Star Forge Titan

"At least there were no casualties at the time. Perhaps you can let me go first."

Hearing his words, Catherine was still hesitant, but Scarlett immediately took two steps forward and said quickly with a bright smile:

"Okay, that's no problem."

"Well, I seem to have remembered something that I'm not sure about." Alvin lowered his head and looked down at the mature woman.

"As a subspecies of Mandrake, Papaver solanum, also known as Happy Grass, is a plant that others may only know as having hallucinogenic and addictive properties when dried. And through special extraction using alchemy or magic, even more potent illegal drugs can be obtained. But this isn't the full range of benefits of this little plant."

As he spoke, the black-haired boy's tone of knowledge became increasingly cold, as if a dark aura was rising from the darkness.

"In certain areas where the law prohibits research or even discussion, opium poppy can be transformed through profane rituals into something a hundred times more dangerous than banned drugs. Even if we ignore its darkest uses, it can still make a dying person..."

Catherine's expression grew more serious, her ears practically perking up, and Scarlett's charming smile also turned serious.

Having said that, Alvin suddenly changed the subject, and the cold and dark atmosphere in his tone suddenly disappeared, revealing a youthful and cheerful tone.

"Please consult the major temples for specific details, especially the Temple of Knowledge. They know much more about those taboo areas than a mere alchemist like me."

"Hmph, you only speak half the truth." Catherine's eyes widened, and she wished she could go up to this guy, pinch the corners of his mouth, and pull them apart.

But the identity of the sheriff forced the blonde girl with the drill hair to suppress the impulse in her heart. She could only stand there and sulk, but her eyes could not help but drift to the face of that hateful guy.

Besides, how did this jerk know so much about this obscure knowledge? You know, even I only dabbled in some of the relevant content from the ancient books passed down in my family.

Although Catherine is not the first heir and cannot access all the inheritances, she should know more than ordinary extraordinary people.

So the question is, how did this suddenly appearing Genoese alchemist obtain this knowledge?

The same question also appeared in Scarlett's mind, but as a more mature sheriff, she did not show any expression related to it on the surface, and even clapped her hands very crisply.

"Young man, thank you for your help. You can leave at any time from now on." She blinked as she spoke.

"Where are my companions?" Ivan did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood there and continued to ask:

"Mage Kayon and Druid Bryant can also leave on their own after completing the transcript."

"Oh, then the mount left behind by Baron Lincoln..."

"As for the spoils, the Public Security Bureau will deliver them to the location you specified within three days."

"Okay, please send those things to the suburbs of Lutetia..." Alvin was stunned for a moment, remembering that he seemed to have not yet named the alchemy workshop.

"The alchemy workshop in the suburbs?" Scarlett nodded to show that she understood.

"Then I'll leave first." After thinking about it, Alvin, who had nothing else to do, picked up his coat, threw it over his shoulders casually, and walked straight out of the Security Bureau.

"Huh? Just..." Catherine wanted to say something, but when she saw her boss shaking his head slightly at her, she finally didn't call out to him.

"Oh, what a handsome young man." Scarlett looked at the receding figure with a smile, then turned back to look at Catherine.

This made the latter feel very puzzled, as if three question marks were about to pop up above his head.

"Ahem." The temporary director of Section Nine coughed lightly.

"Your Excellency Catherine Carolingian, there is an important task for you to complete."

"Please, please speak." Hearing the other party's formal words, Catherine subconsciously straightened her back, revealing a cute expression of pride and confidence yet a little nervousness.

"I'll leave it to you to hand over the relevant items to the other party." Before the other party could escape or refuse, Scarlett grabbed Catherine's hand and whispered in her ear again, in a voice that no one else could hear:

"By the way, please keep an eye on that Genoese man."

Catherine lowered her head and was silent for a moment before nodding silently.

At the same time, Alvin, who had already walked out of the Security Bureau, suddenly looked up at the sky, his eyes as if he was staring at some extremely distant existence.

After a long while, the black-haired boy let out a long sigh.

"It's really troublesome."

Chapter 90: Pride and Tsundere

Things have developed to this point, and even Alvin is not sure what the future will be like.

But there was one thing he was very sure of, that was the enemy would never stand still and wait for him to reach his strongest level step by step.

and so……

"We need to speed up our pace." The black-haired boy muttered to himself.

Not far away, a round magic taxi that looked like a beetle was parked in front of the Public Security Bureau.

This magical vehicle's structure was relatively mature, and it was very different from the other older magical vehicles used for display by the Transcendental Alchemist Association. Unlike its predecessors, which still retained the original carriage shape, this vehicle presented a curved and rounded outline.

This is true from the front hood to the rear trunk and even to the wheel rims.

Coupled with the pitch-black taxi paint, it reminds people of the troublesome neighbors who occasionally appear in dark and damp corners such as kitchens and toilets in most families.

Seeing Ivan walking out of the Sheriff's Bureau, the window next to the driver's seat of the magic car rolled down, revealing Diana with a pair of sunshade sunglasses on her nose.

The short-haired girl didn't say much, she just raised her head and raised her chin towards the passenger seat, motioning him to get in the car.

"Aren't you guys working on the engine?" Diana asked, adjusting her sunglasses as the boy climbed into the car. His delicate features, hidden by his short, pretty hair and oversized sunglasses, revealed an unnatural, inhuman beauty.

"How did you end up in jail? And at the Welsh Yard. Did you go... to borrow someone else's engine?" Having said this, Diana couldn't help but pause and replaced the derogatory word with another slightly nicer one.

"Of course not." Alvin denied it immediately. Then he sat in the passenger seat, sighed, and looked up at the sky in silence.

"If anyone wants to 'borrow', it should be someone else who comes to 'borrow' from me." When he said this, the black-haired boy couldn't help but smile slightly, revealing his full confidence.

"So confident." Diana smacked her lips slightly. Although she still had some doubts about the technical ability of the young alchemist beside her, she had no other choice but to give it a try.

"It's a bit complicated to explain. Getting taken to jail is actually another troublesome matter." Alvin sighed, put away the smile on his face, and showed a serious expression.

"Do you know the poppy?" he whispered.

"Well, Mammy said a long time ago that even if you join a gang, you must never get involved in that kind of stuff." Dai An En nodded and said in a serious tone:

"Oh, it's no wonder that Tang stopped this business on the first day he became the boss of the upper and lower city areas." Alvin raised his eyebrows, trying to understand the original reason of the matter.

In a person's life, there will often be many changes in thinking due to external education. Those who can truly be completely unaffected by the outside world are either saints who are born with knowledge, or mentally retarded people who are brainless, stupid and unresponsive.

For the vast majority of people, the education they receive in childhood will often accompany them throughout their lives and will have a significant impact on all their choices in the next few decades or even until their death.

Most of Tang and his core group of subordinates came from Marilyn's Orphanage. Judging from the current situation, although Mother Teresa's early education on them cannot be said to be completely successful, the influence was obviously much greater than he admitted.

That guy who obviously came from a humble background but was always willing to abide by the bottom line, claimed last time that he had forgotten most of the education his nanny gave him when he was a child, but didn't he show it very thoroughly in his actions?

So, he is really a dishonest person.

"Indeed, after hearing the news, Mammy prayed for a long time in front of the statue of the Queen of Heaven. Although she said that she would no longer care about those bad boys, she must have been very happy to hear that they were willing to take action to change the downtown area." Diana smiled slightly.

"So you can talk so much." Ivan joked casually:

This future Valkyrie with a generous temperament usually appears cold and silent, keeping people at a distance. However, when she talks about her fellow orphans who are like brothers and sisters to her and Mother Theresa who is like a mother to her, she becomes much more positive than usual.

It seems that he is a guy who says one thing and means another.

"Hmph." Diana snorted lightly, ignoring the other party's teasing.

"Continuing with the previous topic, the entire industry of growing and refining opium in the lower city was wiped out by Tang, so the leader of the underground gang that runs the banned drug industry, Sodorozo, and the big shot behind him couldn't sit still anymore." At this point, Alvin's expression became a little subtle.

"But before he could make a move, we 'accidentally' discovered the transaction ledger that Sodozo had hidden." The black-haired boy emphasized the word 'accidentally'.

This was really a coincidence. Although he was also preparing to deal with the inevitable counterattack after the unification of the lower city, he did not expect that the rough handling he chose to save time would accidentally bring out the dirt and directly drag Baron Lincoln, the guy hiding behind the scenes, into the spotlight.

"Anyway, the matter has basically calmed down now." Alvin said this in a deliberately relaxed tone.

But he knew very well in his heart that this matter was not really over, but had just begun.

But there was no need to say these words to Diana. The future Valkyrie only needed to focus all her energy on the competition, ensuring that she won the championship, and at the same time, get herself and others into the "Young Magic Engineer and Extraordinary Magician Training Program".

If he remembered correctly, this was the name of the talent training program that the Carolingian royal family was about to implement.

"Really?" Diana narrowed her eyes and raised one eyebrow slightly, looking like she didn't completely believe what the other person said.

Although the black-haired boy beside her said so, the special intuition that she had grown up with told her that the truth of the matter was not that simple.

"Uh." Seeing the sharp eyes revealed in the calmness, Ivan couldn't help but be surprised when he realized the other party's true thoughts.

This girl is obviously not an extraordinary person yet, so how can she show such amazingly sharp intuition? Is she really a person favored by God who is born with an attribute that has reached the extraordinary realm?

Furthermore, during her last nighttime factory visit, her skills were impressive, and her other attributes, aside from her perception, clearly surpassed those of ordinary people. Could she be a "Chosen One" with all attributes starting at at least 18? But wasn't that a rumor circulating on the forums that practically amounted to an urban legend?

Having said that, Alvin couldn't help but be stunned when he thought about his current situation.

It is certainly unlikely that the player template can reach that level, but what if it were in reality?

Games require balance, reason, and logic, but reality sometimes does not require balance, reason, or even logic at all.

Otherwise, how can we say that reality is more magical than fiction?

In this case, it seems, not, impossible...

Chapter 91: Parasite

Thinking of this, Ivan looked at Diana with a strange look.

His gaze made the latter's indifferent expression a little unbearable, and a look of shame and anger that was difficult to conceal was faintly revealed.

Then Diana coughed lightly and deliberately changed the topic to something else.

"By the way, Old Patton has already found out everything about the qualifying round."

"Oh? How do you say that?" Ivan immediately asked with interest:

"It's still at the Salt Park Circuit, but this time there are no registration restrictions for the qualifying round. That means many illegal underground racers will sign up to participate. And..." Diana paused, and the expression on her face became extremely serious.

"The organizers promised to provide a sum of money and a very rare household transfer quota for the winner and his family to move into the inner city of Lutetia."

"Tsk." Alvin smacked his lips. As soon as he heard it, he understood what this extra reward meant. It was probably specially prepared by Linde officials to win over potential civilians.

"For underground drivers, money is important, but that spot is even more important."

"Well, so this is a very challenging game." Despite saying this, Diana subconsciously smiled.

That smile was not as reserved and gentle as that of a noble lady, it was even a bit as heroic as a man's, but it revealed an unconcealed confidence, making the short-haired girl look as dazzling as if she was radiating light.

"Challenge, is it a good thing?" Alvin asked with a chuckle. He had already guessed the answer to this question.

"Of course." Diana raised her chin slightly and said proudly:

The car fell silent. The two young men, proud to the point of being arrogant in their respective areas of expertise, were now thinking the same thing.

That is victory!

Then, victory after victory!

Not long after, Ka Yang also came out.

Unlike Ivan who left the police station independently, he had a few 'new friends' behind him to 'escort' him.

However, it is not difficult to see from the Necromancer's graceful movements and relaxed demeanor that the relationship between them has become very harmonious.

"I'm telling you, when it comes to trying to please your boss, you have to do it naturally, not abruptly, and with skill..."

After chatting about the stale topics of middle-aged people, he even had the leisure to wave goodbye to the sheriffs, with an air of "Although we come from different hometowns and are of different ages, as long as we can chat, we are like half-brothers!"

As for Bryant who came out after Khayon, this hairy druid who was a half-orc from the Great Wild Forest was in stark contrast to Khayon's relaxed and carefree appearance as if he was just returning home.

He now exuded a sense of sadness, like the bleak autumn wind, as if he were a northern sled dog that had been violently chased out of its home by its owner, with a stick and leather boots. He was just about to raise his neck and let out a loud "howl" of grief.

The reason was simple. Due to his involvement in this illegal incident involving the nobles, Bryant's adventurer license, which he had finally obtained with great difficulty, was suspended!

Although it has not yet reached the point of direct revocation, the Adventurer's Association will often take such action immediately for adventurers involved in criminal cases in the region, especially those involving nobles.

Only after confirming that the person has restored their legal status in the local area will they be allowed to continue using their previous adventurer license. Of course, it's not completely ignored; at least a lawyer will be hired to help defend them, but this attitude of fair treatment must be put forward.

Otherwise, the lords and kings of various places would not allow the Adventurer's Association, an organization whose members are mixed with "wild" extraordinary people, to settle in their own territories.

After all, in the eyes of most rulers, those adventurers were actually destabilizing factors. If they hadn't been able to deal with the sporadic appearance of ferocious beasts and lawless elements, essentially filling the gaps in areas where state institutions lacked control, the association would never have been able to grow to its current size.

However, with technological revolutions and changes in national governance, the state's influence over local areas has gradually increased. This means that organizations like the Adventurer's Guild, which primarily provide military dispatch services and also offer miscellaneous services like catching adulterers and finding cats, may gradually decline and eventually disappear in the future, or perhaps transform into new operating models more adaptable to the times.

"Oh, thank you for your help, Miss Diana." Ka Yang leaned against the car, his tone as polite as ever but with a hint of falsehood.

He is always wary of outsiders, even temporary partners.

There are probably only one or two people who truly agree with this, or in other words, who can really make this professional traitor feel helpless.

Diana ignored the young wizard who always had a fake smile on his face. Although she was born with keen intuition and her social experience was far less rich and natural than those old foxes, she was able to see through the disguise of people like Khayang who were used to disguising themselves.

In response, Khayang just shrugged and didn't take it to heart.