Arcane Pasteur, male, half-elf, nineteen years old, the fourth generation descendant of the Pasteur School of Alchemy.
According to legend, it was his ancestor who fermented the first cheese in human history, and the origin of the Pasteur School can be verified as his great-grandfather Clajot Pasteur.
Krahot Pasteur believed that there was a great spirit throughout the world that controlled the decomposition activities of various tiny organisms and maintained the operation of the world. He called it the "ash of immortality". Through speculation on the "Ashes of Eternity", he developed unique alchemical techniques and applied them in aspects related to fermentation and medical treatment, becoming a respected alchemist.
However, as an important branch of the Druids of the Ancient Forest, the Pasteur family has always inherited the Druid profession. For the druids who advocate "respecting nature, reverence for nature, and obedience to nature", alchemists who use the power of magic to distort nature are simply heretics who deserve to be killed. The Pasteur family, which betrayed the lofty faith of the Druid, was severely criticized by the archdruid "Beast Judge" Badi Bresta, and had to move frequently to avoid his pursuit.
Not long ago, Akane's father, Twila Pasteur, had an accident during an experiment. Not only was he seriously injured, but the "Sea of Corruption" in the spore forest where he had been hiding for a long time was also destroyed, exposing his whereabouts. Facing the beast judge who came after hearing the news, Twila had no choice but to surrender and was sentenced to freezing and frozen into the ancient glacier. Unless his descendants make a significant contribution to the forest, or the forest encounters a huge crisis and needs his strength, they will always be frozen in it and cannot be released.
Twila knew that as the archdruid's tracking target, it was impossible to escape, so before he was arrested, he arranged for his son Akane to escape early and go to Master Trian, a good friend he met when he was young. Who would have known that Master Trian had passed away a long time ago. If the master had not specifically mentioned the Pasteur family before his death, and had told Wendy to help her if she had the opportunity, he would have died in a daze outside the magic tower in a place that looked beautiful but was actually full of dangers among the sea of flowers.
"This man is very talented." Wendy emphasized to Sui Xiong, "Very talented! The alchemy passed down by his family is very mysterious and completely different from the orthodox alchemy I know. I think for you, he must be Can be a helpful assistant!”
Sui Xiong curiously met Akane. Although this half-elf was nearly twenty years old, he looked like a boy of twelve or thirteen years old. He was very immature and quite short. Standing next to the slime girl, he is not much taller than her - this can't be helped. As a mixed race, half-elves often have this type of "developmental delay", even if their minds are similar to those of adults. , but looks like a young child. According to Wendy's estimation, it would probably take at least fifty years before he could grow into an adult.
Although his father was arrested and executed, Akane did not hate the Beast Judge because of this. He was still very young and very simple, and he wanted to achieve great things as soon as possible and persuade the Archdruid to recognize the Pasteur School, thereby freeing his father.
"Your Majesty, the Great Mask of the Void, I implore you to take me in. I will use my alchemy to serve you, and I believe it will definitely be helpful to you." Akane said politely, "Of course, if you need If so, I can also fight for you as a druid. But fighting is not my specialty, and compared to those professional combat masters, my ability in this area is much weaker."
Sui Xiong couldn't help but laugh. His church was so short of manpower right now, so how could he be picky? Not to mention that Akane is an alchemy master who can be highly praised by Wendy. It’s not too late for him to welcome such a talent!
"So... Master Akane, I would like to ask, which aspect of alchemy are you best at?" He asked with a smile, "Making medicine? Enchanting? Or material conversion?"
"All of these can be done." Akan's immature face showed a look of confidence, "The Pasteur School developed the Alchemy that uses them as the main tools. I just use different methods from ordinary alchemists. Basically, I can do everything that others can do."
Sui Xiong was overjoyed and asked: "So can you develop drugs?"
"Of course." Akan answered confidently, and then added, "But the techniques of the Pasteur School are not compatible with Master Trian's techniques of the Classic School. If I were to assist Miss Wendy, I'm afraid it would be a disservice. .”
Sui Xiong was stunned and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
He thought that with the help of Akane, Wendy's research speed on the longevity potion would be greatly enhanced, and it might not take long to develop this potion. But I didn't expect that this would be the case...
He pondered: What should this alchemist who was good at working with bacteria and fungi do to make full use of his talents
After thinking for a while, he suddenly had inspiration and asked: "You said you are good at studying and using fungi?"
"… You can say that."
"So, do you know about mushrooms?" Sui Xiong asked with interest, "Mushrooms are also a type of fungi, right?"
Akane nodded: "Yes, mushrooms are one of the most common fungi in our lives. It has six major branches and seventy-nine common subspecies, most of which are highly toxic. It is truly complete. There are only fourteen kinds that are non-toxic and can be eaten with confidence, namely... "
"Stop, stop!" Sui Xiong hurriedly stopped his explanation and asked bluntly, "Then do you know that there are mushrooms that can grow in the Ash Forest in the northwest?"
Akane was stunned, thought carefully for a long time, and said with some uncertainty: "Such a mushroom... in theory should exist."
"What does 'theoretically' mean?" Sui Xiong asked doubtfully.
"Mushrooms are something that are very good at adapting to changes. They have a very strong ability to adapt to the environment. As far as I know, mushrooms grow even in the shadow world and the undead world. Although the Ash Forest did not have any mushroom species that impressed me in the past , but those mushrooms that can grow well in the Shadow Realm and the Undead Realm must also grow well in the Ash Forest."
Sui Xiong smiled, this is really good news!
"So, this kind of mushroom... do you have a collection?"
"Of course there is. The independent space passed down by the Pasteur School from generation to generation has collected almost all known mushroom species in the world. Although the 'sea of rot' used to cultivate new varieties is no longer there, the cultivation of new varieties has been greatly hindered. But it doesn’t take much time just to find the right one among known varieties.”
Therefore, Sui Xiong gave this task to Akane and asked him to find mushrooms that could thrive in the Ash Forest as soon as possible.
Of course, such work could not be completed in the Trian Magic Tower, so Sui Xiong had to spend his energy to build an ultra-long-distance teleportation array to bring A'Kane to the Ash Forest.
Unexpectedly, because he lives in the warm ancient forest all year round, Akane is completely unsuited to the cold weather in the north. As soon as he arrived in the Ash Forest, he was so cold that he yawned repeatedly and fell seriously ill. Fortunately, even though Sui Xiong was weak, he could still manage his illness, thus avoiding the tragic ending of this high-level intellectual dying before he could shine.
In order to allow Akane to live a good life, and to provide him with a stable research environment. After Sui Xiong had a detailed discussion with him, he helped him build a simple "magic tower".
This "magic tower" is actually a basement with a total of five floors. The building part above ground is mainly used to store some unimportant debris. The first basement is a storage place for used consumables. The second floor is a reception room, the third floor is a living room, and the fourth and fifth floors are for research, Cultivated as one alchemy workshop.
Compared to the cold on the ground, it is obviously much warmer underground. After reaching the third underground floor, even Akane, who is afraid of the cold, can live relatively comfortably without even needing additional heating measures.
As for the fourth and fifth underground floors, they are separated by a powerful purification circle. The inside of the purification circle completely isolates negative energy and is used to cultivate ordinary mushrooms and also to ensure the safety of daily life. The fifth layer located outside the purification circle is used to cultivate mushrooms that can grow in a strong negative energy environment to complete the work assigned by Sui Xiong.
Akane's research efficiency was indeed good. About a week later, he found a mushroom that could grow normally in the strong negative energy environment of the Ash Forest.
Unfortunately, this mushroom, like almost all mushrooms in the world, loves warmth and is cold-resistant. For them to grow normally, they need a fairly warm environment.
"Warmth is not a problem. It's just digging a basement or heating it artificially. It's very simple." After receiving the notification, Sui Xiong immediately rushed to Akane's alchemy workshop. Looking at the black mushrooms that thrived in the negative energy environment on the fifth floor underground, he showed a satisfied smile.
After laughing, he asked again: "How does this mushroom taste?"
Akane was stunned for a moment, and after a while he asked in surprise: "You want to eat it?!"
"Of course I want to eat it." Sui Xiong asked matter-of-factly, "Why grow it if not to eat it?"
Akane was dumbfounded: "Isn't it just to make poison?"
"How novel! Spending so much energy just to create poison?! How bored am I to do such a thing!"
Facing Sui Xiong, who seemed very puzzled, as if eating mushrooms was natural, but using mushrooms to make poison was ridiculous, Akane felt that his smart mind, which he always prided himself on, was not enough. It took him a while to sort out his thoughts before his mind became clear again.
"Your Majesty, why do you think this kind of thing that grew up in a negative energy environment can be practical?" His voice couldn't help but become a little louder, "It is poisonous! And the poison is very strong!"
Sui Xiong suddenly lost interest and waved his tentacle lazily: "Can't eat it? What's the use? What I want is edible mushrooms."
"How can there be edible mushrooms that grow in a negative energy environment in the world!" Akane's face suddenly turned red, as if he was insulted, "Are you making fun of me!"
Seeing that he was angry, Sui Xiong felt a little embarrassed, smiled coquettishly, and explained to him.
"Are you looking for edible mushrooms that can thrive in the Ash Forest so that believers can farm them?" Akane blinked and thought for a long time, still unable to understand Sui Xiong's strange train of thought, "Mushroom field?"
"That's right, mushroom fields." Sui Xiong nodded repeatedly, "Who said fields can only grow rice and vegetables? You can grow mushrooms too!"
Full of doubts and doubts, Akane followed Sui Xiong's arrangement and devoted himself to work again...