Chapter 230 There is really something wrong with the magic material
It is also very interesting to say that the ancient runes and the depiction of talismans are similar in nature. Both use the energy trajectory of all things in the universe to outline lines that conform to the laws of nature and achieve the use of energy.
But the difference is also huge: the carving of talismans is more about tolerance. For example, the fire element is actually composed of characteristics such as heat, fierceness, and explosion. When carving talismans, although more emphasis will be placed on one aspect, the role of other characteristics in the flame will never be ignored.
But runes are completely different. They extract commonalities and express the most extreme individuality. For example, expressing scorching fire and expressing explosive fire, although both are fire elements, are almost two completely different ways of depicting them in runes. The magic spells derived from them, namely the Fire Spell and the Explosion Spell, although they also belong to the fire element, have formed two completely different magic spell systems.
Extending to the level of Eastern and Western magic, although Eastern magic also has some similar practices, at least there are roots to follow, and no matter how it changes, it still remains the same; but Western magic has completely abandoned the roots and pursues perfection and purity...
This also reminded Yang Tian of the Western pure-blood theory. Isn't it the truest portrayal of "purity"? And the Eastern doctrine of the mean seems to be a powerful practice of "tolerance"...
Although Yang Tian's thoughts were in a mess at this time, his hands did not slow down at all. He placed the mithril engraved with the rune of the word "fire" in the middle, connected the obsidian refined by himself and his teacher on both sides, and connected a "test talisman" on the other side of each obsidian.
This test talisman is very famous in the Chinese cultivation families. Its function is to test the properties of magic and talismans. It is similar to the five-colored beads used by Yang Tian in the ancestral recognition ceremony. However, this test appendix is only useful for magic and talismans, and it is a one-time consumable. Just this kind of talisman, when he left the Yang family last time, his second uncle Yang Zhou gave him a stack! If he doesn't use it now, when will he use it?
After everything was connected, Yang Tian completely released the runes on the mithril. The next moment, the fire elements in the surrounding air rushed into the mithril frantically, and the mithril also emitted a hot red light. The red light became more and more dazzling, and finally after the energy was fully stored, it dissipated to the two obsidian stones. The obsidian, as a magical material, was just a channel. It was visible to the naked eye that the energy entered the talisman without any delay along the channel.
A magical scene happened. This talisman did not spontaneously combust like other objects, but instead firmly absorbed the energy entering from the outside until Yang Tian completely cut off the input of mithril in the middle.
At this time, the two talismans finally showed different results: the talisman next to the obsidian refined by Yang Tian turned almost entirely red, and although there were slightly mottled marks, it was a bright red; but next to the obsidian refined by teacher Nicolas Flamel, more than two-thirds of the talisman turned red, and the remaining nearly one-third turned brown.
"What does this color represent?" Nicolas Flamel asked somewhat puzzled.
"The red color represents the energy released by the rune for 'fire', and the brown color represents the energy released by the runes for the barrier spell." Yang Tian tried his best to explain in a way that the teacher could understand.
"Are you sure?" Nicolas Flamel asked in shock.
"Of course, if you don't believe me you can try it yourself." Yang Tian took out another test talisman and handed it over.
Nicolas Flamel did not hesitate any longer and directly carved the word "earth" (the runic word for solidity) on another small piece of mithril.
Almost at the moment when the mithril came into contact with the talisman, the talisman turned brown at a speed visible to the naked eye...
"Why is this happening?" Nicolas Flamel was completely lost in thought...
Seeing what was happening, Perenelle was also shocked. This was completely different from the research they had done before! But when she saw her husband's distraught look, she felt even more distressed. She hit Yang Tian's shoulder in annoyance, as if to warn him, "Why don't you speak up?"
Yang Tian naturally did not pretend to be profound when he saw this. He smiled brightly and said, "That's right, teacher. I found a small problem when I was summarizing the contents of books related to alchemy. There are many subtle differences in the descriptions of the magical material obsidian in various books. For example, "The Complete Guide to Metal Nobleness" clearly points out that the reason why obsidian is used as a magical material is because of its immovability and purity, but the description in "Natural Magic" has become..." Yang Tian explained his point of view in detail:
"And the most critical problem I found is that the ancient books prefer to use obsidian ore directly as the magic material, rather than refined obsidian! Could it be that in ancient times, due to the influence of technology, it was impossible to reach a sufficient flame temperature? With this question in mind, I conducted a detailed comparison experiment on obsidian ore and obsidian, and then I found the problem!
"These black lavas contain a special substance, but it is not an impurity, but an important structure that maintains purity and immutability. However, this structure has a fatal problem, that is, the boiling point jumps back and forth between about 2000 degrees and 2010 degrees..."
"Wait!" Nicolas Flamel finally grasped the key to the problem after being reminded. He was so excited that he spoke incoherently, "That's right, that's right! That's it, that's it! In the previous conduction experiment, it was not that the obsidian consumed too much conduction, but the conversion! The essence of a part of the energy changed after conduction. So it's no longer consumption, but impurities. No wonder some of the alchemical props failed to be made before, but the problem could not be found. It turned out that there was a problem with the transmission."
"So tungsten wire has the function of absorbing that special structure!" Nicolas Flamel seemed to have opened a new door. He continued to mutter: "Yes, that's right. So after the powder is dissolved in the obsidian again, even after stirring, it still cannot be guaranteed to be uniform. But this is enough to retain the two important characteristics of purity and non-deviability... I have to say, it's really a rough method! But I want to say, what a genius!" Nicolas Flamel cursed excitedly.
This scene made his wife Perenelle, who had been standing quietly beside him, stunned. How long had it been since her husband was so excited? But she did not blame him at all. Instead, she looked at him with pity. Maybe he really wanted to continue studying his beloved alchemy? This has always been their common dream, right?
In fact, it was not until ten years ago that they had to stop and enjoy the so-called retirement life because their energy was getting weaker and weaker and their bodies could no longer keep up. Wasn't he heartbroken to leave his beloved alchemy? Maybe this was the reason why her husband chose to end his life?
Thinking of this, Perenelle couldn't help but look at Yang Tian with gratitude. If, if there really was a potion that could improve physical vitality, they might be able to study alchemy forever...
