On a late summer afternoon, Gehr's convoy was moving along a road surrounded by cedar forests dyed golden by the sun.

The midday breeze blew slowly, mixed with the rustle of leaves on the roadside, making the convoy feel a little drowsy.

It was already the third day since they left Bern, and after finding the exit of the secret passage and leaving the secret passage, Gehr and his party found the supplies and wagons prepared in advance at a hidden stop, and turned into a small caravan of three wagons heading east.

In the first two days of leaving Bern, the convoy encountered some minor troubles, and in this chaotic situation, it was always easy to run into some guys who tried to make a profit through violence, whether it was bandits or mercenaries who had just changed careers, or those who had begun to have other thoughts when the situation in Bern changed dramatically, in fact, in the Haysting area, some mercenaries were no different from bandits, and it was not difficult to make cameo appearances on the other party's profession.

Of course, under the relatively strong force of the team, those guys who intend to get something for nothing have sent a lot of good things to the team.

By the third day, probably because it was already a little far from the whirlpool of Bern, the whole convoy had not encountered any trouble until now, which made the group a little unaccustomed to being harassed in the field in the past few days.

However, this necessary relaxation is also what they need now, after all, not everyone can tense their nerves for a long time, since the Bern accident, Gehr's mental state has been forced to be tight, if it weren't for an old man like Gehr, who has a good ability to self-adjust, the rest of them are a little haggard after this journey. This quiet afternoon also gave them a good opportunity to adjust.

Gehr sat alone in the carriage at the front of the convoy, holding a transparent crystal the size of a fingernail in his hand. Clam up.

Pale golden sunlight slanted in through the windows, creating layers of glow in the cabin. This crystal glows beautifully in the sunlight, like the jewel of the highest layer.

Soul Crystal.

This was the name of the crystal in Gehr's hand, and it was the most valuable item he had ever obtained from the skull of the alchemical creature, and of course he was the only one who knew about it, and he didn't tell anyone else.

In the descriptions of ancient alchemy, ancient alchemy can directly change the composition of objects, such as turning sand into gold, which is actually the origin and earliest purpose of the name alchemy, but in the specific process of change, it is not directly transformed from one substance to another. Instead, the original matter is broken down into elementary particles and soul power, and then it is combined according to the user's wishes to obtain the desired final product.

In the eyes of the alchemist master, everything in the world is composed of different quantities and different structures of elementary particles, and the power of the soul is the purest energy in the world, and the basic particles must be transformed into the worldly form of items under the action of the power of the soul.

Gehr had seen the notes of the legendary alchemist Francon Moore in Salorath's private library. This is the first great person to systematically summarize alchemy. This master, who lived thousands of years ago, made such an analogy: the power of the soul is like the money in the alchemy world, and the transformation of material form is like a farmer exchanging the grain he grows for money and then buying cloth, in this process, the farmer's grain eventually becomes cloth, and money plays the role of an equivalent quantitative exchange tool in it. And for alchemy, the effect of the power of the soul in it is no different from that of money for peasants.

According to the summing up experience of Master Franconian Moore, in the process of alchemical transformation. If the soul power provided by the original material form is sufficient, then the transformation will be smooth. It is equivalent to buying back the required items with enough money, but what if it is not enough? The alchemy user's soul energy is automatically extracted to make up for the shortfall - this is where the name Soul Power comes from until the conversion is complete, and alchemy accidents are often caused by a lack of "money".

In the early days, it was not without success in turning sand into gold, but the price was that one alchemist was drained of his soul alive and finally died.

In order to find a solution, the ancient alchemists made a long and difficult search, and finally found a solution, and this answer was the soul crystal.

Soul crystal is the crystallization of pure soul energy, in the eyes of Master Franconia, this is the deposit of the alchemy world, which can be obtained through a special alchemy ceremony, after having a soul crystal, if you encounter the problem of insufficient "money" in the alchemy process, you can pay for the insufficient part by adding the "deposit" of the soul crystal, so that the alchemy ceremony can be successfully completed.

However, after the discovery of the soul crystal, no alchemist was willing to do anything about the transformation of sand into gold, because the soul crystal consumed in it was far more valuable than the transformed gold.

According to Master Francon, the alchemist's trading partner is a big profiteer, and he never does loss-making business, only overcharges, and if he wants to post it upside down, there is no way.

Of course, the soul crystal is not only used as money in alchemy, but its broader role is that it can be used as an energy source, for example, if an alchemy creature wants to act, then it must consume the soul crystal, such as the alchemy creature that is half human and half spider.

In Gehr's understanding, soul crystals were no different from what he knew to be batteries.

These alone are not enough to make Gehr care so much, anyway, he doesn't want to become an alchemy master, it is enough to have a certain understanding, after all, a person's energy is limited, it is impossible to be proficient in everything, and only by focusing on a few main directions can he achieve something.

Gehr also tried, but unfortunately he didn't have a good talent in alchemy, relying on the system module in his body to become a decent alchemist is no problem, but it is difficult to achieve something, after all, the sudden flash of inspiration in scientific research on a solid foundation is the key, but what he lacks is that kind of aura, and he also has enough talent in martial arts, and more importantly, martial arts is the foundation of his current life. So he doesn't put too much effort into alchemy.

But another discovery is what bothers Gehr.

That is, when he obtained this soul crystal, he actually obtained the same energy from it as the special weapon he defined. It can replenish the energy bar of the system in the body!

He was stunned by this discovery.

Combined with his previous experience of gaining energy from all sides, the energy he had been seeking turned out to be those souls who were also humans. In other words, Gehr's energy replenishment is no different from cannibalism, although it is not the bloody kind, but it is essentially the same.

This thought made Gehr feel a little disgusted, after all, killing people and eating people are two different things, the former is a butcher, the latter is a pervert, thinking about the memories attached to those energies, Gehr feels like he has swallowed the life of the energy provider.

In this case, Gehr's entanglement is not difficult to understand.

A rare sigh. Gehr placed the soul crystal in his hand on the wooden table.

Now that this soul crystal is completely transparent, it means that its soul power has been exhausted, and the soul crystal with energy is black, and the more energy, the deeper the black.

Unfortunately, the method of extracting soul crystals from nature has been almost lost, and unless the person who made them is found, Gehr will not know where to find a way to replenish energy that does not come from souls of the same kind.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. Gell shook his head and tucked the soul crystal back into his pocket.

Just when the caravan was a little lazy, there was a slight vibration on the road. The expressions of the people in the ranks moved slightly, and the cavalry outside straightened up from their horses.

The convoy stopped instantly.

"It's cavalry, it's fast!" When Gehr jumped out of the car alertly, Date who was acting as a coachman had already jumped out of the carriage. Lying on the ground and listening for a while, his face soon changed slightly, and he turned his head to Gehr behind him and shouted, "Captain." The situation is not right, there are quite a few people on the other side. ”

"Where's the sentinel in front of you?"

Gehr's voice just fell. I saw a horse in front of me hurrying towards the convoy, it was the church staff who had rushed forward to stand out.

"Get out of the way. Not for us. "The Sentinel brings good news that reassures the convoy.

The people in the convoy immediately began to act, pulled the carriage to the side of the road, and got out of the way, but everyone still prepared their weapons, forming an easy defensive formation, after all, some preparations still need to be done, and no amount of vigilance in the field is too much.

The ground shook from far to near, and soon everyone heard the rumbling hooves of horses, and a cavalry team of about a dozen people came into view of the straight road in front of everyone.

This group of cavalry generally wore bright silver chain mail and steel armor, and the vital parts of the horses also had thick leather armor, and at first glance they were very elite heavy cavalry. They all dragged a uniform bright red cloak on their backs, on which a white crown symbol was depicted, which at first glance resembled the style of a regular army.

"They've been through a fierce battle!" Lucarin's eyes flickered, whispering beside Gehr.

Gehr nodded slightly.

In Geer's eyes, the cavalrymen's armor and horses were visibly stained with reddish-brown stains, some of them were bandaged on their heads and limbs, and the armor made of steel also had obvious bumps.

"It should be the official regular cavalry unit of Haysting, there may be an accident ahead, we had better take a detour. Date raised the old man's attention, which Gehr agreed.

"Well, wait a few more sentinels to explore the way, after all, this place is close to the mountains, and the vision is limited. ”

The small cavalry team did not pay attention to the roadside convoy, which was not a surprising thing in Haysting's territory. They were fast, and they hurried to their own devices, like a gust of wind, passing the convoy in just a few seconds.

"Ready, trouble is coming. Just as the group breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to return to the carriage and continue on their way, Gehr frowned and snorted, stopping his own people's movements.

I saw that one of the cavalry leaders suddenly raised a fist, and then grabbed the reins, and the strong war horse under the crotch immediately stood up, and after a neigh, he turned around in place and turned around and stopped.

When the other horsemen saw that the leading cavalry had stopped, they also reined in their horses one after another, and looked at their leader with some confusion, and the horses under their crotches snorted a little anxiously under the strong restraints, and scraped the earth on the ground with their horses' hooves.

The leading cavalry seemed to hesitate when he stopped, but it was not long before he jumped off his horse and walked towards Gehr's group.

Only then did everyone see his appearance clearly. It was a middle-aged man, with a short brown hair on his headless without a helmet, which contrasted with the messy beard under his face, and his tall body was covered with an armor with a sword and shield symbol more than the other cavalry, which seemed to be more damaged and dented than the other cavalry, and it was clear that he had been attacked more during the battle.

"Hello, I am Mankic, the first squadron leader of the Knights of the Silver Crown, and according to the temporary decree of Haysting during the war, your private armed forces have been requisitioned!" (To be continued......)