20demayo Chapter 60: Cole, who is reading a novel, learns alchemy.
Chapter 60: Cole, who is reading a novel, learns alchemy.
Chapter 60: Cole, who is reading a novel, learns alchemy.
"Alchemy?" Farusan's eyes lit up. "You've even dabbled in alchemy? As a student of the Life Wheel School, your knowledge of other schools of thought in the Void Terminal is limited."
"That's why I need to ask for your advice, senior," Chen Bo said. "Does Senior Falushan have any books on alchemy that you could recommend? I'd like to go to the Wisdom Palace to find some physical copies to read."
"You've come to the right person!" Senior Farusan raised her chin slightly, revealing a smug expression. "I also studied ancient books on alchemy in depth when I was young, and I know quite a bit about ancient alchemy."
"Most of the ancient books in the Wisdom Palace are obscure and difficult to understand. Since I happen to have nothing else to do, I'll be your teacher for today."
Hearing that the two were going to study those profound subjects again, Cole slowed down and said, "Senior Falushan, why don't I go home? I can't understand those books yet."
Her voice was soft, carrying a hint of barely perceptible disappointment.
In the rainforest, she is a capable trainee ranger who can help her mentor.
But in Sumeru City, in front of these brilliant scholars, she felt like a clueless, stupid child who was still learning to read.
They couldn't even listen in.
Chen Bo laughed and said, "The Wisdom Palace is so quiet, perfect for reading. How's that novel I left at Senior Falushan's house?
Chen Bo still didn't want Ke Lai to act alone, as it was dangerous.
The moment the novel was mentioned, Cole's eyes lit up instantly.
"It's so good! I stayed up very late last night watching it. The protagonist, Xiao Yan, is amazing. He's looked down upon by many people, but he never gives up! He always manages to turn the tide in desperate situations. If it weren't for Senior Falushan, I probably would have lost track of time; I watched it all day long."
Seeing her adorable expression, completely absorbed in the story, Chen Bo and Farusan couldn't help but laugh.
"Colette, during this time, you shouldn't be separated from Senior Farusan," Chen Bo said with a smile. "In the Palace of Wisdom, while the senior and I research alchemy, you can just lie on the table and read novels."
"Reading online novels is also a process of learning grammar and recognizing characters."
Cole nodded emphatically: "Yes!"
Chen Bo looked at Ke Lai and thought to himself, "Ke Lai, oh Ke Lai."
You will become very smart in the future, which will surprise both Teacher Farusan and Teacher Tinari.
With my current level of intelligence, taking memory pills is no longer very useful. Next time I get memory pills, I'll just secretly let you take them.
The "Mentor Development" program is now launched!
Chen Bo sent a short message to Naxida through the virtual terminal.
The message was simple: "Nasita, go home and look after the printer for me."
The personal printer at home has a small printing capacity and can only print part of the components at a time, so someone needs to supervise it, change the drawings, and add printing materials.
Nasita gave a brief response: "Okay, I will take good care of it."
Nasita then took control of Luna 1 and brought it home.
Chen Bo went to the Palace of Wisdom with Farusan and Cole.
The library was as quiet as ever; due to its emptiness, there were very few people reading there.
However, Senior Farusan was clearly a regular here, and she led Chen Bo to a bookshelf with familiarity.
"The alchemy bookshelf is right here."
She tiptoed up the bookshelf, pulled down several thick volumes from the top, and brought them down.
All of them are written in ancient script.
"A Preliminary Exploration of the Art of Konria and the Alchemy of Life", "Elemental Smelting in the Red King's Stele", and "A Study on the Origin and Development of Sumeru Alchemy".
On the system panel, the subject experience of each of these three books is over 1000 points.
That's pretty impressive.
"Senior, I've been busy researching mecha lately and haven't had time to study ancient scripts yet." Chen Bo awkwardly scratched his head. "So, there are many characters on it that I don't recognize."
"It's okay if you don't know it." Senior Falushan raised her chin slightly: "I can teach you step by step and explain the principles to you."
Ke Lai sat obediently on the other side, took out the book "Battle Through the Heavens" from her backpack, and began to read it with great interest.
Fiona pulled Chen Bo down to sit and began explaining the knowledge involved.
"The metal fusion and life alchemy you want to learn are both relatively ancient and dangerous branches of alchemy." Farusan opened an ancient book and began to explain, pointing to the diagrams on it.
"The core of Kanria's alchemy lies in transformation and manipulation." They enjoy using alchemy to create cyborgs that are half-mechanical and half-living. Some of the relic mechanisms you encountered earlier are products of this philosophy.
"The Crimson King's alchemy focuses more on the smelting and reconstructing of elemental forces; the Crimson Iron you desire originates from this system."
As Farusan spoke, she picked up a stone slab and drew an intricate alchemical array on it with a pen.
"Look, this is the basic fire element enhancement array, the first step in refining the Burning Wish Agate. The key lies in the energy flow at these nodes; it must be stable and continuous—"
Fiona spoke earnestly, and Chen Bo listened attentively.
Chen Bo's memory and comprehension abilities far exceed those of ordinary people; he can basically learn something after hearing it only once.
The knowledge points presented by Farusan were quickly absorbed, deconstructed, and reconstructed.
"Senior, if we add a reverse stabilizing structure at this point, could we reduce energy loss during the smelting process?" Chen Bo subconsciously pointed to a corner of the magic circle and offered his suggestion for modification.
Farusan's explanation abruptly stopped, and then she deduced the reasoning following Chen Bo's line of thought.
"Hmm? Your idea is interesting. It would indeed reduce energy consumption, but it's unnecessary. Alchemy stability is the most important thing. One failure will waste more materials."
During Faroshan's explanations, Chen Bo's experience in metallurgy grew rapidly.
Farusan enjoyed talking to Chen Bo, a bright student who was eager to learn, intelligent, and able to apply his knowledge to new situations.
By the time the lecture ended, it was already dark.
After explaining the complete alchemy process, Farusan stretched out a big yawn and let out a satisfied yet tired sigh.
"Sigh, getting old is really tough. Sitting all afternoon, my back and waist are aching—"
"Anil, give me a shoulder massage."
"Okay, Senior Farusan." Chen Bo instinctively stood up and went behind her, when his warm hand landed on her smooth shoulder.
So soft, so smooth.
Chen Bo instinctively flinched.
Farusian scoffed, "What? I've worked so hard all day, and you can't even give me a shoulder massage?"
If Fiona didn't mind, Chen Bo naturally wouldn't mind either.
Chen Bo didn't know how to massage, but he'd seen pigs run before, so he started kneading the skin in a rather professional manner.
Senior Farusan has very thin shoulders, and you can clearly feel the shape of her bones.
Farusan also felt very comfortable, and even let out a soft, comfortable hum.
Something seemed to be subtly changing in the air.
Farusan's cheeks felt hot; she could feel the boy's steady breathing behind her and the warmth emanating from his hands.
This feeling was unfamiliar, making her a little flustered, but also—not unpleasant.
After a while.
"Ahem—" She cleared her throat, trying to break the somewhat ambiguous silence, "Okay, that's enough, thank you."