Chapter 48 The Southern Family
Andrew didn't know that for Gong Hao, the alchemy experiment was actually the time for him to relax.
In the past two years of living on Purgatory Island, he had to rack his brains every day in order to survive, and he worked hard to resist. Even so, all kinds of risks always accompany him.
Killing Neil, killing Pier, and even making a deal with Bailey and the others, everything is full of huge risks.
The reason why he can survive until now is not only based on wisdom and hard work, but also has the same component of luck.
If the new tenant who had pupately helped him completely remove the spiritual seeds in his body when he was killing Neil, then he would be dead.
If the little princess had not liked him, maybe he would not have passed the one-year period and would have to be forced to flee on a raft and eventually die on the sea of death.
If his soul spell fails to achieve the expected effect, Pier may not be able to fall into the trap, and then all plans will be empty.
If Chaklay did not choose to receive benefits but chose to expose him, then he would also face a disaster now.
There are too many uncertainties, and no conspiracy or tricks can be seamless.
Whether it is a plan or an execution flaw, it may overturn itself.
For Gong Hao, this is a war, and he must defeat an army alone, an elite-level army.
Not only did he have to do every job well, he had to practice hard, but he also had to find the enemy's weaknesses from time to time and then carry out a fatal blow.
If there is anything else to be grateful for on this island, it may be that his understanding of magic is becoming increasingly deep and his ability is also increasing.
During this period, he has continuously deepened his cultivation of soul spells through alchemy, and has vaguely given signs of breaking through. The progress of his wind-type ability is even beyond his expectations, and there are also signs of breaking through.
Only then did he remember what Close said: People with elemental shock ability mean that he has extremely strong talent in this series.
No wonder I didn’t use much effort in wind magic, and I was able to gradually break through.
Although Lancelot always says that hard work is the most important talent, sometimes talent itself can indeed make twice the result with half the effort.
Thinking of this, Gong Hao sighed softly and opened the information about Lancelot.
The Southern Family can be said to be the oldest family in the Lance Empire, and its history is even longer than that of the Empire itself.
Speaking of the Southern Family, perhaps many people don’t understand the meaning of this name, but when it comes to another name, the Rose Family, perhaps many people will understand it.
The founding monarch of the Lance Empire, Edith Trick, was the most outstanding member of the Rose Family. The Rose Legion he established in the name of Edie Morcist, once swept across the Northern Continent, fought countless battles, and finally established the Lance Kingdom.
The Southern Family became famous because of this.
But the establishment of the Kingdom of Lance and Edith's brilliant achievements were not a good thing for the Southern family, and in fact, it was almost a disaster.
Because Edithtrick is an abandoned illegitimate son of the Southern family, Morcist is the surname of his poor maid's mother.
From the day he was born, he had almost no connection with the Southern Family. In his consciousness, the Southern Family was his enemy, not his relatives.
Therefore, after Edithlik established the Kingdom of Lance, the Southern Family did not become prominent because of this, but instead suffered ruthless suppression from him.
This suppression did not end until Edie died of an old injury and the Southern family regained the opportunity to rise.
Edith's death gave people from the Southern Family a glimmer of opportunity. Because the founding monarch of the Lance Kingdom had never had any descendants. But he had a half-brother named Danstrick.
In the month after Edie's death, Dan asked for his position as Edith's younger brother.
But this result was not recognized by the public.
Edith Strek's subordinate Charles directly accused Dan of being ineligible to inherit the throne.
A great battle between Charles and the Southern Family started, but no one could win, because at that time, a man named Georgia Forlan emerged. He claimed to be Eddie's illegitimate son, and in this capacity, defeated both teams at the same time, ascended the throne, and became Strick II.
Later, people discovered that Georgia Forlan and Eddy had no blood relationship, but what he had received was indeed the godson Eddy had accepted.
In this way, Georgia Forland was renamed Georgia Strek and began to rule the Kingdom of Lance, while the Southern Family, this legitimate royal family, was ruthlessly treated.
Although Georgia Forlan ostensibly recognizes the royal status of the Southern Family, the Southern Family does not receive any substantial benefits except for its reputation.
In fact, Georgia Forlan has always been wary of the Southern family and does not allow any existence in their family that may endanger itself.
This may be the worst and most embarrassing royal family on the mainland.
People from the Southern Family have never been proud of this.
During the later rule of the kingdom of Forlan, Georgia, he gradually had his own descendants. Although his family still belonged to the Southern family in terms of status, they were completely different in essence.
Later generations called it the Honor Family.
This is unique to the Lance Empire, one country and two royal families.
From then on, the Southern Family gave up politics and focused on business. In order to regain the big family, they put down their status and status of the nobles, re-established family management institutions, and at the same time absorbed commercial talents. Young people with business talents entered the Southern Family and became their backbone.
While the blood of the Honor Family was becoming more and more pure, the Southern Family became complicated and huge due to the addition of a large amount of new blood.
These outsiders have regained the glory of the Southern Family, but have also made the Southern Family no longer the world of the simple Strick surname.
One of them is the most important surname of the Southern Family.
This surname was originally inseparable from Strick Bazangzi, but now it has a prominent position in the southern family.
Seeing this, Gong Hao felt a little sighed.
This can be said to be a bloody and tearful history of a family's growth.
In order to revive the family or survive, the Southern family paid a huge price. They gave up the nobleness of the surname Strick and combined with outstanding young people from other countries through a large number of marriage methods, which made this huge business family successful.
As for Lancelot, he is simply a copy of Edith Trick. His father, Bertlot, is the acting chief of the Southern Family and the actual ruler, but Lancelot himself is also Bertlot's illegitimate son. The Southern Family is very kind to others, but he hates the illegitimate son very much. This may be the consequences caused by the Rose Monarch.
The result was that Bertlot's wife, the current patriarch of the Southern Family, Anita Strek, refused to allow Lancelot to enter the family.
Although many foreign surnames have entered the Southern Family and the patriarch is no longer the actual ruler, the status of the surname Strick in the Southern Family is still unshakable.
So Lancelot became an orphan.
As for the specific reason why Lancelot came to Purgatory Island, according to Bailey's information, it seemed that he offended someone he should not offend for a woman. At that time, Lancelot was not as strong as he is now, and the big man just waved his hand and sent him over.
As a result, Lancelot was fulfilled. He should be the youngest quasi-saint in the Lance Empire.
If he went out now, Strick VI would probably be polite to him.
I just don’t know what will happen to the Southern Family treat this quasi-saint level?
Gong Hao was quite interested.
There is no doubt that Lancelot must really want to go home now.
"Lord Lancelot." When he arrived by the small lake, Gong Hao smiled and looked at Lancelot who walked out of the wooden house in a mess.
Smoke was emitting all over his body.
"Damn it, Xiuyi, why is it so difficult to cook?" Lancelot's roar made the earth tremble. After Gong Hao became Hines' assistant, Lancelot no longer had the chance to taste the food that Gong Hao made for him. As a last resort, he had no choice but to continue cooking by himself and then continue to fail.
"I think... maybe it's because it doesn't give you the glory you expect."
"Do you know what I want?"
Gong Hao shrugged: "What is more wonderful for a star warrior than returning to his own country and walking freely on that vast land?"
"So what about you? Do you want it?"
"For me, the ocean of knowledge is endless, they are so wonderful that they not only allow me to grow but also make me feel fun. I wouldn't want to leave here until I get tired of alchemy."
"But to me, this is prison. You're right, I want to leave every day, but I can't."
"Why? You must know that you are already a Star Warrior. This is the peak warrior and a free warrior. Even if His Majesty the Emperor sees you, he must be polite to you."
"Strength does not represent everything, and force cannot solve all problems. Xiuyi, this is what I have lived on Purgatory Island for twenty years. I understand that having a strong force does not mean that you can get a good life. You also need to face life and face various problems that cannot be solved by force. You cannot rely on force to rob, be a robber, a bandit, and challenge the law of the country. Even if you have the strong power, unless you want to fight against the whole world, you still have to act under the rules. This is why people with no power can become the monarch of the country, while we, the powerful warriors, can only work for others. We have power but do not have the ability to live. We can only surrender to others and then sell our own force."
“There are always some people who think they will be the exception.”
"Oh, yes, like that Nightmare Mage. He had created countless killings. He thought he could solve all problems with his strength. He killed tens of thousands of people, and his name was even afraid to mention it. But so what? He was a fugitive after all. He could not overthrow a country with his own strength. If he could do it, it would not be a human, but a god. Although his name could make the birth baby tremble, he could only hide in a remote corner and not come out to meet people openly."
"You are right, Lord Lancelot. But do you think there is any difference between you and that Nightmare Mage now? You are not able to see people in a dark corner? Nightmare Mage can at least come out if you want to come out and kill someone if you want to. He is at least free, but what about you, sir?"
Lancelot was slightly stunned.
Yes, isn't this the same now? No, it's even better than a fugitive.
He thought for a while and finally smiled bitterly: "No, different, Xiu Yi. Nightmare Master has no concern, but I have it."
"woman?"
“…Yes, Xiuyi.”
"I guess she's married, maybe she already has children."
"That doesn't make me lose the right to love her."
"But she has made you lose your freedom."
Lancelot stood up, his aura instantly enlarged, covering Gong Hao's entire body, and wrapped him up. He shouted: "What did you say?! Shuiglare, what did you know? Don't think that you can be so rude to me if you are Hines' assistant now!"
Gong Hao was not panicked: "Lord Lancelot, I thought I was already your friend, but it seems that I was wrong. I don't know anything, this is just the simplest reasoning. More than 20 years ago, you fell in love with a certain girl, but it seemed that you had setbacks. I guess you might have encountered some obstacles that you couldn't get around, such as a big man, which made you not only lose your favorite, but also let yourself come to this island. Such stories happen every day in the world. You are not the only one, and you don't have to think that you are the most unfortunate person in the world, let alone think that such a story requires me to explore."
The aura disappears.
Lancelot sighed: "Shuy, you are always so smart. Since you have guessed it, why ask me?"
"I just want to ask you, if one day you have the chance to leave Purgatory Island, would you do it?"
Lancelot hesitated.
He thought for a while and finally said, "Yes, I will."
"Then maybe I can help you."
“How to do it?”
"Teleportation array, you know that is exactly my current subject."
Lancelot suddenly realized that it was like this.
That's right, with the teleportation array, you can freely enter and exit Purgatory Island in the future. The light of hope rose in Lancelot's eyes: "This is great, Xiuyi, are you sure you can do it?"
"No, I'm not sure, you know that teleporting magic circles is a problem for all alchemists. But if you are willing to help me, maybe I can do it."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Space Gate. Lord Lancelot, I need you to take me to the location of the Space Gate. I want to see its existence, its composition, its operating principle. It is like if you want to build a weapon, you have to see the prototype first, which is the most helpful way to me."
Lancelot gasped.
Chapter completed!