He devoted his whole life's time and energy to alchemy, even at the expense of losing his fortune and almost losing his reputation.
But once I decided to give up, I didn’t regret it at all and it was a clean cut!
After completing the property transfer procedures, Old Jack boarded the train heading south.
He will spend the rest of his life in the place where his ancestors once lived.
After Ronan sent away old Jack, he did not move to his new home.
Because the old port area is far away from the Police Academy and the surrounding environment is not good, I continue to live in the original apartment.
He spent a lot of time studying von Bryant's alchemical notes.
This notebook, which has a history of hundreds of years, records a large amount of experience and insights of this legendary alchemist master, and even includes the confusion and distress he encountered in the pursuit of truth.
The so-called truth is actually the law of the world.
Through this notebook, Ronan's mastery and understanding of alchemy reaches its essence from a deep level.
From this he realized how much advantage he had taken.
Without this alchemy notebook, Ronan would have been able to master the laws of this world through long-term study and research.
But the price paid must be high.
The time and money saved is truly immeasurable!
In comparison, Old Jack's house and alchemy laboratory are nothing at all.
Of course, Ronan also knew very well that this notebook was actually Old Jack's gratitude for saving his life.
He spent half a month studying the notes, and then began to use the laboratory to refine his first extraordinary work.
As the carrier of the first work, Ronan chose a dagger.
This dagger is no ordinary thing. It was made by the skilled craftsmen of Selis and was forged from tungsten-titanium alloy steel. It can be regarded as the highest achievement of the Kingdom of Yingvia in the manufacturing of cold weapons.
Its surface has very beautiful patterns, its texture is tough and sharp, and it can pierce thick armor.
Its price is as high as 100 gold pounds!
However, no matter how beautiful and sharp this dagger is, it is just an ordinary thing.
What Ronan has to do is to give it extraordinary characteristics.
First, he carved detailed and complex alchemical runes on the blade of the dagger.
Alchemical runes are the soul of alchemy. Each rune has unique properties, and then through different combinations of runes, one or several extraordinary properties are woven out.
The extraordinary properties Ronan gave to this dagger are: sharpness.
The sharp talisman set consists of three alchemical runes. It is very difficult to carve these three complex runes on the surface of a hard dagger, even with a special carving knife.
Any mistake at any point may lead to the final refining failure.
In fact, there is a simple and easy way to etch alchemical runes, and that is transfer printing.
First write the alchemical runes on the transfer paper, then paste it on the object and apply a special potion to cause it to corrode.
However, compared to engraving, the alchemical effect of etching will be weaker and the effect time will be much shorter.
Despite this, most alchemists use etching to add alchemical runes.
Ronan is just the opposite. For him, engraving is much simpler and more convenient than etching.
With his strong will and extraordinary control, Ronan could carve alchemical runes on grains of rice with a small carving knife, let alone weapons like daggers.
The sharp talisman set was completed in one go, without any mistakes or breaks, and was perfectly carved into the dagger.
Then, Ronan smeared the entire dagger with alchemical potion.
This kind of alchemical potion is extremely expensive, a small bottle costs one or two hundred gold pounds. Its function is to protect the artifacts in the alchemy circle to maintain stable properties and better integrate the extraordinary properties.
After the potion has dried, the next step is the last and most critical step.
Ronan placed the dagger on the alchemy table.
The alchemy table is the most important tool for the alchemist. There is an alchemy circle set up on the table, which requires mana to activate and complete the final process of transforming ordinary items into extraordinary items.
As an ordinary person obsessed with alchemy, Old Jack mastered all the prerequisites for alchemy, but was unable to complete the last step, which resulted in wasting decades.
Of course, this descendant of pirates is not blind to the problem. He has tried to use scientific methods for many years to solve the problem of being unable to activate the alchemy circle without mana.
These methods include but are not limited to using fire, electricity, sound waves, chemicals...
All ended in failure!
Ronan also has no magic power, and cannot activate the alchemy circle by the means of a spell caster.
However, Ronan is different from old Jack. The dimension he stands on is much higher than the latter, and of course he will not break the situation by hitting the iron wall with his head like the latter.
Ronan analyzed the alchemy circle based on his knowledge of laws, and after studying its working principles, he used spiritual energy to replace mana.
In fact, after the research has reached this point, whether it is magic power, spiritual energy, or other extraordinary powers, or even non-extraordinary powers, all can achieve the same goal through different paths.
Understanding the laws and gaining insight into the truth is why Ronan invested a lot of money and time in studying alchemy.
On the alchemy table, runes were lit one by one, and they were intertwined and connected to form an extremely complex network of light, completely covering the dagger placed on it.
The surface of this weapon forged from tungsten-titanium alloy steel began to glow red and bright, and the alchemical runes engraved on it gradually disappeared until a faint mark was left.
Suddenly, a ball of pale golden light bloomed, illuminating the entire laboratory!
The next moment, all the light converged.
The dagger on the alchemy table seemed to have been completely transformed. Not only did the color change from black gray to dark gold, but the texture on the surface disappeared completely, making it look deep and restrained.
Success!
Ronan smiled slightly and reached out to pick up the re-refined weapon.
He could feel that this dagger contained a strange power and had a subtle connection with the external space.
It's like it's alive and breathing!
Ronan held the dagger in his hand and waved it casually.
The sharp blade cut through the air barrier silently, leaving a faint afterimage.
A silver coin that had just been thrown into the air quietly split into two halves and then fell to the floor.
The fracture is extremely smooth!
interesting.
Ronan played with his first alchemy work, gaining an additional understanding and mastery of the laws of this world.
He felt that the day when he would touch the source of the world was not far away.
Taking a box, Ronan put the dagger into it.
Then put it back into the original wall slot.
He will neither use nor sell this piece, just keep it here as a memorial to old Jack!