Though Ronan had attained the strength of a high-ranking transcendent at such a young age, shocking Gustav Rhine, it was still within the bounds of what he could accept.
After all, geniuses emerged one generation after another, monstrous talents arose with the times, and he had seen no shortage of gifted prodigies.
But Ronan not only possessed formidable strength—he was also an alchemist. That was truly hard for the Lion Earl to believe.
Because the vast majority of alchemists were painstakingly cultivated by great families and powerful factions. An alchemical seed with talent often required more than a decade, or even several decades, of resource investment before reaching maturity.
As one of the ancient clans, the Rhine Family was immensely powerful and deeply entrenched, yet it had only three alchemists in its employ.
There were very few families that could stand shoulder to shoulder with it!
In fact, small and mid-sized nobles simply did not have the qualifications—or rather, the resources and wealth—to support an alchemist.
At most, they could support an alchemy apprentice.
Yet alchemy was an extraordinary profession that placed enormous emphasis on inheritance!
Gustav Rhine had never before seen, or even merely heard of, any "wild" alchemist.
So he did not believe it at all.
But when the Lion Earl picked up the two revolvers, "Knight" and "Ranger," he fell silent once more.
As a high-ranking transcendent and an important figure in the Rhine Family, Gustav Rhine naturally possessed transcendent equipment, and more than one piece at that.
At a glance, he could tell that these two revolvers contained mysterious power. The alchemical runes subtly engraved across their surfaces were intricate and profound, containing an almost perfect rhythm of harmony.
Alchemical masterpieces!
Gustav Rhine had to summon tremendous restraint to keep himself from losing composure on the