Chapter 32 The Essence of Alchemy

Night, deep silence.

Sta stayed in the laboratory, with an irregular piece of metal on his table. Alice stood aside and looked at him nervously.

Under the gaze of the two people, the metal gradually began to wriggle, like a pair of invisible hands rubbing it. Alice opened her mouth wide in surprise, and she couldn't take her eyes off the scene. Soon, the metal was slowly pulled into a long strip, and when it was pulled halfway, it began to shorten slowly. At first, the process was unusually slow, and then the metal blocks changed more and more rapidly.

Star blushed. The sweat on his forehead slid down his cheeks and never stopped. However, his eyes were still staring at the deformed metal on the table, as if he was still unwilling.

With a soft 'pop', the metal on the table suddenly broke into several pieces, but it arched to the center crazily and quickly merged.

"It worked!" Starr took a long breath and sat on the ground. The broken metal on the table has long been aggregated to form a round sphere.

"I don't understand. Why do you have to pay so much to this useless piece of broken copper." Alice's nose wrinkled mischievously, like a series of ripples on the spring water. Now those servants have fallen into madness, and they are even learning alchemy when they eat. We can't be worse than them!"

"Don't worry about those people." Star grabbed the metal ball on the table. This is not a broken iron. You should know that it is the same material as my metal limbs. What Dihas said is true. When alchemy is not exchanged, it is even more extensive than magic.

"I don't understand." Alice pouted.

"Alchemy can deform objects freely, just like this." Star raised his right arm. The fingers on the right palm are rapidly melting and gathering. It is getting longer and longer, and eventually becomes a spear. Of course, what has changed is only the appearance, and the inner essence has not changed at all.

"You mean that you can turn this arm into a sword without a weapon, and then you can also give the enemy a sudden blow. If Sadek doesn't know that you have understood this, is it as long as you can be skilled and shorten the whole process, who will be prepared to take action after approaching him? Alice almost screamed with excitement. You are so smart."

"No, Sadek is not that stupid. He will guard against everyone. Even if it is a pearl chicken that can only wander in the rapeseed orchard, Sadek will doubt whether it will jump up and blind its eyes. Star shook his head fiercely. I'm just exploring the difference between magic and alchemy, and now I'm finally a little confused.

"The effect pursued by magic and alchemy is not much different. For example, although an alchemist can't use all kinds of magic freely like a magician, our purpose is the same. The only difference is that the alchemist only uses another form or means to achieve the effect that the magician wants to achieve.

"I don't quite understand." Alice pouted.

"Think about it, a water magician can easily release the storm, and they take advantage of the surrounding nihilistic water elements. For alchemists, we can't have the ability to control elements, but in the same way, we can do all this through water vapor suspended in the air. Most of the things that magicians can do, we alchemists can do, but the methods are different, but the effect is still the same. So there is the concept of 'equivalent exchange'.

In fact, this is easy to understand. The direction of development in this world is not the same. The alchemist can't see the water vapor around him, nor does he know that there are various metal elements in the soil under his feet. Star is different. He comes from a scientifically developed world and integrates the knowledge of the two worlds, so he can quickly connect these questions and give the most correct answers.

This also proves why alchemy cannot surpass the law of 'equivalent exchange'! No one can turn into a sweet spring in the desert, and no one can burn flames in the sea. If there are no 'objects' that can be exchanged around the alchemists, then they are not much different from ordinary people.

In fact, what the alchemist can do is that there are also people who can do it in Star's original world. It's just that they need some tools. For example, dry ice can be used to rain, which is possible.

"But I still don't understand. What's the use of these?" After toss and turns, Alice was still extremely puzzled by Star's strange idea.

"But in that way, we can find a way to deal with Sadek, right? My baby."

Under the threat of death, they were thinking about how to save their lives every day, and Star had never said anything ambiguous to her.

This baby made Alice blush. She suddenly forgot what this had to do with dealing with Sadek, and what was even more about what Star was going to do next. She lowered her head and followed Sta's buttocks, so honestly that she couldn't say a word.

Alice is right. Those servants have already fallen into a state of madness. Their growth rate can be described as a miracle. When Star saw that a servant could release his fighting spirit, he was completely stunned at the door. Although the servant was not very proficient in the control of fighting spirit, it undoubtedly accelerated Sadek's experimental progress several times.

Starton felt that he would never be able to live such a comfortable life, although he lingered on the edge of a life-and-death battle every day. But obviously, Star is not satisfied with his growth rate. The Warcraft in the fire mushroom forest is no longer his opponent. Even without the help of Jian Mang, he can easily get rid of those annoying guys.

It seems that I have to explore the 'Gate of Heaven' further, such as the second gate, the gate to the Temple of Death.

The door to the temple is still locked.

Star stood in front of the door and was adjusting the magic and fighting spirit in his body. No one could predict what was behind the door. Maybe the red-eyed black dragon is still there. Star doesn't want to see that horrible guy again. Jian Mang squatted behind him, and his eyes were full of vigilance.

"Have you really decided? You know, it is difficult to open the second door with your current strength. Maybe the traces of your life will be erased forever. Old John's voice sounded in his ear at the right time. I don't want you to die. You have learned how to make the 'Stone of the Sage'. You can make a huge stone to deal with him.

"Thank you for your kindness, old John." Star shook his head. That's the butcher's behavior. I swear that I will never make that thing until my soul degenerates. If I can walk out of this castle alive, I will erase all traces of the 'Stone of the Sage'.

Of course, it also includes Dihas. It's just that Star understands that perhaps only when he can stand at the top of this continent can he be qualified to look up to him. And now, what I do is to get this qualification.

'Woo...' The whimper of Jian Mang made Star's hand reaching out to the gate stop in mid-air. Obviously, it doesn't want Star to do this.

"Don't worry, man, I'll be fine."

With both hands gently resting on the doorknob, the incomparable sense of oppression surged again. With a deeper depth than last time, it is invading Star's heart. Despair, anger, sadness... Negative emotions are like a tide.

At the same time, the old and heavy door was slowly pushed open.

Just like last time, a halo covers your body. But the difference is that this halo is as silent as death and as deep as the universe.

And what appeared in front of me this time was the familiar gray trunks, which were still a land full of strong smell of blood. The statue that was cut off by the waist has been helped up. Although the whole temple is still in ruins, it is much better than that on that rainy night. The stone sword hilt that hit the dome of the temple was also removed, and the traces of fighting here no longer existed. Even the floor has traces of being pried, and all the buildings in the ruins seem to have been swept away, as if those people are looking for something.

Star looked at the blank magic card in his arms and couldn't help smiling proudly. The card of the seven-star red-eyed black dragon was quietly taken away by himself as early as that night.