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Rock Sugar Pear: "No way! How can a static photo capture my beauty?"

Qin Yu: "Then let's send the video."

Rock Sugar Pear: "Ah! Brother Yu, you should log off now. Even if you're busy, you need to log off to replenish your energy. I'll prepare a delicious and nutritious lunch for you!"

Qin Yu: "Okay, wait a moment."

Unable to withstand the relentless bombardment of rock sugar pears, Qin Yu had no choice but to give in. Indeed, he had been online for far too long, but his recent successes had been quite good.

The most crucial potions and fruits are all in hand, along with the Star Troopers. Send them to wipe out the Greenskins and maintain continuous combat, although...

Even though acquiring Star Power is slow, it's better than having none at all.

"The evil gods' plans against the Church of Light have been disrupted, and they should all be lying low now, focusing their attention on other continents..."

With the central continent becoming more peaceful, the influence of the United States gradually shifted to other continents. Qin Yu was considering whether to find an opportunity to visit other continents.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes. Everyone's focused on development right now, so nothing major is expected in the short term..."

Speaking of this, Qin Yu remembered that he also had to participate in the selection of the new Four Sword Saints. This was a task specifically for him, since only those with master-level swordsmanship could participate in this selection, and he also needed to know how to get to Ten Thousand Swords City.

"My lord, Saintess Monet has come to visit with her entourage."

Hikari reported to Qin Yu.

"Monet..." Qin Yu didn't know what the saintess was here for this time, but he still had to see her.

"Luna, are you going to stay here or go out for a walk?"

Luna, whose eyes were somewhat vacant, fell into mechanical work, but Qin Yu patted her to bring her back to her senses.

"Of course, we should go out for a walk!"

Helping with making potions gets really boring after a while.

"Let's go then."

The three of them went to see Monet and the others. Qin Yu saw Eriphile next to Monet but didn't recognize her. However, the rebellious one next to Eriphile attracted him.

“Master, these two are…” Zero planned to report the information about these two people to Qin Yu.

"The Defiant One of the Ten Strongest Battle Puppets of the Alchemy Alliance..."

Even without reporting, Qin Yu already knew one of the pieces of information.

“That’s right, the other girl is Arifil, the daughter of Aegert, the leader of the Alchemy Alliance.”

Qin Yu nodded. No wonder it was accompanied by the rebellious spirit. However, Qin Yu had seen the rebellious spirit's master in his previous life, not the current one.

"My lord, I apologize for disturbing you." Monet's visit this time was purely for personal matters.

"It's alright, Luna and I just needed to get some fresh air."

The two of them were really bored after working for several days in a row.

"Let me introduce you. She is Arifil, the daughter of the leader of the Alchemy Alliance."

"Greetings, Lord!"

Erifil was dressed very formally today, in the kind of formal attire she usually wore for formal occasions, since she was going to meet that incredibly powerful alchemist.

"Hello, if there's anything I can do for you, please get straight to the point."

A young lady of this caliber coming to see me must be something important. It's highly likely related to the aptitude-enhancing potion. Has Monet revealed me?

Monet and Qin Yu's eyes met. She shook her head to indicate that there was no problem. Erifil's desire to find Qin Yu was entirely her own, and had nothing to do with the Alchemy Alliance.

“I think…” Ariel was about to say something when her old ailment flared up again, and she clutched her chest in pain.

"Young Miss." Wu Ni quickly took out the medicine and fed it to Erifil.

Qin Yu felt something was amiss, so he activated the analysis mode, where he discovered the abnormality in Ariel's body.

Zero, as a world observer, knows a great deal about Arielphie, but she won't tell Qin Yu on her own initiative. Some things Qin Yu needs to discover for himself; she'll just obediently be a tool.

After taking the medicine, Ariel recovered, but she was now extremely weak, a far cry from her earlier slightly energetic self.

"I'm sorry, my lord, I'm sorry you had to see this..." Elifiel said, clutching her chest.

"If you don't mind, let's go somewhere and talk again. I might be able to cure your illness..."

"..."

"..."

Ariel and Dudu were slightly surprised by Qin Yu's words, especially Dudu, who felt that Qin Yu must have noticed the abnormality in Ariel...

Chapter 189 Erifil's Secret

Monet left because she had other business with the Vatican. She had already taken Ariel to Qin Yu's place, and there was no doubt that Qin Yu's safety was guaranteed. Hikari saw her out.

Qin Yu led Erifil into his alchemy workshop. Along the way, Erifil's gaze was fixed on Luna, because Luna seemed to be a battle doll like herself.

“Disobedience, she is too…” Elifiel also had this feeling.

“It should be,” Wu Ni guessed.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Luna asked, puzzled as the two of them stared at her.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you're a battle doll, Luna?" Elifiel asked curiously.

Luna thought for a moment: "I guess so..."

Snapped!

Qin Yu tapped her on the head. "What do you mean 'should'? It is what it is."

"That's not how it is now! I'm going to turn the tables and be the master!"

Luna was very unhappy with Qin Yu's sudden sneak attack, but considering that there were other people present, she restrained herself a bit.

Erifil and Dudu looked at the two of them and felt that the relationship between the master and servant was a bit strange. Moreover, it was hard to see any trace of a doll on Luna.

Luna initially had some traces of a puppet on her body, but as her rank increased, they became increasingly difficult to see.

"Alright, what you're about to enter is my alchemy workshop. Please don't touch anything inside, and don't reveal anything you know, or else..."

Qin Yu handed the words to Luna, who made a throat-slitting gesture: "Snap!"

It has to be said that Qin Yu and Luna's teamwork was really good. Erifil really liked their way of getting along; it wasn't just a simple master-servant relationship, but more like good friends.

Upon entering Qin Yu's alchemy workshop, Erifil's eyes seemed to light up as she scanned the materials on the shelves, because many of these materials were ones she had only ever seen in books, and now she could actually see them in person.

"Is this the nightmare pollen that only appears in nightmares?"

"So many black dragon scales!"

"Is this Hydra's saliva?"

……

Ariel walked around curiously, amazed. Although this place was smaller than her father's alchemy workshop, the things inside were far superior to what her father had ever seen.

"This is..."

There was a jar of grayish-white, ashes-like substance on the shelf, something she had never seen in a book.

"Undying Ashes are a specialty of the Blackfire Kingdom..."

"The Blackfire Kingdom..."

Elifiel was somewhat unfamiliar with the term, so she disobeyed and explained, "Young Miss, the Blackfire Kingdom is an independent world, where fire is the foundation of the kingdom, and it was once a very prosperous world..."

"Yes, it was very prosperous. Fire was the hope there. It's just a pity that when the fire goes out, it will be the end of the world..."

Ariel touched her head and asked, "Was that place destroyed?"

"Yes, it was destroyed not long ago..."

Qin Yu sighed. The inheritance he received from the Fire Sword Saint and the Blackfire Kingdom was also a considerable burden.

"Then this is a rare material..." Ariel felt the material was becoming more and more precious. However, she didn't know what the Undying Ash could be made into. Could it be a material for making aptitude enhancement potions?

"This is it, lie down." Qin Yu patted the workbench used to modify the dolls. Elifiel obediently lay down on it, the white light shining on her face, forcing her to close her eyes.

"Now, I'm going to anesthetize you first. If you're worried, have your puppet stop me."

"I believe in you, my lord," Elifiel said firmly. Qin Yu nodded. This child had only met him; if she had met other bad people, she probably wouldn't even know she had been deceived.

Dudu stayed by Erifil's side with some concern, knowing that she would definitely take Erifil away immediately if there was any danger.

After drinking the anesthetic, Eriphile gradually fell asleep.

"Hmm, he's asleep, so let's get down to business..." Qin Yu looked at Wu Ni, who frowned. Could it be that he really saw something?

"You should know, right, your young lady, that her body isn't entirely human..."

After a moment of silence, she looked at the sleeping Erifil and slowly said, "That's right..."

"When she was a child, the young lady fell off a cliff in an accident. The leader of the alliance couldn't accept his daughter's death, so he conducted an experiment that he had never succeeded in before..."

Replacing human organs with doll parts is child's play. What Ayegate did was to use the core of a doll to replace the heart of his deceased daughter. This experiment had never been successful before.

But a miracle happened: Ayegate's only successful experiment saved his daughter's life.

However, it also left huge aftereffects. Elifiel's constant pain is the result of the doll's core rejecting her body, which can only be relieved by medication. Moreover, Elifiel's lifespan will be greatly shortened.

Over the years, Eyegert had been trying to make a breakthrough in his experiments, but to no avail. He believed that only Bruce's research on soul transfer could completely save his daughter, but where could he find this legendary figure from a hundred years ago?

After listening to the disobedient father's story, Qin Yu understood. Since that was the case, he would do a good deed and help this father, taking this as an opportunity to befriend the Alchemy Alliance.

"You're saying Bruce was a legendary alchemist from a hundred years ago, right?"

"Yes."

"So do you think he has mastered the forbidden technique of soul transfer?"

"..."

The disobedient man didn't know how to answer, because the book only said that Bruce was researching it, but whether he succeeded or not, nobody knew.

"Luna, bring out your Moon Lantern."

Luna nodded and took out the Moonlight Lamp; she already knew what Qin Yu was going to do.