Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 368 Black Pigment
Before we knew it, the New Year had passed.

66 King Street, in the alchemy room.

"Crack..."

A faint sound suddenly came from the calcined metal container.

"Meow!"

The black cat Domi reminded him from the side, and Roy, who was sitting next to him, turned his head suddenly.

"Oh no! I was so engrossed in reading that I almost forgot to adjust the temperature!"

He quickly stood up and used his spiritual power to block the effect of the witch formation. He took down the remnants of the holy relic that had been smelted into shape, and added the water of Great Albert to cool it down and dissolve it.

It turned out that although I didn't really miss the opportunity, this attempt still ended in failure.

Roy looked at the red paint and found that it failed to produce the spiritual resonance reaction he had imagined, and he couldn't help but show a bit of disappointment.

However, at this moment, a strange glimmer emerged, and under the influence of a mysterious force, some holy relic materials that failed to fully participate in the reaction were precipitated from the failed pigment!
【Making the best use of things】is effective!

[When refining fails, at least 35% of the consumed materials can be recovered. This effect is limited to level items.]

This is a literal description of alchemical talent. In fact, its effectiveness must also follow the laws of objective matter, and it can only work on parts that have not been fully reflected or have not changed in nature.

"Sure enough, the reaction intensity is still not enough...

If the blackening potion I have can dissolve even this kind of thing, perhaps the situation will be greatly improved..."

Roy made his judgment based on the innate abilities that took effect.

This is a little trick he came up with recently.

If [An unexpected surprise] is triggered, it means that the reaction is sufficient and the properties of the material have been completely changed.

But if it is [making the best use of things], it proves that this is not the case.

However, just when Roy thought of this, suddenly, [Luck Favors You] was triggered.

This is a rare case of consecutive triggers.

Some reactions failed, while others succeeded, like a pot of half-cooked rice.

Some of them can also be eaten imported.

Between the residues, some black, mud-like substance precipitated again.

"Ok?"

Roy showed a hint of joy on his face and quickly collected these black things.

The [Eye of Hermes] shone upon it and soon discovered its true nature.

"Soul Paint Black...

Sure enough! It’s black again! "

Over the past six months, Roy has tried and failed time and time again, and he feels a little numb.

If it weren't for the fact that this was supposedly to help Mutrik but was actually for my own benefit, I would have almost given up.

However, to say it is a failure does not mean that there is really nothing gained.

Just like the four ultimate goals pursued by alchemists, to date, no one has truly achieved them...

This standard of "ultimate" and "perfect" is always changing flexibly.

Roy's goal was to refine colorful soul pigments and get the red, blue, green, yellow he wanted...

None of these things, which represent different emotions, were realized.

On the contrary, black is often obtained through [luck favor] and [unexpected surprise].

Perhaps all failures can actually be classified into this category.

"When using this soul pigment, one must be extremely careful, as it contains the soul energy condensed from all negative spirits, which may cause a mental impact on both the user and the viewer...

Crazy, insane, evil...

It's all in there! However, this kind of thing can actually be used as a weapon!

Let me think about it. If I have the chance, I can use it as poison or something like that!"

Pigments are sometimes poisonous!

Roy casually found some animal fat and mixed it with the black pigment. In a short while, he made a sticky substance similar to asphalt, which he then sealed in bottles.

"Specially crafted psychotropic toxin (level one)...

Bring it back to Wuta and sell it later!

Each bottle ranges from 5000 to 10000 magic stones!

This is a reasonable price for common consumables in the formal wizard stage.

If I don’t say it myself, who would know that this is a product of failure?”

"Meow! Master, you are so smart, meow!"

Hearing Roy's words, the black cat Domi beside him couldn't help but stand up, clapping his chubby hands and making a baby girl's voice.

In recent times, it has gradually stimulated the high intelligence function of the magical pet and started to learn to speak.

It has 100% unconditional admiration and closeness for the master who gave it a second life and merged part of his soul with itself.

However, since he has not had much contact with human society, Domi is not yet very proficient in the skill of flattery.

Roy smiled faintly, turned around and touched its head.

Immediately, to Domi's shock, he took out a small scarf, tied it around it, and handed it a small broom.

"Be good, help me clean the alchemy room...

I'm going to read a book first!"

"Meow meow!"

The black cat Domi raised his head and cried.

"I don't want to work!"

However, the master's mission cannot be disobeyed.

Domi pretended for a while, but seeing that his master was still hard-hearted, he had to meow.

"Activation"!
A magical pet itself generally does not have independent spellcasting capabilities, but as it has a special relationship with its master, like an external organ, it still possesses many special and convenient abilities.

For example, it is equivalent to a part of the master's body, transmitting touch spells (spells that require contact to be successfully cast, such as Alchemy, Touch of Death, etc.), shared spells (invisibility, flight, etc., which have effects on themselves and can be connected to each other through an invisible transmission chain), etc.

Roy engraved his innate witchcraft into his soul and replaced part of the black cat Domi's soul with his own soul.

In fact, there is a permanent and fixed "shared spell" effect that shares this "activation spell" with it.

The black cat Domi already possesses about 0.45 degrees of mental power. With the help of Roy's power, he can perform the "Level 4 Activation Technique" and easily leverage times the power of the spell.

In an instant, witchcraft energy of about 1.8 degrees emerged.

Brooms, rags, buckets, brushes and other objects all floated up, inheriting the intelligent body that Roy had constructed in his mind and began to operate automatically.

Domi cried strangely, jumped into Roy's arms, and started to act coquettishly by rubbing his belly.

Roy smiled, pinched its ears and left it alone.

Not long after, the black cat Domi couldn't sit still and ran out of the garden to chase butterflies.

Roy ignored it and continued to look at the book in his hand called "Fire Bronze Sculptures".

This is a collection of books given by my teacher when I was in Knightland. It talks about a kind of witchcraft that uses metal to cast bronze statues to create a mighty and majestic guard legion.

“Why must statues be made of stone instead of metals like gold, silver, copper, and iron?”

This question is also recorded in the book.

(End of this chapter)