Chapter 364 Silver Vase Seven
"Mr. Gillan, you...did you use alchemy just now?"
Lemay asked curiously as he walked beside Gillan.
“Yes.” Jilan glanced at the noble girl and responded. "The alchemy array prepared in advance."
"Are those four high-order structures that you figured out yourself?"
Flamel was startled and asked again.
Gilan nodded.
“Because I haven’t learned the ‘Alchemy Catalyst’ yet, I just made some ink using simple materials, and based on the applicability, I drew the alchemy array on the parchment in advance, so that it can be taken out and used at any time. "
"How can it be like this...?"
Le Mei was surprised.
Ji Lan chuckled lightly and said:
"We are still not able to reach the level of Mrs. McCalla. It would take too long to temporarily draw the alchemy array, and it is impossible to cope with emergencies. So we had to find another way and thought of it." Such a method."
"The decomposition and reconstruction of the basic alchemy array...makes the matter highly condensed through the effect of the higher-order structure."
Lemay murmured as he recalled the previous scene. road.
She took a deep look at the blond young man.
Such an alchemy array is actually not very helpful in combat... What is really scary about Jilan is actually his own actual combat ability.
With just a hard and thick "mud stick", he easily defeated the senior apprentices of the "Red Duke".
"How strong is he really?"
Le May couldn't help but wonder.
"Will they be more powerful than my mother's guards? Impossible... They are all strong men who have retired from the elite of the royal family, and each of them has a physical strength that surpasses that of ordinary people."
But even if she thought so, Lemei was still not sure, because Gilan left such a deep impression on her and was very mysterious.
LeMay glanced again at the lion-headed monster held in the hands of the blond young man. For some unknown reason, the monster lost its movement shortly after they left. It was like a corpse being held by Gilanti, and it looked a little scary.
"Is this monster created using alchemy? It's really scary..."
Flamel thought to himself, shaking his head secretly.
The three of them returned to the wooden house along the forest path.
But as soon as he reached the door, he heard a conversation coming from inside. It was Mrs. McCullar, talking to another strange middle-aged man.
"...really don't think about it anymore? McCalla."
The man's deep voice sounded.
"You were also one of us before, so I believe you know our determination very well. This time, I really found the relevant records about the 'Philosopher's Stone'... I am even 80% sure, then It is indeed the manuscript left by the original unknown alchemist."
"No need, Mr. Boral."
Ms. McCalla whispered.
"I have quit 'Midnight Rose' for a long time, and I no longer want to get involved in your affairs. I just plan to study my own things quietly."
"McCarra, so Let me tell you... I have actually experimented, and even succeeded in refining a half-finished 'Philosopher's Stone', which I call 'Black Jade'."
Borol. said in a deep voice.
“Only the last step is left to make it undergo a secondary transmutation reaction, dye it thoroughly, reach a perfect state, and become a scarlet crystal!”
"McCalla, do you know? Even the semi-finished 'Black Jade' contains more energy than the best 'Alchemy Catalyst' of the current era, even more than ten times. You know what this means... "
"If we can successfully refine the 'Philosopher's Stone', it will be able to realize many of our previously powerless dreams. Immortality? Cure? Energy? Even unifying the world... is no longer a dream! "
"No need to say more, Mr. Boral."
However, Mrs. McCullagh was indifferent and still declined the invitation.
"As the leader of the 'Midnight Rose', you must know better than anyone else that the principle of 'equivalent exchange' is the law of truth in the world... If you want to refine the 'Philosopher's Stone', you have to pay The cost is immeasurable.”
"Alas." Mrs. McCullar sighed and paused. "Look back while you still have the chance. Don't get stuck in it again. The 'Philosopher's Stone' may seem beautiful, but it will become the fuse of a disaster."
"McCarra, since you have no intention of joining , then forget it... I came to you in person this time, just for the sake of the past, to appreciate your knowledge and talent, but unfortunately, we are not the same person."
Borol's disappointment. The emotion is beyond words.
哐.
The door of the wooden house opened from the inside, and a blond man wearing a red and black satin robe walked straight out of it with a gloomy look on his face.
His tight red-striped trousers were tucked into long pointed boots, which clattered as he walked.
The man glanced at the three apprentices standing in the courtyard, then took another look at the stitched monster in Jilan's hand, turned around and left without saying a word.
After he walked away, Gillan asked in a deep voice to the aristocratic girl Flamel beside him:
"Is that man just now the 'Red Duke'?"
"Yes." Flamel nodded, looking in awe. "He is also a great alchemist who was personally received by the Queen. He once refined three rare treasures for the royal family and were enshrined in the palace."
"The 'Red Duke' Mr. Boral Dupu, the 'Mrs. Silver Bottle' McCalla Melasquez, and the 'Forge King' Mr. Hermes Mish are known as the successors to the original unknown alchemists. After that, the three great alchemists are closest to the truth."
"That's it." Gillan nodded.
He was surprised.
With his extraordinary hearing, he could clearly hear the conversation in the room just now...
What Gillan didn't expect was that this "Red Duke" Borol Du Pu turned out to be the leader of the "Midnight Rose" in this era! ‘Did he ascend in the hereafter? Why haven’t I heard Teacher Parra talk about it...’
He thought secretly.
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The peaceful study life passed quickly.
Time flies, and another month has passed.
In this month, Gillan has made rapid progress, gradually leaving Le May and Galken behind.
No matter what Mrs. McCullar teaches, Gillan can remember it in his mind after listening to it only once. Then with his excellent understanding and smart brain, he can quickly understand and digest it, and even draw inferences from one example.
Even as the courses become increasingly difficult, Gillan's progress shows no signs of slowing down.
This made Mrs. McCullagh even more surprised, because the knowledge she told could not be mastered in a year and a half. But the talent of this apprentice, Guillen Iros, repeatedly exceeded her expectations.
At the same time, this also made Flamel feel frustrated, and even faintly lost the desire to compete with him. Instead, he had an inexplicable admiration and worship for him.
During this month, in addition to learning the knowledge taught by Mrs. McCalla, Gillan also disassembled and studied the body structure of the stitched monster, trying to deduce its principles.
However, not much was gained.
The monster's internal organs are also a combination of canine and lion, but Gillan can't figure out how this alchemy creature achieves the fusion and can act like a normal creature.
He guessed that this was probably related to the green potion spilled by the apprentices... and he should have borrowed the power of the alchemy array when piecing together the creatures.
In the end, Gilan had no choice but to corrupt the lion-headed monster that had been broken into pieces, and gained 20 points of mysterious energy, which was better than nothing.
Interestingly speaking, during this period of time, Galken seemed to be quite interested in this patchwork creature. Whenever Gillan was studying it, he would stand aside and observe.
He said nothing, just watched quietly.
But Jilan discovered an unconcealed desire for knowledge in the eyes of this introverted and timid civilian young man.
This evening.
The lady took the three apprentices to have a meal in the courtyard, and began to talk about new knowledge... In fact, it seemed that she was talking about Ji Lan.
Because both Flamel and Galken were far behind Gillan, especially Galken, who was still learning the content half a month ago.
"Today I will tell you about the major branches of alchemy, which will help you have a more comprehensive understanding of this knowledge."
After finishing a piece of bread, Mrs. McCullar used a silk scarf Wiping the corners of his mouth, he spoke softly.
She stretched out a finger, and a wisp of flame, a ball of water droplets, a wind vortex and a rock appeared out of thin air.
The four substances hovered between his fingers without interfering with each other.
“Fire is the father, flowing water is the mother, conceived from the wind, and nurtured by the earth.”
“This is the cornerstone of the creation of the world, and it is also the four elements of the universe, symbolizing the four The substance of the old gods of creation."
Ms. McCarrah smiled.
“Among the substances in the world, there are three that are particularly special and that we alchemists cannot avoid, namely mercury, sulfur and salt.”
"Mercury makes matter flow, sulfur makes matter burn, and salt crystals make matter solidify. At this point, a perfect balance is created."
As she spoke, the lady took out three glass bottles, which contained yellow powder, Silver liquid and white particles.
She took out another pencil, put it directly on the table, and tapped it with her fingers.
Tuk.
The silver alchemy array emerged.
The lady uncorked the glass bottle and sprinkled a little sulfur powder on the pencil. Then with a finger, the flames suspended in the air fell down and ignited it.
Bear!
The pencil caught fire.
The wooden outer shell was quickly burned into fly ash, and the pencil lead inside also turned into dust under the high temperature.
Mrs. McCullar put mercury into it again, and added water and earth elements. Soon, the pencil dust merged into a flowing "grey substance."
After the mass was thoroughly mixed, the lady added salt and a pinch of mysterious "alchemical catalyst" to solidify it into a hard ball like gray stone.
Finally, she ignited it with sulfur again and activated the power of the alchemical array.
In the blazing flames, the ball began to dye rapidly.
From gray to black, then from black to blue, and finally turned into golden yellow.
"Lead... turned into gold?!"
Flamel's beautiful eyes widened and she said in surprise.
Although this is the second time to see the "Midas turned into gold", the specific process is different, which gives the three apprentices a new feeling.
“Converting base metals into precious metals is a broad overview of alchemy.”
Mrs. McCarrah took back the alchemy array and said with a smile.
There is only one golden ball left on the table, shining brightly.
(End of this chapter)