Chapter 12: The Cruelty of Grace
The Camel family's mansion is located in a scenic spot just outside of Fragrant Leaf City. The family has enclosed a large plot of land here, planted tung trees around it, and hidden the entire purple vineyard behind the green forest, even in winter, the verdant green leaves decorate the place as if it were the height of summer.
In the middle of the green tung forest, a gravel path is paved with cobblestones. The carriage would pass through the stone Ruth, and a discerning servant would look ahead of him, and someone would quickly ask what the guest was and what had happened, and then report it to the master at once, so as to avoid some embarrassing things due to lack of preparation.
After passing through the long gravel road, we entered the Purple Portugal Estate. Servants greet guests in different ways depending on their nobility.
For the noble guests, they will be the first to lead the guests to the high-class small living room, where the host will receive them.
For regular guests, they will have guests wait directly in the lobby.
Today, however, the servants were a little troubled, and by the time they decided whether or not to let the guests in, Huey had already solved the problem with his actions.
"I think we can go straight to the apothecary. "It can be seen that the young magician in front of him is very efficient.
"Please come with me. Butler Gary said respectfully.
A servant came running not far away and gestured to Gary, who nodded in understanding. They didn't know that Huey, who had been a handyman for nearly four years, knew exactly what such a gesture meantβthe host wanted to observe the guest, and was not going to come forward for the time being.
Xiu Yi smiled slightly.
The Camel family's alchemy is not large, and there are only one person and two assistants in charge of refining potions.
In fact, for the vast majority of alchemists, the refining of potions is only part of their job. More often than not, they prefer to delve into new alchemy rather than stay in the same place where nothing has been accomplished.
Unfortunately, alchemy is such a money-burning profession that every alchemist can hardly survive and progress without the support of his family.
By helping some large families and merchants to refine potions, it was an important means by which some alchemists were able to develop. Most families and businessmen are not interested in researching new products β that would be too expensive, and they prefer to invest in known recipes with higher returns.
This means that the people who can become the family alchemist are often those who have a skill in some area, but are likely to never be able to go any further.
What Gary is taking Xiu Yi to see at the moment is such an alchemist of the Lance Empire, George Dayman, a master who specializes in potions.
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"Oh, what are you talking about? You brought that guy who screwed up my pharmacy with a blind idea? He said he was going to show me how to make potions?"
Before entering the pharmacy, Huey heard an angry roar from George Dayman.
"No, it's an insult to me!" the guy yelled.
Arriving at the door, Xiu Yi saw a middle-aged man wearing alchemist's robes and a pointed hat on his head throwing a tantrum at the servants.
When he saw Hue appear in front of his pharmacy, George Dayman, the alchemist of the Kamel family, had already roared angrily:
"Is this the kid who hasn't even grown his hair yet want to teach me how to make potions? It's ridiculous! I won't accept his advice! Get him out of my pharmacy at once! What? Magician? No, he can't be a magician, every alchemist knows some spells. Maybe this hairy boy just came here a few times and made you mistake him for a magician. No, no, I will never accept him interfering in my affairs in my place, and not breaking his leg with my own hands is already a sign of my kindness!"
Huey frowned.
He asked Gary softly, "He doesn't seem to have a good temper?" I mean, I just wanted to come over and help you out." β
Gary replied cautiously, "Master George Dayman is an extremely famous alchemist in the Empire. Being able to move him is also the face of the patriarch. The family's potion business has always been supported by Master George Dyman, which is an important reason why the family never makes the following potions. It is normal for a person with such status as a master to be difficult to get close to. β
Gary's words were clearly implying that this is true of almost every capable alchemist.
They are high, they are arrogant.
Huey suddenly realizes that he has overlooked one thing.
All along, he has been working on Purgatory Island, even if he kills people like Heins, Pierre, Andrew and others, he never puts up a high stand in front of the servants for no reason.
This led him to subconsciously think that every alchemist should be like this.
But it turns out that the performance of arrogance and arrogance requires two basic foundations. One: Superior and strength beyond ordinary people. Two: a bystander who can make it show its pride.
Although Hines and the others on Purgatory Island have a strength that the alchemists of the entire empire combined cannot match, they lack the second foundation, and arrogance cannot bring them any sensory pleasure, so it is most meaningful to do things on the ground.
But after walking out of Purgatory Island, Xiu Yi casually saw an alchemist with a certain status, almost all of whom were arrogant and arrogant. It's not about their strength, it's about the two foundations they have that make them arrogant.
Thinking of this, Huey realized why his presence at this moment had made that George Dyman so angry and unreasonableβin the latter's view, this act of directing the other party was nothing less than a behavioral provocation, a question of his ability.
Hue smiled and pursed his lips.
Maybe it's time to give the other person a little bit of color. He thought.
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Entering the pharmacy, Xiu's eyes swept around.
Then he looked up at the master alchemist, "Master George Dayman, my name is Fink Danito, and it's a pleasure to meet you." β
"Oh, I'm not happy to see you. I've got a lot to do, and I don't want to talk to a hairy kid who is good for nothing and has messed up my potion. What are you doing here? Do you want to tell me how I should make my potion? It's ridiculous. How old are you? How many flasks have you refined? How much power do you have in alchemy? Now get out of my territory!"
The master alchemist shouted unceremoniously.
Huey walked fearlessly towards George Dayman: "My mentor once told me that there is no shortage of arrogant people in this world. They don't have any real talents, but they are always unwilling to accept the opinions of others. But I didn't expect to see such a figure even in a family like Kamel, which is a shame. β
"How dare you insult me!"
"No, that's not an insult, it's a statement of fact. Xiu Yi said calmly.
He walked around George Dayman's body and came to the test bench where he had placed the materials.
Picking up the materials on the table, he ignored George Dyman's roaring "put down my stuff."
Looking up at George Dayman, Xiu Yi said, "Maybe you think that you are indeed an unrivaled master in alchemy, and you don't need anyone's guidance, but I believe that there is no one in this world who can truly say that he is proficient in all alchemy......" Speaking of this, his gaze swept across the table: "It's unimaginable, my lord, that you actually put together the liquid of the fire serpent, the blood of the wind roar, and the ointment of the deep sea whale oil?"
The young man in front of him said the last sentence in a flat tone, as if the other party had made some mistake.
Alchemist George Deman: "So what? What does that mean? What does it mean when you put them together?"
"What could go wrong?" Huey looked up at George Dayman, "Maybe I should let you know what's going to go wrong." So let's experiment with that, how about it?"
As he spoke, Xiu Yi suddenly grabbed a beaker quickly, then poured a lot of the fire snake's liquid and the blood of the wind roar into the cup, and said, "Let's see what else is here." Ah, some sun-dried leeches, let's grind it into powder, yes, that's it, and put some of it in. Look here, this can act as an acceleration, and some catalysts, come on, put some in there as well. Let's put in some other ingredients...... Look, it's not complicated, I'm sure you've seen it clearly, Master, right?"
Xiu Yi quickly picked up the materials on the table, processed them, and put them in, and from the dexterity of his technique, he realized that the young man in front of him was by no means a liar who knew nothing about potions.
After quickly dispensing the ingredients, the beaker in Xiuyi's hand was already a cup of adjusted potion.
They flowed quietly in the beaker, but no one knew what they were.
With a mysterious smile on his face, Hue casually took a box of ointment made from fat from a deep-sea whale.
Xiu Yi says:
"Lord Daiman, I'm sure you must know that the sap of the Fire Serpent is a good producer of the fire element. In some special cases, given enough conditions, it will continue to generate fire elements until it depletes itself. You must know that well, right?"
As he spoke, Huey slowly poured the ointment into the beaker.
The lizard liquid poured into the ointment began to show some subtle changes inside, and some special bubbles were forming.
"Take it. The boy handed the beaker into the alchemist's hand and said.
George Dyman took it blankly.
He saw that the fiery snake lizard liquid was constantly stirring, as if something was blowing in it.
Huey's voice rang in his ears like a devil:
"Yes, as you can see now, my lord, I just finished the process of making this fire element with the materials you put on the table, and now you see, the syrup of these fire snakes is constantly making the fire elemental. Normally, these elements of fire will melt into the air with no terrible consequences, so we will not have a chance to observe their specific images. But the ointment I have added has a peculiar shackling power against the elements, a power that makes it impossible for them to escape for a while, so that we can observe them more clearly...... Of course, this is only temporary, after all, any kind of magical element is very annoying to the power of elemental shackles. Luckily, they're not in a hurry, as the mix of Fire Snake Lizards and Wind Roar Blood is constantly generating new companions for those fire elementals, which will make them more and more powerful......"
As Xiu Yi said, the liquid in the cup was constantly producing the element of fire, and one after another small red bubbles were stirring and exploding in the liquid, looking like small fireballs were constantly exploding inside.
Xiu Yi stared at the alchemist in front of him: "If the fire element wants to break free from the elemental shackles of the sea whale ointment, it must have enough strength. Do you know how powerful these fire elementals are when they accumulate enough power to break through the shackles of the elements?...... Just a small cup of fire elementals can blow up an entire room. β
All the onlookers retreated in fright.
The George Dyman looked at Huey in shock, and he muttered, "Oh...... OMG!"
The boy's expression was as calm as ever, as if what he was doing at the moment was just a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning.
He said softly: "My lord, your time is running out, the fire snake's lizard liquid is constantly producing new fire elements, because I have added enough fire snake lizard liquid and wind roar blood this time, as well as some auxiliary materials, so it produces fire elements very fast this time, so fast that it only takes a short time for the fire element to accumulate enough explosive power." So let's start the countdown now, shall we? I reckon there are thirty seconds left for them to complete a burst, and you need to fix this before then. Now start counting. Thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight......"
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The air froze for a moment, and everyone looked at George Dayman.
This great alchemist, who was still arrogant just now, looked at the rolling beaker in front of him, and was already trembling with fright.
The cup was constantly producing a large amount of fire elemental, and he had no idea what to do.
"Twenty-five, twenty-four, twenty-three............" The countdown to Xiu Yi continues.
"No!" the Great Alchemist shouted, "Tell me what to do!?
"Twenty, Master Daiman, you are an excellent alchemist, and I believe that such a small question will not be difficult for you. β
"Are you crazy? It's going to blow up! Get rid of it!" shouted George Dyman hysterically.
"Eighteen, seventeen. The boy continued his countdown calmly: "Don't be in a hurry, sir, we still have time. Manners, pay attention to your manners. Alchemists are elegant, wise, and noble, and we never shout, even if death is imminent......"
The liquid in the beaker was still bubbling red, but it was getting denser.
They're like liquid explosives, and when they explode, they destroy everything here.
Everyone stared at the beaker, at the tumbling blood-colored liquid, which was the last build-up of energy before the eruption.
"Thirteen...... Twelve....... The boy's voice was still elegant, calm, and even his expression was always calm.
He looked like a good baby, and at the moment he was just facing a playful toy.
He laughed at all this, completely ignoring the fear in the heart of the arrogant alchemist.
"No! no, you madman, get rid of it!" shouted George Deman frantically,
His hands were shaking.
The boy didn't hear it, he put his hands behind his back and didn't mean to solve the problem: "You'd better hold it steady, Master Daiman, you haven't figured out a solution yet?"
"Oh my God, my God, this is crazy, I can't fix it!" George Dyman screamed: "Please, I can't solve it, I admit defeat, you're better than me! I apologize to you! Oh my God, it's about to blow up!"
George Dyman shouted frantically, hoarsely.
The liquid in the beaker has begun to burst into flames, and the bubbles formed by the fire elementals have begun to try to break through the elemental shackles that hinder them, and are about to accompany the outside world.
At the bottom of the cup, more fire elementals flow like magma in a volcano, and they have been formed into a whole by the individual fire elementals until the final eruption comes......
Even an idiot can see what the consequences of these forcibly suppressed fire elements will be if they erupt, and they are afraid that blowing up a pharmacy will be light, and it is likely that the entire Purple Portuguese Manor will be ruined.
"I said I threw in the towel, did you hear me?!" George Dyman finally cried out loud in fright.
The young man shook his head regretfully: "Why are you in such a hurry to admit defeat? I said it, you still have enough time...... Seven seconds to go. β
George Dyman was teary-eyed: "Oh no, please, I beg you! Don't let it explode, take it out of my hands...... Oh my God! Take it away, let me go...... Oh my God, this is crazy!"
Sighing softly, the boy smiled and shook his head: "This really surprised me, it turns out that your courage is completely out of proportion to your arrogance, I am sorry to frighten you......"
Huey gently took the beaker from George Dayman's hand.
There are five seconds left.
Everyone's hearts have stopped in their throats.
The boy's smile was still the same.
He wasn't in a hurry, but explained softly, "It's actually very simple to solve this problem, as long as you add some more sap from the holly grass, they can quickly absorb the fire element. But remember, don't use too much at once, otherwise it will break the elemental shackles of the ointment before it absorbs enough fire element, and eventually cause an explosion of fire elementals in advance. β
As he spoke, he dropped a few drops of the juice of the holly grass into the bottle.
At this point, there is only one second left in the clock.
The beaker was about to explode, and a large amount of fire elemental had formed the final eruption state, and George Dayman's whole body was already paralyzed, and he just wanted to run until he couldn't take a step.
However, the moment Xiu Yi drips the holly grass, the flames suddenly disappear.
After encountering the sap of the holly grass, the large accumulation of fire elemental seemed to flow into the sea as if the magma on the volcano had flowed into the sea at once, and disappeared without a trace in an instant, only spewing out a large amount of white gas at the mouth of the cup, which was the last testimony that it had existed in this small cup.
The violence and mania of the world in the cup instantly became quiet, as if nothing had ever happened.
It all ended with a simple one.
George Dyman gasped for air.
With sweat falling from his head, he stared at Xiuyi blankly, unable to say a word.
In fact, everyone was stunned.
Huey still stood there with a smile on his face.
He looked like such a handsome young man, without loud yelling, without the fierceness of dancing, and without the slightest ostentatiousness and domineering.
He is like a typical aristocratic boy, elegant, tranquil, quiet, knowledgeable and polite, and does not do the slightest thing that exceeds the rules.
He simply created a death crisis with a few materials at his disposal, and defused it at the last minute. In the process, he always showed composure.
People finally understand that behind this young man's gentle and elegant is a terrible cruelty.
An elegant brutality.
A hysterical madness.