Chapter 86

After Jiran's "casual" reminder, the emotions of the many great alchemists soared once again. They almost processed the various materials at lightning speed, and the next experiment was also carried out not long after.

However, it was a pity that this experiment also failed.

"That's right, the other attributes of those materials do indeed have an impact! This experiment has made much more progress than the last one, but there is still something that went wrong..."

"This experiment is different from the previous ones every time. Although our experience is useful, it also confines our thinking. Jiran doesn't have this kind of worry. His suggestions, although they sound strange, turned out to be unexpectedly useful..."

"That's right, perhaps this experiment really can't do without his unconfined perspective!"

Although this experiment also failed, the faces of the masters were much better than the last time. Because they saw the hope of success!

The issues Jiran pointed out regarding the conflicting and contradictory attributes of the materials indeed made this experiment go much more smoothly. Although it ultimately failed, this proved that Jiran's discovery was correct!

All the alchemy masters felt that a new and broad path had opened up before them. The arrangement of materials had such hidden problems!

The alchemy masters of the past never delved into such detailed aspects, so they naturally didn't discover these issues. And these hidden attributes had no significant impact on ordinary alchemy products. It wasn't until now, when Sergai initiated this large-scale alchemy experiment, that the problem was exposed, and Jiran pointed it out.

"This might cause a revolution in the alchemy world!" The alchemy masters were all excited.

All the alchemy masters, with even greater enthusiasm, threw themselves into the next experiment. They felt that even if they failed again and again, their alchemy skills could gradually improve!

After all, as a master, it was extremely difficult to improve further. Don't think that Sergai could gather seven or eight alchemy masters at once; this was already the limit of his connections. The number of alchemy masters in the entire continent wasn't that many...

And the alchemy grandmasters, who were even more advanced than alchemy masters, were even fewer. Becoming an alchemy grandmaster was almost every alchemist's dream. But the number of people who achieved this dream could be described as one in ten thousand, which was an exaggeration.

Working with these alchemy masters, Jiran's alchemy skills also improved rapidly.

In terms of alchemy alone, Jiran's mastery wasn't too advanced. After all, his specialty was artifact refinement, which was different from alchemy.

However, during this period, he was always with other alchemy masters, constantly learning their techniques and thought processes, which greatly inspired him. The alchemy in this world had its own unique aspects, capable of maximizing the attributes of various materials and fusing them according to a different set of rules. Compared to artifact refinement, alchemy was more complicated, and the fusion rules were slightly different. If alchemy could be combined with artifact refinement, it would definitely unleash tremendous power!

Moreover, Jiran also discovered a problem. He could learn alchemy and combine it with artifact refinement to create various items that combined the strengths of both, but the people in this world seemed unable to use artifact refinement.

Jiran had once tried to reveal the simplest artifact refinement formula to Sergai, but after several experiments, Sergai failed and shook his head, saying that such a combination was clearly impossible to produce.

Jiran found this very strange. Although artifact refinement mainly used true fire, the various alchemy flames in this world could also be used as substitutes. If he could do it, the people in this world couldn't... This could only mean that the laws of the two worlds were indeed in conflict.

The reason the arrangements and material properties he pointed out could work was probably because the laws of the two worlds still had some common ground. And Jiran was now the only person carrying the laws of both worlds—also the only one who could practically connect alchemy and artifact refinement.

Thinking about this, he suddenly felt a great sense of responsibility... The task of merging the laws of the two worlds was on his shoulders!

Of course, thinking about these things now was still too far ahead...

The alchemy knowledge he learned wasn't for nothing. At least he now felt that if he were to refine some magical artifacts again, their attributes would definitely improve significantly. But this also came at a cost, which was that the time required for each refinement would greatly increase.

At least, the situation where he could refine several magical artifacts in a day, as before, would no longer happen. And the demand for materials would also be higher... It could be said that there were gains and losses. Of course, the gains far outweighed the losses.

The atmosphere in the Azure Wind was now exceptionally lively, with the competition between the Student Council and the Azure Lions in full swing. Sergai's alchemy experiments also attracted a lot of attention, though most of it came from the alchemy community.

Jiran found this life very fulfilling. Without the worry of money, he could learn new things. And the history and geography, which he had already memorized with alchemy potions, were all stored in his mind. The swordsmanship basics he was learning from Lawrence were also progressing smoothly, and he could feel his strength changing almost every day.

However, in a dark corner that almost no one knew about, dark currents were slowly surging.

"The time is about right, it's time to act. I heard that tomorrow night, the Student Council and the Azure Lions will have a major confrontation, and the college patrol team will also allocate a significant force to guard there? This is the perfect time for us to act."

Alexander snorted coldly: "It's your time to act, it has nothing to do with me."

"Ha ha, how can it not be related to you? Don't you want the insights of a Sword Saint? Tomorrow night, as long as you can prove that you really helped us, the Sword Saint's manuscript will be yours. After this matter is over, you can get even more rewards... Even for these rewards, you can't be uninvolved, right?"

"…All I need to do is some normal personnel changes, I know nothing about the other matters," Alexander said with a dark face.

"Ha ha ha, are you already trying to distance yourself? Don't worry, we won't sell you out, as long as you really fulfill our agreement..."

After that voice disappeared, Alexander looked at the Tower of Wisdom again.

"Ancient relics... are they so easy to steal? I will clear the path for you, but whether you can take that thing... hmm..."

The surface noise had not stopped, and the hidden waves were also slowly surging.

Jiran had been eating three meals a day in Sergai's laboratory recently, and sometimes even slept there. Fortunately, as an alchemy master, Sergai had a small building behind the laboratory, or he wouldn't have been able to accommodate the alchemy masters he invited.

During this period, Jiran's relationship with the alchemy masters was also quite good.

There was an alchemy master named Garton who was particularly skilled in using various flames, claiming that there was no material he couldn't dissolve. His personality was like a raging fire, and he would flare up at the slightest disagreement, but once the argument was resolved, his anger would dissipate... He was the type of person who was hard to get along with but even harder to make an enemy of.

There was another alchemy master named Heim, who had a gentle personality and was particularly skilled in balancing, able to mix materials that were normally incompatible and achieve a subtle balance. He was very popular, and almost no one had ever argued with him.

There was also an alchemy master named Carlo, who, although a self-taught alchemy master with no background, had very refined alchemy techniques. He had a good understanding of the quantities and properties of various materials and wasn't confined by the traditional knowledge of the current alchemy community... Of course, compared to Jiran, he was still far behind.

These three alchemy masters, besides Sergai, were the ones Jiran got along with the best. Jiran's easy-going personality won Garton's favor; Heim was very interested in the theories Jiran proposed, and their friendship deepened through discussions. As for Carlo... in the language of the original world, he was a natural at making friends.

Since the conflict between Sergai and Singed over Jiran led to Singed's departure, he would often find Jiran to talk. In the end, Jiran couldn't help but become familiar with him.

After completing a day's worth of experiments, Jiran prepared a dinner to reward all the alchemy masters in the laboratory and then bid farewell, preparing to return to the old dormitory.

Today was the day the fourth experiment, prepared by the many alchemy masters, was to yield results. The alchemy masters were all very confident about this experiment, and even a vice-dean of the college had come to Sergai's laboratory to wait for the results upon invitation. However, the experiment itself had nothing to do with Jiran, so his departure was natural.

Today was also the day the Azure Lions formally challenged the Student Council, with a series of competitions held in the campus auditorium. It wasn't a decisive battle, but the results of this competition would have a significant impact on both sides. Therefore, many students gathered to watch.

Due to the large number of people, the college patrol team temporarily dispatched many people to maintain order there. As a result, the patrol forces in other areas would inevitably be weakened, except for places like the student dormitories and the Tower of Wisdom, where the security remained strong.

The Student Council had already announced this news and warned the students not to go out easily after dark. Although the Azure Wind had a curfew, it was relatively late, and the rules weren't particularly strict—situations like Jiran sleeping in the laboratory were common, and the college couldn't enforce overly strict regulations.

Therefore, today, as Jiran walked through the campus, he found it unusually quiet. Although it was already dark, the campus was usually still quite lively at this time. After a day of study, this was the students' leisure time.

However, in just a few days, most students had gone to the auditorium to watch the Student Council and the Azure Lions' confrontation, making the entire campus much quieter. But Jiran didn't mind—after all, he wouldn't have participated in the students' playfulness anyway.

Although it was late, Jiran didn't plan to return to the dormitory immediately. He intended to find a place to rest, enjoy the night breeze, and feel the vast starry sky... In the evenings without various entertainments, this was a rare pastime for Jiran.

And just as he was heading to a small lake he often visited, he suddenly noticed an unusual situation.