"Did you find anything?" Lucille asked.
But Rachel, who was sitting opposite, glanced at Lucille calmly before shaking her head.
"Actually, this rebel group has been hostile to many countries for a long time, and we, Kselke, are one of their enemies... They're quite persistent, and they're involved in almost every incident that's happened in the country. But I never expected them to choose the tribute from two countries this time. I never expected that."
"It's quite strange. It means that this organization is starting to become bolder." Lucille replied.
On the table was my favorite smoked meat, and Rachel had specially cut it for me and mixed it with spices produced only in this country. She would prepare some for me almost every time I came... I guess this sister is the only one in the world who understands my preferences.
"Eat more. How long are you planning to stay this time?" Rachel asked the other person.
"If Sean goes back, I might follow him..." After thinking about it, I couldn't really put it into words.
Deep down, she didn't want to go back to the desert with Sean. That place was not the most ideal place to live, and it would be even more uncomfortable to stay in the palace or the capital all year round. But if she didn't say that, Rachel might still invite her to join Kselk's side.
After weighing the pros and cons, it might be better to go with the young apprentice.
"And your trip?"
"Just come out when the time comes." Lucille said.
Rachel sighed. She had invited her for so many years, but this little sister whom she had watched grow up didn't seem to want to stay with her. She still did her own thing.
"Are you really not considering following me? Although the Jagon Palace is also a wealthy place, from what I know about you, you never care about those things... I still hope that you can join me as before. Whatever you do is better than wandering outside. It's been more than ten years, Lucille!" Rachel tried to persuade the other party with her age. For a girl, playing outside for more than ten years should be enough. Even if she is a high-level witch with a longer lifespan, she can't wander forever.
Lucille was silent for a moment.
The smoked meat in my hand suddenly lost its flavor. Every time I met this sister, she would bring up these topics more or less. It wasn't that I hated them... but they were too heavy, so I always tried to avoid them as much as possible.
"We'll see later. At least I have more freedom with my little apprentice. Besides, it would be a great achievement to be able to train the future Desert Emperor, the Sun King." Lucille looked at the other party with a smile.
Rachel could only smile and shake her head, as if the result was always the same when discussing this.
"Let's not talk about this, Sister Rachel. By the way, I saw something called alchemy stone and immortal wine in the tribute from my apprentice. Did you make it?" After thinking for a long time, he finally found a question that could bring up this topic.
"Have you seen it?"
Lucille shook her head vigorously.
"No!"
I can't say yes, Sean and I agreed not to tell anyone about that matter. Since he didn't tell the Sun King, I can't tell this sister either.
"But I heard from my apprentice that he had heard of it... It's a pity that it was later robbed by those pirates." Lucille sighed secretly. Fortunately, the two things were not in her hands at the moment. She had given them to Sean for safekeeping in advance, otherwise it would be difficult to say anything now.
"I heard that the Immortal Wine can resurrect people, and the Alchemist Stone can be used for alchemical synthesis even when conditions are not equal, and it can even ignore formations."
"Hahaha...where did you hear all this?"
"My apprentice said so." Lucille answered as a matter of course.
"That's just an exaggeration we made because the Sun King values tribute and knows how precious it is. It's nothing, actually... The Immortal Wine is a very good healing medicine. It can indeed restore a person's physical strength in a short period of time, and even some major injuries can be recovered. But to say that it can bring the dead back to life is too exaggerated. A severed head can't grow back." Rachel laughed.
“That’s right!”
The two continued to eat with a smile...
The night moon happened to shine on the faces of the two people at this moment. Lucille was still as beautiful as a girl, but the person on the other side showed the vicissitudes of time. Rachel was not a wizard. Although she had a little magic power, she did not know much about witchcraft. Maybe part of it was taught to her here. Compared with Lucille's face that could be frozen by magic, the other party completely let it age. In addition, her hard work over the years made her look even older.
"What about the alchemist stone?" Although she was still eating, Lucille still wanted to ask the question in her mind.
"It's also an overhyped product. Over the years, our research has focused on how to reduce material consumption. With the increase in the number of alchemists, the consumption of raw materials has become extremely severe. Therefore, we have been developing something that can save them. The Alchemist Stone is the best material, but that research has only reached the initial stage, and we are unable to continue further."
"Why?" Lucille asked curiously.
"It seems like something is missing, but I can't put my finger on it..." Rachel was also troubled by her research on the Alchemist Stone. It seemed that she could never break through its critical point.
Every time I feel like I can go further, but I just can't.
She suddenly looked at Lucille...
"You know, the concept of the Alchemist Stone was given to me by your mentor."
"ah?"
"Well, he once told me about such a thing when he was in Lewis City many years ago. I didn't care at all at that time because I thought it violated the common sense of equal exchange. But as my level got higher and higher, I felt that the concept I held before might not be entirely correct. Do you want to join me and continue your mentor's research with me?" After going around in circles, the topic came back to inviting himself to join.
"Oh, Sister Rachel, let's not talk about this today." Unable to persuade the other party, Lucille had to cheat.
"Okay, okay. Then I won't talk about it today. I'll talk about it tomorrow!"
The two smiled at each other and continued eating. The nights in the capital of Kselke were relatively cool, and this was the best time to enjoy the moon and have a midnight snack.
Lucille chatted with him about many topics, mostly about interesting things in her life over the years, and occasionally talked about her apprentice. However, because the name 'Sean' was too sensitive and they both knew someone with the same name, they rarely talked about it...
Before I knew it, it was already dawn!
So fast.
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