Chapter 80

Good morning from room 5-0304. Today is December 15th, the day of the seminar. I'm Herman. Since then, I've continued using the alchemical distiller and created magic waters with earth and water attributes. I also have a couple of bottles of pure magic water stored. ...I'm starting to feel the urge to use the highest quality magic stones in the gacha, even though I know it's a waste. I think you understand that feeling. After all, I don't belong to the Iron Welcome faction, so having eight is enough. ...Should I aim for the Knight rank? If I have free time, I might. It's not bad to have it. ...The downside is that I have to go to war, but there are no signs of war right now.

I've been in touch with Silvio, Glen, Ed, and Ted, and sold the Star River. I had some, but there were three spear users, four shield users, and one scythe user. They all bought them and are going to sell them to the seminar. ...It turns out that the seminars are divided by weapon type. They teach each other with the same talents. There are also mixed factions, so I had to find them myself. I went to sell them yesterday. It was the Stinarnia extermination team seminar. The name clearly indicated what they wanted to do, but they sold out briskly. There were 50 people in the seminar, and they were happy to buy the Stinarnia crystal scales, which are four-star. By the way, the Mizuchi scales are three-star. It turns out that five-star is quite rare. Oh, Ted had the Full Moon Mushrooms, so we exchanged them.

So, with a warm wallet, it's time for the Fertility Meeting. This time, it's going to be amazing. I think it will be the most surprising thing ever. It's because I'm creating a new alchemical tool. It might be the first in 8000 years. ...By the way, it couldn't be done with magic stones, only with materials. I don't know why. Anyway, it's an alchemical tool that works on principle. I've confirmed that it can be used normally. I made a basic potion. It was almost the same as an alchemical cauldron. However, it seemed less suitable for making solids. It's a degraded version of the alchemical cauldron in terms of basic performance. However, in the realm of technique, it surpasses the alchemical cauldron. Or rather, it might be better to say that its characteristics have changed. It seems to be specialized in making liquids. That's why I think it can extract attributes as magic water. Now, let's start the Fertility Meeting with Serena's arrival.

"It's time. Let's start the last Fertility Meeting of the year. I don't have anything special to say. Is there anything you want to report?"

"Yes! Can I go first?"

"It's rare for you to be proactive, Herman. Did you accomplish something?"

"I made a new alchemical tool."

"...What? Hold on. What did you say? A new alchemical tool? What is it?"

"It's a tool with an alchemical array engraved on it, with the same characteristics as magic cloth and an alchemical cauldron."

"Wait a minute. If you made it, it's the first new thing in 8000 years? Something equivalent to what the ten-talented ones left behind?"

"Unfortunately, in terms of performance, it's a degraded version of the alchemical cauldron. However, in the realm of technique, it can create something different from the alchemical cauldron thanks to its characteristics."

"Is it a technique?! This has piqued my interest. What does the actual item look like?"

"This is the alchemical tool I made, the alchemical distiller."

"This is simpler than the distiller you made before. The mechanism of the top lid seems to be the same as the storage bottle."

"The alchemical array is engraved with the same ink as the alchemical cauldron."

"It's the same."

"Without the tears of the goddess, it's a degraded version of the alchemical cauldron. ...So it can be used for normal alchemy?"

"Yes, I've only made a basic potion, but it's confirmed that it can be made. I think other things can be made too, but since it's specialized for liquids, the alchemical cauldron is easier to use."

"I see, it doesn't surpass existing alchemical tools. It's still a degraded version."

"More importantly, it's a technique. You said that in the realm of technique, its characteristics come into play. How does it work?"

"First, I want you to look at this attribute magic stone."

"...It's a rather large magic stone. I've never seen a light attribute magic stone of this size."

"...What kind of magic stone can get this big? If Full Moon Mushrooms can't do it, it must be at the level of a light attribute magic knight?"

"...Probably not. I think it doesn't exist. This is what the realm of technique is about, Herman."

"That's right. This is a light attribute magic stone equivalent to 600 Full Moon Mushrooms."

"Wait. The principle is that one material makes one magic stone. Are you saying this principle is broken?"

"That's right. This is the magic water made using the Dragon Palace Messenger fruit."

"Magic water? What is that?"

"It's a made-up term. It's water with attribute magic. I named it magic water."

"I have one bottle prepared. What is it for?"

"It's because I thought two magic stones might be made if it was more than that. My talent felt that this light attribute magic stone was the limit."

"...I see, your talent reacted. ...I've never used it, but now I'm starting to feel it. One bottle is the limit, like moss."

"That's right. This alchemical distiller extracts magic water from materials. When using it, you have to use a technique, not just the normal way."

"What is the basis for calling it a technique? There must be a reason for calling it a technique?"

"Yes, it's almost the same as the Iron Welcome faction's technique."

"The Iron Welcome faction's technique, where you place an alchemical cauldron on magic cloth with an alchemical array embroidered on it?"

"Yes. You place it on the embroidery and use your talent to dig into the ground continuously."

"I see, that's why it's a technique. So, you used multiple Dragon Palace Messengers to make this magic water."

"If you turn this magic water into a magic stone, you'll understand. It becomes a magic stone just by solidifying it after extracting the attribute magic. Anyone can try it."

"Then, I'll do it as a representative. --- Hmm, I see. It's indeed a large magic stone. The feeling is the same as making a normal attribute magic stone."

"If that's the case, I'll start making this alchemical distiller right away. The method is to solidify glass, draw the alchemical array with ink, and infuse it with magic. Is that correct?"

"Yes, that will do. I think the size should be about this big, similar to an alchemical cauldron. If you don't put in a large amount of material, the number of times you use the technique will increase."

"Thirty bottles should be enough. The ink is easy to make, so let's all make it."

So, everyone started making the alchemical distiller. ...Everyone is really good. Making the same mechanism as the storage bottle out of glass was quite difficult, but they did it smoothly. They are truly skilled. The alchemical arrays were drawn with ink, and the creation was completed in about 10 minutes. They also made a larger bottle to receive the magic water. ...The Full Moon Mushrooms overflow from the storage bottle.

"Now that we have the actual item, what should we put in it? Magic mushrooms are fine, right?"

"I think so. It can extract magic from both attributes if the material has multiple attributes, so anything is fine. However, something with more magic is better. It affects the amount of magic water."

"That's a tough decision."

"Let's just try it once. We won't know until we try. Don't be afraid of failure."

So, everyone put in their chosen materials and started the alchemy. I put in a large amount of Fox Fire Moss. It only has fire and wind attributes. I'm almost there with all the attribute wands. ...It took me about 30 minutes, but Mr. Bruce and Serena finished before me. ...It seems the time depends on the number of stars in the talent and the number of intersections. The materials used might also affect it. Everyone finished within an hour.

"...This is indeed the realm of technique. It's not based on logic, like the Star River."

"That's right. But we've grasped the trend. The time to finish probably depends on the number of stars and intersections, like the Star River."

"The magic water extracted is truly aligned with each attribute. ...The principle of one material, one magic stone is broken."

"...But."

"...What's wrong?"

"This won't make the Dawn faction happy. It will be the Life Creation faction or the Iron Welcome faction. The quality of the magic stone matters."

"...That's true. Especially the Iron Welcome faction. If they make magic stones with this, they might get nine stars in the Star River gacha."

"If this is made public, it will cause chaos for years. ...Perhaps the curriculum needs to be reviewed?"

"That's right. The curriculum will change for the first time in 1500 years. I want to include it in the Dawn faction's October curriculum. The current preparation for next year lasts three months. I think it can be consolidated. Not many people come anyway."

"Herman, is your report already done?"

"It's done. I wrote it thoroughly."

"Good. ...This will be a joint report with me. Is that okay?"

"That's fine."

"It's such a significant item, you can expect a reward. ...The Dawn faction has finally developed a technique."

"That's right. ...Excluding the Illusory Mystic faction and the Eternal Light faction, the others have something that can be called a technique."

"That's true. Even if the people who are happy are different, it's still a faction technique."

"We need to keep up with the times. The world is changing."

There were various opinions, but indeed, the Iron Welcome faction and the Life Creation faction will be happy, especially the Iron Welcome faction. I want to do the Star River gacha and many other things. If this is made public immediately, it should be in time for next year's curriculum. The Dawn faction will have to understand it quickly, and it will spread soon. I hope other alchemical tools will be developed to match this. I can't think of anything more. If there is, I'll make it immediately. With the public release of the technique, the Alchemical Academy will get busier. The Fertility Meetings will become more interesting.

Whether you found it interesting or not, I would appreciate your feedback. If you could include an evaluation, it would be great. If you could point out anything in your review, I think I can reflect it in my writing, even as a layman reader.

...Probably.