Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 1 The girl named Perfect

In an alchemy workshop on the outskirts of Langton, the capital of Victory, Miss Purficott Brandlis was standing in front of her experimental table, staring intently at the complex glassware in front of her.

While his expression was focused, the movements of his hands were also very careful and steady, not daring to make any mistakes or omissions.

Among these complex glassware, a pink gas is being continuously distilled out, and then after being cooled and condensed by the condenser tube, it turns into orange-red droplets and drips into the Erlenmeyer flask used to collect these liquids. .

When about two-thirds of the bottle was filled with droplets, Purficott closed the valve of the condenser, transferred the Erlenmeyer flask to the operating table nearby, and added a few drops of dilute water into it with a dropper tube. blue liquid.

Then she nervously took out a slender metal rod and stirred it gently. At the end of the slender metal rod, there was a gem that was shining with red light.

This does not seem like a rigorous scientific experiment, but more like witchcraft and magic.

But as Purficott stirred, the liquid in the Erlenmeyer flask gradually turned into a bright emerald green, and there seemed to be little dots of light emerging from it, giving people an inexplicable feeling of being full of vitality. .

"Concentrated Primary Life Potion"

"Crafting Material: Normal (Legendary)"

“Craftsmanship: Excellent”

"Effectiveness: It is equivalent to twenty years of normal human vitality. After taking it, it can restore youth and extend life span."

"Evaluation: Concentrate the primary life potion twenty times, and use the Philosopher's Stone to catalyze it to achieve the effect of the advanced life potion. Should I say you are a genius, or should I say you are a waste?"

Looking at the comments that appeared in front of her eyes, Purficott simply ignored the last half of this sentence. For her, as long as the effect achieved her expected goals.

As for waste? For Purficott, who holds the Philosopher's Stone, that is something that does not need to be considered.

As long as she is willing to lend the golden rod inlaid with the Philosopher's Stone to other alchemists, some people will come to her with what she wants, just to borrow it.

After all, this is the absolute crown of alchemy, the philosopher's egg, the red liquid, the stone from the sky, the fifth element, the philosopher's stone that can break the "equivalent exchange" of alchemy's truth!
  "The Midas Philosopher's Stone"

"Materials: Legend"

“Craftsmanship: Excellent”

"Effect: Used in alchemy rituals, it improves the ritual effect by 120% and increases the success rate by 40%. It can ignore the principle of equivalent exchange and replace any alchemy ritual materials or media."

"Evaluation: With the Philosopher's Stone, you can be a master of alchemy even if you are a pig."

Looking at this golden rod that looked inconspicuous after the light of the gem at the end dimmed, Miss Perfectcott sighed in her heart. Who would have thought that the most coveted alchemical achievement for an alchemist would only be a role in her own hands? What about the role of a universal ritual plug-in?
  To other alchemists, this thing is a ridiculously buggy thing.

The most essential principle and foundation of alchemy is the principle of equivalent exchange. It is precisely because of following this principle that alchemists can achieve all kinds of incredible miracles.

This is the embodiment of the law of conservation of mass, one of the iron rules of the material world, and it is also the foundation for the establishment of alchemy. But the Philosopher’s Stone can break the principle of equivalent exchange and use the Philosopher’s Stone itself to replace the materials or media required in alchemical rituals. This is a real miracle for alchemists.

Because of this, the Philosopher's Stone is also called the highest masterpiece of alchemy.

So for Miss Perfectcott, who has this rare thing in her hands, waste is something that she doesn't need to think about at all.

Whether using the Philosopher's Stone to make gold in batches or renting the Philosopher's Stone to other alchemists, Miss Perfectcott can quickly gain a large amount of wealth in a very short period of time, and even become Langton, or even The richest man in the entire empire.

"It's finally done. As long as you drink this, Grandpa Afu's body will be able to return to its peak condition, so that he can cross the threshold of a great knight and become a high-level transcendent." Miss Purficott picked up the awl. shaped bottle, poured the green medicine into a test tube, sealed it with a cork, and put it into the pocket of his lab coat.

After cleaning up the experimental table, Purficott took out his pocket watch from his chest pocket, opened it and looked at the time.

This is a very old pocket watch. The case is engraved with the family crest of the Brandlis family, and a shield with a wolf's head and two crossed warhammers on one side.

On the inside of the watch case, there is an event photo made by alchemy. The photo shows a young couple with bright smiles. They look very similar to Miss Perfectcott.

As for Purficott, she is also in the photo, but the expression on her face seems a bit reluctant. Standing in the middle of the young couple, she is like a girl who was forced by her parents to take a family photo and is having a little mood.

But judging from the smile in her amber eyes in the photo, she was not as resistant to it as she showed.

Looking at this photo, Purficott was slightly in a trance, and couldn't help but think of the accident three years ago, and a couple who tried their best to protect themselves with their bodies.

"Unexpectedly, it's already been three years in the blink of an eye." After stroking the pocket watch in his hand, Purficott sighed, forced himself to restrain his emotions, closed the dial, and put it back in his front pocket. inside.

As Purficott, who was just an ordinary person before time travel, one second he was looking at a replica of the Difference Engine on display in the museum, and the next second he was in front of two bloody people lying on his body and saying his last words. Anyone would know Impressive and unforgettable.

For Purficott, even though three years have passed since this incident, she still thinks of what happened at that time from time to time, causing her to wake up in the middle of the night.

She tried to forget, but this memory was too heavy and too deep.

Maybe this is also the last obsession of the predecessor? For her predecessor, perhaps the couple who fought desperately to protect her three years ago is her most important memory and obsession.

The memory of the old days did not bother Purficott for too long. She put the pocket watch in her pocket, adjusted her mood, and prepared to continue working.

In the laboratory, there is another long table, which is Perfectcott's desk.

There are many drawings scattered on the tabletop made of fine white oak. Some are rolled up and stacked on top of each other, and some are spread out on the tabletop, pressed down with drawing tools and paperweights. Obviously there are no drawings. Drawing completed.

In front of this long table, there is a display stand with a model of an airship placed on a stand.

(End of this chapter)