Chapter 4040: The Ancient God's Task

Considering that the 【Jade Alchemy Association】 did not have a thirteenth-ring sorcerer, the two twelfth-ring sorcerers who appeared at this time were likely the true high-level members of the Alchemy Association.

And seeing Xia De and the three enter the room, the twelfth-ring man stood up from the sofa and hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Excuse me, which one is the heir of Ms. 'Red Stone'?"

"It's me. I am the Red Stone of this generation."

Xia De took the initiative to speak, which was also something discussed on the way. Although in the many previous contacts with the Alchemy Association, Vigo always appeared as a woman, the Alchemy Association could not determine Vigo's gender. After all, the alchemist with the code name "Red Stone" back then often appeared in different genders.

The twelfth-ring man looked at Xia De, nodded lightly, and did not reveal his thoughts:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Red Stone. I am very happy that after the small game between us has been going on for so many years, you are finally willing to appear in person.

You can call me 'Mr. Mercury.' I am the current vice president of the 【Jade Alchemy Association】. The previous generation of 'Red Stone' almost sat in my position back then. I also knew her back then. Her talent was much higher than mine."

Xia De ignored such flattery. Since the other party did not introduce the two people behind him, he of course would not take the initiative to mention the identities of Vigo and Miss Lorin.

The two did not have more pleasantries, but sat down to talk directly.

Although this room was often used for secret meetings, it was also provided to local big figures to meet with lovers privately, so the layout of the room was exceptionally fancy. The living room part of the suite was an indoor bath, and there was a heart-shaped large bed in the bedroom.

Xia De and the twelfth-ring sorcerer who called himself "Mr. Mercury" sat on the sofa by the indoor bath and talked, while the other four were standing. Of course, Vigo had already consumed a large amount of blood brew on the way, which could ensure that she would not cough frequently this afternoon, while Xia De coughed intermittently, and he had already let "She" remind himself to make such gestures from time to time.

This meeting with the alchemists was to obtain more information about Vigo's mother, while the alchemists were for information about the "Emerald Tablet."

Both sides had their own purposes, so the atmosphere of the conversation was not bad. Xia De could feel that the three alchemists had a large number of props on them to record and detect his various situations, but even the Church and the Seer Association could not find his true identity, so he was not afraid of these alchemists.

After a simple exchange of opinions on the current situation in the Arcadia region and a joint criticism of those outsiders who did not follow the rules, Xia De and that Mr. Mercury negotiated on the exchange of information.

Vigo had already told Xia De her bottom line before coming, so Vigo did not speak during the negotiations this afternoon. During the negotiation process, the language of both sides was sometimes intense, but an agreement was finally reached.

Xia De told the three alchemists that he really didn't know where the "Emerald Tablet" was, but a sentence from the "Emerald Tablet" echoed in "his" soul, and the 【Creation Sect】 also knew a sentence from the "Emerald Tablet" many years ago.

The alchemists who had been pursuing this Relic for many years of course knew that "the sentences in the 'Emerald Tablet' themselves are part of the Relic," as Miss Feilianna said, so "Mr. Mercury" asked such a question:

"Can I understand that one-thirteenth of the 'Emerald Tablet' is now hidden in your soul?"

Xia De coughed a few times:

"I also can't determine whether what is in my soul is just a sentence, or the unknowable-level Relic itself. I don't have much research on the soul, and of course, I don't want anyone to touch the essence of my soul.

To answer this question, one can only find the previous generation of 'Red Stone.' I have discovered some clues recently, and I suspect that she didn't die at all, and I am also looking for her traces."

Mr. Mercury was not surprised at all by the point of view Xia De put forward. He nodded lightly:

"Yes, we have also suspected whether she really died. The previous generation of 'Red Stone' had achievements in human alchemy that no one could compare to. If she wanted to fake her death, it would be easier than anyone else."

Afterward, he transferred a batch of alchemy manuscripts once belonging to "Red Stone" to Xia De. However, these manuscripts were of little value, and at most, they were just for Vigo to collect as her mother's legacy.

What the alchemists provided that was most valuable was still the secret information of that female alchemist. In addition to asking about what happened after "Red Stone" joined the Alchemy Association, Xia De also took out the photo of the skin object "Nicolas Flamel." Mr. Mercury of course knew this person:

"Yes, Ms. Red Stone occasionally appeared in this image. No one knows what means she used to disguise herself as this appearance, and some even suspect that this appearance is her true appearance. This is probably also the achievement she made in human alchemy.

She left many valuable results for the Association, and her research on the 【Philosopher's Stone】 promoted the Association's cognition of this omnipotent alchemy material.

She entered the Association in 1822, and not only did her rank improve rapidly in just a few years, but she also became a senior alchemist of the Association by virtue of her own research results. Starting in 1827, she devoted herself to the research of the "Emerald Tablet." Although she encountered some difficulties in the early stage, she achieved many research results afterward.

Later, it was rumored within the organization that she had found the traces of that Relic. Afterward, her research team encountered a major accident in 1829. Except for her, everyone else died, and she also disappeared after that, completely breaking away from the organization."

When Mr. Mercury narrated these things, he obviously omitted the content of the Alchemy Association forcing "Red Stone" to hand over research results, but Xia De did not pursue this:

"I want to know, didn't she have any relatives or friends, or even family and descendants?"

"As far as we know, the previous generation of Ms. Red Stone was alone. The only thing she loved was her own research."

"I also have some of her alchemy manuscripts in my hand, and the manuscripts show that she was researching the so-called 'Child of Perfection.' Do you know what this is?"

Xia De asked again, and Mr. Mercury was not surprised that Xia De mentioned this:

"In the oldest knowledge recorded by the Association, it is mentioned that any life known in the material world is defective. The existence of these defects is not because that ancient God who created many lives did not have the ability to create perfect life, but because that ancient God hoped that mortal lives could evolve in the process of adapting to the world, until they reached perfection.

One view is that God throwing life into the world is itself a natural alchemy ritual based on the world. This is the most ancient and grand ritual involving God, time, fate, life, and death.

But that benevolent God of Creation also gave mortals other opportunities. Besides natural evolution, He recorded the secret to perfection in the 【Emerald Tablet】, and the 'Child of Perfection' is the life form that that ancient Great One hoped mortals could finally reach."

Mr. Mercury was very serious:

"We have always believed that whether it is the golden blood pursued by the 【Blood Spirit School】 or other evolutionary directions of humans pursued by other similar organizations, they are essentially another way of saying 'Child of Perfection.'

This is a research task left by the Ancient God to mortals. In the Second Era, Third Era, and Fourth Era, countless great alchemists challenged this problem, but all failed. In the Fifth Era and the Sixth Era of today, alchemists have forgotten this task, but instead devoted themselves to the refining of the 'Philosopher's Stone' for wealth and immortality, which is actually wrong.

Completing the creation of the 'Child of Perfection' also represents reaching the final form originally conceived by that 【Twilight Creator】 for mortals. This means opening the door to the final evolution for the lives of the material world. This is a great and sacred task."

"A research task left by the Ancient God?"

This was the first time Xia De heard this statement:

"In the process of investigating the previous generation of 'Red Stone,' I also came into contact with many things related to that Ancient God. In this way, the purpose of the 【Jade Alchemy Association】 in finding the 【Emerald Tablet】, besides obtaining the knowledge recorded on it, is also to complete the task of 'Child of Perfection' to open a new evolutionary direction for humans, right?"

Although this statement sounded noble, Mr. Mercury shook his head:

"No, no, we are not for this, we are for resisting 'Twilight.' This purpose is only circulated among the high-level members of the organization. Except for the 【Creation Sect】, you and your two friends are probably the first outsiders to know this information.

The rumor that the Chosen One of creation is about to appear locally is spreading wildly. I think it is time for some people to know this information. You know this, and you should better understand why we have been urgently wanting to find the previous generation of Red Stone all these years."

"Resisting Twilight?"

Xia De thought of the yellowish sky in the doomsday era:

"Do you mean the end of the world?"

But Mr. Mercury continued to shake his head:

"We don't have the ability to block that inevitable disaster. This is not the work of alchemists.

The ancient Creator, at the beginning of creating all things, foresaw that all things would eventually head toward withering in the yellowish sky light, but even so, He still chose to sow life into the world. The first children and the ancestors together..."

"Wait a minute!"

Xia De widened his eyes immediately:

"Ancestors?"

Xia De, who was still waiting to hear the myth, had a shocked expression on his face.

When 【If】 answered Xia De's question about 【Tarot of the Universe】 under the Tower of Ten Thousand Images, he gave the answer that "【Tarot of the Universe】 is an item more ancient than the 'Ancestors'." Xia De had asked many people, but he had never received an answer as to what the "Ancestors" were. ===== CHAPTER 4041 =====