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[Current progress of unlocking the Immortal Body is 45%]
[Reward: Mangekyou Sharingan unlock progress +2, Current Mangekyou Sharingan unlock progress: 19/24]
This third-generation blood sample only had an increased amount of chakra and an increased progress in unlocking the Mangekyou Sharingan.
The rewards are pretty good.
The killing was swift and didn't cause much damage; only Gu Ran's Painful Kick broke the floor tiles.
The people of Scandinavia have good welfare benefits, and someone will come to fix it in a month or two, so it's not a big problem.
The enforcement department informed the Swedish high command that the criminal had been brought to justice, thus solving the murder case that had been troubling the Swedish Ministry of Public Security.
They claimed that they had found the criminal, killed him, and disposed of the body, and that no new killers would appear.
CNN paparazzi questioned this, saying their patrol car did not capture the police confrontation, suspecting the sheriffs had closed the case hastily.
Based on clues from the secret service, the security officers found the killer's identity in the real world and fabricated some evidence to suppress CNN's voice.
The citizens of Stockholm were still skeptical, but after a period of time when no cases occurred, people's hearts settled down.
The only loser was CNN. They invested so much manpower and resources, and even had several teams of reporters working in rotation, trying to run into the killer, but they were so unlucky that they didn't encounter him at all.
They didn't capture a single valuable breaking news story; it's truly shameful and a failure!
So the manager in charge of the news report was dismissed, the previous financial investment went down the drain, and in the end, these CNN paparazzi slunk back to America.
……
In the days that followed, Gu Ran and Chu Zihang went on several more missions, which they completed with ease.
If Chu Zihang were to go on a mission alone, and he used the Monarch Flame, or suddenly lost his health due to a sudden burst of blood, he could easily cause unnecessary trouble under the influence of the killing intent.
Therefore, Professor Schneider, the head of the executive department, was happy to put Chu Zihang and Gu Ran together and train them as the next generation of decapitations.
In fact, Gu Ran and Chu Zihang share a common enemy: Odin.
Odin is the target of Chu Zihang's revenge in his life, and also a dragon king that Gu Ran will have to face in Ragnarok.
Ragnarok was caused by Odin to awaken the Black King, so Gu Ran must stop him.
So in a way, the two are like-minded.
Moreover, Odin is also an enemy of Jormungandr, and there is a long-standing grudge between the two dragon kings.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, which means that Gu Ran should also be able to become friends with the proud and arrogant Little Dragon Girl.
Gu Ran's next goal is to collect blood samples from Jormungandr and Fenrir to continue unlocking the Celestial Body.
The Sage Body allows direct use of Sage Techniques, significantly enhancing ninjutsu and physical attributes, thus further boosting combat power.
I wonder if the blood samples from the two Dragon Kings are enough to directly unlock the Immortal Body.
Besides, if all goes well, he wants to collect Fenrir's dragon bones in Nibelungen, the capital, to prevent Odin from obtaining them.
If the four monarchs want to become powerful, they must devour the dragon bones of the other monarchs.
In order to weaken Odin, Fenrir's dragon bones must not be allowed to Odin, and the White King's dragon bones must also be obtained by some means.
These are all Gu Ran's targets!
……
On days when there were no missions, Gu Ran spent his time at school researching alchemy.
Sometimes it was in the school library, sometimes in the Norton Library's study.
Many of his classmates seemed to know that he wanted to turn silver into gold.
Students at Kassel College generally fall into two camps: one is the scientific camp, which uses science to study and explain various phenomena of dragons, such as Angers.
From a scientific perspective, it is completely impossible for silver to turn directly into gold, since the two substances are fundamentally different. How could that be possible?
Another faction is the alchemy faction, which focuses on theology. This faction is very small at Kassel College, with almost only the vice-principal.
So, Gu Ran took two bottles of Moutai to the Bell Tower and asked Li Enshu to be the wine pourer. After much pleading and begging, the old drunkard finally agreed to give Gu Ran a lesson.
The night watchman spoke of his old profession, and a serious expression appeared on his disheveled, drunken face:
"What are the four fundamental elements of alchemy?"
"Remember, the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind."
"And what about the basic process of alchemy?"
"Let the matter die, then revive it, and purify it," Gu Ran explained his experimental process.
“The theory is there, but your practice is a bit off.” The Night Watchman shook his head. “You only need to turn silver into gold, not to resurrect it. You need to transform it.”
“Transformation…” Gu Ranruo nodded, “How exactly do we achieve the transformation? The two have different chemical properties…”
“Don’t look at the dragons’ technology with a scientific eye,” the Night Watchman interrupted Gu Ran, laughing. “From an alchemical perspective, silver is inferior to gold because silver has some deficiencies that need to be compensated for.”
"How do we make up for it?" Li Enshu, who had been listening to the lesson from the side, asked in a daze.
She's been spending a lot of time with Gu Ran lately and has done some research on these things, but she still can't figure it out.
"This brings us back to the fundamental principles of alchemy," the Night's Watchman added.
Gu Ran seemed to be deep in thought, as if she had gained some insight.
The basic idea of alchemy is to understand, decompose, and reconstruct.
He muttered to himself, "Silver and gold must have the same properties, so those properties should be retained. Then, the missing parts need to be added."
What's added here isn't other chemical substances, but other elements!
After a brief analysis, Gu Ran understood that what needed to be added to turn silver into gold was the fifth element, namely, spirit!
Use spiritual elements to compensate for the deficiencies of silver.
Chapter 229 Turning Silver into Gold
Seeing Gu Ran's enlightened expression, Nicholas Flamel knew he had figured it out and thought to himself that this kid's talent seemed to be even greater than his mother's.
So he added, "Remember, don't look at the dragon race's alchemy with a scientific eye. The spiritual element can be understood as a kind of 'spirit,' which is omnipotent and can change everything."
Following his train of thought, Gu Ran said, "Therefore, 'spirit' is also known as a panacea?"
“That’s right.” The Night’s Watchman nodded.
If this kid can really turn silver into gold with just this little bit of information, then it proves that he has mastered the basics of alchemy.
"Thank you, Vice Principal." Gu Ran benefited greatly today.
"Alright, that's enough for today's lesson. If you really manage to turn silver into gold, remember to buy me a lot of Moutai."
The night watchman sent him away, but the hostess had to stay, so Lee Eun-sook had to continue pouring drinks.
……
At the top of the mountain, Gu Ran sat beside the spring, holding a silver coin in his hand.
Because there are night watchmen on campus, they suppress everyone's incantations with discipline. Anyone whose bloodline is not as high as his is suppressed by him.
Those with higher bloodlines than him are probably only the four kings, the Black King, and the White King.
Even the Word of Power that Gu Ran copied with his Sharingan can be suppressed under the influence of the precepts.
Therefore, he always came to this mountaintop to conduct his alchemical experiments.
Unlike the researchers in the ice cellar, they needed fire to change the various forms of metals in order to use alchemy.
Gu Ran, having directly copied Norton's abilities, can directly command metal.
He spread the silver coin out in his hand and chanted a spell. Soon, the spell in his hand turned into a pool of silver liquid.
Silver has a melting point of 961.78 degrees Celsius. Solid silver generally needs to be heated to its melting point to become liquid.
But the pool of silver liquid in Gu Ran's hand was at room temperature.
This is Norton's ability to command and alter metals.
The next step is to incorporate spiritual elements and reconstruct the structure.
Gu Ran poured the pool of silvery liquid into a quartz glass beaker.
The spiritual element, referred to as the 'philosopher's stone' in alchemical literature, becomes the Philosopher's Stone when it is materialized.
That's right, the Philosopher's Stone is constructed from pure spiritual elements.
The spiritual element is mysterious and profound, but Gu Ran has tested it and found that the spiritual element is the spiritual energy he has been cultivating in the waterfall of Mount Myoboku!
Therefore, Gu Ran began to rebuild the liquefied silver, using spiritual elements and the power of commanding metal to make the silver resemble gold.
First, turn the silver golden, then increase its melting point to improve its electrical conductivity...
Thinking of these things, Gu Ran suddenly stopped.
Because he discovered that this still involved using scientific thinking to perform alchemy.
can not be like this.
He should directly command the 'spirit' to turn the silver into something like gold, and make up for the missing parts with spiritual elements.
At one point, he suddenly understood some things completely.
His bloodline imprint began to activate on its own, working in conjunction with Norton's Word of Power to begin changing Silver's state!
'Edicts' inherently possess the ability to command various elements.
And at that moment, the 'edict' and Norton's ability to command metal seemed to resonate with each other.
With the two abilities combined, the silver inside the quartz glass gradually heated up under Gu Ran's guidance, reaching the same melting point as gold.
The next second, the silver liquid turned gold, and then slowly returned to a solid shape.
When Gu Ran opened his eyes again, a golden coin appeared in front of him in the beaker!
The two coins were the same size, but their weights were significantly different because gold and silver have different densities. For the same volume, gold is heavier than silver!
He did a simple calculation using the density method and found that he had indeed succeeded; it really was gold!
He excitedly took the gold in his hand, but the next second, he suddenly felt a little tired.
It seems that he has consumed too much mental energy, which has made his mind a little tired.