Cthulhu Gonfalon Chapter 3:

Akain Pasteur, male, half-elf, now nineteen years old, the fourth-generation heir of the Pasteur school of alchemy.

According to legend, it was his ancestor who fermented and produced the first piece of cheese in human history, and the origin of the Pasteur school can be verified by his great-grandfather Krahot Pasteur.

Klahout Pasteur believes that there is a great spirit throughout the world that controls the decomposition activities of all kinds of tiny creatures and maintains the operation of the world. He calls it the "eternal ash". Through speculation on "Eternal Ash", he developed a unique alchemy technique and used it in aspects related to fermentation and medical treatment, and became a respected alchemist.

However, as an important member of the Druids of the Primordial Forest, the Pasteur family has always inherited the druid profession. For the druid who advocates "respect for nature, respect nature, and obey nature", the alchemist who twists nature with the power of magic is simply a heresy to kill. The Pasteur family, who had betrayed the druid's lofty beliefs, was severely criticized by the archdruid "Beast Judge" Buddy Brista, and had to move frequently to avoid his pursuit.

Not long ago, Akain’s father, Tevira Pasteur, was involved in an accident during the experiment. Not only was he seriously injured, but the spore forest "Rotting Sea", which had been used for hiding for a long time, was also destroyed, revealing his whereabouts. . Facing the beast judge who heard the wind, Tevira had no choice but to arrest him with no choice but to be sentenced to freezing and frozen into the Primordial Glacier. Unless his children and grandchildren have made a significant contribution to the forest, or the forest encounters a huge crisis that requires his strength, they will always be frozen in it and cannot be released.

Tevira knew that as the archdruid's tracking target, he could not escape, so before he was arrested, he arranged for his son Akain to escape in advance, and went to the master Trian, a friend he met when he was young. . Who knows that Master Trian has passed away long ago. If the Master had not specifically mentioned the Pasteur family before he was alive, he had told Wendy to have a chance to help one or two, he was afraid that he would die in a daze outside the magic tower. The seemingly beautiful piece is actually dangerous. In the sea of ​​flowers.

"This man is very talented." Wendy emphasized to Sui Xiong, "very talented! The alchemy inherited by his family is very different from the orthodox alchemy that I know. I think for you. , He can definitely become a right-hand man!"

Sui Xiong received Akain curiously. Although this half-elf was nearly twenty, he looked like a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, very immature and small, and quite short. Standing with the slime girl, she is not much taller than her-this is no way. As a half-elf, this type of "developmental delay" often appears in half-elves, even if his mind and an adult Similar, but looks like a child. According to Wendy's estimation, it will probably take at least fifty years before he can grow into an adult.

Although his father was arrested and sentenced, Akain did not hate the beast judge for it. He is still very young and simple. He wants to make great achievements as soon as possible and convince the archdruid to recognize the Pasteur school, so that his father can be released.

"Your Majesty the Great Mask of the Void, I implore you to take me in. I will use my alchemy to serve you, and I believe it will help you." Akane said politely, "Of course, If you need it, I can also fight for you as a druid. But fighting is not my specialty. Compared with professional combat masters, my ability in this area is much weaker."

Sui Xiong couldn't help but laugh. His church is so short of manpower now, how can it be qualified to pick and choose? Not to mention that Akain is an alchemy master who can be respected by Wendy. It is too late for him to welcome such talents!

"So...Master Akain, I want to ask, what kind of alchemy are you best at?" He smiled and asked, "Pharmacy? Enchanting? Or material conversion?"

"All of these can be done." Akain's immature face showed a bit of confidence. "The Pasteur school has adopted the research and analysis of those fine microorganisms-which can be called bacteria or fungi. Using them, I developed alchemy with them as the main tools. I just use different methods from ordinary alchemists. Basically, I can do things that others can do."

Sui Xiong was overjoyed and asked: "Then can you develop drugs?"

"Of course." Akain replied confidently, then added, "But the techniques of the Pasteur school are not compatible with the techniques of the classic school of Master Trian. If you let me assist Miss Wendy, I'm afraid It will not help."

Sui Xiong was taken aback and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

He thought that with the help of Akain, Wendy's speed in researching the longevity potion would be greatly enhanced, and it might not take long to develop this potion. But I didn’t expect it to be like this...

He pondered: What on earth should this alchemist who is good at using bacteria and fungi do in order to make full use of his talents?

After thinking for a while, he suddenly got inspiration and asked: "You said you are good at researching and using fungi?"

"...you can say so."

"So, do you know mushrooms?" Sui Xiong asked with interest, "Mushrooms are also a kind of fungi?"

Akain nodded: "Yes, mushrooms are one of the most common fungi in our lives. It has six large branches and seventy-nine common subspecies, of which most are highly toxic. , There are only 14 kinds that are truly completely non-toxic and safe to eat, they are..."

"Stop it!" Sui Xiong hurriedly stopped his explanation and asked bluntly, "Then do you know there are mushrooms that can grow in the Northwest Ash Forest?"

Akain was stunned. After thinking about it for a long time, he said with some uncertainty: "Such mushrooms... theoretically there should be."

"What's'in theory'?" Sui Xiong asked suspiciously.

"Mushrooms are something that is very good at adapting to the environment. As far as I know, even the shadow world and the undead world have mushrooms. Although the ash forest did not impress me in the past. There are many kinds of mushrooms, but those mushrooms that can grow well even in the shadow world and the undead world, presumably can also grow well in the Ash Forest."

Sui Xiong laughed, this is really good news!

"So, this mushroom...Do you have a collection?"

"Of course, the independent space passed down from generation to generation of the Pasteur school houses almost all the known mushroom species in the world. Although the'fuhai' used to cultivate new species is no longer there, the cultivation of new species has been greatly affected. It’s a big hindrance, but it’s just looking for suitable ones from the known varieties, and it doesn’t take much time."

So Sui Xiong handed this task to Akain, asking him to find the mushrooms that could grow in the Ash Forest as soon as possible.

Of course, this kind of work cannot be completed in the Trian Magic Tower, so Sui Xiong had to spend his energy to build an ultra-long-distance teleportation array to connect Akain to the Ash Forest.

It is expected that because he lives in the warm ancient forest all the year round, Akain is totally unsuitable for the cold weather in the north. As soon as he arrived in the Ash Forest, he was so cold that Aqian became seriously ill. Fortunately, even though Sui Xiong was weak, there was no problem in curing his illness, which avoided the tragic end of the senior intellectual's death before he had time to shine.

In order to allow Akain to live well, and to provide him with a stable research environment. After Sui Xiong talked to him in detail, he helped him build a simple "magic tower".

This "magic tower" is actually a basement with a total of five floors. The above-ground building part is mainly used to store some unimportant sundries. The basement floor is the storage area for consumables, the second floor is the reception room, the third floor is the living room, and the fourth and fifth floors are for research, Cultivate as a whole alchemy workshop.

Compared to the cold on the ground, the underground is obviously much warmer. After reaching the third basement level, even Akain, who is afraid of the cold, can live more comfortably, even without additional warmth.

As for the fourth and fifth floors underground, they are separated by a powerful purification circle. The inside of the purification circle completely isolates the negative energy, which is used to cultivate ordinary mushrooms and also to ensure the safety of daily life. The fifth layer, located on the outside of the purification circle, is used to cultivate mushrooms that can grow in a strong negative energy environment and complete the work handed by Sui Xiong.

Akain's research efficiency is indeed good. After about a week, he found a mushroom that can grow normally in the strong negative energy environment of the Ash Forest.

Unfortunately, this kind of mushroom is like almost all mushrooms in the world. They are warm and chilly. For them to grow normally, a very warm environment is required.

"Warmth is not a problem. There is no need to dig the basement or artificially heat it. It is very simple." After receiving the notification, Sui Xiong rushed to Akain's alchemy workshop. Looking at the black mushrooms that thrive in the negative energy environment on the fifth floor, he smiled with satisfaction.

After laughing, he asked: "How does this mushroom taste?"

Akain was stunned, and after a while, he asked in surprise: "You want to eat it?!"

"Of course I want to eat it." Sui Xiong asked naturally, "Why do you grow it for the sake of eating?"

Akain was stunned: "Isn't it to make poison?"

"How fresh! It takes such a great effort to create poison?! How boring I am to do this kind of thing!"

In the face of Sui Xiong, who seemed to be puzzled. It seems that eating mushrooms is justified. Using mushrooms to make poison is ridiculous. Akain feels that his always self-proclaimed smart head is not enough~IndoMTL.com~ It took him a while. Time to sort out your thoughts is to make your mind clear again. Baidu Sao Suo#>Pen> Pavilion-Banner of Cthulhu

"Your Majesty, why do you think this kind of thing that grows up in a negative energy environment is actually practical?" His voice became louder involuntarily, "It is poisonous! And it is very poisonous. Strong!"

Sui Xiong suddenly lost interest and waved his tentacles lazily: "Can't eat? What's the use? I want edible mushrooms."

"How can there be edible mushrooms that grow in a negative energy environment in the world!" Akain's face flushed immediately, as if he was insulted, "Are you making fun of me!"

Seeing that he was angry, Sui Xiong was a little embarrassed, and he smiled wryly and explained to him.

"Are you looking for edible mushrooms that can thrive in the Ash Forest, so that the believers can farm?" Akain blinked his eyes and thought for a long time, but still couldn't understand Sui Xiong's strange thinking, "Mushroom field?"

"Yes, mushroom field." Sui Xiong nodded again and again, "Who said that only rice and vegetables can be grown in the fields? Mushrooms can be grown too!"

With full of wonder and suspicion, Akain devotes himself to work again in accordance with Sui Xiong's arrangement...