The Regressor Sells Giyeon 216

Chapter 216 – Elixir

#216.

The next morning. After leaving the World Tree, Gaon and his party came to the southwest end of the domain ruled by the Sabrina family.

Here is the key that allows them to get the item they want, to be precise, to the place they are aiming for. The real key, not just a metaphor.

Gaon asked passers-by and arrived at the house where the person with the key lived.

Of course, as strangers, he did not readily answer their questions, but it was resolved by presenting the guest card the prince had given him.

Since it was handed over to him directly by Ariel, the owner of the Sabrina family, he didn’t even have to come up with a lengthy excuse.

Smart.

-Wait a minute!

After knocking and waiting for a while, the door opened and a young female elf appeared.

She looked around at Gaon and the others and put on a slightly puzzled face. I feel like I don’t know why humans come to me.

“Who are you? What’s going on here…”
“Are you Mr. Letanya?”
“Yes, I am Letana. Do you know me?”

The feeling of unfamiliarity slowly transformed into fear. Le Tanya looked around her, noticed her, and then she began to slip away.

Gaon slowly explained with a bit of leeway in the spirit of shouting right away if he made a mistake.

“My name is Hyuugaon. He is the person who came here from the Empire in the name of an exchange meeting this time. I want to help your grandfather, Mr. Bordeaux, with his research.”
“Research? I don’t know what the heck you mean. Could you please leave?”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t. There should be a key Mr. Bordeaux left behind. I need that.”

While Gaon said that, he made a small gesture to get Chorin and Hayeon to come forward.

She is a little more secure with a woman like him than with a man like him. As if to prove him, the youthful vigilance on Letanya’s face faded.

“Please, please. I need a key.”
“That’s right! I will never use it for anything bad.”
“…”

Facing Chorin’s soft and kind voice and Hayeon’s bright eyes that no one could tell a lie, Retanya looked around at them while biting her lips as if she was worried.

Then, when he found people gathered in a commotion, he brought them into his house, judging that he could not rashly cause an accident if there were witnesses.

“Please come in at once.”
“Thank you.”

Gaon bowed his head in gratitude and carefully followed Le Tanya.

Arriving in the living room, they took their seats across from the sofa with the table between them. Le Tanya skillfully put down the tea using spiritism and opened his mouth.

“So what? I’ve never heard of my grandfather doing research. He was just famous for being a geek.”

Originally, geniuses sometimes appear to ordinary people as eccentrics or psychopaths. Bordeaux is one such type.

Gaon organized his words well in his head and then slowly began to explain.

“Do you know what an elixir is?”
“Yes? Elixir? Are you referring to the legendary medicine that cures all diseases?”
“You’re right. Mr. Bordeaux was the one who researched how to produce the elixir. In fact, it almost came close.”

Letanya’s eyes widened wide. As if he hadn’t even dreamed that his grandfather would be such a great person.

She took a sip of her tea with her trembling hands and replied with her long sigh.

“I understand that there are reasons to come from the Empire to find them. But I’ve never heard of anything like that.”
“Nevertheless, it is absolutely true. Perhaps the reason he hid it from his family was because it would be too dangerous if it became known to the public. Maybe they even tried to take them hostage in other countries.”
“… Maybe her grandfather did it? He’s always been the kind of guy who doesn’t even know what he’s thinking…”

We’re almost done. The question is whether the key will be handed over smoothly. As human beings, greed is inevitable, and they will not easily yield.

“Mr. Latanya. Could you please hand over the key? Of course, I will repay you.”
“… What if it’s a reward?”

Gaon immediately took out the imperial bank-issued bonds from his bosom and put them on the table.

“Imperial bonds. It is worth about 20 million gold.”
“Suck!? 20 million gold in the world…”

Le Tanya, who was startled and swallowed empty air, opened her mouth wide without even thinking about closing it, and muttered while looking at the extension bonds.

As far as Gaon knows, Le Tanya was raised by her grandfather, Bordeaux, after her parents died when she was young.

And after Bordeaux passed away, he must have lived a hard life alone.

She deserved this price.

“Mr. Latanya. How are you? Would you like to trade?”
“… To be honest, I don’t know anything. There’s a key, but maybe that really leads to the lab. I don’t even know where the lab is in the first place. Are you still okay?”
“It doesn’t matter. Even if I make a mistake, it’s my mistake.”

It is a temptation that is difficult for anyone to shake off easily, that if you hand over a key that has been rotting in the house, it can become a huge rejection.

She pondered over and over whether it was okay to sell her grandfather’s belongings for her money, but she nodded her head heavily.

“All right. I’ll sell it. Because she said she wouldn’t use it for bad things. Please… Please write in a meaningful place.”
“Of course. Then let’s go to where the key is.”
“Yes, please follow me.”

Following Letanya, they left the living room and stopped in front of a room.

The door didn’t feel much used, but the warmth of the person showed that Bordeaux had been diligently managing it even after he passed away.

Le Tanya looked at her longingly for a moment, then opened her door and went inside.

There was nothing special about the room. A desk on one side and a rocking chair by the window. And the study that filled the wall was all.

Le Tanya went inside with her familiar steps, and she took one of her keys from a drawer and brought it back.

“This is it. It must be the only one I couldn’t figure out how to use.”
“… It’s definitely a bit different from a normal key. Thank you.”
“What. I am also trading for a fee. If her grandfather had seen it, she might have resented it.”
“No, absolutely not. Bordeaux would have been waiting for someone to complete her research. Here’s the bond. Money can’t solve everything, but I hope it will be of great help to Mr. Letanya.”
“… Yes. Then please, I hope things work out.”

Having completed his purpose, Gaon simply bowed his head to Letanya and left the house.

The laboratory is located in the woods a short distance from here.

At the time of discovery, it was easy to find because all life had already died and not a single tree had grown, but this time it seems to be a little more difficult.

Even so, you have to do things as quietly as possible so that others don’t find out. I had to find it unconditionally within the two weeks I was staying here.

‘I’ll be able to find it within a week.’

Gaon led all of his party into a forest too large and wide to be simply called a forest.

***

It’s been a week since I searched the lab. Gaon, who had scattered with everyone and continued her search in their respective directions, received a call from Chorin and headed towards her.

Chorin was in the center of the forest that had been cut into a circle like a crater.

“Chorin, are you here?”
“Yes! It’s here in the basement. I think it’s about 200m down.”
“Sister is amazing!”

As the realm increased, the range of senses of Chorin also gradually increased. Of course, there is also a reason why it is easy for her to exert power in her forest due to the nature of her plant magic that she has learned.

At Ha-yeon’s praise, Cho-rin smiled and approached Ga-on.

“What are you going to do? Do you dig right away?”
“I put digging on hold for now. If you damage the forest, you’ll get a bad look. This could be a serious diplomatic problem, especially if you get caught before discovering the lab. How can you not do it with Chorin’s magic? Just make sure not to damage the plants.”
“Only plants? Hmm… Wait a minute. I will give it a try.”

Chorin immediately got down on one knee in her place and put her hand on her to exert her magical power. Even in the thick forest, the brilliant green light showed off its unique presence and spread on her lower ground.

Magical power that shimmered like a wave covered her surroundings, making a hum as if it resonated with the plants, but soon disappeared as if it had completely permeated.

And right after that, the plant moved on its own and withdrew about 50m around Chorin. At first glance, I felt the wonders of nature.

Moments later, Chorin removed her hand from the clearing, where all the plants had disappeared, revealing a dirt floor.

“Whoa… Gaon, are you done now?”
“Excellent. After all, I need Chorin.”
“Huh! Yes? We will continue to be together from now on.”

With a bright smile, emerald eyes that radiated a refreshing light curved beautifully. Even the Elves, who are called the race of beauty, cannot touch the beauty that naturally makes the heart beat.

While Gaon is staring at Chorin blankly as if possessed, Hayeon interjects from the side.

“Master. What about me? Do you need me too?”
“Yeah, of course not. Hayeon should always be by your side. Got it?”
“Yes! I will never fall!”
“But don’t get too attached.”

He says it won’t come off and clings to her side like a chewing gum, and when he gently caresses her cheek, he purrs.

It may be rude to think like this, but if you were born in Union, you would have become a Myoin tribe.

After leaving a kiss on the forehead for the last time, he led the two of them to the center of the clearing.

Now, you have to dig up a 200m-long mound of dirt and enter the lab entrance.

Covertly, of course.

‘The entrance is here.’

Gaon, who figured out what was supposed to be the entrance through Gigam, took her palm toward it.

And as it was, he used his aura to summon the wind.

Wheei-

A breeze blows. Following the airflow, the surrounding soil was drawn in and began to rotate.

The strength of the wind grew stronger, and soon a violent whirlpool was born from Gaon’s fist. It’s quite a distance from where people live here, so there’s no problem even if you cause a lot of trouble.

Gaon pulled in a huge amount of soil with the whirlpool and gradually went deeper.

Then, when the weight and amount of soil increased to the point where it was difficult to handle anymore, they threw it aside and formed a whirlpool again to dig out the ground.

It’s been 2 years since I reached 8 stars. As a result of working hard during that time, I was able to handle this much without much difficulty.

‘But it’s still not enough.’

The world is wide and there are many strong people. There are too many trials to face in order to be satisfied with 8 stars.

How many times did you repeat that? About half of the danjeon was empty, and by the time I felt emptiness, the walls of the laboratory were exposed instead of the dirt floor.

After passing through the solid wall, which was soiled but still intact, and headed towards the entrance, I saw a firmly closed door.

Strict magic patterns were wrapped around the area, as if a security spell had been applied.

Gaon inserted the key he had received from Letanya into the hole in the center and turned it sideways.

Clap! Cheekyuk—!

Like a machine made up of very elaborate cogwheels, it spewed out a noise as if the device was operating, and soon the mana dissipated and the door opened.

As soon as I stepped in, the magic light came on due to the sensor that detected the presence, illuminating the inside.

“This is where the Elixir is researched, right? How amazing.”
“I heard that it has been almost a hundred years, but it seems fine. Cool!”
“A hundred years is not such a long time for elves. Let’s go in some more.”

Gaon, who encouraged the party, hurried to get his hands on the elixir manufacturing method even a second earlier.

The deepest place after passing through many rooms. When I entered the place where the security was so tight that I had to use the key one more time, I was able to put my eyes on the expected item.

“This…”

In the center of the room, where numerous reagents and tools were lined up, there was a liquid emitting a brilliant golden light. Put in a round beaker, it sucks people’s eyes like a black hole.

However, something unstable was revealed, indicating that it was still incomplete.

Next to it lay a journal containing all the information about the research.

I don’t know what happened to Bordeaux. However, he disappeared right before completing the elixir.

It must have been unfortunate for him, whether he was kidnapped by a foreign spy, or whether he was caught up in a really unexpected incident and became famous.

Gaon confirmed that the materials and manufacturing method needed to make the elixir were written in the journal, and put it in his pocket.

‘I need the fruit of the World Tree.’

The World Tree is a sacred tree.

As such, the fruit contains divinity, albeit weakly, and the elixir is nothing more than a mixture of that divinity with the energy of all kinds of elixirs and refined to be easily absorbed.

Apart from this, of course. There is another important ingredient, and that is the pure energy of life.

The divinity in the fruit is really so weak that it is necessary to inject life force to amplify it.

The Elixir in front of me also had only the final process left.

“Chorin, would you like to come here?”
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
“Yes, please inject some life energy into this.”

In other words, from now on, as long as you gather the ingredients, you can create any number of elixirs.