Chapter 405: Chapter 87: Goris’s Wish_1
"No ——, Master——" Ah Dai sat up abruptly, clearly feeling the tears on his face. As his senses gradually returned, he found himself still in the stone chamber, his body twitching slightly.
"Master is dead, Master is already dead." Ah Dai mumbled, pulling out a steamed bun wrapped in silver tin from his bosom, "Master, did you enjoy watching me eat steamed buns? Alright, I’ll eat for you to see." He forcefully broke the steamed bun he had been preserving into two. Though it was kept from spoiling due to the silver tin, the bun turned exceptionally hard. Ah Dai carried on as if unaware of its change, gently pried the silver tin off the bun and put it into his mouth to chew rigorously. The bun, dry and stiff, made it gradually more difficult for him to breathe. He was gulping down with all his might; his gums had been sliced open by the hard bun, the salty taste of blood intermingled with the hard bread, continuously swallowed down.
"Master, I’ve eaten. Look, I finished the gift you bought for me. I enjoy eating so much! Master, please look at me again, I miss you, Master, I truly miss you!" Unmindful of the blood in his mouth, Ah Dai burst into tears, until his senses once again succumbed to unconsciousness, only then did the echos of deep grief cease in the stone chamber. But the faint sorrow lingered on.
It’s unknown how much time had passed before Ah Dai’s body stirred slightly. He slowly opened his dull eyes, sat up blankly, and spotted the crumpled white paper Goris had left scattered on the ground. He slowly collected them, realigned them by the numbers on the foot of the pages, and carefully stacked them together.
Picking up the paper, Ah Dai looked at it in a daze, "Ah Dai, with your good nature and attachment to me, I know my death must have been a hard blow for you. However, you’re a grown man now, you must be strong. Your Master doesn’t favor the weak. I willingly died for my own wishes, it was my choice. Even if you hadn’t left my side, this choice wouldn’t have changed. Do you still remember our first encounter in Nino Small Town? Our meeting can only be described as fate, as you stole my money bag. Perhaps you still don’t understand why I emerged from the bag. I’ll tell you, that money bag was my most satisfactory creation. As long as the bag was within a 10km radius around me, I could use the spell on it to locate it and appear at its location. When I first saw you, all I felt was disgust. Your filthy appearance made me want to end your life right then. But, I suddenly remembered my final wish, so I quickly checked your body’s condition. To my surprise, although your body was incredibly weak, you were naturally very suitable to be my Furnace. So I took you away from your life of theft, and fed you with my carefully crafted elixirs. Child, your Master is not a good person. When I took you away, I had no good intentions in my heart, I intended to destroy your life!
By the end of the first page, Ah Dai’s blankness slowly faded, revealing astonishment in his eyes. He swiftly turned to the second page and continued reading, "Later, we left City of Nino. During our time on the ship, I started to prepare for future events and imparted upon you the most basic Fireball Technique. To my surprise, despite your clueless demeanor, your talents were extraordinary. In such a short time, you were able to summon magical energy. Do you remember the pirates we encountered on the ship? The Pirate Leader was extremely skilled; I wasn’t confident of defeating him. With my disposition, if not for the concern of my own safety, I wouldn’t have bothered to save the people on the ship. In the deadlock with the Pirate Leader, you scared him off using your newly learned Fireball Technique, which resolved my awkward situation. Since then, your kindness has gradually changed me. Later, we returned to the Illusive Forest. I wasn’t kind to you, but no matter how I treated you, you never complained, constantly striving towards improvement. Your kindness slowly infiltrated my heart. When I left for a few months in order to search for medicinal herbs, every time I quieted myself, your image would appear in my mind. I don’t know why, but your simple and honest face felt so familiar to me. Recalling the notebook I gave you? Lacking the last page right? Because the last page contained my experimentation findings on crafting a Divine Artifact. Perhaps I may not be a powerful Mage, but on this continent, no one surpasses my Alchemy skills. I think it’s time you knew my wish- yes, every Alchemist has the same wish — to create their own Divine Artifact. For this desire, I spent decades striving! After countless experiments, I finally caught onto how to make a Divine Artifact. Before I met you, I had calculated using an ancient book’s method, that on a particular day in April of 989 in the sacred calendar, evil will be at its peak. That is the day I would create my Divine Artifact. The method to create a Divine Artifact is complex, its power mainly coming from—itself possessing a soul. Yes, a Soul. Therefore, in the last stage of crafting, I needed a living person to serve as the Furnace, to infuse this virgin body, which had been nurtured by the Nine Generation Marrow Pill, into the Divine Artifact. Their sacrifice marks the final fusion process, bringing my ultimate wish to fruition. The moment I saw you in Nino City, I had chosen you. Ah Dai, is your Master incredibly evil?"
