my armed maid

Chapter 82 79: The Successor of the Name of Vishes

Here, Arland sealed the "Acceleration" array and rushed out of the laboratory with it in his arms.

Pedestrians in the corridor looked sideways when they saw his excited expression. A colleague who was familiar with him asked curiously:

"What's wrong? You're so excited. What are you holding in your arms?"

this? This is a great invention that can shock the entire alchemical world——

Arland originally shared his joy loudly with his colleagues, but he stopped talking.

Alchemists tend to immerse themselves in research, and most of them are not very sensitive to interpersonal relationships and calculations of interests.

He also has a typical alchemist character, but now that he is over forty and has become a director of the society's headquarters, he is no longer the impatient boy he used to be.

A brand-new magic rune system... It is precisely because this invention is extremely important that any information about it may have a profound impact on the situation of the empire in the future.

Therefore, before the top management of Flamel City made a clear statement on this invention, he should never leak the news about it easily.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was a little heavier, and he casually said:

"It's nothing. I just found some inspiration in the laboratory and am going back to make a record."

Babbling and moody personalities are also common among alchemists. Although Arlande didn't seem to have this kind of personality, his colleagues didn't care and left with a smile.

The cold winter wind blew into the open window of the corridor. Arlande tightened his tight clothes, and his brief excitement gradually calmed down.

Who is the alchemist who created a new rune system, and who is he?

Why did he submit his invention to the headquarters in the form of project research? What did he want to get from the Society? What was his real purpose?
  In order to avoid being left in the dark, you must investigate the other person's background before reporting to your superiors.

"...Noren Vishers."

He lowered his head and read out the signature on the report document in a low voice, thoughtfully.

Did I remember it wrong? This name always feels familiar.

But it doesn't matter, the database at the headquarters of the Alchemy Society stores the files of all alchemists. As long as he registers with the society, his life history can be queried.

He called his assistant and told him: "Go and collect information on Linfeng City in the recent period, as well as all information related to this alchemist."

After completing the investigation, he turned back to the laboratory and studied the pocket magic circle with great interest.

Although he specializes in applied science rather than magic formation science, as a director of the headquarters who is qualified to review first-level research results, he is basically involved in all fields of alchemy.

He had seen so many novel theories and technologies in Flamel City. Originally, for him, there was not much alchemy in the world that could make him feel fresh.

But this pocket magic circle is an exception. All the knowledge contained in that small thirty centimeter magic circle is an unsolved mystery in today's alchemy world, so he can't help but get involved in it.

In a daze, I seemed to have returned to my apprenticeship period when I first glimpsed the door of alchemy. The knowledge in front of me was so unfamiliar, yet so full of temptation.

The passion for knowledge, which had been gradually worn away by the years, returned to his heart at this moment.

Although he still couldn't understand the formation of the magic circle, he planned to break down the pattern into individual runes and then gradually analyze the meaning of each rune.

It's just that the structure of this new type of rune is obviously many times more complex than the old rune. He had just decomposed and copied out a rune at the edge of the magic circle when his assistant interrupted his experiment in confusion:
  "Sir, I have sorted out the information about Linfeng City and the alchemist and put it in your office, right?"

"Oh."

While Yaland was staring at the pocket magic circle attentively, he was copying and drawing on another blank base with an alchemy pen in his hand, and responded impatiently.

"Also, I've also put your supper on the table." The assistant said knowingly, "If you have nothing else to say, can I leave first?"

supper?

Arland's copying hand paused slightly and raised his head.

Unconsciously, the hand of the wall clock in the laboratory pointed to ten o'clock.

Because he was so immersed in research, he didn't even know when his assistant helped him turn on the night light in the laboratory.

"Thank you for your hard work." Arland nodded, then put down his pen and stretched.

This new magic circle cannot be studied thoroughly by staying up all night, so let’s stop here today.

He locked the door of the laboratory and returned to the office, preparing to eat a late-night snack while reading the materials prepared by his assistant.

However, the first page of the information made him stop holding his fork and spoon.

There is indeed a file named Noren Vishes in the database of the Alchemy Society headquarters, but there are only a few lines on the file:

Nolen Vishes, studied under Rusty Vishes, date of birth: September 60, 9 Years of the Roland Calendar.

After his master died unexpectedly on October 77, 10, the Linfeng City Alchemy Society branch held a qualification examination for him to become an official alchemist.

On October 77, 10, the Linfeng City Alchemy Society branch obtained approval to conduct research on streamlining the "acceleration" of the second-level wind spell array.

The information on the file is gone here.

Gone?

Arlande's expression slowly froze.

According to the information, Noren Vishes was only seventeen years old and had just become an official alchemist two months ago.

But how is this possible?

Seventeen-year-old alchemists are rare in Flamel, the alchemy city full of geniuses, but they are not unheard of.

But to say that such a young person can produce special alchemical results at the same time is a fantasy.

Looking at the legendary alchemists who have produced special alchemical results in history, which one has not gone through twenty or thirty years of academic accumulation?

They have long been famous and have a very solid theoretical foundation. As long as inspiration comes one day, they will be able to produce results naturally.

In his initial guess, the alchemist who invented the new rune system should be a hermit who deliberately stayed away from the center of the empire just to complete his research in a remote area.

As long as you open his information, you will be shocked by his excellent past achievements and sigh, "You are worthy of this master."

But this is not the case. The files show that this master named Noren Visches is just a newcomer who just became an official alchemist two months ago.

The seventeen-year-old legendary alchemist is too ridiculous. He really has the same name, right? This must be the same name! ?

But it was impossible for his assistant to make such a mistake, and the information also showed in black and white that he was the alchemist who applied to streamline the "acceleration" circle.

As unbelievable as it is, this is reality. What’s more, what shocked him was not just Nolen’s resume, but also his master’s name.

"Student under Rusty Vishers, his teacher died unexpectedly..."

Arland repeated a line in the information and murmured, "How is it possible that his master is actually Rusty?"

When he first heard the name, he felt it was somewhat familiar. Now he remembered that this sense of familiarity came from Nolen's surname.

Rusty Vishers was his classmate when he was young. Although they had not exchanged letters for several years, they were once friends who shared the same sorrows.

More than twenty years ago, he was just an unknown boy from a branch of the Flamel family.

The Flamel family was very powerful, and it was not uncommon for people to be given the same surname after it spread out. At that time, he was just an unknown one among the many descendants of the side family, and he did not get much preference because of this surname.

If you want to be valued by your family, you have to rely on your own talents to stand out from many competitors.

When he was a teenager, he wanted to stand out and became an alchemist's apprentice. At that time, there was another apprentice who was apprenticed to him at the same time.

That man was Rusty Vishers.

As classmates of similar age, the relationship between the two naturally grew closer and they became good friends who knew everything.

But within a few years, a cruel fact stood in front of the two of them, and their lives began to drift apart after a brief intertwining.

What I have to admit is that, similar to the talent of a transcendent, if you want to become an alchemist, you must also have the talent of becoming a scholar.

Many alchemical theories are extremely abstract, and those who understand them can only understand them at a glance, while those who are less knowledgeable...that is, they cannot learn them no matter how hard they learn them.

Perhaps because he inherited the blood of the Flamel family, Arlande quickly stood out among the apprentices. At the age of nineteen, he received a letter of recommendation from his teacher and was eventually promoted to an official alchemist.

Not only that, during this period he also awakened his talent as a mage. Due to his outstanding performance, he was quickly valued by his family and recruited to work at the Alchemy Society headquarters.

Among the alchemists of that generation, Arlande was considered the most powerful group.

In comparison, Rusty is somewhat inferior to the superiors and more than inferior to the inferiors. He does not have the talent of an extraordinary person, and his learning ability is better than that of ordinary people, but it is also limited.

Although he worked really hard, as a roommate in the same dormitory, Arland admitted that Rusty studied alchemy harder than he did.

Moved by this spirit of hard work, even after graduating from the teacher, Arland kept in touch with Rusty and provided him with some learning help as much as possible.

But talent determines the upper limit. It wasn't until Rusty was twenty-five years old that he finally passed the formal alchemist qualification examination.

Looking at the entire Roland Empire, Rusty's age at becoming an alchemist is actually considered average, but in Flamel City, where there are many alchemists, this result can only be ranked at the bottom.

Apprentices who cannot become an alchemist before the age of twenty-five will not survive here.

At this age, Arlande has already begun to prepare for the qualification examination for senior alchemists!

So on the day of Rusty's departure, the two got together and chatted all night after a long absence.

Regarding Rusty's future, Arlande's advice was to let him leave Flamel City and find another career elsewhere.

This place is really too busy. It is a stage for genius alchemists, but it does not give mediocrity any room to survive.

But the Roland Empire is huge, and there is always a shortage of ordinary alchemists in some places. Although it is a little behind, the treatment is better than staying here.

To this day, Arland still remembers Rusty's expression when he heard this suggestion - there was reluctance, pain, and struggle.

For all alchemists, Flamel is their dream city. He has studied alchemy desperately for so many years just to prove himself in this city.

But he failed in the end, and his ideal finally lost to reality.

After weighing the pros and cons, Rusty finally followed his advice. He found a city for his friends at the headquarters that was recruiting alchemists.

That city is Linfeng City.

Although Linfeng City is remote and has little cultural heritage, it is not very far from Flamel City.

Moreover, the branch of the society there is recruiting new blood, and the benefits are very generous - as long as you agree to come, you can rent a good piece of land in the upper city to build your own alchemy workshop.

In Flamel City, this is a generous treatment that even a senior alchemist may not be able to enjoy!

So Rusty accepted the invitation, and on the day he left, Arland bid him farewell.

"I will come back when I become a senior alchemist."

Rusty looked at Flamel City behind him and said, "One day, I will let everyone here look up to me."

That was the last time Rusty saw him, and he would never forget Rusty's stubborn expression when he said these words.

This friend of mine has always had a high self-esteem, and he knows it.

Although he had been ridiculed by his teachers and brothers during his apprenticeship due to his mediocre qualifications, he still held his breath and persisted in working hard.

Rusty once told him that what he hated the most was the so-called geniuses, and he would use his own efforts to impress those geniuses.

Arad liked the firm look in his eyes when he said this. As long as he continued to work hard, he might actually become a high-level alchemist in the future.

"Come on." Arland said with a smile, "If you have any difficulties, just write to me."

"I will," Rusty said goodbye.

His lonely back was like a memory from many years ago, and now it has become blurry when I think about it.

"Really, Rusty, you are no longer here..."

Arland stroked the word "death" on the paper with an expression of nostalgia and emotion.

"But your student has inherited your surname. Is he your adopted son? Did you teach him the alchemy skills he learned?"

"The new rune system he invented is such an amazing achievement! I think he will inherit your legacy and come to Flamel soon.

“By then, the whole Flamel will be impressed by him, and I will witness it all for you, my old friend.

"Even if you can't see this scene with your own eyes, your efforts will certainly not be in vain."

Arland let out a long breath. He looked out the window at the night sky and made a decision in his heart.

　Thanks to Commander 04246 for the reward

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)