Perfume Alchemist

"Here we come." Ah Hao trotted out from the house, carrying two large plates. "Just put all the grilled skewers here. I'll take them there."

"Thank you, this party was really good."

"Hehe, as long as everyone is happy."

Ah Hao carried two plates of barbecue and walked under the umbrella by the swimming pool.

Morris had a garland around his neck, wore a pair of sunglasses, and was sleeping leisurely on the recliner with his eyes closed.

"Barbecue here." Ah Hao yelled towards the swimming pool, and put the plate on the small table under the umbrella.

Morris raised his glasses and glanced at the barbecue: "Thanks." Then he said to Ahao: "There are only beach-flavored bubbles. Is there any other scene that can be changed?"

"Not for the time being." Ahao spread his hands, "If you want others, you have to wait for me to continue research and development."

"Okay. I think your stuff has great potential. It can effectively improve the patient's psychological condition when used in the ward. A good mentality actually has a very positive effect on the recovery of the disease."

Ah Hao shook his finger: "It's party time now, don't talk about work."

"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I haven't recovered yet."

After Morris took a sip of the barbecue, he gave Ahao a thumbs up: "It's delicious and fun! It's a perfect party."

Everyone at the party looked relaxed, with one exception.

Ah Hao walked quickly to another deck chair.

"Illya, do you want to eat barbecue?"

Illya wore a white hat with flowers and a violet bathing suit.At this time, she was half-sitting on the deck chair, looking at the swimming pool with a slightly melancholy look.

She forced a smile at Ahao, then waved her hand again: "I won't eat anymore, I'm not hungry."

"That's fine, let me chat with you." Ahao sat on the recliner next to him.

Yi Liya tried to find a topic: "By the way, Ah Hao, why don't you invite your clerk over?"

Ah Hao lay on the reclining chair and let out a long sigh of relief: "I think everyone will be more comfortable this way. Look at Shirley and Mike."

Ah Hao pointed to the front and the rear with his finger, "If there were ordinary people around, everyone wouldn't be as comfortable as they are now. Even my housekeeper who knows the situation of the Arcane Master is still hiding in the back kitchen."

"That's right." Illya lowered her eyebrows, "There is always a gap. The Arcane Association has been reluctant to let the Arcane Masters be made public. In fact, it is also worried about the emergence of conflicts."

"Well, after all, the power of an arcanist is too incredible for ordinary people."

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There was a brief silence on the field.

"Elia, what happened?"

"Oh." After a sigh, Ilya sat up completely.

"My father, he seems to be missing."

Ahao also sat up: "Mr. Howard? What's going on?"

Yi Liya grabbed the hair that fell down with her hands: "When Shirley's family came to see her, I also felt a little homesick. It just happened that yesterday was his birthday again, so I prepared a cake to surprise my dad. .But he never showed up."

"Although he is often not at home. But such important festivals will definitely come back, and he has never been absent before."

"So, what happened?" Ahao looked at Ilya with concern.

Ilya shook her head: "I don't know. I have contacted the place where my dad worked before, but my colleagues said they didn't see him, and thought he was transferred to another place."

"How could this be? Where is your mother, Ilya?"

"My mother passed away unexpectedly when I was in middle school."

".I'm very sorry."

"It's okay." Illya waved her hand and pondered, "I thought about it carefully just now. In fact, I haven't seen my dad since the accident at the Star Gate. Could it be that something happened to him at that time? thing?"

Ahao's expression also became serious: "If you want to talk about that day, I still have a problem that has not been resolved. Who is that person?"

"You're talking about the person who forcibly closed the star gate, right?" Ilya thought of going with Ahao in a tacit understanding.

"Correct!"

"He's definitely not my dad." Ilya shook her head, "My dad's title is [Bitter Journey]. His path to advancement is just the continuous extension of the journey and the gradual increase in the number of traveling companions. The ability to teleport, It has nothing to do with him."

"That's it"

While thinking, a reminiscing voice suddenly sounded in Ahao's mind:【.This energy technology will weaken the space barrier of the extracted area】

"Illya, even so, Mr. Howard is also an Arcane Master of the Space Department, right?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"Journey in space. Will there be accidents?"

Ilya's expression became tense: "Impossible, my dad has used his abilities at least a thousand times, and he has never had any accidents."

"But on that day, didn't a huge monster suddenly appear in the star gate connecting the cities? The star gate is the masterpiece of the arcane masters of the space department, and its space channel has also been distorted."

Ahao's eyes were dark, and he tried his best to express his guess in a good direction.

"Could it be that time, Mr. Howard just opened a [Bitter Journey] tunnel. Then that tunnel was also changed by that space-distorting force?"

Ilya's breathing became rapid: "Then what should I do? Is my dad lost in the tunnel?"

"Damn, why didn't I pay attention to my dad's whereabouts earlier. What if he didn't bring enough food in his props?" Ilya covered her forehead with both hands, and fell into deep self-blame.

"It's okay, it's just a guess. It's possible that Howard is really just obsessed with research elsewhere and forgot his birthday."

"No, he won't forget."

At this moment, Shirley's voice came from the poolside: "Illya~! I'm exhausted! Wende bullied me with his weight! I'm going to have barbecue, I won't play with him anymore."

As she approached, she immediately noticed the strange atmosphere on the field.

"What's the matter, Ilya? Ah Hao bullied you?!" Shirley quickly ran to Ilya's side and patted her on the back.

The doorbell rang suddenly at this moment.

Ahao didn't care about it, but said to Ilya: "Tomorrow, no, or at night, let's go to the Arcane Association together. Post a mission to see if there are any arcane masters of the prophecy department. Mister Howard can be found."

"I remember the last time there was an arcane master of the prophecy department who said that the machine would break down and cause disasters or something. It really hit him. We'll just go find him later."

"Oh, I know!" Shirley also gradually tasted it, knowing that Ilya's sadness had nothing to do with Ah Hao.

Xue Li said to Ilya: "That is the prophecy of [Huitian] Arcane Master, he is very powerful, it is not a problem to find someone or something. Who is the person you are looking for?"

"My dad, he seems to be missing."

"what?!!!"

The second doorbell rang again at this time.

"I'll talk to you later."

Ilya turned her head and smiled forcedly at Ahao: "The Prophecy Arcane Mage is indeed a good method, you can try it. But, why don't you go and see who is at the door first? He has already rang the doorbell twice."

"Okay, I'll go and have a look. Shirley, please stay with Ilya first."

"Hmm. Illya, what's going on? Tell me about it."

The third doorbell rang again.

Ahao quickly ran into the house: "What's going on? Why don't you open the door for me, Hodge? It's possible that Annie is here."

"Hodge, Hodge?"

Ah Hao looked around, but did not find the housekeeper and maid in the room.

For some reason, the bustling sounds outside the house also slowly faded away.

He turned around to look, and outside the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, he saw only the dark night that was so thick that it couldn't be melted away.