Griffith tried his best to make up what Peperanch had seen, but no matter what, he couldn't imagine how big the Old Gods really were, what a grand picture it was.

"What shocked me even more was yet to come. And suddenly, hee-hee-hee, guess what? The old god actually emitted a beam of light that shone straight on the female elf. ”

"Shine, you mean, like the prayer of the Light. In Griffith's shallow perception, the radiance of the gods should be the solemn and divine radiance of the Cathedral of the Holy Light.

"Hey, boy, you're a faux parody to compare the miracles of the old gods to the glow of fire. Let me tell you, that kind of light, hotter than magma, brighter than the sun, is not made by living beings at all. In addition, hehehaha, through that light, I also saw another scene that I will never forget. ”

Griffith swallowed, he'd heard enough of the strange things since he came here, he wanted to go back for a long time.

But every time Peperanch sells off, Griffith has no doubt that what he's going to hear next will be something even more shocking.

"And then?"

Peperanch looked even more excited, and began to walk around the room, muttering to himself:

"I saw that it was a transparent container, like a cocoon. Elves, trolls, and other creature whose faces cannot be seen clearly are trapped inside. They were trapped in transparent cocoon-like containers, densely suspended in the sky.

"Suddenly, a flame burned out of the cocoon, a flame that rippled like a pool of water! You must have read Aligas's Divine Comedy, which describes the scene of purgatory, the kind of fire that does not exist in the world, that consumes everything. The creatures in the cocoons struggled, twisted, wailed. I can assure you that there is no word other than 'purgatory' that better describes that scene." I heard it, moans of pain one after another. I saw that their bodies turned into smoke. ”

Griffith stammered, "They, dead?"

"No, no, they have become illusory and transparent, like reflections in the water that have not yet dissipated, still moaning in the flames. They've been upgraded!

"I remember the look on the female elf in the cocoon, it was a bit lewd to say, hehe, I was a little envious of them. ”

Crazy, this man must be crazy. When describing this tragic situation, he can still say such joking words. Will this madman do anything bad to me? Griffith shuddered, not even in the face of Beamon, he had never experienced such a strange and chaotic fear.

"After ...... And then?"

"Later, woo woo wow wow wow wow. Peperanch suddenly began to cry like a one-year-old.

He cried and laughed at one moment: "The old god took the elf and left. ”

"What does this mean? The Old Gods only took the elves and ignored you?"

"Whoa

Peperanch's cry was even louder, like a child born without a pacifier.

"That'...... Then you ......"

"I, of course I'm not going to be reconciled. I didn't care about anything, whether I lived or died, I used all the strength of my life to run forward desperately, and finally I finally climbed up to the tentacles of the old gods - I don't know if it's right, but let's call the part of the old gods hanging to the ground as tentacles as we know it. I finally got in touch with the Old Gods! and I was even more thrilled that the Old Gods finally noticed me, and He stopped. I was excited and scared at the same time, not knowing what was going to happen next. Suddenly, a huge wall pressed against me, perhaps a transparent wall. I don't know. I fell from the Old Gods and lost consciousness. ”

"By the time I woke up, it was the next day. Some of my fingers and left leg are gone. The wound was smooth, without a single burn and deformation, as perfect as a dissection diagram from a laboratory. But this broken body also reminded me that what happened yesterday was real, not a dream. ”

"I endured the pain and walked towards the city, eager to tell everyone about my amazing experience. But, when I returned to the city-state, I found that she had been ruined. The entire city-state was flooded with a yellow, viscous liquid, the consuls, the senators, the soldiers...... All of them died. Their corpses are turning into yellow liquid, and their faces are gradually disintegrating soaked in yellow liquid, with fear, pain, and distortion, and they must have suffered a lot of torture before they died, hehehe. This is the reason why the city-state of Anook disappeared. I have no doubt that it was my rudeness that angered the Old Gods and led to the destruction of the city-state. Therefore, I came to settle here far from my hometown, which is considered to be my atonement. ”

Peperanch seems to have a clear conscience.

Hearing this, Griffith breathed a sigh of relief.

"But hey, don't think I'm just giving up. Since then, and until now, I've never stopped exploring the Old Gods. The more I learned about the Old Gods, the more fascinated I became. Look, everything in this laboratory is my research, which one is not a miracle?

Peperanch suddenly pounced, grabbed Griffith's shoulders and shook wildly, shouting:

"They all thought I was crazy, but I tell you, I'm not crazy, I'm close to the ultimate wisdom of the world. Trust me, believe me! Sooner or later, the Old Gods will return, and at that time, all living beings will cheer for the Sacrifice of Ascension, and we will be glorified in our evolution!

"We're going to go beyond the human skin, Griffith!"

Peperanch gasped for air, and saliva fell from the corners of his mouth. He looked directly at Griffith, his eyes full of madness.

The apprentice knight didn't even say goodbye, turned in horror and ran. I don't know how to get through the deep laboratory and corridor, but by the time he reacted, he was back in his room.

I'm going to change the subject!I swear I'll never think about anything related to the Old Gods again. Otherwise, one day, I will become a madman like Peperanch. I can no longer relate to the topic of "Old Gods".

Griffith rubbed his face vigorously at the edge of the pool, repeating to himself in a panic, not even noticing that his nails had scratched his skin and left blood marks.

......

After becoming an experimental assistant in the alchemy course, Griffith had many more opportunities to work with magical materials.

Much of the lab's work is to prepare, isolate, and concoct materials for the Academy's advanced potion experiments, as well as to raise and select magical creatures for experimentation.

This work takes up to two hours at a time, three times a week.

"Beware of the slime of that ooze monster, it's hard to wash on your hands," Veronus whispered, "Also, there's a group of hired men from Ranger Kroger, and you won't be in the lab for the next week, but go to him and learn to collect some materials from the edge of the Whispering Forest, thorn touches, live roots, tree frogs, twisted vines, and a living tree guard, the list is here, and I will say I want it." ”

Griffith nodded, carefully collecting the slippery slime of the ooze monsters and carefully sealing them in a flask. This material is the scrap of a failed experiment, an item that no one pays attention to, but it is the main material for the slowdown potion recorded in the Potions Brewing Notes that Rudias obtained from the mage stationed at the station.

Taking advantage of Associate Professor Veronos' lack of attention, Griffith mixed the slime with black humus, the hard shell of the crystal shell, and other materials in a certain proportion.

These unsightly materials come together and mix into a green mass.

"After the initial blending, the adhesive properties of the ooze monsters are strengthened by the auxiliary materials...... "Griffith flipped through his notes, adding the blood of several other magical creatures as catalysts with interest.

"The potion obtained through this method has 80% of the effect of conventional slowing potions, although the materials are scarce but the price is not high, the total cost is less than 20% of the products on the shelf, and it is more durable," "Potions Modulation Notes" still leaves a feeling on this passage, "If it weren't for the difficulty of obtaining formula materials that are only suitable for laboratory blending, I must mass-produce this slowing potion!"

That's exactly what I wanted...... Griffith nodded inwardly. On the battlefields of the East, the Sultorals were very fond of using all kinds of potions to assist in combat. However, due to the prohibitive high costs of production, transportation and storage, only a few elite can be distributed in small quantities when performing special tasks.

The slowing potion obtained from the leftovers in the lab was packed into a small crystal bottle, which was usually kept in Griffith's personal bag. When tested privately, Griffith believed that the potion could slow creatures in the area of coverage to one-third of their normal speed for up to 15 seconds.

It is easy to make, low cost and effective. There's only one downside to this potion - the slow effect doesn't distinguish between friend and foe!

In addition to the slowdown potion, Griffith concocted a number of secondary healing potions and auxiliary materials based on his notes. After finishing today's work and personal work, he packed up the mixing table and prepared to leave. When he turned the shelves, he found Veronus sitting idly in his chair, looking out the window at the moon.

He looked at the moon and smiled. Just like a child, he looks up at the sky with a simple and beautiful smile on his face.

Griffith didn't know what had happened to Veronus, but such a happy time certainly shouldn't be disturbed. He quietly exited the lab and closed the door.