Alchemy is based on matter, uses magic as a catalyst, and turns decay into magical skills. It is a basic technology that mages need to master, but few people delve into alchemy from the beginning.
Tracing back to the source, Reiner felt that the cost should be too high.
Materials cost money, recipes cost money, and experimental tools cost money. Especially in the early days when alchemy is not yet proficient, failure is commonplace. Unless you bring a plug-in such as a smart chip, it is almost impossible to produce any qualified output. In other words , just burning money.
Although a bottle of potion prepared by a high-level national alchemist may be worth the income of an ordinary mage for a month of hard work, because alchemy is really a late-stage technology, no one cares about it.
In academia, there is also a joke that "Alchemy will ruin three generations, but machinery will ruin a life." Alchemy and mechanics, another wealthy subject, are both extremely expensive majors.
Although Xia Luo has a good talent in alchemy, she has never considered taking this path. There is no other reason. It is because her family is poor. Her original plan was to follow the path of an elemental mage like her father. You can make your first money as quickly as possible and publish your research results faster.
"Uh, Mr. Principal, did I hear you correctly?"
So after Xia Luo heard what Reiner said, her first reaction was that she was hallucinating.
What supports the study of alchemy is real gold coins, and she doesn't have that much money.
She couldn't understand why, as an ordinary student, she could accept such help.
"You heard it right, Xia Luo, I know there are many students with better grades than you, but in academics, if you want to achieve good results, you can't just follow the books. I don't need a textbook porter; An assistant who knows how to think.”
Reiner appointed him. You must know that in this era when knowledge is relatively closed and authority is still greater than scientificity, discovering experimental phenomena that violate current theories is not only a kind of wisdom, but also a kind of courage.
There is no shortage of smart people in this world. Even Reiner thinks that Charlotte is not the first to discover this. But after confirming his experiment, he can still persist in himself in the face of the suppression of authority. This courage is many No one has it.
Perhaps if Reiner had not traveled through time, the girl would have been unfairly punished, and in the end she would have been forced to give up her discovery in order to complete her studies and write answers against her will on the test paper.
Thinking of this, Reiner suddenly felt that his time travel was a little more meaningful.
“But can a student like me really do it?”
Xia Luo thought of her father. At home, his father was the greatest authority. Since he had never made any achievements in the field of magic, he placed his hopes on Xia Luo. He treated her harshly since she was a child and killed everything in Xia Luo. Her interests that have nothing to do with magic have shaped Xia Luo's relatively reserved character.
"I don't know either."
However, Reiner's answer was beyond Charlotte's expectation. She had thought that the principal would say some words of encouragement, but this was what he said to Charlotte.
"Huh?"
According to the conventional script, it didn't work like this. Xia Luo thought of the plot in the extracurricular novel she had read.
"Whether you can do it or not, I can't make a conclusion. No matter how talented you are, you will fall into mediocrity. Likewise, no matter how ordinary you are, you can create miracles. I can't predict your future, but I only know one thing. .”
Reiner brought over the educational theory he believed in on Earth, causing Charlotte to think deeply.
"That's if you don't do it, it's definitely not going to happen."
This sentence made Xia Luo open her eyes slightly, as if she understood something, but she didn't seem to understand too much, but no matter what, the seeds of independent thinking had been planted in this girl's heart.
Claire watched the whole conversation between the two without saying anything. She originally thought that Reiner would be the kind of guy who blindly encourages students without considering the actual situation, but judging from his performance just now, this guy seems to be... ... Pretty good at it
But before Claire could figure out Reiner's routine, the principal turned his eyes and looked at Claire with a meaningful look, which made the young dean shudder.
"So, Teacher Claire, according to the agreement, Charlotte successfully proved her conclusion. Should you make any statement?"
"Well... ... "
When Reiner said this, Claire hesitated.
"Maid attire and all...I keep my word."
"I mean you should apologize to Xia Luo-san."
Reiner smiled and continued.
This sentence made Claire blush, as if she had been holding her breath for a long time. She felt that she had indeed been ridiculed by this guy, but she had no choice but to sigh and looked at Charlotte who was silent. .
"I'm sorry, classmate Charlotte Clune. My blindness has caused you trouble. I'm sorry for this and hope to gain your forgiveness."
Claire lowered her head. She is relatively upright. Now that she has discovered her mistake, she will apologize decisively.
"No, I also caused trouble for the teacher..."
Charlotte nodded slightly and accepted Claire's apology.
"As for the maid outfit, Teacher Claire, do you need me to help you prepare it?"
The conversation changed, and Reiner's words put Claire into embarrassment again.
"I-I don't need your help!"
Claire turned away, seemingly uncomfortable with Reiner's teasing.
Although she is the dean of students, Claire, who has grown up in this college since she was a child, has almost zero experience in dealing with men. Even though she has no good feelings for Reiner, she is still caught off guard when faced with Reiner who has many tricks.
"I advise you to get ready as soon as possible, because at the latest the day after tomorrow, we may have to go out."
"You want to go out?"
Claire couldn't figure out what to do outside the school at this time
"As I said, Coke will be an opportunity to save Crescent College, and this time I need to go out and find a workshop that can process it."
There is no concept of factory in this world yet. Most products are produced by alchemy workshops, similar to small handmade workshops on earth.
"And it's 'us' who are going out together."
"What does this have to do with me?"
Claire panicked, and scenes from countless novels about bosses and female subordinates going out, resulting in some indescribable drama, flashed through her mind.
"You can be a mascot to facilitate my negotiations."
Unexpectedly, Reiner came up with a strange word, which made both Claire and Charlotte confused.
"What is a mascot?"