Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 39 Alchemy

The beginning of a vacation is always laid-back.

There is no homework in the summer vacation at Hogwarts, and the little wizards can enjoy the happy life of the vacation.It was also rare for Ike to relax and not think about those headaches.

Of course, it was only three days.On the fourth day after returning to Santa Maria, Ike devoted himself to the research of the Sorcerer's Stone.

The Sorcerer's Stone can be said to be the highest product of alchemy, even though it has existed for an unknown number of years, it is still the same.In fact, even Nicole Flamel couldn't make another one himself, something he's claimed for centuries.

As for whether it is true or not, only he himself knows.

It is impossible to understand the mystery of the Sorcerer's Stone with Ike's current knowledge of alchemy, but this does not prevent him from using the Sorcerer's Stone.The most widely known uses are two: the Midas touch and the elixir of life.

The latter is Nicole Flamel's untold secret, but the former can be experimented with.

The method is also very simple, completely fool-like operation.

Prepare the metal to be converted, such as an iron rod, and then stick the magic stone on the iron rod, imagine the appearance of gold in the bottom of my heart, slowly inject my own magic power into the magic stone, and then you can see the iron rod change from the iron rod to the iron rod. From where the magic stone touched, it slowly turned into a golden stick.

It's simple and fast, but it consumes a lot of magic power.Turning a half-meter-long iron rod into a golden rod made Ike feel the emptiness in his body.

But in terms of income, it is still very impressive.

In addition, the Philosopher's Stone itself is a product of alchemy with magical power, which can replenish the magic power consumed by wizards.However, these magical powers cannot stay in the wizard's body forever, and need to be consumed within a certain period of time, otherwise it will have a bad effect on the wizard, including but not limited to aging, weakness, magic backlash and death.

The result of Ike's experiment is that there are many gold products in the room, and the glittering gold is very beautiful.

The wizard's Midas touch - no magic - draws magic from the Philosopher's Stone - touches gold, in a way, given enough time, could turn the earth into gold.

Of course, this is impossible. The Sorcerer's Stone has a limit. If the magic power in it is exhausted, a wizard needs to replenish it.

"In other words, this is equivalent to a power bank?"

Ike was spinning a gold pen in his left hand and playing with the Sorcerer's Stone in his right hand, and he already had a basic understanding in his heart.

As for the elixir of life, Ike didn't think about it at all.Even if there is a formula, such a difficult potion cannot be brewed by him now.

Moreover, Ike only has a little more than a month of research time. Whether it is converting gold products or exploring the secret of eternal life, it is better to use the Philosopher's Stone to study alchemy.

Knowledge is eternal.

Hogwarts does not offer alchemy courses, but there are many related books in the library.Before leaving school, Ike borrowed some books on alchemy, such as "Mysterious Alchemy", "Precision, Control, Change", "Medieval Alchemy Directory", "Alchemy: From Beginner to Master", "Complete Method of Making Simple Alchemy Products", etc. , and even got the "Hermes Document" from the restricted area.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you fully understand these books, it is enough for a person to become the number one alchemist in the world.But it is a pity that the "Hermes Document" is completely written in ancient runes, and most of the runes have not been interpreted, and only a small part of them can be truly understood.

It's too ambitious, "Hermes Document" just gave Ike a goal, and we still have to start from the basics.

Entering July in this way, Ike also had a basic understanding of alchemy.To some extent, alchemy is the "science" of the magic world, a rigorous discipline.

To make an alchemy product, any of the raw materials, runes, and magic array will almost fail, especially for the alchemy formulas handed down from ancient times.

Broadly, alchemy can be divided into two categories: empowerment and transformation.The former is represented by various alchemy gadgets and puppets. Through alchemy, an ordinary thing has magical properties, and can act according to established rules or follow the wizard’s will; the latter is to completely transform one thing into another. , such as turning a stone into gold.

There are two things in common between the two: runes and magic circles.

"It seems that next semester we will study ancient runes." Ike secretly made a plan.

Runes are the key to endowing magical properties. The simplest alchemy items often only need to engrave a specific rune to be successful.For example, engrave a cup with a rune representing "sturdyness", and you can get an unbreakable cup.The magic circle is more used in complex alchemy products, such as the refining of puppets, which requires a transformation circle.

Compared with the magic text, the magic circle is a bit more complicated, mainly because there is not much coverage in basic books on this part of the content, but there are in "Hermes Documents", as long as you memorize the lines of the magic circle by rote, But if you don't know the magic text, you don't know what each magic circle does.

Ike didn't dare to try, who knew what would happen.

In the second week of July, Ike began to try to make some simple alchemy products, such as unbreakable cups, unbreakable pens, and unbreakable notebooks.

That's right, Ike can only give an item the "sturdy" attribute, as for the others, he can't do it yet.

With half a month left, Ike finally focused his research on the Sorcerer's Stone.

With a certain amount of alchemy knowledge, there is another feeling when looking at the Philosopher's Stone.

This magical stone is engraved with dense runes, and Ike can only recognize a few dozen from it, and this is just a drop in the ocean.

These runes are all written with the blood of a magical creature, because there are too many and too dense, which makes it look red.Ike guessed that it might be the blood of the phoenix. After all, the phoenix is ​​a kind of existence that can continue to nirvana, and it may be the key to the magic stone's ability to refine the elixir of life.

Of course, it may also be a mixture of the blood of various magical creatures, the mystery of which is known only to Nicole Flamel.

In addition to the magic words, the magic circle was engraved on the flat part of the Philosopher's Stone. Ike counted it several times, and there were thirteen in total.These thirteen magic circles and runes make up the surface of the Philosopher's Stone. As for the substance of its main body, Ike can only distinguish mercury and gold from the inside, and the rest cannot be recognized at all.

The Sorcerer's Stone is worthy of its status as the ceiling of contemporary alchemy. Even if only a small part of the knowledge contained in it is understood, Ike's alchemy level has been greatly improved, and he has a deeper understanding of the combination of multiple runes. understand.

On July 29, Ike finally completed another alchemy item: a small wooden cart that can run on the ground by itself.

The size of a palm, it runs fast and silently.

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