"You said this is the Philosopher's Stone, are you right?"
Rhodes asked in disbelief.
"I can't be wrong, this is indeed the Philosopher's Stone!" Kalenda's eyes shone, and he nodded and assured, "With the Philosopher's Stone, the process of smelting artifacts will be much simpler, I am fully confident , complete the smelting of the combined artifact! To smelt the artifact, you need to consume a Philosopher's Stone that is about the size of an ordinary Cregan's fingernail, and the Philosopher's Stone you took out is about the size of your thumb, and there is still a lot left after the smelting is completed. !”
Rhodes looked surprised. He never expected that when he took out the crown, the problem that troubled him would be solved, and he would no longer need to collect additional materials.
Regarding the gems on the crown, even with Rhodes' knowledge, he could not distinguish all their types. The red stone was one of the gems that Rhodes could not confirm.
Rhodes could never have imagined that this gem, whose name he didn't know and seemed to him to be insignificant, was actually the legendary Philosopher's Stone. No wonder when North pretended to be the lich, his first thought was It’s about getting the crown back.
Seeing that Rhodes seemed to still have doubts, Kalenda stretched out his palm and lifted a large piece of volcanic rock from the side. As the volcanic rock came into contact with the red stone on the crown, incredible changes occurred in front of Rhodes' eyes.
The volcanic rock, which was steaming and still stained with magma, seemed to be frozen instantly under the touch of the Philosopher's Stone. The rough lines on the surface became smooth and smooth, and the golden light bloomed, turning it into something bigger than A gold nugget larger than Rhodes's body.
"Midas turns stone into gold..." Seeing this scene with his own eyes, Rhodes finally believed Kalunda's words. The crimson stone embedded in the crown was the Philosopher's Stone that countless alchemists dreamed of.
Turning stone into gold is only the most basic ability of the Philosopher's Stone. Any alchemy or potion production can be added to the Philosopher's Stone, thereby greatly increasing the success rate and producing all kinds of incredible changes.
If the alchemists of Brakada knew that Rhodes held such a large piece of Philosopher's Stone and were still unaware of it, they would probably fall into deep madness.
Following Kalunda's movements, the light on the surface of the Philosopher's Stone dimmed slightly after it completed the Midas touch, but Kalunda didn't care. What he needed was not the power contained in the Philosopher's Stone, but itself.
Kalenda waved his hand back, and the heavy gold nugget fell into the magma. The splashing magma spread on his body, but he seemed not to feel anything. His body had been completely transformed by the hell environment.
"Should we start smelting now? I heard that the demons are conducting trials recently. I am also free here. After the trials are over, in addition to forging the divine sword, I will also strengthen the weapons for Sellon and his subordinates. ..." Kalenda asked Rhodes while holding the crown.
Rhodes naturally had no problem with this: "Let's start now. Just use the Philosopher's Stone as you see fit. There is no need to save."
After receiving Rhode's affirmative answer, Kalunda nodded and immediately began to smelt the combined artifact. The first thing he needed to do was to take out the Philosopher's Stone embedded in the crown. However, he felt a little embarrassed.
"There is something that I have been paying close attention to since just now. I want to know what kind of treasure is this crown inlaid with the Philosopher's Stone?" Kalunda asked.
"Is there any problem?" Rhodes looked at him with some confusion.
"I'm just a little strange... The gems on this crown are all rare in the world. Even the Philosopher's Stone is just one of them, and it's not at the center. Once it is inlaid with gems, what will happen? What effect does it have?" Kalunda's voice was slightly trembling, "If I just remove the Philosopher's Stone, I might destroy this treasure..."
"There's nothing to worry about." Rhodes shook his head and replied, "Instead of keeping this half-finished product and not knowing when it can be restored, it is better to maximize its value now."
Kalenda sighed. Although he couldn't bear to see this treasure destroyed, the owner of the treasure, Rhodes, said so, so he no longer refuted it.
Kalenda held the crown smaller than his finger and carefully cut along the edge of the Philosopher's Stone on the red divine sword beside him.
Even though it is only the prototype of the Divine Sword, the red sword still has extremely terrifying power. When the sword's edge touches the crown, it is like a hot knife cutting through butter. The edge of the crown melts quickly under the burning of the Divine Sword, without any barrier at all. .
On the side, Rhodes wisely did not step forward, but looked at this scene solemnly from the side. This was a rare opportunity to feel the power of the Doomsday Blade.
The unfinished Red Divine Sword will shine in the third expansion pack. The only one that can compete with it is the other Divine Sword stored in Erathia, which is the Angel Alliance in the hands of the Archangel.
If the Titan's arrow is a symbol of lightning, then the divine sword in front of him is the fire of doom that burns everything. Even if it is not completed yet, its momentum is still overwhelming that of the Titan's arrow.
Rhodes took a deep breath. If the smelting could be completed smoothly, with three artifacts added to his body, he would be able to compete with the crimson sword, but he would still be far behind in terms of physical strength.
While Rhodes was thinking about it, Kalunda, who successfully cut the Philosopher's Stone from the crown, also started the next stage of smelting.
Kalenda handed the crown, which had been completely melted and the other gems were more or less damaged, back to Rhodes after it was cut. He showed an apologetic look, and then waved his hand to remove the three artifact components that formed the source of magic power. He was thrown into the hot magma together.
Rhodes held his breath. He knew that the smelting at this time had reached a critical stage.
Rhodes recalled that the magma in the Doomsday Volcano has the ability to burn everything. Even creatures that can resist fire will be burned up by the magma when they come to the Doomsday Volcano, and the divine sword has absorbed this power. , appears to be extremely powerful.
The parts of the artifact that were supposed to be extremely strong and would not be damaged by any attack, actually showed signs of melting at this moment. The ground trembled, and there seemed to be faint screams and roars in Rhodes' ears. They were the screams of the artifact components.
In the magma, several melted artifact parts merged with each other, but they separated instantly, and they were incompatible with each other.
Seeing that the smelting of the artifact was about to fail, and the components of the artifact would be completely burned by the volcano, Kalunda saw the right opportunity and put the Philosopher's Stone in his hand.
The next moment, golden light burst out from the volcano, and majestic magical elements spewed out along with bursts of black smoke. The entire volcano seemed to be showing signs of erupting.
