Chapter 127 P.S. First Draft, Wait a Moment

This question has also been bothering Suren.

Why would Isaac and his wife choose to burn their most beloved little daughter?

Sereia wasn't surprised at all to hear Suren ask this question.

"A thousand years... she must be very sad."

She sighed softly and said, "Because... only resentment can keep her soul from dissipating."

Suren suddenly understood when he heard this.

One of the prerequisites for forming a ghost or a vengeful spirit is that there must be some kind of strong obsession.

As soon as he heard the beginning, he guessed why Isaac and his wife did that a thousand years ago.

They wanted to preserve Pestoya's soul.

But... why?

Sereia's emotions became very complex: tenderness, love, guilt, sighs, expectations... All kinds of complex emotions were in her twinkling eyes.

She revealed the secret that had been buried in the dust of history, "Back then, although that god-level Fallen Angel was defeated, Isaac also paid a very high price. A large number of abyssal creatures invaded, and our Dawn City also suffered heavy losses. He also tried to completely destroy this spatial seal, so that the abyssal plane could invade on a large scale... At first, we didn't think of any way to kill him. In order to prevent him from running amok after he recovered, we chose to split his divine body apart, limbs, body, head, heart, wings... and seal them separately in various places in Dawn City. This way, his divine power would not gather in one place, and the threat would be greatly reduced."

Suren understood then that this was how he got the [Fallen Angel's Heart].

So, the thing sealed in the White Monastery is also one of the god's limbs...

At this time, Sereia continued, "From the surface, the reason why gods are gods is because they understand the laws of a higher level. But for us alchemists, we need to see the essence of things through the appearance. Laws are ethereal and untouchable, but the body of a god is real. And we have guarded this space channel for many years, and have also discovered that abyssal creatures have very strong physiques, and have also researched some rules, so..."

Hearing this, Suren finally knew what Sir Isaac was going to do when he captured a god-level creature.

They "sliced and diced" this god-level creature for research.

Alchemists are the scientists of this world, including biology, mechanics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering... and all other fields.

A thousand years ago, the group of great alchemists led by Isaac were the top scientists in these fields. Their research in biological science had reached a point that even a transmigrator like Suren found unbelievable.

Perhaps because Suren was her disciple, Sereia spoke in great detail, "Although we obtained some knowledge describing the divine body from ancient books, this was our first real contact with a living body... We studied the Fallen Angel's blood and other body tissues, and discovered from the microscopic level that the god's gene chain is much higher than that of humans. He has forty strands. And Isaac, as the strongest alchemist of his time, only has thirty-five strands. Ordinary humans who are not professionals only have twenty-three strands..."

Suren didn't know how to describe his feelings when he heard this.

It turned out that the ancient alchemists a thousand years ago had already studied the gene level, and so thoroughly.

He didn't know if it was because Old Lindon was a mine, leading to some deformed development, or if the level of the outside world hadn't reached the level of a thousand years ago. But the knowledge he had come into contact with really didn't have any mention of the term "gene chain".

However, Sereia didn't continue to talk about the research, but returned to the previous topic, "But in this research process, some accidents happened. Although we sealed the Fallen Angel's body, we didn't expect his soul to escape during a research accident. Then, he possessed Pestoya's body..."

Hearing this, it was like completing that crucial piece of the puzzle.

All the clues in Suren's mind automatically connected, and he immediately understood the truth about Pestoya being burned to death.

Speaking of this, Sereia stopped, as if recalling a memory that she didn't want to think about.

After pondering for a moment, she said again, "That Fallen Angel is very cunning, knowing that wherever his soul escapes, it will be annihilated. So he chose Pestoya. By the time we discovered it, he was completely entangled with Pestoya's soul. If we kill him, we will definitely kill Pestoya. But if we don't deal with it in time, he will bring devastating disasters to our plane..."

She didn't continue with the following words, but Suren understood.

So, they chose to burn Pestoya to death.

Hearing the story here, Suren vaguely understood what the secret of the butterfly brooch that previously looked like "???" was.

Most likely it was the soul of that Fallen Angel!

Suren knew that things were probably not that simple.

If they wanted to destroy it, they would never leave the soul behind.

Sereia said, "I'm missing some memories, and I don't know what happened later. But you appeared, which means Isaac's plan was successful."

Suren listened quietly. A powerhouse like Isaac who controlled [Fate] would never have such simple methods.

He asked, "Teacher, did you preserve Pestoya's soul in order to resurrect her?"

Sereia: "Yes. No parents in the world would be willing to watch their child be burned alive, but in order for her to have enough resentment, we didn't tell her the truth. We also arranged some methods in Stormwind Manor to preserve her soul. But compared to a god, a human soul is too weak. That Fallen Angel has the ability to easily obliterate Pestoya's soul. Therefore, this plan will last at least a thousand years. When Pestoya's soul is strong enough, and the two can't be separated completely... then we can take action."

Speaking of this, she showed a fierce look on her face, a mother harming the enemy of her own child, "Hmph, the so-called gods, in order to survive, only know these despicable tricks."

Hearing this, Suren completely understood the whole story.

Things were far from as simple as they seemed.

It was such a big game.

A game planned for thousands of years!

At the same time, a thought popped up in his mind.

No wonder the title page of the [Isaac's Alchemical Manuscript] had that slightly emotional sentence: Gods are just more advanced materials.

It turned out that there was this layer of hatred in it.

And... contempt!

A contempt for god-level powerhouses by a fate controller!

.......

Hearing this explanation, Suren also breathed a sigh of relief.

At least, next time he meets Pestoya, he can give her an answer.

Otherwise, he would always feel guilty for fooling the little girl and not being able to do it.

Suren asked again, "Teacher, is everything Mr. Mirror is doing now for the soul of that god?"

Thinking like this, the purpose of that Mr. Mirror who had lived for a thousand years could also be understood.

Sereia said, "Yes, but not only that. One reason she survived was for the god in Pestoya's soul, and the other was for the inheritance of Dawn City. After all, now that you have appeared, that disaster has already happened, and Dawn City must have been destroyed."

Suren had always been curious about what exactly caused the destruction of Dawn City and Old Lindon.

He asked directly, "Teacher, what exactly was that disaster?"

"My memory is fragmented."

Sereia shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either, "I don't have Isaac's talent for fate, so I can't deduce what will happen in the future. But in all likelihood, there was a problem with the abyss seal. According to what you are saying now, the plane hasn't fallen yet, so Isaac must have prevented the disaster from getting worse. After all, the purpose of building the 'Black Tower' is to have a last resort when things get out of control..."

The Black Tower actually has this effect?

Suren listened with a thoughtful look.

Suddenly, he thought of the powerhouse who could hunt gods and asked, "Then... what about grandmaster?"

"Him?"

Talking about her husband, Sereia smiled tenderly again and said, "Isaac once said that this plane's laws are flawed, and if you want to break through to the god level, you have to go to a plane with more complete laws. I think he probably went to the 'Abyss'..."

After a pause, he said with love in his eyes, "He is someone who has a dream, wanting to be like those great alchemists of the Dawn Era, traveling to various planes and peeping into the ultimate mysteries of alchemy..."

.......

Suren understood the truth of what happened back then, and the doubts in his heart were almost resolved.

The atmosphere of the conversation also became very relaxed.

At this time, Suren looked at the books on the bookshelf in the room and asked, "Teacher, can I take these books away?"

He had been coveting these things here before, these alchemical knowledge was the real priceless treasure.

But he didn't dare to move them at all.

The plot in the cursed space seemed to be an infinite loop.

But in reality, if some things are taken away, the energy will be lost.

A few books may not have a big impact, or it may change the plot of the entire cursed space like the "butterfly effect".

Suren had previously surrounded and killed the two major families and "Forensic" Servius Gerard, and in order not to deviate from the plot, he did not take away anything more than necessary.

But now he had no scruples.

Sereia also readily agreed, "Of course, I don't have time to teach you. You have to learn these books yourself."

As she spoke, she pointed to the bookshelf and said, "The first two rows are the basic knowledge of alchemy, the third row is rune knowledge, the top... Oh, right! I almost forgot, accepting you as a disciple, I still have to carry forward the inheritance of my 'Puppet Master' lineage..."

She remembered something and took down a few notebooks from the top of the eight-armed spider spear.

Opening them, they were actually puppet alchemy manuscripts.

These books in the cursed space must have been read and remembered by her, the master of resentment, before they would appear.

Suren was a little worried that the content would be missing before, but when he picked up one, it was densely covered with words.

Although it was a manuscript, the handwriting was very beautiful, like a printed font, and even the drawn draft designs had the feeling of perfect works of art.

Sereia had a kind look on her face like a teacher looking at a disciple, and her tone was a little sad, "As a teacher, I don't have much time to teach you. Once that heart is successfully refined, the energy of this cursed space will be exhausted, and I will disappear too."

Suren's expression changed slightly, and he listened carefully.

Sereia turned to the last few pages of the notebook and introduced, "This [Alchemy Golem Notebook] is a summary of my life's research on puppetry. It is also the design concept of the most perfect puppet in my mind. I want to create an invincible defense, but it can also have some intelligent alchemical creatures..."

Suren looked at the refining drawings named [Gargoyle], his eyes slightly complicated.

The founder of this puppet master actually wanted to create an "alchemical creature" that didn't need silk thread manipulation and had its own consciousness!

However, the technical level of this thing was too high, and Suren couldn't understand it yet.

What surprised him more was his learning efficiency.

In the past, he always needed to suppress other emotions in his heart.

It was like watching a ball game while also worrying about the questions for tomorrow's exam.

He was used to it, and didn't notice anything different.

Only after unloading it did he realize how great the pressure was.

Now, after those negative emotions were completely released and impacted the development of his brain domain, he had mental power secrets to restrain them, and he no longer had to be distracted to manage them. It was as if the whole world was clear.

He felt relieved.

At this moment, Suren also experienced the benefits of the 5% increase in brain domain development.

Truly reading ten lines at a glance.

It wasn't that he read quickly, but that the content he saw could be quickly processed by the brain and processed at the same time.

It was like upgrading the processor of a computer, the reaction speed and the amount of information processed were doubled.

And he didn't need to read line by line like before.

However,

Although the brain can process more information,

Looking at these high-end alchemical knowledge, Suren still felt his scalp tingling.

He could foresee that these few notebooks would be the content he would study and learn for many years.

Sereia saw Suren's slightly frowned brows, smiled, and said, "The purpose of giving you these books is not to have you walk my path exactly as it is. The real puppeteer is not how many puppets he has learned to make, but to truly understand why he does it. This is also the essence of alchemy."

She also said, "Study Isaac's manuscripts carefully. The content, from the shallow to the deep, is not just to teach you how to refine the [Isaac's Alchemy Heart] alchemical colony. It is a way of thinking about seeing the essence through the phenomenon. Only by fully understanding the structure of all things can you truly understand the supreme law of alchemy, 'Equivalent Exchange', and the future path will be longer. You will also have the opportunity to come into contact with the truly top..."

.......

"I'm telling you a lot, some of which Isaac told me, are the concepts that truly lead to the god level. Although I am still in the process of understanding, I will also give them to you, my disciple..."

Perhaps because she felt that there was not much time left, Sereia talked a lot.

But there was very little about technical aspects, and more about instilling in Suren some of the top concepts that only top alchemists could see.

Suren also discovered his own misunderstandings, or rather, he had entered some detours.

He previously cared about how many formulas he had mastered, how many kinds of puppets, how many skills, and how much his combat power would increase...

But this was just the appearance, miscellaneous, but not refined.

Perhaps it would be very strong in the low-level professional field, but in the high-level warlock field, "understanding" is the real difference between a master and an ordinary person.

Just like Sereia had said before when she saw him using his space abilities, that it was easy to be broken by a high-level warlock.

That's what she was referring to.

In the eyes of a warlock at her level, the essence of "Equivalent Exchange" is the understanding of all things in the world.

Everything else is just a stepping stone to understanding this principle.

Sure enough, as Sereia said before, alchemists must be knowledgeable.

Suren suddenly understood the realm of Mr. Black.

It is almost impossible for ordinary people to master multiple elemental formulas at the same time.

But if you truly understand it, then it is truly "miscellaneous but refined".

Suren benefited a lot from Sereia's words, and the shock in his heart lasted for a long time.

It was like a ship sailing in the vast dark night sea, someone had lit a lighthouse for him, and the road ahead was no longer a dark one that he needed to explore on his own.

This would allow him to take far fewer detours and avoid many misunderstandings.

Going in the direction of "understanding all things" and "equivalent exchange" would allow him to reach a very high level.

A level of becoming a god.