The Last Alchemist

Although a mysterious guest came, since Annie and Veronica were both present, Rosen had nothing to worry about.

Carrying a package filled with various materials, he strode towards the second floor.

The alchemy room is at the far end of the second floor of the Prancing Horse Mansion, in the most remote location. It was originally used by Vincent as an entertainment room, so the room area is very large, exceeding 80 square meters.

Although it is supposed to be an alchemy room now, because it has just been created, the room is still empty. There is nothing except a few large tables.

Arriving at the door of the alchemy room, just as Rosen was about to knock on the door, the door opened by itself, and Annie stood behind the door.

She looked a little strange, a little wary, and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?" Rosen asked.

"You'll know when you come in." Annie stepped away and closed the door after Rosen entered the room.

Rosen looked over, and with the dim light of the candle, he saw two people sitting next to the long table in the center of the room. One was Veronica. She sat at the left end of the long table, with her back to the door. Another man was sitting at the far right end of the long table, with the window next to him. He was covered in a large black cloak, even his head was completely covered, making it impossible to distinguish between men and women, or even race.

I don't know what kind of material this black cloak is made of. When the jumping candlelight shines on it, you can vaguely see a faint black mist surrounding it, which makes the opponent's entire body hidden in a black mist.

"Veronica, is she your friend?" Rosen asked.

"It's just an acquaintance, not a friend. In fact, he is the largest ore merchant in Nerogard City." Veronica shook her head slightly, and then waved to Rosen: "Come here and sit here with me."

Rosen nodded, and he and Annie walked to Veronica and sat down.

After sitting down, he asked: "What is the purpose of this gentleman or lady's visit?"

Veronica smiled slightly: "His name is Mobius. I don't know whether he is Mr. or Ms. Well, the reason why he came here is because he is the only one in Nerogard City who has black tungsten ore. , but he refused to sell it unless I could tell him the use. Of course I couldn't make the decision without permission, so I brought him here."

As soon as she finished speaking, the cloaked man opposite him moved slightly. A hand with deerskin gloves reached out from under the table and placed a fist-sized, gray-black stone with a metallic luster on the table.

A hoarse and deep voice came from the cloak: "I got this stone by chance. It is very unique, but I don't know its specific use. Until now, I have only used it for collection. Veronica told me, You are a very thoughtful alchemist, and I am very obsessed with collecting minerals. In my eyes, every mineral is full of spirituality, and if anyone can help me understand this spirituality, then I am willing to pay."

His voice was very strange, with no gender or age at all.

Rosen looked at Veronica and whispered: "Winnie, do you think he is reliable?"

Veronica nodded slightly: "As far as I know, Mobius is only interested in ores and is very trustworthy. I have never heard of his bad deeds."

"Okay then." Rosen nodded and said, "Sir Mobius, since this thing is called black tungsten ore, as long as it is smelted with a suitable method, tungsten metal can be extracted."

Mobius spread his hands: "Of course I know this. I have business dealings with Nerogard Academy all year round. Those magicians believe that tungsten metal is a basic element, and they even showed me samples of tungsten metal. I even We also know that this metal called tungsten is very difficult to refine. The pure tungsten extracted is very hard and very difficult to melt. So far, no one has successfully melted tungsten into tungsten water. My question is, what is the use of tungsten?”

"If my answer satisfies you, what is my reward?" Rosen asked.

"Then it's yours." Mobius gently pushed the ore on the table in the direction of Rosen.

In this world, wolframite ore is very rare, several times harder to find than gold. If you miss this village, there will be no shop like this. Rosen thought about it for a moment and said: "Currently, I only know one use of the things around me."

"Tell me about it." Mobius's voice was still hoarse and low, but there was a trace of curiosity hidden in it.

Rosen explained: "You see, tungsten is a metal that is extremely difficult to melt and can also be used to guide the direction of lightning."

"Well, that's true." Mobius nodded.

Rosen continued: "As we all know, when the intensity of thunder and lightning is high enough, it can emit a large amount of light and heat. Whether it is the thunder and lightning in the sky or the magician's flash technique, this has been proven, right?"

"You are absolutely right." Mobius nodded repeatedly.

On the side, Veronica and Annie were both attracted by the topic and sounded serious.

Rosen laughed: "Then I thought, if lightning is passed through tungsten metal and the flow speed of lightning is controlled, will it be possible to create a lamp that does not emit smoke and is very bright at the same time?"

"Make a lamp?" Mobius was stunned, and after a long time he said: "It is indeed a very novel idea. But wouldn't it be too wasteful to use such a rare ore and such a precious metal to make a lamp?"

"What if the light of this lamp is very bright and stable, and can light up with just a touch of your hand, and make the room as bright as daytime?" Rosen asked.

When he said this, Mobius shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, this is impossible. Using thunder and lightning to make a lamp may be very bright, but the thunder and lightning are too violent, and the light emitted must be erratic, even It may blind people’s eyes, but it will definitely not lead to stability.”

Veronica and Annie both nodded in agreement with Mobius.

In the common sense of the two women, whether it is thunder and lightning in nature or the magician's flash technique, they are very violent and can easily kill people. If they expect thunder and lightning to serve people docilely, it is better to expect good luck from God.

Rosen chuckled: "No matter how violent the thunder and lightning is, as long as you find the right method, you can tame it as docile as a rabbit."

On Earth, electrical energy is the most controllable energy, almost the blood that flows in the veins of the modern world. Humanity's understanding and use of electricity have reached an incredible level. From simple lighting circuits, to complex integrated circuits, to the master of integrated circuits, the CPU, they are all the magic of electricity!

But when his words were heard by the three of them, they were no less shocking than thunder on the ground.

Mobius, the man in black robe, couldn't calm down. He stood up halfway, leaned forward and retorted loudly: "This is impossible! Thunder and lightning are weapons of the gods. They are violent, arrogant and powerful. How can they be tamed by mortals? "

"What about the flash technique?" Rosen asked.

Mobius sneered: "The flash spell just borrows the power of thunder and lightning. Magicians who use flash spells can kill others as well as themselves. The magicians who are killed or injured by their own flash spells are not included." few."

Veronica also said: "Rosen, I don't doubt your ability, but your words are indeed too arrogant. Thunder and lightning cannot be tamed."

Annie's lips moved slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't speak.

It wasn't that she agreed with Rosen's views, but that she couldn't bear to continue to attack him after seeing Rosen being mocked mercilessly by Mobius.

Rosen wasn't angry either. He smiled and said, "Sir Mobius, if you don't believe it, why don't we make a bet?"

"How to gamble?"

"I bet I can tame thunder and lightning in three days and create a bright, stable light."

Mobius was silent. After half a minute, he said: "You seem to be very confident, but my curiosity has indeed been aroused by you. Tell me about the bet."

"If I win, from now on, you will provide me with ore at a price that is 10% lower than the market price. If I lose"

Mobius continued: "If you lose, help me extract one nil pound of tungsten metal for free. Of course, I will find a way to provide you with enough black tungsten ore."

Rosen laughed: "It sounds like I made a lot of money."

Mobius chuckled: "That's not necessarily true. You don't know, the magicians of Nilogard Academy have been purchasing tungsten metal at a high price. The price of one millolo (one thousandth of a pound of nero) of tungsten metal is 10 Golden Dragon Coin, hehe.”

‘This guy must be a big businessman, he is really good at making money. ’ Rosen thought to himself, but it wouldn’t do him much harm. He nodded: “It’s a deal!”

"It's a deal!"

Mobius reached out and pushed the black tungsten ore on the table towards Rosen: "I can see that although you are young, you are knowledgeable and have many novel ideas. I believe we will have many cooperations in the future. This ore , is my meeting gift.”

"Thank you so much."

Rosen stretched out his hand to collect the ore.

As a result, as soon as he put away the ore, he saw Mobius' body slowly disintegrating, and finally turned into a very light smoke, quickly disappearing from the sky.

The window of the alchemy room floated out.

He was speechless for a while: "Winnie, this Mobius is really a unique and unique person. Do you really not know his true identity?"

"I really don't know. The only thing I know for sure is that there is a lot of ore trading between Mobius and Nerogard Academy. I think, since he can

With the trust of the academy, we should be able to trust him as well. "

"Well, I really opened my eyes today."

Rosen now believes that although this world follows the same physical rules as the earth, it is different from the earth. There are many strange people and strangers in this world, and they are very likely to have power far beyond the times.

Anne on the side did not care about Mobius. She had seen many more strange things than Rosen. She was worried about the bet.

"Rosen, are you really sure you can tame thunder and lightning?"

Rosen lazily leaned back in his chair and smiled: "In fact, my understanding of thunder and lightning far exceeds the limit that ordinary people can understand!"

Veronica couldn't help but roll her eyes after hearing this. She acknowledged Rosen's high achievements in mathematics and his extraordinary wisdom, but she just hated seeing this guy's pretentious look.

Seeing Rosen's appearance, she couldn't help but mock: "You're bragging instead of drafting, why don't you just say you're a god?"

"The gods may not know as much about thunder and lightning as I do."

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