Chapter 75: Chemistry Professor

The more Lan Qingyou thought about extracting Kerosene from petroleum, the more possible she felt it was.

After all, she was an alchemist herself, and had successfully extracted minerals with over 90% purity from various ores before, so she could be said to have relevant experience.

In practical operation, the only difficulty or obstacle would be her lack of relevant knowledge.

Without understanding the relationship between petroleum and Kerosene, trying to extract it would certainly be a very difficult task.

Lan Qingyou: "Can you find me an expert or professor in the field of chemistry?"

Shang Chuan: "Do you want to use alchemy to extract Kerosene?"

Shang Chuan almost instantly guessed what Lan Qingyou was considering.

Lan Qingyou: "Yes, to give it a try."

Shang Chuan: "No problem. Give me some time."

Shang Chuan was quite confident about this.

And after finishing the chat, Lan Qingyou brought out the Kerosene Stove and the Kerosene.

This Kerosene Stove was milky white, about a meter tall, with a valve to control the flame on the base, and a ring of grilles above that.

On the main body of the Kerosene Stove, there was a small glass window to view the combustion taking place inside, and on top of the Kerosene Stove was a platform for placing a kettle.

To put it plainly, it was the kind of Kerosene Stove frequently seen in TV dramas.

Lan Qingyou carried this thing directly up to the third floor, and then moved her entire bed up there as well.

After all, it was a small heater that could only satisfy a 17-square-meter area; it definitely couldn't cover the massive space of the entire second floor.

Since that was the case, why not just move everything into the third floor which was only 20 square meters? With a smaller room, the temperature could be higher, right?

Fortunately, the third floor's windows weren't those small round ones, nor were they the massive floor-to-ceiling glass doors of the second floor. She could toss everything inside through the window without worrying about it being too cold like the second floor.

It was just that during the moving process, it was inevitable to be active outside, which was a bit tough on Lan Qingyou, a young girl somewhat afraid of the cold.

Speaking of which, it was quite strange.

It wasn't snowing during the day, and the sun even came out. But even with the sunlight shining on her body, Lan Qingyou couldn't feel a single trace of warmth.

Perhaps this was what a sun in the snow was like?

As a 'little potato' from the south who had never experienced the bright sunny days of the north, she naturally thought this way.

After everything was finished, Lan Qingyou opened the fuel filling hole at the bottom of the Kerosene Stove.

Although she had noticed there was still Kerosene inside while moving it earlier, Lan Qingyou, who always felt insecure if it wasn't topped off, filled it to the brim anyway.

Then she went to take a bath and lay down in bed.

Word to the wise, although it was merely a heater measuring about a meter tall, the difference between having it and not having it was truly immense.

At least now, Lan Qingyou, sleeping under the covers, wouldn't feel like 'even the covers are freezing cold' anymore.

Lan Qingyou slept exceptionally sweetly this time, barely even having time to enter her usual overthinking mode.

So after waking up completely refreshed, she immediately threw herself into the crafting and researching of potions.

Although it was still dark outside, this didn't affect Lan Qingyou's enthusiasm for work in the slightest.

Although those antifreeze potions were pretty good, for Lan Qingyou, something that only lasted at most ten-odd minutes clearly didn't meet her usage standards.

Even though she now had the Kerosene Stove, she absolutely had to craft this item.

After all, before acquiring the technology to extract Kerosene, the little bit of Kerosene she had was only enough for her to sleep peacefully for four or five nights.

While this severe cold was highly likely due to the Mana Turbulence, who could guarantee that this kind of massive temperature drop wouldn't occur again in the future?

So researching it in advance definitely wasn't a mistake.

Of course, the primary reason was still because she wanted to conduct research.

After all, once an alchemist had an idea, how could they possibly resist not putting it into practice?

She couldn't resist; she couldn't resist it at all.

Moreover, after an entire day of research yesterday, she already had some clues. Today, she simply needed to follow the steps methodically in her experiments to yield results.

However, before that, she needed to do something.

Shang Chuan: "I found the person you asked me to find yesterday. It's a professor from Harvard University named Samayel Gill. He should have sent you a friend request. Accept it when you wake up."

After checking her messages in her daily routine, Lan Qingyou pulled up her friend requests.

Amidst a sea of 99+ messages, it took her a full half hour just to find this guy.

From the other party's head full of silver hair, she could tell he was at least over fifty years old. After cross-checking his personal details and name, she accepted his friend request.

Lan Qingyou: "Hello, Professor Samayel. I'm looking for some knowledge regarding Kerosene. I wonder what you would like in exchange."

Samayel: "Hello, Tower Witch. Regarding this matter, I have a proposal here. I wonder if I might discuss it with you."

Originally, Lan Qingyou had intended to begin preparing for her experiments right after sending this message.

She hadn't expected the other party to practically reply instantly, and even have some sort of proposal?

Thus, her curiosity piqued, Lan Qingyou could only sit back down and begin chatting with him.

Lan Qingyou: "Speak."

Lan Qingyou directly ignored the moniker 'Tower Witch'.

After all, basically everyone addressed her this way now, and it wasn't as if she disliked this Title either.

Samayel: "I will teach you the knowledge regarding Blue Star's Kerosene extraction technology, and you will teach me the knowledge of alchemy in this world."

Seeing this sentence, Lan Qingyou frowned.

Lan Qingyou: "I refuse. Your contribution and my contribution are completely disproportionate. If your condition is merely such an insincere thing, then I suppose there is nothing left for us to talk about either. After all, you're not the only one who understands chemistry."

Are you kidding me?

The knowledge I need is merely regarding a single item, yet you actually want me to provide an entire chain of knowledge?

Other than an idiot, probably no one would go along with such a thing.

Meanwhile, Samayel was also taken aback upon seeing Lan Qingyou's reply.

He had originally thought the other party was merely a young girl who didn't seem to have even left school yet, but he didn't expect her to be so difficult to deal with.

She even opened her mouth to threaten him?

If it wasn't for the fact that this Witch was an existence recognized even by the world's will itself, he wouldn't want to waste his breath either.

Samayel: "Since that's the case, then I'll teach you Blue Star chemistry, starting from the very basics. You teach me alchemy, also starting from the very basics?"

Therefore, left with no other choice, he could only settle for the next best thing.

Didn't you want to pursue equality? Then we'll both start teaching from the very basics. This should be equal enough, right?

However, was this truly the equality Lan Qingyou desired?

To this, Lan Qingyou smiled slightly.

Lan Qingyou: "That's impossible. Whether your chemistry is useful in this world remains to be seen, yet my alchemy can practically yield you tangible benefits."