Alchemy Principles of Type-Moon World

The Moon Spirit Marrow's tiny tentacles spread out like droplets, precisely targeting every intersection of the workshop's magical currents. Easily destroying its structure, it continued to interfere with it before it could repair itself. The circuits immediately shifted, attempting to reconstruct the workshop's repair zone with a different structure, but facing the Moon Spirit Marrow, whose intelligence far surpassed its own, this effort was futile. Kenneth quickly noticed this and retracted all branches on this level.

"It's a pretty good design. It's a relatively efficient option for dealing with invasions by the Holy Church." Newton nodded in approval. "When invading a workshop, the Holy Church's agents often choose to insert the black key wrapped in a Bible into the circuit to cut off the magic power, thereby disabling the workshop's operations."

"When it detects that magic power has been cut off, it will first attempt to reconnect at the point of disconnection." Newton's feet stirred up a gust of wind, sweeping through the closed hall and blowing away the gloomy fog. "If it is unable to successfully reconnect by breaking through the obstacle, it will choose to try to connect by bypassing it."

"Teacher, I have a question." Xing Qingqiu scratched his head. "Since all of this is based on the fluidity of mercury, is it possible to achieve a blocking effect by changing its properties?"

"For example, how about sprinkling some metal powder or sulfur powder to transform it into a compound, or rather, salt, thereby changing its properties?" Xing Qingfeng suddenly slapped his head. "Ah, there's an even better way. How about spraying liquid nitrogen on it to lower its temperature to below its melting point?"

"It's a feasible idea, but the cost-effectiveness isn't high enough." Newton nodded in approval. "The melting point of elemental mercury is nearly -40 degrees Celsius. Using pure physical methods to reduce the temperature would be time-consuming and laborious. Although magic can be used to achieve the same effect—"

"—But even if we can't restore the connection and re-establish the workshop's functions, there won't be any problems." Newton gestured for Xing Qingfeng to continue observing the retreating branch, "because the main workshop's functions haven't stopped."

"The symbol of the barrier isn't inside the barrier, but somewhere else. Using a spirit medium, the mercury is endowed with other properties, combined with its fluidity, and the barrier's main body, located far away, is projected here through the extension of the mercury. Furthermore—"

The tentacles of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid emitted tiny glimmers of light, illuminating the dimly lit hall. The spirits that had been wreaking havoc in the area had long since vanished, their whereabouts unknown.

"—The circuits made of mercury can also serve as passages for spirits. They can use the circuits to move freely throughout the building. If we completely destroy this layer, the workshop on this floor can be set up elsewhere, allowing the spirits to continue to harass us. If we don't destroy this layer, the workshop can continue to be set up here after we leave."

"What if the mercury evaporates into mercury vapor at high temperatures?"

"Same reason."

"What if it continues to affect the entire building?" Xing Qingfeng still hadn't given up on his idea. "The profit from freezing a single floor is too low, but if we freeze the entire building, no matter where he expands, it will be affected."

"We don't even need to invade this workshop. We can simply surround the building with a barrier and continuously cool it down or up. In just a few days, we can destroy all the mercury circuits in the workshop without any risk, right?"

"No, the progress may be even faster than I imagined." Xing Qingqiu turned to Newton and asked, "Teacher, can one person's magic power supply the consumption of the entire building?"

"For most ordinary magicians, no," Newton replied.

"Then there must be a power source within this building. Simply disabling the circuits near the power source will shut down the entire workshop."

"As expected of a student like that, your mind is truly sharp." A slightly distorted male voice echoed through the empty hall. "Just knowing the workshop's circuit materials, you were able to come up with a highly feasible solution. I wish my students could be as talented as you."

"It's a pity that I've already considered this issue. When I was renovating this building, I already set up a constant temperature barrier."

"What if every time you step into the workshop and ascend a level, the barrier is destroyed in advance and affects the next level?" Xing Qingfeng asked quickly. "Besides, can your energy source function normally in extremely cold or extremely hot environments?"

"The waste heat generated by the magic furnace is sufficient to withstand the severe cold. The heat energy is transferred along with the mercury, keeping it at a suitable operating temperature. Moreover, I have already designed a cooling system for the entire workshop circuit, originally prepared to deal with the large amount of waste heat generated during overload."

"So, there's a large heat source in your workshop that's constantly dissipating heat?"

"Really quick thinking..." Kenneth didn't mind revealing his wealth to Xing Qing and the others. "Yes, there are three magic furnaces in the workshop."

"You haven't prepared for high-intensity physical impact, right?" Xing Qingfeng grinned. "Use a thermal imager outside to observe the entire building. Once you find the target, use a missile to remotely attack and detonate it."

"……what?"

"You little brat, don't you have the grace and bearing of a magician?" Kenneth's distorted voice still revealed his suppressed anger. "How dare you resort to such despicable and despicable means!"

"No, it's you who's lacking in consideration here," Newton commented flatly. "It's 1997, and the relevant technology has long been developed, but you lack an understanding of the times. It's more like you're almost the same as the magicians of my time."

"If you were placed in the present, you could be considered to have some talent. But if you were thrown into the past two hundred years, you would still only be considered a person with a bit of talent. Whether from the perspective of theory or cognition, what is the difference between throwing you into the past two hundred years and putting you into the present?"

"You don't have the clear understanding of the times that a master would have. I find it hard to believe this is the quality a researcher should have. Or is the Magic Association still working behind closed doors?"

"This pathetic soul, bound by gravity, has yet to cast even a glance into the distance?"

“…You are criticizing.”

Kenneth was a little reluctant to accept Newton's advice, but he still chose to accept it.

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Volume 15: The Alchemist's Apprentice from the Fourth World War: . Don't be surprised by the lack of talent

"Hmm..." Xing Qingfeng looked at the building and suddenly asked, "What would happen if I flew a helicopter and blew up the top floor? Is your building bombproof?"

"The barrier does have a protective effect against all kinds of external impacts." Newton seemed unable to bear Xing Qingfeng's expression and added, "It will probably be difficult to cause sufficient damage."

"Oh..." Xing Qingwu nodded. "Wait, I saw in the elevator that this building has thirty-four floors, thirty-two above ground and two underground. I also learned that we only enter the workshop after we officially take the elevator to this floor."

"Does that mean the lower floors aren't protected?" Xing Qingqi's eyes flashed with excitement. "No, it's better to say that the foundation isn't protected."

"..."

silence.

"The structure of the workshop should rely on the structure of the entire building. So the most cost-effective way should be to blow up the foundation and destroy the entire building, right?"

Silence, but Xing Qingwu has got the answer from this silence.

"GOOD!"

"Teacher, what you teach is the most cost-effective." Xing Qingfeng nodded with satisfaction. "If it can't bear its own weight and is destroyed by its own weight, then even the most impeccable workshop cannot guarantee its structural integrity and normal operation."

"And it's also in line with our alchemist style. We can just make explosives and blow up the building, perfectly resolving the battle." Xing Qingfeng didn't notice the silence and continued, "Oh, I have a more suitable plan. You said Mr. Kenneth doesn't understand the technology of the current era. What about biological weapons? Are they deliberately hiding their DNA information? If not, how about a DNA-targeted virus?"

"Or, to put it simply, add a tiny amount of highly toxic organic compounds to the food. Without any magical fluctuations, it would be difficult to detect without special testing. Even a tiny amount would be fatal."

"Indestructible? What? It's full of loopholes!"

"Just based on the workshop's circuit materials and the high-rise structure being here, Xing Qingyu can make such an inference..." Xing Qingyu's tone became more and more arrogant. "How is it, everyone? Ah, it hurts..."

"I'm suddenly regretting teaching you alchemy." Newton retracted the hand he had just slapped on the back of Xing Qingjiu's head. "I have a feeling you'll become a terrorist if you learn it. Can you afford the casualties of blowing up an entire building?"

"I won't blow up the Twin Towers..." He seemed to have sensed the slightly awkward atmosphere. Rather, it was a dance that should be taken seriously, a magic duel, and the emergence of such an atmosphere was itself an extremely distracting performance.

In short, Xing Qingwu cleverly chose to change the subject.

"Oh, yes, teacher." Xing Qingfeng asked Newton, holding the back of his head, "What is the other conventional thinking you mentioned?"

"Sigh..." Newton felt a fatigue he had never experienced before. "Is this what it's like to teach? I've been teaching for 17 years, and you're the worst student I've ever taught!"

"Come upstairs with me and shut up. Remember what I say."

"Yes……"

"You two don't have to take the stairs," a slightly distorted, tired male voice echoed in the hall again. "I've disabled the elevator's protection. Please feel free to use yourselves."

Kenneth wanted to lash out. The student before him reminded him of the worthless fellow who stole his relic. But he was his own student. How he treated him and how he taught him were internal matters of the El-Melloi School.

But the brat before him was not like that. It was truly rude of him to be interfering with the gentleman who had come to duel with him. An inexplicable sense of exhaustion made him want to give in right then and there. This was clearly a rural recreational activity he was only participating in as a vacation, and this was clearly the legendary knight himself coming to his house for a gentlemanly magic duel.

But why did I meet that good-for-nothing guy Waver here? Why did I encounter such a rude student in a magic duel?

Calm down, Kenneth, and think about the students you are proud of.

……

not a single one.

"Lancer, I don't want to fight anymore. Just admit defeat." Kenneth really wanted to say this, but as the ninth generation head of the Archibald family, how could he lose his composure like this?

Wasn't I supposed to be taking my fiancée on a sweet, loving vacation in the countryside to bond? And who the hell was this Lancer who nearly cheated on me?

So tired.

What made him feel physically and mentally exhausted was perhaps more because of the impact on his ideas.

He had never experienced any setbacks, and never had to worry about running out of ideas. With only a modicum of ambition and the pursuit of modest goals, he had already surpassed all his peers, and to this day, no competitor had ever surpassed him.

Then, the fact that Kenneth is a genius should be a consensus between me and others.

But now, this consensus has been shaken.

It wasn't that he was surpassing himself in the realm of magic or any other subject, but rather that he was shaken on a simpler, more straightforward, yet most fundamental level—

——Is your own knowledge still at the level of two hundred years ago?

If someone else had accused Kenneth in this way, or even offended him like Xing Qingjiu, he might have taken it completely to heart, simply seeing it as someone envious of his talent. That was perfectly normal; the same words spoken by different people would have different effects. But the other person was a renowned alchemist, a genius whose name was etched in the history of mankind.

Kenneth, not only had never experienced setbacks, he also didn't have excessive ambitions. He took it for granted that he could showcase his talents, and he had never considered ambitious goals.

——After all, isn’t success a matter of course?

"Without extraordinary vision and cognition, what qualifications do I have to be complacent about the title of genius others give me?"

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"Xing Qingjiu, what do you think a genius should be like?"

"Hmm...someone with far greater talent than others?"

"They're just ordinary people who've been blessed with some innate advantages." Newton sighed, perhaps dissatisfied with Xing Qingqu's previous remarks. He said to him earnestly, "A so-called genius is someone who guides ordinary people and paves the way for them."

"Mortals spend their lives in mediocrity, eager to move forward but limited by their knowledge. Mediocre people cling to the past, willing to let the world stagnate for the sake of trivial interests."

"Their souls are bound by gravity." Newton shook his head. "Thus, to free them is the mission of genius born here."

"Mortals are powerless to walk with me, and mediocre people have no desire to walk with me, so I will end up alone all my life." Newton looked at Xing Qingjiu, "Coming from the future, with a vision far beyond the present, you naturally have the qualifications to be a genius—"

"—But you have to remember that genius is not genius because of himself, but because of the mortals who need to be saved." Newton sighed and continued, "Alas, I am really old. If only I could understand this when I was young. Back then, when I looked at others, I always felt that those who were unworthy of walking with me had no need to exist. Just appearing in my presence was enough to disgust me."

"Are geniuses born from those who need saving?"

"That's why I am the Messiah. When I was young, I was arrogant and thought I was entrusted by the Lord. Therefore, I came to this world as a prophet to decipher His mysteries."

"Only when I got older did I understand what the self-proclaimed Messiah really meant. As the savior, I should save the future of others."

"A soul that cannot escape the pull of gravity has no future and will perish along with this planet."

"This is a responsibility I choose to bear. I will not impose it on others and then flatter myself that the ideals have been passed down."

"I just don't want the mistakes I made when I was young to be repeated on my students."

"I've got that in mind," Xing Qingfeng replied seriously. "Don't worry, I won't blow up the building."

"Ah..." Newton shook his head and cast his gaze towards the barrier outside the door. "Let me show you another way. There are more than twenty layers of barriers left. You can practice on them yourself."

"Yes, Sir!"

Stepping into the barrier—no, more like a temple projected within the workshop—a dense barrage of magic bullets, curses, and countless traps were simultaneously activated, transforming the entire floor into a completely alien world and overwhelming the two, carrying the spirits from before with them. The monotonous barrier on the previous floor was merely an invitation for Newton to warm up; the battle that followed was the real deal.

"This is a rare opportunity. Try catching two magic bullets and feel the difference." Newton pushed Xing Qingfeng out of the protection of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid. "Although firing fireballs is almost impossible for alchemists, if you have the chance, you should try it and feel the difference between these magic bullets and curses of different properties."

The magic bullets and curses struck Xing Qingyu, but failed to cause any harm. Every time he was hit by a magic bullet, Xing Qingyu felt a surge of energy flowing through his body, but it was ultimately fleeting, leaving no trace.

"This is……?"

"This is magic," Newton said without turning his head. "Your soul refuses mystery. Even after incomplete materialization, it still possesses the same properties."

"Oh my god, completely immune to magic?" Xing Qingfeng ran around in the barrier, ignoring the flying magic bullets. "So I'm supposed to be an enemy mage!"

A passing spirit slapped his head away, and the beam of light that had been gathering energy for a long time swept across and hit his chest accurately, smashing it into pieces.

"Aieee 疑零々〆壹奇四五韭俬镹拔eeeeee!!!" Xing Qingfeng didn't care about his shattered upper body at all. He ran back to the protection range of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, shouting, "Ghost, why is there a ghost here?!"

"You can't do that yet. If you completely reject the mystical, you should have left this world long ago," Newton said. "For missiles made of pure mana like this, if the mana they carry falls below a certain level, their mystical power will be rejected and reduced to mere mana."

"But discussing anything without considering its magnitude is meaningless," Newton continued. "If the energy is large enough, it will smash your head before the mystery is rejected. And your soul is not completely materialized, but rather in a state of soul-matter coupling."

"Soul materialization..." a distorted male voice cut through the roaring rain of magic bullets. "Are you not talking about...?!"

"The Jade Method, you seem to call it the Third Method. It's just a method of transforming the five elements. This is my first project as an alchemist, so what's the big deal?"

"Oh, yes. The ultimate goal we alchemists pursue, 'the transformation of events,' lies within the realm of the Jade Law."

"The Jade Law explains the relationship between matter and soul, the interconversion of matter, spirit, soul, magic, and ether, creating an endless flow of energy, a perpetual motion machine. Continuing the development of the world, the five elements transform and combine to form the myriad forms of creation, thereby revealing limitless possibilities."

"You just use this secret method like this..." Kenneth almost lost his composure, but was interrupted by Newton before he could finish his words.

"If you understand, remember it. Knowledge isn't something you should just keep on the shelf and collect for yourself. So what if the Third Law is so important? I can't open this black box. Understanding is best. If this sudden enlightenment becomes the next generation of magic, I'd be overjoyed."

"I can't understand the Jade Spirit! The method of transmission is nothing special. What I'm talking about is also the secret of alchemy. It's not bound by mystery at all. Study hard."

"I pay tribute to your noble character..." Kayneth shuddered, unable to believe that knowledge treasured by countless magicians was so readily available before him. In his mind, such secrets were family secrets, treasures passed down from generation to generation, engraved in magic seals.

"Xing Qingjiu, don't learn from these magicians in the future," Newton said. "Sharing knowledge is more painful than killing them. Even under the banner of a magic academy, they only teach trivial things. I'm really fed up with this disgusting shortsightedness. If it weren't for my shortsightedness and selfishness, I wouldn't have had a misunderstanding with Leibniz and ended up falling out completely. Sigh."

"Now, let me teach you the second common way to deal with a barrier." Newton waved his hand, changing the subject. "You should also keep an eye on that kid in the workshop."

"This is how this dress is used."

The bulk of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid exploded on the ground, its fine, downy tentacles rapidly crawling across the walls of the hall, emitting faint glimmers as the magic flowed. Thin, delicate magic circuits formed a complex structure, etched across the hall. Simultaneously, they severed all connections within the workshop's existing circuits and connected themselves to the main circuit.

"Mercury possesses computing power and self-discipline, yet you're using it as a mere battle talisman?" Newton said disdainfully. "Whether it's instantly deploying a barrier or channeling magic power to create a clone, both are far more sophisticated than yours."