Ge Zheng's injuries were not severe. By evening, he had already woken up. Surprisingly, Dianola, who seemed to be severely injured, had already awakened before Ge Zheng.
When Groenia arrived with the priest, Dianola was already in a coma, the priests checked Dianola's pulse, and then shook their heads discreetly toward Groenia. Groenia felt a pain in her heart, as originally she had lost hope. But unexpectedly, the priests' routine treatment made Dianola's strong heart beat even stronger, despite her slipping into a deep sleep, her heart never stopped working.
Two hours before Ge Zheng woke up, she had already woken up. The female warrior opened her eyes, her eyes glanced around first, then she confirmed that she was fine. She called out to Miss Feifei who was by her side, "Feifei, I told you, my life is not that fragile!"
Feifei was overjoyed, crying and laughing, smudging her little face. Dianola looked at Ge Zheng lying on the bed nearby, disdainfully pursed her lips, "Tsk, this kid is indeed a freak, but still can't compare to me!"
When Ge Zheng woke up, Dianola, leaning on a cane, had already gone outside with Groenia’s support. Standing in front of his bed was someone, his line of sight went from blurry to clear. Ge Zheng exclaimed in surprise, "Victoria, what are you doing here?"
"I was tasked with investigating the attack this time, please carefully consider who might have had a deep enmity against you," Victoria added, "I have confirmed that the attacker is an alchemist."
A pile of names of people who might want to attack him emerged in Ge Zheng's mind, but narrowing it down to an alchemist, he pondered, which excluded quite a few people from that list, leaving only two. However, he didn't want too many people involved in this matter. He shook his head at Victoria, "Thank you, but I really can't recall who would hold such a deep grudge against me to use magical weapons against me."
Ge Zheng speculated that it should not be the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince improved the magical weapons, and their power should be much greater. If it was the Fourth Prince with his new magical weapon, he feared that one blast would have destroyed his little tower. So, there was only one person left on the list, causing Ge Zheng to be puzzled. How could someone be so important that Grosov would risk such a huge risk and go against the entire East Victory Academy?
Victoria looked calmly at Ge Zheng, "Mr. Ge, I hope you can cooperate with us. This is not just your matter, it involves the security of the entire East Victory Academy." Ge Zheng still shook his head, "It's not that I don't want to cooperate, it's just that I really can't recall."
Victoria paused slightly and then stood up to bid farewell, "Well, if you remember anything, please inform me immediately."
Victoria led her team out, then turned back, "Niya, is there a way to make him tell the truth?" The witch hesitated, "Big sister, is this really a good idea?" Victoria's cold gaze pierced through, and Niya shrank her neck, "Yes, there is a way!" Victoria nodded in satisfaction.
The witch guarded outside the door, and Victoria ostensibly "protected" Ge Zheng. Although Groenia repeatedly emphasized that Ge Zheng was absolutely safe in the Dark Temple, Victoria insisted on leaving the witch behind. Groenia stared at the back of the cold woman with a hint of anxious anger.
She simply released a war spirit to stay close to Ge Zheng. The witch guarded the door and several times wanted to tamper with Ge Zheng's food, but the loyal war spirit stayed by Ge Zheng's side, making her not dare to attempt any mischief.
After two days of rest, Ge Zheng was able to walk again, and Dianola was already lively and energetic. When asked why she recovered so quickly, Dianola kept mum, claiming with a nonchalant air, "Oh, I'm just tough!" It was considered a private secret, and even Ge Zheng no longer asked.
Once they were mobile, Dianola couldn't sit still, and after ensuring she had enough sleep, she began clamoring to return to retrieve her treasure.
The tiger shark knife was still at home, and without the knife, Dianola felt uneasy. Ge Zheng also wanted to return to look for clues, so the two begged Groenia, and the spirit user could not resist their pleading and had to agree to accompany them back.
Ge Zheng, wearing a warm fox fur coat, stepped out of the Dark Temple. Under the steps, there was a large crowd of people, which startled him, "Why are there so many people?" Groenia helped him open the carriage door, and it rang out, surprisingly, made of pure iron. He couldn't help but chuckled, "Is it really necessary to be so cautious?"
Groenia scolded, "Of course it is necessary! Why are you being so careless..." Her words trailed off as Feifei appeared from somewhere, laughing and teasing, "I wonder if anyone cares?" Ge Zheng shrugged it off as if he hadn't heard. He still obediently climbed into the carriage. Seeing Ge Zheng's reaction, Groenia sighed, but Ge Zheng did not make any response, and neither did she. Disgruntled, Feifei also grumbled, "A pair of blocks of wood."
There were warriors from the academy guarding it 24 hours a day, and it hadn't been breached. Ge Zheng walked unsteadily up the stairs to the third floor and into his laboratory. He saw the scattered fragments on the floor, along with a few pools of blood, and let out a sigh. Although the bodies had been removed, one could still tell how intense the battle had been that night.
Dianola walked to the wall and pulled out the tiger shark knife still embedded in the wall. Holding the knife, her whole demeanor was different. Ge Zheng smiled at her, "Thanks." Dianola waved her hand, boasting, "It's no big deal! You can rest assured that even if I was surrounded by a hundred thousand enemy troops, I could still rescue you!"
Feifei wrinkled her little nose, "Sister Dianola has started boasting again..."
Ge Zheng walked back and forth a few times, picking up shards with the tip of his foot. Miss Feifei said, "Teacher, don't bother looking, they're all shattered. Once your injuries heal, we'll build a better laboratory."
But Ge Zheng did not answer, his eyes fixed on a corner of the laboratory. It was a corner where Ge Zheng normally piled up waste, but through several layers of obstacles, a faint silver light shone out from a pair of scrap pieces.
"Teacher?" Miss Feifei called out, but Ge Zheng did not respond. He reached out and gently turned over a few shards, and a faint silver light spilled out, like moonlight on a lake.
"Huh..." Miss Feifei also saw the beautiful silver light, surprised.
Under a pile of fragments, there was a glowing sphere quietly resting, and inside the sphere was an exquisite alchemical furnace!
Vaguely there was the shadow of the previous medicine furnace, but it was even more exquisite and perfect. Ge Zheng took out an appraisal book, and with a magical sound, a line of text appeared:
Silver Alchemy Medicine Furnace:
Upgraded from an ordinary alchemy furnace merged with classical alloy.
Level: Eight.
Attribute: 30% increase in medicinal power.
Applicable Professions: Cleric, Alchemist.
Note: can be upgraded.
"The 'Applicable Professions' column was not there before." Ge Zheng was astonished. The previously level-seven medicine furnace had actually been automatically upgraded to level eight. What is classical alloy? He thought and thought, but that night, there was only this medicine furnace in the laboratory, and no other materials.
His gaze returned to that pile of scrap, cross-referencing with his memory, carefully searching through it. It was only missing the scrapped raw material alloy used to refine the Tiger Shark Blade - could it be that he accidentally discovered what "classical alloy" was?
The explosion of the magic cannonball sent the alchemy furnace into the scrap, and it happened to mix with that alloy. The high temperature produced by the explosion achieved the effect of a smelting furnace, allowing the two to merge.
In addition to clerics, there are actually alchemists who can use it? Ge Zheng was puzzled. How could alchemists also use herbs to make potions?
All alchemical potions on the continent are made through magic, without any methods of making potions through herbs. Furthermore, the herbs of this world are peculiar and without the life magic of the clerics, these herbs are basically ineffective.
Ge Zheng was completely puzzled. It seems that he needs to wait until his injury is healed before slowly studying it again. He stored the Silver Alchemy Medicine Furnace in his storage space and then said, "Let's go."
Back at the Dark God Temple, someone came forward and said a few words in Gronia's ear. Gronia looked at Ge Zheng, and Ge Zheng knew that it was definitely related to him. He asked, "Is there something going on?"
"A merchant wants to see you and has been waiting for a while."
"A merchant?" Ge Zheng frowned. Grossof, this kid actually dared to come and see me. But he immediately understood: there was no evidence that the attacker was Grossof, so of course, he could come to see him openly.
Ge Zheng showed a hint of a smile. "Of course, I'll see him."
Grossof was still in the standard attire of a merchant. As soon as he saw Ge Zheng, he asked with concern, "Master, are you okay? I just received the news, it's really regrettable!" Ge Zheng waved his hand, pretending to be weak. "It's nothing, just lucky to have saved my life."
Grossof said, "The last time we talked, I wonder what the master has considered?"
Ge _ frowned. "It's not that I'm unwilling to sell it to you. It's that the person who attacked me this time actually used a magic cannon. The medicine furnace I just found was also blown to pieces..."
"Ah!" Grossof's disappointment was written all over his face. Ge Zheng keenly captured a trace of regret in his eyes.
"Then, I don't know if the master can help me refine another medicine furnace?" Grossof asked.
Inside, Ge Zheng laughed. What's the point of refining it again if it has already been done before?
"There's no problem with that. Once I've healed, I'll help you refine another one right away."
Ge Zheng sent Grossof out, looking at him walking down the steps of the temple and then turned to Gronia and said, "Do me a favor, quietly bring him back." Gronia was taken aback, but Ge Zheng said, "Don't ask why."
Gronia chose to believe Ge Zheng, and without saying anything, arranged for it.
After dinner, Gronia returned. Ge Zheng and her locked eyes, and followed her out. The witch Niya was about to follow, but two Dark God Temple Guards, Lan, blocked her path. Niya smiled charmingly, breathing out two smoke rings from her nostrils, and the two guards swayed and fell down together.
Niya quickly followed, but by the time she got there, the inner courtyard of the Dark God Temple was already empty, and Ge Zheng and Gronia were nowhere to be found.
Gronia led Ge Zheng to a narrow and secret chamber. Grossof had a black cloth bag over his head, his clothes torn, looking somewhat disheveled.
Ge Zheng stepped forward and removed his headgear. Grossof's eyes adjusted to the light, and he finally saw Ge Zheng in front of him. He exclaimed, "Master, what is the meaning of this?" Ge Zheng looked coldly at him. "The meaning is revenge."
"Revenge?" Grossof pretended to be clueless. "What grudges do I have with you?" Ge Zheng glanced at him. "What is your real identity?"
"I am a merchant, a merchant from the western region of the empire!" Grossof continued to argue.
Ge Zheng didn't care. "Alright, your identity is not important. Tell me, what is the true purpose of the medicine furnace?" "You're really inexplicable. You come to me to ask about something you've made yourself. What could a merchant like me possibly know?"
Ge Zheng took a seemingly plain ring from his hand. "What's this... Let me take a look. Oh, it's a storage ring!"
"Is there anything wrong with a merchant using a storage ring to store valuable items?"
Ge Zheng said lightly, "Once I open it, I will know all the information I want to know, and you will have no value to me." Grossof's complexion changed, and Ge Zheng smiled. "It looks like you thought of it. An alchemist is the best code breaker. You also know that the magical encryption on this ring does not baffle me."
"Ge Zheng, I have no grudges with you, why are you doing this to me!" Grossof was furious.
"No grudges? Then how do you explain the magical cannonball that hit my home?" Ge Zheng raised his eyebrows. "What evidence do you have that it was me who did it?" Grossof challenged loudly.
Ge Zheng shook his head, looking at Grossof with pity. "I think we simply don't know each other well enough. I don't need evidence because I am not the judge. You must understand, I don't want to die here, so I have to eliminate all threats to my life. For me, as long as I am certain, it is enough, I don't need evidence."
Grossof's expression changed drastically, struggling hard. "You can't do this, it's not fair..." Ge Zheng's fingers moved very skillfully, and with a bit of magic, he inputted power into the storage ring. With a clang, Grossof's face turned deathly pale!
Ge Zheng smiled. "See, as I said, it doesn't baffle me."
The items neatly organized inside the storage ring were neatly sorted by category. Ge Zheng successfully found a pile of parts. He took them out one by one, and said to Gronia, "Want to know what these are? I'll show you." After a few attempts, he found the trick and quickly assembled a small magic cannon.
Gronia, furious, rushed forward and stepped on Grossof's chest. "It's really you!"
Grossof, along with the chair, fell to the ground, his face against the cold stone floor, with a fierce expression. "It's me! So what?" Ge Zheng searched in her storage space again and a badge appeared in his hand. "What is this?"
The badge featured a flaming eagle on the front and a number engraved on the back: 6.
Gronia's face changed slightly. "It seems to be the badge of the Royal Espionage Corps of the Atto Empire!" "Yes, I am number six. The higher the number, the higher the status. You should understand. Now, Atto is negotiating an alliance with the Empire. If I go missing in Delson, Atto won't let you off, and Osta will sacrifice you for the alliance! Think about it carefully, hahaha..." Grossof laughed loudly.
Ge Zheng frowned. "Do you really think we would be afraid?" "You still don't understand, I know too many secrets. If I die, those who were with me will not be spared by Atto!"
Gronia looked at Ge Zheng with some concern, and Ge Zheng shook his head pitifully, placing his hand on Grossof's forehead. "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." Using his real yuan, Grossof's forehead softened. Ge Zheng let go, and with a thud, the body fell to the ground.
"You really killed him!" Gronia exclaimed in shock. Ge Zheng shrugged. "I am someone who won't take threats lightly. I'm always the one to catch others, and no one threatens me."
"But killing him, Atto Empire will definitely not let us off," Gronia said worriedly. Ge Zheng sorted through the storage ring in his hand. "Then let's not let Atto Empire find out." His expression changed slightly, and he took out an ancient magical book from the storage ring, with strange characters on it that Gronia didn't understand, but Ge Zheng read: Alchemical Medicine Compendium!
He began to understand why Grossof had gone to such lengths to get his hands on the medicine furnace.
...
Three days later, Ge Zheng stood once again on the podium at Dongsheng Academy, and the room erupted in enthusiastic applause. Ge Zheng smiled and acknowledged his classmates.
Originally, Ramir was supposed to attend the exchange meeting of the five major academies in the Dandela Empire. However, due to the increasingly tense relationship between the two countries, the trip was canceled. However, the deputy dean, Anderson, and the headmaster, Da Xiong, who were waiting for an opportunity, seemed to not have given up on their plans.
After a day of classes, some students from the alchemy department did not leave their apartments. Ten reliable students from the top twenty rankings were invited to join the "Foolish Sorcerer's Super Crazy Plan." After the first day's meeting, Ge Zheng participated in the second session of the plan's workshop.
In the alchemy department office, with over twenty teachers, ten students, the office felt crowded. Ge Zheng welcomed the return of everyone at the first meeting for the "Super Soldier" plan.
Following the announcements, the tutors shared their research results. Everyone had presented, except for Ge Zheng. Feeling embarrassed, he stood up, but Master Aquina stepped in to explain that as Ge Zheng had recently been injured, it was understandable that he didn't have much to share. Ge Zheng nodded and sat back down, feeling uncertain about the "Super Soldier" plan.
As the meeting came to an end, Solskjaer concluded by urging everyone to be diligent as the wolf-shaped monster could appear at any time. Although Ge Zheng had doubts about the plan, he was committed to fulfill his responsibilities as a member of the team. On his way home, he once again pondered the problem of the power bridge.
Ge Zheng thought about the mechanical devices on Earth and realized that energy underwent several transformations regardless of the energy source. The magical energy from alchemical dolls was directly transferred to the power device. However, the energy required for the super puppet soldier was too massive for any material to withstand. He needed to rethink his approach and find a way to transform the energy before transmission.
Director Ramir arranged for Ge Zheng to move into a villa apartment, and security around Dongsheng Academy was heightened. Upon returning home, Dunk had prepared dinner, and Miss Feifei asked about the frequent meetings among the alchemy department's teachers. Ge Zheng, with a piece of venison in his mouth, brushed off the inquiry, joking about the secrecy.
Suddenly, a bloody man holding a sword staggered into the dining room and collapsed.