Getting rid of Pierre was like getting rid of the spiritual seed in his body in the valley. Gong Hao had removed a huge hidden danger.
Moreover, with Pierre's death, a huge power and technological vacuum appeared in the Alchemy Castle.
Heinz urgently needed an assistant who could help.
Unsurprisingly, Gong Hao became the best choice. Whether it was from his relationship with the princess, or from the fact that he had helped Heinz a lot this time, or from his own ability and wisdom, he deserved this reward.
Of course, Gong Hao replaced Andrew's position. Just as he had expected, from this day on, all the servant's work was handed over to him. Andrew would take over the management of the apprentices.
Although there were still many top-notch alchemy techniques that Heinz didn't open to Gong Hao, it was already a thousand-fold favor for most people.
As a lowly servant, after becoming an apprentice, he became an assistant. To be able to reach this step was already a very impressive thing for everyone.
However, Gong Hao didn't have to worry about top-level alchemy anymore with Piye's secret collection of records and Elektra's notes. After Piye died, Gong Hao openly came to his room and took those things.
Therefore, he only needed to focus on the study of spatial magic.
In the dead of the night, he would secretly study Wind and Soul Spells. He had to hurry up and learn more about the mysteries of magic before Avril left. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to get any guidance after Kloss left with him. As for Padgett, he directly asked the Earth Warrior for some basic knowledge and a manual on warrior cultivation. He planned to cultivate in the future.
Under Kloss 'guidance, he was now able to master four basic Wind spells and two basic Soul spells.
Of course, other than Lancelot, no one knew that he knew magic. Even Lancelot only knew a few basic spells. Hmm, wasn't this something every alchemist should have mastered?
To Gong Hao, there was no difference between good and bad magic. Only the person who used it could distinguish between good and bad. On this island where his life was in danger, he wouldn't hesitate even if he had to hug an undead puppet to sleep every day, let alone a forbidden spell. He wouldn't hesitate even if he had to be criticized by thousands of people and hunted down by the world.
What surprised him was that alchemy was indeed quite effective in increasing his magic power. When he consciously used magic power to integrate it into alchemy, he could clearly feel the obvious increase in his magic power.
The growth of magic power might not be faster than meditation, but for ordinary people who did not have magic talent, it was equivalent to having a shortcut to becoming a mage. Gong Hao didn't have talent in soul spells, but he could train his corresponding sensing ability by making the soul beads needed for the flesh puppets.
As his main focus was on alchemy, the result was that although he had the talent to sense the wind element, in fact, his improvement in soul spells in the later stages was even faster than that of wind spells.
Gong Hao felt that if this continued, he might become a Soul Mage before he could become a Wind Mage, even though his talent in the Wind Element was far stronger than his talent in the Soul Element.
Fate always liked to play tricks on people. This situation was really ridiculous.
Six days after Pierre's death, Avril finally had to leave.
Although she already understood how she felt about Gong Hao, she still had no right to take him away. Pierre's death made Gong Hao's status even more important. Heinz could not afford to lose another excellent apprentice and new assistant, and the empire could not afford such a loss either.
The fables, fairy tales, and legends that Gong Hao had told her gradually made this princess understand the truth of the human heart and understand many truths. It made her no longer lose her temper easily and be willful, at least in front of Gong Hao.
The night before she left, Avril lay on the bed with Gong Hao by her side. She leaned into Gong Hao's arms and listened to him tell her the last story, Hamlet.
Hamlet was a later work of William. Although Romeo and Juliet was more famous than it, Hamlet was more outstanding in terms of artistic value, philosophical perspective, and social awareness.
The story was actually very simple. A pure revenge prince, a sinister usurper king, an innocent infatuated girl, and those ministers with ulterior motives. All of them fought in the palace and played out a tragicomedy of life. In the end, everyone died together, creating the most famous tragedy in history.
In the simplest and most straightforward way, shakespeare expressed the never-ending idea of revenge.
He believed that forgiveness was a virtue.
"What a noble act to forgive what others cannot forgive!”
This was what shakespeare had said.
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"Survival or destruction, this is a question that must be answered;
Should I silently endure the merciless blows of fate?
Or should I be the enemy of the endless sea of suffering,
And overcome it.
Which of these two choices was more noble?
Death is sleep, that's all it is!
If sleep could end the pain of the soul and the pain of the body,
Then, this ending was something to look forward to!
Die, fall asleep…
But dreams are possible in sleep, ah, that's a hindrance;
When we cast off this dying skin,
What dreams come in the slumber of death?
It makes us hesitate
And make us willing to bear the long years,
Otherwise, who would tolerate all kinds of torture in the world?
Such as the tyranny of a tyrant, the pride of a proud man, the pain of a broken heart, the neglect of laws, the insult of a corrupt official, or the humiliation of a common man.
What if he could kill them with a simple slash?
Who else would be willing to work like a cow or a horse, toiling all their lives?
To silently endure their hardships and difficulties, instead of flying far away and drifting in the uncertain realm,
What if he wasn't hesitating because of fear of what would happen after him?
This is a land no one knows, and no one has returned since ancient times.
So reason can make us cowards,
And scruples can make our glorious minds dull and sickly.
Moreover, these things could ruin big plans and make them lose their courage.”
In the room, Gong Hao softly recited the classic line from Hamlet that had been sung for a hundred years. Thanks to his college life, this was a classic passage that a few boring college students often used in courtship. Gong Hao was not immune to it, so he was able to reproduce it at this moment. What was similar was the dialogue between Romeo and Juliet in the small forest. He would never be able to record all the dialogue.
"What a poignant and touching love story. Xiu Yi, why do people want revenge?" Avril asked.
"Because they have hatred in their hearts."
"Then why do people have love?”
"Because they also have love in their hearts."
"Which is more serious, love or hate?"
Gong Hao hesitated for a moment before shaking his head."I don't know, but I know that whether it's love or hate, it's not without reason. Everything that happens naturally has its cause and effect. It's just that we can't discover it.”
Avril thought for a while and snuggled closer to Gong Hao."I don't like this story, Hughie. It's too sad. At least Romeo and Juliet died for love. At least they died together. But Hamlet and Ophelia did not get together. He drove her crazy, he let her die…I hate him, I hate Hamlet. He was a madman who only knew revenge and ignored the value of his lover.”
"You're right, Avril. No one can hurt the person they love like this, but some things have to be done. Perhaps, it was just a difference in the limits.”
"If you were Hamlet, would you be determined to take revenge?”
" Hamlet insisted on revenge because Claude wanted to kill him to prevent future troubles. He himself had hesitated about revenge. If I were Hamlet, for the sake of the woman I love, I would not take revenge on Claude, but he must promise not to do anything to me.”
Avril nodded, not fully understanding.
She didn't know that the reason why Gong Hao told her this story today wasn't to promote forgiveness and kindness.
This was because in the real story of Hamlet, Hamlet's fiancée was not the daughter of Claude, the person he wanted to take revenge on. However, in Gong Hao's narration, he deliberately changed it to Ophelia being the daughter of Claude, the usurper king. This made the story more similar to the situation between Gong Hao and Avril, but the little princess herself would not understand it for the time being.
But at some point in the future, she would understand everything.
This was what Gong Hao wanted to tell her.
An answer, an answer given to Avril in advance.
Gong Hao didn't know why he did this. Subconsciously, he thought that he wouldn't fall in love with this young lady. He had only been using her, but deep down, he felt a faint sense of unease. That was why he told this story that he had adapted, hoping that Avril would understand.
In other words, he cared about her feelings? Gong Hao was a little uncertain.
After the discussion ended, Gong Hao said,"Alright, Avril, you should rest." Sleep early."
"Alright then." The little princess unwillingly lay back in bed. There were still tears on her face.
At this moment, the tears were still flowing for Ophelia, a young girl who had sacrificed herself innocently in the battle between her lover and her father.
The next morning, Ariel returned to the dragon boat.
Before she boarded the boat, she cried again. The tears she shed this time were for the boy she had truly fallen in love with.
The moment before she boarded the boat, she suddenly rushed into Gong Hao's arms and planted a kiss on his face.
A wet, long kiss filled with a young girl's fiery tenderness was imprinted on Gong Hao's lips.
This kiss frightened everyone so much that they lowered their heads and did not dare to look up again.
During last year's farewell, the little princess had used her Guardian Knight to intimidate everyone.
This year, the little princess used her first kiss to announce that her heart had been completely occupied by Shuiglaire.
When she left, all the servants, warriors, maids, mages, and butlers looked at Theuiglaire with a magical gaze.
Only Gong Hao himself was unmoved.
His heart was as solid as a rock.
Looking at the departing ship, Gong Hao muttered,"Have a safe journey, my…Ophelia. This might be our last meeting.”
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