Chapter 46 Alchemy Council

After Chris left the basement, he jumped out of the window of the house with great agility. Instead of going through the main door, he jumped onto the wall like a cat.

In the night, he walked silently on the wall with his hands behind his back, then turned down silently. Then the boy disappeared behind a few trees.

Most of the children in the orphanage were asleep, and even those who were not asleep didn't notice Chris sneaking in.

The silver-haired boy quietly came to the yard and found Vanessa who was looking at the stars under a tree. The girl didn't notice him at first until she was suddenly patted on the head.

"Ah! Chris, you scared me!"

Vanessa didn't realize that someone was approaching her. She was so scared that her face changed. After seeing the boy behind her, she became angry and embarrassed.

She has grown a lot in four years.

Because women develop early, Vanessa is now a little taller than Chris, but her right leg is still severely deformed, which looks scary and disgusting.

Vanessa pointed her cane at Chris's belly and frowned, saying, "Apologize to me, Chris. You always like to scare people."

Chris remained silent. He looked very beautiful in the moonlight, like a genderless angel, which even stunned Vanessa.

She sighed and said, "Chris, come over here, let's sit together and look at the stars."

Chris calmly sat down next to the girl, knowing that Vanessa must be worried, and soon heard her holding her face and mumbling her distressed thoughts.

"Chris, I recently heard a story from Dean Irene that made me feel very difficult to make a decision."

"In the story, a man with a strong sense of justice lets his enemy's child go, which results in his relatives being killed by the child... Dean Irene asked me if I would make the same choice if I were that man."

Vanessa lowered her head and couldn't figure it out. She was too young.

"I don't know what to do, but the children are innocent after all. But killing your own relatives is really... a very stupid thing to do, right?"

Chris said nothing, knowing that his sister was trying to slowly change Vanessa's perspective, and it was indeed becoming more and more effective.

But she seemed to be in great pain inside. Moral dilemmas are often extremely fatal problems for people with strong morals.

For some reason, Chris suddenly thought of the girl who once threatened to teach him a lesson. Deep down in his heart, he didn't really want Vanessa to change, but no matter what he said, wasn't he actively influencing her like his sister?

"Follow your heart."

Under the stars in the night, his voice was calm and reassuring.

Vanessa turned to look at the silver-haired boy, and after a long silence, she could not help but say:

"I don't quite understand. What on earth are you talking about? Can't you give me a more accurate answer? Forget it. You're a dumb talker and a bit weird. I can't count on you."

Chris, who suddenly became unhappy, stood up with a stern face and disappeared the next moment.

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Byrne, Margaret and their child lived in the best room in the Fisher family mansion, but it was still far inferior to Margaret's previous living environment in Finn City.

He often stayed out all night, and many nights he was either researching new drugs in the renovated workshop or secretly discussing private matters with Irene.

In order to protect his family in the war more than ten years later, for the great achievements of the Fisher family, and for Lucius's unfulfilled wish, Byrne really has too many reasons to not sleep peacefully.

Over the years, Margaret seemed to have a vague sense that he was hiding something, and she often asked him indirectly, but Byrne always fooled her. At first, the strong-willed Margaret was very unhappy, but later she didn't care.

“Invest or do something else?”

Byrne wondered what the Fisher family could do with the wealth they now had.

It would be a pity to keep the money in your hands without using it, but you will regret it if the investment fails or it is used improperly.

While he was thinking about what to do, he calmly added some level zero extraordinary material into the reagent bottle containing his blood, just like he had done before.

At this moment, a voice belonging to Byrne suddenly emerged in Byrne's mind.

[Spirit World, Gate of Shadows]

He was slightly stunned. The research on the blood of the Fisher family members had been going on for several years. However, perhaps because of bad luck, he had only heard two hints through the extraordinary characteristics of the "self-made formula".

They are respectively the first-level extraordinary material "Flower of No Life" and the ambiguous "Time of Ashes".

According to Irene's uncertain statement, the so-called "Time of Ashes" may refer to the time represented by the Lord of Ashes among the Gods Beyond.

It's zero o'clock.

As for the concepts of the Lord of Ashes and the God of the Other World, Irene said it was best not to mention them too much. Those horrible things did not belong to this world, and if they were mentioned frequently, it would attract their attention.

This time, the third hint about Fisher's blood emerged in his mind, and it actually mentioned the location of the "spiritual world"!

Byrne took a deep breath and could smell the delicate fragrance of the celandine flowers on the table.

"And what is the so-called 'Gate of Shadows' mentioned later in the spirit world? It seems to be some kind of 'building' that exists in the spirit world, or it refers to other things or concepts, not a physical door?"

Byrne decided to ask Irene tomorrow. She had much more to learn about the mysterious knowledge of the spirit world, and she might even be the person who knew the most about the spirit world in the entire continent.

The next day, the first rays of light in the early morning after dawn shone on the ground.

When Byrne found Irene, he saw her sitting on the sofa holding a letter, her eyes moving from time to time, as if the contents of the letter had made the girl fall into deep thought.

"Erin, I want to ask you about the 'Shadow Gate'."

Irene was slightly stunned, with a puzzled look in her eyes, and asked Byrne: "Where did you hear about it? The Shadow Gate is a concept of the spirit world, existing on the edge of the spirit world."

Byrne nodded and explained the hint that came to his mind truthfully.

After hearing all the causes and consequences, Irene thought for a while and continued, "So that's it. I understand."

She paused and continued, "The Shadow Gate is a spiritual door that exists on the edge of the spirit world. However, after we arrived in the spirit world, we had no idea which 'island' it was on. We could only search for it again and again. It is very difficult for you to go there."

Byrne shook his head. He really didn't want to give up, so he could only continue:

"But we have to try. I have been studying the blood flowing in the body for several years. It has taken me a lot of effort to achieve some results. We absolutely cannot give up halfway!"

His eyes gradually became firm. Sooner or later, the Fisher family would have to set foot in the spiritual world. It would be better to try to study it from his generation than to pass the risk to future generations.

Irene thought for a long time and said calmly, "We really can't give up halfway, but if we really insist on going to the spirit world, we must be fully prepared."

After she finished speaking, she handed the envelope to Byrne. The words on it were like living golden tadpoles, swimming slightly in front of Byrne's eyes.

He was surprised, and then he looked carefully at the contents of the letter in front of him. It was actually an invitation letter with a very polite tone.

The organization that invited them called itself the "Alchemy Council". Byrne frowned slightly, vaguely remembering that he had heard of it a long time ago.

It is said that the Alchemy Council is a secret organization formed by spellcasters proficient in alchemy, specializing in the sale and auction of various items, including but not limited to alchemical tools and mysterious objects, and even various prohibited and illegal items.

His heart was pounding. After all, many things were difficult to buy normally. For example, mysterious and rare treasures were hard to trade from people.

Irene calmly stood up from the sofa, took the envelope again and said, "You and I are the ones invited, so the golden words on it should only be visible to us."

"Perhaps, we can transform some of the family's wealth into resources to prepare for a possible journey to the spirit world in the future."

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