Chapter 382 – The Spirits of Paracelsus (7)

He broke through the dungeon like crazy, to the point where the word “Break through” Is not a waste.

Breaking traps, destroying guard golems… Anyway, I ran away, shaking off everything that stood in my way.

Was it just that I fought too ecstatically? The moment you enter the real workshop of Paracelsus, which can be said to be the final destination of this dungeon.

As soon as I found a golden spirit rising up on a rectangular platform that looked like an altar or an operating table, I first inserted a dagger into my heart.

“Cuck!”

“Oh.”

Who did I just kill?

I woke up belatedly and looked at the spirit.

His whole body was shining gold and even translucent, but he was a pretty young man who looked just like a human except for that part.

If I had to pick a unique thing, would it be the length of the hair hanging down to the waist?

The spirit, whose eyes met, opened its mouth with a very unfair expression, and soon it drooped.

The one that melts into the air and disappears along with the light powder unique to the disappearance of spirits. Drop item… No, a book, probably a keepsake, falls onto the podium.

Took.

[A study on the relationship between the Philosopher’s Stone and ideal human beings from the perspective of theology, sorcery, and alchemy]

“… Ah.”

This unnecessarily long and grandiose title is in my memory.

In H&A, you can definitely get a Philosopher’s Stone if you give it to Fay who has completed all events, and if you gift it to another alchemist character or use it by an alchemist player, it is a job-specific awakening item that greatly increases proficiency.

The main reward for this dungeon, Paracelsus’ Research Journal.

Come to think of it, originally, the skeleton of Paracelsus should have been lying on this podium with the journal in his hand, right?

I don’t think I killed… ?

I wonder if it seemed strange to me to suddenly run out by myself, put down a knife, kill a spirit, and then break out in a cold sweat.

Helena, who was in the lead and was closest to me, asked cautiously.

“Brother? Why?”

“That is…”

“Even if it’s a little futile, we’ve defeated the last security system, so now we have to take care of what we need and clear it.”

“…”

Do you think that the one I defeated earlier was not Paracelsus, who changed into the body of a spirit, but the spirit guarding this place?

But. It was a natural reaction since Paracelsus’s lifespan would have ended long before this workshop became a dungeon.

… Good. Let’s bury what we just killed.

I’m a little sorry, but isn’t it the fault of Paracelsus who exudes such a suspicious atmosphere in the first place?

The moment I muttered that to myself and put an iron plate on his face.

“Brother! Look at this!”

A clear voice came from behind. When she turned around, her Fay was hugging a gun barrel that was much taller than her own.

There were a dozen more identical gun barrels rolling around on her floor.

“Looks like that spirit from a moment ago was controlling it! My junior rushed in and came down from the ceiling half a beat late, but before I could gather energy, the spirit died and turned off while active! Thanks to that, I can use it myself with a little tweaking, right?”

“Huh.”

I will correct it. Paracelsus did not die unfairly, but died because he deserved to die.

It’s not that I gave off a suspicious atmosphere for nothing, it was actually suspicious.

If I hadn’t swung the dagger first as a reflex, this side would have been more dangerous.

Paracelsus sitting leisurely on a podium and looking down at us, and the gun barrels aiming this way from around him… It would have been roughly like this.

Now, Bonnie, Helena is also nodding her head calmly, as if she knew about the gun barrel’s existence.

The reason I thought it was a protection system was probably because of how I handled that gun barrel.

I buried it, saying it was already in the past, but honestly, I felt very uncomfortable, but now I feel a little more at ease.

He opened his mouth in a softer voice.

“Well, it didn’t matter anyway, so that’s okay. Shall we start the search right away?”

I shrugged her shoulders and picked up her research journal.

Then Fay quietly put down the gun barrel she was holding in her arms and came running.

“Brother! Give me that first!”

“It’s a surprise.”

Because I rushed so suddenly, I involuntarily lifted the research journal high above her head.

Then, Fei, unable to do this or that, jumps in place. After admiring her bouncing breasts for a while, she said.

“Don’t worry, I’ll give it to you even if you’re not in such a hurry. But don’t read it now.”

“Why?! Stand, please… Now that Elisha and Iris-nim have been freed from slavery, she must be willing to enslave me as well! I know everything! This pervert! Are you thinking of making me do something like climax holding back?!”

“… It is not.”

It’s a pretty thick journal, so it’s because I thought it would take a long time to read.

“First of all, I meant to pack everything and read it in a safe place after clearing it. It doesn’t matter if we search and read Fei-senpai… Maybe someone who is well versed in alchemy will know better what to bring?”

“Okay… Then there is nothing you can do Alright, let’s do what your junior said. … Still, can’t I keep the journal?”

“No. I will keep it and give it to you as soon as I clear it.”

“Profit… !”

Fei, who had been thumping alone with her cheeks inflated, exclaimed.

“What are you doing! I need to find something useful soon! No matter how much Paracelsus is said to be a great alchemist, since he was from a long time ago, the equipment is fine! At first glance, most of them are old fashioned things that should be in a museum! Rather, take care of things and potions! You don’t have to judge what you’re doing. I’ll take them all anyway!”

Then, Fei busily fidgets here and there and shoves it into her subspace pocket.

It is a skilled skill reminiscent of an auto-routing pet.

After admiring it for a while, I began to look for it as well.

Let’s see.

Shall we take care of that gun first? It looks like it’s just the right size to fit in your inventory.

***

The finest spirit stone used for all kinds of potions and research. At this point, he had collected not only a sophisticated golem that made him wonder if he was actually a robot, but also an unknown alchemy river.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anything that strengthened the result of alchemy.

In the first place, the strange phenomenon disappeared when Paracelsus died, so maybe it was the ability of Paracelsus who became a spirit?

I organized my thoughts in my mind and broke the platform that became the core of the dungeon.

In the blink of an eye, me and my companions were ejected outside. I was a little concerned about the eyes of the elves who were looking at me with surprised eyes, probably not knowing that I would clear the dungeon so quickly… Rather than that, I should start with the rewards from this dungeon.

Just like the dungeon containing the final moments of Atlantis, where Fae was taken last time, the reward for this dungeon is also helpful for alchemy.

There is a difference between an item and not a skill.

After we got out of the dungeon, I pushed Faye’s back towards a glistening mass of light in the air.

“Senior Fay? This is your senior, so you can take it.”

“Huh.”

Fey nodded roughly as if she was annoyed and put her hand into the light, as if she wanted to quickly check Paracelsus’ research journal.

Then, it emits light with explosive momentum, and quickly fades into a monocle and settles in Fay’s hand.

“This… ?”

“Magic power, aura, divine power… Whatever it is, it’s a monocle that allows you to see the flow of power that’s normally invisible. If you use it together with the magical crystallization ability you acquired last time, it will create a pretty good synergy.”

“Yes. I guess so. But, junior. Now that I’ve cleared it…”

“Yes yes. This is the study log.”

When I handed over the book with a smile, Faye, who held it tightly in her arms to the extent that her large breasts were slightly distorted, smiled with her signature sullen smile.

Hehe… Researching this…”

It was a little embarrassing to show off in front of others, so she lifted up Fae and left the place while saying goodbye to the elves.

Is this the end of my business in Alfheim? I’m finally going back to the academy.

Heaving a sigh of relief, he looked at Fei, who was busy reading the research journal from earlier.

I can’t even walk properly. It doesn’t matter since I’ll transfer it anyway with flying magic.

She shook her head and cast a flight spell on Faye and Helena. Thanks to Elisha and Iris’ recovery, they may not know how to fight, but they should be able to fly.

While going back the way I came. I also checked the dungeon clear notification that I had put aside for a while.

There was no special part, probably because I had already grown up as I would have.

It’s just that all the stats have risen slightly to the point where the stats don’t rise. Actually, this dungeon is a place to go after a research journal, so it must be natural.

How long did you have to turn off the notification window and focus on flying again? By the time I could see the outside of the Great Forest at the edge of my vision.

Fei, who had kept her mouth shut until now and only read the research journal, said in a voice of admiration.

“Ah, junior. The sudden enhancement of alchemy items. I think you found the reason for that?”

“Yes? Is there something in your research journal?”

I could read the journal at H&A, but it only showed me a few pages at most, and I couldn’t read all the pages.

Thanks to this, we know why Paracelsus spent his last years confined to that workshop, but we don’t know the rest.

“Huh. I was going to read it several times anyway, so I was lightly speed-reading right now. But on the last page there is something like this.”

‘Now that all preparations have been completed, it is time to abandon the dying body and be reborn as a spirit. I’m worried that the output might not be enough… I’m running out of time.’

“First of all, looking at the previous contents, it seems that he was trying to be reborn as a spirit of alchemy, not just a spirit. Perhaps that’s why the performance of alchemy items has been enhanced. Have you heard of it, too? Contaminated water is purified next to the water spirit, and the fire in the forge becomes stronger next to the fire spirit. Spirits with a high rank have an effect on the surroundings, maybe that’s the context?”

“It makes sense. I can understand why he wants to move his mind by creating a homunculus, a spirit that is nothing else.”

“That’s right. If I may add a little more, it seems that in the end, I was trying to become a new god by gaining faith with the body of a spirit, just like the righteous Gwangmyeong-nim and Free Breath-nim did earlier… It takes an enormous amount of power to be reborn rather than simply transferring the mind, but it seems that the output wasn’t enough.”

“Aha? Fafnir also replaced an ancient dragon-class dragon heart when making his body, but it would be impossible unless there was a dragon slayer in the era of Paracelsus.”

“I guess so. If you look at the last phrase in the journal, the experiment must have failed. Even after drawing mana from the leyline, the progress would have been cut off due to lack of strength. … But that’s where we showed up.”

“I think you know what it is. Iris’ imperfect magic absorbs the power scattered around, and the blocked experiment is over, right?”

“Maybe. Of course, it was cut off once in the middle and resumed after a long time, so it must not have been in perfect condition. Amnesia would have been basic, and only the instinct to stabilize oneself would have been greatly enlarged.”

“After all, she has become no different from the artificial spirit she created and abandoned.”

“Huh. What if Paracelsus detects a junior with a dragon heart?”

“They’re going to try to take my heart by killing me somehow. With the power contained in the Dragon Heart, you can achieve pretty much anything.”

“… Junior. Do you have anything to say to me?”

Faye, who was looking this way with axe eyes, raised one of his hands and smiled.

“Don’t worry, I’ve taken care of the mad Paracelsus!”

“Tell me honestly! I don’t know what it was, but you stabbed it first?!”

Uh huh!

Swearing prohibited!