Chapter 67: The Unimagined Road

After leaving the guild stronghold, Mali first visited two local fur merchants. After comparing quotes and products, he chose one of them to set an order for a batch of goods.

Yingzui City was located at the southernmost tip of the Jiadelan Gongguo and was not a particularly prosperous town; the products produced here were mainly grain and fur.

The price of grain was rising quite fast now, which carried a certain risk, and many towns along the way had it, so there was no need to buy it here.

In comparison, fur was much easier to sell; it was a very popular commodity in winter, and it was light in weight, so he could buy more.

Mali paid the deposit, and the merchant promised to transport the batch of fur to outside the city gate before dusk, at which time both sides would settle the balance.

Afterward, he walked up a flint path and returned to his new home on the top of the slope.

Although it wasn't impossible to live in the truck, in order to reduce weight, the living facilities had been dismantled by him, and it was ultimately not as convenient as in the town.

And most importantly, he had to find a place for Liweier to conduct experiments.

After the instruments and raw materials were obtained, there was nothing left to stop the old alchemist from continuing his research on Ancient Alchemy.

And his first topic was the extraction of "magnetism." Ever since Mali demonstrated the suggested production method of a compass to him, Liweier had been full of interest in the invisible, intangible, yet definitely existing magnetic force.

He asked Mali for a few more magnetic stickers and learned the principle of electromagnetic force in detail, after which he began to experiment day and night.

At first, it was in the truck, but Mali was afraid he would ruin the heavy truck, so he quickly spent money to rent a house in the old city district and had him move in.

Xia'er and the others also moved in together, but every night they could hear strange noises and movements, which made them nervous.

Especially Huodun; because the dog-headed man had the most sensitive hearing, he suffered the most persecution and could only sleep with his ears covered, often having nightmares and being startled awake in the middle of the night.

In the end, he would rather go back to the truck to sleep.

Others also wanted to move out, but Mali later dismantled a pack of earplugs, and since everyone's hearing wasn't as sharp as Huodun's, they barely managed to stay.

As a result, today, before Mali even entered the door, he heard the old alchemist's loud laughter from inside. "Hahahaha, I did it, I did it!!!!"

"I always knew that Ancient Alchemy was real! Those short-sighted, conservative fools in the Magic World are always afraid of someone breaking the old order they have built, but the truth cannot be killed!"

"The alchemy system without the Fusion School is simply incomplete!"

Mali pushed the door open and saw the old alchemist giving a passionate speech, while the audience, except for Leini who looked shocked, generally had dull eyes and confused expressions.

Mali's arrival obviously saved them. Seeing his investor and research partner return, the old alchemist immediately abandoned this bunch of blockheads and rushed over excitedly.

"I, no, we succeeded! The names of you and me are destined to be in the history of alchemy!"

Mali's expression stirred, and he also said in surprise, "Really? You extracted the concept of 【Magnetic Force】?"

Liweier nodded proudly. "This is all thanks to the alchemy materials and principles you provided; otherwise, I would never have been able to do it."

As he spoke, he took out a small knife.

This small knife was not the one given to Mali by the Dwarf clan; it was just one the old alchemist bought casually at a blacksmith shop. He had twenty or so similar knives, but most of them had already been ruined by him.

The thirty Gold Eagles Mali invested in the early stage had also been mostly spent by him.

But even so, his success so quickly was still somewhat unexpected.

Mali reached out and took the small knife. "So you purified the concept of 【Magnetic Force】 from the magnetic stickers and fused it onto this small knife?"

"That's right."

Mali took the battle axe handed over by the dog-headed man and stuck the blade of the small knife onto the battle axe, but there was no reaction.

Just when he felt puzzled, a faint pulling force did indeed come from his hand.

Mali moved the small knife closer, and the next moment, with a 'pop' sound, the wooden handle was sucked onto the surface of the battle axe.

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Liweier's expression was slightly awkward. "Well, there might have been a problem with a certain link in the middle. The magnetic force was finally fused into the handle instead of the blade. Later, I will try to find the reason to see if I can be more accurate."

He thought Mali would be disappointed, but unexpectedly, the latter exclaimed, "Incredible, Alchemy, truly incredible!"

Mali was sincere because modern science could turn ordinary iron into magnets, but wood, due to its atomic structure, had already been determined to be unable to possess magnetism.

However, the old alchemist, through the means of Fusion Alchemy, had actually forcibly achieved what science could not.

It was like forcibly twisting two parallel lines together. Mali felt from the bottom of his heart that this was truly amazing.

Although Liweier had been boasting every day about how awesome the Fusion Alchemy School was in ancient times, except for his strange bicycle, Mali hadn't actually seen any decent results.

On the contrary, the other two schools seemed to be developing prosperously, and both potions and magic runes had great effects.

Not to mention spells, especially those mages who had mastered high-level magic, each of them had the power to summon wind and rain, which made Mali very envious.

If it weren't for his poor performance in the elemental affinity test, majoring in spells would also have been a good path.

But now, for the first time, he felt that Fusion Alchemy was also very powerful.

Although the small knife with a magnetic handle might not have any application scenarios at the moment, Mali keenly realized that,

Fusing and upgrading equipment through Alchemy might be able to exert unexpected effects.

And in this way, the blessing he received from the Goddess of Wealth could also come in handy.

Additionally, Liweier's enthusiasm for Ancient Alchemy had indeed infected him.

The old man was over ninety years old, yet he could still stay up late to conduct experiments, not hesitating to fight against the school board and even the entire Magic World, yet still unwilling to give up his research.

He was even willing to join the caravan, accompany him on the road, and serve as a consultant for free, just to acquire knowledge.

In the eyes of many, this was undoubtedly a very stupid behavior, but it also proved his pure, unadulterated love for his research topic.

This was also the reason why Mali was willing to trust him and walk with him.

"Congratulations."

Mali, who had come back to his senses, once again congratulated the old alchemist. "After this research result is published, it should also be able to reverse some of the world's prejudices against you. The Guangyao Staff might even open its doors to you again."

The old alchemist shook his head. "It's still early. My research has just started. I still need to master more 【Principles】 and conduct more experiments. And now my success rate is not that high; the change of material will also affect the final result."

After a pause, he added, "I don't intend to publish articles, nor will I return to the Guangyao Staff. At my age, fame and fortune have long ceased to be important to me, or rather, what I pursue has long ceased to be fame during my lifetime."

He said sincerely, "Let's go. While I still have time, take me to see where the true peak of Alchemy lies!" ===== CHAPTER 68 =====