Chapter 301

Chapter 301

Lessefim had taken up alchemy as a hobby at a young age. However, her standards for the term hobby were a little loose. By any conventional measure, she had been on an elite path in alchemy since her childhood. Regardless of her considering it a hobby, others saw it as expertise, with her knowledge of alchemy being exceptionally profound.

“Just as Mages perform magical gestures, called mudras, to cast spells, Alchemists do the same to activate alchemy. The difference is that while Mages rely solely on magical powers, Alchemists use a variety of elements besides magical powers,” Lessefim explained.

“So, it’s like Mages’ powers come from mana, and Alchemists’ come from items?” asked Cha Jin-Hyeok.

“Hm... roughly speaking.”

As Lessefim continued her explanation, Jin-Hyeok succinctly summarized it for the viewers. “It appears that alchemy has a branch based on mudras.”

Lessefim mentioned that these mudras were not standardized like magic spells but varied from one Alchemist to another, much like fingerprints.

“Lessefim is saying that if you know the basis, you can reverse-engineer items created through alchemy,” Jin-Hyeok explained to the viewers.

The crucial point was that the mudras of Veselity and Harkoen were very similar.

Lessefim grinned. “If I can master this, I will have a significant advantage in assimilating Harkoen’s legacy.”

She instinctively clasped her hands in a silent prayer of gratitude. ‘Mom, Dad, thank you. I never knew the alchemy you forced me to learn would be this helpful.’

As she grew older, she realized that following her parents’ advice rarely led to regret.

“I’m going to tear the scroll then. Is that okay?” Lessefim asked.

“Yes.”

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Jin-Hyeok thought about it for a moment. ‘Should I ask for money? Or should I ask for a pledge of assistance? Wait... no.’

He could see the desperation in Lessefim’s eyes, a kind of madness that he did not require Broadcaster’s Insight to perceive. Jin-Hyeok instinctively understood how to deal with someone having that look in their eyes.

‘Sometimes, simply conveying the heart is the most effective way.’

“This is a gift,” Jin-Hyeok said.

“A gift? You are giving me a gift?”

“Yeah, to commemorate you becoming an honorary member of Chul-Soo Land.”

“What?”

Jin-Hyeok gave her a plaque he had prepared beforehand, sealing the moment.

***

The Honorary Chul-Soo Land System was devised by Wang Yu-Mi after she had witnessed Jin-Hyeok acquiring honorary citizenship in Arvis.

“Lessefim is more than qualified. Over ninety percent of existing Chul-Soo Landers have agreed to welcome Lessefim as the first honorary Chul-Soo Lander,” Yu-Mi said. Then, she handed over an appointment letter and a plaque to Jin-Hyeok.

“Do we have to do this?” Jin-Hyeok asked.

“Of course.”

“But, it just seems all too much.”

“Just trust me on this!”

Jin-Hyeok found it hard to grasp but followed Yu-Mi’s lead anyway. The outcome was astonishing.

“I will work as hard as I can, Chul-Soo. I will really, really, really, really work hard. I swear.”

Lessefim was much more moved than he expected her to, staring at the seemingly simple appointment letter and plaque for a long while before storing them in her inventory.

‘She seems to like them more than the scroll I got as the universe-level Scenario reward!’

He was somewhat surprised at her reaction.

“MoneyShot and MoneyShower didn’t even get this, right? As far as I know, they were categorized as SVIPs and invited to the Chul-Soopia,” she said.

“Yeah, I think so.”

[Though not of noble birth, Harkoen Kim is more aristocratic than anyone.]

[The dignity of Intense Man showed what the honor of a noble is.]

Every media outlet and online community on Earth was focused on Kim Chul-Soo.

-At this rate, it’s a complete win for Earth.

-Ah, I’m drunk on Earth pride.

-Earth is the Server that has Chul-Soo, lol.

Among them, some people felt a deeper sense of pride.

-LOL, you’re from the United States! How dare you brag about Chul-Soo from across the Pacific?

-Chul-Soo’s Server? Well, I live in Chul-Soo’s country! Beat that!

-Korea has Chul-Soo. What do y’all have? Hahaha!

Suddenly, the national pride content, which was once scoffed at, surged back to prominence.

-To be honest, it’s a crime not to be drunk on national pride at this point.

-Wow, really next-level stuff. LOL

Jin-Hyeok donated astronomical sums of Dias and precious materials to revive people he did not even know.

-They say his donation easily surpassed hundreds of billions of Dias.

-What are you talking about? It’s not in the hundreds of billions, but trillions.

Chul-Soo’s fame skyrocketed. Then, testimonies from the survivors began to appear.

“It was a horrible time. Harkoen touched me everywhere at night, always burying her face in my chest when she slept. One day, I was left displayed in the Nude room.

“Kissing me was a hobby for Harkoen. She would force open my mouth, which had become that of a doll, and shove her tongue inside.”

Harkoen’s perverse desires spared no one, regardless of age or gender. Brick’s friend and an otter-type Beastkin, Neilson, also testified.

“She used me as a pillow for a while. She boasted about having such a cute and lovely pillow. About a month later, when she lost interest in me, she moved me to the Beastkin room for display. After me, cat-type, then lion-type Beastkins continued to come. Harkoen had her own rules. She only used pillows that were made from Beastkins under the age of 12.”

The year Neilson was kidnapped was the year he turned 12.

“If Harkoen had noticed me just a year later, I could have lived a normal life...”

The video of Nielson, an otter-type Beastkin, shedding tears was livestreamed across the universe through Chul-Soo’s channel.

The public’s anger and backlash against Harkoen grew uncontrollably. The Helen Empire was not known for beheading people, but for this occasion, they beheaded Harkoen’s corpse and displayed it in front of the grand temple. Citizens flocked to the temple’s square, spitting and throwing stones at the corpse.

Meanwhile, one group was focused on something else. This group was the Alchemist Association.

“Lady Harkoen’s alchemy must have reached a divine level.”

“You’re right. It is amazing she could perfectly turn them into dolls and also have them retain their memories.”

“And with her work, they managed to revert them to their original forms. I had not realized her work was at this level.”

While the public might not fully understand Harkoen’s work, for Alchemists, it was an extraordinary feat.

Macerati, the president of the Arvis Alchemist Association, pondered it deeply. “We must somehow acquire Harkoen’s research material. Is there no way?”

“...”

“Think harder! How can the great legacy of the Harkoen Family be handed over to someone like Chul-Soo?!”

“Of course, that should not happen.”

But they had no clear solution. Harkoen’s will was too explicit.

Soon, the Alchemists devised a cunning plan.

“Why not apologize now and collaborate with Chul-Soo? If we entice him with the advancement of alchemy, he might agree. He is obsessed with honor, after all.”