Chapter IV The Work of the Clerk
"Siser."
Siser, who was busy feeding an amethyst bear, turned to look at Gong Hao: "What's the matter, Glair? Are you doing your job?"
"Yes." Gong Hao replied: "I just happened to have time, so I wanted to come over and see if you need anything to help me."
"Oh, that's great. Thank you very much, Glare." Siser shouted: "I'm just too busy here. Have you seen the pond next to you? Go and help me catch a golden fish and pull out ten scales. Remember not to kill it, only this one is left."
"Okay, Xiser." Gong Hao walked towards the pond.
"Be careful that its teeth are very sharp, it is a piranha." Siser shouted loudly, and the bear in the cage roared impatiently. Siser panickedly threw the large pieces of fresh meat and a few amethysts in his hand. The former satisfies the bear's stomach, while the latter helps the bear recover from his wounds-it has just been drained away a lot of blood.
After a lot of busyness, Siser finally finished the work in his hand. Seeing that it was still early, Siser said gratefully: "Thank you so much, Glair, today the amount of materials I use is very large, which makes me busy. Fortunately, you come to help."
"Actually, I didn't come here to help, but I happened to come to you for something. Seeing that you were busy and I was embarrassed to disturb you, I helped you do the work first."
"So that's the case, what's the matter?"
"I think you can give me a pen and a few pieces of paper?"
"What do you want that?" Siser was a little confused.
"Used to record a list, you know the big guys always use their mouths to tell what they need tomorrow, and then they leave, but what if we are so busy that we forget? I think it would be better to write it down... You know I know words."
Sither understood: "I really envy you for being able to understand words. I will go to Lord Andrew for pen and paper. This is not a big deal. There were few servants here who knew words before, so the list of materials was meaningless."
"Thank you very much." Gong Hao felt that his greatest luck traveling here might be that Xiu Yiglare knew the words.
When leaving, Gong Hao said to Xiser: "If you are too busy in the future, you can come and call me at any time."
"That's great." Siser said happily.
The next morning, Xiser brought paper and pen for Gong Hao.
Gong Hao began to carefully record the growth status of various magic plants in his flower room.
That's right, Gong Hao asked for paper and pens not to record a list of materials, it was just an accompanying function. His real purpose was to carefully observe, study, and analyze the growth status of these magic plants.
There is one thing that Gong Hao doesn't understand.
Many of these magic plants in the flower house are already endangered plants. The servants must be careful to serve them, and while obtaining materials, they cannot let them die. But in this case, why can't they be cultivated well?
It seems that the great alchemist who has been living in the tower for many years has no habit of sowing knowledge and wealth. From Xiu Yi's memory, Gong Hao also found that almost all the Fengming Continent lacks this concept of reserve for the future. They are keen on looting and are used to snatch food from others with their strong combat power rather than self-producing.
Perhaps this is the real reason for the decline of alchemy, otherwise, such as these endangered magic plants, they can rise again through artificial cultivation.
Gong Hao tried to take care of these magic plants more carefully.
Today, Gong Hao was delighted to discover that among the forty-two magic plants he was caring, one of them had matured and borne.
It was the bloody orchid that ate a piece of Gong Hao's flesh, which now rewarded Gong Hao.
His wound has not completely healed yet.
A bright red demon seed lay in Gong Hao's palm, emitting a charming red light.
If he could plant it alive, wouldn’t he have to worry about the bloody orchid being extinct from now on once it dies?
Do it when you think about it.
Gong Hao went to Xiser to ask for a flowerpot. Xiser asked him what he did. Gong Hao answered him, but Xiser shook his head and said, "That's completely meaningless. Glair. Bloody orchids are very difficult to cultivate and survive. When they become seedlings, they eat flesh and blood, and they need living flesh and blood."
“I can feed them.”
"But that doesn't mean they can survive. You should know that every magic plant is spiritual. They cultivate themselves by absorbing elemental essences. Most of them are very delicate during the juvenile period and are very likely to die. You may fail in this way."
"But I want to give it a try."
"Okay, since you are so persistent, I'll get you a flowerpot for you, for the sake of your helping me." Siser nodded helplessly.
"It's better to get a bigger one."
"Why?"
“I think a spacious environment is good for it.”
Siser glanced at him weirdly: "Okay, you're such a weirdo."
Gong Hao smiled happily.
That night, Xiser came to Area 13 with a large flower pot.
Unexpectedly, Andrew came too.
"I heard that the bloody orchid bears a seed, and you are going to cultivate it to life?" Andrew's voice was gloomy.
Gong Hao thought about it and replied cautiously: "Mr. Andrew, I heard that the bloody orchids in Fengming Continent have disappeared. I thought... I thought maybe I could produce one more plant. In this way, when adults need bloody orchids for experiments, they can spare more materials."
Andrew's face showed a hint of appreciation: "Very good. It seems that you are not only a beautiful child, but also very sensible and good at doing things. No wonder that the bauble likes you so much."
"Thank you for your praise. Since I'm here, I should do my best."
"So how are you going to cultivate it?"
"I observed the bloody orchid during this period and found that it prefers humid and cold environments, so I planned to move the seeds to a relatively dark corner in the flower room for cultivation. But at present, I can't determine how it needs to be cultivated to survive. You know, I still lack knowledge about this."
Andrew looked at Gong Hao in surprise. He thought about it for a while before saying, "It's not that no one has tried to cultivate magic plants like Bloody Orchids, but most people have failed. The seeds of Bloody Orchids are of no use to us. If you want to try, I won't object. Oh, by the way, if you want to know about magic plants, I suggest going to the first floor of the Alchemy Tower when you are free. There is a library there, with many books on this. You can go find some information, which may be helpful to you."
"Can I enter the Alchemy Tower?"
Andrew then remembered that the Alchemy Tower was not allowed to enter. He thought for a while and said, "I remember you knew words, which is a good thing. I will give you a choice. The Alchemy Tower library needs a clerk, mainly used to record some experimental data and new discoveries of various materials. Alchemy is a long-term science, and no one knows what new discoveries we will have, so such a clerk is always needed. If you serve as a clerk, then an apprentice will be freed from the heavy recording work. But I will not exempt you from your work in the 13th area, let alone you have to cultivate the bloody orchid. If you do not do your duty because of the clerk's work, I will not forgive you. In other words, you will get the opportunity to enter the first floor of the Alchemy Tower through extra work. Are you willing?"
Gong Hao's eyes emitted a bright color of excitement: "I do!"
Of course he was willing, and for him, this was a rare opportunity. Being able to enter the library of the Alchemy Tower means that he could learn a lot about alchemy. If a magician uses powerful magic as a representative of power, then an alchemy master uses rich knowledge to strengthen himself.
In any case, Gong Hao would never miss such an opportunity.
Looking at Gong Hao's excited look, Andrew muttered softly: "It's such an interesting boy."
He casually untied a badge from his chest and threw it to Gong Hao: "Hold this, you can enter and exit the alchemy tower freely. Those who enter without this thing will be killed by the puppet warrior on the spot. But I want to remind you that your walking range can only be limited to the first floor. If you dare to enter the second floor... Humph, the alchemist is not only a weapon like a demon. I will tell you to know what terror is."
As he said that, he turned around and left.
Fundamentally speaking, he had no hope for Gong Hao to cultivate Bloody Orchid. However, it was also a good way to win the tutor's favor for a tutor.
The tower in the center of the castle has always been a place that servants yearn for.
Each level represents a different status.
The top floor of the tower is the laboratory of the great alchemist Hines. He is like a god on the island, overlooking all living beings and mastering this small kingdom.
There are about two hundred puppet warriors in the entire castle, all of which are obeyed Hines. With his order, these puppet warriors will kill any target he designated for him.
The strength of a puppet warrior is approximately equivalent to an ordinary third-level samurai warrior. In the samurai ladder with a level of ten, such a level is not high. However, this level is the main force of the countries in the mainland. As the number of warriors above the third level gradually decreases, they are not suitable to become the main force of large-scale corps combat. Therefore, the main force of the kingdom is generally composed of third-level samurai warriors.
If a third-level warrior fights a puppet warrior, then the winner is mostly a third-level warrior, because the puppet warrior is just a puppet created by an alchemist, with low intelligence and lack of flexibility.
But if one thousand level three warriors fight one thousand puppet warriors, the one who wins must be the puppet warriors, and it is a great victory.
For the same reason, these puppets have no feelings, do not know how to be afraid, are loyal to the generals, obey commands, and even if they are asked to commit suicide, they will never say a word. Even if they cut off their hands and feet, they will crawl over to fight the enemy.
The only way to eliminate them is to completely eliminate them.
On the battlefield, such soldiers are undoubtedly the most popular among the generals. They will not clamor for military pay, will not cause mutinies, will not cause trouble like a group of veterans, and will not even need food or water, and only need energy crystals. They will not be tired even if they fight in the harshest environment. Even if they are surrounded by enemies, they will not be depressed, and there will be no signs of escape and retreat, but will only fight to death.
It is precisely because of this that during the rise of the Lance Empire, only about 20,000 puppet warriors were used to defeat a unit of 20,000 people. The terrifyingness of puppet warriors can be seen from this. This is just an ordinary puppet, and there are even more terrifying flesh and blood puppets equivalent to level 4 warriors. I heard that in the Age of Hundred Years War, puppets that can be compared with level 7 and eight warriors appeared. Unfortunately, with the withering of alchemy, various countries cherished the alchemy themselves, and the production technology of these puppets was gradually lost.
The most terrifying puppet in the legend is the troll god built by the great alchemist Electra. Its combat power is as close to that of the top warriors. During those crazy years, Electra once swept across the entire continent with his legion of demons, shocking the world.
However, with Electra's mysterious disappearance, the Demon Gods Legion disappeared, and the light of the sky was gone. The method of creating the Troll Gods was also lost.
However, the magic and greatness of the alchemist can also be seen from this.
Every time I think of these magical legends, Gong Hao feels a little excited.
Although half of the reason he worked hard to show himself desperately to avoid possible dangers, as his understanding of alchemy deepened, he found that he gradually fell in love with this science.
He was doing experiments before his reincarnation and was born with a strong interest in this area. Now that he came to this world, he saw all kinds of strange creatures and was exposed to things he had never thought about. A huge and complex systematic knowledge was opening his door to himself, so he became more and more yearning for solving the mystery.
My father once said: The driving force for every scientist’s success comes from his desire for knowledge and science. People who do not have this sense of hunger for knowledge will never become a top master.
Now, standing in front of this vast knowledge school, looking at the hardcover booklets in the library, imagining that it almost contains all the magic knowledge of Fengming Continent, he felt a sense of hunger rising from the depths of his heart.
I am too eager to learn and understand this knowledge.
"Hey, boy, why are you standing there in a daze?" A young man in a gray apprentice robe shouted to Gong Hao.
This call woke Gong Hao up from his thoughts, and he hurriedly walked forward: "Is it Lord Neil? I came to take over the clerk's work under the instructions of Lord Andrew."
Neil glanced at the "lowly servant" with contemptuous eyes, and then said coldly: "Don't call me Master. Here, except Master Hines, there are only three people who are qualified to be called Master. Just call me Master Neil."
"Yes, Mage Neil."
Although he was obviously an apprentice, he wanted to call himself a mage. Gong Hao smiled. A thought flashed through his mind: Are there three people who can be called adults?
Besides Andrew and Pier, which big shot is there?
Forcefully suppressed the doubts in his heart, Gong Hao said respectfully: "So Lord Neil, how should I start working?"
"It's very simple. When you come here to work for two hours every day at noon, someone will tell you the results of the day, which will be recorded, then sort and archived. If you have a set of proven and effective production methods, you will organize it into a book separately, then paste it on the cover and write down the name. There is nothing else."
"Yes, Master Neil, I get it."
"Remember, you must be as familiar with the information here as possible. After all, no one can memorize all the experimental results and data. Many times, adults will need to come in to check the information. At that time, you must give all the records to the adults as soon as possible, rather than searching for things here."
Gong Hao's eyes lit up: "That means, I have to read all the books here before I can find the information they need for adults as quickly as possible."
The apprentice named Neil hesitated for a moment: "Realistically speaking, you cannot access the advanced alchemy here as you are... but it doesn't matter, anyway..."
Neil didn't continue to say anything, but Gong Hao's heart tightened slightly.
Neil continued: "Since that's the case, I think you can read the books here at will. Well, I can finally get rid of this damn paperwork, and I will never want to come to this ghost place again. I hate being a clerk!"
Chapter completed!