themonasnovels Chapter 1018 Refining the Sorcerer's Stone! (Large chapter 2 in 1)
Chapter 1018 Refining the Sorcerer's Stone! (Large chapter 2 in 1)
Chapter 1018 Refining the Sorcerer's Stone! (big chapter [-] in [-])
Standing by the river, William aimed his wand at the river.
The river slowly parted, revealing a huge step that extended to the depths of the river bottom.
The two walked down the steps, and soon disappeared, and the separated water flow returned again, covering the passage.
This river is not the outermost river with a curse, but the inner river that surrounds the house.
There are also plenty of plump koi in the river, as well as other edible fish.
But William is often in the Air Force.
After all, as a level [-] boss in the fishing bar in the previous life, he can do everything except fishing... This bit of metaphysics should be respected.
As for why the two of them came here, of course they weren't here to fish... And below, there is a laboratory for refining the Philosopher's Stone.
The refining of the Sorcerer's Stone requires a large area to store various cutting-edge instruments.
William was first placed in his safety sheet.
But the failure of the experiment caused an explosion, and the powerful aftermath directly affected the stability of the Untrace Stretching Curse.
William didn't want to destroy the safety watch, so he moved the laboratory to his home.
He was under the house and dug a basement.
Everything was going smoothly until one night, after William left the laboratory, he let the instrument run automatically.
He thought it was all right, but he didn't expect the cauldron to leak.
At that time, William was doing double cultivation with Hermione, practicing a forbidden spell - "How to consume calories intensely in a small space to achieve the effect of physical fitness"
After exercising for half an hour, William, who was sweating a little and was in the middle of climbing and wading, heard an explosion.
That's right, the crucible leaked, causing the lab to explode.
Although William, who was forcibly interrupted from casting spells, was not at the root of his illness, he was still very frightened.
Most importantly, a corner of my house was knocked down, and all the glass was shattered.
Hermione personally arranged the well-decorated house, which was messed up. She was so angry that she kicked William out of bed.
He was also forced to sleep on the floor for half a month...
Since then, the laboratory has moved for the third time, to the depths of the river a little farther away.
This time William made the most rigorous reinforcement to prevent problems.
Because Hermione tugged at his ear and said, if there are still problems, don't go to bed for half a year, just lay the floor...
Since then, William's lab has never had a problem.
So, if you don't force yourself, you don't know how great your potential is!
Along the steps, step by step down a hundred meters, Nico continued to talk about the topic just now.
"Actually, the little wizard I first set my eyes on was not Lily, but Snape.
He has a strong talent for potions, but unfortunately, his thoughts are inclined to Death Eaters.
Albus gave me a suggestion to get in touch with Lily Evans. "
William was amazed, he didn't expect Professor Snape to miss such a big opportunity.
Therefore, becoming a Death Eater was probably the most regrettable thing he had ever done in his life.
Not only did he miss his childhood sweetheart, but he also lost the chance to make the Sorcerer's Stone and gain immortality.
You said that if you lived for hundreds of years, wouldn't you be able to dance on the grave of your arch enemy James every 100 years?
How happy is this?
Nico continued:
"Anyway, I started writing to Lily and taught her a lot about potions and alchemy."
"Lily is really talented. Apart from Hermione, she is the most talented witch I have seen in the past few decades."
William nodded.
Professor Slughorn has praised this point more than once.
He even said that Lily was better than Snape in terms of potions.
William always thought that Snape was hiding his clumsiness. Unexpectedly, Nico also taught Lily a lot.
So the question is, why is the gap between Harry so big?
If you want to talk about the lack of education from a wizarding family, Lily is also of Muggle origin, and I don't see how much talent Harry has inherited.
William suddenly remembered something and asked:
"The prehistoric esoteric technique used by Lily was actually taught by you, right?"
"It's me." Nico sighed.
"I gave her the protective spell at the beginning to let her use the power of love to build a strong defense in her own home to resist Voldemort's invasion."
The prehistoric mysteries with "the power of love" as its core can not only protect people, but can also be used as defensive magic.
"Although it will consume some life, the effect is very good, and there is no possibility of leakage." Nico shook his head and said:
"Lily thought that the Loyalty Curse was enough, and before she died, she had to use the protective spell on her son at the cost of her life."
Nico looked at William and sighed:
"After Lily died, I couldn't find a suitable candidate all these years until you appeared."
Without William, he really doesn't know how many years it will take to train another wizard who can make the Philosopher's Stone.
The two walked forward slowly until they reached a door before pausing for a while.
There is a sea eagle logo on the door. After seeing William, it flapped its wings and opened the door automatically.
The room behind the door has soft lighting, walls paved with red sandstone, and obsidian floors.
The room is square and spacious, but at this moment it is full of various instruments.
It looks a lot like a computer room that filled several rooms decades ago.
These are the tools used to make the Sorcerer's Stone.
As the brightest pearl in the crown of alchemy, not everyone can make the Philosopher's Stone.
Even if you get the refining method, it won't work.
Just like the atomic bomb, everyone can find the basic principles on the Internet, but why can't other countries make it?
Once produced by the five rogue countries, it is one aspect to force the "end of life concern". The most important thing is that in addition to uranium mines, a complete set of industrial foundations is also required.
The same is true for the Sorcerer's Stone, which requires a set of high-precision alchemy instruments.
Without these, would you be able to make it out of thin air with a few spells or some crucibles?
Who are you looking down on?
William has been studying these high-precision instruments over the years.
All the instruments in this room were made by him.
In fact, Nicole's way of refining the Sorcerer's Stone today is quite different from the original version provided by the alchemy book.
It has become more convenient, and the alchemist's own skills are more ignored, and tools are beginning to be valued.
Not only the refining of the Philosopher's Stone, but also many other alchemy items, he is working on simplifying them.
Therefore, a wizard like him, who has the idea of pursuing immortality, doesn't really want to live forever.
Rather, it has a greater purpose that is out of vulgarity.
If there is any essential difference between him and other wizards:
The first is thirst for knowledge; the second is various experiments and hands-on ability.
With these two abilities, Nico has been on the path of self-growth.
If he was given enough time, he would probably be able to create the Deathly Hallows himself even if he couldn't find the snakewood wand.
This is not a difficult task, but should be classified as a "successful" thing.
For this kind of goal, what he needs is not strength, what he needs is only a long life.
This is also the reason why he keeps refining the Philosopher's Stone, but it's just to better understand the world and transform it.
So it is said that needs determine behavior and produce results. Nicole's longevity is all due to his own needs.
After some disinfection, William lit the aromatherapy potion used to purify the magic factor in the air.
Many laboratories require sterility and no static electricity.
Refining the Sorcerer's Stone is no exception.
It requires a harsh environment, even if there is a trace of magical magnetic field interference in the air.
Then, the two changed into pure white and flawless French-style overalls, and finally used potions to disperse the smell before entering the laboratory.
In the middle of the room, there is a golden cauldron, in which a mass of liquid is being boiled.
The gas continuously overflows, passes through the slender crystal test tube, falls into a cloud of nitrogen liquid, and after condensing, flows into the exquisite silver instrument.
Whenever liquid enters, the instrument starts to run immediately, making a rhythmic tinkling sound, like the collision of wind chimes.
From the small silver tube at the top, wisps of lavender smoke spewed out, gathering and lingering in the air.
A few wisps of smoke, turning into a steady smoke, thicker and thicker, hovering in the air;
Finally, it cooled down again, floating in mid-air, forming a small snowflake-like crystal.
In fact, this crucible has been boiled for half a year before accumulating a certain amount of crystals.
It's rare like digging bitcoins, but once dug out, it's very profitable.
And in this process, it is also extremely dangerous, just like nuclear physics research, some small problems may release huge energy at any time.
Therefore, refiners who are not skilled have to take the risk of being blown to death.
During the time loop, William died many times due to improper operation.
This time Nicole came here to guide him and watch him complete this last step, which is also the most important step.
William took out a large number of pink crystals and put them into another crucible.
After he stood still, he dripped the extract essence of seventeen magic materials on the crystal.
Those liquids dripped on the pink crystals and were absorbed directly without making any sound.
They are like hungry children, waiting for their mother to feed, and William is the male mother.
Out of the corner of his eye, he passed the parchment book floating in mid-air.
The content was already familiar by heart, but he couldn't help but make the final confirmation.
This is Nico's notebook, which describes his steps and experience in making the Philosopher's Stone.
All are written in runes, and mixed with a large number of alchemical symbols he invented.
The final control temperature is marked on the book and it says 33.
If you naively think that if you have to heat it to 33 degrees, then the laboratory probably won't be able to keep it.
Temperature is the most basic catalyst in alchemy, and it is generally not measured in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Here Niko is using an even older measure of temperature, created by the great alchemist Isaac Newton.
That's right, when Nico was in his 200s, the first student he trained was Newton.
Although Newton was a wizard in England, he did not come to Hogwarts to go to school, but taught himself at home.
That era was normal, and it was the era when the persecution of wizards was the worst. Many Muggle children were afraid to come.
Newton also benefited from Nicole when he gave up science and turned to alchemy.
When Newton and Nicole were studying, they invented and created a whole set of temperature measurement methods based on natural phenomena.
The temperature at which ice melts is the base point in Newton's method of measurement, which he called 'zero degrees', while boiling water is 33 degrees.
Therefore, the 33 here in Niko refers to one hundred degrees Celsius.
Since it is necessary to maintain one hundred degrees Celsius, it is best to use boiling water heating method.
The temperature can be easily controlled by simply placing the crucible in boiling water.
With a wave of William's wand, he controlled the cauldron to fall into the gold wire mesh.Then, carefully immerse the entire strainer in boiling water.
He looked down at the submerged cauldron.Curls of heat began to rise from the boiling water.
The sound of "呲呲" water transpiration is particularly obvious. Countless materials are mixed together, and because of the high temperature, it presents a kind of azure blue.
William waved his wand, and the liquid in the crucible faded from blue to light purple, from light purple to reddish.
He began to murmur and cast complicated spells.
Every time he said a word, the magic wand waved complicatedly, and light continued to shoot out, lingering in the room.
In the end, a total of thirteen magic spells wrapped around the crucible and fell into the water together.
The liquid became colder at first, and then boiled hot in an instant, and the water was only so hot, so it speeded up, and finally showed a strange golden yellow.
There is one last ingredient missing - vitality.
Whether you are a contractor, a wizard, or an alchemist, you have to lose something if you want to get something, and there is no need to be equivalent, but gains and losses must be exchanged.
At this moment, William gently took out a knife from the soft silk cushion after reciting the spell.
After wiping with a silk cloth soaked in clean water, make a cut on the arm.
Blood fell into the crucible, and William became weak as well, as if a small part of his life had been sucked out.
A large amount of white smoke suddenly came out of the crucible, which contained a strong breath of life and powerful magic waves.
The smoke was getting bigger and bigger, covering the sight of William and Nico.
With the rumbling roar, the red fire light illuminated the room, and a thick blue smoke curled up.
William narrowed his eyes and said unwillingly, "Failed?"
"No, it worked!" Nico excitedly dispersed the smoke, and among the debris was a maroon-colored stone, bouncing and buzzing.
William walked over and held the small stone in his palm.
This is not the first time he has seen the Philosopher's Stone. He has also seen the stone used for fishing and law enforcement back then.
There is magic power in it, and comparing it with this is like comparing the lifespan of an old man with a newborn boy.
The difference between Yinghuo and Haoyue!
"Drink this." Nico quickly took out the potion.
After William took it, he added several potions and drank it all in one gulp.
Headaches feel lessened and you feel instantly refreshed.
William stretched out his hand to hold the Philosopher's Stone, and felt powerful magic power pouring into his body.
At this time, I realized that the magic power in the body was flowing, and the body was moistened, and it seemed to have endless power.
He had encountered this feeling twice before, the first time was receiving the blessing of Phoenix that year.
One time was to hold the Holy Grail and get the power of Merlin to seal the white dragon!
William subconsciously wanted to take out his wand to vent this power, and suppressed the impulse.
At this moment, he missed dear... Tom!
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(End of this chapter)