The Last Alchemist

After experiencing a thrilling night, everyone's tense minds slowly relaxed after returning to this stone house that was relatively safe for the time being.

In the corner of the hall on the first floor of the stone house, Rosen and his group were sitting around a fire. There was an iron pot on the fire. There were several potatoes boiling in the pot. The water had boiled and made a gurgling sound. The potatoes were turned over in the boiling water. It rolled back and forth, tightly attracting little Alice's attention.

She hadn't eaten for a long time, and her stomach was already growling with hunger.

Next to the fire, after some mutual introductions, Rosen knew that the young magician who had just come out to greet them was named Tarot, a three-star magician who was only 23 years old this year and was Lilith's junior brother. In terms of qualifications alone, he can be regarded as a genius. Unfortunately, there is always a very smart senior sister in front of him, so his reputation has not been obvious.

"The buildings in the inner courtyard have been basically destroyed, the Tower of Wisdom has been razed to the ground, and Master Fleming also died for the academy. The academy has already been destroyed~"

Tarot sat next to the fire, looking at the jumping flames with sad and confused eyes. He held a small piece of charcoal in one hand and scratched it meaninglessly on the ground, making a "chichi" sound. sound.

The academy has been destroyed, and without the academy, what are these magic academies? Homeless bum?

Everyone was silent, everyone had the same confusion as him, including Rosen.

For a while, only one or two crackling sounds of burning wood could be heard in the hall.

Suddenly, Rosen said: "There must be a plan. Now the entire city of Nerogard has become a monster's lair. It is no longer safe to stay here. We must leave this monster city as soon as possible."

"Who says it's not?" Tarot smiled bitterly: "But if you turn around and look at them, they are missing arms and legs. With so many injuries, there is no way to avoid the monsters in the city."

Rosen turned around and saw that there were a total of 28 people in the hall, 15 of whom were seriously injured. Among these people, broken arms and legs were considered minor, while those with serious injuries had their stomachs cut open and their internal organs flowing out. Outside the body, there is only the last breath left. With the medical technology of this era, it is basically impossible for these 15 people to survive.

Among the remaining 13 people, 8 have very deep wounds, and there are signs of slight infection around the wounds. Whether they can survive it all depends on luck, but if they need to be transported long distances, it is basically impossible and will be a drag. Those magicians who were not injured were finished together.

Calculating this, there are at most five or six magicians who can truly leave Nerogard City safely, including Lilith.

The wounded were all magicians and smart people. They had already predicted their fate, but no one cried. Their eyes were numb, and they would only let out one or two weak moans unless the wounds were really painful.

Looking at this desperate scene, Rosen felt very uncomfortable: "Maybe I can escort you away."

Tarot smiled faintly: "Thank you very much. I know you must have this ability, but even if we can really leave, where can we go? Without the protection of the academy, even if we can escape the pursuit of monsters, we will not be able to hide. The Witch Hunter's Search."

He paused, and the smile on his face turned a little bitter: "Personally, I won't leave here. I can't leave so many comrades behind and leave alone."

"Are you just waiting to die here?" Rosen asked in disbelief.

"Not entirely." Tarot shook his head: "Thunder Messenger Master Max and Sage Niya are still alive. Once they know about Nerogard, they will definitely come back immediately. As long as Master Max comes back, we will Saved."

Hearing this, Lilith said softly: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"Sister, what do you mean by this?" Tarot was puzzled.

Lilith glanced at Rosen and explained softly: "The key lies in the Tower of Wisdom. This tower may be related to the source of the great magician's power. Once the tower falls, the power of the great magician will most likely be greatly weakened. Of course, Master Max will still be very powerful, but he may have lost his crushing advantage over monsters.”

"Really?" Tarot's face turned pale upon hearing this.

"Judging from the current clues, the possibility is very high. Of course, this is just my guess and may not be accurate." Lilith's voice was very low, as if she was afraid of being heard by other magicians.

Hearing these words, the last light of hope in the young magician's eyes was extinguished. He stared blankly at the trembling flames in the fire without saying a word.

Lilith sighed. She suddenly stood up, turned to Rosen and said, "Alchemist, can we talk alone?"

Rosen was stunned, not quite understanding what Lilith meant, but still nodded: "Of course. Where can we talk?"

Lilith pointed to the stairs: "There is a room on the third floor."

She walked towards the stairs first.

Rosen stood up, and Anne and others immediately looked over with worried eyes. He nodded slightly to appease, then followed Lilith and walked upstairs.

Soon, the two arrived at the small room on the third floor. Lilith closed the door and looked carefully outside the small window. After confirming that there were no monsters outside the stone house, she reached out and closed the window, then turned back to look at Rosen. Scorching, it looked unusually bright in the dim room.

"Rosen, what are your plans for the future?"

"I haven't considered this yet, but I have to leave Nerogard first. There are too many monsters in the city."

The time was too short, and Rosen really hadn't thought about this issue carefully, but vaguely, he felt that in this barbaric and cruel world, blindly escaping didn't seem to be the best strategy.

Lilith immediately said: "I have thought about it carefully."

"Oh, tell me." Rosen stood against the wall and looked at Lilith seriously.

"We can't escape, we should rebuild the academy!" Lilith proposed a very bold idea.

Rosen's heart suddenly moved, and he followed Lilith's words and asked, "Rebuild the academy? What to rebuild it with? How to rebuild it?"

Lilith stared closely at Rosen's eyes: "Rely on your power! Rely on your knowledge! Those monsters are afraid of you from the bottom of their hearts. As long as you are here, it is enough to scare the monsters. You also have a lot of wonderful alchemical knowledge, terrifying Explosives, powerful muskets, magical potions, as long as you are here, we can hope to rebuild the academy and even restore the glory of Nerogard City!"

Rosen's eyelids twitched violently when he heard this. For some reason, his heartbeat also accelerated slightly, and the arteries on his forehead jumped sharply: "Why do you think I have this power? There are so many monsters, and there are countless powerful monsters. Although I killed Amran, there is a mysterious big lord behind him. Even if I can deal with the monster, our new academy will definitely not be recognized by the royal power. When the time comes, the Flame God Cult and the Kingdom of Kewell will come. How should we deal with trouble?"

When he said this, he looked at the air in front of him, not as if he was convincing Lilith, but more as if he was debating with himself.

Lilith didn't look discouraged: "So what? It's ten times better than running away and wandering around. If we escape from Nerogard today, then our enemies can develop with peace of mind, and their power will become stronger and stronger." Until one day, they can easily kill us! But if we fight against them from the beginning, we have hope of victory!"

With every word she said, Rosen's eyes became brighter. When Lilith finished speaking, Rosen's eyes shone in the darkness, and seemed to be burning with blazing fire.

"You're right! We can't keep escaping!"

Lilith's words were like the light of a beacon, illuminating Rosen's thinking and he completely figured it out.

He clenched his hands tightly into fists and said in a solemn voice: "We can no longer rely on others, let alone expect mercy from our enemies! This world is immersed in thick darkness. In such a hopeless and barbaric world, if we want to Light can only rely on the torch in your own hand!"

"Then you agree?" Lilith was overjoyed.

To be honest, she just had the idea of ​​giving it a try. She expected that she would have to work very hard to convince Rosen, because when they were in the underground city, Rosen had always acted like he didn't want to cause trouble. However, he didn't expect that Rosen would be convinced by her with just a few words.

She suddenly realized that she seemed to have misjudged this young man before.

Rosen sighed softly and whispered: "Actually, I don't want to do this, and I don't like to do it, but everything is telling me that I must do it! I know that this road is very dangerous, It’s very difficult and the hope of success is very slim, but it’s the only way!”

Now, he feels that his original idea was very naive. In the past, he didn't want to be a lord, he didn't want to manage his own power, he just wanted to be a scientist like Newton and spread science in the world, but he didn't realize that this world where monsters are raging is too dangerous and turbulent, and there is no The soil in which the seeds of science grow.

If he wants to achieve his goal, he must first prepare soil for scientific growth.

‘Now that we have been pushed into a corner, cowards choose to surrender, while warriors choose to fight. I am not a warrior, but I will never give in! ’ Rosen’s mind became clearer and firmer.

He stretched out his hand to push open the wooden door, then turned to Lilith and said, "Let's go and rescue people first."