Onassis suggested two ways of customizing the item. The first was to craft a weapon, and the second was to craft anything related to philosophy.
Angor chose the second option.
It was not because he was passionate about "philosophy," but simply because Onassis had too many conflicting requirements for the weapon he was refining. Things like "colorful black," "it should be both reserved and majestic," "it should be a little mellow in the sharpness," and so on were trivial compared to the requirements Onassis had put forward.
Antonio told Angor not to care about such unreasonable requirements. Still, the item was for the champion of the Rising Star Competition. Angor needed to think carefully before making it.
However, Angor didn't want to waste his time and energy studying Onassis' requirements. So, he chose the second option.
The second option seemed simple. It only required one sentence. However, when it came to refining, most alchemists were probably dumbfounded. Because "philosophy" was a concept in a broad sense, and its content was too broad. It could span from nature to humanities, from the law of all things to the constant universe. As long as the philosophical thinker's imagination was big enough and his vision was broad enough, it could be called philosophy.
Because of this, it was too difficult to refine an item based on such a great concept.
Other alchemists would probably think for a long time and then find a big or small entry point to refine a certain kind of philosophical props.
But Angor was different. The biggest difference between him and other alchemists was that he could create alchemy illusions and incorporate certain "concepts" into the illusions to help people understand them.
For example, in Angor's illusions, a knife mark, an extinguished fire, or a few drops of dried blood on the wall all gave people a strange feeling and made them think of many stories. This was a way to construct the content of the illusions.
Therefore, he decided to create a philosophy library for Onassis based on his own knowledge.
"… I got the idea from the House of Heart I saw at Witch Mulberry Leaf's place. The images with part of the concept of "philosophy" were turned into books and placed into a stadium constructed from illusions. Every time Onassis entered the museum, he would open a book and start a philosophical debate. "
Angor explained his crafting process in a simple way. Greya considered for a moment. "Philosophy is all-encompassing. If you want to turn it into books to discuss with Onassis, you'll need a lot of knowledge and experience."
"I don't need that much knowledge. I don't know much about philosophy," said Angor in a plain tone.
"Then how did you …" Refine it?
"Like I said, philosophy is just a concept. Why do I need to explain it to you?" Angor chuckled.
He purposely emphasized the word "concept", which gave Greya an idea.
"Could it be …" Greya suddenly looked into the distance.
In the illusion of the Twinned Twin, each platform looked like a different world. Greya could see as far as she could from the Soup House.
However, Greya was not looking at Hodgepodge. She could not see the other platforms, but she knew the direction. Cat Bus took her to one of the platforms before.
"The Mysterious Mountain." Greya muttered the name of the station. It was in Mysterious Mountain that Greya encountered the mysterious concept that helped her break through her bottleneck for many years.
Angor called it "Mystery Manifestation."
It was an Easter egg he left in the Twinned Twin for Greya. However, to everyone's surprise, the Easter egg helped Greya create a new spell on Phantom Island.
"Did you incorporate similar concepts from the Mysterious Mountain into the Library of Philosophical Speculation?" Greya stared at Angor. She had experienced it herself, so she knew how valuable the concept was.
Angor nodded, then shook his head. "Yes, I did, but not to the extent of the Mysterious Mountain."
Angor knew that he was still a nobody when it came to "philosophy". He was not qualified to explain it.
However, he once entered the stomach of Yorkshire, the Nightmare Minister, and witnessed the birth and fall of many civilizations. He also saw all kinds of mysterious images and concepts.
Even now, Angor still did not fully understand what he went through. However, he could use nightmare illusions to simulate some of his experiences.
Angor took a very small part of the concept that he thought was related to "philosophy" and incorporated it into the Library of Philosophy.
Angor only used a small part of the concept, and he purposely kept it in the shape of a book. In other words, the Library of Philosophy could be considered a watered-down version of the Mystery Manifestation, but it was far from being a real Mystery Manifestation.
Even so, the Library of Philosophy was still a very powerful item, which was proven by the fact that it was a top-tier mid-tier item.
Angor believed that Onassis would be enlightened by the Library of Philosophy.
Greya looked a little disappointed after hearing Angor's explanation. "Not to the extent of the Mysterious Mountain …" Also, it was all about "philosophy". Boring. She was planning to find someone to steal Onassis's Library of Philosophy after the Rising Star Competition was over. But it seemed that was not necessary now.
Angor knew what was on Greya's mind, but he did not point it out with a smile. Even if Greya did steal the Library of Philosophy, it would be useless. The items he gave Onassis and Shiliew were all enchanted with contract runes. Once the items were bound to their owners, they would self-destruct and become unusable.
"Your professor spent a lot of effort to help you keep the Mysterious Mountain a secret. Back then, you were too weak to speak in the wizarding world. But now, you have some confidence. " Greya chuckled. "I heard that every member of the research department will release their own unique items. Do you want to make something like this your own and release it in the department?"
Angor shook his head. The Mystery Manifestation had too many implications. Even if he was now powerful and influential, he could still get into trouble because of it. For this reason, even though the Library of Philosophy he made for Onassis was far from the actual Mystery Manifestation, it was still a secret that could only be enjoyed by Onassis.
Angor could occasionally make similar items, but he did not plan to release them as a member of the research department.
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