The man who escaped from Haitang City

[Main task: Negotiation completed

Task reward: strengthening points x2, blood nematode x10

Players are requested to choose one of strength, skill, and spirit to strengthen, and the remaining strengthening points: 2]

"Strengthen your spirit," Yi Zhen pinched his nose, "my mental strength level can be raised to C+."

The points were successfully exchanged, and the cool and refreshing things infiltrated into his brain, like dust and dust. At the same time, Yi Zhen's vision became clearer and clearer, and he felt suddenly enlightened. .

[Main task: The confrontation has been triggered

Task content: no good fruit to eat

All is ready except for the opportunity.With my excellent negotiating skills, Rong Hongxue agreed to rent the top floor of Xingjiao Restaurant, and Ai Ling would also invite her noble and bad classmates.Now, I have to think carefully about how to deal with these vicious princes and grandchildren.

I, a proletarian fighter, swear to smash the dog head of the ruling class!

Mission rewards: enhancement points x2, bone-corroding spirit scorpion x1, soul-stealing jade bee x3]

When Yi Zhen saw the latest mission rewards, he couldn't help but be moved.

Great, the new cute poison!

[Congratulations,] Tai Ah sent congratulations at the right time, [The whole negotiation took 26 minutes in total, your spiritual level has improved, and you have also received the promise to reserve the restaurant, killing two birds with one stone. ]

"Thank you," Yi Zhen said angrily, "Talking with the little bastard is really short of life, the sweat on my back wets my clothes."

Tai Ah said: [He has super S-level spiritual power, and you have just been promoted to C+.The disparity in strength is so great that even if you are separated by a galaxy, Rong Hongxue can still cause you a serious sense of oppression. I think this is normal. ]

Yi Zhen took off his coat and asked: "Forget it, let's not talk about this... Brother, what is the class in the afternoon?"

[Alchemy, smelting, carving. ]

"Can I apply for a class change? Change the identification of poisonous attributes from tomorrow morning to afternoon. I want to study this blood nematode."

At his fingertips, he twirled a translucent stone box containing a tangle of red threads sealed in wax.

Tai Ah replied: [Additional classes can be added, but classes cannot be changed. ]

Yi Zhenyi gritted his teeth: "Okay, if you add extra classes, you can add extra classes!"

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[...It is worth noting that although alchemists are aware of the 'form' of metal, or the soul, the so-called alchemy used by them is still very backward and ignorant.Usually, they fuse four base metals, iron, copper, tin, and lead, to obtain a substance close to an alloy.Then, in order to give it a golden form, or soul, they would try to add gold to the surface of this substance—]

The sound of Tai Ah's teaching echoed in the training room.

"Even if they got the answer and saw the essence, they couldn't reach the final destination. So what the ancient alchemists tried was a kind of inversion, they wanted to use the result to derive the process." Yi Zhen interjected while turning his pen.

[Exactly. ] Tai'a said, while controlling the holographic picture in front of Yi Zhen to change, [From around the first century AD, an unknown person published the first alchemy study under the name of the ancient Greek sage Democritus, people I have been chasing the phantom of gold in all things. ]

Yi Zhen asked: "Don't you know who this anonymous man is?"

[Yes, his name is not in any record. ] Tai Ah replied, [But whether he is a madman, a genius, a devil, or a god, he has brought an absurd and miraculous discipline to the world, and its legacy has been stretching thousands of years later until today. ]

The holographic image changes, and four images appear: burning flames, surging sea water, whistling wind, and solid land.

Tai Ah went on to say: [Alchemists tried for hundreds of years, but they were still unable to obtain gold from other substances.In order to solve this dilemma, in the 8th century, Jabir, an alchemist from Persia, publicly announced that all metals are a combination of four properties by analyzing the theory of the four roots of the sage Empedorek: heat and dryness. , cold and dry, hot and wet, cold and wet, two of which are the external characteristics of the metal, and the remaining two are the internal characteristics of the metal. ]

Yi Zhen kept taking notes, and Tai Ah's voice did not stop: [According to Enshi's four roots, heat and dryness are fire, heat and dampness are wind, coldness and dryness are earth, coldness and dampness are water.All matter, including metals, is composed of these four elements. ]

"Isn't this the standard ancient simple materialism?" Yi Zhen stopped taking notes, "What's the value of this?"

Tai'a said: [The only value lies in Jabir's theory, which is the embryonic form of modern chemical replacement reactions. ]

The holographic projection changed again, and the fire, earth, water, and wind passed away like gravel, replaced by various metal ores.

[The transformation of one metal into another by burning, corroding, or smelting is named the recombination of these four basic qualities. ] Tai'a said, [Jabir believes that through the reorganization of these four basic qualities, the most humble steel can be reorganized into the noblest gold. ]

Yi Zhen pondered: "Interesting...is this a mistake?"

[It can be said to be yes, or it can be said to be no. ] Tai Ah gave an ambiguous answer, [When the destination is the same, even people walking on two diametrically opposite paths may meet each other by chance. ]

Yi Zhen suddenly asked: "Gold, why is it always gold?"

[What is always gold? ]

"You've already said it before," Yi Zhen frowned, turned his head down and flipped through his notes, rattling the pages, "You said, 'a kind of aura bestowed by gods, or an unavoidable destiny in destiny, is the In the era when fire was used to drive away wild beasts, alchemists have grasped the most crucial point ignorantly and accurately, just like babies who are aware of the danger outside the mother before they are born: they discovered that metal has a soul, and Understand immediately that this is the key to all secrets'."

[Well, I said, what's the matter. ]

"Key!" Yi Zhen scratched out the words, "They discovered that metal has a soul, in other words, it has a concept, and they also know that the concept can be extracted, and they have been trying to extract the concept of matter. Now that I understand this, why are they so obsessed with gold? Obviously, gold is the key in their eyes, but why?"

Tai Ah said slowly: [Yes, why? ]

Yi Zhen: "...Are you a teacher or am I a teacher? I'm asking you."

[Then think of this as an after-school thinking question, think about it, how about it? ]

Yi really made a mistake.

He thought hard for a long time without success, and even brought out the ancient books and materials from the museum, and swipe and read them page by page on the optical brain.

"It doesn't make sense," Yi Zhen muttered to himself, "It's just a precious metal...try this...no, it's still not there..."

"Found it!" He cheered up, "with reverence and wisdom, you should happily separate the earth from the fire... No, still no..."

At this time, the call request on the optical brain suddenly flickered, and Yi Zhenxin was absent-minded: "Who?"

The bust of Rong Hongxue popped up in the air, and his handsome and pale face seemed to be born with gloomy magic power, blocking part of the information page.

Yi Zhen didn't expect to see him again so soon, but was taken aback for a moment.

Why, you were scolded severely at noon, so you came to find a place at night?

"Oh, this is learning." Rong Hongxue looked around leisurely, and he could no longer see the appearance of his killing intent for Yi Zhen in the past few hours, "What did you learn?"

Yi Zhen is not afraid that he will find out that Tai Ah's shielding speed has always been the fastest.

"Postpartum care for sows." Yi Zhen said, and moved the information page to the side, "Brother, don't be idle when you have something to talk about. I'm very busy, so you should have a lot of things to do, right?"

Rong Hongxue smiled with a good temper: "Xiaozhen, to be honest, the Rong family is relying on me now, and so are you. If this is the case, you might as well put a better attitude on it. After all, if I say a word, they will put It's no wonder you've rushed out into the street, isn't it?"

Yi Zhen sighed impatiently, looked up at him suddenly, and said seriously, "I want to ask you a question."

Right now Rong Hongxue was willing to look him straight in the eyes, and after turning her brain around, she had already thought of more than a dozen angles that he could use to counterattack. Please" gesture: "Excuse me."

"Since the first century A.D., alchemists have believed that metals are alive and have souls, and gold is the culmination of perfection." Yi Zhen picked up a page of notes with dots circled on it and densely marked, "Persian Alchemists Jabir's theory of the combination of four elements, French alchemist Flamel's research on the Philosopher's Stone, Tao Hongjing's book "Zhen Gao" and Sun Simiao's book "Dan Fang Jue Yao"... Different times and different countries Scholars, the focus of their research is all on the transformation of gold."

Rong Hongxue: "..."

Yi Zhen: "Why? Gold is just the most common precious metal, and there are many that can replace it. Why is its status so special in alchemy? You see, even the name of alchemy has gold in it."

Rong Hongxue: "I..."

Yi Zhen stared at him intently, without blinking her pitch-black eyes, waiting for his answer.Rong Hongxue found out that he was actually serious, and he really wanted to answer this question by himself.

"...Wait," it would be a lie to say that you are not aggrieved, Rong Hongxue kept smiling and asked, "Why did you think of asking me this, are you learning alchemy?"

"You're older than me, so you should know more than me." Although Yi Zhen usually called the little beast happy, he still knew the age difference between himself and the hero, "How about it, do you have a clue?"

... This fucking ghost can figure it out.

If I don’t know, I don’t want to answer, I feel like I’m going to be labeled as “you are old but not smart”; if you answer, it’s okay to say that modern alchemy has dozens of pharmacists on board, but Yi Zhen The question is about the ancient alchemy that features decay and obscurity...

He was silent for a while, then raised his hand and pressed it on the table. The majestic spiritual power directly penetrated the hull of the [-]-ton ship, transmitted it in a wave in a vacuum, and reached one of the frigates in an instant.

"Li Wenge, come here."

The frigate immediately departed from the course and sailed towards the docking port on the side of the main ship. After about 10 minutes—an embarrassingly quiet 10 minutes, a man in a lab coat rushed to Rong Hongxue's place, wiped Khan said, "Mr. Rong, are you looking for me?"

Seeing the situation in the room clearly, Li Wenge was very surprised. Rong Hongxue sat there without saying a word, as if a little sullen. In front of him was the call screen of a handsome young man.

Thinking of the gossip that started going viral at noon, then this young man is...

"Repeat your question." Rong Hongxue said flatly.

Yi Zhen didn't criticize, and repeated the original words.

Hearing that it was Yi Zhen who asked the question, Li Wenge didn't care before, thinking that his boss was making a fuss out of a molehill, but halfway through Yi Zhen's question, his expression was no longer right. Shake your head.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yi." He apologized embarrassingly first, "It was not until humans evolved spiritual power that some ancient alchemy theories could be used and carried forward, but that was already 2000 years after entering the era of the big universe. Yes. The question you mentioned... I’m really sorry, it involves too many ancient books that have been lost, and too many profound concepts. It’s not a field that can be answered by applied alchemy. I’m afraid I can’t help you.”

The first time we met, the first time we talked, this man apologized to Yi Zhen twice in a row.

"I remember that when you were promoted to the title of A-level pharmacist, there were no more than a thousand registered A-level pharmacists in the Azote Empire," Rong Hongxue said, "Based on your accumulation and years of experience, Can't you answer this question?"

Li Wenge lowered his head, as if he was still thinking hard, Yi Zhen didn't want to embarrass him, and hurriedly said: "Forget it, forget it, I won't trouble you, I'll think about it myself."

"No!" Unexpectedly, Li Wenge rebuffed straight away, "Mr. Yi's question is very good, very good, please allow me to transcribe it, if possible, I am willing to consult my teacher, or other great miracle workers, and ask for their help! "

Yi Zhen knows what a "great miracle" is. In alchemy, the first great miracle refers to the Philosopher's Stone. Later, the alchemist who can refine the Philosopher's Stone is also called a great miracle.At this point, the great miracle man Li Wenge mentioned should be the great pharmacist who is recognized as having great strength.

With Yi Zhen's permission, Li Wenge hurriedly recorded it as if he had found a treasure.

"Then, do you have anything else to do?" Yi Zhen looked at Rong Hongxue, "I'll hang up if I have nothing to do, there are a lot of issues to study."

Rong Hongxue suddenly felt a little tired.

He began to wonder if he had really been deranged by the scarlet cloak galaxy recently, so that he made such an inexplicable video call.

"...I just want to inform you that I have greeted you from the restaurant."

"Not bad! Thank you, is there anything else?"

Rong Hongxue was silent for a moment: "It's gone."

This time, without waiting for Yi Zhen to say anything else, he turned off the communication first.