Chapter 26

Mali didn't refuse to travel with others. In fact, both of them got a lot of useful knowledge from each other.

And when Leini brought the luggage to Squirrel's Tail, the old alchemist also showed Mali the ancient alchemy creation he had imitated.

That was a bicycle, or at least it was very close to a bicycle in appearance.

There were baskets, handlebars, brakes, seats, and pedals...

But they were not the same as in Mali's memory. The whole thing, including the wheels, was cast in iron, and the weight added up to over a hundred pounds, requiring at least two adult men to move it.

And the most critical thing was that its power system completely subverted Mali's cognition. Without bearings, although the pedals could still rotate, they could not transmit power to the wheels at all, fundamentally solving the hidden danger that the brakes didn't work.

In short, this bicycle was a complete look-alike, full of various specious little ingenuity, simply the perfect interpretation of having a appearance but no substance.

However, what was even more magical was that it could actually run.

All this was thanks to the wonderful alchemy reaction between the magic runes carved under the seat and the leg bones of the seat wolf acting as the seat tube.

The old alchemist was a bit nervous when explaining the principle of this car to Mali, just like a primary school student returning to school after the winter vacation submitting homework to the teacher.

After finishing, he added, "My research is not perfect yet, and I can only use the power of runes to achieve the effects recorded in ancient books for the time being. But I already have a preliminary idea. Next, I plan to extract the concept of 【rotation】 from the waterwheel and give it to the wheels. What do you think?"

Mali didn't know how to evaluate it for a while, thought about it, and could only say, "I wish you success soon."

The old alchemist seemed to be encouraged, and then introduced several other works in a row.

Time soon came to noon, but the half-elf girl was still nowhere to be seen.

Mali spent five copper Krun to hire a group of children on the street to inquire about the news, and learned from their mouths that Yueruiwen had long left the City Hall and returned to Zhandou Castle.

This made Mali a little worried, so he asked the landlady to find an idler who had listened to the petition meeting next to the City Hall. The other party had no impression of Xia'er's name, but remembered that a country village girl was arrested for framing the guards of Zhandou Castle.

"What exactly happened? Tell me in more detail," Mali gave the man with rotten teeth in front of him ten copper Krun.

However, after the latter got the money, he still looked like he couldn't remember anything.

It wasn't until Mali threw him another five copper Krun that he showed a satisfied smile.

He swept all the copper coins in front of him into the palm of his other hand with one hand, and first sighed in a low voice, "The alchemist masters are really rich." Then he continued, "She heard that Lord Yueruiwen was unwilling to send troops, and shouted for the guards to return the money she bribed!"

"Lord Yueruiwen was impatient with her noise, so he called the guard over, but the man didn't admit to taking her money. Lord Yueruiwen was of course more willing to believe his own guards, so he arrested the village girl. What, do you know her?"

"That guy is in big trouble. According to the laws of the principality, framing will result in having the tongue pulled out," the man with rotten teeth said gloatingly.

Connecting with the half-elf girl's abnormal performance last night, Mali could probably guess the ins and outs of the matter.

He planned to find Jia Anda to help save people, but was stopped by Liweier.

"There is no need to trouble the association for such a small matter. I will accompany you for a trip,"

The old alchemist said confidently. He was thinking about how to get closer to Mali, and since the opportunity was delivered to his door, he naturally had no reason to let it go.

"Are you familiar with the Morales Family?"

"I am also in Yingjiao City for the first time, I don't know them," Liweier shook his head. "However, if that kid named Yueruiwen is not stupid to the point of no cure, he should know that there is no need to offend two alchemists. In such a small place, alchemists are more precious than gold."

The facts were indeed as the old alchemist said. The two came to the castle, reported their identities, and were invited in after a while, and were taken all the way to the meeting hall on the second floor.

Mali looked up and examined the figure in front of him. He looked very young, only thirteen or fourteen years old, sitting on a high-backed chair about the same height as his head, trying to straighten his body, and there was a little embarrassment on his immature face.

Sitting on his left was a middle-aged noble with a gloomy face, the two looked five or six points similar, and on his right was a noble lady with a graceful demeanor.

The boy looked subconsciously at the male noble on the side after Mali and Liweier stepped into the hall, and the latter stood up and said.

"The two alchemy masters look a bit unfamiliar, and they don't seem to be locals. I don't know why they came from afar?"

"We are here for a misunderstanding," Liweier said straight to the point.

"Misunderstanding?"

The old alchemist bowed slightly to the boy in the middle. "We heard that your subordinates mistakenly arrested one of our companions this morning."

"Is there such a thing?" The middle-aged noble with a gloomy face said lightly.

"He should be talking about that half-elf..." Yueruiwen reminded in a low voice, but was stopped by his uncle waving his hand.

Liweier frowned. He didn't expect that unlike the enthusiastic nobles in the capital, the Morales Family's attitude toward alchemists was so cold.

And the person who was really in charge of Zhandou Castle now didn't seem to be Yueruiwen, but his uncle Jialisen.

However, Liweier had already blown the cow, so he could only continue to bite the bullet. "I am the vice dean of the Alchemy Branch of the Guangyao Staff, a lifetime member of the Alchemy Association, a platinum donor of the Turtle Back Library, an honorary knight of the Menia Kingdom, the Leiwateleisi Dalu..."

"I know who you are," Jialisen was still the same unhurried look.

"This is Yingjiao City. Nothing that happens in the city can escape our eyes, and I heard that you were driven out of the Guangyao Staff."

The old alchemist's face became a bit ugly when his bottom line was exposed in public.

However, Jialisen didn't care about his face and continued, "It's a pity you came to the wrong place. There won't be anything you have been looking for here. As for you..."

He turned his gaze to Mali again and warned, "You'd better be careful too, Outsider. The principality is now under a huge threat. If I find that you are colluding with those imperial people, even the Alchemy Association cannot protect you."

He finished speaking in one breath, regardless of how the two responded, and ordered his subordinates, "Go and bring that half-elf over."

About five minutes later, Mali saw Xia'er again. Her expression looked a bit weary, but fortunately, she was intact and didn't suffer any injuries. She was also taken aback when she saw Mali.

"Why were you arrested too?! I told them I came alone!" ===== CHAPTER 27 =====