Dark Moon City, a residence hall somewhere.
Alan listened to Ganke's report with a livid face and asked, "Did Athena really say that the human is her friend?"
Ganke replied with lingering fear, "Yes, general! Many soldiers saw it at that time. Madam Athena even attacked me in front of everyone. I almost lost my life. "
"Damn human! What does Athena see in him? " Alan said while gritting his teeth. He only felt jealous. Athena never treated him, the sheriff, seriously. She didn't even look at him. Now, she actually called the human she just met as a friend and stood up for him. It was intolerable.
"Okay, Ganke, you can leave." Another faint voice sounded in the hall.
"Yes, Sir Joseph." Ganke's awe of this person was no less than his immediate boss, Alan. He bowed and retreated.
"My friend, I really don't know what about that savage woman makes you so obsessed. If you want women, you can just grab a bunch of them. Do you want me to give you a few Succubus slaves of the highest quality? "Joseph poured a glass of wine and said slowly.
Joseph had a human appearance. He should be a mutated bloodline. He looked elegant and calm, which was completely different from Alan's violent warrior temperament.
"Hmph, no need." Alan snorted coldly, "Aren't you also interested in Princess Royal? It's just that although Royal Highness Jía is beautiful, she is an iceberg. She has no interest at all. I don't understand why you like her? "
Stupid thing, my liking is different from yours! Joseph sneered in his heart, but his face was still calm, "Just like you, everyone has different hobbies. I just returned to Dark Moon City. I still don't know the origin of the human named Chen Rui. "
"He's just a good-for-nothing with surprisingly good luck!" Alan gritted his teeth, "This human fell into the Demon Realm about ten days ago and was captured by the soldiers. During interrogation, he changed his name to Arthur. He is a nobleman with no combat power. At that time, he was taken away by Master Aldas as a test drug, but a few days later, he miraculously became Aldas's apprentice. His identity was even publicly recognized by Royal Highness Jía. I don't know what's so attractive about this guy, but Athena and the little princess go to see him almost every day. "
Joseph thought for a moment and said, "In that case, his biggest reliance is the Dark Elf Master's attention. I know the little princess very well. She's just curious. Princess Royal should be doing this to win over Aldas. However, Aldas couldn't protect himself now, so he would leave the Dark Moon City soon. At that time, this human will lose his value. Even if you want to chop him into seven or eight pieces, Her Royal Highness will not stop you. "
"With the help of the person from the capital, Aldas will definitely lose." Alan turned from anger to joy. He nodded and raised his glass to Joseph, "You're right. Come, cheers!"
In Aldas's lab in the outer courtyard of the palace, after Alice and the other two left, only Aldas and Chen Rui were left in the lab. The observant imp noticed that the master was in a bad mood, so he retreated early.
Aldas took out a thick book, "Refining Essentials", "Commonly Used Potion Formulas", "Poison Supplement" …
"Chen Rui, these books are for you." The dark elf sighed. "In the future, when I'm not around you, you have to study hard. Although you have the inheritance of the grand master, there is no end to learning. You must not slack off. As long as you keep working hard, one day, your achievement will shock the entire Demon Realm. "
Chen Rui was shocked, "Master, what happened? Where are you going? "
"I'm likely to leave the Dark Moon City." Aldas shook his head. He looked gloomy and explained the reason.
The Demon Realm worshipped the strong. Not only power, but the competition in various fields was extremely fierce. The rules of the pharmaceutics world were quite unique. If one wanted to become a pharmaceutics master, there were two ways. The first way was to go to the Potioneer Alliance in the capital and pass a series of complicated assessments, including accurately making the highest level of white potions within a specified time. Moreover, one must be recognized by at least two masters.
The second way was to directly challenge the famous master under the witness of the Potioneer Alliance. If one succeeded, he would be promoted to the master level directly. If one failed, he would be deprived of the master status and exiled for three years. Three years later, he could only challenge or assess the master level again. If the challenged refused to accept the challenge, it would be regarded as a failure directly.
However, the challenger was not without risk. He needed to bet a huge amount of wealth. Once the challenge failed, the wealth would belong to the master, and he couldn't challenge again within three years.
Chen Rui understood. It was just like gambling. Aldas went on to explain that money was very important for a potioneer because alchemy was a costly discipline. Whether it was pharmaceutics or mechanics, they all needed a lot of financial support. Even if it was to assess the alchemist level or learn from an alchemist, it would cost a lot. Therefore, ordinary alchemists would seek support from financial forces and work for them.
Chen Rui secretly thought that compared to that, it was too easy for him to become a free apprentice.
Aldas himself was once in debt due to financial problems and was treated coldly. After he failed to assess the master level, he almost lost his confidence in life after losing all his fortune. At this lowest point, Aldas met Princess Royal Jía. At that time, Jía was only 16 years old. She had just taken over the Dark Moon City, but she had a good eye for talent and provided valuable funds for Aldas. After Aldas became a master, he returned the favor by resolutely refusing the capital's invitation. He stayed in the Dark Moon City to serve Jía.
Chen Rui showed a look of understanding. No wonder the dark elf master has a sincere respect for Princess Jía.
Aldas sighed, "A few months ago, I received letters from Master Zola and Master Kemp from the capital. In the letters, they promised me a lot of benefits and persuaded me to serve Regent Obsidian, but I rejected them flatly. Today, the Potioneer Alliance's capital branch suddenly sent a magic message. The capital's potioneer, Sandro, officially challenged me. Now, the two potioneer masters and Sandro are already on the way to the Dark Moon City. They will arrive in two days. "
Since he refused a toast, he was forced to drink a forfeit.
Aldas was Jía's right-hand man. If he was defeated and exiled, then the reputation of the Dark Moon Estate and Jía's strength would be greatly damaged. Obviously, this was a means of Prince Obsidian to weaken Princess Jía's strength. The capital was very far from the Dark Moon City. Even with the fastest flying beast, it would take nearly a month's journey. Yet, the magic message only reached Aldas now. It seemed that the other party deliberately wanted to catch him off guard.
"Master, no matter what the other party's plan is, only strength can explain everything in the end." Chen Rui thought for a while and said, "As long as you defeat Sandro, the other party's scheme will fail, and they will lose a lot of wealth."
"I naturally understand this. The problem is that I'm not Sandro's opponent." Aldas smiled bitterly, "Sandro is the most outstanding potioneer genius of the empire. When I was taking the potioneer assessment, he already had the title of the first genius potioneer of the empire. Moreover, this person had long since possessed the strength of a Master, and even many Masters respected him greatly. It was said that he once swore that if he didn't develop the strongest poison, he would never participate in the master assessment. Now that he came to challenge me, on one hand, he was ordered by the regent. On the other hand, he probably had a major breakthrough in developing a new poison. He planned to use me as a sacrifice to advance to master. I discussed with Princess Royal for a long time in the council hall just now, but we couldn't come up with a countermeasure. "
Chen Rui asked tentatively, "Master, if you immediately contact Sandro and say that you are willing to serve Prince Obsidian, can you avoid this challenge?"
Aldas shook his head firmly, "Since I refused Prince Obsidian's recruitment previously, I won't accept it now. Although we dark elves don't talk about hypocrisy like integrity and tolerance, we remember kindness the most. I will never betray Royal Highness Jía. Even if I am exiled for three years, I will try my best to become a master again and continue to serve Royal Highness. "
However, since Prince Obsidian had the intention to deal with Jía, it was hard to say whether Aldas could keep his life during the exile. Even if the dark elves could survive and regain the glory of the master, would the Dark Moon City, which was already in danger, still be under Jía's control in three years' time?
Even if Chen Rui thought of this, Aldas must be aware of it.
Aldas didn't say anything more. He continued to clean up the potions and books and was ready to leave at any time.
Chen Rui didn't help Aldas clean up. He frowned at the side and said nothing. Aldas was very rigorous in academics. Although he was a bit cunning like the dark elves, he didn't hold back when teaching Chen Rui pharmaceutics. There was no so-called racial discrimination. At the same time, this master was also Chen Rui's best protection. Whether it was for others or for himself, Chen Rui had to try to help him.
Also, now that the Super System's startup progress was stagnant, Sandro's new poison might be an opportunity …
In contemplation, a bold plan gradually formed in Chen Rui's mind.
"Master, wait! Don't be too pessimistic. We may not necessarily lose. If my plan succeeds … "After Chen Rui thought about it, he smiled and said," Perhaps, we can first discuss the distribution of that huge amount of wealth. "
This sentence made Aldas's movement pause. His originally gloomy eyes suddenly widened.
At this time, in the Dark Moon Estate, under the circumstance that someone intentionally spread the news that the capital's potion genius, Sandro, would officially challenge Master Aldas in two days. The entire Dark Moon was discussing this major event.
Two days passed quickly. Just like the time of the magic message, a group of people from the capital appeared outside the Dark Moon City on time.
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