"1378, April 23, the weather turned cloudy and sunny"
"I met a very strange guy."
"He claims to have an alchemical secret book in his hand that was inspired by the gods, and he can use this alchemical secret book to practice the legendary 'Philosopher's Stone'. To be honest, I don't really believe this, let alone feel anything. Interesting. I really can’t think of anything rare about a stone that can turn mercury into gold. And too much gold is not a good thing.”
"When I was walking outside, I was not allowed to mention my last name to anyone. Because our family is the one in the dark. I met my nominal cousin in that high-end hotel. Although I insisted on From the perspective of inheritance, the relationship between the two of us is not that close, and he doesn’t even know that I exist. But in the world, including our respective mothers or grandmothers, can there be 10 people with the surname Gaunt in total? It’s hard for people to talk about it, so there’s no point in worrying about it.”
"The two of us are brothers."
"My brother seemed very interested in the boastful alchemist. But when the alchemist mentioned the amount of research funding he wanted, many people in the audience, including my brother, were shocked. Lost interest. They are indeed very interested in the 'Philosopher's Stone'. But there must be eight alchemists out of ten who boast that they have such abilities. It is not convincing at all. Especially when the one in front of you, When I can’t even take out the book I mentioned.”
"Although he even dared to reveal his recipe for refining the 'Philosopher's Stone', everyone knows that the recipe and raw materials don't matter. The ratio, process, and rituals are all indispensable when refining. So even if he says that the Philosopher's Stone he refined can help people live forever, not many people are willing to actually talk to him."
"More people are still wondering why the boss let this guy enter this high-end and elegant restaurant. They think this is almost a blasphemy to this elegant atmosphere."
"When I listened to the story, I was very interested in it. When I mentioned money, I would throw people out the door. I have to say that this is very consistent with my understanding of the aristocrats in the outside world. At least when my father told me, the people he mentioned were the same. Exactly the same.”
"And what I regret is that my brother, whose name is Gunter, he also wants to drive the alchemist out. And when he speaks, even the one who looks like the alchemist The store manager, who is relatively close to me, also had to expel the alchemist from this restaurant."
"Maybe I was a little disappointed. I lost my appetite for the food on the table. I don't know what kind of quality this alchemist is. He may be a real liar, or he may really know something. But these things are very important to the group in front of me. For people who are eating, drinking and having fun, it seems that the music in their ears, the food in front of them, and the beauty opposite them are not as important.”
"They don't have enough respect for knowledge."
"I decided to go out and look for the alchemist. I didn't know if he really had any ability, but the confidence on his face made me think his ideas were worth listening to."
"Well, the main reason is that the price he offered is not too much. Unlike the other Gunter, we have no other place to spend money, and we don't have to waste it on meaningless extravagance and communication. So I have all I can The money at my disposal is enough to reach a contract with that alchemist. It won't even affect my quality of life."
"And...my intuition tells me that this matter itself is profitable. I may not be able to be famous in Yunei in this life, but I don't mind a few more famous friends in Yunei. I even hope that his immortality is not related to Others boast the same way. This way, even if I can't use it, there will be someone who will remember me until his long life is gone."
"People from the Gunter family will not miss any help to realize their ambitions."
"So I found him quickly. The alchemist named Nick Flamel was very surprised at my arrival, and he was even more surprised when he heard that I was willing to give him money for research. And When I told him my last name, his surprise reached its peak."
"What followed was disbelief and doubt."
"He questioned my intentions, my origins, and even my financial resources."
"And when I actually took out the amount of money he asked for, he said nothing. I believe that at that time, let alone let him admit that I was from the Gaunt family, even if he admitted that I was the son of Merlin, he I will never shake my head."
"I must admit that I am different from the nobles he is familiar with. Our family is different from the nobles he is familiar with. They hide their greed under the mask of elegance. The more elegant people are, the more elegant they are. The more greedy they are. But the people in our family are far inferior to them in terms of greed. And the elegance in behavior is naturally far inferior."
"It's decided that etiquette class will become a compulsory course for the family again in the future. As nobles, after all, we can't show ourselves so naked. Especially in front of unfamiliar people."
"Well, let's start from my son's generation."
After Luke finished reading this page of the diary, his mind was full of complicated thoughts, like a mess.
He didn't know for a moment whether to say that ancestor Jace had never forgotten his original intention, or to say that ancestor Jace was honest and frank.
When faced with interests, he did not hesitate. When faced with the opportunity to deceive his own children, he rose to the challenge.
It is difficult to say whether there is something wrong with this ancestor's mental state. He is completely different from some of the ancestors he saw before...
Well, that's right, every ancestor is different.
I always feel that the purpose of the branch I belong to is to prove the diversity of the nobility.
But I finally saw the first contact between Jess and Nico. It seemed that he was a down-and-out genius researcher who met the wealthy Bole, and then gained the feeling of an angel wheel.
Supposedly, such stories are not uncommon, but they are certainly not rare. Behind almost every invention there is a similar story. It's just that some of them were spoken out by others, and some were lost in time.
But Luke was starting to look forward to it. From a historical perspective, Jess Gunter, who came with a small amount of money and a small amount of knowledge, did find a reliable partner. His investment will pay off in an incredible way.
So with the idea of seeing Jace being shocked next, Luke turned to the next page of the diary.
"On April 24, 1378, the weather turned from sunny to cloudy."
"Tsk, Nico is really knowledgeable! It's obviously not an expensive place, but this place has a lot more tricks than the ones I usually go to."
Luke:? ? ?
Did Nico Flamel take my ancestors to some place where broadcasting is prohibited?
Oh, my ancestors usually go by themselves...then that's okay...
Get lost! You are only 12 years old!
Luke felt a sense of collapse. It's okay if you don't go to Hogwarts. This is bearable. But if you don’t go to school, you can’t indulge in such things at a young age!
This, this, this...
Then he saw the following line, which was what happened the next day.
"April 25, 1378, it rained heavily."
"The restaurant Nico is looking for today has more types of food. It is said that the boss's ancestors traveled to the far east with ships hundreds of years ago and brought many novel cooking methods. However, there are still many people who are not used to it. , maybe it still needs more improvement. But I ate pretty well. It was better than yesterday’s Roman food.”
It turns out to be a restaurant... I thought it was some indescribable place...
Luke subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Although this man was separated from him by more than six hundred years, this did not stop him from feeling a little ashamed of Jace Gunter's words and deeds.
After all, from a bloodline perspective, this is his real ancestor.
Containing these frantic thoughts, Luke endured his patience and continued reading.
He saw that Nico and Jace were obviously getting along very well. The two quickly went from being partners to real friends. Jess is like a playboy, busy doing something that seems very smooth every day. He even wanted to run to Richard II's palace to see the regent, John of Gaunt.
However, his idea was eventually remonstrated by Nico. Because the English royal family at that time did receive the allegiance of some wizards. They wouldn't mind teaching Jace a lesson. After all, Jace's identity cannot be revealed easily. Nico is already destined to be one of his own. And Nico felt that the 'John of Gaunt' was not who Jace thought, but a relative of his family. They are of standard English royal blood.
If Luke remembers correctly, this man's son later became the king of England.
After that, Nico began his own research and began to live in seclusion and concentrate on his work. All I wanted to do was get the magic stone out.
Jess, on the other hand, was very dissatisfied and went to check his family tree and found that he really had no blood relationship with the English royal family. But he still went to play with John of Gaunt's son with great interest, and the two even became friends.
This is called being friends in the true sense. The two of them basically do nothing serious. As a result, in the subsequent diary entries, the frequency of Jess's beatings increased slightly.
The reason why it is a trace amount is mainly because there is almost no room for improvement.
This seemingly interesting story went on for some time. Luke also watched with great interest. Jess Gunter is really a very strange person. He writes a diary very seriously and plays very seriously. It seems like he never does anything serious. But Luke felt the turmoil beneath the playfulness. It seemed like he was messing with a lot of things that didn't even deserve to be in his diary.
In other words, he is unwilling to reveal his true self to his descendants, even if it is an unknown number of years after his death.
After realizing this, Luke suddenly felt that although Jess Gunter was a non-mainstream Gunter, Gunter was Gunter.
After some time, Luke saw what he was looking for.
"April 25, 1382, the weather was cloudy."
"Nico invited me to watch his experiment. He said that he was sure to make the stone this time. After so many years, although I did not deliberately collect information, I still collected information intentionally or unintentionally. Got the relevant information.”
"The Philosopher's Stone, the Philosopher's Stone, the Philosopher's Stone, the Elixir of Immortality... they are all the names of that stone. It is said that that stone is the crystallization of the most advanced technology of alchemy. It represents the highest mystery of alchemy."
"But Nico told me that the Philosopher's Stone - he finally decided on the name - is indeed the most advanced technical crystallization of alchemy, but it is far from the highest secret of alchemy."
"He also told me that at that time he thought the book came from Kang Cai of the gods, and never thought that it might be a conspiracy."
"I didn't know what he meant, but when I asked again, he didn't say anything. He just shook his head slowly, and then told me that the highest secret of alchemy is alchemy itself."
"I think when you see you here, you should understand something like me, junior."
Luke's reading was interrupted by a sudden conversational tone. Looking at this line of work, he also understood something.
"Nico succeeded, but he didn't seem so happy. He said he wanted to share the Magic Stone with me and the Gaunt family. Although the effect of this thing is not clear yet, if nothing unexpected happens, it does what the book says, It can make people live forever.”
"I refused."
"I know very well that I cannot possess such a thing. The long years are not a good thing for me. The mission of our team Gunter makes it impossible for us to accept such a thing. We will lose our fighting spirit and then become the Gunter family. shackles."
"I said to Nico, take it as a gift and inheritance. Our share will be left to you for now. Keep it all for us."
"Nico didn't quite understand yet. He smiled and told me to drink the blood-like potion. It was just water soaked in the magic stone. But anyone who knows magic can see that it contains Life force and magic. It doesn’t surprise me that it can make people live forever.”
"He said that as long as I drink it, I can hand these things over to my descendants."
"I said, my descendants will not like an immortal ancestor. I will not live forever. If I really drink it, I am not sure whether I will die in the hands of my son or my grandson. .”
"He seemed shocked by my words. He was a little stunned for a moment. I did not comfort him, but continued to let him keep these things. Including the finished product of the magic stone. Also including the formula of the magic stone."
"He asked me how long I wanted to keep it. I said you'd know then."
"I don't know how long I will keep it, but, junior, the junior who reads this diary, I think it's you I'm talking about."
Luke suddenly felt like his ancestors from more than 600 years ago were asking questions to him. After more than six hundred years floating in the long river of time, these words finally came to me.
Luke seemed to see the black-haired, green-haired young man lying in front of the diary on the desk, recording his every day in unique handwriting.
He raised his head, looked at the empty air, and then said these words.
At that moment, Luke seemed to feel the pressure of time, that heavy pressure, like a special sense of mission, pressing straight over him like a mountain.
After closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Luke calmed down. Read on. Whether this was a simple prank or really directed at himself, it was already over 600 years ago.
More than six hundred years... Luke had no idea of looking back on such a long history.
"The Magic Stone is the gift I left behind. I don't know when you saw this diary. But please remember..."
"The Philosopher's Stone is definitely not salvation. If you don't understand its essence, then the wealth and immortality it brings are no different than a curse."
"The Three Holy Artifacts given by the God of Death are more like a curse than a gift. Likewise, I don't know where the book in Nico's mind comes from. But I think they are not much different."
"But if Nico is given another chance, he will still choose to accept it without hesitation."
"This is the lesson, junior, don't think about taking shortcuts. That is often the path farthest from your goal."
"The inheritance is left to you, the descendants. I can't hold your hand and manage how you use it. But I think... you will understand."
"If you are a qualified Gunter."
"Completed in 1462, April 25, weather: unknown"
"Jace Gunter."
