In the end, Hu Tao, Keqing, and the others returned, fully loaded with cargo.
Sucrose was still doing her experiments, and the murloc was quiet and dazed.
"Hey, Sucrose, how's it going? Can these murlocs be made any stronger?"
"I just tried the Qilin blood, but it was completely incompatible. It seems the Pyro-attribute demonic beast is mutually exclusive. I'll try the Jiao-dragon's blood in a bit."
As an expert in bio-alchemy, Sucrose's words naturally carried a lot of authority.
Keqing frowned. "Attribute exclusion? I didn't expect that to be a thing. The Jiao-dragon should be Hydro-attribute. It should be easy to fuse them, right?"
"I'll have to try it to find out."
With that, Sucrose took out another tube of potion. This was something made from the Jiao-dragon's blood, a semi-finished product. However, she couldn't just give it to the two murlocs directly. It had to go through a series of tests, or one wrong move could put the two murlocs at risk of sudden death.
Seeing the focused, bespectacled girl, the two of them knew they couldn't disturb her at this time and could only wait.
It was only after an hour that Sucrose shook her head and sighed. "It's still not working."
"What's wrong? Did you run into a problem?" Hu Tao asked.
The bespectacled girl nodded and pointed at the murloc. "I'm very skilled at making the potion, but how to change the murloc's bloodline, and even allow its offspring to also possess the power of the Jiao-dragon, has become a difficult problem."
"You mean to say this murloc can already take the potion?" Keqing was in disbelief. It had only been two hours, and she had already completed a research topic? She was even exploring how to make the murloc's offspring inherit the power. As expected of a genius.
Sucrose showed a faint smile and said helplessly, "I want to make it so that the offspring of these two can also undergo a change without taking the potion, but this research has failed. If only Master Albedo were here, perhaps he could solve this problem."
Her current research topics and direction had slowly skewed towards technology and engineering. Although she hadn't given up on her old subjects, Sucrose understood that she was, in the end, no match for the genius alchemist, Albedo. In his eyes, no matter how mysterious an existence was, he could surely unlock its secrets.
Hu Tao smiled. "You, don't be so discouraged. Academic knowledge is something that can be accumulated slowly. Didn't Su Han say so? As long as we can travel to other worlds, we'll always encounter something that can help us improve. We just haven't encountered it yet."
"Mm, I know. I was just thinking of Master. I wonder where he's run off to now." Master Albedo had been gone for several months, and she had no idea where he was.
Keqing asked, puzzled, "Does he have any fixed locations? How about we send people to look for him? Now that Liyue and Mondstadt are on such good terms, finding a person should be very simple, right?"
"Yeah, yeah! Let's contact Su Han in the group and see what he thinks," Hu Tao said, quickly opening the Multiverse Mission Group and telling Su Han about the matter.
In the Multiverse Mission Group chat.
Su Han:Albedo? That's right. I haven't seen him in the city recently either. Jean, have you seen him?
Jean:No. Although Albedo is our Chief Alchemist and the Captain of the Investigation Team, he has a great deal of freedom. I remember one time he was gone for three months.
Lisa:Perhaps he's in Dragonspine, conducting some experiments. I remember Albedo has several research labs in Dragonspine.
A demonic mountain that was difficult for ordinary people to approach was, in Albedo's eyes, the best laboratory. Because the remains of the evil dragon Durin were there.
Diluc:Do you want me to take some men to look for him?
Su Han:No need. I'll go and make a trip myself. It will be easier for me to find him.
Anyway, I'll just treat it as a stroll. With sword flight, I can make a round trip in half an hour. It's just too convenient.
Su Han walked out the door and, after giving a few instructions to a priest, flew towards Dragonspine on his sword.
After passing Springvale, the temperature clearly began to drop. By the time he reached the Snow-Covered Path, the temperature was already below freezing.
"No wonder there's a Sheer Cold meter in the game. This temperature is even more brutal than the grotto-heaven."
Su Han continued to advance. On the way, aside from encountering some monsters, there were also some Fatui skirmishers stationed there. Clearly, their people were also researching this mountain.
Soon, Su Han arrived at Albedo's first laboratory, located near Wyrmrest Valley. This was the place where Albedo had his alchemy station in the game. There were a lot of alchemy facilities here, but it was a pity that the equipment was covered in dust. It had been a long time since anyone had lived here.
Su Han looked around and found that even the books recording data were covered in dust.
"Now I can only check the other labs. If he's not in any of them, then it's just bad luck."
He turned and left. This time, his destination was the outskirts of the Entombed City.
However, as Su Han flew nearby, he heard the sound of splashing water. In this cold weather, someone is playing in the water?
He looked down and saw a pair of long, pale legs. Amidst the rising steam, a woman with short, blue hair was bathing in a hot spring, and she was even humming a little tune.
It had to be said, a woman's sixth sense was very strong. Eula, who was in the middle of her bath, sensed the gaze and immediately opened her eyes.
"Who's there?!"
Her gaze collided with Su Han's, who was standing on his Tessusaiga. An angry voice echoed through the hot spring area.
"Pervert!"
"Ahem, well, you see, let me explain."
"Just get out of here, quick! I need to put on my clothes!"
About ten minutes later, Eula, her hair still wet, looked at him with a blank expression, as if to say, Let's see how you're going to talk your way out of this.
Su Han rubbed his nose, embarrassed. "About that, I was here looking for someone. I was just passing by."
"Oh? Is that so? What a coincidence. I remember, Lord Pope, that your Observation Haki is already at its peak. Don't tell me you just happened to not see me?"
"Ahem. This was purely an accident." How could I tell her that I really hadn't activated my Observation Haki? Albedo's labs were only in a few places. If he wasn't there, he would just go back. Who could have thought that he would run into Eula bathing in a hot spring, and a naked one at that.
"Then tell me, who were you looking for? Don't you dare say it was me."
"Uh, it's like this. I'm here to find Albedo." Su Han explained what Sucrose and the others had encountered. At the same time, he didn't hide the matter of the Multiverse Mission Group.
But Eula just crossed her arms, her face full of contempt. "Multiverse Mission Group? May I ask, Lord Pope, do you take me for a child? If such an amazing thing really existed, why have I never heard of it?"
And then, a dialogue box appeared in front of her. Her originally frosty little face was now replaced with shock.
"Now you believe me, right? Go on, join. Once you're inside, you can see the chat logs from before."
Anyway, there were still empty slots in the group. Pulling her in would also save him a lot of trouble explaining. After all, he really hadn't done it on purpose just now.
"How do I use this?"
"Use your mind to operate it."
"Oh."
Eula cautiously chose to join, and then she discovered that there were already seventeen people in the group.
In the Multiverse Mission Group chat.
Lisa:Ehe, did you go to find Albedo? Why did Eula join?
Keqing:I'm also very suspicious!
Su Han:I went to Wyrmrest Valley just now and didn't find him, so I went to another place, and that's when I saw Eula. I figured, since I was already here, I might as well pull her into the group.
Jean:Welcome. In the future, if you need to report on a mission, you can just communicate directly through the group.
Ganyu:That's right! With this group, it's become much easier for me to report on my work.
Eula:Um, hello everyone. If there's anything you need in the future, you can all find me.
It was her first time using this kind of chat tool, and she was still not used to it. But soon, Eula became engrossed in it, especially after seeing the group's announcements. Only then did she understand why the people of Liyue had become so strong. It was a combination of multiple buffs.
No wonder you are so valued by the Archon. To think you have such a terrifying power. It's simply absurd.
Eula withdrew her mind from the group and looked at Su Han, her gaze finally softening a little.
Su Han smiled at her. "Now you understand, right? I really didn't do it on purpose just now. By the way, I'm going to find Albedo next. Do you want to come with me?"
"Hmph. You think a simple 'I didn't do it on purpose' is the end of it? Who knows how long you were secretly watching! If I hadn't opened my eyes, you would definitely still be peeking! This grudge, I will remember for now. If you dare to tell anyone else, I'll cut you down with my sword."
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." Su Han quickly feigned weakness. After all, he had been the one to take advantage of the situation. It wouldn't be good to provoke her any further.
Then Eula asked, "Is Albedo's laboratory really nearby?"
"Of course, he… huh? Isn't that Albedo?"
Just as Su Han was speaking, he saw a figure in the distance, fighting with a Cryo Whopperflower. And that person was, indeed, Albedo.
"Come on, let's go and help."
"Alright."
The two of them quickly rushed towards the small path below. Three giant Cryo Whopperflowers were entangled with Albedo.
Just as the genius alchemist was at his wit's end, a terrifying sword slash instantly tore the three monsters to pieces.
He looked up and saw Eula, with a strange man, appearing before him.
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