Elektra was a legend among alchemists.
People didn't know that the first person to invent alchemy was George Lamborn, or that the Iron Blood Warrior Edie Molzt, who once swept across the entire continent with a Rose Legion, actually had another name. Lance It was possible for Strick not to know that the Wind Whirlwind Continent only had three continents, the east, south, and north, and not the west. It was also possible for him not to know that Strick VI was not a direct descendant of the founding emperor of the Lance Empire. Strick II and Strick I were not related by blood, but they knew about Elektra's existence and the far-reaching influence he brought.
No one could tell how this person had appeared out of nowhere.
He suddenly appeared in front of the world, bringing his own army and appearing out of nowhere. Then, he defeated country after country, knocked down countless heroes, and made all the legendary figures fall in front of him.
Everywhere he passed, everyone worshipped him. Almost every alchemy he invented became the object of exploration for future generations.
Until now, people were still drooling over the various alchemy inventions that Elektra had made, and they repeatedly tried to find the relics that Elektra had left behind, hoping to get his secrets.
No one knew how many alchemy inventions Elektra had. In his later years, although he was always immersed in alchemy experiments, he never made any results public until he mysteriously disappeared.
Among all the alchemy inventions of Elektra, the most famous one was probably the Troll statue.
The army formed by magic puppets with the strength of Sky Warriors had defeated all the countries and armies at that time. In the end, some countries were forced to unite and use all the Great Magi to launch a crazy counterattack. Only then did they manage to stop the attack of the giant demon army.
However, this was only one of Elektra's inventions. In fact, the only reason why they were able to stop the Troll army was because Elektra only sent out the Troll army and did not send any support troops. He didn't seem to be interested in getting entangled with others at all. He only gave some warnings to those who tried to get benefits from him.
It was said that Elektra had never belonged to any country, and he was never interested in war. He was only interested in fighting for resources. He needed a lot of resources to carry out experiments, so he invented the Giant Demon God to fight for resources, minerals, and primitive forests for him. After that, Elektra completely gave up on the research of the puppet army and focused his attention on other things.
No one knew what he wanted to do.
However, there might be some clues from his other great invention.
It was the magic pattern experiment that made Gong Hao's heart ache.
Indeed, the mageweath engraving was also an invention of Elektra, and it was hailed by later generations as a great invention that was no less than the Troll God. This was because the sole purpose of alchemy was to allow ordinary people to have the ability to resonate with magical elements.
If alchemy's method of using magic was still a roundabout way to advance, then mageweath engraving was a direct bridge between ordinary people and mages.
This was exactly what Heinz had said. The purpose of alchemists was not to become excellent craftsmen, but to be closer to magic.
Allowing ordinary people to learn and use magic sounded incredible, but the fact was that Elektra had indeed done it.
In the fifth year after the appearance of the Giant Demon God, Elektra exchanged 1,000 Goldvets for 1,000 lowliest war slaves.
A year later, these slaves were sent to the battlefield.
The bodies and faces of these slaves were covered in mysterious runes, like tattoos. They were originally outstanding soldiers who had never had a chance with magic. However, at that time, the magic abilities that each slave possessed shocked the world.
A thousand slaves with the strength of a black-robed mage brought new glory to Elektor. Mageweath engraving became the alchemy that the world pursued. Many alchemists had a desire for magic and tirelessly studied this alchemy.
Heinz was one of them.
If the Giant Demon God was the thing that Strick VI desired the most, then there was nothing more meaningful than mageweaths for Heinz.
He had been working hard for this his entire life.
Being able to use magic like a real mage was almost every alchemist's ultimate desire.
And now, what Andrew gave him was a copy of a portion of the contents in Elektra's notebook---the part about the creation of flesh puppets and undead puppets.
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"In that case, the Flesh Puppet and the Undead Puppet were actually the inventions of Elektra?”Gong Hao asked Andrew.
It was said that Elektra had many alchemy notes, all of which were recorded when he was engaged in alchemy experiments, just like Gong Hao's secretary work. Gong Hao didn't expect the Lance Empire to obtain one. However, he tactfully didn't ask where the notebook came from or how much content it contained. This was obviously a taboo. He only needed to know what he needed to know.
"That's right. It's said that this is a work of Elektra when he was learning alchemy in his early days. It has to be said that Elektra's genius level far exceeds our imagination and understanding. Just the work from his student days had been studied by our mentor and us for twenty years, and even now, we still can't completely recreate it.”
"Unable to completely reproduce?"
"That's right. Flesh Puppets were equivalent to grade-4 warriors. Compared to ordinary puppet warriors, the strength of flesh puppets was not in their physique, but in their ability to cast spells. Although they could only cast three spells, when combined with their physique and close combat ability, they were quite terrifying. The Undead Puppets were refined from the bones of corpses. It was said that this was a type of undead magic. But it was different from death spells. The spirits summoned by death spells had to be maintained by magic power. Once the magic power was exhausted, the undead would also disappear, but the undead puppets did not have such regrets. They could not cast spells like the flesh puppets, nor did they have the tough and indestructible bodies of the puppet warriors. However, they were cheap to produce and could maintain the instincts of the original creatures.”
" The instinct of an original creature?"
"Right. In the earliest days, death puppets were all made from magical beasts. As you know, there are many powerful magical beasts. The undead puppets that were refined from their bones were much stronger than ordinary warriors once they unleashed their instinctive power. Unfortunately, with the gradual extinction of those powerful magic beasts, the undead puppets lost their good carriers. They couldn't be summoned continuously like undead spells, so they lost their meaning of existence.”
So you used human corpses to refine it? Gong Hao thought fiercely.
Unexpectedly, Andrew said,""So later on, some people used the corpses of their own kind to refine undead puppets.”
Gong Hao's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know why Andrew suddenly told the truth, but he immediately realized that this was probably a test to test his resistance to human experiments. "Sir, what's the benefit of refining with human bones?" he asked without batting an eyelid.”
His expression seemed to only care about the results and not the process, which made Andrew feel satisfied.
"Of course there are benefits." Andrew smiled." The advantage is that the source materials are endless and the cost is low. Moreover, the biggest difference between the Undead Puppets made from human skeletons and those made from magic beast skeletons is that we can change the armor of the Undead Puppets made from human skeletons and make them uniform. This way, we can greatly increase the combat power of the Undead Puppets. Unfortunately, such acts of violating the dead had always been condemned by various countries. Therefore, 150 years ago, the three continents made an agreement that any country that refined human skeletons into undead puppets would be condemned and jointly punished by all countries.”
Gong Hao pursed his lips and said,"Tsk, as long as we can win the war, we don't know who will kill who." Since the Undead Puppet was useful, then he would use it. Anyway, who would know who was who in armor? As long as the war was won and no enemy escaped, no one would know about the existence of the undead puppets.”
"That's it." Andrew burst into laughter. He admired Gong Hao's attitude of disregarding human lives for the sake of alchemy more and more. Therefore, he even added," Actually, it's not difficult to hide it from the eyes of other countries. As long as we mix the undead puppets with ordinary puppet warriors and give them some special medicine, they will immediately turn into powder once they are damaged. Then, no one will be able to confirm that they are undead puppets. Moreover, this kind of ban was only forbidden to be carried out on a large scale. If it was only used on a small scale, there would not be too much of a problem. In fact, many countries were secretly using the bones of dead prisoners to refine undead puppets. It was just that no one said anything about it. In any case, these undead puppets would not play a decisive role in the war.”
So that was the case. Gong Hao understood.
"Does that mean we haven't been able to create the flesh and death puppets of Elektra? I feel that what we sent to the Freedom is somewhat different from what is written in this notebook.”Gong Hao asked.
"It's a little different," Andrew replied. Elektra's Flesh Puppets and Undead Puppets were both made from magic beasts. It's fine if it's the undead puppets, but we're only limited by the problem of the decreasing number of magic beasts. However, the flesh puppet needed to use a life soul as a guide, otherwise it would not be able to use spells. However, the souls of magical beasts were either too powerful or too weak. They were not easy to control, so it was very difficult. At present, we can only use some of the more ordinary souls such as the blood ape to make it. However, such a puppet could only use one spell, and the effect was poor. In fact, it was far from the strength of a real flesh puppet. Although it said that it had the strength of a fourth-grade warrior, it was only slightly stronger than a puppet warrior.”
Gong Hao knew that the Sanguine Ape Andrew was talking about was actually his young servants.
They treated the servants as flower pots, planted demon spirits, stripped their souls, experimented with magic patterns, and refined undead puppets. It could be said that they made the best use of each person, not letting go of any value that could be used.
This group of alchemists had already reached a point where they were completely heartless, but now he could only smile and say,
"Please rest assured, my lord. I will study Elektra's notes carefully and strive to recreate the real flesh puppet as soon as possible. I will no longer need to use…the soul of the Sanguine Ape.”
"Very good. Work hard, Glaer. I believe you can bring us good luck. You've already given me many surprises, and now, this is the real test.”
"I swear that I will not disappoint Lord Andrew.”
After understanding what the notebook in his hand meant, Gong Hao immediately realized something. If he could develop these puppets as soon as possible, he might be able to save the servants who were sent every month from hell on earth.
He did not think that he was an angel who could save the world, but when he could save the lives of others, he would never back down.
At that moment, he thought of Caesar, Fanner, Saker, Bill, and the other youths.
All the youths who had been on the same boat as him, those who had come to the Purgatory Island before him, and those who had come to the Purgatory Island after him, were all walking towards death.
And now, he was the only one who could save them.
Never had he been so eager to decipher the invention of Elektra.
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