Statham ...... It's me, Zeng, Zeng, Zeng...... Great-grandson, but I don't have the surname Statham. "Gordon, the old guy, first stirred up our nerves and became vigilant with a sentence, and then broke out a family secret that was enough to shock our eyeballs.

"Wait...... Wait a minute!" I put away my tense posture, raised a hand and signaled to the old man: "It's a bit messy, I'm obedient, you said you are the ancestor of Statham's kid family, but you don't have the surname Statham, that is to say...... You're actually the old man next door?"

This is the only reasonable explanation I can think of, after all, in my opinion, the so-called rich family grievances, summed up only two kinds, the first is "the child is not yours!", the second is "the beast is your sister!" and the housekeeper, generally plays a vital role in this grievance entanglement, usually, whenever the wealthy and wealthy women begin to sobble to reveal the mystery of their son's life experience, it is the turn of these loyal old servants to read their own lines with a face of vicissitudes:" It was a thunderstorm night, Madame and I...... Alas!"

I had a lot of thoughts in my mind about the affair that old Gordon had to say back then, and speculated maliciously that Statham must not know that the old butler he usually yelled at and looked at by others would be his ancestor who went back to an unknown number of generations, and if I poked out this big gossip that had been buried and hidden for hundreds of years, to that kid...... It's definitely enough to make a pot of tea!

"My business is not as dirty as you think. Gordon is worthy of being a well-informed old monster who has lived for hundreds of years, and can understand the stalk of the old king next door, but unfortunately once the human shelf is put down, it is difficult to hold it up again, and the old man has to give up his dignity as a prisoner of war that "Lao Tzu just doesn't talk well to you enemies", and said to me helplessly in Chinese that I can understand: "If you are interested in listening, I can tell you clearly on the way." ”

It turned out to be the right decision to take Gordon on the road, the old man stayed in this castle longer than anyone else, learned many secrets about the castle that have long been lost to the river of time, and it was really beneficial to talk to him on the way, and most importantly, the old man's own experience was really bloody, and after listening to Gordon's own story, I already felt that it was worth the ticket price to bring the old man.

Speaking of which, when he was young, Gordon turned out to be a talented alchemy genius who was rare in a century, relying on a book of alchemy that he picked up out of nowhere and his own diligent efforts, he was just a grocery store handyman, barely knew a few words and counted Gordon, and even mastered the theoretical knowledge of elementary alchemy through guò self-study, and by chance, met and met a real alchemist, and then, like countless teenagers with similar adventures, was finally taken by fate to the base camp of his dream to take off- At that time, it was already a well-known Alchemist Guild, the predecessor of the European Institute.

At that time, the Alchemist Guild had just taken over Nicolame's precious research legacy, the Philosopher's Stone, and successfully freed alchemy from the nonsense of empty delusions and pretending to be ghostly country tricks, and was born into a rigorous, magical and respected science。

But soon, the harsh reality taught Gordon a lesson, and the poor young boy was fully aware of the wide chasm gap between himself and the others.

This gap is not a difference in talent or intelligence, in fact, Gordon's potential, ability and learning attitude shown in the selection examination of alchemy apprentices that year were greatly appreciated by countless senior members of the Alchemist Association, but when the examination was over and the apprentices were selected, these people invariably chose other children with inferior grades and qualifications as their apprentices, but ignored Gordon with extremely high talent.

And the reason for this is simply because Gordon's status is a commoner, and in the Middle Ages, when the aristocracy and the powerful rightfully occupied and monopolized the best social resources, any promising and high-status social occupation should and could only be filled by the children of the nobility, and as for the children of the untouchables who were gifted and had no family background, they were just a foil to make the world created by God seem fairer......

Also studying in a seminary, the children of the nobles can serve as the regional bishop who is majestic and equal to the local lords, but the sons of commoners can only be ascetics who can't find a wife, and they also join the army to fight, the future of the children of the nobility is the knight lord with a high head and a horse in helmet, and the future of the commoner egg is the cannon fodder class that leads the horse and kicks the thunder, this kind of situation that has learned the same professional employment prospect but has a clear distinction has become a trend in the Middle Ages, and as an alchemist who is unanimously optimistic about the emerging industry, it is naturally impossible to escape the fate of being quickly occupied by the powerful nobles at the top of the profession。

It is precisely because of the coercion and temptation from the powerful class and the wide opening of the back door that the Alchemist Association was firmly marked by the aristocratic circle at the beginning of its establishment, so it is natural that when the alchemist selects an apprentice, he would rather choose an apprentice who is a little stupid but has a good family background, rather than a civilian with outstanding talent but no background, because what awaits this commoner child in the future will inevitably be the isolation and suppression of the aristocratic group and the gloomy life future......

So, Gordon became the only one who had excellent grades but no one cared about the eliminated apprentice, if Gordon packed up and went home directly like other unsuccessful civilian apprentices at this time, maybe there would be no future happening, his life may just be a farmer who was submerged by the tide of the times, and Huaicai did not meet cynical farmers, of course, it is also possible to suddenly realize like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang that "the prince will have a kind of Xiangning" and then began to lead the first peasant revolt in European history and thus go down in history.

Unfortunately, the wheel of fate is always easy to deviate from the more dramatic road, and in the end, the young and vigorous Gordon did not curse the unfairness of fate and leave lonely like other friends who had the same experience as him, but adopted the method of stalking and grinding hard bubbles, and stayed in the castle with a dead face, becoming a little squire responsible for cleaning and serving the dinner.

"But why did you stay?" I couldn't help but ask when I heard this, of course I understood that the old man was left to work and continue his studies, but in that era when the path of civilian progress was blocked, even if he stayed here, it was impossible for him to come into contact with the true core of alchemy.

The old man's stiff face showed a hint of embarrassment in the past: "At that time, I insisted on staying because I was unwilling, I knew how talented I was, and I was confident that no matter how difficult I encountered, I would be able to prove my success to everyone!"

I then asked, "...... were you How old?"

"Fourteen, what's wrong?

"Oh, no wonder," I sighed heartily, "Well, it's normal to not be able to do anything about yourself, and besides, although your ideas seem to be underwhelming even now, at least they're inspiring!" )