Chapter 9: The Key

Elvis's No. 8 laboratory, which was much larger than No. 77, did not look empty at all after all kinds of instruments were placed.

Ron, who arrived at the lab early, didn't see his mentor, only a few glowing elves meticulously maintaining the experimental equipment.

Ron simply visited the laboratory, and except for a few places that displayed powerful energy reactions that he had to be carefully avoided, a full-fledged wizard's laboratory was full of attraction to him.

The light source of the entire laboratory came from a bonsai on the desk, and the slender vines spread out from the pots, climbing to the top of the laboratory, and then spreading around, climbing all over the blank walls of the laboratory, and the large and small fruits were dotted on it, emitting a soft white light like that of elves.

The Eye of Truth has its relevant information, the Colster Elf Mother Tree from the Fairy World, is the trophy brought back after the conquest of the wizard world, those large and small balls of light, in fact, are only in the elves, some are still in gestation, some are resting, and they are laboratory assistants that many wizards like very much.

Ron saw a little elf fly onto the vine, curled up with its wings folded, and turned into a small ball of light hanging on it.

There are also many strange things that most of the True Eyes can distinguish, like the whispering stone in the corner, the translucent banshee spirit sealed in the crystal......

Every wizard will always have a lot of strange collections, most of which are documented by the True Eye.

Ron stopped in front of a colorful oil painting.

The scenery depicted in the painting resembles a vast farm, planted with large swaths of plants, and a strong breath of life comes from the painting.

The oil paintings are so expressive that he can name even most of the plants.

It was purple leaf grass, and over there was the Phantom Flower, and the Sun Grass.

These plants seem to be some alchemical materials, and Ron suddenly discovers the characteristics of plants in oil paintings.

"This is the Secret Garden. ”

An old voice came from behind him.

Elvis Mentor!

Ron turned around, and the old man stood behind him looking at the painting.

"Do you have the confidence to take care of the Secret Garden?" said the old man calmly.

"Yes. Ron thought for a moment and nodded, even though Senior Sister Margaret had revealed the news in advance, he still had some doubts in his heart,

"Are you wondering why I gave it to you?" the old man seemed to know Ron's doubts.

Ron nodded honestly, in front of such an old man who had lived for an unknown number of years, there was no point in concealing it.

"Although the alchemy of the ancient wizards is extremely brilliant, I have seen many lucky people who have received the inheritance of ancient alchemy, and displayed amazing alchemy skills when they were apprentices, but many of them have been drowned in the vast number of apprentices, and have never been able to light the soul beacon and become an official wizard, do you know why?"

The old man's calm voice carried a depressing vicissitudes of life, and directly pointing out the ancient alchemy made Ron a little breathless.

"Is it because of the time?"

Ron tried to tell his understanding, from the first time they met, he knew that this secret could not be hidden, and now that the mentor already knew that he had obtained the inheritance of ancient alchemy, he no longer deliberately hid it, a good apprentice is always more likable than a mediocre apprentice.

"The passage of time can change many things, even the rules of a world, and the same is true of alchemy, a change that makes the ancient alchemy tradition inevitably fallacy, and if it is not corrected, it will lead us astray. ”

"That's one of the reasons, and it's because I let you hand over the Garden of Secrets. Elvis's right eye flipped the book of wizards slightly, and Ron's performance in the laboratory during the month won his appreciation.

Not every young person who has received the ancient inheritance will be able to maintain this kind of steadfastness, which is very important for a wizard, and the abyss of pride and complacency is enough to bury any wizard, no matter how talented he is.

"Another reason you may not understand right now, when you light the beacon of the soul, you will understand that every wizard is unique. ”

An elf flew up to Ron with a palm-sized piece of turquoise leaves.

"This is the secret key to the Secret Garden, you can go in and see it. Elvis said.

"The Secret Garden Key. Ron took the leaves.

The leaves are smooth and narrow, with clear veins on them, and when held in your hand, you can clearly feel that it exudes a rich vitality.

"Ding, the main body is baptized by life energy, the physique increases, and the attributes of the main body are re-detected. ”

"Ding, the main attribute has been detected. “

Carrier: Ron Whiteman

Constitution: 1.3

Power: 0.9

Dexterity: 0.9

Spirit: 1.5

Elemental Resistance: 0.1

Physical Resistance: 0.1

Status: Healthy

It can actually increase physical fitness.

Ron looked at the leaves in the palm of his hand, and his heart was a little shocked, the initial physique of his body was only 0.8, even if he was promoted to apprentice, it was only 1.1, and now he just came into contact with the key, and the physique increased by 0.2, which also gave people a sense of unreality.

A key can give such a big increase, so how many surprises will there be in the Secret Garden.

Ron tried to get his psychic power into the key.

A green light enveloped it in an instant, and when he came back to his senses, the surrounding environment had changed dramatically, the laboratory was gone, the Mentor Elvis was gone, the sky was gray, there were no birds in the air, no stars, only a lone green sun, hanging high in the air, constantly exuding the breath of life.

It's a heart of life! No wonder it can nourish such a big secret realm.

This is the interior of the painting, or the Secret Garden.

On the back of Ron's right hand, a green leaf mark emerged, the key to the Secret Garden.

"The Real Eye scan starts. ”

"Tick! Plane fragments were found to increase the concentration of life particles by 87% compared to the outside air. ”

Elvis' voice came from the void.

"The standard annual yield of herbs in the garden is 18,000 servings, and a 10% loss is allowed, if the yield is lost more than 10%, there will be a severe penalty, and if the yield increases, the excess can be at your disposal. ”

"So that's the case, no wonder that Aldrich was so impulsive. Ron finally knew the huge benefits behind this Secret Garden, as long as he managed it carefully, the benefits of the Magic Crystal brought by the Secret Garden would far exceed the benefits of performing the mission, and there was no danger.

Ron made his way to the center of the realm, where there was a treehouse with eight forest spirits resident and tending to the herbs.

Squeak –

Ron pushed open the door, and four men, four women, and eight elves stood up in unison, their right hand on their chests, and bowed.

Their bodies trembled a little.

"Welcome, my host. ”

Forest elves, tall and slender, except for the green natural magic patterns on their bodies and two pointed ears, are not much different from humans in other aspects, which is their luck and their misfortune.

The humanoid body allows them not to be defined as alien by the wizarding world, and they will not be kept in captivity by food or pets on the spot, and they can live like ordinary people.

But their handsome appearance has always aroused the dark desires in some people's hearts, which means that forest elves are always very popular in the slave market, and their prices are always high.

From the first day they entered Nightmare Horn, they were stripped of their names, and some were just cold numbers.

The elves waited for Ron's instructions in fear, as the elves who lived in the Secret Garden, they were the slaves of the Academy, and their duty was to take care of the growth of herbs in the garden, and the forest elves who could listen to the secret language of plants were indeed the most suitable candidates for the Secret Gardener, which meant that they didn't have to pay attention to anyone else's orders, but they couldn't refuse the key holder.

They have experienced this short but rapid change of management several times, and although they have not been involved in the whirlpool of this power, they are still afraid of this unknown change, and it will be a long nightmare for them to meet a grumpy manager.

"Don't be nervous. ”

Ron clearly felt their fear, "If you can take care of this garden with your heart, I won't be a harsh master, can you understand what I mean?"

"Your will is our mission. The first male elf said.

"Nice, who will tell me about the whole garden. ”

Ron looked at the obedient elf with satisfaction, he couldn't waste all his time in the Secret Garden, and advanced to a full-fledged wizard was what he was working towards.

Therefore, the attitude of this group of elves is very important to him, and if they are unruly, then he will be very willing to take a little time to train them well.