Serra stood in front of the gates of Storm Castle, looking at this very ordinary little castle in front of her, but there were great doubts in her heart. Because he couldn't figure out why porcelain from the mainland had been fired in this small castle that had not been successful for hundreds of years.

With this question, Serra came all the way from the Duchy of Milan, just to find out whether the porcelain sold by Stormcastle was transported by the Eastern Seris Empire through the Sea of Death, or whether they fired it themselves, and if it was fired by Stormcastle, how did they solve the problem of the temperature and clay of the fired porcelain?

Serra's arrival was notified to Duke almost immediately, because he had long been concerned about the alchemists on this continent. In fact, seriously speaking, an alchemist is a scientist of this era, such as Newton, the father of modern physics and the founder of modern engineering, is a famous alchemist.

Like the alchemists of ancient China, the alchemists of the Middle Ages were also exposed to the chemical reactions of various metals and minerals through various whimsical ideas. It may be that most of them did not develop a discipline like Newton, but their understanding of science far exceeds that of ordinary people in this era.

It's just that under the rule of the Holy See, except for the nobles and royal alchemy laboratories that can carry out experiments, most of the other folk alchemy laboratories are closed because of taboos, because scientific experiments can easily produce truths contrary to the theories of the Holy See, and they either sacrifice themselves for the sake of the truth, or choose to submit to the theories of the Holy See.

Unfortunately, most of the people who can become alchemists have a heart of truth and stubbornness, so they are naturally suppressed by the Holy See.

"Lord Serra, welcome to Stormcastle. ”

Duke received Serra in the hall of the castle, although Serra was not from the Fran Empire, but he also had the title of viscount of the Milan Empire, so he was a nobleman with the same title as Duke, and Duke could only be honored and received with the same interests.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Lord Duke. Gentleman Serra returned the salute.

"I wonder what happened to you, Lord Serra, when you came to Stormcastle?"

Duke asked with a smile, although he had long known the purpose of Serra's coming, but many times social interaction was like this, maybe this is called hypocrisy.

It's just that what Duke didn't expect was that Serra had a kind of directness of an engineering man in later generations, he stood up and said to Duke seriously: "Your Excellency Duke, I came here this time because I heard that there are a large number of Ceris Empire porcelain for sale in Storm Castle, but according to my observation, this batch of porcelain is slightly different from the previous Ceris Empire porcelain, and the quality is much worse. ”

"And for hundreds of years, the Cyris Empire has never had a precedent for transporting porcelain through the Sea of Death, so I guess that this batch of porcelain was fired by Storm Fort, but the experimental firing of porcelain on the continent has failed in the past hundred years, I don't know how Storm Castle did it?"

To be honest, Duke admires Serra's straightforward way of speaking, because he is also a science and engineering student, and he has a headache with twists and turns. It's just that this Sierra is a little too straightforward, who would want to tell the secret of firing porcelain like this? If this is placed in the future generations, it will be a core trade secret.

"Your Excellency Serra, do you think that if these words were addressed to the merchants of the Ceris Empire, they would tell you the secret of firing porcelain?"

Hearing Duke's rhetorical question, the expression on Serra's face froze for a moment, and soon he bent down and replied in an apologetic tone, "I'm sorry Lord Duke, I took the liberty of it." It's just that our Fra Alchemy Laboratory has been imitating porcelain for hundreds of years, but it has ended in failure. Firing porcelain has almost become a problem in the heart of Fra's alchemy laboratory, which is why I am so obsessed with the secrets of porcelain firing. ”

Hearing Serra's words, Duke simply walked to Serra's side and said with a bright smile: "Your Excellency Serra, do you really want to know where this batch of porcelain came from?"

Seeing Duke's smile on his face, Serra's heart also became happy, it seemed that this lord was easier to get along with than he imagined, not only was he not angry with his offense, but he was so kind.

Compared to Serra's happiness, Gandalf, who has been very fascinated by science recently, has a look of disdain, and the smile on this little fox's face is definitely nothing good, and it is estimated that this simple alchemist will suffer.

Sure enough, Serra replied with a look of surprise: "Lord Duke, are you willing to tell me such an important secret?"

"Of course, I admire Lord Serra's alchemical attainments, so I am very willing to share my secrets with a great alchemist like you. ”

It's just that after Duke said this, he immediately changed his voice and continued: "However, this matter is a secret of Storm Castle, and it has also been agreed with the Ceris Empire that it will not be disclosed to outsiders, which makes me very embarrassed. ”

Hearing Duke say this, Serra immediately became anxious: "Your Excellency Duke, our Forla Alchemy Laboratory has spent hundreds of years and generations of alchemists in order to explore the secrets of porcelain. ”

"Sir Serra, you make it very difficult for me! But it is not impossible to solve it, I agreed with the Seris Empire that it would not be disclosed to outsiders, but if Sir Serra, you join Storm Castle and become your own, it will not be a problem. ”

Speaking of which, Duke finally revealed his purpose, Serra, the top alchemist in the Europa continent, will be of great help to the future technological development of Storm Castle, and if he combines with Galileo, he will form the alchemy laboratory of Storm Castle.

Of course, in Storm Castle, it can't be called an alchemy laboratory, but a more accurate name - science laboratory!

Hearing Duke's request, Serra shook his head with an embarrassed face and replied: "Your Excellency Duke, although I want to know the secrets of porcelain, as the viscount of the Milan Empire, I can't join Storm Castle, and I can't leave the Forla Alchemy Laboratory, many of my alchemy experiments need to be completed in the laboratory. ”

"I understand your plight, but we can take a compromise, how about you join Stormcastle for the time being, Sir Serra, for a period of two years? ”

"As for the alchemy lab you mentioned, I can tell you without exaggeration that Stormcastle has the most advanced and cutting-edge alchemy in the entire continent of Europa, but I call it a scientific experiment. And we have the greatest scientist Galileo Galilei at the helm, and if you want to stay, I will build you the most advanced science laboratory in the world!"