The material collection area in the castle contained about 300 kinds of magic beasts, 400 kinds of magic bugs, and 500 kinds of magic plants. It was divided into 60 areas, and 60 young servants were in charge of each area to provide various designated materials for Master Alchemist Heinz. In different regions, the number of species of magical beasts and magical plants varied. In some areas, there might be as many as a hundred types of magic plants or magic bugs, while in other areas, there were only one or two types of magic beasts. Those that existed in small numbers were often more dangerous, and the difficulty of collecting materials was also higher.
Gong Hao's job was to take care of the 42 varieties of demonic plants in Area No. 13. There were a total of 86 demonic plants. Most of these 86 magic plants came from the forests of Purgatory Island. Among them, four species were almost extinct in the Windy Continent. Even on Purgatory Island, there were only a few of them.
If the person in charge accidentally killed one of them, perhaps the entire Windy Continent would lose a species.
Today, Gong Hao was trimming a dragon beard grass. This grass was like a spiritual creature, its branches and leaves swaying around like a human arm. Its roots were red and highly corrosive. If it accidentally came into contact with the skin, it would cause a large area of decay, so Gong Hao had to be careful when dealing with it.
"Hey, Xiu Yi." A small head crawled into the flower shed.
Gong Hao turned around and saw that it was Finkle.
"Why are you here?" Gong Hao asked.
Finkle came in with a smile." I've finished my work. Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I came to see you."”
"It sounds like your job is easy.”
"My luck is pretty good. Hey, did you hear? Brent, that unlucky fellow, was assigned to Area 9. There was a terrifying xiphodon there. The xiphodon's head alone was as big as a table. Its teeth were long and sharp. Wow, that thing was really terrifying.”Finkle's tone was a little gloating, but the little guy's way of speaking was still naive.
He gestured at the xiphodon's head with his hand, his face full of exaggeration.
Brent had once bullied Xiu Yi and Finkle on the ship. At that time, Gong Hao hadn't transmigrated yet, and the two little boys were beaten up badly by Brent, who was a head taller than them. Perhaps it was because he was quite burly, but Zac had arranged for him to go to the ninth area to serve the ferocious grade-4 magic beast.
"Yes, I heard. I also heard that Brent was so scared that he cried on the spot.”Gong Hao smiled.
"That's right." " I'm not sure," Finkle said proudly." His job is to grind some powder from the xiphodon's teeth every day. I heard that it has a very magical effect. But the xiphodon probably didn't like being treated like this.”
"The tooth powder of the xiphodon can be used to make mana blocking potions. The xiphodon itself can't cast any spells, but they are extremely strong. The most rare thing is that they can resist most spell attacks. Therefore, its teeth were not only its weapon, but also its self-defense weapon.”Gong Hao said.
"How did you know?" Finkle was surprised.
Putting the trimmed Dragon Beard back into the flower pot, Gong Hao replied,"You know that I once served them in Baron Harden's manor. Baron Harden likes to hunt. There's a Red Leaves Mountain in Southville. He's a frequent visitor there, and he even brings his son there. Once, we found a xiphodon on the Red Leaves Mountain. That ferocious beast bit three people to death on the spot. When the baron returned, he was so frightened that he fell ill. After that, he did not go to the Red Leaves Mountain for half a year. That was when I heard about the xiphodon.”
From Shuiglaer's memories, Gong Hao realized that Baron Harden was a good person. He was cheerful and generous, but unfortunately, he did not have much business ability. If it weren't for the support of his ancestral business, he might have gone bankrupt long ago. Now, other than that piece of farmland, Baron Harden actually had nothing left.
What a pity. If the baron had been richer, perhaps he would not have been sold to this godforsaken place.
Well, rather than feeling sorry for the baron's downfall, it was better to be angry at his aunt's greed.
After trimming the Dragon Beard Grass, Gong Hao was done with his last job.
Even though it was only his second day on Purgatory Island, Gong Hao quickly grasped all the things he needed to pay attention to. In his previous life, he was a top student in the Chemistry Department and often had to participate in various chemical experiments, so he was very good at doing things.
"Alright, I'm done here. Finkle, let's go out for a walk. It was best not to stay here if there was nothing else.”Gong Hao said.
"What's wrong? I think this place is quite good. Look at how beautiful the flowers are.”Finkle pointed at a blooming red flower not far away.
Gong Hao's expression changed drastically as he shouted,"Be careful!"
The beautiful flower pointed at by Finkle suddenly bloomed. Under the calyx was a circle of sharp teeth, and then they bit down on Finkle's finger.
Gong Hao pounced over and threw Fanner to the ground. The calyx with sharp teeth brushed past Gong Hao's shoulder and tore off a piece of flesh on his arm.
The flower stem retracted and swallowed the bloody piece of meat. The thick flower stem was like a human neck, and one could even see the chewing and swallowing movements. It made one's scalp go numb.
" Oh, I'm sorry, Hughie. I really didn't know that the flower would be like this." Finkle's face was pale with fright.”
"That's a Blood Orchid, a kind of forest killer. It's almost extinct now, and this is the only one. Damn it, I just fed it, but it's still not full.”Gong Hao grimaced in pain. The youth's skin was far more sensitive than an adult's. The wound where a large piece of flesh had been torn off was burning in pain.
Glaring at Fanner, Gong Hao said helplessly,"Don't get close to the plants here. You have to know that creatures with fangs and claws aren't the only ones that are terrifying.”
"For example, women." Finkle quickly replied.
Gong Hao looked at Finkle in surprise.”
"My father used to be an outstanding businessman, but in the end, all his assets were taken away by a woman. He got drunk and died. I had no one to rely on, so I was sold here. Before he died, he told me that all beautiful women were terrifying creatures. But I didn't expect a flower to be like this.”
Gong Hao remembered the female intern who blew up the entire laboratory and sent him here. He hugged Finkle's head and said,"Yes, your father is right.。。Moreover, even women who were not so beautiful were equally terrifying.”
"But I still like to look at pretty girls.”Fanner laughed foolishly.
Gong Hao also laughed. His body trembled a few times, affecting his injury. He let out a soft cry in pain.
"Hey, your injuries are very serious. You've lost a lot of blood. Let's go find Lord Andrew. This is an alchemy castle with the best healing potions.”
"No!" Gong Hao was shocked and grabbed Finkle."Finkle, I'm your good friend, right?”
"Yes, why?" Finkle was a little surprised.
"I just saved your finger, didn't I?”
"Maybe it's the whole hand... It's got a big mouth. Alright, Xiu Yi, what exactly do you want to say to me? Your injuries are very serious. You can't delay."
"Then listen to me, Finkle, you owe me a favor. I want you to return the favor now.”
"Tell me what I should do. I'll listen to you.”
"Alright then, don't tell anyone about my injury. Remember, you must not tell anyone.”
Fanner looked at Gong Hao in a daze. Gong Hao sighed softly."Trust me, Finkle, this place is not as simple as you think. I just don't want Andrew to know I'm useless. On the contrary, we have to do better than anyone else.”
"Is that necessary?" " We're just servants," Finkle asked, puzzled." No matter how well we do, we won't be promoted.”
"It's very necessary." "Remember, Finkle, don't come here to look for me if there's nothing in the future." If there's anything, I'll look for you. I need to understand the environment here before making a decision.”
"Alright, Xiu Yi. You just saved me, so I'll listen to you. But are your injuries really okay?”
"Trust me, a flesh wound is nothing.”Gong Hao said with certainty.
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If a person couldn't see the environment they were in, then they were destined to be mediocre for the rest of their lives.
This was what Gong Hao's father had taught him.
No matter what kind of place Purgatory Island was, Gong Hao was certain that this was definitely not a paradise for philanthropists.
The servants here were all bought from the market by the Lance Empire, and the work here was not safe. If they could be sent elsewhere if they didn't work hard, didn't that mean that only those who were lazy had the possibility of escaping danger?
This kind of contradiction would never appear in any intelligent world, be it the material world or the magical world.
Moreover, the castle on Purgatory Island had existed for twenty years. There was no reason that they couldn't find sixty servants who were willing to work hard. There must be something wrong!
As the people sent to the island were all underage children, they were inexperienced and did not understand the cunning of the human heart. A simple lie could deceive everyone, but it was impossible to deceive Gong Hao. After all, he was already an adult.
However, in order to cover it up, he had to speak like a twelve-year-old child many times, but he always unintentionally revealed the maturity of an adult. This made him somewhat out of place with the other youths, except for Finkle.
Unfortunately, Finkle was still naive. There were many things he could not tell Finkle. He couldn't tell him that this place was likely to drag all those who didn't work hard to death, or use them to do something else.
No, it shouldn't be death.
Every month, they would send some young people from afar and then pick out a batch to kill? This was a meaningless action. Purgatory Island was not a place for execution.
Where did the missing young servants go? What did he do? No matter what the answer was, it must be related to the alchemy experiment!
But what kind of experiment needed so many people?
Gong Hao realized that in this world, alchemy was a huge systematic project, and his understanding of this aspect was actually too little.
Before he found the answer, perhaps he should study the mysteries of alchemy.
After sending Fanner off, Gong Hao looked at the 86 demonic plants in the greenhouse. He thought that perhaps his understanding of alchemy should start from these plants.
His wound hurt!
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