The alchemy laboratory is the most important thing for alchemists, and Amy thought it would be difficult to find an open laboratory. But to her surprise, the doors of almost every alchemy laboratory were open, and without exception, they were turned into a mess.
No matter how drunk Rurik was, he would not be able to break them open one by one and go through them. I think someone with ulterior motives sneaked in while the alchemists were being arrested—most likely the magician who rummaged through the things.
Amy spent half a day cleaning up a laboratory and arranging various reagents and instruments neatly. During this period, Ella racked her brains and used her alchemical experience to complete the outline left by Paracelsus into several concrete plans that might be feasible.
Ella has not yet found the steps to synthesize red dye, so she can only use what the girl has prepared. If these dyes run out, Anna's illness will be hopeless. If Anna is converted into a ransom of two hundred thousand Nomis horses, then the value of this barrel of dye is already several times the same weight of gold.
To be cautious, Ella divided the small bucket of dye left by the girl into many portions and placed some of the dye outside. In this way, even if there is an accidental explosion in the laboratory, all the dyes will not be destroyed at once. As long as she is not seriously injured, she can immediately move to another laboratory and continue working.
The first step proposed by Paracelsus was "isolation," and she suggested that the eighth metal he discovered in the dye, "zinc," facilitated this step. Although Ella didn't know what the eighth metal Paracelsus was talking about was, she judged from the name that its etymology came from "zincum" in the language of the Seven Hills Empire, which appeared when smelting minerals. A white precipitate.
Ella didn't have time to refine this substance on site, but fortunately she kept some in the girl's room. After she found it, she took it out and mixed it with part of the dye, and then added some other substances to the dye according to her own understanding.
"Separate," which generally means roasting the substance with fire. But Paracelsus said that because the nature of this dye is unstable, the temperature may need to be kept at a moderate state when heating, which is much higher than the temperature in summer, but also lower than the temperature for boiling water. On many.
Amy volunteered and said: "Your Majesty, I am not afraid of fire, let me test the temperature with my fingers!"
Ella shook her head: "If only Loki's protector could complete this step, then alchemy would have died long ago."
As she spoke, Ella put a glass of water on the fire to heat, and put the test tube containing the dye into the glass of water with a clamp. It was one of the many distillation methods Jaber taught her. Amy felt strange at first glance, but after thinking about it carefully, she understood the reason and nodded repeatedly while marveling.
"Amy, you can't help much here." Ella said, "Go and help me clean out another laboratory. If anything happens, I will move the place immediately."
"What accident will happen?"
"This is a substance unknown to me, and anything can happen."
There was no joking in Ella's words. This made Amy's heart tremble. While in the Seven Hills Empire, Ella's laboratory caught fire more than once, and once almost burned down the entire palace. She complained to Ella frequently about this. But she never thought that maybe Ella already knew the risks, but was willing to take them.
——Because someone once said to her: In order to defeat the Tianfang Empire, the skill of alchemy is necessary.
She looked at Ella's busy back and bowed slightly.
"I'm going to clean the laboratory next door. Your Majesty, please be careful. If anything goes wrong, I'll be here right away."
The lab next door was messier and took more time to clean. It was late at night when Amy finished organizing the laboratory. A cat meowed on the roof, and an owl stood energetically on the tree outside the house.
Just when Amy was about to go back and persuade Ella to take a break, the explosion really happened.
Amy rushed out of the door in a hurry and kicked open the door of Ella's alchemy laboratory. Then the dark Ella and the much cleaner-looking smoke rushed out of the laboratory together. She rushed to a place without smoke, held her hands on the wall and coughed violently for a while. When she found Amy looking at her, she stood up straight and asked as if nothing had happened:
"The explosion was really powerful. Fortunately, the other dyes were moved out of the laboratory in advance. Amy, has the laboratory next door been sorted out?"
Amy shook her head and nodded again.
"It's all sorted, come on over."
Before Amy could answer, Ella had already half-stepped into the laboratory next door as if she was running away. But Amy's words made Ella stunned. She turned her head and asked strangely: "Amy, you won't scold me this time?"
Amy shook her head again: "I'd better go make your Majesty a cup of refreshing coffee."
"Yes, yes, coffee, we can't stay up all night tonight!"
Seeing that Amy didn't look like she was going to scold her, Ella rolled up her sleeves and dove into the alchemy laboratory.
Looking at Ella's back, Amy sighed softly. With how desperate her Majesty is now, she may have completely forgotten that Anna is the daughter of a rebel.
——Why must such a girl be kicked out of the Qiqiu Empire by her uncle? "
The first ray of sunlight in the morning shines through the window, bringing a touch of warmth to the room.
Ella leaned on the chair and looked at the two reagent bottles on the table with slightly dull eyes. One of the reagent bottles contains a red liquid with unknown effects. Another reagent bottle contains a white powder, the effect of which is also unknown.
She really separated these two very different things from that red dye.
"Did I succeed...? Or did I not succeed?"
The answer to this question can only be known if the drug is actually used on Anna. And such an opportunity may only come once.
She grasped the two reagent bottles firmly into her palms with trembling hands.
"Amy, call a carriage, I want to rush to Anna immediately..."
Ella suddenly stopped in the middle of her words - the first time after her mind was freed from how to make medicine, a bold guess shone in her mind like lightning.
"I should have noticed it a long time ago... Amy, quickly, find where George Starkey's laboratory is!"
"George Starkey? Your Majesty, why did you suddenly mention him?"
"The danger Anna is currently suffering from is not just disease... For her safety, there is something we must prepare before going to treat her!"
