"Have you already... extracted the Philosopher's Stone?" Archer asked in a trembling voice.
The hall was silent for a moment — this was probably the answer everyone wanted to know.
The Philosopher's Stone was rumored to be the pinnacle of alchemy. It had the ability to transform everything, which was also the reason why alchemy was called the Philosopher's Study. When used as a medium, it could turn ordinary iron and lead into precious metals, giving people endless wealth. This was the origin of the Midas Touch.
"A stone that can transform everything... That's just something invented by ancient alchemists who wanted to be lazy." Kyle waved his hand. "What I'm going to show you is the mystery of the world."
He took out a strange crystal glass tube from his waist bag and generously displayed it in front of the alchemists.
Everyone craned their necks, including Retnin. The tube was about two fingers thick, and both ends were sealed. There was some brownish-red powder in the tube, which was plain and dull. At first glance, it looked like dry soil, and no one knew how it was filled.
Kyle then asked someone to bring a glass of clean water, picked up a green alum stone from the table, and smashed one end of the glass tube.
There was a commotion in the crowd.
Even Retnin felt a great pain in his heart. The transparent and flawless luster was clearly high-quality crystal glass. Furthermore, it must have taken a lot of effort for a craftsman to fire it into such a well-proportioned tube shape. In the end, the other party had just smashed the tube open. However, this also made him realize that Prince Roland's claim that crystal glass had been developed in his territory was not a lie — the Alchemy Workshop of King's City would never produce such a strange container.
The water was quickly served. Kyle poured the powder in the tube into a glass. The water slowly turned yellowish-green, and the powder disappeared.
"Do you have lead rods here?" He turned around and said, "Bring two of the best quality."
"Wait!" Rayleigh said, "Since it's an alchemy reaction, it doesn't matter who does it, right? I've seen some street performers who are very good at camouflage. They can change bronze royals into gold royals in front of everyone's eyes … I'm not doubting you, but it's better to be more cautious in this kind of situation. "He looked at the other two Chiefs." What do you think? "
"Indeed," Archer said slowly.
Retnin hesitated for a moment. Everyone could see that Rayleigh was suspicious, and it was rude to compare Rayleigh to a street performer. However, he had to stand on the Alchemist Union's side at this time. "I also... agree."
I thought that the Chief Alchemist of Border Town would fly into a rage, but I didn't expect that Kyle Sichi would just smile and say, "Of course, the last step will be done by an alchemist or an apprentice. As I said, the essence of alchemy is simple, orderly, and single-minded. Who's next? "
"Let me do it." Retnin felt his heart beating so fast that he did not even dare to look into Kyle's eyes. However, he could not resist the temptation of the Midas Touch. Could this yellow-green liquid really turn lead into gold?
The apprentice quickly fetched the materials. These were lead rods that had been repeatedly refined. They were greenish-white in color and were usually placed in wooden boxes lined with cotton cloth. They were the best in stock. Retnin picked one up and carefully put it in the cup. Then he was surprised to find that the surface of the lead bar had a touch of gold!
He felt his hands tremble uncontrollably.
"Look! Something seems to be growing! "
"Gold... My God, it's gold!"
"Is that gold?"
"Maybe it's copper!"
The discussion behind Retnin suddenly became louder. He looked back and saw that all the alchemists and apprentices were staring at the change in the cup on the long table with their eyes wide open. Their voices were full of shock and disbelief. Archer looked confused, as if he had lost his sense of direction.
At this moment, he also felt the same way … Was Alchemy really as Kyle had said? Was it really the same as what Kyle had said? Was it completely simple and clear, and the chaos and disorder that he had thought was only because he had taken the wrong path?
Then what was the purpose of their decades of study?
When the lead bar was taken out, its surface was already blooming with coral-like filaments.
"These are all... copper!" Rayleigh bit his lip and shouted with the last of his strength, "You can't possibly know how to turn stone into gold! It's unreasonable! Otherwise, you could've used the Golden Dragon to buy the whole Graycastle instead of just being the chief alchemist of a small town! "
"I didn't choose this path for the Golden Dragon. I wanted to know more about this world." Kyle's voice seemed to come from far away. "If you don't believe me, you can test it... I think the chief of King's City knows how to distinguish between copper and gold, right?"
However, there was no reversal after the test. The gold filaments on the lead bar were cut off, put on a plate, and baked over the fire. Soon they melted and gathered into a ball. This was obviously not copper — copper would become an ugly solid under high temperature. The rolling metal solution on the plate shone even brighter, like a bright golden sun.
True gold fears no fire.
This was real gold.
The hall was boiling with excitement!
"The alchemy formula of turning stone into gold really exists!"
"Sir Kyle, what do the symbols you wrote on the paper represent? Is that a formula for a higher realm? "
"Where did you learn this knowledge?"
"Chief, do you still accept disciples? I'm willing to start as an apprentice! "
Kyle Sichi reached out his hand to stop the noisy shouting. "Listen carefully, everything you see today comes from an even more ancient subject. It not only includes all possible alchemy formulas, but also reveals the mystery of the composition of all things! Through it, you can even predict those alchemy formulas that you've never seen before, including turning stone into gold! As long as you follow me to the Western Region, I can teach you all these! "
"To the Western Region?" Retnin looked at His Majesty Roland Wimbledon, who was smiling, and froze on the spot... "Is this Roland's real purpose?" However, it was too late for him to realize this. The enthusiastic atmosphere was completely out of his control. Who would want to work for the Alchemy Association if they could learn the art of turning stone into gold? None of the alchemists in the hall would stay here. The Alchemy Association of King's City, which had a history of 100 years, was going to collapse in one day.
In a trance, Retnin saw Kyle slowly walk up to him.
"Do you remember an apprentice who wanted to make the Molten Liquid 27 years ago?" He leaned over and whispered in Retnin's ear, "Because he failed twice, you robbed him of his money and refused to let him step into the association again... In fact, it was only because the acid you provided wasn't strong enough."
Retnin shivered all over. His memory overlapped with the figure in front of him. He opened his mouth wide in surprise and said, "You're the apprentice I reviewed at that time..."
"Yes," Kyle nodded. "I'm just here to take back what I deserve."
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