Rescue? Shock, Independent System
Tang Zheng asked Furenia to use Object Location magic again to further confirm.
The result!
Furenia looked blank, gaining nothing, and even wondered if she wasn't proficient enough in the magic, causing it to fail.
Tang Zheng, however, clearly saw from the prompt on his attribute panel that she hadn't failed, but that Object Location couldn't be used on him.
"Should I try again?" Furenia asked, a little embarrassed.
"You've already troubled yourself, no need," Tang Zheng waved his hand, smiling.
He was now certain that "remote spying" magic had no effect on him. In the future, the only magic he needed to strategize against were those of the sensory type.
"I ordered some food earlier, please feel free to enjoy it if you don't mind."
"I have some things to take care of, so I'll take my leave first." Tang Zheng said, a look of embarrassment on his face as he stood up.
"This restaurant may be small, but it's not cheap," Furenia's golden eyebrows rose, then she playfully nudged Arshe, who looked restless, with her elbow.
"I'll see you out."
Arshe stood up abruptly, her cheeks slightly red.
Furenia watched Tang Zheng and the awkward Arshe leave the restaurant, picked up a coffee-like drink, and let out a strange chuckle.
"I didn't expect Arshe to know such a handsome guy, and with black hair, too. It doesn't look dyed from the roots."
Outside the restaurant.
Arshe stared at the ten Gold Coins in her hand with her blue eyes, slightly dazed.
Because she suddenly realized.
It seemed that until now, she didn't even know Tang Zheng's name, and he hadn't introduced himself at all.
On the bustling long street.
Carriages sped along the road in the middle, and armored soldiers could be seen patrolling the streets from time to time.
Being close to the Imperial Magic Academy, the security was obviously much higher than in other areas.
On both sides of the street, in addition to the mostly ordinary-dressed commoners, there were quite a few Adventurers with weapons hanging from their waists and backs.
The closer to the central square, the more strangely dressed people there were.
Tang Zheng's loose Priest Robe enveloped his drooping arms, swaying slightly with his walking movements, while the Small Evil Spirit Dog followed closely behind.
"I need to speed up my actions."
Tang Zheng thought silently.
Especially after seeing the tragic future of Arshe, this thought became even stronger.
Saving her?
Tang Zheng didn't think he ever had such a condescending attitude.
Because even he wasn't sure if he would be safe in the future.
If the girl in front of him needed saving, then what about the 100,000 soldiers of the Re-Estize Kingdom who were sacrificed in one fell swoop, and the Holy Kingdom citizens who would be slaughtered and skinned like livestock by Demiurge in the future?
And the citizens of the Holy Kingdom who were completely treated like livestock, using magic to lower their intelligence, did they need saving even more? He wasn't a savior, nor did he want to be one.
Tang Zheng didn't mind saving some people along the way, but he wouldn't do it specifically for that reason.
As a Player, someone who could become stronger through killing.
Tang Zheng believed that he hadn't killed any innocent people so far, which was already the highest respect for life.
"Hmm?"
Tang Zheng paused in his steps, turning his head to look across the street, only to find that there was no figure worth paying attention to.
Was it an illusion? As Tang Zheng left, in an inconspicuous corner across the street, a figure wrapped in a tattered gray robe slowly raised its head.
Its obscure gaze stared at the departing Tang Zheng, seemingly pondering something.
From the slender figure vaguely visible under the gray robe, one could tell it was a woman.
...
Over the next two days,
with Imina secretly spreading the word, more and more people learned that a mysterious alchemist living in the noble district could heal severe injuries resulting from disabilities.
This caused a sensation among both adventurers and workers.
Especially since the treatment was free.
If it were simply "free," these individuals who licked blood from their blades would find it most unbelievable, as they never believed in free lunches.
However, the rumor that the "free" prerequisite was to test the alchemist's newly developed alchemical potions, which could potentially lead to death,
actually dispelled the wariness in most people's minds.
Even so, no one dared to be the first to try it.
This led to the news spreading like wildfire, with discussions in most taverns, yet no one actually dared to venture into the noble district.
Until the third day! Two poorly dressed individuals knocked on the door of the courtyard where Tang Zheng lived.
They were a father and son.
One was a middle-aged man, only around 30 years old, with dark skin but a full head of white hair. The other was his son, carried in a wooden basket, a young boy whose legs had been amputated.
As soon as this happened! The major adventurer and worker teams that had been monitoring the situation immediately took action.
In addition, various workshops and the Herb Guild, and even the Adventurer's Guild, sent people.
In the past, a mere Copper Rank adventurer would not have been worth noticing, but Tang Zheng was now not only an adventurer but also a highly skilled alchemist.
Under the investigation of various forces, the identities of the father and son were quickly revealed.
They were farmers from a small village outside the Imperial Capital. The son had lost his legs several years ago when a minor noble had broken them with a whip.
Due to delayed treatment, necrosis set in, and they had no choice but to amputate.
...
Time passed slowly.
Under the patient observation of various parties, the father and son finally emerged from the heavy brown gate near dusk.
Yes, they walked out.
The farmer's son had actually regrown his legs!
A clamor erupted!
An invisible shockwave spread rapidly, and many adventurers and workers' eyes lit up. This kind of alchemical potion was practically a second life for them.
Compared to death, many people feared becoming crippled and useless even more! The Herb Guild and various pharmaceutical workshops were equally shocked, finding it truly unbelievable.
In the minds of all apothecaries, Alchemy had always been merely an auxiliary tool, and solutions made solely with Alchemy were not highly valued.
Even the diluted Regeneration Potions that Tang Zheng had previously sold through Imina were insignificant to the Herb Guild.
What they were truly concerned about was how Tang Zheng used Ogre blood to create a technique with healing effects.
And now! The appearance of this magical alchemical potion that could regenerate limbs shattered the perceptions of all apothecaries.
This meant that Alchemy was not just a means to assist apothecaries in making healing potions, but an independent system!
The moment the father and son stepped out of the noble district, before most people could react, a carriage suddenly appeared and whisked them away.
The father and son reappeared in many people's sights the next day, leaving the Imperial Capital. Clearly, someone had specifically gone to verify the healing effects of the alchemical potion.
...
The next morning,
just as dawn was breaking, someone knocked on the heavy brown door again.
Tang Zheng was startled when he opened the door, as a large group of people had gathered, some dressed lavishly, some plainly, and many were burly adventurers.
But the common feature of this group was that they all had some form of disability.
Places like the noble district were usually a forbidden zone for adventurers and workers, not because they were not allowed to enter, but because the environment here simply didn't suit them.
Tang Zheng scanned the crowd, his gaze directed towards the rear and both sides, where ten soldiers in fine armor were scattered.
They were guards specifically patrolling the noble district.
However, these guards were different from usual, not driving away the large number of people gathered here, seemingly only to prevent chaos, and not interfering with anything else.
Seeing this scene,
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed, and he withdrew his gaze from the guards, looking back at the group of people who were staring at him expectantly.
"One person."
Tang Zheng expressionlessly uttered three words.
The crowd present was stunned, and immediately understood the meaning of Tang Zheng's words. The atmosphere, which had been fairly harmonious, suddenly became tense.
However, at this moment! Clatter!
Gulu Gulu~ The sound of rapid hooves and rolling wheels rang out.
A luxuriously decorated carriage, pulled by two horses, appeared in everyone's field of vision, interrupting the tense atmosphere on the scene.
The crowd gathered at the entrance, seeing that the carriage showed no sign of slowing down, each of their faces revealed an unsightly expression, but they still took the initiative to give way in the middle.
However, contrary to what everyone imagined, the luxurious carriage stopped on its own when it arrived at the entrance of the courtyard.
Ka! The wooden door of the carriage opened, and a figure dressed as a butler stepped out of the carriage first, then respectfully took out a stool and placed it on the ground.
Then, a blond youth who looked only about 20 years old, holding a ruby scepter, stepped out of the carriage.
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