In the hall of the Feast of Death, no one spoke. Everyone was quietly waiting to see what kind of product this experiment would produce, and how far away it was from the synthesis of living matter.
The silence was not unbearable, and it was completely different from the previous scene when Felipe was pressuring them. Time seemed to pass very quickly.
After a long time, when everyone's anticipation was about to turn into whispers, Lucien suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Felipe, you can turn on the reactor now."
Felipe activated all kinds of protective and sealed alchemy circles according to the rules of normal magic experiments, in case the product inside went bad due to carelessness, and also to prevent the poisonous gas from spreading out.
The reactor slowly opened. Because everyone thought that it was the intermediate product of a magic experiment, although they were looking forward to it, they did not hold their breaths or have any other reaction.
Under the magic treatment, the temperature in the reactor was back to normal, and there were many white and slightly red solid particles in the reactor.
After putting the particles into an alchemy container, Felipe turned around and looked at Lucien, "Mr. Professor, what should we do next?"
"Haha, Mr. Felipe. Don't you want to check those particles? "Lucien said with a smile.
Felipe was a bit confused, "Mr. Professor, do you mean …"
Cessy and the other necromancers were also confused. They did not know why Professor Felipe asked Felipe to check the particles.
"Mr. Felipe, as you guessed, our experiment is over. Those particles are the substances in the human body. "Lucien calmly confirmed Felipe's guess.
"What?!"
"The experiment is over?!"
"Those white particles are the substances of life?!"
…
The hall suddenly became noisy. Everyone was shocked and confused.
Felipe stared at Lucien, as if he was trying to suppress his emotions. He could not believe that the experiment of synthesizing the substances of life could be so simple and easy.
After a while, Felipe finally opened his mouth and said in a low voice, "Mr. Professor, you'd better not make fun of me."
Lucien was so nervous that he almost thought that Felipe would not be able to accept the result. However, he managed to control his nervousness and said calmly, "Mr. Felipe, you can check it and you'll know whether I'm playing a prank on you or not. It's the carbamide you thought it was! "
As soon as the word that was passed down from the ancient Magic Empire came out, the noises in the hall suddenly receded like tides, and the hall fell into a very helpless and confused silence.
"Mr. Felipe, please check the particles." Ceci, Tess and Sidney said at the same time, with unimaginable fear and expectation, as if the carbamide was not something that could be excreted from the human body, but something that could destroy the whole world.
As middle-rank mages who had learned ancient necromancy, the Life Force Theory was an unquestionable truth. The fact that they could stand here and possess such great power was enough to prove that the theory was correct. However, if it was proven that it was carbamide, their outlook on life and the world would collapse, and they would start to doubt the real reason why they could advance.
Felipe's gloomy face was unusually serious. He slowly walked to the alchemy container and opened it. Then, he cast the first circle spell, Identify, on the white and reddish particles.
The milky white light flashed, and Felipe stood there quietly, staring at the particles. He did not say anything, nor did he move.
Ceci waited for dozens of seconds, and when he could no longer bear the pressure, he finally asked, "Mr. Felipe, is it really carbamide?"
Along with his voice, almost a thousand people looked at Felipe with expectation and fear.
The other necromancers and apprentices did not dare to say anything, as they were afraid that their words would disturb Felipe. Even though the result was already determined.
Felipe did not seem to hear the question. After a whole minute, he said slowly and briefly, "It's carbamide."
The hall fell into silence again.
Since it was Felipe who did the experiment himself, no one suspected that the professor was behind it. They looked at themselves in desperation. Were all the magic studies, analyses, experiments and rituals just a dream? Now, they were finally broken by the cruel reality.
Felipe suddenly turned around and said to Lucien, "Mr. Professor, Identify can make mistakes sometimes. To be careful, I need to use all kinds of experiments to confirm the properties of the particles."
Appraisal was a magic spell based on one's own knowledge. Arcana knowledge, mystical knowledge, common knowledge, historical records, and rural rumors were the basis for its effect. Therefore, if there were mistakes or omissions in one's own knowledge, Appraisal would occasionally make a mistake.
Hearing Felipe's words, Ceci and the other apprentices' hope was reignited again. It seemed to be the most acceptable way to go at the moment. No one liked to admit that they were wrong, especially when they were wrong from the very beginning, and they were wrong from the very beginning!
In life, there will never be a lack of such things to escape and fabricate various reasons to deceive themselves.
Lucien said casually, "Mr. Felipe, go ahead."
Felipe turned around and started to do all kinds of experiments under everyone's gaze, while Lucien waited quietly beside him.
Felipe's face was getting gloomier and gloomier, while Ceci and the other necromancers' hearts were getting heavier and heavier.
Clang! The metal utensils hit the alchemy table. Felipe lowered his head and said to Lucien, "Mr. Professor, it's carbamide."
"That's impossible!"
Countless voices of dying struggles rang out, accompanied by the shattering of their worldview.
Sidney looked at his hands expressionlessly. If the Life Force Theory was not true, then why did this body of his exist?
In comparison, the apprentices were in a much better state. Fatty and Red Wine were still in the mood to daydream. "It seems that we can't become real sorcerers because the foundation of necromancy is wrong. So, it's not our fault."
Lucien was about to lead the conversation to a certain direction, in case Felipe, who was shocked by Lucien's broken worldview, got mad and attacked him.
However, at this time, Felipe turned around and said to Lucien firmly, "Mr. Professor, it's not time for you to celebrate your victory yet. I don't think carbamide is a living substance. It's just an inferior product excreted by human beings, magic creatures, or animals. It's a vague substance between living substances and non-living substances. It can't be considered a living substance at all. In fact, you still haven't proved that elements or non-living substances can be directly refined into living substances. "
Lucien was like a beast defending its territory when facing the common sense that had been built up for decades. He refuted Professor's experiment with the best reason he could think of.
If it were not for the fact that Professor's power was so mysterious and unpredictable, Felipe would not mind using violence to solve the academic dispute.
Lucien's words were like a divine healing spell. Lucien and the other apprentices regained their confidence in themselves and their magic theories.
"Who said carbamide is a living substance?!"
Lucien was very happy, but he pretended to be angry, "Mr. Felipe, you're violating the bet!"
The reason why Lucien chose carbamide was that Felipe had doubts about its status. Lucien did not want to completely destroy Felipe's idea and win the bet. If he did that, he would have to face a crazy and furious enemy that he could not defeat at all.
Even if Felipe did not think so, Lucien would still lead him to think so.
Felipe put on a smile and pointed at Viscount Carendia, "Carbamide has always been classified as a non-living substance, not a living substance. I believe that Viscount Carendia agrees with me, as do all the sorcerers and apprentices here. "
Viscount Carendia nodded, "Mr. Professor, your experiment is simple but unexpected, and you've indeed synthesized carbamide, which has never been successfully refined using non-living substances before. In fact, I thought that it would be another kind of substance, but it turned out to be so miraculous. I believe that this experiment alone will earn you a lot of arcana credits, and you'll be one of the candidates for Holm Crown prize. However, as Mr. Felipe said, I don't think carbamide is a living substance, and it's hard to imagine that such a dirty thing can contain life. If you want to win the bet, you need to show us more evidence. "
"Yes, how can something in urine be a living substance?"
"But it is indeed a substance contained in the human body. Hehe, the professor secretly changed the concept."
…
Voices of relief and relief erupted one after another. They were extremely happy that the Life Force Theory had not been overthrown.
Felipe spread out his hands and smiled, "Mr. Professor, as you can see, no one agrees that carbamide is a living substance. If you want to win the bet, you need to refine something else, a real living substance. "
Lucien lowered his voice, "I haven't made any progress in other experiments yet. But in the bet just now, I was talking about the substances in the human body. "
"I remember what you said …" Felipe was a bit proud, but he stopped halfway.
Although he clearly remembered that the professor was talking about the life substances in the human body, it did not seem wise to completely enrage the professor. He also did not want to face a powerful enemy who was angry and crazy, especially after he had won a difficult victory. "Then, Mr. Professor, what do you think we should do?"
Lucien was still "angry", "Your sophistry made you lose your manners, and their ignorance made them miss a memorable moment in the history of Element and Necromancy. Alright, I can't refute your sophistry for now, so let's call it a draw. I'll leave right now, and I won't interfere with the necromancers and the apprentices' decision, and I won't interfere with the Hand of Paleness' work. As for you, Mr. Felipe, please tell everyone who you are. At least let those apprentices who can't go to Sturk have hope. After all, they might not be able to become real sorcerers in the future. " If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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