The Last Alchemist

Finally, Veronica left Rosen's study in a daze.

In a daze, she seemed to understand something, but when she thought about it carefully, she could not see clearly through a layer of fog.

The only thing she was sure of was that Rosen's thoughts were different from everyone she had ever seen. His eyes seemed to be able to see very far, not just in space, but also in time.

Of course, before leaving, she did not forget to ask Rosen for a manuscript on calculus.

Such exquisite and beautiful mathematics is like a flawless pearl. If she doesn't play with it from time to time, she will go crazy.

Trainee magician Hill was also feeling dizzy.

What happened today was so weird. Vicky, who had always had a high level of vision, was actually brought to his knees by a manuscript and became like a religious fanatic.

Not only had she seen such a thing before, she had never even thought about it.

Just when she was in a daze, Rosen's voice suddenly came to her ears: "Hey, Miss Hill, come to your senses."

"Ah~~~Oh~~What can you do, Mr. Rosen?" Hill subconsciously bowed to Rosen as a magician. After the ceremony, she came back to her senses and felt strange in her heart:' Why should I salute? ’

Rosen smiled and said, "You should be free today, right?"

"I'm free, I'm free." Hill responded hurriedly. After she finished speaking, she remembered that she was actually in trouble. Her mentor was injured. As an apprentice, if she could take care of her mentor at this time, she would definitely be able to greatly shorten the relationship with her mentor.

But for some reason, she felt a little resistant to returning to that hierarchical magic academy.

Before she had time to think about it, Rosen's voice came over again: "Since there's nothing wrong, why not start the magic theory teaching class?"

‘Forget it, the mentor has many apprentices, and I’m not the only one! ’

Hill gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's get started."

"Please sit down." Rosen pointed to the chair opposite the desk.

Hill sat down, sorted out the knowledge about magic theory in his mind, and then said: "To talk about magic, we must first start with the elements. Magicians believe that our world is composed of basic elements, and it is currently determined There are 34 basic elements in total, namely hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, iron, tungsten, silver, and gold.”

Trainee magician Hill carefully explained to Rosen the magic theory from Nerogard Academy.

Rosen also listened carefully and wrote notes on the scroll with his feathers from time to time.

"Magicians generally believe that a kind of power called 'magic energy' flows among the basic elements. Wherever the magic energy gathers, it will become hot. When the magic energy condenses to a certain extent, flames will appear. In Of all the basic elements, oxygen is the most special. The element contains a lot of magic energy and is very pure. Oxygen is not only necessary for fire, but also necessary for life. Because of this, any life will die within a few minutes if it is isolated from the oxygen element. Oxygen is also known as the source of life."

"Magic energy, the origin of life. Interesting." Rosen's lips curled up slightly upon hearing this.

When Hill saw Rosen's appearance, he frowned slightly: "Why, don't you agree?"

Rosen spread his hands and hurriedly denied: "No, I just find it novel."

Hill shook his head: "No, you can't lie to me. The night before yesterday, when you laughed at Vicky, your expression was exactly the same as before."

Rosen was immediately embarrassed.

Just now, he was really disapproving in his heart. He didn't expect that the magic apprentice's observation skills were so sharp and he could see through his thoughts at once. It doesn't matter if you dislike someone in your heart, but if you show it, it would be rude.

‘Cough~cough~’

Rosen coughed a few times and said hurriedly: "I'm very sorry. I just have some doubts. I'm sorry."

Hill pouted angrily: "Hmph~ Whatever you think, I'm only responsible for teaching the magic theories I know."

It wouldn't be a problem if it continued like this. Rosen quickly changed the subject: "Tell me about the classification of magic."

Of course, Hill would not compete with the sponsor. She let out a breath, adjusted her emotions, and continued: "Magic is roughly divided into two categories. One is elemental magic, which is the mainstream. The other type of magic is mysterious magic, which is mysterious. Magic has many sub-categories, including prophecy, illusion, space, light and shadow, and curse."

"What do you mean by space?" Rosen was very impressed by the teleportation magic that Dias once used.

"Space magic is very mysterious, and magicians have a very superficial understanding of space magic. Not all magicians can release space magic and create space magic instruments. Only space magicians can do this. Currently, in the academy, There is only one space magician named Lilith, a very powerful four-star magician.”

"What's your name, Lilith?" Rosen was stunned. Diaz's notebook focused on the woman Lilith, and Rosen was deeply impressed by this.

"Yes, Lilith is very young. She is only 26 years old this year, but her talent is extremely powerful. She is now a 4-star magician. There are rumors that by the end of this year, she may break through to 5-star and become a rare 30-year-old magician. Genius." Hill looked envious.

"He is indeed a genius." Rosen sighed sincerely.

Hill was convinced: "Lilith has amazing beauty and extraordinary wisdom. God gave her the best things."

When he said this, Hill's eyes were filled with longing, and he was in a trance.

Just when she was hoping that she could have it all, a nasty voice came to her ears: "Okay, Hill, beauty, wisdom, and talent are good things, but if they all appear in one person, it won't be enough." It must be a gift."

"What is it if it's not a gift?"

"The greater possibility is that it is a curse from the gods."

"." Hill pursed his lips: "Mr. Rosen, your mouth is really mean."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Hill went on to introduce the theory of magic.

"The grading standard for magic is the difficulty of casting spells. In theory, it is from 1 star to 9 stars. Correspondingly, the level of the magician also corresponds to the magic level. But in fact, the more advanced the magic, the harder it is to cast a spell. The higher the difficulty, each magician attaches great importance to his own spell-casting experience and will never disclose it unless necessary. Therefore, many powerful magics have been completely lost so far. "

Rosen asked: "So who is the most powerful magician in the academy currently?"

Hill thought for a while and said: "I don't know much about this. The only thing I am sure of is that the condition for becoming a magic professor is to become a great magician, which means you must master a 5-star magic."

"Oh~ How about the power of the Three Saints of Nerogard?"

Hill shook his head slightly: "Well~ Sage Niya and Master Alchemist Fleming Ben usually keep a low profile. I don't know much about their situation. But Max, the Lightning Messenger, is a very high-profile person. He publicly declared I am an 8-star great magician, and I have also used the 8-star lightning magic 'Thunder God Domain' in public."

"Oh, that's interesting, keep going."

Next, Hill kept talking, and Rosen listened carefully, taking notes as he listened.

In the blink of an eye, most of the day passed. While Hill was drinking water to moisten his throat, Rosen said, "You have a very solid foundation in magic theory. It's almost time for today. How about we continue tomorrow?"

"Of course." Hill nodded. She felt a little tired after talking for so long. Besides, she was an academy student. If she stayed out for too long, she would easily attract gossip.

Standing up, Hill hesitated to speak.

"Anything else?"

"Well, I hope my salary can be paid every day." After saying this, Hill lowered his head and looked at his toes, twisting the corners of his clothes nervously with his hands, seeming a little embarrassed.

Originally, she didn't want to be so impatient, but she really didn't have much money.

More importantly, this time her mentor was injured, and it was the limit for her not to take care of him. If she couldn't show anything, then she would never learn magic from her mentor in this life.

"Oh, I understand." Rosen took out a money bag and handed it to Hill: "There are 15 gold dragon coins in it, which is the salary for the next five days. I will pay you in advance."

Hill hesitated, but still took the money bag: "Thank you very much, Mr. Rosen."

Her impression of Rosen has changed. Before, she thought Rosen was a very arrogant and rude person, but now, she found that although he had a bit of a mean mouth, he was still a good person, at least he was very generous.

Rosen smiled and said, "You deserve this. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me directly."

"Thank you again." Hill bowed. Of course, she would not take Rosen's words seriously. A classy person like Rosen would be polite and polite, but if anyone took their words seriously, it would be considered a minor offense to be teased severely. .

After saying goodbye, Hill left quickly.

Rosen stayed in the study and continued to sort out the recorded magic notes.

The magic theory mentioned by Hill is very crude and primitive, full of conjecture and imagination, and rarely has objective experimental basis. On Earth, that is the level of a proper civilian scientist.

Only a small part of it inspired Rosen. The most important thing is that these are pure theories without any technical details about magic. Hill only mentioned the name and level of magic.

"It seems that the academy has done a good job in keeping the magic technology secret. It is not necessarily the academy's fault, but more likely the result of each magician's self-preservation."

After putting away the magic notes, Rosen stretched, then took out a few new pieces of parchment, spread it out on the table, took a quill, dipped it in ink, and carefully wrote a line of words on the parchment. .

‘Mathematical Principles in Natural Philosophy’

After finishing writing, Rosen recited silently in his heart: "Sir Niu, I'd like to lend you a favor. Thank you very much. Please don't push the coffin board and cross over to settle accounts with me."

On Earth, Lord Niu’s book truly opened up the world of science. Rosen is taking out this book now, of course, not to respond to Vicky's plea, but to make persistent efforts to build a reputation for himself.

But since you are writing a book, even if it is for reference, it must be as rigorous as possible. There must be no mistakes at all, and every detail must be perfect.

Rosen took a deep breath and began to write.

After writing five pages like this, he felt mentally drained. It wasn't that the content was difficult, but that there were too many details to consider, and he had to make sure every detail was correct. The psychological pressure was really astonishing.

He put down his pen and took a long breath: "Don't rush, don't rush, take your time. It's better to slow down than make mistakes."

His brain hurt from writing, so he put down his pen, put away the manuscript, and walked alone in the garden.

As he was walking, his ears suddenly twitched slightly, and he heard a familiar footsteps approaching from far away outside the yard. His heart moved: "Annie is back, just 200 meters away. It seems that her investigation has yielded results." "

If it were in the past, he would definitely not be able to hear these subtle movements, but now, his hearing acuity is no less than Annie's.