"It's not that surprising."
Izzy, who was next to him, seemed to see Huai Shi's confusion and answered with a smile, "Before Garland Deon became a grand master, he also spent seventy years on Helios."
F * ck, both of you, why do you all know how to read minds?!
"It's not that I can read minds, it's that I'm curious." Izzy shrugged and smoked her cigar happily.
Huai Shi couldn't help but take out his phone and take a selfie.
From the beginning to the end, he just had a cold and calm face. Since graduating from Ai Qing's training class, he had never made a mistake in controlling his expression.
Who would believe him?
But the problem was …
Garland Deon actually spent seventy years on Helios? Wouldn't that be a full round trip cycle?
But now he looked like he was only in his fifties.
Huai Shi's expression twitched, and he asked softly, "How old is Garland Deon?"
"Ah, about … two hundred and ten years old?" Izzy thought for a moment and replied, "After all, he's a grand master. It's not surprising that he has a way to retain his youth."
Damn, another old monster.
As if he heard the conversation between the two people at the back of the team, Garland Deon, who was at the front, glanced at them and quickly looked away again. He continued to talk about the exploration plan.
The first exploration team didn't ask for in-depth investigation, and the task wasn't difficult. They just needed to establish a safe station for subsequent exploration at the internal entrance of the Helios workshop.
They were doing the work of photographing the MCV.
The grand master commanded from a distance, and everyone obeyed his orders.
After confirming that everyone understood the plan, Garland Deon nodded and motioned for the disciples to distribute the things in the box.
It was a small bag that was large enough to be worn on the arm of a spacesuit, and it contained a bright crystal.
Boundary marker.
Simply put, it was a one-time return scroll.
After a short channeling time, they could immediately return to the bridge of the Leviathan's Son. Well, Huai Shi didn't know the name of the place, but it looked like a bridge, so he called it that.
In addition, each person also received ten servings of Silver Blood Medicine, as well as ten servings of Origin Substance.
In terms of expenditure alone, before they even left the house, each of them already had more than 50 million USD worth of supplies on them. This did not include the cost of custom-made boundary markers.
However, Huai Shi could not help but have doubts in his mind again. Something like a boundary marker took a lot of time to make, and its application was limited and there were many restrictions … Most importantly, once it was made, it would have to face a short shelf life of half a month.
Huai Shi was very curious. How did they prepare so many people's portions in such a short time?
Was the Great Grandmaster Realm so awesome?
Because of Grand Master Mikhail, he had gone deep into the records of the Grand Master.
Of the eleven people in the entire territory, only ten remained after Pubrus's death.
These ten people were recognized as the pinnacle of alchemy in the world.
But none of the alchemists understood the realm of the Great Grandmaster.
Because there was no such realm.
It was just a title.
In addition, every alchemist specialized in a completely different field of study. It was very difficult to have the same standard for judging them. But given the stinginess of the Stonecauldron Association, every Great Grandmaster title was given out with extreme caution. If there were no truly epoch-making discoveries or achievements, they would never be recognized.
This made it so that it was impossible to reach that realm in terms of years of hard work and proficiency.
Alchemists who could become Great Grandmasters were terrifying individuals who were one in ten thousand, or even one in a billion.
Once they reached that realm, they could not be considered "human" anymore.
And from the information that Huai Shi had gathered, Garland Deon was at the very top of the Great Grandmaster Realm.
He had lived for two hundred and ten years. Who knew how many disasters and miracles he had encountered, and who knew how many storms he had experienced.
Su Chen had personally witnessed how much damage Grand Master Mikhail could cause when he flipped a table.
Once the Dome Giant Atlas entered the completion stage, it would not be a problem for him to destroy the entire Infernal Realm.
Moreover, to be able to hold a high position in the Stonecauldron Association, where there were many factions and internal strife, proved that he was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
Huai Shi was gradually unable to maintain his former respect for him.
Instead, he was full of fear and vigilance.
But Garland Deon did not care.
After calmly arranging everything, the final segment began.
To answer the doubts of every participant.
One question per person.
Outside the workshop, Izzy, who was smoking a cigar, was lying on the sofa in the lounge area, humming a song indifferently. He suddenly turned around and asked, "Have you thought of what to ask?"
"There's nothing to ask."
Huai Shi shook his head.
Indeed, in the mysterious and complex field of alchemy, he might have just made a little achievement, but this did not prevent him from having many followers around him.
Even if Tongi was often unreliable and liked to play disappearing.
But further away, there was Grand Master Mikhail on the Iron Crystal Throne who could help him. Closer, there were countless alchemists in the Ivory Tower's alchemy workshop who could teach him step by step.
At the very least, there was still a little bit of friendship with the Sunmaker in the Abyss.
Huai Shi was not afraid of not being able to learn, but he was afraid of having too many things to learn and not being able to finish learning.
For the next few years, he did not intend to put his efforts into alchemy outside of metallurgy.
Therefore, this reward was a bit of a waste for him.
However, there was nothing he wanted to know about alchemy, but in other areas … he had a lot of questions to ask.
It all depended on whether Garland Deon was willing to answer his doubts.
When Rachel hurriedly pushed the door open, Izzy got up and waved her hand to go in.
After a few minutes, she came out leisurely.
It was as if she had a cup of tea, relaxed and happy.
She waved at Huai Shi.
It's your turn.
When Huai Shi pushed the door open and entered, he saw the old man in front of the workshop fire.
"Garland Deon."
Huai Shi nodded and bowed with his hand on his chest.
"I think we can skip the formalities between us."
Garland Deon turned around and looked at him. Compared with the pair of old eyes and the fire in the furnace, it was hard to tell which one was brighter.
"I'm very curious about your question, Huai Shi," the old man said. "But before that, I hope you can understand one thing — I don't want any accidents to happen in this exploration, especially because of you."
"Do I look so unreliable?" Huai Shi laughed.
"How can the hero of Danbo be an easy character to get along with?" Garland Deon said indifferently. "I heard that Mikhail even used you as the 'fire in the furnace core' and used you as the starting point to carry out the 'smelting of images' again. As a Grand Master, how can I underestimate his foresight?"
He said, "For any Grand Master, you are a rare 'catalyst.' Your fate, your style, and your orientation will stimulate all contradictions in the most thorough way. I have to be prepared early. "
After hearing this, Huai Shi was stunned for a long time and could not help but shrug. "I have to say that this is all a coincidence."
"Fate has never been a coincidence, Huai Shi, never."
Garland Deon lowered his head and stared at the metal sculpture of the angel's face at the front of the cane. Suddenly, he said, "Let me hear your question. What question would the only 'maker' in this world have to ask me?"
"In fact, I don't have any questions about alchemy that I would like to ask you to answer."
Huai Shi raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. "I don't like this attitude and decision that treats me as a flammable object. Although it seems very reasonable … in fact, I have never wanted to be anyone's stepping stone."
He told the old man in front of him, "It's usually those people who ask for trouble."
"I only have one question, Grand Master Garland. My purpose is very simple —"
Huai Shi raised his eyes and asked straightforwardly, "Where is Helios's Luminous Crystal?"
Huai Shi did not care whether Garland Deon wanted to annex Helios or what he wanted to do. He did not want to get involved in trouble that did not belong to him.
Therefore, he did not bother to play any riddles with Garland Deon.
His purpose for coming here was that simple.
Anyway, Helios was not the only place that had the Luminous Crystal. If worse came to worst, Helios would blow it up and he would go elsewhere to find it.
If worse came to worst, he might as well go to the Astronomy Society.
Besides, if he could not go to London, he could still go to Dongxia. He just did not want to owe a new favor before he had repaid the Luminous Crystal of the past.
All roads lead to Rome. If not Rome, it leads to Yanjing. If not Yanjing, there were still Cairo, York, and St. Petersburg.
Why do I have to hang myself on this tree?
Without you and the Butcher, do you think I would be able to eat meat with hair on it?
Silence.
A long silence.
The old man raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Huai Shi.
The look in his eyes seemed to be surprised, but also seemed to be self-deprecating and helpless. It was meaningful … but there was no confusion or confusion.
It was as if he had foreseen something.
Of course, he knew where Helios's Luminous Crystal was kept. He even knew it like the back of his hand. It was precisely because of this that he felt particularly ironic and emotional.
"I see … It seems that the heir chosen by Russell is you?"
He nodded in understanding, raised his palm toward the fire, and flicked his fingers.
Then, the fire jumped.
Magnificent flashes emerged from it, intertwined, and transformed. Soon, the temperature in the changing fire faded, and the final process was completed.
The countless changes in an instant, even Huai Shi's Alchemy Fire could not compare.
Finally, a key appeared in front of Huai Shi.
"You are giving up what is close at hand for what is far away," Garland Deon said.
"If you had made such a request when you were on the moon, I could have even used the inventory of the Stoneware Society in exchange for your return. Of course, if you are willing to stay here until the end of the exploration and return to the present, I can also fulfill my promise.
But I guess, you prefer to take it yourself. "
"What is this?"
Huai Shi took the key and noticed the complicated alchemy array in it. Countless tiny Primordial flowed in it, outlining a dazzlingly complex structure.
But the structure was of no use. It was just complicated and difficult to be replicated.
It only existed as a verification of something.
"This is my authorization certificate in Helios," Galdeon said.
"Although I have been away for so long, I am afraid the rules won't change so quickly. As far as I know, a treasure like the Luminous Crystal should be kept in the core area's vault: 'Between Hephaestus.' "
As he moved, a complicated map appeared in the air, pointing to the deepest part of Helios.
The core of the broken labyrinth.
"However, now that the core of Helios is out of control, all the alert measures and defense arrays will be activated. It won't be easy to get in," he said.
"As someone who once received Helios's favor, I can't help you any more. What you want to get will depend on your own ability."
"Thank you, but it's okay if it's a little troublesome."
Huai Shi weighed the key in her hand and threw it into her pocket.
But before turning to leave, Huai Shi couldn't help but turn back and ask, "But I think, as someone who received Helios's favor, I'm afraid you shouldn't encourage others to take advantage of the situation, right?"
Galdeon didn't answer.
His expression was the same as usual, and he just waved his hand.
He signaled that it was time for him to leave.
.
Just like that, a few hours later, it was 6: 10 p.m. in the present time.
The first batch of exploration team members stood in front of the exit, repeatedly confirming and checking all their equipment, put on their helmets, and were ready to go. Heading to the broken chariot in the orbit of Jupiter.
Only Huai Shi was still squatting on the ground, looking at the friendly puppy in front of him, scratching his head.
[Is it really okay to wear this thing?]
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