Nicholas II used the spells of the Imperial School with great expectations, roughly tested the efficacy of the potion, and then quickly showed a disappointed expression.
"...This becomes specializing in elemental creatures again."
He sat down very annoyed: "This time I ran even worse than last time..."
Forget it, let’s memorize the recipe first.
It's rare that the degree of completion is so high this time.
"How to name it? Well, forget it..."
Nicholas II thought for a while, then took out a piece of tape and wrote "No. 23 Poisonous Dust - Limited Elemental Creature - Concentration 289% - Adhesion Rate 64%."
After he finished writing the formula, he took out a small portion with a spoon and wrapped it in paper. He wrote "Sample No. 23" on the paper package and placed it in a heavy obsidian book that looked a bit like a photo album.
"But I'm a little tired..."
Nicholas II removed the barrier, sat back on the chair and murmured softly.
Although this part of mysterious knowledge is not like the true name of God, it will be forgotten once used. But even a gold-level soul will feel obvious fatigue after using it.
If you are at the Silver level or below, you may not be able to suppress the power of mysterious knowledge, which will cause effects and hallucinations. You may even be directly burned by it.
After all, arcane knowledge has its weight.
The fatigue that using occult knowledge causes to the soul is like carrying a heavy object.
"You can't rest yet."
Behind him, the stone statue frowned and closed its eyes, with a depressed expression on its face, and suddenly said calmly: "Meditate for a while before continuing."
"...Seriously, is it really impossible to get demon blood?"
"Can't get it."
Father Shi calmly replied: "The situation with Noah is getting more and more tense now, and you can't go out. Otherwise, you may get entangled with some troublesome people."
"How much more trouble can there be..."
Nicholas II sighed.
——How can it be more troublesome than my current situation?
He is locked up here every day, absorbing the power of Noah's earth veins to construct rituals. If he wants to go out for a break, he has to meditate and then use his soul to go out...
But that’s all.
As an artificial human being, this is his mission.
"Then I can just use my soul state?"
"Okay. Just don't get discovered."
"I won't be discovered if I go out myself..."
"This is different."
Father Shi replied briefly.
Nicholas II knew that he would not get an answer if he continued to ask.
So he simply gave up asking, and quickly sat in front of a chair and began to meditate to regain his energy.
His outer shell is orange, and his inner body is like a crystal-clear soul burning with gentle firelight. He stands up from his chair.
"I'm going out for a walk."
He glanced at Father Shi, bowed politely to him and left the room.
——If you want to relieve the pressure on your soul, you have to let your soul leave your body temporarily. Anyway, a gold-level soul will not be seen casually... Even if you go out for a walk, it doesn't matter.
Although it is not clear why Father Stone has not allowed him to go out...but as Nicholas's artificial human, he can only survive because "Nicholas is dead."
From the beginning, Nicholas had no intention of sharing the technology for creating artificial humans. Only his own soul could make such an initiative; and those artificial humans were also placed under special restrictions by Nicholas.
Artificial beings cannot be created, synthesized from the Philosopher's Stone, and even new artificial beings cannot be created. Even if Nicholas II was born as a self-replicating artificial being of Nicholas himself, he would not be able to break through this limitation.
If artificial humans want to expand their population, they can only reproduce in the same way as other animals.
Everything is obvious.
From the very beginning, Nicholas planned to become the king of artificial humans...or the god of artificial humans.
...But it is precisely because of this that Nicholas II was allowed to survive.
——Because a single artificial human cannot continue the population.
From this point of view, perhaps "Nicholas II" was Nicholas who considered that he might die, so he specifically left a "backup" to inherit all his talents without being executed.
Considering Nicholas' talent and wisdom, this arrangement is also very possible.
"……Um?"
As soon as Nicholas II left the basement, he vaguely felt that his soul was being affected by something.
He was a little curious, but not wary or afraid at all.
He immediately flew over at high speed.
Although he cannot refine the Philosopher's Stone, he has inherited all of Nicholas's strength and experience, and is even much younger than Nicholas himself. Even against ordinary gold-level extraordinary beings, Nicholas II can easily defeat him with one hand.
three.
This is the absolute suppression of time accumulation and wisdom.
And Nicholas II followed the feeling that touched his soul and flew to a large and luxuriously decorated hotel.
The floor of this hotel is covered with hand-woven wool carpets, paintings by famous painters are hung on the walls, and small sculptures are placed between rooms. Even the chandeliers are crystal chandeliers inlaid with gold. The decoration in the room is also
It is far more luxurious than the average local viscount. There is even a bookshelf full of books in every room, as well as free high-quality daily necessities.
This is a top-notch hotel specially designed for out-of-town nobles and big businessmen, as well as foreign dignitaries who come to Noah via the subway.
For a hotel, this is a decoration that is definitely worth being proud of, and the quality of their service staff is definitely comparable to it. Only in the royal capital can it be afforded.
But Nicholas II frowned slightly.
In his opinion, this is just a common thing.
It's all a waste.
If the broken gemstones embedded in the wall are ground into gemstone powder and used to make magical potions or charm potions, the price can increase twenty times;
The statues of these historical celebrities contain "frozen historical atmosphere", which can be used in rituals to talk to people in the past, or to modify the nightmare positioning points based on influence;
He can use the crystals and gold on each chandelier to make a holy shield that can withstand the strike of a silver-level destructive wizard - even the furniture made of high-quality wood is a waste in his opinion.
.
These are not the best woods to use for making furniture. They are valued because they can be used in rituals after being treated, not because of their superior quality as woods themselves.
...It's simply a collection of waste.
Based on this feeling of disgust, Nicholas II could not help but feel a little contempt for another person he had not yet met.
——But this contempt quickly dissipated when seeing the other person.
Sitting in the room is a spirit that has lost its head.
Yes, lost his head.
He was sitting peacefully on his seat, only his head was blank. And he could constantly see light concentrating on his head, regenerating at an extremely slow speed.
"……you are?"
Nicholas II asked politely.
And the other party made a warm and kind voice: "You can call me Bernardino.
"I know who you are...I know your father."
"...But my father doesn't know you."
Nicholas II searched his memory silently, and responded coldly and vigilantly.
He did not remember that Nicholas knew the man in front of him.
The headless old man just laughed and said nothing.
He just said calmly: "To get straight to the point, I hope to get the formula for the 'Philosopher's Stone of the Hermetic School'."
"impossible."
Nicholas II immediately objected, and then he was about to turn around and leave.
But when he turned around, Bernardino said from behind: "Do you know about your father?"
"……What?"
"——Nicholas Flamel, son of Hermes. The greatest alchemist in the world...a sage who completed the great deeds of the gods in a human body."
Bernardino said slowly.
He "looked" at Nicholas II and answered.
"He actually didn't die back then...did you know?"
Nicholas II was silent for a long time, then turned back and looked at Bernardino silently.
Headless Bernardino chuckled.
"I can first teach you the recipe for making an 'artificial soul' as a deposit."
The headless old man said slowly: "This is something that Nicholas Flamel invented in recent years. If you go back and study it, you will know that this is Nicholas' style, but it is not in your memory.
"If at any time you want to hand over the refining technology of the Philosopher's Stone to me, just come here to find me again."
——I'm here anytime.
--I am waiting for you.
Bernardino's empty head looked vainly at Nicholas II.
Nicholas II was silent for a long time, neither agreeing nor rejecting. He just stood there, as if waiting for something.
Then Bernardino laughed again and began to slowly tell the formula for "artificial soul".