Kevin stood in the center of the collection hall, in front of him was a man-high mountain of alchemical objects, and a silver-gray 'colored' ring was lying upright at the top, like a king on a throne. Kevin reached out and wanted to remove the ring, but just as he was about to touch it, his hand suddenly shook and he hurriedly took it back.

Kevin just stood there dumbfounded, staring directly at the ring, as if he was facing some kind of mortal enemy. The four letters GERI on the ring stood out, and Kevin knew it was his mother's name, Jeri. Kevin had never met his mother, nor had Andro nor Schenkel ever mentioned it to him, and he didn't even know how she died.

Kevin's family life has always consisted of only his father, Schenkel, and his older brother, Andrew, for as long as he can remember, until five years ago. A drunken father, a dilapidated house, and dwindling possessions are all he has of childhood memories. And the only warmth comes from my brother who makes money to support his family. Every day, under the supervision of his brother, Kevin learns various jeweler's professional skills and reads many books on alchemy. And his father never cared about the two brothers, Kevin only knew from Android that his father was doing something great, but he didn't know what he was going to do, he only knew that it must be difficult, because his father never succeeded.

As Kevin learns alchemy, he gradually guesses what his father does. After seeing a scene in the basement by chance, Kevin became even more certain that his father was building a Hallow. It is not easy to create a holy weapon, the holy weapon has a spirit, and the machine spirit needs a creature to provide a soul, and the higher the intelligence, the higher the success rate of becoming a machine spirit. Kevin only remembers that when he was a child, there were still some slaves in the family, but after a few years they were gone, and he had to go to the slave market often to buy them. Not only did the slaves need money, but the materials used to forge the holy vessels were also worth a lot of money, so the family's assets were depleted little by little.

Perhaps his father felt that only the holy object was worthy of his mother's name, or perhaps he did not want the ring with Jieli's name on it to be on someone else's hand. After each failure, even if the ring reaches the legendary level, Schenkel will destroy it and cast the same ring the next time. Never sold, never kept.

Kevin has witnessed first-hand how a relatively luxurious home has come into dilapidation step by step. It wasn't until Android became a high jeweler that the family's embarrassment was alleviated, and Android won the favor of many customers with its skillful techniques and fast delivery speed. He's also developed an amazing success rate, as well as less mana consumption, so he can craft as much jewelry as he can every day.

Gradually, Android also became famous in the Alchemy Guild, and Schenkel did not appear for too long, so he gradually became forgotten, so Android replaced his father and became what people called Kostner. Whenever his father came home drunk and smashed things, Android would take Kevin out of his home and take refuge in the Alchemy Guild, and after a few times, Kevin was also known to many people, calling him Little Costner.

Android even took Kevin to the casino once, which made Kevin practice a perfect gambling skill in the casino, and made a lot of money in it, reducing the pressure for Android. After Android learned that Kevin was interested in the Alchemy Grand Prix, he also managed to 'get' two 'door' tickets for the semi-finals, although there were no seats, Kevin still looked 'excited' when he stood in the aisle. At that time, he secretly thought to himself that he must participate in the next Alchemy Grand Prix, form a team with Android, and win the championship.

……

However, it was the older brother he relied on the most who did that five years ago.

In the past five years, Kevin has woken up from nightmares countless times, and the dream has always been the tragic state of that day. The dim basement, the rainstorm in the dusk, the lightning that streaked through the air, the bloodless side face of my father, the hideous Android, the ring glowing with the holy weapon, the arm that left blood in his own pocket, the money bag that he didn't have time to bet...... All of this together forms a hideous painting, imprinted in his mind and unforgettable.

That day, Kevin ran out of the house and hid behind a grocery store half a street away, afraid to go far. It wasn't until he saw his house blaze with fire that he despaired, and he knew he would never be able to go back.

Kevin ran out of the city like crazy, he couldn't open his eyes in the rainstorm, he just ran with his head down and a 'door' mind, he didn't dare to stop, he was afraid that when he stopped to catch his breath, his thoughts would return to the basement of his home. After running like this for an unknown amount of time, the rain stopped, and Kevin finally couldn't run, so he stopped, wheezing and walking towards the unknown place ahead. The horizon was white, but he was already in the unknown mountains and forests, he had no money with him, no food, and he didn't know when he would die. But he didn't want to go back to St. Yale, and he couldn't find his way back, he just wanted to keep going, because maybe walking would make him die faster, and he would escape from this nightmarish world.

The sun goes down, the moon appears, the moon disappears, and the sun returns. Kevin, however, kept not dripping, just moving forward mechanically little by little. His vision was a little blurry, and he seemed to see a person in front of him, who was talking to him, but it was all buzzing in his ears, and then he lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he was already in San Diego, and it turned out that the person who met him was Peter, the director of the San Diego School of Magic and Magic, who rescued the dying Kevin on the way out. So he sent him to the magic academy, treated his injuries, checked him in, and even stuffed him with a legendary alchemy prop without saying anything. In this way, Kevin settled in the Academy of Magic, and there is a considerable distance between San Diego and St. Yale, and even through the teleportation array, it needs to be turned several times, which is very valuable. As long as you don't go back to St. Yale, you'll never see Android again, Kevin thought.

What if you meet Android again?, full of hatred, Kevin began to work hard to level up, and honed his combat skills in the training ground of the Arcane Temple, only thinking about defeating Android himself when he saw him one day. Gradually, Kevin also made a name for himself in the training ring, and no one in his class could beat him. When he reached the Magus level, even the sparring with the Magus was a mixed bag.

Kevin's battle to fame was the battle with Jason Rochechren's 'Gate' Ding family's genius, Jason is the chief of the magicians on the life spectrum, and he is also focused on improving his combat skills. He heard that there was such a genius as Kevin in San Diego, so he rushed from St. Auckland, where he lived, to make an appointment with Kevin, and Kevin gladly agreed. That battle, at Jason's request, was not open to other students, but judging from the injuries at the end of the battle, it should be a close match. Some people even speculate that if Jason hadn't had the background of the Rochechlen 'Gate' Ding family, the chief of the Magus would have been Kevin.

Since then, Kevin has rarely 'played' against people in the training ring, for no other reason than to find an opponent. So Kevin turned his attention to the outside of the academy, and in the trial mission, he could not only 'engage' with all kinds of demonic beasts, but also earn credits, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Gradually, Kevin also let go of his former cranky 'chaotic' thoughts, and no longer thought that he needed to divide the winner when he met Android. When he discovered his own thoughts, he realized that this was the way of thinking of the strong, and he had unconsciously thought from the perspective of the strong.

Kevin's jeweler skills weren't wasted, but he mostly only intensified his theoretical knowledge and occasionally cast a piece of jewelry, most of the time ruining it because he wasn't satisfied. This comes from the habit he subtly learned from his father, who took more than ten years to complete a ring, and in his opinion, it is not a 'waste' of time, but an accumulation and grinding.

As he studied at the Academy of Magic, Kevin's skills as a jeweler gradually came to life, and he gradually guessed that the truth was not what he knew. In the past, Kevin once thought that his father had successfully made a hallows ring that day, and Android wanted to take it for himself. But now he knew that with his father's master jeweler's level, it would be impossible to make a holy artifact under any circumstances.

If a ring wants to be a holy weapon, it needs a spirit, and conversely, the ring is the lifebox of the soul. The master jeweler was unable to forge the right life box according to the characteristics of the soul, and this reason kept his father failing. Customizing a life box for the soul is a technique that only a grandmaster-level jeweler can have. However, the ring was indeed at the level of a holy weapon, so the only possibility was to customize the soul for the life box. When a jeweler casts jewelry, every structure and internal element of the jewelry is formed under the guidance of the jeweler's 'essence' divine power. Therefore, the most suitable soul of the jewelry cast by the jeweler is the soul of the jeweler himself.

The reason why Kevin's father has not been able to succeed is that the soul of the slave he killed does not fit into the ring, and the soul will quickly weaken in the ring and become a soul fragment. And the only possibility that day was that Android killed him, making his soul the spirit of the ring, and so there was the holy ring.

It is equivalent to Android helping his father fulfill his long-cherished wish and make that holy weapon-level ring, but it is impossible for his father to see it. But even if he knew that this was the case, Kevin couldn't forgive Android, after all, it was a fact that Android killed their father, and even if Android helped his father get what he wanted, he committed an unforgivable crime.

……

It seemed that a shout came from afar, pulling Kevin back from the memory, and Kevin suddenly realized that by the time he was caught up in the memory, time had passed imperceptibly. The shout was made by Dakko and the other five people, although this half of the plane is not big, but it is blocked by piles of collections everywhere, so that Dacko and the others can't find Kevin for a while, so they can only shout like this.

The faint shouting voice suddenly rose to a level, and a huge sound rumbled throughout the half-plane, which was Wendy unleashing a gas amplification magic.

"Kevin—" This was Dako's voice.

"Costner—" was Kate's shout.

"It's almost time! where are you? can't you be asleep?" was Phyllis grumbling.

"Ahh

Kevin's complicated thoughts were instantly relieved, and he realized that although he had lost so much five years ago, five years later, he also had like-minded companions and achieved his dreams, which was lucky enough, and he had nothing to complain about. A smile gradually appeared on Kevin's face, and he returned to his own laid-back and confident expression, grabbed the ring in his hand, and ran in the direction from which the voice came.

"I'm here!"

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