Alchemy had a long history and was inclusive. It was currently the branch of magic with the largest coverage.
In a broad sense, alchemy included the transformation of material composition, the turning of stone into gold, the use of different materials to make magic items, the construction of magic runes, and the processing of herbs and other plants into potions, potions, and so on.
If one reached the level of Nico Lemur, one could even perform alchemy on their own body and obtain eternal life.
Because the coverage was too broad, many branches became independent, and many branches did not adapt to the development of the times and were gradually eliminated. Therefore, when alchemy was mentioned, it generally referred to the processing of different materials to make magic items, the construction of magic runes, and the use of ancient magic runes to create new magic. This was alchemy in a narrow sense.
But whether in a broad sense or a narrow sense, the biggest difference between alchemy and other magic had never changed.
As long as a wizard had a certain understanding of alchemy, they knew that the core of alchemy was innovation!
Yes, this was a field of magic where innovation was more important than sticking to the rules.
In magic fields such as spells and transfiguration, a mature spell or spell might not change for centuries. The spell used by wizards today was almost exactly the same as that used by wizards a thousand years ago. But alchemy was not like this. It was difficult to see alchemy recipes from decades ago, not to mention thousands of years ago.
Alchemy was always improving. It was like the science of Muggle.
It could be said that the development of science had changed the world of Muggle, and the same was true for alchemy. In the past few centuries, the development of alchemy had changed the world of magic and the lives of wizards. The speed of this change was getting faster and faster, and the status of alchemy was becoming more and more important.
In this case, communication and learning were the norm for normal alchemists.
Although the current situation was tense, as the most important communication event in the field of alchemy, and attracted by the Sun Ruins, more than 10,000 wizards from all over the world still came to Cairo to participate in this International Alchemy Convention.
In the next half month, Elwyn saw thousands of alchemy products at the International Alchemy Convention that he had never seen or even thought of before. While he was dazzled, his horizons were also broadened.
He never thought that he would see so many alchemy products, and many creative ideas were unheard of.
Elwyn also benefited a lot from the speeches of the Master Alchemists and gained a lot of knowledge.
As there were too many events, Elwyn chose to participate in public speeches and exhibitions that he thought were more important or interesting.
For example, the combination of magic and technology, as well as the production of magical weapons.
These were the contents that Elwyn was interested in. Among them, the combination of magic and technology was a relatively new field. Although wizards had always been conservative about Muggle and thought that they knew nothing, one had to admit that the world of Muggle had developed rapidly in the past hundred years, and technology had begun to affect the world of magic.
For example, cars, motorcycles, radios, and other products made by Muggle had long entered the homes of wizards.
Although mechanical items had their shortcomings compared to magic, their convenience was undeniable.
In this context, the combination of magic and technology had become a new trend.
There were many wizards like Mr. Weasley who collected Muggle items and modified cars.
It was just that everyone did it secretly and did not say it publicly.
Many Alchemists who came from Muggle also began to do research and introduced more Muggle items into the world of magic.
In the past year, Elwyn's alchemy items had always been based on the idea of combining magic and technology.
He started by modifying Fred and George's prank products and made many gadgets to accumulate some experience.
However, he did not expect that the wizards' understanding of Muggle technology was far beyond his expectations.
Elwyn attended a speech by an Alchemist from Japan. This guy actually had a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Muggle University and was trying to use alchemy and magic to create complex industrial equipment …
If this happened in England, they would not even dare to think about it.
If this wizard dared to do this and publicized it, he would definitely be the primary target of those pure-blood wizards, Lord Voldemort, and Death Eaters. What awaited him was either death or life imprisonment in Azkaban.
The biggest opposition to the fusion of Sorcerer magic and Muggle technology came from those pure-blooded Sorcerers who thought of themselves as noble. Due to historical reasons, the number of pure-blooded Sorcerer families in Europe far exceeded that of other regions in the world, especially in England, where the resistance was the greatest.
It could be said that the entire European magic community was conservative, and wizards did not like change.
Needless to say, the kind of change that would integrate with the world of Muggle made them even more uncomfortable!
Therefore, in the field of magic and technology integration, Europe was far behind other regions.
Alchemy in Europe was more traditional, and the direction and ideas of wizards' research were still stuck in the past.
Their highest goal was to one day be like Nico Lemur, turning stone into gold and making elixirs of immortality.
For example, the twelve uses of dragon's blood were what they were researching.
After attending the International Alchemy Conference and having academic discussions with wizards from other countries, Elwyn felt that the British magic community really needed to be reformed.
In addition, he also sat in on a few presentations about magic weapons.
Making magic weapons was a hot topic in alchemy in recent decades. In this regard, wizards from the United States were obviously ahead of other countries.
In the product presentation of a semi-official alchemy team hired by the American Magic Congress, Elwyn saw their newly developed magic items. This team had made a breakthrough in the modification of magic weapons. These magic weapons were not wands, but modifications of cold weapons.
They used magic alchemy runes and carved ancient magic runes on cold weapons such as swords, daggers, bows, and arrows.
This was not a new idea. The combination of magic and weapons had been tried since the Middle Ages.
The original idea was to let the Muggle also use magic. Wizards used magic to give ice, fire, and other effects to weapons, or make them sharper. However, the effect was not ideal. It was difficult for the Muggle to control these powerful magic weapons, and it was easy to accidentally injure others. Making the magic last longer was also a problem.
After the Wizard Secrecy Act was enacted, this kind of modification became illegal.
Except for the dark wizards, no wizards dared to do this …
After this kind of modification was banned, the idea of magic weapons disappeared for a long time.
However, this alchemy team from the United States used a special method to modify the weapons. It was different from the old way of thinking. They made the weapons like wands to help wizards use magic. These magic weapons were not for the Muggle, but for the wizards.
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