A man and a beast quickly walked through the dense forest.

Although the young beast was carrying a person, Li Ji's weight did not put the slightest pressure on it, and its speed was not affected in the slightest, even more than when it came.

Compared with Li Ji's hidden worry at the moment, the reason why the young beast can maintain such a speed is probably the temptation of food, after all, for foodies, food is a lore that makes it defenseless, and it is also the driving force for it to shuttle between the woods like the wind at the moment.

Li Ji and the young beast didn't know that after their figures gradually disappeared into the depths of the forest, there was indeed a huge lake on the silver blue waves that Li Ji had seen in his eyes before, and there was a gentle island in the center of the lake, a radius of 100 meters, with lush vegetation on it, and there was no shortage of birds falling, and it seemed to be a habitat for demonic beasts.

Under the blue water, it seems to be quiet and peaceful, but because of its unfathomable depth, even if it is extremely clear, it is difficult to see it, let alone know what is inside under the depth.

However, after Li Ji and the young beast left, there was a slight ripple on the calm surface of the lake.

After a moment, there was calm again.

............

In the city of Greyac, in a narrow courtyard south of the outer city, on the stone chair, separated by a stone table two feet square, sat two old men who were over half a hundred years old.

I saw the old man on the left side of the seat, who seemed to be younger and had a slightly gray beard, and sighed helplessly, "Alas! If I had stopped you earlier, it wouldn't have been like this. ”

At the end of "Alas......", I still couldn't help but sigh.

"Hehe!" On the contrary, the one opposite him, after hearing the other party's words, he didn't care, but comforted him in turn: "Enrui, you know, what I have already decided, no one can stop it." Besides, you also persuaded me several times at that time, but the result still hasn't changed?" After speaking, he smiled and signaled the other party not to pay too much attention.

"That's different, if my dissuasion had been more firm and not been blinded by your unrealistic ideals, you wouldn't have fallen into the way you are now. I...... Alas!" At the end of his words, he still sighed lightly, but the remorse in it made the person opposite him deeply feel his affection.

After all, the two have been friends for decades, and the engraved memories they have experienced together cannot be finished for days and nights.

These two old men, one is named Enrui, and the other is the alchemy mentor who was recently dismissed by the Gray Academy, Don Gidney.

It's just that, compared to Don Gidney, who left the Graac Academy that day, his determined eyes at this moment looked a little tired, not as open-minded as he had just said. Come to think of it, being suddenly forced to leave the academy where he had lived for decades and ending his teaching career still had a profound impact on him.

However, in front of his old friend Enrui, he was unwilling and unable to show the loss in his heart, because he knew that it was his choice, although this choice came a little late, and the time left for him to prove himself was not very sufficient, but he still did the same, because this would be the only spiritual pillar for him to persevere.

He, Don Gidney, wanted to prove to the world that his theory was correct.

And he will be the pioneer of recreating the grandeur of alchemy and enchantment 30,000 years ago. Although, it is likely that he will not see such a prosperous era. After all, even if he proves his theory right, it will not be possible in a generation to restore the pomp and circumstance of 30,000 years ago. It will take generations, tens or even hundreds of generations to make it possible. And he doesn't have much time left. His only wish was to prove the correctness of his theory and lift the fog that had been hidden from the eyes of the world.

This will be his last prayer and last wish for the rest of his life.

"Well, it's already like this, and nothing you can say anything will help. Besides, now that I have nothing to do, I have more time to test my conjectures without the shackles of the mentor title. Can't you give me some faith?"

Don Gideni looked at Enrui with sincere eyes, "Everyone else says that my theory is not real, even my students think I'm crazy, is it that now even you, who supported me at the beginning, no longer have hope for me?"

"Or is what you said in the past just a comfort?"

Don Gideni looked earnestly at his only best friend in his life, and he wanted to know the answer.

He was determined to set this goal from a young age, and in order to return alchemy and enchantment to the peak, he resolutely chose to double cultivate alchemy and enchantment.

It is true that on the continent of Agra, there has always been no shortage of fools who behave like him. However, in the past 30,000 years, there has never been a person in history who can reach the level of a master in dual cultivation of alchemy and enchantment. From this, we can see the difficulty of practicing alchemy and enchantment, and those so-called geniuses who chose to practice both alchemy and enchantment in the first place were all able to achieve their achievements by giving up halfway. Of course, there are still a few people who don't know whether to live or die and want to grit their teeth and persevere, but the final result is just to be lost to everyone.

However, Don Gideni considers himself to be different from those geniuses who try to achieve their own achievements, and does not blindly demand a higher rank. What he has to do is to solve the answer to why alchemy and enchantment have declined for 30,000 years but have not returned to their peak through the study and study of alchemy and enchantment, which is what he wants.

It's just that the world doesn't understand him.

He used himself as an example, and the almost only possible answer he had sought in his wandering was discarded.

Heartache, anger, loss, and despair all lingered in his heart.

His life's work has been so disliked, despised, and wasted, and the anger in his heart has always lingered.

However, he also knows that no one else is to blame.

After all, alchemy and enchantment are the patent of magicians, and such laws have lasted for 30,000 years, and now he rashly raised objections, and it is also an absurd idea that he wants ordinary people to become alchemists, which is no less than a thunderclap on the ground. Even the tutors of the Greyac Academy, who were usually friends with him and also wanted to restore alchemy and enchantment to the peak, began to distance themselves from him after learning of his idea and persuading him to no avail, and they all felt that he was a demonic barrier. Because at that moment, in their hearts, there is an idea that is taking root, and they are afraid to avoid it.

Don Gideni knew what they were avoiding, just as Howard, the head of the alchemy department, had said, fearing that he would become the next Karlle. And this is probably the reason why he was fired from Graak Academy.

Don Gideney, who is aware of his situation, is no longer too demanding, and at his age, there are some things that can be seen.

It's just that, even though he knew what he was going to face next at this moment, Don Gideney, who was already in his prime, still wanted to gain the trust of his only best friend. Just to make him feel that he is not so lonely, all he wants is a trace of faith support.

Faced with such a serious question from Don Gideney, Enri didn't know how to speak for a while, he didn't want to lie, but he couldn't bear to see the disappointed eyes of his old friend.

Therefore, after pondering for a moment in his heart, Fang Dao said: "Your theory is too shocking to the world, and it is normal not to be understood, but ...... In my opinion, there is still a possibility that this theory can be realized. Saying this, Enrui glanced at Tang Gideni and saw that he seemed to be listening carefully, so he continued: "It's just, have you ever thought about what is the proportion of ordinary people's spiritual power that meets the requirements of practicing alchemy, and how difficult it is to find someone who meets this condition in this vast sea of people?"

Hearing that his old friend did not reject his theory entirely, Don Gideni smiled happily: "I don't know what the proportion is, but I believe there will be, and as long as they exist, then I will definitely find them." ”

"And, I decided to start looking for it in the next two days. Suddenly, Don Gideni slapped the stone table, "By the way, if your servant has any children, bring them over another day for me to see, maybe some of them are eligible." ”

Seeing Don Gideni staring at him excitedly, Enrui felt that his old friend seemed to be a real demonic barrier. Since his dismissal, his performance has been very different from usual, and it has been like this at the moment. In the past, he would never have shown such excitement if he hadn't succeeded in a very important experiment, but now, just saying that he would bring some children over, he was so excited, it was very abnormal.

Thinking about these things messily in his mind, in the face of the expectant eyes of his old friend, Enrui couldn't help but be a little worried, but in the next second, he said in a flash of inspiration: "There are children, but you are so far away from the outer city? What do you think?"

"Moved to you?" Don Gideney, who didn't think much about it, thought that what his old friend said seemed to be good, and it seemed that he would save some trouble, anyway, with the friendship between the two, he had also gone to live at his house for some days before. So he opened his mouth and wanted to agree, but when he was about to spit out the word "good", his open lips stopped.

He was quite sensible, but he finally reacted.

The purpose of my old friend's visit today is probably still this, no wonder he came in the car pulled by the second-level demonic beast.

The second-level wooden camel beast itself is a herbivorous wood attribute magical beast, with a gentle personality, strong limbs, and more than three meters tall when it becomes an adult, and a camel is born on its back, so it is called a wooden camel beast. The magic possessed by the Wood Camel is the Birth Technique, which is simply a magic that can give birth to ordinary and low-level herbs, and this magic is a chicken rib among the many types of magical beasts. However, it is a great option for humans who need to ship goods. Although the speed of the wood camel is not very fast, its advantage is that it has long-lasting endurance, and because it can promote the growth of plants and trees, it can supplement the consumption of food and grass to a certain extent when traveling far away. As a result, most of the wild camels are hunted and sold, and then used to carry supplies. This is a common occurrence on the continent of Agra, even in the city of Graac.

Therefore, when his old friend Enrui came in a car pulled by a wooden camel beast, he didn't care.

It's just that when I think about it at the moment, it was an old friend who did it on purpose.

Obviously, he had come to persuade himself to move into his house.

However, Don Gideni himself understood that he could not do so. is already in trouble, and if he runs to his old friend's house to settle down, it will be tantamount to causing trouble and will affect him. This is one of the reasons why he didn't think about staying at an old friend's house at the beginning, and moved directly from the inner city to the outer city.

As for the second reason, he has been dismissed from the Gray Academy, and he can't live in the original house of the academy. He has always spent all his money on alchemy and enchantment research, and he does not have too much savings, so it is difficult to find suitable housing in the inner city, after all, the inner city is a place of land with a huge flow of people, and it is basically difficult to find a house, so moving to the outer city is the only option.

Moreover, after arriving in the outer city, it is also beneficial for his own theory verification.

Compared with the inner city, the proportion of ordinary people in the outer city is larger, unlike the inner city, almost all of them practice fighting spirit and magic, and there are not many ordinary people.

The number of ordinary people is related to the probability of him finding a suitable candidate, so moving to another city is the best choice for him.

And now, in the face of the kind invitation of his old friend, Don Gildeni shook his head after pondering for a moment: "No, now that I am alone, it is the best, and I understand your kindness." ”

Seeing that Don Gideni had rejected him, Enrui hurriedly stood up and persuaded, "Don't be in a hurry to refuse first! Think about it again, you haven't lived in my house before, didn't you say it was good before? Why don't you move in and have a look first?" ”

Don Gideni shook his head again and said, "No, it's different now, and if I move here, it will only cause you trouble." After saying that, he still shook his head.

"What's the trouble? You've been dismissed from the academy, and it's been revealed, will someone kill them all? Don't worry, it's okay, you don't have to worry about that. After saying that, Enrui comforted, as if he wanted to dispel Don Gideney's concerns.

It's just that Don Gideney, who has regained his senses, will not be fooled by his old friend like this, he still insists: "It's still the same sentence, and I have good intentions." ”

"You..."

Seeing that Enrui had to persuade again, Don Gideni had to stand up and interrupt: "Enrui, it's worth it to have your friend in this life, I know what you want to say, but I also hope you can understand me." I didn't want to be the one who caused trouble to my friends, and I didn't even know what it was going to be. In short, I won't let myself have much to do with you until I prove myself, this is my request, I hope you can understand and understand my suffering. ”

"This ...... Alas!"

In the end, Enrui sighed helplessly. Although he himself knew that this would be the result before he came, he still wanted to try harder, he really didn't want his old friend to lead the way to the dark. However, he also understood that with the nature of his old friend, this matter would basically not change.

"I hope you can prove yourself right!" Enrui sighed silently in his heart.

Seeing that he had said this, Enrui no longer insisted, and looking at the situation at the moment, he couldn't talk anymore, so he said: "Okay then! Since you don't want to move over, I won't force it." But this thing, you must take it. After saying that, Enrui took out a square box about 4 inches long from his body and placed it on the stone table.

"This—" Don Gideni just wanted to speak out at the sight of the delicate pattern on the box. was interrupted by Enrui: "This is my own, as a friend, there is only so much I can help you now, you can't refuse!" The tone of the old friend Enrui was strong and decisive, not giving Don Gideni the slightest chance to refute.

Don Gideni looked at the small box on the stone table with mixed feelings, and after thinking for a long time, he finally said, "Okay, I'll take it." ”

Hearing Don Gideney's words, his old friend Enrui laughed happily. However, he also knew that after Don Gideni accepted the item, he would also take his leave.

So he said: "Okay, I still have some things to do, so I'll leave first, and I'll come to see your results another day." With that, he gave Don Gideney a heavy hug. Then, without further words, he turned and walked out of the courtyard.

And Don Kidney didn't move, just looked at the back of his old friend's departure, and something suddenly filled his eyes, but soon, as Enrui's figure disappeared, his eyes returned to their previous firmness.

He lowered his head and looked quietly at the ornate box on top of the stone table.