An orthodox Tooling alchemist would have a detailed plan when creating an alchemy item. They would also spend a lot of time researching the item. In the end, they would need to go through repeated calculations and experiments before they could truly begin the process.
To create an alchemy item, an alchemist would need creativity, talent, vision, and skills. Otherwise, they would have to stick to the rules and follow the path of their predecessors.
This was why most alchemists spent most of their lives on alchemy without achieving anything. If there was little inspiration, the finished product could only follow the rules without any novelty. When inspiration came, it might not necessarily be successful in the end. Instead, it might be because it was too reckless and did not consider the internal balance between the materials, leading to more serious consequences, such as an explosion.
This was why there were very few alchemists, and even fewer talented ones.
Angor did not think about how far he would go on his alchemy path. He was more concerned about how to use alchemy to create the blueprints of weapons from Earth.
The hologram tablet Jon gave him contained a lot of information. However, it did not contain everything. There was very little information about weapons.
Jon was a botanical researcher. He had no interest in weapons used for fighting and killing. The limited weapon blueprints stored in the tablet were actually 3D printed blueprints that he had casually copied from the internet when he was making models with a 3D printer during his university days.
Some of them were blueprints for cold weapons, as well as several simple firearms. Of course, Angor's ultimate goal was firearms. However, he did not aim too high. Firearms were only the last step. Before that, he wanted to make some cold weapons to practice.
Besides, he needed time to familiarize himself with all kinds of materials in the wizarding world.
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After learning about alchemy theories, Angor naturally glanced at the Tooling spells at the back.
He ignored the advanced or official cantrips he could not learn. Instead, he looked at the level-0 and level-1 cantrips.
There were only five of them: [Level-0 Cantrip: Thaw], [Level-0 Cantrip: Condense], [Level-1 Cantrip: Smelt], [Level-1 Cantrip: Freeze], and [Level-1 Cantrip: Mana Barrier]
Thaw: Preheat mana at a predetermined frequency over a long period of time to achieve the effect of melting materials. It was a technique that could change the appearance of materials. However, due to the long preheating time, the final temperature was very high. Therefore, during the use process, one had to maintain a high degree of concentration at all times.
The Condensation Method, as the name implied, used a freezing method to shape the required materials.
There were two Level-0 cantrips and three Level-1 cantrips. Among them, Smelt and Freeze were actually enhanced versions of Thaw and Condense. They could be smelted and molded into the desired mold faster and more accurately.
Mana Barrier, on the other hand, was a defensive spell that took a long time to cast and had a short duration. It was a spell that was tailor-made for alchemists to prevent accidental explosions during the alchemy process.
He estimated that he would only be able to use level-0 cantrips like Thaw and Condense once he recovered from the negative side effects. As such, he focused on these two techniques.
After memorizing the main points of the two cantrips, he suddenly remembered that the Tooling spells he was reading came from Sunders' library. He did not check the alchemy books recorded in the Nightmare Realm to see if there was anything different about them.
Without further ado, he opened his tablet and found the cantrips section of Basics of Alchemy.
Thaw, Condense, Smelt … They seemed to be the same as Sunders' alchemy books. He turned to the next page. Freeze, Mana Barrier …
Angor's eyes suddenly lit up. He saw an Tooling spell that was not mentioned in Sunders' library.
"Blacken"!
"Huh? There's no spell level? "
Puzzled, Angor carefully read the content of Blacken.
In ancient times, there were many major schools of alchemy. The School of Death, led by Odorus, was one of the most mysterious schools of alchemy. They worshipped "death and rebirth", and believed that the color black represented the primordial state of chaos.
Odorus once said, "Black is a true color. There are many variations of black, and black is the origin of all other colors."
The alchemists of the School of Death believed that black represented death. Blacken, on the other hand, was a form of rebirth.
Blacken represented the death of all substances and turned them into another form of existence: Four Original Substances.
Four Original Substances were molten slag that did not have any luster or metallic properties. They were the new substances that appeared after the death of metals.
Blacken, on the other hand, was to turn all substances into Four Original Substances to create new or even unique properties.
For example, Thaw changed the shape of substances, while Blacken directly changed the properties of substances.
The book did not mention the consequences of such changes. But Angor knew that there were two sides to every coin. Blacken had its pros and cons. He would have to try it out later.
According to the book, Blacken did not have a level. It determined the amount of Blacken a target based on the amount of mana the alchemist had.
The more mana was injected, the more parts of the target would be blackened. One could even achieve complete blackening and become a Four Original Substance. The less mana was injected, the less parts of the target would be blackened. The spell was only related to the amount of mana the user could inject into the spell. It did not have any level, so any wizard could use it. Even a newbie apprentice like Angor, who had just stepped into the supernatural realm a few days ago, could learn it.
After reading the book, Angor had a general understanding of Blacken. However, he would have to wait until the spell's backlash was over before he could confirm the specifics of the casting process.
Still, Angor believed that Blacken was an extremely valuable spell.
There was a saying in the alchemy world: "Shape is easy to change, but not the properties."
There were alchemy spells that could change the properties of substances, but only wizards could learn them! "Properties" was something that almost touched upon the essence of alchemy. How could a low-level alchemist learn it?
Blacken, on the other hand, did it. This was unheard of in the current alchemy world.
Angor suddenly wondered who the warden of the Stairs of Hanging Prison was. "Singularity Dispersive Meditation" had already surprised him, and now "Blackening Spell" had appeared, and this was only something recorded in the beginner alchemy manual. He wondered what kind of surprises awaited him when he reached the end of the lesson.
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Blacken excited Angor for a moment.
But soon, he shifted his attention to something else.
For example, he planned to study the theory of a basic spell combination first. When his mind space calmed down, he would put what he learned to practical use.
The so-called set of techniques was actually a kind of arrangement of spell techniques.
Wizards had a lot of spells. Not to mention self-created spells, there were tens of thousands of spells used by wizard apprentices. If Angor counted the spells he named "Dehumidify" and "Create Water", there could be millions or even tens of millions of spells.
From the vast array of spells, one could pick out a set of spells for one's own use. This was called a set of spells.
Generally speaking, a spell combination consisted of four structures: an offensive spell, an enchantment spell, a control spell, and a healing spell.
Of course, each wizard had a different idea of a spell combination. Some would add defensive spells or detection spells. No matter how many structures there were in a spell combination, it all depended on how you applied it.
For example, some had learned Frost, some had learned Grease, and some had learned Flash. In a real battle, how to use these spells properly was the key. If an apprentice could learn a complete spell combination, he or she would be able to handle most situations.
However, Sorcery Sets were generally only recommended by Sorcerer-Apprentices because Sorcerer-Apprentices did not have the time, energy, and magic power to learn more spells. They could only specialize in a few spells. Wizards, on the other hand, did not have this problem.
Besides, spell combinations had obvious weaknesses. They could be easily countered by enemies if the spells were too simple. For example, Monarch of Eternal Freeze only knew Frost spells. If he or she encountered a Bloodline Wizard or a Fire Wizard, he or she would be tricked instead.
Therefore, spell combinations were only suitable for apprentices.
Angor also planned to choose a spell combination of his own. However, he did not plan to limit himself to the spell combination. He chose to learn the spell combination because he wanted to prepare for the tower challenge. In other words, he was cramming at the last minute.
Angor did not choose spells according to the basic spell combination. He gave up on offensive spells and focused on control and defensive spells.
Once he created his alchemy weapon, he would rely on the weapon to attack. All he needed to do was to stop his enemies from approaching him and guard against long-range cantrips.
Grease, Flash, Ice Wall, Luminous Blur … Angor listed the spells he needed one by one and memorized their theories.
Time flew. Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Angor had almost finished choosing his spell combination, or rather, his strategy. The goal was to stop his enemies from approaching him. Even if they did, he could use Luminous Blur to hide himself. If he could not, he still had Toby.
Once he learned these cantrips and successfully created his alchemy weapon, he would go to the tower and achieve his goal.
Angor had almost finished learning the spell combination. However, his mind space was still not fully recovered, so he had to move on.
During this time, Nausica and Sailum came to him together to invite him to do quests and earn merit points. Angor declined their invitation with the excuse of his condition.
After they left, Angor had nothing else to do, so he decided to read the information about the seeded contestants from the Sky Tower.
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