Alchemy was not one of the three major fields of study, but it was still a popular field among wizards.
There were many directions in alchemy. In ancient times, alchemists divided alchemy into two major categories: "Using oneself" and "Using external objects". Nowadays, the field of alchemy was not as complicated as it was in ancient times. It was directly divided into Apothecary and Tooling.
Apothecary, as the name suggested, focused on making potions. For example, the Potion of Austere Night was made by an alchemist who was proficient in Apothecary. Of course, Apothecary was not just about drinking potions. Some of the more obscure branches, such as Leona's incense crafting, were also part of the field.
Tooling, on the other hand, focused on making alchemy items. Dave's propeller flyer was a mechanical alchemy branch of Tooling.
Alchemy was based on the concept of "conversion". Both Apothecary and Tooling were centered around the concept of "conversion". Therefore, no matter which field one was involved in, he or she would be known as an alchemist.
Both fields had a lot in common, but the crafting process and materials were different. Dave had to ask Angor which field he was going to take first so that he could prepare the materials.
"Both major fields of alchemy require talent. In terms of economic value, they are similar. But from a technical point of view, I think Tooling is more difficult." Dave thought Angor was still hesitating, so he decided to tell Angor everything he knew about alchemy.
"I'm going for Tooling," Angor said.
"Are you sure? Apothecary requires talent as well, but once you know how to make a particular potion, you can quickly recoup your cost. Tooling, on the other hand, won't be so easy. "
"I'm sure." Angor had decided on Tooling a long time ago. The alchemy books he recorded in the Nightmare Realm included both Tooling and Potion. However, he did not plan to study Apothecary just yet. If the purification garden was not about to open soon, he would probably put off studying alchemy until later.
However, the purification garden had inspired him. In order to reach the top of the Sky Tower and obtain the entrance ticket to the garden, Angor had to take an unconventional path — alchemy.
"Fine. Don't regret your decision," Dave said.
"I won't regret it. If Tooling doesn't work out, I can always choose Apothecary."
Dave chuckled. "Then we'll be on the same path. We can help each other."
"Here are some books on Tooling materials. Take a look. If you need anything, I'll go get them from the warehouse. They are at market price." Dave took out several stacks of books and placed them in front of Angor.
[Complete Collection of Magical Gold Materials], [Complete Collection of Smelting Neutralization Materials], [Complete Collection of Catalytic Materials]
Dave gave the books to Angor because he wanted to dissuade him from studying them. He might be smiling when talking to Angor, but deep down, he did not think highly of Angor's fantasy. If it was about making friends, David was more than happy to do so. But alchemy, Dave's, Dave did not. He valued alchemy more than he valued himself.
In his mind, alchemy was not something that anyone could learn. Angor's decision to jump into alchemy while pretending to be rich made Dave feel as if someone who did not know anything about it was desecrating something he cherished.
If Angor chose to study Apothecary, he would not feel this way. But since Angor chose to study the same Tooling as him, the old man began to lose his balance.
Dave did not explain the thick stack of books. He only looked at Angor with a smile and waited for him to make his own decision.
Angor did not notice Dave's complicated thoughts. He purposefully picked out the books he wanted from the pile of books and flipped through the pages quickly. Then, at an extremely fast speed, he quickly pointed out the materials he wanted to buy.
"12 standard quantities of Frigid Mist Silk, 7.8 kilograms of High Copper, 11 cups of Hairy Orchid Gravel, 349 grams of Ice Glue, Starfrost Gold …"
Dave watched Angor's skillful selection and realized that Angor already had a blueprint in mind before making his choice. Although the materials he chose were all unranked, there was actually an intrinsic connection between them. For example, Ice Glue and Starfrost Gold did not seem to go together. But when Dave went to Master Prome's house once, he heard Prome talking to another master alchemist. Prome mentioned that Ice Glue was the best adhesive for Starfrost Gold by adding a certain amount of catalytic powder five minutes after using Thaw. High Copper was often used in mechanical alchemy as an ideal material for making gears and other intermediates. Frigid Mist Silk was a tough material used to support gears. These two were often used in combination.
Angor must have his own ideas if he could come up with these ideas. Dave looked at the other materials he chose. Some were heat-resistant, some were ductile, and some could be used as power sources. Combining all these materials, Dave could already see the prototype of some kind of mechanical alchemy.
Only then did the discomfort in David's heart dissipate. He could tell that Angor was not serious about alchemy. This was enough for him.
He picked a lot of materials, all of which were meant to fit his ideas about alchemy weapons.
"Seventeen materials in total. According to your list, you need 1,321 merit points. I'll round it off and make it 1,300. "Dave glanced at Angor's list and quickly calculated the price.
1,300 merit points were worth about 13 magic crystals, which was a ridiculous price for an apprentice. Back then, Angor only spent 500 merit points to rent a room. But Angor could still afford it. Besides, he just earned 1,000 merit points from Miss Leona not long ago.
He took out his bone card and paid the 1,300 merit points.
His heroic attitude made David feel envious and jealous again.
The two crystal balls on the table glowed. Dave glanced at them and said, "Your information is ready. I'll go get the materials from the warehouse. Do you want them delivered or on the spot? "
"Delivered? I don't have any space storage."
"Alright then. Thank you for your 10 contribution points."
…
After leaving Prome's Alchemy Shop, Angor went to the Sky Tower again. Nausica's match was over when he arrived. She was taking a nap in the resting room. Just as they expected, Nausica defeated Monarch of Eternal Freeze without even using her weapon. She only used her fists and kicks to defeat Monarch of Eternal Freeze in a matter of seconds.
Nausica did not plan to stop after that. She was going to seize this rare opportunity and keep going.
Angor left her a blessing and returned to his home in the apprentice town.
As soon as Toby reached home, he immediately flew to the attic and started a new movement with his Echo Flower performance team. Angor sat in the yard and listened to Toby's "noise concert" while waiting for Dave to deliver the goods.
Half an hour later, Dave arrived at Angor's doorstep with four muscular men. The four men were all mortals. They worked in pairs and carried several sealed wooden boxes.
Angor ordered them to move the boxes to the basement. After checking them and making sure there were no problems, he dismissed them.
"You want ten merit points for four mortals? You're a smart one, aren't you?" Angor spoke behind Dave in a sinister tone.
Dave blinked innocently. "You don't have a space storage? Do you think I do? That's for wizards. Apprentices like us can't afford it. Of course we're going to hire mortals to deliver the goods. "
Angor waved his hand in annoyance. "Stop complaining. Get out of here."
After Dave left, Angor went to the basement to sort out the materials. When everything was done, the moon was already above his head. The Tree of Eternity was shining brightly.
Angor dragged his tired body and collapsed on his bed. Too many things had happened today. Although he managed to turn the misfortune into a blessing in the end, his already tired mind was now stretched taut. He yawned and hastily covered himself with the blanket. He fell asleep almost instantly after closing his eyes.
The next morning, Angor washed himself and went to his soundproof room.
The side effect of the spell backfire was still there, so he had to postpone meditation and spell training. However, his study plan remained unchanged. He planned to study alchemy theories today.
In Angor's mind, alchemy was similar to chemistry. Chemistry was a subject that could transform the properties of certain elements. To some extent, alchemy was similar to chemistry. However, when he combined Sunders' books with the ones he found in the Nightmare Realm, he realized that alchemy from Earth and alchemy from the wizarding world were actually two different things, even though they seemed to be related.
Alchemy was a transformation method driven by "Mystery". Behind every transformation, there was Mystery energy involved. Even mechanical alchemy required mana as the core of the energy source.
Apart from that, to learn alchemy, one had to dabble in Runes. By using the power of Runes, one could draw out the Mystery energy contained in supernatural materials and construct the perfect combination. Or, one could simply use Runes as the core and materials as support.
After reading the alchemy theory, he felt a headache coming on. He thought learning some alchemy spells would be enough. He did not expect Runes to be involved as well. Runes were a huge and complicated subject. Once he mastered them, he would not be short of Magic Crystals just by drawing Rune Scrolls.
Angor sighed. If he wanted to learn how to make alchemy weapons in a short time, he had to learn from Earth's technology. Mechanical alchemy was a bit like technology. However, at the end of the day, it was still supernatural. It was completely different from technology.
Angor's current plan was to use Earth's weapon as a blueprint and combine it with alchemy methods from the wizarding world to see if he could create a weapon that could deter apprentices.
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