Chapter 948: The Trick
Su Xiao and the wolf butler looked at each other. If it had been in the past, the wolf butler wouldn't have felt an iota of fear towards Su Xiao, but right now, Su Xiao's gaze aroused an instinctive fear in the wolf butler.
This was a fear that alchemy creatures couldn't get rid of, no matter how strong they were.
— That's great, " Su Xiao said and looked away from him.
The butler wolf's tense body relaxed.
— Why aren't you going to take me to the treasury?" Since you are Alice's subordinate, my reward... " The meaning of Su Xiao's words was obvious. "Oh, don't worry, I won't let you become my subordinate. I will only take you apart and use your parts to create other alchemy creatures, " The wolf butler's heart felt heavy at these words.
To some extent, it was indeed Alice's "property" .
— Come with me, " the wolf butler said, and turned around and entered the wooden house, followed closely by Su Xiao.
His words were just a warning. The wolf butler's hostility was too obvious, and he repeatedly used loopholes in the rules to obstruct Su Xiao.
Faced with such an attitude, Su Xiao certainly didn't ignore his antics. Previously, he had discovered that the butler wolf's aura was similar to that of an alchemy creature. As for whether the wolf butler was an alchemy creature or not, Su Xiao only voiced his guess.
And Su Xiao guessed right. Because of this, the wolf butler was no longer so arrogant.
Since he was unable to establish a friendly relationship with the wolf butler, Su Xiao decided to take advantage of his weaknesses.
Yes, Alice was the owner of the castle, but the wolf butler was the referee and host of the games. The butler wolf's hostility towards Su Xiao affected the progress of the games and the rewards given out.
If Su Xiao hadn't said those words, the wolf butler would have stood there for an unknown amount of time. Yes, Su Xiao was the winner in the fourth game, but there was no such rule that determined the timing of the reward for winning.
He could give him a reward after the games were over, or maybe hundreds of years later.
And the wolf butler definitely wanted to pull off a similar trick. He wanted Su Xiao to go to the fifth game and then leave the castle, and then he wouldn't have to give out the reward.
After entering the house, the wolf butler turned the lamp holder on the wall and the wooden house trembled and began to slowly descend, as if it were an elevator.
The wooden house descended faster and faster.
Su Xiao heaved a sigh of relief.
They will still give him the reward.
— Do you know much about alchemy?" The wolf butler suddenly asked. The wolf butler's tone was no longer as hostile as before.
— Su Xiao squinted at the wolf butler. The wolf butler's question had too many meanings.
— Isn't this place under Alice's surveillance?
— … — The wolf butler remained silent, which was his tacit consent.
Su Xiao's eyes twinkled strangely. — Of course, she couldn't restrict her creation, but no sentient being would want to be a slave, let alone a puppet like such an alchemy creature.
In Su Xiao's understanding, Bubtni was not his "slave", but an equal companion.
— … — The wolf butler was still silent.
— You'd better just give up. If I'm not mistaken, there are at least tens of thousands of restrictive alchemy circles in your body. It is simply impossible to become free.
— Really... No hope at all? I've forgotten how many years I spent as a butler in this castle. You players don't get bored, but I'm already tired of these games, " After saying that, the wolf butler placed his hand on his chest where his core was.
— You want to betray Alice?
— Never, Queen Alice is my creator, I will never betray her, under any circumstances.
Su Xiao looked into the wolf butler's eyes. He wasn't lying. Combining his previous words with these, he thought about it.
If you exclude treachery and add to that the fact that he wanted to be free… Most likely, his time was already running out.
No matter how advanced an alchemy creature was, it still had an 'expiration date'. For example, the alchemy crow created by Su Xiao would only be able to live for about half a month. Once its time is up, this raven will die, and even if a new one is created from it, it will already be a different creature with different thoughts.
The previous raven will die completely.
The situation with the wolf butler might have been similar. Su Xiao might not be as advanced an alchemist as Alice, but no matter how strong the alchemist was, he couldn't change one thing — he couldn't extend the lifespan of alchemical creatures. This was an unbreakable rule of alchemy, and it didn't matter how smart or strong the alchemist was.
Realizing that the wolf butler didn't have much time left, Su Xiao felt cold.
He thought about how the wolf butler would decide to kill him right before he died.
According to the extremely loyal attitude of the wolf butler towards Alice, such a move was very much possible.
The descending wooden house was filled with murderous intent.
Su Xiao just silently took out a cigarette and lit it.
Smoke began to slowly enter the surroundings, causing the wolf butler to frown.
— It is very unlikely that you will be able to break free from Alice's shackles, but alchemical creatures can evolve, go through "alienation". To be precise, this is more of a transformation into a living being than an evolution. And this process is irreversible.
— That's impossible, Queen Alice has tried to do it many times, " the wolf butler immediately replied.
— Just because Alice couldn't do it doesn't mean that the creature behind me can't do it. Where do you think I came from?
— … — The wolf butler only nodded thoughtfully, and seeing this, Su Xiao heaved a sigh of relief.
Alienation? Su Xiao came up with this nonsense five seconds ago. What he needed now was to stabilize the wolf butler, give hope to this alchemy creature, and make it give up on the idea that it should even in theory have been killed by it at the cost of its own life.
If Alice and the wolf butler really can pull off something like this, Su Xiao will congratulate them.
— They rarely go through alienation because the risks are too high. If the estrangement doesn't go very smoothly, given your level, I can't say what exactly will happen to you.
— How exactly does the alienation process work? The wolf butler's interest was piqued. Although the hostility in his heart hadn't disappeared, right now, in the wolf butler's opinion, Su Xiao was quite a valuable person.
— Alienation is divided into three processes: decomposition, condensation, and alienation from everything. I don't know everything, but I can give you some hints if I'm in a good mood.
Su Xiao's thoughts raced from side to side. He couldn't think of a plausible lie. Given that Alice was an alchemist, if he made a mistake, she would immediately reveal this deception, but Su Xiao could easily push some points to Heaven.
Su Xiao could only bet that Alice was much weaker than Paradise.
Because of all this, Su Xiao felt relieved. Fortunately, he took the lead and was able to make contact with the wolf butler. If this guy's attitude hadn't changed, he probably would have tried to kill him. After all, the wolf butler didn't have much time left.
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