Snap, Snap

With the sound of switches turning and alchemy jars being closed, Manu walked towards Rhett with a bottle of fiery red potion in his hand, and said with a calm smile on his face:

"As expected, Leiter, this bottle of Fire Bath Potion has been successfully refined. As expected, it is a medium-level alchemical potion, and the difficulty has increased a lot. In addition to the much more complicated steps, a lot more materials are required. The different times, processes, and the joint reactions between the various materials involved have suddenly increased the mental control ability required by several levels. But the interesting thing is... my current mental level can still do this."

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Listening to this Versailles-style speech, Lei Te looked at Manu with a complicated expression. After a moment of silence, he bit his lip and said, "Well... well done, but I am curious, why can you do something that even a magician can hardly do when you only have the mental strength of a third-level magician?"

Manu gently shook the potion bottle in his hand, looked at the fiery red liquid flowing in it, thought for a moment, and said:

"If we talk about this issue, there is one thing I have to say. Although the upper limit of power in this extraordinary world is very high, the alchemy principles in this world are quite simple. In the world I was in before, it was only at the level of a better university college."

"I'm not saying this to belittle alchemy. In fact, its difficulty lies not in the principle, but in the operation. To study alchemy to a high level, one needs to have a terrifying degree of subtle control over mental power. Therefore, as long as the level of mental power control reaches a certain standard, no matter how complicated the alchemy principle is, it is not difficult as long as one is willing to follow the experimental steps."

Hearing this, Leiter was too numb to be shocked by Manu. Instead, he said thoughtfully, "You mean, your spiritual state is special compared to that of ordinary magicians?"

After saying that, he looked at Manu carefully and nodded in self-affirmation, "Hmm... makes sense. Whose spiritual body can move freely in the outside world? Although the total amount is about the same, the quality is obviously very different. Not only can it touch objects freely, but it can also change color after absorbing the mysteries. It's unheard of..."

After the words fell, Leiter could not suppress his curiosity and once again extended his mental power to carefully sense the special features of Manu. The crystal-like mental tentacles passed through Manu's body, and he could feel the special structure of the external mental power. If the mental power of a normal magician is compared to a whole, Manu's mental power is like an ocean composed of countless grains of sand. It looks like a whole, but it is actually composed of countless individuals. But the magical thing is that these individuals come from the same source and are not difficult to control.

Rhett was amazed, but he could not explain this phenomenon at all. When he wanted to spread his mental power again and penetrate into the opponent's core, Manu showed a trace of pain on his face.

Seeing this, Leiter hurriedly stopped and retracted his mental power. Maybe Manu's spiritual body was special, and everything came from the core inside. If he broke it violently, the other party would be scared to death, which was definitely not what Leiter wanted to see.

"Sorry..." Lei Te said apologetically, "I'm just a little curious..."

"It's okay. Even I'm curious." The pain on Manu's face gradually faded, and he showed a hint of thought: "To be honest, the specialness of my mental power may come from the core area inside my body. Although I can change my form at will, I can't continue when I shrink to the size of a light core. I think that core is the key to determining the difference between me and you."

Lei Te's eyes were full of curiosity: "Core? Can you describe it in detail?"

"No problem. It's like a fuzzy ball of light. The core is needed to stimulate and restore spiritual power. It's like the source of spiritual power. I thought everyone's spiritual body was like this, but now it seems not to be the case." Manu pondered and said, "Other than that, there's nothing special about this core. It's like a human heart. You can't do anything with it, but you know it's very important!"

"I see..." Lei Te muttered to himself, frowned and pondered for a while, but couldn't figure it out. Helplessly, he could only smile and said, "Okay, don't think too much. As long as you improve your strength and keep exploring, more puzzles will be solved sooner or later. By the way, your current alchemy attainments are probably comparable to an alchemy master, right? If you are given more time to grow, I'm afraid even the Sanctuary Alchemist can't stop you. Next, when I visit the Golden Blood Academy, I'll have to rely on you to help me analyze the issues related to the human alchemy experiment..."

"I'll do my best!"

Half a month later.

Golden Blood Academy.

In a magnificent lounge, about a dozen people were sitting on wooden chairs, holding a stack of papers with data from human alchemy experiments.

The deputy tower master of the Ring Tower, Hades, was standing behind the door. He looked through the crowd and towards a French window at the back of the room. He looked calm, but one hand was clenched into a fist behind his back, and there was a hint of urgency and worry in his eyes.

The room was unusually quiet, with only the occasional sound of flipping pages. The elite alchemists and genius alchemists of the Ring Tower kept their heads down. They had noticed that the deputy tower master was in a bad mood before they set off, and no one wanted to offend at this time.

"Huh? The experimental data here is a little abnormal..."

But at this moment, an abrupt voice sounded in the room, breaking the silence. Hepaster, who was sitting in the middle of the room, leaning against the wall, held the report in one hand and raised the other hand to look at the deputy tower master, with a hint of confusion, "Deputy Tower Master Hades, I found something wrong in this experimental report."

Hearing this, the others all frowned and looked at Hypaster, looking at this newcomer who had just joined the Ring Tower a few days ago with ill intent. Almost everyone had the same thought in their mind - how high can a low-level alchemist's level be? What qualifications do you have to point fingers at the alchemy team of the Golden Blood Academy? We, the veteran alchemists, didn't see anything wrong, so why should you, a newcomer, be so prominent?

"Hepaster, I suggest you take a closer look. The ignorant are always fearless. Maybe the illusion just now was caused by your insufficient knowledge and substandard level." A tall male alchemist turned his head and sneered.

"That's right! If you have any questions, you can ask us first. If we are in a good mood, we will naturally guide you. There is no need to disturb the deputy tower master!" A dwarf man shouted in a shrill voice.

"Too naive. This newbie doesn't know how to be humble about alchemical knowledge..."

The fledgling Hepast had never experienced this before. He simply threw out the doubts in his heart without thinking too much. At this moment, facing the questioning or mocking voices around him, Hepast's face turned ugly and he unconsciously showed a hint of embarrassment.

He simply followed the deputy tower master's request, carefully checked and understood the alchemical experiment process and data, found the anomalies, and even examined himself several times to make sure that there was no mistake, but he was still beaten to a pulp by the people around him, and even doubted himself. Why? Is it really as they said, that his level is too low? "Enough, what's wrong with Hypast? He found the problem and asked the deputy tower master for advice, isn't that right?" A dissatisfied voice came from the depths of the room. A man with the same young face stood up, glanced at everyone, and said angrily: "Why can't you take a good look at your own alchemical report? He didn't ask you. Are you jealous of Hypast?"

"Jealous of him? Are you kidding me? He's just a new alchemist. What qualifications do he have to be worthy of our jealousy?" the tall alchemist retorted disdainfully.

Perhaps because he couldn't believe that he was contradicted by a low-level alchemist, the tall alchemist narrowed his eyes, glanced back and forth between Hypast and the young man who helped him speak, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that you two still can't recognize your own identities. I didn't want to make a fuss. Although I don't know how you two joined the Ring Tower, since you are here, you should learn with an open mind. With the level of the two of you, joining this joint project research with the Golden Blood Academy should be out of reach, and there is no hope at all..."

"Quiet, sit down."

Suddenly, an old voice came from the door and quickly spread to the entire room, as if it had magical power, making everyone mute.

The tall alchemist was halfway through his words, but his words got stuck in his throat. No matter how aggrieved he was, he had to obey the order of the deputy tower master and returned to his seat unwillingly. Before sitting down, he glared coldly at the man who had just refuted him in Hepast, and kept this matter in mind.

Hypast focused on the alchemy report and ignored the tall alchemist. The young man who helped Hypast speak was not to be outdone, and he stretched his neck and stared back.

"Let's stop the conflict here. You are all alchemists of the Circle Tower. You should work together in the pursuit of the great truth. Quarrels will only hinder each other's progress."

The deputy tower master walked towards the spacious aisle in the middle with an old voice. When he came to the tall alchemist, he glanced at him and said, "This time, you took the initiative to provoke the conflict. As a punishment, I will deduct one month's salary from you. This will not happen again. Otherwise, you will be disqualified from participating in the human alchemy project in the future!"

When the tall alchemist heard this, his body trembled, and cold sweat appeared on his back. He quickly responded: "I understand, I will never dare to do it again, Deputy Tower Master!"

While feeling fear in his heart, the tall alchemist also felt a trace of resentment in his heart. He pretended to read the alchemy report, but actually turned his body slightly and cast his peripheral vision towards the young man behind him.

He had been in charge of the Ring Tower for several years and thought he knew the deputy tower master well and that he always acted fairly and justly. Although he had provoked this incident, the other party had also made mistakes and would definitely be punished. In his opinion, since the other party was a newcomer, the deputy tower master would even take this opportunity to dispel his arrogance. After all, every new alchemist had gone through this...

The deputy tower master walked past Hepast, glanced at him, and continued to walk back to the young man who had just spoken for Hepast. "Piev, you should be reading the alchemy report quietly at this time. You are a newcomer and you still have a lot to learn. You shouldn't quarrel with others. I will punish you..."

The deputy tower master wanted to give the other party a warning, warning that if the other party committed the same offense again, he would also be disqualified from participating in the joint project. But he got stuck halfway through his words. He thought of the agreement he made with Lei Te two months ago. The other party is still actively helping to find the whereabouts of the tower master, and these two people are people Lei Te inserted. In this case, this kind of punishment is very inappropriate - what if the other party really commits the same offense again, does he really have to expel him? The tall alchemist next to him raised his lips slightly, hoping that the other party would end up like him, so that he would feel better psychologically...

"Well, Piev, I'll punish you by having black bread for dinner today. When people are hungry, their minds will be clearer. Reflect on your shortcomings today..." The deputy tower master made a decision and said calmly. After all, compared with the tower master, this little thing just now is not worth mentioning.

"Yes, thank you, Deputy Tower Master!" the young man replied humbly.

On the other side, the tall alchemist's heart skipped a beat when he heard the punishment result. His left hand, which was holding the edge of the alchemy report, trembled, and he roared madly in his heart. Why? The gap between the two sides was so big that he would not only be fined a month's salary, but also be severely warned not to do it again! But the other party's result was nothing compared to his own! "Hypaster, which data did you say was abnormal?"

After the deputy tower master dealt with the quarrel, he came to Hypaster's side, looked at the alchemy report in the other's hand in a gentle tone, and asked a question.

The dwarf man on the other side of the aisle glanced at the deputy tower master's back and his attitude towards Hepast and Piev, which was completely different from other newcomers in the past. He seemed to have sensed some unusual relationship. He lowered his head unconsciously, his eyes flickering, and he had already started thinking about the compensation measures later...

The other alchemists also took in the scene, their eyes rolled slightly, and they made up their minds about how to treat the two people in the future...

Hypast stood up, facing the deputy tower master respectfully, quickly turned to the second page of the alchemy report, pointed to a string of data just below a crucible pattern, and said:

"That's right. It was clearly mentioned in the previous article that this experiment requires a thorough study of all parts of the human body, aiming to understand the relationship between the circulation of Dou Qi and the various blood vessels, organs, acupuncture points, etc. in the human body. Moreover, the previous experiments were also carried out very thoroughly. Although I cannot understand all the steps, at least I know that it is quite complicated and the final data must be numerous."

"But when it comes to the most critical experiment, the heart is thrown into the crucible rather roughly, and many special materials are used to decompose, fuse, and compress it. These special materials are not explained in detail, and the final experimental data only explains the use of the heart in detail, saying that the heart plays a vital role for knights and is closely related to fighting spirit, and it is recommended to focus on research. In addition to these, the summary has less data on the alchemy steps of other parts of the human body that were detailed earlier. This is full of contradictions and does not meet the basic requirements of alchemy experiments."

The deputy tower master listened attentively, patted Hypast's shoulder with a gratified look, nodded slightly, put one hand on the top frame of the chair back, and said with a smile:

"I didn't expect that you could be so sensitive to this anomaly when you first came into contact with this project. This shows that you not only have a solid grasp of the basic knowledge of alchemy, but also think about problems superficially and are good at getting back to the essence. This is very good."

Hypast scratched his head in embarrassment. "It's just a habit. When I was learning alchemy before, few people gave me guidance. There were many problems that no one answered. If I hadn't thought about it more, I might not even be able to enter the threshold of alchemy until now."

"Well... Growth in adversity is more solid and more rapid." The deputy tower master looked at Haipaster with a gratified look, and pointed to the alchemy report, "I also noticed something wrong here, but we just got here and haven't officially communicated with the alchemy team of the Golden Blood Academy. All questions can be put aside in the subsequent communication."

Hypast nodded heavily, "I understand, Mr. Deputy Tower Master!"

"Hmm..." The deputy tower master smiled and said, "You continue to look at the alchemy report. Same with everyone else. No more quarreling. I'm going to go out for a while and will be back soon."

After the words fell, the deputy tower master patted Hepaster on the back to show his appreciation, then walked out of the room and looked around.

In the corner at the end of the corridor, Rhett looked at the empty garden surrounded by the corridor, which was planted with exotic flowers and plants in a variety of colors. Although the number was not large, it basically included all the magical plants and various strange plants of each system.

When the deputy tower master saw Leiter, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes. He hurried over, his chest rising and falling slightly. He took a long breath, trying to calm his emotions, and asked: "Villas, what are the results of your investigation? Have you found the whereabouts of the tower master?"

Lei Te withdrew his gaze from appreciating the flowers and turned to look at the deputy tower master. "Unfortunately, I have traveled across most of the world, visited all the places related to or possibly related to Ophiopogon japonicus, and asked around, but I still couldn't find any useful information."

"How is it possible..." The deputy tower master muttered to himself with disbelief in his eyes and a gloomy expression.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Lei Te comforted him, "Maybe Mai Dong is hiding somewhere to do experiments by himself, or he is under a lot of pressure and went out to relax..."

"No, the tower master is definitely not such a person!" The deputy tower master shook his head desperately and said loudly: "You have such a good relationship with him, don't you know that you can't rest for a long time before you have dealt with the important tasks of the tower."

Rhett fell silent.

Seeing this, the deputy tower master, who was usually well-mannered, couldn't help but grab Leiter's shoulders with both hands and shook him gently, "Villas, you and the tower master are friends. Think carefully about whether there are any omissions, such as whether the tower master has revealed the next move..."

"Haitis, don't get excited. This won't help us find the tower owner. If he said where he was going, I would definitely remember it... Huh?"

Rhett turned his hands outward, as if trying to break free from the other party's grasp, but he suddenly stopped talking halfway through. Instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly and frowned in uncertainty.

"Did you remember anything?" The deputy tower master's eyes flashed with a hint of spirit, looking straight into Leiter's eyes, "Tell me if you remember, what else did the tower master say?"

Lei Te stretched out a palm, signaling the other party not to interrupt him, and after a moment he considered:

"I suddenly remembered... we met briefly half a year ago. He seemed to have something urgent to do at that time, so he didn't talk to me for a long time. Before we parted, I seemed to hear him complaining: Gunas urged too much... What's the use of a magician's head? And other nonsense like that."

Gunas is the dean of the Golden Blood Academy and the person with the highest alchemy level in the world. Only the master of the Ring Tower can be compared with him. Before coming, Lei Te had already thought about it. In order to let the deputy tower master Hades help him investigate and deal with the Golden Blood Academy, he had to make up such an excuse.

Hearing this, Hades did not question it, but fell into deep thought, murmuring softly: "Why didn't the tower master mention this to me... What does the skull mean? New discoveries... Could it be progress in human alchemy research?"

Hades took a deep breath, looked at Rhett, temporarily suppressed these doubts, and said seriously: "Are you sure you heard it clearly at the time?"

"My ears will never have illusions." Lei Te looked regretful. "In fact, now that I think about it, maybe it was said deliberately for me to hear. It's a pity that I didn't pay attention to it at the time."

"Okay, in that case, I will visit Dean Jinxue alone later." The deputy tower master frowned.

"I'll go with you." Rhett said seriously.

Hades glanced at Rhett, but didn't think much about it. He just thought that he was also concerned about the tower master. He nodded and said, "I have been here many times and know where Dean Jinxue often goes. Come with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hades turned around quickly, and Rhett followed closely behind him, crossing the garden, walking to the other end of the corridor, and leaving the arched stone door.

The journey was smooth.

The two of them successfully arrived at a magnificent palace. The area of ​​the palace was not large, but it was eleven stories high, four stories higher than the ring tower. The outer wall of the Golden Blood Palace was paved with a layer of rubies, and gold powder was sprinkled on the rubies. During the day, the whole palace was emitting a golden-red light, which was enchanting and luxurious.

Although there were guards and butlers, Hades' identity was known to everyone. After just a brief explanation of the situation, he was allowed to pass and took Rhett straight to the top floor.

Soon, the two arrived at the tenth floor and turned the corner of the stairs. When they were about to reach the top floor, Rhett looked at the top of the stairs and his expression changed slightly.

Two young men in red wizard robes were seen coming down from the top floor side by side. The direction they came from seemed to be the top alchemy laboratory of the dean of the Golden Blood Academy that Hades had just told him about.

"Hello, Jessica and Sherman. Is your dean in the room now?" Hades said with a smile as he looked at the two young men coming towards him.

When Rhett heard Hades call the two people in front of him like this, although he remained calm on the surface, a storm had already been set off in his heart! "Sheiman? That man is called Sheiman!" (In case the book friends who read fast forget, Sheiman is the traitor of the Light Sanctuary of the Huilu Kingdom in the Cold Current Defense Line plot.) 6,000 words, a small update, I currently have some manuscripts in hand, I will find enough time this month to update everyone, thank you for your long-term support! 　Thank you for the recommendation votes of the book friends, thank you very much

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