In the evening, after locking the door to his apartment, Connor went to the storeroom on the second floor of his apartment.
That place had already been transformed into a pocket-sized workshop!
Looking at the complete set of instruments and various raw materials on the large black table in the workshop, a satisfied smile appeared on Connor's face.
During the day, after purchasing the raw materials from the "Mihalovich Manufacturing Company", he did not idle around. Instead, he ran to a pawnshop and bought an expired alchemy furnace that had not been redeemed by the owner. Although this set of equipment was second-hand, it was maintained very well and there was not much wear and tear. Connor only spent 5 guineas to obtain it.
With the alchemy furnace and the raw materials in hand, everything was ready except for one crucial thing. All that was left was for Connor to start refining the Shadow Dagger himself!
"A.I. Chip! Compare the refining method of the Shadow Dagger in 'Reyes's Alchemy' and activate analysis and recording mode! "
[Beep! Following Host's will, analysis and recording mode has been activated!]
Seeing that the A.I. Chip had started working, Connor nodded his head and took out a piece of irregular black metal, some red sand, and a green spherical crystal from the pile of raw materials on the black table.
"Begin!"
Connor's expression was solemn as he spoke in a low voice. Just as he finished speaking, he switched on the gas stove that was connected to the alchemy furnace. According to the records in 'Reyes's Alchemy', the Shadow Dagger was the lowest grade of rank 1 magic artifact. Apart from being able to be controlled by spiritual force, the wounds caused by the Shadow Dagger would be very difficult to heal under the control of a Magus' magic power. Apart from that, it had no other abilities. Hence, a rank 1 magic artifact like the Shadow Dagger could be refined using an ordinary gas stove.
If one wanted to refine a rank 2 magic artifact like the Greenwood badge that Reyes had given to Connor, one would need a specially made alchemy furnace and spiritual force to refine it!
After throwing the black metal into the alchemy furnace, Connor carefully used his spiritual force to sense the changes in the furnace. He watched as the black metal slowly turned into a golden liquid.
Five minutes later, the golden liquid in the alchemy furnace began to bubble. Connor poured the red sand into the alchemy furnace.
Watching the golden water and the crimson sand gradually fusing together, Connor began to chant with a serious expression, "Karsa … Ospick …"
As Connor chanted, the alchemy furnace reacted violently. The mixture of the golden liquid and the crimson sand evaporated rapidly. In less than ten seconds, the black-red golden liquid that had reached the middle of the alchemy furnace was strangely reduced to a thin layer at the bottom of the furnace!
"F * ck …"
Seeing this situation, Connor immediately stopped chanting and cursed. It was obvious that his virgin refinement had failed!
"A.I. Chip, analyse the reason for my failure!" After calming down, Connor asked the A.I. Chip about the reason for his failure.
[Beep! According to the A.I. Chip's analysis, the main reason for the failure is that the timing of the incantation wasn't right. You have to wait for the golden liquid and the crimson sand to completely fuse before chanting!] The A.I. Chip simulated the refining process of the shadow dagger and gave the answer.
"Phew!"
Connor exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. Through the A.I. Chip's recording mode, Connor carefully reviewed the process of refining the shadow dagger. Following the A.I. Chip's guidance, he seriously studied the refining method of the shadow dagger once more.
After cleaning the dried liquid in the alchemy furnace, Connor prepared to start the second refinement!
Although the failure of his virgin refinement had disappointed Connor, the result was within his expectations. The refining method of the shadow dagger was recorded in 'Reyes's Alchemy'. There was no difficulty in refining the shadow dagger. It was just a toy! However, for a novice, if he could successfully refine the shadow dagger within five tries, then congratulations. He or she had a good aptitude as an alchemist. Under normal circumstances, as long as he or she wasn't too stupid, he or she could successfully refine the shadow dagger after learning the refining method seriously and summing up his or her experience.
Therefore, although Connor was disappointed with his first failure, he wasn't disheartened. He continued to refine the shadow dagger for the second time. Concentrating all of his mental strength, he smoothly passed the stage of heating the black liquid into the golden liquid and adding the crimson sand into the furnace. Finally, he reached the stage where he had just broken the halberd — chanting!
Connor concentrated all of his mental strength and focused on sensing the changes in the golden liquid in the alchemy furnace. As time passed, Connor, who was fully focused on the process, found an opportunity to chant the incantation. Under the surface of the crimson golden liquid in the alchemy furnace, a shallow whirlpool had formed in the depths.
Sensing this, Connor began to chant without hesitation, "Karsa … Ospick …"
As Connor chanted the incantation, the golden liquid in the alchemy furnace didn't quickly evaporate like the first time. Instead, it began to be driven by Connor's mental strength, just like what was described in 'Reyes's Alchemy'.
Seeing that he had successfully passed the first stage, Connor was delighted. However, he still didn't dare to be careless. He was only halfway through the refining process. If he wanted to succeed, there were still a few more obstacles waiting for him.
After manipulating the golden liquid in the alchemy furnace, Connor felt that the time was right. He threw the green crystal on the table into the alchemy furnace. Then, Connor immediately manipulated the golden liquid to envelop the green crystal.
Connor turned the temperature of the gas stove to the maximum. He wanted to raise the temperature of the alchemy furnace to the maximum in order to assist the golden liquid in devouring the green crystal.
As time passed, fine sweat began to appear on Connor's forehead. The sweat formed into bean-sized beads that streaked across Connor's face and fell to the ground. Even so, Connor didn't dare to wipe the sweat off his face. He was afraid that he would be distracted if he wiped it off.
He was currently at the most critical stage of refining the Shadow Dagger, as recorded in 'Reyes's Alchemy'. As long as the golden liquid swallowed the green crystal as quickly as possible under his control, his first enchanted item, the Shadow Dagger, would basically be 80% complete. The rest of the work wouldn't be too difficult.
After a short while, a sizzling sound could be heard from the alchemy furnace. Following this sound, the green crystal that was wrapped in the black-red golden water was melting into the black-red golden water at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just three seconds, the green crystal had completely disappeared into the black-red golden water.
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