" Heinz's voice was as calm as usual, but it carried a hint of coldness.
He never liked people disturbing him for no reason, unless it was something important.
"It's like this, Master Heinz. I remember that when you told me to enter Purgatory Island, other than replacing Wizard Neil's work, I was also responsible for finding substitutes for the lost magical plants.”
"I hope you can give me good news.”
"I'm sorry, Master, but I haven't been able to do it.”
"Then why are you looking for me? Are you wasting my time?" Heinz suddenly turned around and looked at Gong Hao angrily.
This was the first time Gong Hao had seen Heinz angry. This old man who killed people like flies usually looked amiable, but once he was really angry, Gong Hao could even feel the strong killing intent emitted from him.
"I just hope you can give me an authorization?" Gong Hao quickly said.”
"Authority? What authorization? What power do you want? Don't you know that you're already the most powerful servant in this castle?”
"Yes, Master. I am very clear about this, but I also know that if I want to solve the problem of magical plants, I need to obtain some new authorization.”
"What kind of authorization?"
"Allow me to create some suitable tools and develop the potion formula.”
Heinz stared at Gong Hao for a while before saying,"I heard that Pierre rejected your request to develop a new formula. He felt that as an apprentice, you were a little too idealistic. Every formula here had cost countless outstanding alchemists a lot of effort.”
"Yes, I know. I just want to study the potions that can't be made due to the lack of materials. I mean, if I can't find suitable replacement materials, I can at least improve the formula to fulfill your request.”
Heinz looked at him coldly. I like the color of my wall. I hope you can paint my toilet bowl the same color as the wall, but you can't find the paint. And then you decided to paint my wall the color of a toilet bowl? Is that what happened?"
"It's a good analogy, Master Heinz. That's true, but I promise that I can make the new color more beautiful and make you like it more."”
"That will be a little difficult."
"I think I can do it."
"I'll give you a month's time. During this time, you can do whatever you want in your workshop. After a month, you must at least produce an improved formula or some kind of substitute material. Otherwise…you will die!”
"Yes, Master."
Gong Hao hurriedly retreated.
Damn it, Gong Hao realized that he had violated a big mistake regarding "first impression"!
The first time he met Heinz, and then in the castle, Heinz had always given him the impression of a gentle elder. This made him subconsciously weaken Heinz's brutality.
But at this moment, he saw Heinz's ferocious side. Only then did Gong Hao realize that he had overlooked a fact. Heinz was the main culprit behind the deaths of all the youths on Purgatory Island. The Heinz at this moment was his true face.
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"What is it? Do you need more glass?" Andrew was extremely surprised by Gong Hao's unbelievable request.
Why did he need so much glass?
"Yes, Lord Andrew." "Do you still remember the loss of magical plants when the magical beasts escaped from prison?" Gong Hao replied.”
"Of course, this is one of the tasks that your mentor has given you. Even though you made the potion very well, just saving materials won't solve the problem. We have to find a way to replenish these magical plants.”
"Yes, I've been trying my best to find it. However, I also hope to further study their effects and components. Of course, I mean, my goal is to understand the effects of these materials as soon as possible so that I can find magical plants that can replace them.”
"Oh, is that so? What does this have to do with glass?"
" I need a glass of very good quality, the most transparent and flawless kind, to make some special lenses. It can help me observe more subtle things.”
Andrew frowned." I've never heard of such a lens. Is it like a magic mirror?"”
"No, sir. These lenses don't need to be filled with magic. It could only increase a person's observation ability through some simple physical means.”
"Interesting idea. Where did you learn how to make such things?”
"In fact, I don't know how to make it. I only know the principle behind it, so I need your help, sir. These lenses exist among the people, and as you know, the people are almost completely cut off from magic. This forced them to resort to trickery to solve problems. And this lens was one of them. What a pity. If I could learn Weishi app, perhaps I wouldn't have to use this method.”
"I can help you with this. No matter what, those magical plants are part of my work. If you can solve this problem, it will be a great help to me. But what else do you need besides the lenses?”
Gong Hao took out a list and handed it to Andrew. Andrew frowned."Pipette, washing bottle, conical flask, buret, gas collecting bottle…What are these?”
"They are just some auxiliary tools. They are useless to you who have spells, but they can help me a lot.”
"Are they all from the people? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"Lord Andrew, how many years has it been since you left this island?" Gong Hao smiled.”
Andrew opened his mouth and finally smiled.""Alright, I can make these things according to your requirements. But you have to promise to get me the replacement materials as soon as possible.”
"In fact, Master Heinz has given me an ultimatum. He gave me enough authority, but at the same time, he asked me to solve the problem of at least one magical plant within a month.”
"Mentor is always so impatient. Alright, is there anything else you need my help with?”
"There are indeed some things, but I can solve them myself.”
"That's good." said Andrew, shaking the list. Glaer, you are the first person to ask an alchemist to work for you as a servant.”
"It's my honor and your gift, Lord Andrew. I deeply understand your love and care for me. Shuiglaire will always be grateful for this."”
"You're always so good at talking. I think I understand why Lancelot likes you so much.”"And that little princess." Andrew sighed.”
Gong Hao's face flushed slightly.
Andrew whispered into his ear,""Zakley told me that your little princess often asks him about you. She cares a lot about you."
Gong Hao's face turned even redder.
Andrew laughed and waved him away.
Three days later, Andrew sent Gong Hao the things he needed.
These things were necessary tools for experiments. Compared to the thermometer and measuring cup, they had higher requirements and were more difficult to make. Although Gong Hao had repeatedly adjusted the accuracy and various basic requirements according to the current conditions, he finally found that he still couldn't make them with his own ability, so he had no choice but to ask Andrew for help.
Fortunately, Andrew was indeed Heinz's disciple. This kind of thing was not difficult for him.
As for the other materials needed for the experiment, such as sulfuric acid and pure water, Gong Hao could only find something to replace them. There were always materials that could replace their functions. Moreover, pure water could be extracted using the simplest method of purification.
Just like that, the simplest laboratory gradually took shape in Gong Hao's hands. Gong Hao could finally begin to analyze the medicine and materials.
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