Although alchemy is not within the three frameworks, it is also the mainstream choice of wizards.
There are many directions of alchemy. In ancient times, alchemists divided them into two categories: "acting on oneself" and "using foreign objects". In today's alchemy world, the classification is not as obscure as in ancient times, and it is directly divided into: pharmacy, and epicology.
Pharmacy, as the name suggests, is mainly based on refining pharmaceuticals. For example, the Night Frightening Potion owned by Angel was made by an alchemist who was proficient in pharmacy. Of course, the science of pharmacy is broad and profound, and it does not simply refer to the potions to drink. Some branches that are more partial, such as Lianna's incense making, also belong to the pharmacy.
Jinshi Science mainly focuses on making alchemy props. David's spiral aircraft belongs to the mechanical alchemy under Jinshi Science.
The idea of alchemy is "transformation". Whether it is the direction of medicine or the direction of gold and stone, it actually revolves around the core of "transformation", so although the two have different emphasis, in fact, no matter which one is involved, they are collectively referred to as alchemists.
Although the two have a lot in common, the refining process is different, and the selection of materials has its own emphasis. Therefore, David must first ask which direction Angel is going to take before he can prepare the materials.
"The two major directions of alchemy both test talent. In terms of economic value, the two are similar; but in terms of technology, I personally think the direction of gold and stone is slightly more difficult." David saw that Angel was hesitant to speak. , thinking that he was still hesitating, he simply said the two directions of alchemy that he understood.
Angel: "I'm going in the direction of Jinshi."
"Are you sure? Although the medicine direction also depends on the talent, once you master the refining of a medicine, you can quickly recover the cost. It may not be so easy for the Jinshi direction to make a return."
"Confirmed." Angel's choice of epigraphy was decided early in the morning. Although the alchemy books he recorded in the Nightmare Realm included gold stones and potions, he did not plan to dabble in potions at the moment. If it wasn't for the imminent opening of the Garden of Purification, he might even have to push back the learning of alchemy.
But things are changeable, and the purification garden has stimulated Angel's motivation. In order to climb to the top of the sky tower and successfully get the admission ticket to the purification garden, Angel can only take a slant and come up with the idea of alchemy.
"Okay, don't regret the decision you made."
"I don't regret it. If it's a big deal, if I can't get through the study of gold and stone, I can still choose the direction of pharmacy again."
David smiled and said, "Then we are both on the same path, and we can help each other."
"I have a few books that introduce epigraphy materials. You can take a look. If you need anything, I will go to the warehouse and get it for you. It's definitely the market price." David took out a stack of books and put them in in front of Angel.
"Magic Gold Materials", "Smelting Neutralization Materials Collection", "Catalytic Materials Collection"...
When David brought these dictionary-like books to Angel, he actually wanted to persuade Angel to quit. Don't look at him talking to Angel with a smile, in fact, he is not optimistic about Angel's utopianism. If it is to make friends, David is very willing to be friends with Angel. But when it comes to alchemy, David has an opinion. He values alchemy even more than himself.
In his heart, alchemy is not something that all cats and dogs can dabble in. Angel plunged into the pit of alchemy and pretended to be rich, which made him feel that something he cherished was blasphemed by those who didn't understand it.
This is a very complicated mood. If Angel chooses pharmacy, he may not be well. But Angel chose the same epigraphy as him, and the scales in his heart began to shift.
David didn't explain the thick stack of books, just looked at Angel with a smile and let him make his own decision.
Angel didn't notice David's thoughts going back and forth. He purposefully picked out the books he wanted from the pile of books, quickly turned the pages, and quickly clicked on the materials he wanted to buy.
"12 standard quantities of misters, 7.8 kg of high copper, 11 cups of Malan gravel, 349 grams of ice glue, star cold gold..."
David looked at Angel's sophisticated selection, and suddenly realized that Angel actually had a blueprint in mind before making a choice. Although the materials he selected were not entry-level, there was actually an internal connection between the two. For example, ice glue and star cold gold seem to be incompatible, but when David once went to Master Prome's house, he heard Prome communicate with another alchemist master, which mentioned that ice glue is used in the hot melting method. After five minutes, add a certain dose of catalyst powder, which is the best binder for Xinglangjin. High copper is often used in mechanical alchemy, and is an ideal material for making gears and other intermediates, while misters is a ductile material that matches the rotation of gears. Both are also commonly used combinations.
Angel was able to come up with these, obviously he had an idea. Looking at the other materials he selected, some are resistant to high temperature, some are highly ductile, and some can support a power source. When all kinds of materials are integrated, it seems that the prototype of some kind of mechanical alchemy can already be seen.
Until then, the trace of discomfort in David's heart disappeared. Because he could see that Angel didn't treat alchemy with a playful mentality, which was enough for him.
Angel has selected a lot of materials, and these materials are actually in response to the ideas in his heart, the ideas about alchemy weapons.
"There are 17 kinds of materials in total. If you calculate the measurement according to what you wrote, you will need 1321 contribution points. I will erase the fraction for you and count you as 13oo." David glanced at the list given by Angel and quickly calculated the price. .
13oo contribution points are worth about 13 magic crystals, which is already a sky-high price for a wizard apprentice. You know, when Angel rented a room, he only spent 5oo contribution points. But for Angel, he can still get this price, and not long ago, he earned 1ooo contribution points from Lord Lianna.
Take out the bone card and swiped 13oo contribution points.
The arrogant attitude made David feel envious and jealous again.
At this moment, the two crystal balls on the table shone slightly, and David glanced at it and said, "The data you want has been transmitted, I'll go to the warehouse to get the materials. Do you want to pick it up or deliver it to your door?"
"It must be delivered to the door, and I don't have the space to equip it."
"That's fine, I will give you 10 contribution points."
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When he came out of the Prome Alchemy Shop, Angel went to the Sky Tower again. When he came, Nausicaa's game had ended and she was dozing in the lounge. Angel and Nausicaa chatted for a while. As they expected, in the match just now, Nausicaa didn't even draw out her weapon, and her fists and feet intersected, defeating the Immortal Ice Emperor in three or two strokes.
Nausicaa won a game and has no plans to stop. She is ready to seize this rare opportunity and continue to play.
Angel left a blessing, said goodbye to her, and returned to his home in Apprentice Town.
As soon as Toby got home, he flew to the attic to start a new movement with his Echo Flower ensemble. Angel was sitting in the yard, listening to Toby's "Noise Concert" while waiting for David to deliver the goods.
The leisure time passed quickly, and half an hour later, David shouted at the four strong men and came to the door of Angel's house. These four strong men are all ordinary people, and they carry several sealed wooden boxes in pairs.
Angel instructed them to move the wooden box to the basement, and only after the inspection was completed and it was confirmed that they were correct, they were dismissed.
"Four ordinary people work hard, and you need 10 contribution points from me. Your calculations are really good." Angel said darkly behind David.
David blinked innocently: "You don't have space equipment, do I have it? That's the standard configuration of the wizard, and we apprentices don't think about it. So, the delivery to the door must be an ordinary person."
Angel waved his hand irritably, "If you get it cheap and sell it well, hurry up and leave."
After David left, Angel went to the basement to sort out the materials by category. By the time everything was finished, the moon had already climbed overhead, and the tree of eternity was shining brightly.
Angel dragged his tired body and collapsed on the bed. There are too many things in this life. Although all the bad luck turned into auspiciousness in the end, the already tired spirit is already tense now. I yawned, covered the quilt hastily, and almost fell into the moment I closed my eyes. sleep.
Early the next morning, Angel came to the quiet room after washing up.
The sequelae of magic backlash have not been completely eliminated, so the training of meditation and magic needs to be suspended. But the study plan remains unchanged, he plans to formally study alchemy theory today.
Alchemy, originally in Angel's mind, was actually an analogy to chemistry. Chemistry is also the subject of transforming the properties of an element, and alchemy is similar to chemistry to some extent. But when he combined Sanders's collection of books and the books recorded by Nightmare Realm to understand, Angel suddenly realized that although the chemistry of the earth and the alchemy of the wizarding world seem to be related, their essences are still two different things.
Alchemy is a transformation method driven by "mystery". Behind every transformation, there is a mysterious energy involved. Even mechanical alchemy requires magic as the core kinetic energy.
In addition, if you want to learn alchemy, you have to dabble in magic pattern. Use the power of the magic pattern to draw out the mysterious energy contained in the material itself, and then construct the most perfect combination. Or, simply use the magic pattern as the core and the material as the supplementary alternative alchemy.
After reading the alchemy theory, Angel's head was two big. He thought it was enough to learn a little alchemy, but who knew that magic patterns would also be involved. That is also an extremely large and complicated subject. After learning it, you will have no shortage of magic crystal flowers just to draw magic pattern skins.
Angel sighed, and he really wanted to reach the level of making alchemical weapons in a short time. It seems that he still has to start from the technological side of the earth for the time being. Mechanical alchemy has a taste of technology. But at its root, it is still dominated by ordinary people, so it is still completely different from technology.
Angel's current plan is to use the earth weapon as a blueprint template and cooperate with the alchemy methods of the wizarding world to see if he can produce a weapon that can deter wizard apprentices.