Angor's eyes widened in realization.
The so-called "Phantom Metal", Alha Steel, was actually Algalon's own material.
No wonder there was only one shop in Algalon.
No wonder Pear couldn't reforge it even though she was a Master Blacksmith.
This reminded Angor of Granny Fingernail. Granny Fingernail's nails could also be used as an alchemy material. They could be ground into powder and added into certain potions to improve their potions' effects.
Granny Fingernail's nails could also be considered as a self-produced material.
However, there were some differences between Phantom Metal and Potion Fingernail.
The reason why Granny Fingernail could be used as medicine was because she had been in contact with all kinds of magic plants and magic herbs. There were many legendary magic plants among them. During the process, Granny Fingernail's fingernails had gradually developed medicinal properties under the influence of magic herbs and Granny Fingernail's active modification.
This was how "Potion Fingernail" was born.
In other words, "Potion Fingernail" was an artificial material.
Phantom Metal, on the other hand, came from Algalon's talent.
Angor couldn't tell which one was better. But judging from the current properties of Phantom Metal, Angor believed that the upper limit of Phantom Metal should be higher. After all, Angor saw Poe's hammering technique.
Poe's terrible hammering technique was much stronger than his smelting technique.
But under this kind of beating, the properties of the Illusory Metal were still very stable, which was enough to show that its essence was very strong.
Angor had to admit that he was quite tempted.
Phantom Metal was Algalon's own material, but it didn't matter where it came from. What mattered was how well it could be used.
Angor really wanted to see how Phantom Metal felt like for alchemy.
Angor didn't try to hide his eagerness. "Don't even think about it. Only Algalon can make illusionary metals." Laplace knew Angor well enough to know what was on Angor's mind.
"I know," Angor said.
But Angor didn't believe that there was such a thing as "absolute" in this world.
There must be a way to smelt Phantom Metal without Algalon's help. It was just that no one knew how to do it yet.
Of course, Angor didn't think he could find a way to smelt Phantom Metal on his own. But he still wanted to try it out.
Feel its extraordinary characteristics and record the information it emitted.
Even if he couldn't smelt the Illusory Metal himself, he could still invite Algalon to do it with him.
"Invite Algalon to perform alchemy together?" Laplace pondered for a moment. "Although I think your alchemy skills are not inferior to Algaron's, it's still difficult to invite it to do alchemy with you …"
Laplace himself had not come into contact with the Algalons, but Gleipnir had.
According to Gleipnir, Algalon wasn't easy to get along with.
In terms of arrogance, if it dared to claim to be second in the Hundred Dragon Divine Nation, no one would dare to claim to be first.
With such a personality, it would be difficult to convince it to accept the challenge.
"That's just an excuse. If Algalon doesn't mind, he can also say that I'm an alchemy assistant." He didn't really care about the so-called reputation. If the man couldn't bring himself to do it, he would create a way out for himself.
Laplace raised his eyebrows. "What if it still refuses?"
Angor shrugged. "Then forget about it. But even if we can't do alchemy together, I'm fine with touching Illusory Metal."
Angor was answering Laplace's question, but he was now looking at Napoli with a strange look.
As Algalon's assistant, Napoli should be able to touch Illusory Metal, right? Or did Napoli have Illusory Metal on him?
Even if Napoli didn't have Illusory Metal, could Angor ask Miss Pear for help?
Napoli felt his scalp tingling under Angor's gaze. "I … I've seen Alha Steel before, but I don't have it myself."
Alha Steel was extremely precious. Even Pear's teacher, who used to be Algalon's assistant, spent most of his life to get a small piece of it.
Currently, the only ones who could come into contact with Alha steel were Algalon's original dragon and its customers who were looking for it for custom alchemy.
"Customers …" Angor suddenly thought of Shipolov, who got his weapon from Algalon.
Did Shipolov mix Illusory Metal into his weapon?
Angor voiced out his doubts.
"You know Shipolov, Mister Angor?" "Mister Dirk made Shipolov's weapon, and he did add Illusory Metal into it. But the amount was very small. Probably just a few grains of powder."
In other words, Shipolov's weapon wasn't useful for Angor to study the properties of Illusory Metal.
Angor was a little disappointed. It seemed he had to ask Pear if he wanted to know more about Illusory Metal.
As Angor tried to think of a way to persuade Napoli to help him borrow Pear's Illusory Metal, Napoli spoke again.
"If you want to study Illusory Metal, I can submit a research application to Mister Dirk."
"Application?" Angor was surprised. "Application?"
Napoli nodded. "The Artifact Factory is in the process of turning its research material into a real product. According to Mister Ea's Treaty of Collaboration, we can submit applications to other races to conduct research on the raw material of artifact embryos."
Of course, "races" included the Hundred Dragon Divine Kingdom.
As long as Angor agreed, Napoli could submit an application to the higher-ups to study Illusory Metal.
Of course, Algalon didn't believe that Angor was going to study Illusory Metal just to create artifact embryos. But as long as the treaty was still in effect, Algalon couldn't refuse.
After all, Angor was the person in charge of the Artifact Factory, as well as its creator. If Angor said he wanted to study Illusory Metal, no one could stop him.
Angor's eyes lit up when he heard Napoli's suggestion.
So that's how it works?
Didn't that mean that not only could he apply to the Hundred Dragon Divine Nation to research the Illusory Metal, but he could also apply to the other races? For example, he could study the incense wood of the Aroma Seekers, the Terminus Gem of Glory, or the tea porcelain of the Telugans.
Napoli looked at Angor's bright eyes and said, "Of course, you can. But too many applications like this might ruin your reputation, Mister Angor."
After all, they weren't idiots. They all knew whether Angor was submitting an application to study Illusory Metal or not.
"I don't care about reputation," Angor said without hesitation.
Napoli: "… I can tell."
"However, the beings of the various races in the White Sun Mirror Domain care."
Currently, all the races were in the same boat. However, the rope wasn't tight enough. They relied on the "Artifact Factory" to keep them together.
As the core of the "Artifact Factory", if something went wrong inside, even if it was just a rumor, it might break the rope.
Angor was the core of the factory. If he stayed in the shadows like he always did, it wouldn't matter. But if he went to the front and used his power to submit applications to other races, his reputation would be ruined, and the core of the Artifact Factory would collapse.
The rope they worked so hard to tighten would break.
"That's why I don't suggest you do that, Mister Angor," Napoli said, "if you want to study materials from other races, there are other ways."
Buying, borrowing, or exchanging favors were all possible.
The materials Angor mentioned just now weren't the kind that could only be obtained by using special connections.
The Illusory Metal was something that couldn't be obtained. It could only be obtained by using the rules of the treaty.
After listening to Napoli's analysis, Angor realized that it made sense.
He didn't care about reputation, but it wouldn't be worth it if it led to a chain of problems.
"Then I'll do as you say. Just apply for Illusory Metal."
Napoli nodded. "Alright. I'll write the application when I get back."
Angor looked at Napoli's eager expression. "Why do I feel like you don't care about Algalon?"
Under normal circumstances, as an assistant, shouldn't he be more protective of her?
Napoli said straightforwardly, "Because studying the Illusory Metal won't offend Lord Dirk … Besides, Lord Dirk is quite proud of it."
"In the library of Hundred Dragon Divine Kingdom, there are a lot of papers and research reports written by Mirror Dragons. Some of them are about Illusory Metal.
"I can tell that Mister Dirk is very happy after reading those reports. He even takes the initiative to invite Mirror Dragon Scholars for further research. "
Napoli paused a little and continued, "Mister Dirk enjoys watching other people spend their time studying Illusory Metal, only to find nothing."
Angor didn't know what to say. That sounded a little crazy.
"So, I'm sure Mister Dirk will accept my application on the basis of my research. But I think Mister Dirk will want you to write a report as a reward. That way, Mister Dirk will be more willing. "
Angor nodded. "I see. I'll write a report."
To put it bluntly, the report was a kind of cooperation.
Even if Angor found something, his report should be something along the lines of "nothing".
It would be better to add some experimental references in the report. It would take a lot of effort, time, and effort, but he still couldn't find anything.
It might be a fraud, but Algalon liked to read reports like this.
As long as he could use it to study Illusory Metal, Angor didn't mind playing along.
…
The topic of Illusory Metal ended with Napoli's application.
Angor didn't know when he could get his hands on the Illusory Metal after submitting the application.
He wasn't in a hurry since it would only take two days.
Next, Angor looked at Napoli's arm. At this time, the hammer tattoo on his arm no longer emitted any energy. It looked no different from an ordinary tattoo.
However, anyone who saw the shadow of a giant being released from the tattoo wouldn't treat it as an ordinary tattoo.
"This is a rune, the source of my energy. It's similar to —" Naboli explained when he saw Angor staring at his tattoo.
Napoli considered and said, "Like a wizard's mana vortex. I can continuously draw energy from the rune."
"I heard from Laplace that runes aren't runes. They're external organs. Am I right?"
Napoli glanced at Laplace. Considering that Laplace was Glepnir's old body, and Napoli once asked Glepnir for help, it wasn't strange that Laplace knew about his condition.
Napoli nodded. "Yes. And this organ looks like it's on my arm, but it's not actually located on the surface."
Runes were similar to mind space and spirit sea, which were external organs that didn't exist in the current dimension.
The external tattoo was only a surface.
"Even if I use a knife to cut off the tattoo, I can still feel the Sacred Pattern …" Napoli said. "Even if my arm is cut off, the tattoo won't disappear. It might run to my other arm or neck."
As long as I'm alive, it'll stay with me. "
Thus, the reason why Algalon and Ojoelon were unable to learn anything from his divine glyph was because they were only studying the surface of it.
If they couldn't find a way to find the organ in a higher dimension, all their efforts would be in vain.
Even Naboli himself couldn't find the real body of the Divine Rune, let alone Algalon and Ojoelong.
Just like how Angor could sense the Soul Space inside his body, he didn't know where it was located.
This was the same for all high-dimensional organs.
Perhaps only a real super-dimensional being could find the real body of a high-dimensional organ.
Since the tattoo was only a facade, he decided to stop looking at it. "What's the difference between the runes and the mana system? What's the difference between the runes and the mana system?"
Angor added, "I'm not trying to pry. I'm just curious."
Napoli chuckled. "I understand. You don't need to explain, sir."
Anyone who saw him unleash the power of Divine Inscriptions would be curious about his abilities. This was very normal.
Napoli considered. "I've never studied the mana system of wizards, so I can't make a comparison. But I've studied the mana system before. According to my observation, the supernatural spells of the creatures in the Mirror Realm all need to be learned. Very few people are born with them.
"My ability, on the other hand, doesn't need to be learned. It's already recorded in the runes …"
(End of Chapter)
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