Chapter 1 Fateful Night
There is a very striking story recorded in Olosun's Kasiri Bible. A powerful alchemist who studies power day and night. Finally set foot in the realm of God. The devil seduced him and caused him to become corrupted and unable to see the light. Although he is immortal, it is very painful for him to watch his lover die. So he used God's power, rejected God's warning, and saved his lover. The two of them lived a beautiful life together...
However, the great God was angry, and resurrecting the dead violated the iron law set by God. So God punished him by killing his lover. Can never be resurrected. The alchemist suddenly fell into grief, but the demon he had been relying on was nowhere to be seen. So this mortal, guided by hatred, wanted to duel with God. And in the end, he died under divine punishment...
However, his method of stepping into the realm of gods was recorded in his scroll. Flowing in the long river of history, it was spied by countless people who tried to resist God... That scroll came from the hands of an alchemist, so although future generations don't know the name of the scroll, they named it after the alchemist's surname: Ripley Reel…
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"Onyx, please answer, how to stabilize the boiling sulfur solution with white copper added?" In the middle of a lecture theater with white stone pillars, walls and floors covered with marble, and mysterious and long-standing murals carved on the ceiling. . A beautiful woman with red hair in a white robe was frowning and tapping the alchemy table in front of her. She looked angrily at a student in a white robe who had just woken up ten meters away and looked confused.
The student named Onyx blushed immediately when his name was called, and the students around him lowered their heads and snickered in low voices. But no one dared to tell him the answer in private.
"Um...this." Onix's voice became lower and lower. He had been having a fuss with his classmates all night yesterday, and fell asleep on the table early this morning. He completely forgot about Feng Li'er, who must not be offended during class this morning. Alchemy instructor’s class!
At this time, next to a half-open wooden door next to the lecture theater, a man with messy black hair, wearing a shabby black coarse cloth, was holding sewage and a broom in his hand. The twenty-year-old man with a handsome but dirty face was watching this scene carefully, with a disdainful and contemptuous smile on his face unconsciously. His name is Paladin. It means holy, pious. But such a name is extremely inappropriate for this place.
Paladin is very clear about his life experience. The biological parents, who had never met each other before, placed their newborn self in front of the college and left without saying goodbye. No letters or messages. There was only a tattered bamboo basket and a cross on his chest. The absurd thing is that the parents not only don't want their son, but they also put themselves in front of the branch of the Free Masons' Union, an organization wanted and hunted by the Holy See, the most powerful and powerful in the entire continent.
That's right, on the continent of Orosun, the Free Masons' Union is a group of dangerous and harmless organizations. As a mysterious alchemist organization, he didn't care much about it. It didn't have much attack power and didn't have many members.
But the threat is that he advocates that the true god Enos believed in by the Holy See is a heretic. It advocates the equality of all things in the world, and advocates that the world is not created by God, but by invisible laws and the universe. This undoubtedly poses a great threat to the rule and prestige of the Holy See. Thus began the thousand-year pursuit and being hunted by both sides.
Paladin didn't care about these, but what he cared about was that his parents actually wore the symbol of the Holy See, the sworn enemy of the Free Masons, on themselves, and then gave it to the Free Masons. Not surprisingly, the people in the association were surprisingly angry.
Although he considered this an insult, he did not kill himself. Instead, he raised himself as a slave cleaning and doing chores, and took the ironic holy name of Paladin. Such sarcasm really left Paladin speechless.
Leaning in front of the door, watching Onyx squeaking and unable to speak, Paladin chuckled softly: "Stupid fool, just use clover to reorganize the magic circle and assist the four sequence formulas."
Of course, Paladin wouldn't be stupid enough to let these people who didn't like him hear it. He also didn't want those who disliked him to know that his attainments in alchemy were already comparable to their teachers. The reason why he didn't dare was just because Paladin wanted to live longer.
After waiting for Onyx's answer for a long time, Teacher Feng Lier's frown suddenly dropped. She sighed deeply and waved her hand. The murder weapon on his chest shook violently, and he said with disappointment on his face: "Okay, okay. Let's get out of class."
As soon as the words fell, the students in the classroom immediately picked up their textbooks with a loud bang, and crowded towards the door with a flurry of sliding sounds of tables and chairs. Seeing Paladin like this, he was startled, and the disdainful look on his face immediately turned into stupidity. He picked up the broom and began to pretend to sweep the floor. Wow! There were a large group of students, both male and female, handsome and beautiful. Chatter and laughter poured out of the door.
As soon as they saw the dull Paladin, they immediately laughed and stepped forward, touching Paladin's head playfully, and said with a smile: "Fool, do a good job." "Hahaha, my leather shoes are dirty, please lick them for me. ." Paladin had a look of timidity and fear on his face, trying to avoid these people who were teasing and insulting him.
A student who was holding a good-looking female student suddenly became interested when he saw Paladin's frightened and poor look, and teased: "Idiot, you are so old and you haven't touched a woman yet."
After saying that, he suddenly pushed the woman in his arms towards Paladin: "Hey! This is for you!" The woman screamed and threw herself at Paladin. Paladin was so frightened that he stepped back, but his hand couldn't help but touch her. The woman's soft waist smelled the fragrant fragrance, and her face quickly turned red.
"Hahahaha! Look, this idiot is blushing!" This male student was the sleeping Onyx. When he saw Paladin's appearance, he suddenly felt extremely happy and couldn't help laughing. What's even more insulting is that the female student who almost threw herself into Paladin's arms suddenly stared at Paladin with disgust and hatred, as if she were something dirty. She quickly slapped the waist touched by Paladin and hurriedly walked away. When he came to Onyx's side, he muttered dissatisfiedly: "My dear, stop doing this kind of thing! The thought of this thing touching me makes me feel sick all over!"
When Onyx heard this and saw Paladin cowering on the ground with his head buried in his arms, he immediately laughed happily: "Don't be angry! I will go back to the dormitory later and comfort you!" After saying that, he hugged the woman with one hand and left with a group of smiling and happy classmates.
Faced with all this, those students after class turned a blind eye. This Paladin was shunned by the entire Free Masons branch. It is said that he is a fool who cannot do anything except menial tasks and normal daily life. Coupled with the extremely ironic name, some poor people gave up the idea of caring.
This is a person who even the dean of the branch is unhappy with. There is no need to ruin his future just because of a moment of benevolence. Therefore, Paladin had no one he could speak to in this huge branch of the Free Masons.
At this time, those students who were also in their twenties were noisy and disappeared without a trace. The corridor covered with murals was empty at this time. It was so quiet that even the sound of the leaves blowing in the wind outside was clear. Paladin stood up slowly. The hands that were trembling because of fear just now showed extremely calmness. The face covered by the shadow formed by the jet-black hair did not look dull, timid, lonely, or scared at all.
Then, what is that! If someone from the branch saw it at this time, they would definitely think that they were dazzled. This famous fool, idiot, and timid coward has always been famous. At this time, there was no trace of the past look on his face. Instead, he showed a ferocious and vicious look! Wide eyes, constricted pupils. The corners of his mouth twisted by hatred and destruction exuded a chilling aura of terror! Rather than being a fool, he is more like a devil in human skin!
The corners of the evil and gloomy mouth moved slightly, and a hoarse voice exuding destruction came out in a low voice: "A bunch of rubbish, trash! I, Paladin, will not stop here! One day, each of you will have to pay a heavy and irreparable price. The price!" After saying that, Paladin's face turned dull again, picked up the broom and bucket, and walked slowly to another road.
In a dark small attic, Paladin slowly opened the dilapidated wooden door. Skillfully lighting a match next to the door, a dim oil lamp immediately lit up the dank and smelly room. This is a small room of less than forty square meters. It was filled with various cleaning utensils. But what's strange is that piles of books are neatly lined up all over the ground. Like an ocean of books.
Among the stacks of books, there was an alchemy table that was dilapidated and even had a crack caused by an explosion after the alchemy failed. In addition to a few test tubes filled with unknown liquids, there were several shabby pieces of parchment on the table, filled with beautiful runes and alchemical steps. Obviously, Paladin is not a fool as others think. On the contrary, he studies alchemy day and night. His achievements and experience in this area are enough to put any mentor to shame.
Paladin, who had just put down his tools and was about to relax and take a rest, was suddenly startled. Surprisingly, I discovered that the brush I brought for cleaning was forgotten in the lecture theater! "Hey, I have to make another trip."
Paladin sighed helplessly. I blew out the oil lamp as if I were cherishing it again, carefully closed the door, and walked towards the classroom again. Vaguely visible, from the tower window, you can see the endless forest and mountains outside. All this is shrouded in a chilling night. This made the originally vibrant Lin Hai exude a strange and gloomy aura. This night is unusual.
Just as the night is just the veil of the gods, what is hidden in the night is the real terror! Even the bright moon in the sky looked strange at this time. Paladin never imagined that his life would undergo an incredible change from this mysterious and distant night.