The day after returning from the Liberty, Miyahiro went to find Andrew.

"Lord Andrew. ”

"Hey, Xiuyi, why didn't you come to my room with our little princess?" Andrew smiled when he saw Gong Hao.

"That's your lord, it's just that the other day I heard Lancelot say something about spirit seeds and spatial gates, and I felt very strange. Because in my work, I have never found any record of this. So I'd like to ask you about that. ”

Andrew's brow furrowed, "Why do you want to know about the Spirit Seed?"

"You know that alchemy never exists on its own. Even if they have their own branches, they will also influence each other. I've hit a dead end in my flesh golem research, so I'm hoping to do some research in other areas and maybe make a breakthrough. ”

"No, you don't have to know anything about it. Andrew refused. This was the first time he had resolutely rejected Gong Hao's proposal.

Probably seeing Gong Hao's disappointed face, Andrew comforted him and said, "Trust me Xiuyi, this is for your good." ”

"Yes, my lord, in that case, then I will retire first. ”

Gong Hao left Andrew's room.

After leaving Andrew's room, Gong Hao went to Pie's room again.

"Mistress Pierre. ”

"What's the matter, Gler?"

"Well, you know that Lord Lancelot came back the other day with some injuries, and he was angry with you for it, and I don't think it's fair. ”

"It's my business, and I don't need you to worry about it. ”

Pierre doesn't seem to appreciate Gong Hao's affection.

"Yes, sir. Gong Hao told Pierre what he had just said to Andrew.

Then he said, "Lord Andrew rejected my question of studying the spirit seed, and asked me not to bother with it in the future. But I was really curious in my heart, so I came to ask you behind his back. ”

Pierre thought about it for a moment, then nodded, "I heard from my mentor that he once told you about the Gate of the Different Dimension. ”

"Yes, I think Master Lancelot is referring to that thing when he speaks of the Gates of Hell, but I never thought there were on Hell's Island. ”

"That's not surprising, there are many places, but there is an energy storm there, and no one can easily get in and out. A spirit seed is a product from another world. To be exact, they do not belong to the category of alchemy, and it is only because they are on Purgatory Island that we are responsible for cultivating them. ”

"Nurturing?"

"Yes, nurture. Cultivating spirit seeds requires planting them in the bodies of demonic beasts beforehand, and they grow through parasitism, and after they grow, they become a terrifying weapon. Since they are living organisms and do not fall under the category of alchemy, they are not told to you, and it will not help you in any way. But if you're interested, I don't mind giving you a spirit seed to study. ”

"I see, I see, but since Master Andrew doesn't want me to touch this thing, maybe I should reconsider. I'll quit first. ”

Pierre glanced at Gong Hao meaningfully and didn't say anything.

Leaving Pierre's room, Gong Hao turned his head and asked to see Hines again.

He rehashed the question and said, "Master Hines, I think I made a mistake. Mistress Andrew refused to allow me to study the Seed, but Mistress Pierre offered to give me a Seed to study and told me something about the Seed. I don't know what to choose, and maybe I shouldn't have dothered on this issue in the first place after facing Mistress Andrew's rejection. Now I'm distressed, you know I don't want to offend any of the adults, I don't want them to be upset with me. But I can't take it back, so I can only come to you, Master. ”

"I see. Hines was silent for a moment.

He thought for a moment before saying, "Andrew is right, it's for your own good that he doesn't let you study." You better don't study the spirit seed. It's unreasonable for you to ask the two adults for the same thing, but luckily you realized your mistake and reported it to me in time. Well, this matter is so pressed, you go and tell Pierre that you have decided to obey Andrew's orders, not to study the spirit seed, and the rest is over. ”

"Yes, Master. ”

As he left Hines' room, Gong Hao let out a long sigh of relief.

It's just Pie, it's just Pier who doubts himself.

This is the conclusion he reached.

This is a very normal psychological derivation behavior. It is precisely because Andrew trusts himself that he will never let himself come into contact with the spirit seed, so as not to discover the secrets that may exist by himself.

And by the same token, it is precisely because Pierre doubts himself that he does not mind throwing a little bait to test his reaction.

The same goes for Hines, who seems to be much more cautious than Andrew and doesn't trust himself unconditionally, but in the overall feeling, Hines clearly still appreciates himself and wants to protect him, so he also refuses to let Gong Hao study the spirit seed.

It is precisely because they think that the secret is safe, so they will refuse themselves, which makes Gong Hao breathe a big sigh of relief.

This is mainly because both Andrew and Hines believe that Gong Hao's talent comes from his focus, and it is also his concentration that makes it impossible for him to pay attention to things that are not related to work.

And the reason why Bailey was able to guess this was probably related to his secret deal with them. Hines and Andrew only saw his focus on his work, while Bailey saw more and more comprehensively, so he could easily conclude that Gong Hao had seen through the secrets of Purgatory Island. However, because of the stakes of the transaction, it is impossible for them to tell the truth anyway.

As for Pierre, his suspicion is more of a natural distrust, a natural suspicion.

But even so, this is a threat to Gong Hao.

There will always be a way to fix Pie. Gong Hao thought about it leisurely.

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To deal with a person, you must first understand him.

Gong Hao returned to his room and opened the information about Pie.

That's the information about Pierre that Bailey spent nearly half a year figuring out.

Pierre, forty-six years old, was a magic teacher at Winrington School of Magic twenty years ago, working as an assistant to the great alchemist of the time, Hines, and teaching alchemy to his students. Before that, he was just an ordinary alchemy apprentice, and compared to Andrew, who was born in a family, Pierre was too far behind in terms of identity.

But Pierre was not willing to stop there, he redoubled his efforts and studied hard, and finally won the appreciation of Hines. When he was twenty years old, he made a major contribution to the refining of potions, and was in the limelight at the time, and was hailed as the best successor after Hines.

At that time, Pierre was only twenty-six years old, and it was when he was young and promising, and he was finally able to achieve this achievement after his own hard work.

How could such a person suddenly give up his good future and follow Hines to this small island to bury his life?

Is it really for the love of alchemy? Gong Hao didn't believe it.

He also loves research and academics, but if he wants to lock himself up for the rest of his life, I'm afraid he won't be reconciled.

Unlike Heins Andrew, Heinsken did all this because he was a real alchemist maniac, and the information shows that Heines had no relatives at all, so he didn't care, and Andrew was forced to sacrifice for the needs of his family, so why did Pierre come to this Purgatory Island?

Perhaps the clue can be seen from the following record.

When Pierre was twenty-five years old, Hines decided not to hold a specific position in the alchemy department in order to better devote himself to the study of alchemy, which made the position of the core tutor (equivalent to the head of the department) of the first department of alchemy vacant at that time. At that time, Pierre's call to take over as a mentor was the highest.

However, this year, Pierre did not become the core mentor at that time, on the contrary, he even lost his position as a teacher, and could only follow Hines as an assistant.

So what was the reason why Pierre didn't become the core mentor in the end, but followed Hines to Purgatory Island soon after?

Of interest to him, Bailey mentions several incidents at the school during Pierre's time at the academy in the appendix.

Looking at Bailey's description of those incidents, Gong Hao's eyes narrowed slightly.

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"Avril, are you happy?"

In the jungle, Miyahiro asked his little princess.

It was the first time he had asked Avril if she was happy with such concern that Avril felt "flattered".

"Of course, Huey, you know I love being with you. Listen to you tell me stories, stories of princesses and princes, stories of monsters in the jungle, so many more, I love to hear them. The girl's expression was intoxicated.

"But you're always going to go, aren't you?"

Avril's expression darkened: "Hines, this old bastard, informed me yesterday that he must leave Purgatory Island within three days. He said I had robbed him of his best apprentice. ”

She looked at Gong Hao with pitiful eyes: "Xiuyi, how good would it be if you weren't so good?"

"If that's the case, maybe you won't like to be with me. ”

"But I can't bear to leave you. ”

"Or can I help you talk about it?"

"How?"

"I can tell Master Hines that I will continue my work every day during the day until I am done with you. So that you don't affect me. In that case, maybe the master will agree to let you stay here a little longer. You're a princess, he can't be too much of you. ”

"But in that case, I'll be lonely during the day. Avril pursed her lips.

"Maybe I have a way to help you relieve your loneliness. ”

"You've got any fun ideas, haven't you?" said Avril.

Gong Hao smiled and nodded: "Yes, Avril, you must know that I spent a lot of effort to make this especially for you." You see. ”

Taking out a small long thin tube from his body, Gong Hao handed it to Avril's hand.

"What is this?"

"Fireworks, a little bit of an unconventional gadget, but I'm sure you'll love it. ”

Gong Hao gently opened the lid and lit the nozzle with a little magic flame.

A red flame flew out of the mouth of the pipe, soared into the sky, and then exploded in the air with a snap, turning into thousands of small bright spots, like a fountain of flames in the air

Spilled.

"Oh! it's so beautiful!" exclaimed Avril excitedly.

A series of red and blue flames flew away from the mouth of the pipe, turning into huge flame buds that bloomed in the air, dispersing the fog and illuminating the night, bringing a beautiful romantic scene.

Even the people in the castle were amazed by the magnificence of the sight, and they couldn't figure out who could weave such a beautiful fire in the sky.

Just after a while, the fireworks in the mouth of the pipe were exhausted, and the splendor disappeared in a flash, leaving only endless sighs.

"No? Avril was a little reluctant.

"Yes, no, no. This is fireworks, like meteors in the sky, blooming the most beautiful moment, and then disappearing in a flash. Gong Hao's tone was also full of sighs: "Their lives are short, but they are very beautiful...... There are many feelings in the world that are like this...... I did it especially for you, and it took me a lot of effort to make it. ”

"You're such a genius, Huey, you've always been. Avril looked at Gong Hao with a look of fascination and adoration.

"If you like, I can do more for you, and when I'm working, you're just here with fireworks, thinking about me, and then I'll come to you when I'm done with my work, okay? I'm sure Master Hines will agree to stay a little longer without you disturbing my work." ”

Avril nodded desperately.

She couldn't have been happier.

"You're going to make lots and lots of fireworks for me. She said to Gong Hao: "In this way, when I don't have you by my side, when I'm lonely, I will use fireworks to accompany me, and those stories, the beautiful and moving stories you tell me." They will always be there for me. ”

She spoke in a manner like that of a wife who was about to wait for her husband to return home every day.

Gong Hao was a little stunned, he realized that the little princess's feelings for him were progressing at a leap speed, but he couldn't help but want to avoid this feeling, and even wanted to use her......

Putting away the momentary shame, he finally said: "To make enough fireworks, you need some materials." Many of those materials are in Mistress Pierre's laboratory. You know he'd be upset if he found out that I was doing something flashy with his materials. ”

"We can sneak it out and not let him know. "The little princess doesn't care.

"Yes Avril, that's what I thought, too. But in case he finds out that the material is missing......"

"Then I did it, I'm a princess, so I don't care what he thinks. ”

"Then it's decided, tomorrow, while Mistress Pierre is away, you and I will go with you to steal the materials, I need your help, Avril. ”