Schutz III

Schultz discovered that misfortunes never come singly when he was learning runes.Gan Qisi, who taught him alchemy, came to him after a year-long tour.

"Teacher, please have some tea." Shuzi respectfully stood beside Gan Qisi with tea.

Gan Qisi glanced at his very well-behaved apprentice, snorted coldly, took the tea and drank it down.Then, as a matter of course, he put the teacup back in Schulz's hand, "Have another cup."

The corners of Schulz's eyes twitched fiercely, old man, you must have been hungry and thirsty for too long!Even though he was so slanderous, Schulz still calmly poured another cup of tea and handed it to Gan Qisi.There is no way, if you don't curry favor with the old man now, you will be abused later.This is a matter of experience.

After drinking three cups of tea in a row, even Byrne, who was always standing beside him with a calm face, was a little speechless, so Gan Qisi put down the teacup in his hand, and said calmly, "Egypt is too hot, I'm too thirsty. "

Shutz: "..."

Byrne: "..."

"Okay, don't put on that expression." Gan Qisi patted Shuzi's head, "Otherwise, I will make you sad."

Schulz's expression froze for a moment, obviously the past experience of being tragic was reappearing in his mind.

"Speaking of which, this trip to Egypt is still very rewarding." Gan Qisi patted Schulz on the shoulder comfortingly, motioning him to sit back on the chair.

Schulz sat back obediently and listened to Gan Qisi's narration.

"Have I not told you about my life experience?" Gan Qisi asked.

Schultz nodded, that's right, although the old man is his teacher and has taught him for 2 years, he only knows the old man's name.

"Well, a large part of the reason why I went to Egypt is because of my life experience. Of course," Ganchez said, pointing his hand in the direction of Shutz in the void, "this is also helpful for you to learn alchemy." It will definitely help."

Seeing Gan Qisi's serious expression, Schultz also sat up straight and nodded solemnly to show that he was listening carefully.

"Okay, let's start with France in the 14th century."

"It was a dark, chaotic and turbulent era, and all the terrible disasters came one after another. People didn't even understand what kind of sin they had committed to incur such punishment from God."

"After Avignon's 'Captivity of Babylon' and the Anglo-French war, the French found that they seemed to have lost hope. Because 'tomorrow' meant endless wars, heavy taxes, a corrupt papacy, and mercenary raids ; the French are already disheartened, but the really terrible disaster has only just begun."

"Do you know about the Black Death?" Gan Qisi asked.

Schultz was about to answer "I know", when Gan Qisi continued to talk.Shutz had no choice but to swallow the words on his lips, and then gave Byrne who was slightly gloating next to him a hard look.

"In October 1347, the Black Death spread from the Sicilian port of Messina to the whole of Italy; and, within a few months, this dreadful disease spread to France. At that time, I aged, living alone in Paris."

alone?Schulz's eyes were full of suspicion.

"That's right, alone." Seeing Shuzi's eyes, Gan Qisi affirmed viciously: "Old man, I am still a golden bachelor." He also wants to have a partner to accompany him!It's just that the woman's eyes seem to be blind, why is no one seeing her?Thinking about it this way, that guy Nicholas is really abominable. He was able to find such a beautiful wife as Pan Naili.Gan Qisi was a little depressed.

Shutz and Byrne glanced at each other.

The old man hates marrying?Schulz was a little malicious.

I'm afraid it is, but haven't you noticed that Gan Qiesi's thoughts have gone astray?Byrne turned his head in Ganches' direction.

Fortunately, Gan Qisi responded in time.

"I was born in Paris, the illegitimate son of a French nobleman and a Jewish woman. I have never met my father. I only know that he left enough money for my mother and me to squander and enjoy our lives. And my mother is very Business acumen allows me to freely study and research what I am interested in, instead of working hard for a living."

"When I was 27, I became a doctor; and, as for the natural sciences, I was also very proficient. Later, I started to learn about alchemy."

"My mother died in 1346. Perhaps the only thing I am relieved about this incident is that she did not encounter the Black Death and she did not have to see the suffering of the Jews in 1347-1351. During the Black Death and famine spread During this period, I still devoted myself to the study of alchemy. Enough money kept me away from disaster for the time being."

"For now?" Shutz asked.

"That's right, the French attribute the Black Death to the fault of the Jews. They think that the Jews threw various poisons related to Jewish mysticism into the water source, so the Jews seldom get sick."

"But really I guess it's just good Jewish hygiene," Schulz interjected.

Ganches nodded, "You know, this is just an excuse. An excuse for the French government to justifiably expel the Jews. I transferred all my property and came to Spain. At that time, Spain was ruled by a more enlightened Moorish monarch. Said it was a nice place.”

"The Moorish monarch refers to the Arabs who ruled Spain." Schultz asked.

"Yes, they come from North Africa. Europeans call them Moors." Ganches nodded in agreement, and continued: "I met Parasasu there. Leviathan, the two of us hit it off; he was alchemist He has achieved a little success in the technique and gave me some helpful suggestions. Later, when he left, he left me a vulture and asked me to go to him when I needed his help.”

It turned out that the pair of family friends had been having an affair since then.Schultz suddenly understood why Ganches was single until now.This naked reality!

"When I was in Spain, I got a book, which was given to me by Raymond Lull. He said that the book was incomplete and of no use to him, so he gave it to me. This book is " The Book of Abraham."

"But, according to the legend, didn't Raymond Luhr die in 1316?" Shutz was a little puzzled.

"Fool, Master Lull has been living well, but he lives in seclusion. Before going to Egypt this time, I visited him in Mallorca."

Well, I was stupid, Raymond.Lure, an alchemist, sounds a hundred times more reliable than the old man. Even the old man can live for such a long time, let alone him!

"Later, Nicolas LeMay found me through a Belonian merchant, asked me about the beginning of the Book of Abraham, and showed me the copied pages of the Book of Abraham that he had."

"The beginning part is the seven pictures."

"That's right, I explained '7 Figures' to him, and he promised to let me read the full version of the book, so I decided to go back to Paris with him."

"So did you finally see the full version of that book?"

Ganchez shook his head, "No, when I took the boat to Paris, my body had already begun to weaken; and, I found that the "Book of Abraham" did not seem like a real book of truth. The '7 Figure' is true , but judging from the second half of the book that Nicholas told me, there is a curse lurking in this book. Nicholas is immersed in it, unable to extricate himself; he has always wanted to find the secret of the 'Philosopher's Stone' As a last resort, I let the eagle find Parasasu, and Parasasu saved me."

"So, you joined the Leviathan family." Schulz added.

"Yes, I also converted to Christianity."

"So. What is the real Book of Truth? Did your going to Egypt have anything to do with that?"

"Naturally, someone discovered the real "Jade Record" in Egypt recently."

"The "Jade Record" of 'The Three Greatest Hermes'? Isn't it lost?" Schultz was a little surprised. He seemed to be able to understand why the old man was so excited before he went to Egypt.As an alchemist, I have been tirelessly pursuing the truth all my life, and I suddenly found that I am very close to the book of truth. Can you not be excited!

"It was really discovered. I read it and brought back a copy." Gan Qisi said happily, "Although there are only 13 sentences, it's so simple! I've seen enough for me to study for a while."

Schultz also nodded in agreement, and stared straight at Gan Qisi with bright eyes, which was obvious.

Gan Qisi coughed lightly, showing the dignity of a teacher, "Of course you have your share!"

Shuzi happily jumped up from his seat, threw himself on Gan Qisi and said, "Sure enough, teacher, you love me the most!"

At night, when Schulz lay on the bed, he realized the problem that he had neglected all afternoon.

"The Nicholas Flamel that the teacher said is Dumbledore's friend, the Nicola Flamel who refined the Sorcerer's Stone?"

Byrne nodded, "He and his wife Paneili took one of the Philosopher's Stones, and the other was given to Dumbledore for safekeeping."

But the teacher also said it, Nikolay.There are some problems with the "Book of Abraham" by LeMay, so is there any problem with the Philosopher's Stone refined from that book?

Shutz was thinking about it, but Byrne suddenly interjected, "What do you think is the principle of alchemy, Master?"

"Equivalent conversion of energy."

So, does it mean that Nicholas and his wife had any ill effects after taking the Philosopher's Stone?

"What did Nikolai and his wife lose?" Schulz asked.

"Taste and smell."

Schultz nodded. Sure enough, God is fair. He gave you eternal life, but also took away part of your possession.

"What principles do alchemists need to follow?" Byrne continued to ask.

Shutz thought for a while, "Silence."

He thought he understood why the teacher never taught him the alchemy experiment directly but only let him look at the alchemy atlas of the alchemist.After all, it is impossible to learn the alchemy that hides the truth directly from the teacher, you can only study it yourself.Only indirect suggestions can be relied on.