From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 366 Silver Bottle Nine

"curse?!"

Flamel's voice suddenly rose in a surprising tone.

"How could Galken be cursed..."

"I don't know." Gilan shook his head.

Galken usually lived in the wooden house with them. Apart from doing odd jobs and studying, he had basically no contact with outsiders...

Not right either.

Gilan suddenly recalled that Galken had visited Andrea a few days ago, apparently to purchase some things.

Maybe something happened that day that caused him to be cursed.

Snapped.

Gilan raised his hand and snapped his fingers next to Galken's ear. Galken was originally in a daze, but after hearing the sudden crisp sound, he suddenly woke up.

"I...what's wrong with me?!"

The young man found that his clothes were stained with black water and there was a fishy taste in his mouth. His face changed drastically.

Flamel frowned and explained.

Then Galken was shocked.

"Curse...Curse?!"

His eyes were wide and his face was filled with fear.

Gillan comforted him:
"Don't worry, the 'magnetic ritual' just now has removed the curse from you."

"Thank you, Brother Gilan."

Galken thanked him gratefully.

"If you hadn't suggested testing the effect of 'Magnetic Water', I probably wouldn't have known about this... If time had been delayed for too long, I might have really been cursed."

"You're welcome." Jilan said calmly. "Do you remember who else you have contacted besides us?"

"Well..." Galken looked thoughtful, then hesitantly said, "It seems that I didn't come into contact with anyone. I just bought some supplies at a grocery store in Andya."

"Is that so?" Gilan nodded. "Then you should be careful in the next period of time, and try not to go to Andea alone again. Come with us later."

"Okay...Okay, Brother Gilan."

Galken nodded and did not refuse.

Next, the three of them took the "magnetic cleansing water" they had prepared and went to Andrea to find people in need to cleanse their magnetism.

It was not until dark that they returned in the carriage.

During the trip to the town today, the three of them successfully performed the "magnetic shaking ceremony" for some people who were sick, had bad luck, or were even contaminated by negative magnetic fields.

Because it was free, and the noble girl Flamel came forward and stated that they were apprentices of Lady McCalla, they gained the trust and welcome of the residents of Andea.

After successfully swinging the magnet, he received a lot of thanks and admiration. This made Galken, a man of common origin, very excited and seemed to have a sense of accomplishment.

On the way back, Jilan also went to the grocery store that Galken mentioned. However, the female owner and the clerks in the store were normal people.

The three of them were a little disappointed that they didn't find the source of the curse on Galken.

until late at night.

After everyone went to bed.

In the dark environment, the wooden house was completely silent, with only the sound of insects.

Suddenly, there was a slight rustling sound coming from the bed opposite Jilan.

In the darkness, Galken tiptoed out of bed and quietly left the cabin.

Jilan opened his eyes and stared at the young man's back with a deep gaze.

"As expected... this guy is lying."

Thinking of this, he threw back the quilt, rolled over and landed lightly on the ground, then followed him out like a ghost.

A cool breeze blew in the courtyard.

Galken's thin figure walked out of the yard and along the forest path, heading to an unknown place.

Gillan followed quietly behind.

With the perception of an ordinary person in Galken, he had no idea that there was someone following him.

The two walked one after the other, away from the cabin, deep into the woods, and finally arrived at a rock beside a stream.

Then in the moonlight, Gilan saw a tall figure in a cloak standing behind the stone, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"…Why did it take you so long?"

The cloaked figure slowly turned around and uttered a deep female voice.

Galken took a deep breath and replied:
"Someone is sleeping in the same room with me, and I'll be discovered if I come out too early."

"Oh, okay..." The cloaked man smiled. "Have you thought about it?"

"Why did you curse me?"

However, Galken did not directly answer the other party's question. Instead, he clenched his fists and questioned in a deep voice.

The cloaked man was startled, then began to shake with laughter.

"Haha, we've been discovered..." "It's you!" Galken was quite angry.

"What?" The cloaked man stopped laughing and asked coldly. "Even if you knew, what would you do? Kill me? Or take revenge on us?"

"Oh, you can't do it either, because you are just a weakling. No matter before or now... Even if you learn alchemy from Macara, I don't know how long you will have to wait to get the real power from her."

"Besides, you are the one with the least talent among her apprentices. Why should McCara teach you the core knowledge?"

The cloaked man paused and slowed down his tone.

"Don't worry, the curse is not actually fatal. It's just a small test... Since you can detect it and remove it, it means you have some brains and are worth our investment."

"But..." Galken's original anger gradually softened under the opponent's verbal attack, and he opened his mouth with some hesitation.

"Don't you want to gain greater power and a higher status? Are you willing to be a lowly third-class civilian and a man who is discriminated against forever?"

The cloaked man bewitched.

"Think about it, Mr. Red Duke Boror and Mr. Furnace King Hermes are both men, but they have won the title of nobility through their own strength and have a status respected by everyone."

"As long as you are willing to join us, you will get these sooner or later. Besides, our school does not value talent that much..."

"Think about it carefully. Tonight is your last chance. If you refuse, I won't come to you again."

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

Galken's face changed and he struggled.

He recalled the humiliation he had suffered since childhood. Even after becoming Mrs. McCullagh, he was still bullied by Flamel on a daily basis.

So, he finally gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice:

"Okay! I'll join you!"

"A wise choice." The cloaked man smiled. "In that case, I will not break my promise. I will give you the formula for the 'alchemical catalyst' and the secret medicine for cultivation. I will give you everything."

As she spoke, the woman reached out from under her cloak, handed a parchment scroll and a black jar to Galken, and added:
"But you must also remember to keep an eye on McCala's schedule. If possible, find an opportunity to bring her research materials to us."

"Also, in two months, you should have completed the basic knowledge you need to master as an apprentice. You will be relatively free then... We have an important plan and need your cooperation."

Galken held the parchment scroll and the black jar, his face showing joy, and then nodded and said:
"Well, I see."

"Go back quickly and don't arouse suspicion."

The cloaked man urged.

Galken responded, turned around and walked away quickly, returning along the same route.

After he left the stream, he walked along the forest path, holding two objects tightly in his hands and caressing them lovingly, but he could not see that a tiny black shadow was flying above his head.

The little familiar Weiwei looked down at the human, suddenly raised her hands, and cast a "Confusion Spell" on him.

hum-

Under the influence of the mysterious power, Galken just stood there in a daze, his face blank.

Immediately, Weiwei flew in front of him and used "Mind Invasion" on him, stealing his memory.

Gilan came out from behind the tree, was kissed by the little familiar, and shared these memories.

'Sure enough, that day... when he went to the town to purchase, he met the apprentice of the Red Duke.'

He browsed through his memories and said to himself.

In Galken's memory, the curly-haired woman showed up, tried to win him over, and said she was from an organization called the "Grafting School."

"So the cloaked man just now also belongs to the "Grafting School"? Is he a subordinate of the "Red Duke"? "

Gilan thought about it and took the two things from Galken to examine them.

The black jar contains a light yellow ointment. After being identified by "Banlan", it was found to be an alchemical medicine that assists in spiritual practice. It has the effect of tempering the body and improving spiritual awareness.

But for someone of Gillan's level of physique and spiritual awareness, it was of no use.

As for the parchment, it was hand-painted with a strange picture and symbols, accompanied by incomprehensible poems.

It looks like some kind of puzzle.

'Secret formula?'

Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.

On the parchment, there was a painting of a naked queen making love with two male queens on the grass. She was wearing a crown on her head and there were the moon and the sun under her feet.

Beside him, a blind general on horseback was driving a gray wolf into the campfire with his saber, forcing it to be burned by the flames.

The attached poem is a long passage in ancient Roman handwriting:

"The Queen's crown must be of pure gold, and two chaste bridegrooms worthy to be wedded to it."

"The greedy gray wolf comes from the far west. He belongs to the warlike 'Gladiators' because of his ancient Xiru name, but he is the child of the 'Blind General' by nature..."

"When the gray wolf is about to devour the queen, light a bonfire and throw the wolf into the fire so that it burns completely. This way our queen can be saved."

Gilan stared at the parchment. With his rapidly improving knowledge of alchemy during this period, he quickly cracked the secret formula.

'The union of the Queen and two male queens means three kinds of materials...'

His mind was racing.

'The March zodiac sign "Gladiator" symbolizes Mars, which in turn represents "iron" in alchemy. The November zodiac sign "Blind General" symbolizes Jupiter, which in alchemy corresponds to "tin."

(End of this chapter)