Chapter 265: That Sulky Ridiculous Alchemist
Chapter 265: That Sulky Ridiculous Alchemist
"Haha-ha, that's a good joke, beautiful valkyrie. I thought you were speaking the truth." Jordan slapped his palm lightly and laughed dryly.
"I've never said anything other than the truth." Ariel looked up. She saw the girl under her protection at first priority was waving at her.
Jordan and a few other suspicious people also looked up. Sure enough, they saw a rectangular object with a beautiful golden-haired girl waving her hand down before the girl could no longer be seen. Looks like she was pulled by her friend because of the risk of falling.
Jordan's eyes widened slightly at the sudden realization. He knew that beautiful golden-haired girl.
"Now, everything is fine. It's time for me to come back. I hope you and your group can behave well to avoid trouble." Ariel stomped her feet on the ground after saying that, and she shot off into the air.
"Wha- wait!" Jordan called, but the stunning lady didn't care whatsoever. Then, he put his palm on his forehead to take a peek at the heaven beneath the valkyrie's skirt.
"What a beautiful sight. Wait, what kind of light is that? Damn it, it blocks the beautiful scenery. Is this the so-called divine light protecting the holy knights?" Jordan muttered and felt ridiculous at the strange thought.
Meanwhile, Ariel just stomped her feet in the air several times until she climbed onto the Gravy Ark.
"Ella, please don't do that again, okay? You almost gave me a heart attack." Evelyn stroked her upper chest with a light sigh.
"I'm not going to fall, really. Ely is next to me and Sir Maximilian is there too, just in case. I'm just- hum hi, Miss Ariel. Welcome back." Ella waved her hand lightly with a smile. She escaped the accusation by diverting the conversation.
"Sigh... Yes, please don't do things like before, Holy Princess. I worry about you very much." Ariel wiped her non-existent sweat on her forehead.
"Sorry." Ella looked down a little.
"All right, it's time we continue our journey to Rarora City." Ariel declared right after she checked the clock cube from her Space Bag.
"En, let's go. It's already late afternoon." Elysia nodded, and the others also agreed with Ariel's decision. She looked up at the sky that was starting to turn orange.
After that, Ariel installed a sphere barrier of light and spurred Gravy Ark towards their destination.
Jordan just looked in the direction where he had last seen the Gravy Ark, even though it left nothing but a speck of mere dust.
"Jordan Reid, you bastard! How could you agree to hand over half of the precious treasures we've worked so hard to collect over the week. Have you lost your mind?" A staggered pale man approached Jordan.
"You know what, Mr. Aayan? We could try to fight those two high-level Spirit Beasts, but the result is grief. Think of it as the best result because Saint-level holy knights happened to pass by." Jordan had a strong urge to sigh and yell at this ignorant alchemist.
However, he was astonished when he turned around and looked at the alchemist. Aayan's pale face was filled with tears and snot as if this man had just lost half his soul.
"What is this? What happened to you and that face, bah! Tsk, wash your face in that puddle over there, it's disgusting. Eew, don't come near me!" Jordan squirmed away and gave the alchemist a look of disgust.
"My precious treasures!" Aayan bellowed in agony. No one understood more about him than himself about how lost he felt.
"Hey, calm yourself down. We just need to go mining again for that. Life is the top priority after all." Jordan could only persuade the crazy-looking alchemist while giving a stop hand gesture.
"Calm down, you say? My time is too precious, and a week is such a long time! I did not cooperate with you on this outcome. I could make many discoveries during that time. You feel it yourself, right? That prototype in your hands, how awesome that sweetie, huh? And that's just the tip of the iceberg of the real baby treasure I'm developing." Aayan grimaced, and his face twisted as the sadness clouded his features.
He already considered all the materials as his own, but they were snatched away in front of his eyes. The pain was immense beyond measure.
Jordan clenched his fists, eager to punch this nonsense individual. But, he immediately controlled his emotions and only sighed. Yes, all for mutual benefit and popularity in history. So, he needed to learn to be patient with this ridiculous alchemist. Well, most alchemist experts like this person were annoying, troublesome, and unreasonable to begin with.
Then, he gave a signal to his men. Then, his men approached with a bucket of water shortly after.
*Splash*
Jordan poured the water on Aayan. Perhaps, it could cool the hot potato full of emotions in this alchemist's head. Then, he pointed his finger with a firm rebuke. "Again, please cool your head first. Are you pretending to be unaware that 102 of us, except you, were badly injured before being healed by the holy knight lady earlier?"
"Barf, splurt..." Aayan spat the water, which accidentally entered his mouth.
"And then, what are we going to do now? We are short on half of the precious material, I don't know what the missing materials now. It's useless, it's lacking and we can't do great research and experiment yet." Aayan's face went blank. He muttered without much emotion in it.
"Well, we'll go mining again tomorrow. With a bigger and more capable team, of course. You'll get what you need. After all, you're also doing research with your portable lab, right?" Jordan provided a solution.
"Oh, right, whatever. I just need to wait for my great research and experiment for a week. Yes, me, a week isn't long, know it and remember. After a month, you will know your patience will earn you great accolades from the Holy Church Research Center, hehe, haha!" Aayan burst out laughing like a crazy maniac.
Jordan's men and the adventurers looked at it in bewilderment. They looked at Jordan, but Jordan didn't even know what to say either. He just shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.
"Wait, wait a moment, I remember you said Saint-level holy knight lady? Why did someone like her come here coincidentally?" Aayan suddenly frowned, astonished, and couldn't figure out the answer.
"How can I know the answer to that? However, I saw the Holy Princess on top of the special Gravy Ark. Perhaps, the Saint-level holy knight lady earlier was the Holy Princess's protector." Jordan spread his arms and lifted his shoulder in a half shrug.
"What, Holy Princess, you say !? Where is her noble self now? Is she with her grandfather, Holy Grandfather? This is a golden opportunity, I must greet them with respect." Aayan looked around with a silly smile. He wanted to introduce a remarkable discovery he was developing, hoping to get immediate support from someone in the highest ranks.
Yet, after looking here and there, he couldn't find the Holy Princess's whereabouts anywhere. He turned to Jordan and frowned. "Are you lying to me?"
"That's ridiculous, they left before you shouted at me. Where have you been? The others have also seen the Holy Princess, just ask them." Jordan pointed to the others, and they gave a positive response to strengthen Jordan's words.
"No-no way... I've missed my golden opportunity." Aayan knelt in regret, but something stuck in his mind all of a sudden. "Wait, where did they go?"
"To the south." Jordan pointed with his thumb.
Hearing that, Aayan jumped into his train of thought at once. News of the Holy Grandfather, who was leaving divine meditation, was rife. Then, the Holy Princess who had never left Aeddoterra City suddenly went out of there at this opportunity. Did it have something to do with the dangerous sealed area that suddenly appeared near Aeddoterra City?
"Ah, never mind. Let's go to Sholmore Town. We're going to go mining again tomorrow, don't act like a sulky kid, Mr. Aayan." Jordan tries to persuade this ridiculous but talented alchemist.
"Huh, you're the sulking little kid, your family is a sulking kid! I'm a big grown man. Anyway, let's go, we need mine again tomorrow, huh... It's all because of that damn lizard egg. Tsk, those lizards are no less fuckin either." Aayan came out of his train of thought right away. He burst out, cursed, and swore as he walked away.
Jordan just sighed and walked away too. After that, all of them headed for the nearest town with the five Gravy Ark.
Several tens of kilometers to the south... Three girls were engrossed in chatting about what had just happened, and Ariel became the star under the spotlight of the chit-chat.
"Miss Ariel, is it forbidden to attack or kill beasts at Spirit level or above?" Elysia asked in confusion. As far as she could tell, there were no such rules.
"Yes, but with conditions. Beasts at Spirit level or above that have territory in the Human Continent are the overlords of that area. They live and guard their territories in peace because, it could be that their ancestors are human contracted beasts. As long as they don't cause trouble first, then they are forbidden to be killed." Ariel nodded slightly.
"However, no one really protects them, right? Or perhaps, the Holy Church can protect everyone?" Evelyn had suspicions because she knew that the world was ruthless and unfair.