Somewhere in the snowy mountains.

"Mr. Qianyu, do you think the quality of this mint is okay?" On the snowy mountain, Sugar held the mint in his hand and asked Qianyu carefully.

Qianyu looked at the mint carefully, then nodded: "Well, the quality is excellent." After getting a positive answer, a happy smile appeared on Sando's face.

However, at this moment, she suddenly noticed a familiar figure standing in front of the deep pit not far away.

That figure was Albedo.

At this moment, Albedo was pushing his chin with one hand, as if he was lost in thought.

He said to himself: "Du Lin...has he woken up? But now..."

Just as Albedo was immersed in his own thoughts, he was interrupted by Sucrose's shout.

"Teacher Albedo!" A crisp shout interrupted Albedo's thoughts. He came to his senses and turned around to see Sucrose and Chiyu standing not far away.

"Sugar, why are you here?" Albedo looked at her in surprise.

"And this one is..." Albedo said as he turned his gaze towards Qianyu, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Seeing this, Qianyu took the initiative to step forward, introduced herself to Albedo with a smile, and gave him a brief account of what had happened.

Albedo listened quietly, sometimes frowning, sometimes thinking.

"I see. Thank you for helping Sucrose, Mr. Chiba." Albedo finally spoke, with a hint of gratitude in his tone.

“It seems like there’s an ulterior motive behind the design of this year’s Cocktail Festival.” He said slowly, his eyes revealing a thoughtful look.

However, at this moment, Qianyu keenly noticed something wrong in the other party's words.

At this moment, Sandang blushed and asked cautiously: "Teacher, are you busy now?"

"I've been investigating the snow mountains recently. Ever since Durin's body disappeared, a lot of changes have taken place everywhere." Albedo said in a calm tone.

"But of course not too busy," he added, looking at Sugar with a gentle gaze.

"Then could you teach me again how to judge the quality of mint?" Sugar said, scratching his head embarrassedly.

"Hey, I forgot again..." She smiled awkwardly.

Along the way, it was basically Qianyu who helped, and she felt really embarrassed.

Hearing this, Albedo smiled helplessly, and then began to patiently teach Sugar how to judge the quality of mint.

"First, observe the color and shape of the leaves. High-quality mint leaves should be dark green, intact and undamaged. Secondly, you can judge by smelling the smell. Fresh mint leaves will emit a refreshing aroma. Finally, if conditions permit, you can taste it. Good mint should have a cool and refreshing taste." Albedo explained in detail.

"But sugar, I once said that cocktail making is like alchemy. The focus should be on controlling the levels of ingredients. Why should we be so obsessed with pursuing quality?" Albedo suddenly asked.

"Because Mr. Qianyu told me that the higher the quality of the ingredients used in cocktails, the better the taste of the cocktail will be for the drinkers." Shatang answered without hesitation. She always kept Qianyu's words in mind.

"Is that so?" Albedo said coldly, with a hint of displeasure in his tone, and looked at Qianyu with cold eyes.

At this moment, Qianyu could be sure that the person in front of him might not be Albedo.

"Of course. For example, it's like a bunch of flowers. If there is a defective one among them, it will naturally be thrown away in order not to affect the beauty."

Qianyu said this, always observing the reaction of the so-called "Albedo" in front of him.

And the facts confirmed his guess.

"Defective products must be discarded... So, that's what you think too?" Albedo said, his face turning gloomy.

"Teacher, are you too tired recently?" Sandang asked worriedly.

"Why do you look so..."

At this moment, she also felt that Albedo's reaction was a little abnormal, as if he was extremely dissatisfied and disgusted with Qianyu's words just now.

At this moment, a sharp cry suddenly came from somewhere.

"Ahhh...help!"

Hearing the cry for help, Sugar immediately ran forward nervously to check the situation.

When she ran to the place where the sound came from, she saw Bennett trapped in a cage on an empty snowy field, looking embarrassed and helpless.

"Are you okay?" Sugar asked with concern.

"Hehe, it's okay. I just didn't expect that there would be traps set by hunters here..." Bennett scratched his head embarrassedly.

Just when everyone focused their attention on Bennett, Qianyu keenly noticed something unusual.

He turned his head and looked around, and found that Albedo had quietly left their sight.

At the same time, at a corner in the distance, another Albedo was standing quietly, his eyes cold, and slowly walked towards them...

Soon, he came to the cage.

"Everyone, let me do it." Albedo said calmly. He gently drew his right hand in the air, and a crystal clear branch appeared, and then disappeared into the void in an instant.

The next moment, the cage in front of me was opened.

"Wow...that's amazing. If I had your ability, I wouldn't have to worry about being trapped by various traps when I go out into the wild in the future?" Bennett exclaimed.

"Is that so? Alchemy is not something that ordinary people can learn." Albedo's mouth curled up slightly.

"Hey, I'm just saying, don't take it seriously..." Bennett nodded and smiled awkwardly.

"Speaking of Sucrose, can you still handle the Cocktail Festival?" Albedo asked in his calm and gentle voice. At the same time, he slowly turned around and his eyes fell on Sucrose.

"Huh?" Upon hearing this question, Shatang couldn't help but feel surprised. Her eyes widened slightly, and she seemed a little surprised by this sudden question.

"Everything is fine, teacher." Sandang replied, with a hint of confusion in her voice, "We came to the snowy mountains this time to find some special cocktail ingredients."

Satang wondered in her heart: Strange, didn’t Qianyu just say that... Did the teacher forget?

Could it be that the teacher has been too busy recently, causing his memory to decline?

"If you want to find raw materials, go somewhere else. The nearest snow-capped mountains are not very peaceful..." Albedo continued, with a hint of worry and uneasiness in his voice.

"I always feel like something bad is about to happen..."

Then his brows furrowed slightly.

"By the way, you are..." At this time he suddenly turned to Qianyu and asked.

It turns out that recently, Albedo has been studying an extremely strange sword that he "stole" from the treasure-stealing group's camp.

This sword confused him greatly, because as he continued to use it, it seemed to have the ability to corrupt the user's life force.

However, the moment he approached Qianyu, all the discomfort caused by the previous research disappeared.

"My name is Qianyu, and I'm a special tuner from the Cat's Tail Tavern." Qianyu said, extending her hand to Albedo.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Albedo, the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius." Qianyu said. Hearing this, Sucrose felt a little confused.

She looked at Qianyu in confusion and thought: Didn’t Qianyu just say hello?

At this moment, a woman holding the Songlai sword rushed towards Albedo quickly, and the sword finally stopped at his neck.

The person who came was none other than the captain of the guerrilla squad of the Knights of Favonius - Eula Lawrence.

"Tell me, Albedo, why did you attack me for no reason?" Eula's slightly angry voice echoed above the snow-capped mountains, causing the surrounding snowflakes to flutter down.

The Songlai sword in her hand flashed with a cold light, and the sword body trembled slightly, as if it would break free from its restraints at any time and execute the person in front of her with one sword.

"Wait a minute, Eula, calm down, calm down." Sugar stamped her feet anxiously, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

At this moment, her CPU was completely smoking and her mind was in chaos.

If what happened just now was just a coincidence, then what is happening now?

"There must be some misunderstanding here." She tried to calm the conflict that was about to break out.

At this time, Bennett quickly nodded and agreed: "Yes, Albedo just saved my life..." As he spoke, his eyes unconsciously looked into the distance.

At this moment, Bennett's emerald green pupils suddenly shrank, and his eyes were filled with fear and panic.

Then, his body began to tremble involuntarily, as if it was tightly bound by an invisible force.

He stretched out his finger in fear, pointed to the distance, and said with trembling lips:

"It's an avalanche!"

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