Chapter 88: Creator Hestia
“Creator?”
l's eyes widened, surprised by the rank of the person before her.
Before coming, she had specifically looked into the details of the Hers Workshop.
The craftsn of the Hers Workshop used a special ranking system, just as the Staff Bearers used the elents of alchemy for their ranks.
The craftsn's ranks also adopted the elents of alchemy.
From lowest to highest, they were: Orichalcum, Refined Iron, Silver, Stibnite, Golden.
And craftsn above Golden were bestowed with the title of 【Creator】.
This almost ant that this craftsman had reached the pinnacle of alchemy and forging.
l had not expected Count Michel to find a Creator to help her right off the bat.
However, this Creator was sowhat beyond her expectations.
She originally thought they would be more composed.
Hestia looked at l's dazed face, the corners of her mouth slightly turning up.
“What, am I a disappointnt?”
“No... of course not!”
l shook her head, “Lady Hestia.... please help .”
“Tell the specifics, what is it?”
Hestia asked.
“Not many people can make Charles Michel personally co to ask for a favor.”
“It’s like this....”
l took a deep breath, then roughly recounted the matter concerning herself and Veronica.
As she spoke, she also showed Hestia the Ring of the Nibelungen in her hand.
After hearing l's description, Hestia was silent for a mont, then pressed the cigarette in her hand onto the tabletop to extinguish it.
“Interesting.”
After pondering for a mont, she suddenly laughed.
“It seems that old fellow really didn't lie to .”
Hestia's gaze moved back and forth between l and Charlotte, a playful smile on her lips.
“You two are certainly interesting. One, a dual divine selection of 【Knowledge】 and 【Red Moon】, and the other, a living person without a heartbeat.... Let guess, is this child one of your Flock?”
Hestia looked at Charlotte, who was examining the various chanical devices on the side.
Hearing soone talk about her, Charlotte turned her head and looked at Hestia.
“Tell about her too.”
Hearing this, l and Charlotte exchanged a look, and then she recounted Charlotte's story once more.
After listening to l's account, Hestia's eyes suddenly lit up, and she couldn't help but clap in praise.
“Proving existence with death, this is the first ti I've heard of such a thod of arguntation. It seems you were not only chosen by 【Knowledge】 and 【Red Moon】, but even 【Chaos】 and 【Order】 have taken a liking to you, little girl.”
Hestia looked at l aningfully and couldn't help but say.
“One might not et soone like you in two hundred years—I'll take your commission.”
Hearing this, l's eyes instantly brightened.
“Really? Thank you so much—”
“Don't be so quick to thank .”
Hestia waved her hand, interrupting l.
“I never do business at a loss. I have my conditions.”
“Mr. Charles Michel said he would cover all the expenses....”
“Co on, do you think a Creator like would be short on that little bit of money from you?”
Hestia waved her hand dismissively.
“Any one of my patents could sell for enough to keep fed and watered for a hundred years. It’s only you young folks who are still thinking about that stuff.”
“Then what do you want?”
l asked.
“What I want is very simple.”
Hestia casually picked up a lighter from the side of the table and began to fiddle with it in her hands.
“I don't currently have the spiritual materials to create a body for your sister. These things are very rare and hard to buy through both legal and illegal channels. I want you to go with to collect them, it's that simple. This is also for your own good. The final product made from those spiritual materials needs to house your sister's soul. Therefore, during the collection process, it's best for you to let your sister's soul have so contact with them. This will also increase the synchronization rate between them.”
“Do we need to go to a faraway place?”
l asked.
“I haven't decided on the specific materials needed yet, but traveling far is definitely unavoidable. You wouldn't find many of them even if you turned all of Ireland upside down.”
Hestia said, “What, never traveled far?”
“It's not that....”
“Don't worry, if we really encounter danger, I won't just stand by and watch.”
Hestia waved her hand, “Although I don't have the strength of a Crown Wearer, I am at least an Anointed One, so you can rest assured.”
“I understand.”
l nodded, “So, when do we leave?”
“Co back again at this ti tomorrow. I need to pack so things.”
“Okay, see you tomorrow, Lady Hestia.”
Hestia nodded slightly, then watched the two leave.
After walking out of the workshop, the two prepared to leave the Hers Workshop.
But soon, they discovered sothing:
This place was simply too confusing.
“Have we been here before?”
l and Charlotte stood before a corner, looking at each other in dismay.
“I think so....”
Charlotte nodded, “Last ti, I think we turned left.”
“Then... turn right this ti?”
The two exchanged a glance, then stepped in the direction to their right.
Ten minutes later.
When l and Charlotte stood at that seemingly fated fork in the road for the fifth ti, both were numb.
It wasn't that they hadn't thought of turning back to ask Hestia for directions, but the problem was.... they couldn't figure out the way back either.
“We're not going to be lost here until tomorrow, are we...”
l couldn't help but say.
Just then, the two heard footsteps behind them.
Looking back, a young man wearing glasses walked out from around the corner behind them.
When he saw the two of them, he raised an eyebrow slightly, then stopped and carefully looked l and Charlotte over.
“You don't seem to be from the workshop, why are you here?”
“Sorry.... we're lost.”
l said, a bit embarrassed.
“Could you lead us out?”
“I can,” the man nodded, “but you have to answer first, why are you here? Not just anyone can enter this place.”
“We were brought in by Lady Hestia.”
l said.
“We have sothing we want to ask for his help with....”
“Lady Hestia actually agreed to see you?”
Hearing l's explanation, the man seed even more interested.
“Who are you?”
“We're just.... ordinary people.”
l tried to be vague.
“Ordinary people can't get in here.”
The man smiled and shook his head, “Forget it, since you won't say, I won't ask any more. But next ti you co in, it's best to have soone guide you. This ti you were lucky, just going around in circles. If you were unlucky, you might have just stumbled into so craftsman's workshop. Although the craftsn might not care, or wouldn't do anything to you, the machines in the workshops are very dangerous.”
After a pause, he voluntarily walked in front of l and Charlotte.
“Co with , I'll take you out.”
“Thank you.”
Charlotte said politely.
The man led the two through the maze-like corridors.
Along the way, the three of them naturally chatted a bit, and the other person introduced himself as Victor.
“I see.... if it's forging a body to contain a soul, then that is indeed an area Lady Hestia excels in.”
Victor nodded thoughtfully.
“I'm afraid you don't know, besides being a Creator, Lady Hestia also serves as the Chief Soul Surgeon at Cixin Hospital.”
“But I don't think I've ever seen her on the list of physicians at Cixin Hospital.”
l said subconsciously.
“Because Lady Hestia hasn't seen patients in decades.”
Victor explained.
“The current Mr. Alexander Holman is actually her apprentice.”
Hearing this, l could hardly hide her surprise.
“So amazing.... Lady Hestia only looks to be around sixty, but she's already reached the peak in two fields.”
“Sixty years old...?”
Hearing l's words, Victor smiled.
“As far as I know, Lady Hestia—”
Before he could finish his sentence, Victor suddenly felt an inexplicable chill from behind him.
Imdiately after, a steam pipe on the right suddenly sprayed out a jet of hot steam, scalding the back of Victor's right hand.
“Hiss.... let's not talk about it, we're almost at the exit.”
Soon, the three of them arrived at the main entrance of the workshop.
“Thank you very much, Mr. Victor.”
l stood at the entrance and thanked him sincerely.
“You're welco,” Victor smiled, then looked down at the wound on his right hand, shook his head helplessly, and turned back inside the workshop.
“That old lady's temper is really a bit too bad...”
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