Wizard: I can refine all things.

Chapter 18 Treasure Trove: Waste Paper Pile

Anna's lesson was excellent; her explanation of the ancient art of alchemy was both profound and easy to understand. The two-hour lesson flew by, and as soon as the time was up, Anna left the classroom in the same whirlwind as she had arrived.

"Alchemy... this stuff works really well with the Miracle Forge."

Richard looked at the blackboard and stroked his chin. Alchemy covers a wide range of topics, the most well-known of which are potions and magical armor.

Potions require recipes and extensive practice, both of which are extremely resource-intensive. The same applies to magical equipment, commonly known as magical items by apprentices. Spell models and practice materials are not much cheaper than potion recipes and ingredients.

But this was not a difficult task for Richard.

Extensive practice can be compensated for by refining skills, just as potion recipes and spell models can be directly refined.

Moreover, according to Anna, alchemy, while expensive, can also be profitable. Her alchemy shop in the academy's commercial district brings her nearly a hundred magic stones in revenue each month.

And this is even when she doesn't have time to take care of it.

"The library should have books on alchemy; I'll go check them out later."

After leaving the classroom, Ellie wanted to drag Richard to the shopping district. The prosperity of the shopping district seemed to have awakened the part of her blood that loved shopping.

"No, I'll go to the library instead."

Richard waved goodbye to Ellie, who stomped her foot in frustration as she watched Richard's retreating figure.

When I returned to the library, the librarian, Fina, was not there this time.

Richard was searching for books on alchemy in the crystal ball when a batch of books with unknown titles caught his attention.

"Unknown? That's interesting."

Li found the area where the unknown books were kept and discovered that many apprentices were selecting them.

"Senior, may I ask what these books with unknown names are?" Li Zhao asked a young-looking apprentice.

"Oh, a new student?" The apprentice was somewhat surprised. "These books are the notes of some death wizards from the Wizarding Wars. These notes are written in cipher, and no one but the wizards themselves can understand them."

The dean put these notes in the library, hoping his apprentices might happen to decipher them.

As she spoke, she pointed to the apprentices around her.

"We're all here to try our luck."

"I see. Sorry to bother you."

Richard's heart pounded when he received the reply.

He suddenly had a bold idea.

He picked up a notebook, the symbols of which were completely different from wizarding script. But Richard did not attempt to decipher it; instead, he tried using the Miracle Forge.

[Ingredients: An unknown wizard's notes]

[Retrievable Information: Constitution Enhancement Potion Formula]

[Refinement Cost: 25 Spirit Points]

[Insufficient mental strength]

"Sure enough, these ciphertexts can also be extracted."

Richard suppressed his excitement, his gaze sweeping over the bookshelves as if he had discovered a gold mine.

He put the notebook back in its place and noted down the number. He didn't yet have enough mental energy to refine this note, so he had to put it aside for the time being.

But with so many notes, Richard believed he could extract the essence from at least one of them now.

[Ingredients: An unknown wizard's notes]

[Retrievable Information: 132 Failure Cases]

[Ingredients: An unknown wizard's notes]

[Extractable Information: 342 diary entries]

[Ingredients: An unknown wizard's notes]

[Extractable Information: Experiences of mating with thirty-two different kinds of otherworldly creatures]

……

As Richard continued to probe with the Miracle Forge, his expression changed from ecstatic to somewhat bewildered.

Why do these wizards write all sorts of things down in their notebooks?!

Richard angrily put the notebook recording his mating sensations back in its place and then noted down its number.

Cough cough, don't overthink it.

Richard was simply interested in the physical structure of otherworldly beings.

After searching the bookshelf for a long time, Richard finally found a notebook that he could extract from.

[Ingredients: An unknown wizard's notes]

[Refinable Component: Bloodline Alchemy Recipe]

[Refinement Cost: 15 Spirit Points]

[Whether to extract]

"no."

Richard placed the crystal ball against the book's number, and a flash of white light appeared on the crystal ball, revealing a line of text inside.

[Apprentice Richard has borrowed book number N7891 for three days. Please come to the library to renew your loan upon expiration. This book is free; your loan record is allowed.]

"Free books can be recorded, so books that require magic stones definitely can't." Richard stroked his chin. "I wonder what method the academy used to prevent paid books from leaking out. Is it a curse?"

Richard, however, didn't think much of it; he was a man of principle.

Richard returned to his dorm with his notes and began to extract key information. He then experienced another fainting spell, and when he awoke, it was already dark.

"Let me see what this book on bloodline alchemy is about."

Richard absorbed the white light, and thus learned the truth about bloodline alchemy.

"By integrating the bloodlines of other creatures into one's own body, one can gain abilities or power when necessary. Moreover, it's not just one kind of creature; this bloodline alchemy can actually fuse the bloodlines of multiple creatures together, achieving a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts."

As he looked through the notes in front of him, he suddenly remembered Saban, whom he had killed.

Saban's situation seems somewhat similar to bloodline alchemy. Could it be that their legendary knights were all wizards who used bloodline alchemy?

Thinking of this, Richard quickly took Saban's armlet. Comparing the contents of the armlet with the information in the notes, the breathing rhythm recorded on the armlet was very similar to that in the notes. The notes referred to this breathing rhythm as a breathing technique, a method used in the first stage of bloodline alchemy to stimulate bloodlines.

Thinking of Saban, who was exhaling white breath from his mouth and nose at that time, Richard slapped his thigh:

"As expected! The essence of legendary knights is bloodline alchemy. The legendary knights who are said to be incredibly strong and possess various special abilities are nothing more than wizards or even wizard apprentices who have used bloodline alchemy."

This discovery thrilled Richard, and he couldn't wait any longer, so he grabbed his notes and headed straight for the college library.

"An Introduction to Alchemy," "Ancient Alchemy," "On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Bloodline Alchemy"... Li Zhao found one book after another about alchemy, and at this moment, he had an idea in his mind.

He wanted to build a complete combat system centered around alchemy.

Wizards employ a myriad of methods, and if these methods were represented as individual cards, each card would have a corresponding solution. Richard's idea was to build his own deck using Alchemy as its core card.

What he is doing now is determining whether alchemy can shoulder this great responsibility.

As Richard turned the pages of books, he absorbed various information about alchemy, and his understanding of alchemy became more comprehensive. His idea of ​​using alchemy to build a combat system also became more firm.

Magical armor, magical potions, bloodline alchemy, magic circles... Alchemy not only covers a wide range of things, but its depth is also enough to serve as the core of a combat system.

After reading through all the borrowed books, Richard breathed a sigh of relief.

The outline of a combat system centered on alchemy and supplemented by various spells began to take shape in his mind. What he needed to do now was to broaden his knowledge so as to fill in the outline completely.

Before that, he still needed to complete one more thing.

That is to find a mentor from whom you can learn alchemy.

Please read on! (。ω。)

(End of this chapter)