Author: Shenyu Buzhou Mountain

It was already evening when Lu Yuan returned to the nursing home.

Things were more complicated than he thought. "Collecting alchemy materials" was easy to say, but it was not easy to actually do it. Especially for a semi-disabled person like Lu Yuan who didn't have much strength and needed to use a wheelchair to go out, it was even more difficult.

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And after all, "magic civilization" and "Earth" are two completely different worlds. The basic physical laws are very different, and the materials formed are very different. For example, Lu Yuan clearly remembers that a large number of oceans appeared in the mother goddess's dream.

What appears is a jade-colored crystal, by no means azure blue.

Coincidentally, when passing through the A-02 ward, Su Ranqing was bidding farewell to several public officials. Unlike Lao Gao and Xiao Lin who were traveling lightly in the morning, they carried thick briefcases, wore glasses, and had meticulous hair.

, a very classic clerk image.

"This girl is quite busy with her business..."

What Lu Yuan didn't know was that these people were employees of the "Stability Maintenance Section" of the Special Investigation Bureau. They came here just to deal with the aftermath, sign a confidentiality agreement, and get psychological counseling.

Su Ranqing also noticed Lu Yuan.

——Such a handsome guy is sitting in a wheelchair, and there is a small snakeskin bag hanging on the back of the chair. This picture is quite strange, and it is difficult not to attract others' attention.

"Hello, I am newly moved to A-02." Su Ranqing smiled and nodded to Lu Yuan:

"I didn't disturb you last night, did I? Well, I was in a bad state of mind when I first moved here..."

"It's a bit scary. When you got out of the ambulance, you were wearing a belt." Lu Yuan nodded, but what emerged in his mind was the girl's dark and gloomy dream, that bottomless black well, which made Lu Yuan also

There is lingering fear in my heart.

"I see you are in good condition now, why don't you leave the hospital?"

"The doctor said it's best to keep observing. Moreover, the scenery here is very good. It's good to stay for a while. You can jog on the grass and the beach to the east is also suitable for swimming."

"very nice."

"Ah... I'm sorry." Su Ranqing realized that she might have said the wrong thing. Talking about sports in front of a man who was in a wheelchair at a young age seemed a bit like showing off.

"It's okay." Lu Yuan chuckled and operated the wheelchair to leave.

He was very interested in this girl's dream, the dim snowflakes and the gloomy black well. Lu Yuan thought that he could explore it again tonight.

Returning to his room, Lu Yuan locked the door, came to the desk, untied the snakeskin bag, and the contents fell apart with a splash.

Pebbles, moss, rusty nails, shells...

These are what Lu Yuan gained this afternoon.

"Tonight I will try alchemy for the first time, and then I will go to the dream world tonight."

It was already dark outside, and Lu Yuan closed his eyes.

He didn't eat dinner, but his hunger made him extra awake. The memories of the Mother Goddess that he had sorted out came to mind, and he thought over every detail of the extraordinary knowledge several times.

Half an hour later, darkness fell completely. Lu Yuan rubbed his eyes and picked out two pebbles and a shell.

Like the magician, the introductory task of the alchemy apprentice is to "light a flame".

Under conditions of complete darkness, the stone touched by the Mother Goddess is awakened, the soul of the stone burns, and then the "fire of prayer" is ignited on the shell.

As the primordial god who emerged from the endless ocean, the stone he touched naturally refers to the pebbles, which is a strange metaphor of alchemy.

As for the fire of blessing, it is a formation that every alchemist must master. How can you do alchemy without fire?

"The first step is to hold a pebble in each hand and strike it."

Bang, bang.

After two crisp sounds, Lu Yuan completely entered the state.

"O resting souls, we are all the flock of the Mother Goddess."

Lu Yuan hummed softly and kept making various shapes with his fingers, sometimes like a lotus, sometimes like an animal claw.

Low-level alchemy apprentices have weak spiritual power and need specific rituals to communicate with their souls. Spirit dance is a very common method, but Lu Yuan has limited mobility, so he can only use this simplified "finger dance".

While "dancing", he picked up moss and iron nails.

Moss is spread on the cobblestones, symbolizing the fingers of the Mother Goddess; the iron nails tap the table with a special rhythm, imitating the clanging sound of the river of time.

This process lasted for an hour, during which Lu Yuan independently completed a complete "awakening ceremony" by tapping and dancing with nails and fingers.

There are two cores of alchemy.

One is "refining", which refers to methods, such as special rituals, prayers, secret medicines, and more mysterious methods.

The second is "gold", which is material.

There are as many schools of alchemy as there are stars, but their fundamental philosophy is "all things have animism"!

Because of the "spirit", the metal can roar, and because of the "spirit", the mountains and rivers can shed tears.

However, until Lu Yuan's throat felt itchy and his mouth was dry, there was no trace of flame on the shell.

Lu Yuan stopped silently and tapped the pebbles.

He didn't give up, he was just thinking silently.

For a race that invented "science" and used its power to suppress life on a planet, wisdom is always the most trustworthy weapon.

"Alchemy is not the same as magic."

"[Spirit] in alchemy has a very broad concept, including mountains, rivers, vegetation, snowflakes and breezes, animals and plants. It can be said that as long as matter exists, there is a spirit."

"According to alchemical theory, the thoughts and emotions of intelligent life are the most peculiar kind of spirit."

"The earth perfectly fits the basic principles of alchemy...but I can't light the fire of prayer."

"Yes, there is a lack of... [Spiritual Guide]."

Lu Yuan sighed and thought of the key.

There is no need to prepare something like spirit guide in the magic world. Its function is to activate and trigger the soul of alchemy materials. It is essential, but it is extremely easy to be ignored.

——In magical civilization, magic factors are scattered in the atmosphere and soil. These extremely small particles are natural spiritual sources and are endless.

In fact, the alchemy community only confirmed the existence of spiritual guidance after completing the "Complete Magical Vacuum Experiment". However, this result only caused a sensation in theory, but the actual application was pitiful, because in that world, the magic vacuum

The state is a rare wonder, rare to see in a thousand years.

But now, the problem has come to Lu Yuan again.

Where can he find "spiritual guidance"?

In addition to magic factors, other extraordinary substances can of course also be used as spiritual guides... But does such a thing exist on earth...

Lu Yuan thought about it for a long time and had no idea, but it was already very late and his body couldn't stay up all night, so he could only sleep.

His consciousness was hazy, and he quickly fell into sleep.

Then Lu Yuan suddenly "woke up" again and appeared in the sea of ​​dreams.

There is still a leaden sky, heavy snow all over the sky, and an endless ocean.

Lu Yuan felt the joy of standing up on his legs again, and walked forward, thinking about seeing the dream of the girl next door. The feeling of gloom and despair made him detect a hint of "unnatural" meaning, maybe he could find it. Something that acts as a spiritual guide.

However, while Lu Yuan was walking in the sea water, the reflection on the water surface firmly attracted his attention.

His reflection is handsome and tall, like a god walking on earth.

Of course, Lu Yuan was used to seeing this look and had become immune to his own beauty.

What made him stop was the light that suddenly flashed through his mind.

——I am the one favored by God, the last heir of that magical civilization, and an extraordinary person walking in dreams. In this world, I am the best spiritual guide!
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