The Hand of Confinement!
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Now, Huai Shi is constantly transforming his source material into iron.
As the flames surged and tamed, the countless iron sands began to rapidly change, eventually turning into a crystal-like black color. After being infused with a large amount of disaster ash, it formed a substance similar to shadow iron.
During the forging process, a crooked and twisted short sword slowly appeared.
Finally, as Huai Shi's source material was depleted and the flames dissipated, the short sword fell into his hands.
Huai Shi examined this creation and couldn't help but feel excited.
Now, he no longer needed the long process of nurturing and deliberately detaching his emotions. He could create weapons, but compared to the Furious Axe, Sacrificial Knife, and Sorrowful Rope, this short sword was somewhat lacking. Due to a lack of experience and insufficient internal organization, it shattered into pieces after being struck twice with a hammer.
After depleting all of his source material, he only obtained something this small.
However, the advantage was that the steel created in this way seemed to be able to exist permanently. It had completely transformed from source material into a physical substance and would not return to his body like a knife or axe when Huai Shi revoked his power.
But a single short sword takes so long...
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem useful.
"It's not necessarily the case, Huai Shi."
Crow's gaze became subtle as she looked at him, giving him an unsettling premonition.
In a tone that Huai Shi couldn't refuse, she said, "Starting from tomorrow, you need to set aside three periods of time each day to study alchemy."
"Starting from the most basic synthesis formulas, learn to distinguish between six hundred types of metals and forty thousand types of alloys, their formulas, materials, and properties, and then remember tens of thousands of derived variations and various laws."
"What for?" Huai Shi was astonished. "I can only make a sword, it's not really useful, right? Are you planning to go into wholesale?"
Crow chuckled, "There are countless things in this world that are more useful than a sword. Why be fixated on selling swords, Huai Shi?"
Her gaze swept over the pages of the Book of Fate.
On Huai Shi's character sheet, with the fusion of the formulas, a new skill silently appeared.
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Different from other skills that were gray or the pitch-black of Death Premonition, the writing of this skill was golden, and below it was an inexplicable quote:
[On the day he arrives, who can bear it? When he manifests, who can stand firm? For he is the fire of the alchemist, the alkali of the wanderer.]
This was probably the most essential thing in this record, right?
Count Saint-Germain had pursued the miracle of change his entire life.
-[Alchemy Fire LV1]!
"Let's start from today."
Crow said happily, "Don't worry, this is just the basics, it's easy and quick to learn."
Just as Huai Shi was trying to sneak away, a rope flew from somewhere and bound him up. Crow landed on his nose and lowered her head, her tone becoming profound.
"I promise, this will be a joyful time."
.
.
Half a month later, on the mountainside of Qingxiu Mountain next to the Stone Marrow Pavilion.
"Yes, officer, it's him!"
The angry villagers pointed at Huai Shi's face. "We hear loud noises here every night. Maybe some criminals have colluded with tomb raiders and want to blow up the mountain and dig up graves."
"It's not me, I swear!"
Huai Shi, in front of the small shed, struggled to defend himself. "I'm studying."
"Studying? You come to this place to study? You look so refined, I didn't expect you to lie so easily!"
"I'm telling you, it's not me." Huai Shi stood in front of the shed, desperately trying to explain. "Do I look like someone who can handle explosives? I'm innocent!"
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The angry villagers surrounded him. "Then what are you studying on this mountainside every day? You're almost causing a landslide on the slope in front!"
"It's quiet here, convenient for me to practice the violin and study!" Huai Shi took out his cello for the umpteenth time to prove that he was telling the truth. He played a few pieces on the spot, and the infectious power carried by the melodious melody seemed to calm the villagers on the other side of the mountain.
But the police who received the report still politely requested to search his shed to see what was inside. Huai Shi opened the broken door of the shed, revealing a table, a chair, and a pile of heavy foreign language materials.
It really looked like a poor child who came to the mountains every day to study in search of peace and quiet. Although it didn't seem very reliable to set up a shed in the mountains to study.
"That's for seeking inspiration. I'm composing these days, and I go down the mountain every day at six in the afternoon. There's no one here." Huai Shi confidently made up a story. "As for the booming explosion, I didn't hear it at all. Could it be someone else?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud rumbling sound came from the other side of the mountain.
A thick smoke rose.
The villagers looked at each other.
Huai Shi shrugged. "See, I told you it wasn't me!"
After finally persuading the villagers and the police to leave and assuring them that he would soon dismantle the shed and leave, Huai Shi sat on the chair and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he glared at the crow flying lazily from the explosion site. "Look at the mess you've caused!"
"Don't blame me!"
Crow innocently spread her hands. "I'm not the one causing explosions in the middle of the night. I even helped you create a fake scene and false evidence. How can you be so heartless!"
"How was I supposed to know that alchemy is so easy to explode!"
Huai Shi innocently and angrily took off his gloves, revealing scarred and bandaged fingers.
If it weren't for Crow's potions, his hands would have exploded long ago.
As for why he ran here, that's a sad story.
At first, Huai Shi was practicing in the basement, but on the first day, he blew up the laboratory he spent eight million on...
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Then, the next day, there was another explosion.
After Uncle Fang's third subtle suggestion, indicating that his old bones couldn't handle the shock, Huai Shi had no choice but to set up a shed on the hillside for his crude experiments.
As for the police who came to investigate today, he wasn't worried. After all, it wasn't the first time.
This mountain wasn't a place with good Feng Shui, nor were there any ancient tombs. As for mineral veins, there were none at all. Even if the police came to investigate several times, they wouldn't find anything. He just needed to be more careful with his experiments in the future.
In fact, the problem wasn't with Huai Shi's technique.
Although Huai Shi's technique couldn't be said to be flawless, it hadn't fallen to the point where everything he touched exploded. However, the key was that, apart from the initial attempts and practice, Crow didn't allow him to use any alchemical equipment.
Including scales, high-end electronic scales, dust-free rooms, and a list of other equipment, all alchemical reactions had to be completed by his hands.
As for the raw materials, it was even simpler. After familiarizing himself with the properties of the materials, he used the Hand of Circle Ban to manufacture them. Whether it was gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, or other elements on the periodic table, or even things that weren't on the periodic table at all, he had to handcraft them.
That was the problem.
Regardless of the alchemical reactions that were off by a hair's breadth, even if there was a slight error in the manufacture of the metal, it would cause a violent explosion.
If it weren't for the Alchemical Fire, which allowed him to control the direction of the explosion shockwave, he would probably have already blown off his hands and be lying in bed perfectly playing the role of a vegetable.
And the final result was that until now, when he was making the basic 'Static Metal Storage Solution' for apprentices, he was still stumbling, with very few successful attempts.
Instead, he accidentally discovered several kinds of explosive metal materials.
"Who does everything by hand!" Huai Shi complained, "You must be trying to make things difficult for me, Little Peppa!"
"Everything is hard at the beginning, you have to get used to it."
Crow was very calm about this: "The basics of alchemy include botany, essence studies, applied studies, and so on. Ordinary people need more than five years just to get started. What I'm teaching you is already the simplified version of the simplified version, discarding all formulas that require other materials and focusing solely on metallurgy. This is already the simplest of the simple difficulties. So, it's not too much to ask a little more of you, is it?"
Crow was indeed right. Now, on the Book of Destiny, Huai Shi's skill column had a new skill.
[Alchemy·Metallurgy] LV1.
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The basics of the basics.
It's the kind of newbie level that understands the principles but stumbles in execution.
"What's the use of only studying metallurgy?" Huai Shi sighed, "Should I go to college to study metallurgy?"
"Going the scholar route? It's not impossible, but you don't have the talent of a Creator. It's best not to spend too much time on this. It's a stage for talent. Ordinary people may spend decades only to end up with nothing."
Crow seemed to subtly misunderstand, but she didn't agree with Huai Shi's idea: "The reason I want you to study metallurgy is for two purposes, one of which is this."
With that, her wings slowly unfolded, revealing a slender tube of potion.
Sealed in a glass-like transparent container was a silver liquid. The metal in it maintained a liquid state, shaking slightly like mercury.
Silver Blood Potion.
It's also the 'blood bottle' that many Sublimators would choose in a hasty battle.
If there's no time to drink it, it can even be poured directly onto the wound. The metal in it would perfectly integrate into the flesh and blood, healing the wound.
It's not clear whether it should be called glue or artificial flesh and blood. Although it's a deadly poison that ordinary people can't metabolize, for Sublimators, it's a good medicine that can repair Holy Marks.
Almost every Sublimator carries a large amount of this supply when exploring the abyss.
"Since the discovery of the Silver Blood Potion, countless formulas have been derived, such as the higher-level Golden Soul and Amber Source Material. But the most special thing about the Silver Blood Potion is... its formula is entirely made up of metal materials.
Yes, it's all within your hand-making range."
Crow said indifferently, "In other words, as long as you work hard and put your heart into it, one day you might even be able to handcraft blood bottles on the battlefield..."
She paused for a moment and said meaningfully, "By the way, even the basic version of the Silver Blood Potion costs three hundred thousand per bottle."
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At that moment, a light shone in Huai Shi's eyes.
- He saw a future filled with golden light!
The Hand of Confinement!
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Now, Huai Shi is constantly transforming his source material into iron.
As the flames surged and tamed, the countless iron sands began to rapidly change, eventually turning into a crystal-like black color. After being infused with a large amount of disaster ash, it formed a substance similar to shadow iron.
During the forging process, a crooked and twisted short sword slowly appeared.
Finally, as Huai Shi's source material was depleted and the flames dissipated, the short sword fell into his hands.
Huai Shi examined this creation and couldn't help but feel excited.
Now, he no longer needed the long process of nurturing and deliberately detaching his emotions. He could create weapons, but compared to the Furious Axe, Sacrificial Knife, and Sorrowful Rope, this short sword was somewhat lacking. Due to a lack of experience and insufficient internal organization, it shattered into pieces after being struck twice with a hammer.
After depleting all of his source material, he only obtained something this small.
However, the advantage was that the steel created in this way seemed to be able to exist permanently. It had completely transformed from source material into a physical substance and would not return to his body like a knife or axe when Huai Shi revoked his power.
But a single short sword takes so long...
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem useful.
"It's not necessarily the case, Huai Shi."
Crow's gaze became subtle as she looked at him, giving him an unsettling premonition.
In a tone that Huai Shi couldn't refuse, she said, "Starting from tomorrow, you need to set aside three periods of time each day to study alchemy."
"Starting from the most basic synthesis formulas, learn to distinguish between six hundred types of metals and forty thousand types of alloys, their formulas, materials, and properties, and then remember tens of thousands of derived variations and various laws."
"What for?" Huai Shi was astonished. "I can only make a sword, it's not really useful, right? Are you planning to go into wholesale?"
Crow chuckled, "There are countless things in this world that are more useful than a sword. Why be fixated on selling swords, Huai Shi?"
Her gaze swept over the pages of the Book of Fate.
On Huai Shi's character sheet, with the fusion of the formulas, a new skill silently appeared.
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Different from other skills that were gray or the pitch-black of Death Premonition, the writing of this skill was golden, and below it was an inexplicable quote:
[On the day he arrives, who can bear it? When he manifests, who can stand firm? For he is the fire of the alchemist, the alkali of the wanderer.]
This was probably the most essential thing in this record, right?
Count Saint-Germain had pursued the miracle of change his entire life.
-[Alchemy Fire LV1]!
"Let's start from today."
Crow said happily, "Don't worry, this is just the basics, it's easy and quick to learn."
Just as Huai Shi was trying to sneak away, a rope flew from somewhere and bound him up. Crow landed on his nose and lowered her head, her tone becoming profound.
"I promise, this will be a joyful time."
.
.
Half a month later, on the mountainside of Qingxiu Mountain next to the Stone Marrow Pavilion.
"Yes, officer, it's him!"
The angry villagers pointed at Huai Shi's face. "We hear loud noises here every night. Maybe some criminals have colluded with tomb raiders and want to blow up the mountain and dig up graves."
"It's not me, I swear!"
Huai Shi, in front of the small shed, struggled to defend himself. "I'm studying."
"Studying? You come to this place to study? You look so refined, I didn't expect you to lie so easily!"
"I'm telling you, it's not me." Huai Shi stood in front of the shed, desperately trying to explain. "Do I look like someone who can handle explosives? I'm innocent!"
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The angry villagers surrounded him. "Then what are you studying on this mountainside every day? You're almost causing a landslide on the slope in front!"
"It's quiet here, convenient for me to practice the violin and study!" Huai Shi took out his cello for the umpteenth time to prove that he was telling the truth. He played a few pieces on the spot, and the infectious power carried by the melodious melody seemed to calm the villagers on the other side of the mountain.
But the police who received the report still politely requested to search his shed to see what was inside. Huai Shi opened the broken door of the shed, revealing a table, a chair, and a pile of heavy foreign language materials.
It really looked like a poor child who came to the mountains every day to study in search of peace and quiet. Although it didn't seem very reliable to set up a shed in the mountains to study.
"That's for seeking inspiration. I'm composing these days, and I go down the mountain every day at six in the afternoon. There's no one here." Huai Shi confidently made up a story. "As for the booming explosion, I didn't hear it at all. Could it be someone else?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud rumbling sound came from the other side of the mountain.
A thick smoke rose.
The villagers looked at each other.
Huai Shi shrugged. "See, I told you it wasn't me!"
After finally persuading the villagers and the police to leave and assuring them that he would soon dismantle the shed and leave, Huai Shi sat on the chair and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he glared at the crow flying lazily from the explosion site. "Look at the mess you've caused!"
"Don't blame me!"
Crow innocently spread her hands. "I'm not the one causing explosions in the middle of the night. I even helped you create a fake scene and false evidence. How can you be so heartless!"
"How was I supposed to know that alchemy is so easy to explode!"
Huai Shi innocently and angrily took off his gloves, revealing scarred and bandaged fingers.
If it weren't for Crow's potions, his hands would have exploded long ago.
As for why he ran here, that's a sad story.
At first, Huai Shi was practicing in the basement, but on the first day, he blew up the laboratory he spent eight million on...
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Then, the next day, there was another explosion.
After Uncle Fang's third subtle suggestion, indicating that his old bones couldn't handle the shock, Huai Shi had no choice but to set up a shed on the hillside for his crude experiments.
As for the police who came to investigate today, he wasn't worried. After all, it wasn't the first time.
This mountain wasn't a place with good Feng Shui, nor were there any ancient tombs. As for mineral veins, there were none at all. Even if the police came to investigate several times, they wouldn't find anything. He just needed to be more careful with his experiments in the future.
In fact, the problem wasn't with Huai Shi's technique.
Although Huai Shi's technique couldn't be said to be flawless, it hadn't fallen to the point where everything he touched exploded. However, the key was that, apart from the initial attempts and practice, Crow didn't allow him to use any alchemical equipment.
Including scales, high-end electronic scales, dust-free rooms, and a list of other equipment, all alchemical reactions had to be completed by his hands.
As for the raw materials, it was even simpler. After familiarizing himself with the properties of the materials, he used the Hand of Circle Ban to manufacture them. Whether it was gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, or other elements on the periodic table, or even things that weren't on the periodic table at all, he had to handcraft them.
That was the problem.
Regardless of the alchemical reactions that were off by a hair's breadth, even if there was a slight error in the manufacture of the metal, it would cause a violent explosion.
If it weren't for the Alchemical Fire, which allowed him to control the direction of the explosion shockwave, he would probably have already blown off his hands and be lying in bed perfectly playing the role of a vegetable.
And the final result was that until now, when he was making the basic 'Static Metal Storage Solution' for apprentices, he was still stumbling, with very few successful attempts.
Instead, he accidentally discovered several kinds of explosive metal materials.
"Who does everything by hand!" Huai Shi complained, "You must be trying to make things difficult for me, Little Peppa!"
"Everything is hard at the beginning, you have to get used to it."
Crow was very calm about this: "The basics of alchemy include botany, essence studies, applied studies, and so on. Ordinary people need more than five years just to get started. What I'm teaching you is already the simplified version of the simplified version, discarding all formulas that require other materials and focusing solely on metallurgy. This is already the simplest of the simple difficulties. So, it's not too much to ask a little more of you, is it?"
Crow was indeed right. Now, on the Book of Destiny, Huai Shi's skill column had a new skill.
[Alchemy·Metallurgy] LV1.
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The basics of the basics.
It's the kind of newbie level that understands the principles but stumbles in execution.
"What's the use of only studying metallurgy?" Huai Shi sighed, "Should I go to college to study metallurgy?"
"Going the scholar route? It's not impossible, but you don't have the talent of a Creator. It's best not to spend too much time on this. It's a stage for talent. Ordinary people may spend decades only to end up with nothing."
Crow seemed to subtly misunderstand, but she didn't agree with Huai Shi's idea: "The reason I want you to study metallurgy is for two purposes, one of which is this."
With that, her wings slowly unfolded, revealing a slender tube of potion.
Sealed in a glass-like transparent container was a silver liquid. The metal in it maintained a liquid state, shaking slightly like mercury.
Silver Blood Potion.
It's also the 'blood bottle' that many Sublimators would choose in a hasty battle.
If there's no time to drink it, it can even be poured directly onto the wound. The metal in it would perfectly integrate into the flesh and blood, healing the wound.
It's not clear whether it should be called glue or artificial flesh and blood. Although it's a deadly poison that ordinary people can't metabolize, for Sublimators, it's a good medicine that can repair Holy Marks.
Almost every Sublimator carries a large amount of this supply when exploring the abyss.
"Since the discovery of the Silver Blood Potion, countless formulas have been derived, such as the higher-level Golden Soul and Amber Source Material. But the most special thing about the Silver Blood Potion is... its formula is entirely made up of metal materials.
Yes, it's all within your hand-making range."
Crow said indifferently, "In other words, as long as you work hard and put your heart into it, one day you might even be able to handcraft blood bottles on the battlefield..."
She paused for a moment and said meaningfully, "By the way, even the basic version of the Silver Blood Potion costs three hundred thousand per bottle."
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At that moment, a light shone in Huai Shi's eyes.
- He saw a future filled with golden light!
