On the second day after returning from Liberty, Gong Hao went to look for Andrew.
"Lord Andrew."
"Hey, Xiu Yi, why aren't you accompanying our little princess? Why did you run into my room?”Andrew smiled when he saw Gong Hao.
"Sir, I heard Lancelot mention something about a Soul Seed and a Space Gate a few days ago. Because in my work, I've never found any records of this. Therefore, I would like to ask you about this matter.”
Andrew frowned." Why do you want to understand the Soul Seed?"”
"You know that alchemy never exists alone. Even if they had their own branches, they would still affect each other. I've reached a dead end in my research on flesh puppets, so I hope to conduct some research in other areas. Perhaps I can make a breakthrough.”
"No, you don't need to know anything about that.”Andrew refused. This was the first time he had firmly rejected Gong Hao's suggestion.
Perhaps seeing Gong Hao's disappointed expression, Andrew comforted him,"Trust me, Xiu Yi. This is for your own good.”
"Yes, sir. In that case, I'll take my leave first.”
Gong Hao left Andrew's room.
After leaving Andrew's room, Gong Hao went to Pierre's room.
"Lord Pierre."
"What is it, Grayer?"
"You know, Sir Lancelot was injured when he returned a few days ago. I think it's unfair for him to vent his anger on you.”
"This is my business. You don't have to worry about it.”
Pierre didn't seem to appreciate Gong Hao's kindness.
"Yes, my lord." Gong Hao repeated what he had said to Andrew to Pierre.
"Lord Andrew rejected my request to study the Soul Seed and asked me not to ask about it in the future." However, I was indeed filled with curiosity, so I came to ask you behind his back.”
Pierre thought for a moment before nodding."I heard from my mentor that he once told you about the Dimensional Gate.”
"Yes, I believe that the Gate of Hell that Lord Lancelot was talking about is that thing, but I never thought that Purgatory Island would have one.”
"That's not strange. There are many places, but that place is filled with energy storms. No one can easily enter and exit. A spiritual seed was a product from another world. To be exact, they don't belong to the field of alchemy. It's only because they're on Purgatory Island that we're responsible for nurturing them.”
"Nurture?"
"Yes, nurturing. To cultivate a Soul Seed, one had to plant it in the body of a Magical Beast in advance. They would grow through parasitism, and after they grew, they would become a terrifying weapon. Since they are living beings, they do not belong to the category of alchemy, so they did not tell you, and it will not be of any help to you. However, if you're interested, I don't mind giving you a spirit seed for you to study.”
"I see, I understand. But since Lord Andrew doesn't want me to come into contact with this thing, perhaps I should reconsider. I'll take my leave first."
Pierre looked at Gong Hao meaningfully and didn't say anything.
After leaving Pierre's room, Gong Hao turned around and asked to see Heinz.
He raised the question again and said,""Master Heinz, I think I made a mistake. Lord Andrew refused to let me study the Soul Seed, but Lord Pierre was willing to give me a Soul Seed for me to study and told me some things about the Soul Seed. I didn't know what to choose. Perhaps I shouldn't have continued to pester this question after facing Lord Andrew's rejection. You know that I don't want to offend any of the lords, and I don't want them to be dissatisfied with me. However, I can't take back what I've said, so I can only come to you for advice.”
"I see." Heinz was silent for a while.
He thought for a while before saying," Andrew is right. It's for your own good that he doesn't want you to study it. It's better for you not to study the spirit seed. You made a request to the two lords regarding the same matter. It can be said that this is an unreasonable act. However, it's fortunate that you finally realized your mistake and reported it to me in time. How about this? Let's just put this matter aside. Tell Pierre that you've decided to obey Andrew's orders and not study the Soul Seed. The rest will be over.”
"Yes, Master."
Gong Hao heaved a long sigh of relief when he left Heinz's room.
Only Pierre, only Pierre was doubting him.
This was his conclusion.
This was a very normal psychological deduction. It was precisely because Andrew trusted him that he would never let him come into contact with the Soul Seed to prevent him from discovering the possible secrets.
For the same reason, it was precisely because Pierre suspected him that he didn't mind throwing out a little bait to test his reaction.
Heinz was the same. He seemed to be much more cautious than Andrew. He didn't trust him unconditionally, but overall, Heinz obviously admired him and wanted to protect him. Therefore, he also refused to let Gong Hao study the spirit seed.
It was precisely because they thought that the secret was safe that they rejected him. This made Gong Hao heave a sigh of relief.
This was mainly because both Andrew and Heinz believed that Gong Hao's talent came from his focus. It was also his focus that made it impossible for him to pay attention to things that had nothing to do with work.
The reason why Bailey was able to guess this was most likely related to his secret deal with them. Heinz and Andrew only saw the side of him that was focused on his work. Bailey saw more and more comprehensively, so he could easily determine that Gong Hao had already seen through the secret on Purgatory Island. However, due to the importance of the transaction, they could not reveal the truth no matter what.
As for Pierre, his suspicion was more like a natural distrust. It was a natural suspicion.
Even so, this was still a threat to Gong Hao.
There would always be a way to deal with Pierre. Gong Hao thought leisurely.
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To deal with a person, one must first understand him.
Gong Hao returned to his room and flipped through the information about Pierre.
That was the information that Bailey had spent nearly half a year to find out about Pierre.
Pierre was forty-six years old this year. Twenty years ago, he was a magic teacher at the Winrington Magic Academy. He was the assistant of the Great Alchemist Heinz at that time, and he also taught his students alchemy knowledge. Before that, he was just an ordinary apprentice alchemist. Compared to Andrew, who came from an aristocratic family, Pierre's status was far inferior.
However, Pierre was not willing to go on like this. He redoubled his efforts and studied hard, and finally gained Heinz's appreciation. When he was 20 years old, he had made a great contribution to potion refining. He was in the limelight at that time and was known as the best successor after Heinz.
At that time, Pierre was only twenty-six years old, and he was young and promising. After his own hard work, he finally achieved this achievement. Naturally, he was proud of his success.
How could such a person suddenly give up his bright future and follow Heinz to this island to bury his life?
Was it really because of his love for alchemy? Gong Hao didn't believe it.
He also loved to study academics, but he would not be willing to lock himself up for a lifetime.
Unlike Heinz and Andrew, Heinz was willing to do all this because he was a true alchemy maniac. According to the information, Heinz didn't have any relatives, so he didn't have any concerns. Andrew, on the other hand, was forced to sacrifice himself for the sake of his family. Then, why did Pierre come to Purgatory Island?
Perhaps he could see some clues from the following record.
When Pierre was twenty-five years old, Heinz decided not to take up a specific position in the Alchemy Department in order to better devote himself to alchemy research. This left the position of core tutor (equivalent to the dean of the department) vacant. At that time, Pierre's desire to take over his mentor's job was the loudest.
However, that year, Pierre didn't become a core teacher at that time. On the contrary, he even lost his position as a teacher and could only follow Heinz as an assistant.
So, what was the reason that prevented Pierre from becoming a core teacher? Instead, he followed Heinz to Purgatory Island not long after.
What interested him was that Bailey mentioned several incidents that happened in the school while Pierre was in the academy.
Gong Hao's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Bailey's description of the incidents.
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"Avril, are you happy?"
Gong Hao asked his little princess in the forest.
This was the first time he had asked Avril if she was happy with such a caring attitude, so much so that Avril felt flattered.
"Of course, Xiu Yi. You know I like being with you. Listening to you tell me stories, stories of princesses and princes, stories of magical beasts in the jungle, so many, so many, I like to listen to them all.”The girl looked intoxicated.
"But you have to leave, right?”
Avril's expression darkened.""Heinz, that old bastard, informed me yesterday that I have to leave Purgatory Island within three days. He said I stole his best apprentice.”
She looked at Gong Hao pitifully."Xiu Yi, how good would it be if you weren't so outstanding?”
"If that's the case, perhaps you won't like being with me.”
"But I can't bear to leave you."
"Perhaps I can help you talk to him?"
"What do you mean?"
"I can tell Master Heinz that I will continue my work during the day and only come to accompany you after work is over. This way, you won't affect me. In that case, perhaps Grandmaster will agree to let you stay here for a while longer. After all, you're a princess. He can't go too far with you.”
"But if that's the case, I'll be very lonely during the day.”Avril pouted.
"Maybe I have a way to help you get rid of your loneliness.”
"You have some fun idea again, don't you?”Avril started to get excited.
"Yes, Avril. You have to know that I spent a lot of effort to make this especially for you." Look."
Gong Hao took out a small long tube and handed it to Avril.
"What is this?"
"Firework. It's a small toy that doesn't fit the taste of the house, but I guess you'll like it.”
Gong Hao gently opened the lid and lit the spout with a little magic flame.
A red flame flew out of the mouth of the pipe and rushed into the sky. Then, it exploded in the air with a bang, turning into thousands of small bright spots in the air like a fire fountain.
Scattered.
"Oh! It's so beautiful!" Avril shouted excitedly.
Several red and blue flames flew out of the mouth of the pipe one after another, turning into huge flame buds that bloomed in the air, dispersing the fog and illuminating the dark night, bringing about a beautiful and romantic scene.
Even the people in the castle were shocked by this magnificent scenery. They could not figure out who could weave such beautiful flames in the sky.
After a while, the fireworks in the pipe were all gone. The brilliance flashed and disappeared, leaving only endless sighs.
"Is there nothing else? Xiu Yi." Avril was reluctant to leave.
"Yes, there isn't. These were fireworks, just like the shooting stars in the sky, blooming for the most beautiful moment before disappearing in a flash.”Gong Hao's tone was also filled with emotion."Their lives are short, but very beautiful... and so are many feelings in the world... I made this especially for you, and it took me a great deal of effort to make it.”
"You're really a genius, Xiu Yi. You've always been one.”Avril looked at Gong Hao with infatuation and admiration.
"If you like it, I can do more for you. When I'm working, you can set off fireworks here and think of me. Then, when I'm done with work, I'll come and find you, okay? I believe that Master Heinz will agree to stay longer if you don't disturb my work.”
Avril nodded vigorously.
She was simply too happy.
"You have to make a lot of fireworks for me.”She said to Gong Hao,"This way, when I'm not by your side and when I'm lonely, I'll use fireworks to accompany me. Also, those stories that you tell me are nice and touching." They will always accompany me."
Her tone was like a wife who was waiting for her husband to come home every day.
Gong Hao was a little stunned. He realized that this little princess's feelings for him were increasing at a rapid pace, and he was panicking to avoid these feelings and even wanted to use her...
Putting away the shame, he finally said,""To make enough fireworks, we need some materials. Many of those materials were in Lord Pierre's laboratory. You know he wouldn't be pleased if he found out I was making something gaudy with his materials.”
"We can take it out secretly and not let him know.”The little princess was indifferent.
"Yes, Avril, I think so too. But what if he finds out that the materials are missing…"
"Then say I did it. I'm a princess. I don't care what he thinks.”
"Then it's decided. Tomorrow, when Lord Pierre isn't around, you and I will go steal the materials. I need your help, Ariel.”
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