The Last Alchemist

"I'm actually related to Marquis Petain. What should I do?" When the trainee magician Hill spoke, her lips trembled uncontrollably. She seemed to be in great panic.

Vincent's expression was dull and he didn't speak.

"What's going on?"

Rosen spread his hands. He didn't know Marquis Petain well, so naturally he couldn't understand the feelings of the two of them.

Hill's face turned pale: "What I know is that the biological sister of Marquis Pétain, named Alalie Pétain, is a magician at Nerogard Academy.

At the same time, he is also a seven-star great magician. He is very good at using fire magic. He has a special magic trick called "Fire Dragon". If this move is used when soldiers charge in groups, hundreds of soldiers can be burned to charcoal. "

Rosen looked at Vincent again: "What about you? What do you know?"

Vincent grimaced: "Marquis Petain is also a giant in the business world. The only bank in Nerogard is called Petain Bank, and the major shareholder behind it is the Marquis himself. At the same time, when Marquis Petain was young, he followed Covey King Er is one of the most trusted generals in his wars in the north and south, and he also has a high prestige in the military circles of the Kingdom of Kewell."

Rosen understood: "He has huge influence in the academy, business community, and military community. He is indeed a big shot!"

Compared to such an existence, Vincent is just a small businessman with some success, and Hill, the trainee magician, is even more insignificant. The Marquis Pétain could change the fate of these two people drastically with just a few words.

"What should we do about this?" Annie asked. When she tracked Marquis Petain's Blackthorn Villa, she already felt something was wrong. Now that she knew the status of Marquis Petain, she also felt a little numb.

Rosen was not stupid. Faced with such a giant, he did not dare to act rashly. After thinking about it, he said: "Let's wait until tomorrow and see if the city hall will post a reward for the murder. If so, , then this matter is a murder case, which means that it should have nothing to do with the Marquis Pétain himself, and it is possible that his men did it without telling him. "

If Marquis Pétain had taken action personally, with his huge energy, he would not have let the bounty appear at all if he wanted to deal with a countess who had no foundation.

"What if there is no reward posted?" Hill asked.

"Nine times out of ten, it has something to do with Marquis Petain himself, but this possibility is very small."

In fact, Rosen felt that if Marquis Pétain really liked the moon wand and told him directly, Adele would not be able to resist at all and would only obediently offer the wand. Why should it be so bloody when something can be solved with just one sentence?

Seeing Hill and Vincent looking helpless, Rosen said simply: "You two must have been quite frightened today. Let's do this. I'll ask the servant to make arrangements, and you can rest here tonight."

"Well~Thank you very much, Mr. Rosen." Hill nodded. She now felt that Nerogard City was very dark, and she really did not dare to return to the academy alone at night.

"Thank you." Vincent was also distracted. He now felt that there were many shady things at the banquet, and he himself was just a tiny grain of sand drifting with the crowd.

Rosen clapped his hands, summoned his servants, and took the two of them to rest. He and Annie were the only ones left in the study.

Anne found a chair and sat down: "What if it was really the Marquis Pétain who instigated it?"

Rosen clasped his fingers in front of him, lost in thought. After a while, he said, "Then think of another way. No matter what, the murderous shadow demon must be killed!"

Annie smiled slightly: "I think so too."

After that, the two chatted about some news about Shadow Demon until late at night before going back to rest.

A night of silence.

The next morning, when Rosen was having breakfast with everyone, the servant who was sent to the city hall to inquire about the news ran back to report.

"Sir, the city hall has posted a reward for the person who killed Countess Adele last night. The reward is as high as 5,000 gold dragon coins. The city is going crazy!"

After hearing the news, Rosen breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that Marquis Petain didn't know about it. The shadow demon should have taken advantage of the Marquis's influence."

Hill and Vincent both sighed.

Veronica also already knew the news of Adele's murder. She took a sip of soup and said lightly: "Even so, the Shadow Demon is not easy to deal with. Rosen, I want to remind you that the Shadow Demon is too powerful. , even I can only protect myself when facing the Shadow Demon."

Rosen chuckled: "Don't worry, you don't need to take action, just stay in the mansion."

He also doesn't expect Veronica to be with him all the time. This is unrealistic and can easily trigger Veronica's resistance. As long as he can help at critical moments, it would be great.

After speaking, Rosen turned to look at Hill and said, "Don't forget to give the parchment I gave you to Raphael. Also, don't forget to relay what I said to Vicky."

"Vicci will hate you to death." Hill rolled her eyes. After a night's rest, her mood recovered well.

"It doesn't matter."

Rosen turned to Vincent again and said, "By the way, my mentor has built a lot of interesting gadgets in the past two days. I have to leave it to you."

"I'm happy to help." Vincent nodded, thought for a while, and then said: "When selling things, I will help inquire about the situation. Once I find valuable information, I will notify you."

"Thank you so much."

After breakfast, Hill and Vincent said goodbye together, and Rosen began to discuss countermeasures with Anne.

"Did the Marquis Pétain stay at the villa last night?"

"Not sure. When I arrived last night, the villa was brightly lit, and I could see many servants. But I was afraid of being noticed by the shadow demon, so I didn't dare to get too close."

Rosen thought for a while and said: "It's daytime now. If we openly visit Marquis Petain, I'm afraid it will make Shadow Demon suspicious. Moreover, we have too little information now. It would be easy to head to the villa rashly." Is there anything you can do to alert the enemy?"

"Of course." Anne smiled slightly and took out a magic mirror: "I saw the terrain around Blackthorn Villa last night. There is a bell tower 300 meters away in the southeast. As long as you climb the bell tower and use the magic mirror, you can see to a lot of things.”

Rosen nodded: "It's a good idea, but the city is very lively during the day. Climbing the bell tower may be very eye-catching."

Annie had already thought of a solution: "Don't worry, I'll go and observe at night. The target is too big, so it's best for me to go alone. After I have the exact information, we can act together."

"It's feasible." Rosen nodded in agreement.

He turned to look at Veronica again: "Winnie, I'm going to build some weapons specifically to deal with the Shadow Demon, and I need some special ores. How about you take me to see Mobius?"

"No problem."

After that, Annie began to prepare weapons and equipment to deal with unexpected situations, and Rosen helped organize them. If Annie had any special requirements, he would make them directly in the alchemy room.

After working for a few hours, everything was ready, and Annie began to recharge her batteries, waiting for dark to take action.

Rosen was not idle either. Together with Veronica, they took a carriage to find the ore merchant Mobius.

On the carriage, Veronica asked: "This shadow demon knows how to take advantage of Marquis Petain, which shows that he has a very smart mind. I think that when necessary, he may even encourage Marquis Petain to come and cause trouble for you. It's even possible to expel us from the city. If this happens, have you considered countermeasures?"

Rosen nodded: "I have thought about it and considered these risks, so Annie and I will act very cautiously, trying to ensure a one-hit kill and not giving this shadow demon a chance to counterattack."

Veronica had a headache when she heard this: "Well~ Although I really want to tell you that Shadow Demon not only has a smart mind, but also has terrifying fighting power. But I know that even if I say this, you will not give up, you will only go Thinking of a solution, right?”

Rosen smiled slightly: "That's right."

Veronica asked: "I don't think you are so determined because you want to avenge Adele, and I don't believe you are doing it simply for the reward. Is it because of Annie?"

Rosen shook his head: "No."

"Then why?"

Rosen lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: "That night, when my parents were killed by Viken, and my own life was on the verge of death, I thought, if God allows me to survive, then I will do my best. Use the rest of your life to destroy all evil monsters in the world!"

This is what he really thinks in his heart. Of course, there is no need to tell Veronica about killing monsters to increase his alchemical power.

Veronica believed it, and she sighed: "Viken is such a fool, causing trouble everywhere!"

After a few seconds of silence, she asked: "The Shadow Demon is good at changing, especially in the dark. He is simply the incarnation of death. From what I see, you seem to have a countermeasure."

Rosen nodded: "Annie told me that Shadow Demon is afraid of light, especially strong light."

Veronica spread her hands after hearing this: "Photophobia is true, but the shadow demon is out at night, how can you still turn night into day? With all due respect, although the glass lamp you recently built is very good, but That little light is not enough.”

Rosen chuckled: "That's why I went to find Mobius."