Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 79: Alchemy, Refining Fame
Lin Bo made a plan and planned to use the first half of the night to learn magic knowledge from now on.

In order to master the crazy dwarf's prosthetic technology and improve it, he started with alchemy.

This is a discipline that focuses more on practice than theory.

[Tosculus] had recommended when he purchased the textbooks that it would be best to prepare some auxiliary equipment when studying alchemy, and if there was extra free energy, one could learn an auxiliary skill.

At that time, Lin Bo only had 6 disaster coins left in his pocket. He was extremely poor. He just glanced at the products recommended by [Toxulus] and was not tempted at all.

Moreover, he knew that he knew nothing about alchemy, so he planned to learn more about the subject before making any purchases to avoid being fooled by the shopping guide.

I pulled out a book from the bookshelf called "Diversity Collection, Ten Thousand Principles of Alchemy in the Universe". This is an enlightenment-level textbook compiled by a player from the Zongwang. It is very readable and suitable for complete newcomers.

Lin Bo translated it with great interest.

The book begins by stating that alchemy is the philosophy of exploring the nature of matter, and based on the different perspectives of different civilizational lineages, researchers from various fields have developed theoretical systems that lead to the same goal.

It is generally accepted common sense that during the alchemical process, substances will undergo several stages of transformation and eventually transform into another material. This is the foundation of alchemy.

A considerable number of scholars have attempted to control all variables and design perfect experimental plans in order to achieve standard process flow.

To this end, they put a lot of thought into the alchemical experiments, judging the properties of all the raw materials, designing the experimental process, and ensuring that each step achieved the desired results.

The information compiled by netizen [Picking up trash makes me happy] describes in detail the raw materials needed to refine activated metal wire, the dosage of each, and the equipment needed. Every processing step is clearly written.

Follow the steps to reproduce the results.

In terms of this idea, Lin Bo's existing auxiliary skills, pharmacist tongue identification and tactile endoscopy are sufficient to meet the needs of studying alchemy.

He continued to read the popular science textbook, which introduced a large number of different schools of alchemical theories.

One of the articles mentioned that some Taoists from the Eastern lineage took a different approach. By analyzing the breath emanating from the furnace, they could determine the stage of material transformation and often knew the results inside the furnace before opening it.

This statement made Lin Bo a little curious.

Now that there are no obstacles in upgrading his tactile endoscopy technique, he can spare some time to train a new auxiliary skill.

He opened the product list of Aoqi Magnificent Garden and searched by keywords. There were not many relevant results. There were the theoretical books he needed, but no relevant skill books.

So Lin Bo went online to talk to the trader.

[Thorus] himself is in hibernation again, but his subsidiary mind is always online.

[Lighthouse Guest] proposed that he needed an auxiliary skill related to Taoist alchemy. The Affiliated Mind immediately gave several recommendations, which were very professional and reliable, and could help with purchasing from other platforms.

After some selection, Lin Bo chose the "Smell the Marrow". Since this product is not very popular among auxiliary skills, the price is quite affordable.

You can purchase a skill book for 63 disaster coins, and increase the price to 99 disaster coins to purchase an upgrade package, which comes with a basic alchemy theory book that complements the skills.

Now that he still had enough money, he bought the upgraded package and paid an additional 2 disaster coins as an agency fee.

The blue ocean trade channel is opened.

The skill book for "Scent of the Marrow" was a scroll of bamboo slips. After untying the ropes and unfolding it, Lin Bo could read the characters carved into the bamboo slips in small seal script. He could still make out a few words, but he had only made out a few when the bamboo slips turned into a stream of light and disappeared between his eyebrows.

Smell the Essence: Lv1 (0/50) Identify the nature of the medicinal materials in the furnace by smelling them.

A strong cold current suddenly rushed out from his head and went straight to his nasal cavity, causing swelling and pain from the root of his nose to the wings of his nose, as if someone had lit a firecracker in his nose.

The discomfort quickly subsided, leaving only a slight soreness and itchiness. Lin Bo took a deep breath, and the cool autumn night air penetrated his skull, giving him the illusion that his crown had opened.

Very refreshing and enjoyable.

Close your eyes and smell it gently, the smell in the air has never been so distinct.

The delicate fragrance from the wooden tables and chairs told the mage how many times they had experienced the rise and fall of the sun and moon. The refreshing aroma of the fruit in the bowl whispered about the wind blowing through the branches and the rain bathing them.

There is also the dust remaining on the palms, telling me that I come from rocks, rusted metal, and peeling old paint.

Now, smell has also become an important way for him to listen to everything and discover its true name.

After a brief experience, Lin Bo withdrew his thoughts and began to look through the theoretical materials accompanying the "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Essence" chapter.

The training method for the Level 1 Smell the Fragrance and Know the Essence chapter is similar to that of the Pharmacist's Tongue Identification chapter. It involves judging the properties of the raw material mixture by smelling the emitted odors during the alchemy process.

Taoists regard everything that can be put into the furnace for smelting as "materials" and call the finished product "elixir".

Both studies involve the transformation of physical properties, but alchemists call it alchemy, while Taoists call it alchemy. Lin Bo once noticed that the true name of a cedar tree was broken into fragments of the true names of its wood, roots, and bark, and he also tasted the true names of various fruits gathered together in a mushroom to form a new name.

In the eyes of the True Name Mage, the transformation of matter is the change of the True Name rune.

So whether it is alchemy or alchemy, for him, it is all about refining names and talismans.

Same road, different scenery.

Although the scenery is different, it is still the same road.

With this moment of realization, the night watchman suddenly put down the alchemy theory he was studying and stared at the dazzling array of magic books on the bookshelf in a trance.

He did not buy the theoretical knowledge exclusive to the True Name Mage in the Ochi Magnificent Garden.

But in every branch of knowledge, there is a path that a True Name Mage can traverse.

Alchemy is the study of the flow of True Name runes, Enchantment is the study of magical language. Ritual studies focuses on the manipulation of magical power, which for him is a reference for controlling spell power.

Lin Bo felt relieved. When he first saw so many books, he felt confused and had no idea where to start. But now he had found his own way and no longer had to worry about making mistakes.

He drank the neuron-activating tincture as if it were water. In order to practice the "Bound Mind and Action Method" and keep the iron pill from falling, he also needed to drink a bottle of whale oil potion from time to time to replenish his spell power.

The side effects of the medicine continued to accumulate, causing dizziness and headaches. At midnight, I couldn't bear it any longer, so I meditated for two hours to restore my physical and mental state.

I read and took notes in the first half of the night, and read and took notes in the second half of the night.

Nothing happened in Shita Town tonight, and the patrolling seagulls found nothing unusual.

As dawn approached, after completing his planned study plan, Lin Bo left his desk.

He went to the storage room on the first floor, took out two large bags of materials, took samples one by one, put them in his mouth to taste, and began to identify the medicinal properties.

The medicinal materials are chewed in the mouth, ground by teeth and mixed with saliva, forming the simplest alchemy furnace environment.

The smell is released and diffused into the nasal cavity through breathing.

Taste and smell are inherently deeply interconnected, complementing each other. The Level 3 Pharmacist Tongue Perception Skill provides excellent guidance for the Smell and Fragrance Perception Skill.

Lin Bo listened to the clear murmurs of the medicinal herbs. After gaining a certain theoretical foundation in alchemy, he could hear more from the description of the raw materials.

The theories of tongue recognition and smelling fragrance are largely the same, and the medicinal properties and elixir properties are also largely the same.

So when the pharmacist identified the medicinal properties with his tongue, the prompt indicating that the skill was successfully released sounded twice.

[Final calculation result: [Pharmacist Tongue Identification] proficiency +1.6]

[Final Calculation Result: [Scent of the Marrow] Proficiency +1.6]

Materials containing magical powers are hidden from the wizard, but a skilled pharmacist can still infer their medicinal effects through tongue recognition, and beginners who are just starting to practice smelling the aroma will also benefit from it.

In addition, unlike the tongue identification method which requires the classification of medicinal materials and the judgment of their medicinal properties one by one, the main object of the olfactory aroma method is the mixture of multiple medicinal materials.

Simply add various medicinal materials to the furnace, mix and blend them into new elixir properties, and you can get the proficiency judgment again.

Lin Bo had a hunch that this skill would upgrade smoothly in the early stages.

He picked up a mushroom containing magical energy and put it in his mouth to chew. At this time, a strong umami and rich flavor suddenly released on the tip of his tongue and nasal cavity, startling him.

After tasting a few more of these glowing mushrooms, I found that although their medicinal properties were complex, they were all delicious without exception.

Lin Bo silently pondered the reason.

Magic is the power of miracles, and also the power of chaos and undividedness. It will express corresponding characteristics according to guidance.

He guessed that the all-purpose fungus did not use the absorbed magic energy to enhance the efficacy of the medicine, but instead strengthened the properties of the mushrooms themselves, making them particularly delicious, which was consistent with their usual hospitable nature.

Lin Bo then thought that this special mushroom could be used as a food additive and become a hot-selling product that people would flock to.

The fungal mat draws magical energy from whale scraps, creating delicious mushrooms, which are then harvested and processed into MSG for sale, generating profits for reproduction. If the cycle could be completed, it would be a path to prosperity.

Perhaps we could find a project agent within the Tower Guard Order. Only an organization with a financial source can develop healthily.

(End of this chapter)