Carters sat on the edge of the test bench and carefully observed the flask in front of him.
The outer material of the flask is indeed just glass, but it cannot be destroyed by external force. Yang Ming has actually participated in the experiment before.
No matter how hard you try, you can't smash the bottle directly. The dark substance inside has actually assimilated to the glass itself, and has the same unanalyzability.
The mouth of the bottle is not closed, so reagents can be added inside. Carters usually fixes the flask on some testing equipment and starts dripping various liquids inside.
By testing different reagents, observing the reactions of flasks, and the data detected by various instruments, Carters spent most of her time recording the statistical information she collected on her laptop.
Basically, we rely on exhaustive methods to conduct continuous experiments, and finally arrive at the optimal combination based on different data.
However, considering the special nature of the black substance itself, it is extremely difficult to find the answer using this method.
This process can be said to be very boring. Although Yang Ming intends to watch it from beginning to end, there are many repetitive scenes. Carters just drops reagents into the flask, observes the reaction, records the data, and repeats the cycle.
Although the time that passes in reality is only an instant, in the spiritual world, Yang Ming actually has to spend the corresponding hours.
The previous battle had already ended all night, so Yang Ming actually felt a little sleepy after watching Carters perform experiments repeatedly for several hours.
This is not okay. Nowadays, when many people are sleeping, although it is strange to say this in the spiritual world, it is really possible to fall asleep accidentally.
Yang Ming continued to consume his mental energy and forcibly maintained his sober will. He glanced at the time and saw that it was 12 o'clock in the evening.
There are still 5 hours to go. I really admire Carters for being able to persevere in this kind of work and life.
However, she does not only focus on experiments, but also knows how to take a proper rest.
Occasionally I would get up and stretch my legs and do a little exercise to stretch my muscles.
She also likes to prepare some reagents that have nothing to do with the experiment, and then carefully drops them into other experimental dishes to observe the brilliant flames emerging from them.
It should be the special preparation used to burn corpses before. These small experiments are her means of iterating the final product.
When Carters mixes the ingredients of different experimental materials, does he put a small piece of the 'Philosopher's Stone'?
This was knocked off the larger entity she wore on her chest, a small portion more suitable for making chemical preparations.
I had heard her say before that the Philosopher's Stone was only used for catalysis, so it would not consume its own quality.
So after each experiment, Carters would carefully clean the small piece of the Philosopher's Stone and store it in a special device.
Generally speaking, it is a thing that has been reused. Because it is very precious, Carters has always only used this Philosopher's Stone.
But this time she had a different idea. She looked at the gorgeous crystal in front of her, propped her head on her hands, and fell into deep thought.
"In the past, I have only used it as an intermediate link to participate in chemical reactions, but I have never conducted experiments on it..."
Carters murmured to himself,
"But if you throw it into this flask, it will be gone forever. It feels like such a waste."
Just when Carters was feeling distressed next to him, not knowing whether to try this kind of experiment that might cause huge waste, a strange sound came from the flask:
"What's wrong? This can liberate me."
The source of the voice still seems to be speaking in the tone of an elder, but it sounds very childish, like that of a little girl. However, it is more likely that the voice has become thinner due to distortion in the transmission process.
"Eh?!"
Carters looked around in surprise. She obviously didn't recognize the sound coming from the flask, and asked in confusion,
"Whose voice is it?"
"Where are you looking? Here it is, here it is."
This time the clarity of the sound source was further improved, and Carters finally succeeded in detecting the movement in the flask.
"You, you are?"
Carters lowered his head, looked parallel to the flask, and asked cautiously.
"Are you an alchemist?"
The voice didn't answer directly, but asked instead.
"Yes, let me just..."
Carters replied with a guilty conscience. A formal alchemist actually needs to study systematically, but she relied entirely on self-knowledge to figure out alchemy. It can be said that she understood alchemy purely through self-study.
Therefore, Carters had never seen other alchemists. She sensed the consciousness in the flask in front of her and already believed that the other person was an existence in the relevant field, so she felt very uncertain.
"Oh, I'm so depressed that the alchemist doesn't even recognize me."
The voice in the flask sighed and sighed.
"Excuse me, are you a big shot?"
Having said that, Carters guessed that the other party was an extraordinary person and asked respectfully.
"Since you are so polite, it doesn't hurt to tell you."
After hearing this, the voice in the flask could clearly feel that his mood had improved a lot, and he even said a little proudly,
"Ahem, listen, I am the ancestor of alchemists, the original founder of this field. You can call me Helena or not, do you understand?"
"Oh~"
Carters said with a look of disbelief,
"I understand, Lady Helena."
In fact, she didn't know whether the alchemist named Helena was the ancestor. She probably didn't know the relevant knowledge.
But out of personal character, she still showed great willingness to support her.
"Hmph, it's good to know. I was also a well-known super strong man back then. You are lucky to have met me today."
The other party seemed to enjoy the feeling of being praised and acted very confident.
"Hmm, then Sir Ancestor, why are you here?"
Carters asked innocently. Although she could respect others from the bottom of her heart, her outspoken attitude had not changed at all.
"Well... it's a long story. In short, if you help me liberate now, I will definitely reward you and give you strength when the time comes."
The voice in the flask obviously didn't want to answer, but directly requested to lift the seal, but Yang Ming had already noticed something strange.
I can't explain exactly what happened. I just recalled that Theia said that the signal in the room was blocked. At this time, the laboratory seemed to have been cast with some kind of spell.
"Oh! There is such a good thing. How should I do it?"
Carters didn't notice anything unusual, but asked excitedly.
"This is very simple."
The voice in the flask paused meaningfully and said,
"Just throw in the Philosopher's Stone next to it."