The apprentice sat on the bed that had been cleaned and emptied, and there was a pang of despair in his heart. In fact, he had been following Master Mersoult for ten years, and most of the chores in the learning team were done by himself. Because of his identity, Master Mersolt did not give him a letter of recommendation for the assessment, and he did not even teach him seriously, and most of the alchemy knowledge was taught by himself. Even if he was treated unjustly like this, he was willing to accept it. He knew very well that this was the only way for him to pursue his education. I have been looking forward to the opportunity to become a formal apprentice in the future, and pass the assessment to become a real alchemist.

However, this dream was shattered after all, and Master Mersoult rejected his request to follow, and he had no chance. At his age, he couldn't be an apprentice to another alchemist. Even, after the master and the others left, he was no longer qualified to live here.

After being silent for a long time, he gradually thought of death. The young apprentice saluted and was about to leave the room.

At this time, a chamberlain came over: "Ah, great, you haven't left yet, come, come with me, the princess will see you." ”

The man followed the chamberlain into the back garden of the palace and saw a young girl with a female guard sitting at a table in the central pavilion.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, people have been brought." The chamberlain bowed slightly to the girl and withdrew.

"See, see Her Royal Highness the Princess." The man quickly knelt down on one knee and saluted.

"Excuse me, get up, Naples. Gallott. Kothia crossed her legs and smiled in response.

"Your Highness Xie, uh, Her Royal Highness the Princess knows your name?" The young man was a little surprised.

"Well, I've got someone to ask you about it." Koshia's expression was a little unnatural, the information was learned from the mouth of the affairs officer Lyle, but it seemed that under the influence of the previous psionic energy, he had become extremely trusting of the princess, and knew everything, as if he had been friends with her for many years. This made Kexia a little vigilant, the effect of psionic energy is powerful, but the sequelae are not small, and it should be used as little as possible in the future.

"Naples, well, I'll call you Gelot. Poof," Koshia glanced at the red-faced Apanlu, and continued to say to the man, "You're from Sisko Island, well, at the age of twenty-two, ten years ago, you were apprenticed to Teacher Mersot for ten years?!" Why haven't you graduated yet? I remember that generally speaking, apprentices are recommended in four to six years to go to Tanur College for assessment, right? ”

"Your Highness, in fact, because of my nationality, the teacher has not been able to help me submit a recommendation. This is the rule of the college, and the teacher is helpless. I have been waiting for the reform of the academy system, and once the status of Sisko Island is recognized, the teacher will give me a letter of recommendation. Gallott replied with a bowed head.

"Oh, is that so? So, is there anything wrong with your knowledge? Confident you can pass the assessment? The princess has some sympathy for this poor bastard, the apprenticeship system of the Alchemy Academy itself is essentially to allow alchemists outside to get low-cost handymen, and he has been an apprentice for ten years, and he has not been recommended, and even was ruthlessly abandoned in the end, only lamenting that fate has treated him badly.

"Your Highness, although I have not received special training from the teacher, I have been listening to classes with various apprentices for ten years, and in my spare time, I have been studying the teacher's collection of books, and the basic alchemy experiments have long been mastered, and I am ten percent sure that I can pass the assessment." The man replied confidently.

"Huh? Hmm, then I'll test you. The princess rolled her eyes and asked her questions.

As the man said himself, the basic alchemy knowledge, this person is extremely stable, Ke Xia is very satisfied, but after increasing the difficulty, he began to be unable to parry.

Looking at the embarrassed young apprentice, Kexia could only be speechless for a while. For ten years, the seemingly benevolent alchemist of the royal palace,

He only taught him the basics, and most of the other advanced alchemy techniques were taught by himself. The princess settled down and continued to ask, "By the way, Gelot, as soon as you arrived in the kingdom, did you study with the teacher?" ”

"Your Highness, no, when you came down to the kingdom, you were only sixteen years old. After wandering for several years, he coincidentally joined the disciple of Mr. Mersauert. ”

"Oh? So, what were you doing in the previous years of wandering? At that time, did you start studying alchemy? ”

"Your Highness, in fact, when I was on the island, I had already started to learn alchemy, but at that time, I was studying with the amateur alchemists on the island, and I didn't get much knowledge. After arriving in the kingdom, he spent most of his time doing handymen, and only studied alchemy in his spare time. Talking about that time, the man's eyes flickered a little.

Kexia looked at the character template in front of her, and kept complaining in her heart.

"Gelot, now that Mr. Mersot is gone, what are your plans next? Do you want to go to the disciples of other alchemists, or go back to Sisko Island? ”

"This," the man's face was bitter, "Zai Xia's age is too old, it is difficult to worship other alchemy masters, Zai Xia plans to return to the island and spend his life here." ”

Kothia was slightly aware that the man seemed to have a will to die, and had to ask with a straight face: "So, Garrowt, are you willing to give up everything, abandon your dreams, and be at the mercy of fate?" ”

"Your Highness, I don't know what you mean... What are you going to do next? Gallott heard something different.

"Hmph, you fool doesn't look stupid~" Koshia stood up, straightened her chest and said to the man, "So, Naples. Gallott, in front of you, there are two paths! ”

"The first is to interrupt my studies, return to my hometown, return to my relatives and friends in disgrace, accept their mercy and help, endure the ridicule and discrimination of others for the rest of my life, and finally end my life in peace!"

"Second, give me your life and loyalty, and complete the arrangement I have given you. This princess, on the other hand, will reward you with the status of a national of the kingdom and give you a letter of recommendation for the academy assessment. What about your options? ”

The man stood for more than ten seconds before he asked tremblingly, "Your Royal Highness Princess, is what you said true?" Can you really give you national status and a letter of recommendation?! ”

"Heh, of course, I don't need to repeat it a second time, right?" Kothia sat back in her chair, "So, what about your choice?" ”

"Your Highness, I have only one choice," the man straightened his appearance, and then knelt down on one knee solemnly, "I, Naples. Gallott will pay homage to the first eldest princess of the Kingdom of Grant' Koshia. Feng. Grisander. Lothor's loyalty! Take my life! My everything! Keep me loyal! Anytime and anywhere! Even those things that must not be exposed to the sun! Also... ”1

"You stop, stop! What to say! The front is decent! What the hell is going on in the back! I, the eldest princess of Koshia, am that kind of person! The princess hastened to her feet again, interrupting the not-so-right allegiance.

The female bodyguard on the side, Ai Panlu, was already thinking about whether to make a small report to His Majesty the King.

Chapter 42: The Princess's First Command

"Your Royal Highness, I wonder what you are going to do?" Garrowt, who had been interrupted from taking the oath, calmed down and lowered his head to ask a low question.

"Well, listen up, this princess doesn't want any dead soldiers, what I fancy is your alchemy knowledge."

"Huh? Your Highness, you are just an apprentice, and you have not mastered much advanced knowledge, and you have already tested it just now, and your knowledge is far inferior to that of Your Royal Highness the Princess. The man was a little embarrassed.

"Enough, well, though it's worse than I expected." Koshia waved her hand backwards and asked Apanlu to hand over an iron box to the man, "Get up, there are some alchemy drawings in here, take a good look." ”

"Your Highness." Gelot got up and took the tin box, placed it on the table and opened it, and took out the drawings in it to look at.

The man didn't care at first, but the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. "Your Highness, these are..." After reading it, he had to ask questions.

"You should understand, right? The above operation should also be used, right? The princess asked rhetorically.

"Yes, Your Highness. These technologies belong to the relatively rudimentary refining and processing of magic stones, but... Compared to previous technologies, I feel that these technologies are more efficient, the materials required are cheaper, and the time required is shorter! At the same time, it can also decompose the magic stones gathered by multiple elements at a deeper level! Increase the number of elements and the output of types of magic stones! Dramatically reduce the waste of refining! This can be said to be an epoch-making technology! Gelot couldn't help but exclaim, even an apprentice like him could see the value of the drawings.

"Uh, is it that powerful. Well, forget it. Kohia said, "Naples. Gallott obeys! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Gallott perked up and straightened up unconsciously.

"Now that the royal family is training a new king, they will adopt a new steam king. At present, there are large alchemy workshops and small private studios on the market. Neither their production capacity nor quality can meet the requirements of the kingdom. The princess sighed, "At the same time, their prices are also a bit high, so the royal family needs a workshop that can provide a stable supply of goods at a low price." ”

"I... Well, it was the royal family who chose you. It's up to you to master these new technologies and build a new factory. Do you understand? ”

"In, in? Your Highness, Zai Xia is only an apprentice and has no experience in managing factories. In addition, such a technology is handed over to the next, and if it is lost and leaked, it will not be able to bear it! The man knelt down again in fear.

"Tsk, don't be afraid, you just need to do what I say, and I'll explain to you slowly in the next steps." The princess was a little impatient, and took out five golden tickets from the hidden pocket around her waist.

"Well, this is five hundred quintals. You take it to find the address of the factory first, remember not to be too remote, but to be safe enough, low-key at the same time, but also to ensure convenient transportation. Koshia stuffed it into the hands of the female guard who was in a daze, "Apanlu, take it to him." Well? What are you in a daze! ”