The mist is lingering and the water is rippling.
Gu Bei leaned against the bluestone pool, studying the feasibility of the plan with Chu Zihang.
Honculus refers to the artificial life created by European alchemists during the Renaissance, and also generally refers to the work of creating life itself. @*~~
The concept first appeared in the third century AD work "The Vision of Zosimus"
In a dream, Zosimos encounters a priest who becomes “his own opposite, a kind of mutilated anthropomorph (anthroparion).
In Greek, the word "humanoid" is similar to "homunculus", both referring to a small "human being".
Later, this theory was organized and summarized by Paracelsus (full name Philips Aurelius d'Ophrast Bombasz von Hohenheim), and he finally published it in "On Things". The book "The Nature of Homonculus" proposes the concept of Homonculus and describes the method of creating Homonculus.
Put the human genetic sequence (everyone knows it), various herbs, and horse manure into the flask and seal it, and keep it warm through the fermentation of the horse manure.
After forty days, a transparent human-shaped object appeared in the flask, but because it did not have a body at this time, it needed to be added with the blood of a living person and maintained at the temperature of a horse's womb for forty weeks for culture.
During this period, fresh blood must be added every day. If it is taken out of the flask or the supply of fresh blood is stopped, death will occur immediately.
The life that has been completed through these tasks has basically the same appearance as a human child, but its body is much smaller than that of a human being. It is also the so-called homonculus, the little man in the bottle.
Legend has it that Homunculus has possessed all kinds of knowledge since his birth.
"But I don't know anything about alchemy, senior brother."
Gu Bei's whole body was immersed in the pool water, leaving only his head leaning against the edge of the pool, with a warm towel covering his face: "Instead of telling me about these things, why don't you tell me about it?" Tell me about the difference between the genetic sequence of hybrids and human genes, or if there are any specific cases of making humans and hybrids, so that I can be more confident when making physical bodies in the future."
"That's where I was going."
Even though Chu Zihang maintained a sitting posture in the pool, he was like an old monk meditating under the waterfall, firm and unwavering.
“In fact, I looked through books on it in the preparatory school’s in-house library.”
Naturally, Kassel's internal collection of books cannot be placed together with the library of Peking University. If ordinary people discovered the secrets of the dragon clan and the secret party, it would be a big deal, so Kassel's books are stored in a separate room. The secret library.
Chu Zihang recalled the records he had seen: "According to the records of "The Development of Alchemy", Paracelsus, who proposed alchemical life, was himself a hybrid with extremely high bloodline. In his research, he tried to artificially create hybrids and even Pure-blood dragons were eventually secretly executed by the secret party for conducting forbidden research and endangering human beings and hybrid society."
"Tsk, it's so miserable." Gu Bei said with a sigh.
"This is nothing. Even if it is beneficial to the development of science, research on the human body is an unforgivable sin in any era except modern times. Even Andreas Vesalius, the father of modern anatomy, When doing research, we can only risk being hanged to steal the corpse."
Gu Bei admired him: "Devoting yourself to science is worthy of respect. Why is this Lexus a hybrid?"
Chu Zihang shook his head: "No, he is just an ordinary person."
Gu Bei became interested: "What happened next?"
"Later, Andreas Vesalius was accused of capital crimes by the Inquisition. After the king's intervention, he avoided a dead end and instead went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to wash away his sins. However, on the way back, Vesalius's ship was in danger and he died unfortunately. .”
"Hey, this way of death is not normal from any angle."
"Yes, the fact is that the Inquisition and the Secret Party joined forces to use the spirit of speech to cause Vesalius's ship to be shipwrecked."
Gu Bei was stunned for a moment, then lifted the towel off his face and stared at Chu Zihang: "No, wait a minute, why does the secret party still care about ordinary people's affairs?"
Chu Zihang was like an old monk entering meditation: "According to records, Vesalius studied it through dissection.
Through research, the existence of mixed-race society was discovered, and the existence of the secret party at that time was touched upon. "
"We have already done what these two guys have committed. So, if that's the case, are we afraid that we will be wanted by the secret party to the ends of the earth?"
Chu Zihang was as steady as an old dog: "There will be no problem if we don't get discovered."
Gu Bei slumped back again: "Indeed."
Chu Zihang continued to state the information: ""The Development of Alchemy" records that after Paracelsus died, many people tried based on the methods he left behind, including humans and hybrids, but everyone secretly Hiding and trying, no one tried to make a pure blood dragon.”
Gu Bei understood: "After all, not everyone is afraid of death, and it is basically impossible to succeed."
Because of the relationship between Old Tang and Norton, Gu Bei is probably the player who knows the body structure of dragons best in the world. If he wants to use crude alchemy to create a pure-blooded dragon, let alone a dragon king, even a third-generation inferior species will definitely not be able to do so. Might be successful.
Chu Zihang shook his head and rejected Gu Bei's understanding: "No, that's not the main reason. The bigger reason is because they can't find raw materials."
Raw materials…
Gu Bei's face looked a little strange. Update without error@
The first step of how to make Homonculus: put the human genetic sequence (the one shot on the wall every day) and various herbs into the flask...
Good guys, is this the main reason for limiting you?
Sorry, this is not something even senior BTs would dare to do.
Gu Bei immediately paid high respect to the alchemy sages.
"But all subsequent attempts failed, and no one except Paracelsus himself succeeded in making Homonculus."
Gu Bei frowned: "Then what do you mean, this Paramela succeeded? Did he artificially create a hybrid? Or was it the Dragon King?"
"No, this event was never recorded. The history of the Camarilla only mentions that they did not find any tangible results in Paracelsus' residence, so the alchemical community widely believed that he failed, but The secret party has never stated directly whether this research was a success or a failure."
"But in other literature, after the secret party executed Paracelsus, they found clothes and daily necessities that were completely incompatible with human body shape in Paracelsus' residence, and these things had been used traces, based on this inference, Paracelsus has a high probability of success."
Gu Bei asked: "The little man in the bottle..."
Chu Zihang shook his head: "I don't know. So far, this is an unsolved mystery in the secret party."
Gu Bei twitched his lips: "The story is good, but there is no difference between telling it and not telling it."
"No, there is still a difference."
Chu Zihang did not wear contact lenses, and his eternally burning golden eyes were reflected in the pool, burning quietly on the water.
"Leaving aside the issue of Homunculus' innate knowledge, at least this record proves that hybrid life can be artificially created. Plus you have experience in making ordinary humans, our plan is absolutely feasible."
"It's indeed possible. There's no reason why alchemy can't do things that both hands can't do. If you can't do it, it's probably because the method is wrong or you don't have enough ability. It's definitely not a problem with both hands."
Gu Bei did not refute: "The theory is feasible and there are practical cases. If we continue to study it for a period of time, then this plan does have a high probability of success. But senior brother, our problem has never been in implementation."
"Making plans, implementing actions, and preventing being discovered by the secret party are not problems. Our biggest problem is how to get Xia Mi, your little girlfriend, and the Dragon King to agree to your ridiculous plan. After all, it only depends on the two of us. Without a sneak attack, it is absolutely impossible to defeat a Dragon King. The only way is to play the emotional card and let her voluntarily give up the identity of the Dragon King, like Butterfly Lovers, who has to live in both places even if she turns into a butterfly. "
Gu Bei didn't know that he had misjudged Xia Mi's strength. He thought that all Dragon Kings were Norton and Virtue.
It can be said that although Xia Mi controls the power of the earth and mountains, he is a parallel import. In layman's terms, Xia Mi, the dragon king, is just wrong. The silver-like wax-tipped spear is not much stronger than the second-generation Taisu from Changbai Mountain, but not much stronger. many.
Stand up from the pool.
Come on, Gu Bei twisted his neck and looked at Chu Zihang: "To be honest, if I were the Dragon King, I would never agree to this kind of proposal. Of course, it does not rule out that Xia Mi is as stubborn as you, senior brother. Then she will be stuck on you for the rest of her life."
"Xia Mi, I'll figure it out."
Gu Bei withdrew the barrier, walked towards Old Tang with a towel, and muttered: "But if you can kill the Dragon King by falling in love, then this world is really ridiculous, and Cassell doesn't need to bother cultivating him." What kind of dragon-slaying warrior? Just recruit beautiful men and switch careers to the entertainment industry. When the time comes, just get some kind of dragon-slaying trainee, perform a wave of singing and dancing rap, directly harvest a lot of hybrids and little female dragons, and then the world will be peaceful... …”
Gu Bei came to Old Tang and pushed him with his foot: "Let's go back to Shadian."
Old Tang was leaning against the pool, motionless, as if he was dead. @*~~
"I blanch it!?"
Gu Bei reached out and slapped Old Tang twice, and Chu Zihang also came over: "What's wrong?"
"Dizzy."
"Isn't he the Dragon King?"
"Only the body belongs to the Dragon King."
Gu Bei pinched the magic formula, and Old Tang's body trembled for a while, and then he suddenly opened his eyes, and his red-gold vertical pupils were exposed to the air.
"What did you call me for?"
"Where's Old Tang?"
"Still asleep."
"Old Tang" had a look of helplessness on his face. The majestic King of Bronze and Fire actually fainted while soaking in the hot springs. If he said this, the other kings would probably laugh out loud.
Old Tang is still asleep, so naturally the person who controls the body now is not Old Tang, but the real owner, Norton.
"Then you can take over first. I don't want to carry him back to the hotel."
Norton nodded.
Chu Zihang took a second look curiously. It was not that he had never seen Old Tang before, but this was the first time he had seen Old Tang in Norton's form?
Norton felt Chu Zihang's gaze and glanced casually.
Chu Zihang suddenly felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. For a moment, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Even his golden eyes burned brighter.
Gu Bei slapped Norton on the head: "That sister of yours is still at the girl's bath next door. If you're not worried about her coming over and eating you, you can just wander around."
Norton scratched his hair and cursed in his heart: Just Jörmungandr?
If she really comes over, I will definitely join forces with her first, and I may not know who will eat whom by then.
But just thinking about it, although the person who controls the spirit has been changed from Gu Bei to Old Tang, Gu Bei still holds Norton's spirit contract in his hand and can forcefully take over control at any time.
"Also, collect your bloodline so that no one can see it."
"oh."
Norton, like a wronged little daughter-in-law, extinguished her dragon eyes.
The three of them left the hot spring pool one after another, changed their clothes and rested in the front hall entertainment area.
Gu Bei found a game console and put in coins to play Street Fighter. Chu Zihang stared at the endgame on the chessboard, while Norton wandered around, everything he saw felt new.
Although he has lived in human society for a year, Norton is still curious about current things and always takes some things to study the alchemy technology contained in them.
Later, after Gu Bei told him that this was science and not alchemy, Norton became more interested. Every day he would bother Old Tang to read more books on science, which made Old Tang, a scumbag, miserable.
But Gu Bei didn't stop him.
It's a good thing that Norton can find something he's interested in. At least this guy won't be like when he first woke up. In three words, he can't do without himself, human beings, ants, and destruction.
It turns out that neither a woman nor a dragoness can save time when it comes to bathing.
After Gu Bei finished his opponent with a spiral head hammer, Xia Mi finally walked out of the female soup.
"Ah - comfortable."
Xia Mi stretched out very unladylikely and looked at the three of them: "You are so fast."
No, you are too slow.
Gu Bei looked up and down Xia Mi, wearing a tank top, shorts, flat shoes, long legs and a slim waist, a good face, and a well-proportioned figure in the true sense of the word.
Just a little flat.
Gu Bei gave a thumbs up: "Junior sister can do it, senior brother is blessed."
Xia Miyang was proud.
Raising his head: "Of course."
Gu Bei shrugged, raised his hand to turn off the phone, and walked out the door first. Norton, maintaining Old Tang's marginal persona, followed closely behind.
Chu Zihang said: "Let's go."
Xia Mi stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, and then followed the three of them. When she got into the car, she glanced at Norton inadvertently...Why did she feel that this guy was a little different from before?
However, one more thing is worse than one less thing. Xia Mi doesn't want to break the last layer of veil with Chu Zihang at this moment.
The car started and drove back to Beihe and Old Tang's hotel.
Norton got out of the car first, and Gu Bei also opened the door: "By the way, you two won't come here tomorrow. I have some things to deal with."
Chu Zihang nodded. He knew that Gu Bei's purpose in coming to the capital was not only to help him implement his plan and enroll in school, but also had other arrangements.
"Do you need me to leave the car with you?"
Gu Bei shook his head, his eyes flickered to Chu Zihang and Xia Mi, and he smiled strangely: "Keep the car for yourself, remember to take care of the matter, otherwise I won't dare to help you."
Chu Zihang glanced at Xia Mi, twitched the corner of his mouth, and showed a smile that was barely scary: "I know. _o_m "
Xia Mi looked at the two people, a little confused. .
