Ella's hands and feet were tied, and she could only watch Dan mix the potion.
She had no special feelings about the discoloration of her hair. Although hair is a woman's second life, her blond hair was a direct reason for her encounter with the coup. Now it has been turned into tan. Rather than feeling angry, she feels a little lucky. Although it was a pity that her hair had become rough, but considering her status as a prisoner, it was nothing.
All her energy was focused on Dan's series of actions in mixing the potion. She had read many books on alchemy in the Wang Family Library. She always felt that Dan's series of steps were a little different from what she saw in the book. Some steps are rougher and more clumsy than those described in the book, and some steps are not mentioned at all in the book and seem to have no meaning at all. But this was the first time she had seen alchemy in action, and the other person was a member of the famous Hermetic School, so Ella just felt a little confused in her heart and did not dare to raise any questions.
Dan finally completed a series of steps. He blew out the fire in the small stove and poured the unknown substance obtained through the various steps into a flask. Just listen to Dan saying to himself: "Okay! In this way, in about fifteen days, the potion will be ready."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dan suddenly covered his head in pain: "Oh no! Fifteen days! How can I keep a girl intact among a group of savage pirates for fifteen days? I will send it to the King of Beasts tomorrow. ? No! Whenever this girl mentions hair, all my hair will be pulled out by the King of Beasts! How can I speed up the transformation of the substance in the bottle? I must speed up the reaction from the 15th to one night! Hermes, please guide me! No, it really doesn’t work... It’s obviously the best opportunity to please the King of Beasts, so now we can only let her be abused by ordinary pirates?”
Ella heard some clues from Dan's words. So, she used an alchemical code to test: "Since we want to speed up, why not use 'sulfur water' to 'dye' them?"
"'Sulfur water'? You mean the Philosopher's Stone? Oh my god, what nonsense are you talking about! Do you know what kind of substance this is?" Dan vented his anger at Ella, "It accelerates the transformation of matter. The secret medicine can even quickly transform base metals into gold! That is the ultimate goal that all alchemists seek in their lives! However, the Tepui civilization, which has studied the philosopher's stone most deeply, disappeared two thousand years ago. Some of the alchemical texts that came down and were slightly developed later were also burned hundreds of years ago under the order of Basileus of the Seven Hills Empire at that time - just to stabilize the currency, the damn Seven Hills Empire destroyed alchemy! The only one The document that has been circulated is the "Jade Record" preserved in the Library of Alexandria, which was the general outline for making the Philosopher's Stone. However, due to the attack of the Tianfang Empire, the Library of Alexandria was burned down due to the war later, and the "Jade Record" was lost! Since then, no alchemist has been able to find the path to refine the Philosopher's Stone! Not even the intersection!"
Dan's words gave Ella a full understanding of the current situation of contemporary alchemists. She realizes that this could be her perfect chance to escape her captivity.
"I may have seen the "Jade Record" you mentioned...it's in my bookcase at home."
"It's not a smart idea to play tricks on an alchemist from the Hermetic School." Dan stared at Ella with his big eyes, "Since you've seen it, tell me, what kind of book is it? How many books is it? Thick? What kind of paper is it written on? Which country's writing is it? Is the book cover red or brown? If you are wrong, I will use you as an alchemy material!"
"It's not a book... it's a jade plate... there are thirteen lines of characters on it, using the characters of the lost Tepui civilization..."
"It's the original text of "Jade Record"!" Dan jumped up excitedly. Then, he grabbed Ella's shoulders and shook her hard, "Tell me what's written on it, quick!"
"If you would let me go free after telling you."
Ella took the opportunity to make a condition.
Unexpectedly, Dan rejected Ella's request without thinking.
"You are my prisoner and you are not qualified to make conditions with me."
"Then you will never learn the secret of "Jade Jade Record" from me!"
Dan's expression suddenly turned terrifying.
"You seem to have made a mistake. A doctor or an alchemist cannot be the leader of a team. The reason why I can lead a team is because I am a "natural" level magician. Of course, under the influence of He Hermes’ protection.”
People protected by Hermes can receive protection in communication, consciousness, wisdom, travel, theft, etc. After reaching the "natural" level or above, you can even have the ability to steal other people's memories. Dan pressed his hand firmly onto Ella's head. Ella only felt a heat penetrate her skull and swim in her brain.
"In front of Hermes, there are no secrets in the world... Let me explore the depths of your memory... A jade stone slab, thirteen lines, Tepui's text, it is the real jade record, yes! Just let me Come and admire the greatest wisdom in the world!"
Dan closed his eyes and looked up into the sky, as if he was really looking up at a huge stone slab.
"This is the unquestionable truth."
"The upper comes from the lower world, and the lower comes from the upper world. The creation of miracles originates from the One, just as all things are born of the One and ruled by the One."
"Her father is the sun, and her mother is the moon. The wind nourishes her in her belly, and the earth feeds her."
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"Rising from the earth to the sky, and descending from the sky to the earth. In this way, the power of the Highest and the Lowest is obtained."
“In this way you can gain the light of lights and escape from darkness and ignorance.”
"It conquers all subtleties and penetrates all grossness."
"This is how the world was created, and it will be incredibly changed from now on. And this is the way."
"I am called the Triple Great Hermes, for I possess the wisdom of the three parts of the world."
"That's the great work I'm talking about."
——"Three-fold great Hermes, your wisdom scares me!"
Dan shouted suddenly and then opened his eyes.
"Do you know how to make a philosopher's stone?"
"No...this is just a general outline. But at least I have found the intersection of the road."
Dan slowly lowered his gaze and landed on Ella.
"Even though I have read the "Jade Jade Record", you can still talk to me in such a relaxed tone. You knew in advance that it was impossible to make a philosopher's stone with just a "Jade Jade Record", right?"
Ella turned her head to the side, ignoring Dan's question.
"You can't deceive me who is protected by Hermes! I just saw many other records about the Philosopher's Stone in your memory. You have read about the method of refining the Philosopher's Stone, right!"
Ella still said nothing.
"It will take a long time to read these records... No, I can't just throw you into that group of savage pirates. If your spirit is damaged, the knowledge in your memory may be missing!"
Seeing Dan's panic, Ella knew her plan was successful. Until Dan succeeds in making the Philosopher's Stone, he will try to protect her. I don't know how long it will take for Dan to discover that the "Philosopher's Stone" is just a cover deliberately created by Ella. In fact, after Ella read through the "Jade Record" and other alchemical records secretly stored in the royal library, she could not find a way to make a philosopher's stone at all.
