Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

On the other hand, it also gave Loki a chance to prove himself, and to give the ministers and merchants who controlled the backbone of Asgard a chance to prove that Loki was no worse than Thor, whom they had long considered inferior.

This is why Loki took the festival so seriously, becoming so busy and fulfilled that Odin and Frigga were extremely pleased.

At the very least, if Ragnarok were to actually occur in the future, Loki's management skills combined with Thor's fighting prowess could reduce Asgard's losses somewhat.

Odin, who had been king his entire life, could see clearly that for Asgard, what truly mattered was never the royal family or the core forces represented by the merchants and ministers, but the people.

As long as the people uphold the name of Asgard, and as long as they recognize their king, Asgard will endure forever, even after Ragnarok.

As the festival approached, Asgard gradually became more lively, and Loki became increasingly busy amidst this excitement.

Sherlock was just as busy as Loki.

Loki was busy with his own future, while Sherlock was purely busy with the Tesseract and the Space Stone.

To be honest, the more Sherlock studied the Tesseract, the more certain he became of one thing: if Thanos hadn't wanted to embed the Space Stone into the Infinity Gauntlet, he probably would never have destroyed the Tesseract.

Compared to the rudimentary application of the Infinity Gauntlet, the Tesseract's use of the Space Stone within it has reached a level that Sherlock finds incredible.

The reason it was portrayed so poorly in the movie is simply because no one could actually make good use of the Tesseract.

Or rather, the conditions for utilizing the Cosmic Cube are simply too high. Even for Sherlock, without mastering the all-encompassing analysis of alchemy and the assistance of the Seven Deadly Sins, understanding and fully utilizing the Cosmic Cube's full power would be a joke.

Looking at the Tesseract spinning and disintegrating before him like a blooming flower, and the Infinity Stone gradually being revealed inside, Sherlock wore an excited expression.

This is an Infinity Stone! One of the most powerful items in the Marvel Universe. Heaven knows which is stronger, this thing or the Philosopher's Stone in my hand.

However, when the Infinity Stone, radiating a deep blue light, fell into Sherlock's hands, and when Sherlock activated his All-Encompassing Analysis, Sherlock was completely dumbfounded.

According to the feedback from the analysis of all things, the Infinity Stone in his hand is not an Infinity Stone at all, but a Philosopher's Stone that far surpasses the Philosopher's Stone he already possesses.

Furthermore, this thing that is read as Infinity Stones but written as Philosopher's Stone is not the complete Philosopher's Stone, but rather a damn incomplete version of the Philosopher's Stone!

In other words, this is a Philosopher's Stone with specialized spatial properties, and it should be part of a Philosopher's Stone!

To obtain all the Philosopher's Stones, you need to collect all the Infinity Stones!

Compared to the Infinity Stones, the Philosopher's Stone in his left eye, which can automatically recharge, can only be described as a crudely made, half-finished product!

This discovery excited Sherlock greatly; it was the kind of excitement that comes from seeing an unknown body of knowledge being unveiled before him.

As for why this happened, Sherlock had his own guesses.

Clearly, according to the Big Bang theory, when the universe expands to its limit, it will contract rapidly, and when it contracts to its limit, it will cause an explosion. The Infinity Stones are derived from this legendary Big Bang.

In other words, this is the most powerful 'Philosopher's Stone' ever created by the natural world through the sacrifice of a cosmic resource!

Once the six Infinity Stones are combined into one, becoming the true Philosopher's Stone, then the ability to grant any wish will no longer be just empty talk!

Chapter 313 Choosing the right cheat code makes leveling up every year feel like taking the college entrance exam!

Upon discovering this, Sherlock was so excited that he even trembled slightly.

This also explains why alchemists hold such a high status in the universe, as they are the only group that has mastered how to use the Philosopher's Stone.

Even some alchemists may spend their entire lives immersed in their alchemy, without ever having any contact with the Infinity Stones, let alone discovering their secrets.

Even so, perhaps due to the prestige of their 'predecessors,' those alchemists still gained an unparalleled status, even though they themselves did not know why they had obtained such a status.

This matter may simply be a closely guarded secret known only to a few powerful figures in the universe and a handful of alchemists.

Sherlock wasn't foolish enough to publicize it, so he honestly put the Space Stone into the Tesseract, and after modifying the Tesseract with alchemy, he embedded it into his mechanical left arm.

After completing these tasks, Sherlock excitedly began to use the Space Stone's abilities to experiment with his newly acquired 'toy'.

Aside from his near-unbeatable spatial cutting and fragmentation techniques, Sherlock gloriously declares that his Anywhere Door can retire.

The Infinity Stones are so much more convenient than the Anywhere Door!

Of course, using the Infinity Stones is not without its costs. After all, they are the most powerful Philosopher's Stones, treasures forged from the entire universe. When using the Space Stone, the computational workload of the entire alchemy increases almost exponentially.

But that's not the most crucial point. The most crucial point is that, because of the Philosopher's Stone's incompleteness, if one wants to bypass the Tesseract and use the Infinity Stones directly through alchemy, it requires testing the user's understanding of space.

If your understanding isn't high enough, even something as simple as opening a portal could lead you astray.

However, if you use the Cosmic Cube to manipulate the Infinity Stones, then you can only use the fixed programs within the Cosmic Cube.

To put it simply, the Cosmic Cube is essentially an external calculator. It only needs to calculate the coordinates of the target and the desired effect, and the Cosmic Cube can send codes to the Infinity Stones according to its own program.

However, if you want to use the Infinity Stones directly, although you don't have the massive computational demands of the Tesseract, it will test your understanding of spatial dimensions.

In other words, if you want to use the Space Stone, you must first learn a lot about space in physics!

Sherlock, upon realizing this, was completely bewildered. Why was it that everyone else who transmigrated could instantly become invincible, while he had to keep learning? He had to learn alchemy, he had to learn elixirs, and now that he had finally obtained a powerful cheat code, he found that he still had to learn it?

Sure enough, choosing the right "golden finger" makes leveling up every year feel like taking the college entrance exam!

Exhausted, Sherlock gave up thinking and randomly asked a guard to take him to the library of theoretical knowledge.

The good news is that such books on pure physics theory are not exactly a secret in the Asgardian palaces; anyone, even the general public, can apply to borrow them.

The bad news was that when Sherlock looked at the stack of books that was almost taller than him, he felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

The worse news is that this is not even half of the theoretical knowledge Sherlock needs to learn, and it doesn't even include basic knowledge and reference materials!

After silently cursing in his heart for a while, Sherlock could only adopt the same mindset as the rabbit during the college entrance examination and start burning the midnight oil. He practically lived in the library except for eating and going to the toilet.

While studying, he also cursed that physics was indeed not something a human could understand.

As Sherlock swam through the ocean of physics, cursing and raving, the outside world of Asgard grew increasingly lively.

As the festival approached, not only did a large number of aliens flock to Asgard to participate, but the entire environment of Asgard also began to undergo tremendous changes.

Under Loki's direction, countless flowers began to bloom as decorations along the main streets of the festival.

In order to make the festival even more exciting, Loki gathered almost all the least valued mages in Asgard to use various illusion magic to decorate the festival.

What should the decorations look like? Let's demonstrate the illusion magic in person!

What will the street plan look like? Phantom Magic will demonstrate the actual construction.

How can processes and guidance be made more efficient? Phantom Magic offers direct 3D stereoscopic projection!

Loki's actions revived the once-unvalued profession of mage in Asgard, at least the people saw the efforts of Loki and the mages.

As for the warriors who form the backbone of Asgard, although they were not so willing, they had to grit their teeth and admit that the mages had accomplished what they could not.

And in this process, Odin was undoubtedly the most delighted person.

Loki's actions inadvertently nurtured a new generation of Asgardian magical technology that had been disrupted, and even provided a new path for those who could not become warriors.

Although this path is still just a seedling that has just broken through the soil, it is enough to make Odin reconsider and rethink his arrangements for Loki.

Of course, Loki was unaware of all this, as he had been too busy with the festival to pay attention to anything happening in the palace.

But even under these circumstances, Frigga managed to find Loki.

"What? You want to put that thing in the festival parade? No way! Absolutely not! The festival is a political event to demonstrate Asgard's strength, intimidate outsiders, and ensure stability! What's the point of shoving something like that in here?"

"The public parade behind? That won't do either! The style of that thing is completely different from Asgard. How can we let that thing join the parade, let alone a separate parade?"

"Demonstrating the strength of Asgard's allies? That's a reasonable reason, but are you sure that thing can be any deterrent?"

"Mom, don't make things worse, I'm already overwhelmed!"

"Fine, fine, you're my mom, you're in charge! Can you please stop pulling my ear?"

After Frigga and Loki had a discussion about 'motherly love and filial piety', Loki left with a helpless expression, rubbing his ears and full of complaints.

Only after Loki left did Frigga look at the pink furry ball riding on the Flerken hiding in the corner and reveal a victorious smile.

The pink fluffy creature that received Frigga's signal gave Frigga a sweet smile.

Sherlock, who was engrossed in studying in the library, was completely unaware of all this.

Chapter 314 The Holy Sword of Physics, Kid!

When Frigga finally found Sherlock in the library of Asgard after making inquiries, the scene before her made her wonder if she had come to the wrong place.

In one corner of the library, a small 'castle' was built from a pile of books on physics and space theory. Inside the castle, a young man with a head of hair that looked like a bird's nest had a book in front of him. He was writing something frantically on a piece of paper with a pen in his right hand, while his left hand was gesturing constantly, as if he was assisting with calculations and understanding.

Most importantly, when Frigga arrived, the young man was still muttering to himself, using technical terms and formulas that most people couldn't understand.

If that were all, it wouldn't have surprised Frigga. What truly surprised her was that when she got closer, she saw that the young man was carrying a scarlet crowbar on his back and even had an Asgardian warrior under his feet.

Frigga couldn't understand what had happened. For safety reasons, she had to ask other people in the library what had happened to make the young man, who was supposed to be Sherlock, like this.

However, after learning the truth, Frigga looked at the small castle with nothing but speechlessness.

The reason is quite simple: Sherlock was hiding in the library studying spatial theory like crazy. Normally, this situation wouldn't cause any misunderstandings; at most, it would just make him seem a little crazy.

However, Sherlock spent almost 24 hours a day holed up in that fortress built of books, except for eating and going to the toilet. Over time, it naturally developed a smell.

The smell naturally affected others, but due to Sherlock's manic behavior, few dared to stop him. Gradually, Sherlock even became a strange urban legend in the library.

The legend naturally attracted warriors who chased it, but what no one expected was that when a warrior actually stepped forward, he was met with a one-sided beating from the young man who was obsessed with learning.

He even cursed the warrior while beating him, and even the weapon on the young man's back exuded an eerie feeling.

Such rumors surprised Frigga and made her a little curious. Almost subconsciously, she inquired about the so-called curse and weapons, but the result left Frigga even more speechless.

The weapon suddenly appeared in the young man's hand. Although it looked like an ordinary crowbar with a slightly strange color, its name was very imposing: the Holy Sword of Physics!

As for the so-called curse, Frigga felt a burning sensation on her face when she thought of it.

That's not a curse at all; it's just explanations and definitions of various formulas and technical terms! It just goes to show that Asgard's basic education really needs improvement. At the very least, it's really necessary to give them a proper education on these purely Muggle-like concepts.

Having understood the whole story, Frigga was now certain that the young man in front of her was most likely Sherlock, and even her gaze towards Sherlock took on a different quality.

Well, if Thor and Loki had the same dedication to learning as Sherlock, I doubt I and Odin would have any regrets even if we died tomorrow.

With a helpless sigh, Frigga walked towards Sherlock under the incredulous gazes of everyone in the library. Only after getting close to Sherlock did Frigga hear what he was muttering.

"The effect of gravitational fluctuations on space? A spatial channel from point A to point B needs to consider the effect of body weight on gravity? What the hell is the effect of my gravity on space when I weigh only a little over 100 pounds? Can this really be calculated with a brain? Physics, I'm so pissed off..."

Hearing Sherlock's complaints that were all "beep" sounds, Frigga's lips twitched, but she still forced herself to come to Sherlock's side and directly closed the book in front of him.

With Frigga's action, the entire library fell silent in an instant, and even Sherlock's complaints stopped abruptly.

"Which brute dares to try and eat my physics saint... Frigga? Hey, what are you doing here?"

Sherlock, who was initially quite irritable, calmed down the moment he saw Frigga. Thinking about his behavior just now, Sherlock felt somewhat embarrassed, after all, he was on her turf.

Frigga wasn't particularly surprised by Sherlock's reaction. She simply smiled at Sherlock before pointing at the barely recognizable Sherlock and saying...