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Chapter 74 Alchemy Academy (Please read!)

"This means that... the Mist Raven has been successfully tamed."

Luo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. The process went relatively smoothly.

The tamed "Mist Raven" will no longer pose a threat to the contractor.

Luo Xiu then stretched out his hand and let the raven rest on his fingers, while his other hand gently stroked the feathers on its back.

So, Luo Xiu was faced with the problem of how to name it.

He recalled his past life. In the Bhutanese mythology system, "Raven" is the messenger of Krishna;
In Celtic mythology, the "raven" is the incarnation of the god of navigation, guiding night travel...

However, no matter what kind of mythology system it is, "Raven" is basically related to "Night"...

So, Luo Xiu finally decided on the name Mist Raven.

——“Foggy Night”.

The meaning is - "It is the ferryman of the black fog and the incarnation of midnight."

Luo Xiu gently stroked the soft feathers of "Fog Night", and an expression of satisfaction emerged on his face, as if his life was complete and he was like a retired veteran cadre.

"What do you mean by a bird walker who has both cats and dogs?"

Luo Xiu smiled and said to himself.

……

In the afternoon.

After summoning the "Mist Hidden Raven" and taming it, "Mist Night" was left by Luo Xiu in a room in the hotel to look after the house.

As a raven with its own "surveillance camera" effect, Luo Xiu let it use the Mist Hide and placed hundreds of mist shadows in every corner of the "White Antelope Hotel".

Because Luo Xiu was not sure whether the cultists of "Blood of Thorns" could really find this place.

If he leaves the raven to watch over the house, Luo Xiu can also monitor in real time and prevent various situations that may occur.

……

Afterwards, Luo Xiu put on a thick velvet robe and went out.

He prepared to leave for his destination in the afternoon.

——A college under the jurisdiction of the “Tower of Sages” of the Nolan Empire.

——The "Alchemy Institute" in Sina City!
Luo Xiu prepared to show the brooch from the "horse bandit leader" Saint Schachi to the "generalists" in the Alchemy Academy.

This was his only plan for this afternoon.

When he helped the merchant Alardin to kill the three bandit leaders, Luo Xiu only took off the "Saint" brooch as proof of his identity.

Luo Xiu intuitively felt that there must be some hidden connection between the fact that Saint, an "alchemist" with a dual destiny of [intelligence], ended up becoming a horse bandit.

Luo Xiu was not curious about the story behind Saint, but as a player in the strategy group in his previous life, he keenly smelled the scent of "hidden mission" from it.

And the "Saint's Brooch" may be some kind of mission-critical prop.

A key item that can directly settle "hidden tasks"!

Luo Xiu thought so. Anyway, he still had a day and a half of vacation before he went to "Red Maple City" to officially carry out the task of "judging heretics".

He had plenty of time, and he came here with the mentality of giving it a try.

And this may also be an opportunity for Luo Xiu to establish a good relationship with the "Alchemy Institute"...

……

As he was thinking, Luo Xiu's vision was suddenly covered with a shadow.

A mysterious and ancient square-shaped building already stood before him.

The "Alchemy Institute" is under the "Tower of Sages", and this monument is the landmark building of the Alchemy Institute.

The entrance to the Alchemy Institute is made of two gray stone doors. Extending upward from the entrance doors is a wall made of pure white bricks. The topmost spire is a steeple dome made of indigo crystals of unknown material, which is used as a symbol of faith in the pillar god of [Wisdom] - "Truth". The extraordinary people with the destiny of [Wisdom] believe that true knowledge will always be in the hands of only a few people - their [Wisdom] believers are the few people standing on the top of this knowledge spire. Only they are qualified to "see the truth", and "Truth" will only teach the ultimate mystery of the world to true sages and wise men.

The door of the Alchemy Institute's square monument is closed and not open to the public under normal circumstances.

But there will always be two "scholars" standing on both sides of the entrance to entertain important people who come to visit the Alchemy Institute.

Luo Xiu then walked to the door of the Alchemy Institute's square monument, and two "scholars" stopped him at the same time.

"Sir, please forgive me."

A scholar smiled and said, "Now is the time to 'seek the truth'. The Alchemy Institute is temporarily closed to the public. Please go back."

This is a middle-aged man, and the vicissitudes of life have carved mottled wrinkles on his face.

On the other side of him was a young man with clear eyes, his eyes were full of curiosity, and he looked at the middle-aged man with awe.

Luo Xiu quietly conducted a survey and found that no matter whether they were middle-aged scholars or young scholars, they were all just "scholars" of the [intellectual] level...

After quickly browsing the panel data, Luo Xiu smiled and said to the scholars opposite:

"I'm here for something, about an alchemist named 'Saint Scratchy'."

Luo Xiu nodded, showing considerable patience, "Don't bother, I can wait."

As Luo Xiu spoke, he observed the reactions of the two scholars.

When he said the name "Saint Schaech", the young scholar did not react.

But the middle-aged scholar's pupils shrank noticeably.

Sure enough, it seems that "Saint" does have some connection with the Alchemy Institute...

Luo Xiu thought while waiting for the response from the two scholars.

"…Saint Schaech, huh?"

The middle-aged scholar nodded and said, "I understand. Please wait for a moment. I need to consult the generalists."

After saying that, the middle-aged scholar turned around, walked to the gray stone door, and reached out to touch the stone door.

Just above the stone gate, a layer of azure light soon flashed, and the complex rune circuits emitted a deep dark blue glow, accompanied by rumbling sounds and the vibration of heavy objects.

The stone door was pushed open to both sides, and the middle-aged scholar walked in. His figure quickly disappeared from Luo Xiu's sight, and the two doors closed again.

……

After a not-so-long wait, the "boom boom" sound was heard again. The middle-aged scholar walked out, came to Luo Xiu, and nodded to him.

"The knowledgeable people asked me to guide you and take you to meet them."

The middle-aged scholar said, and then turned his eyes to the young scholar on the other side and said, "Hafen, I will take this gentleman in. You should not relax alone..."

The young scholar named "Hafen" nodded vigorously.

The middle-aged scholar then turned around again and reached out to touch the stone door.

The stone door opened again with a loud bang, and Luo Xiu followed the middle-aged scholar into the interior of the Alchemy Institute's square monument.

According to Luo Xiu's memory, the square monument building of the [Intelligence] Alchemy Institute is divided into three floors.

Luo Xiu and the middle-aged scholar were at the bottom level, which was the "Transformation Room", where experiments on the transformation of various alchemical materials were carried out. It was also the workplace for the most basic [Intellectual] alchemists.

The atmosphere inside the Alchemy Institute is completely different from the serious atmosphere felt from the outside.

Many alchemists were communicating with each other, and there were some quarrels. They often argued over different alchemical formulas, and often scratched their heads because they couldn't understand a certain "formula". This was completely inconsistent with people's stereotypes of this group of "outstanding scholars"...

Just like those college animals in the university laboratories in Luo Xiu's previous life...

As Luo Xiu was thinking this, the middle-aged scholar also spoke up:
"Sir, please follow me."

"We are about to go to the third floor of the monument. Lord Loklan Skarchi, the 'Generalist', is waiting for you there."

(End of this chapter)