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Latis scratched his head, threw the dumpling on the ground, and picked up another clump of bone fragments.
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[Bone Spur Bomb: A bomb without a soul is like a pile of loose sand; it doesn't even need to move, it will scatter with a gust of wind.]
"Why is it getting looser the more I practice?"
He poured out the loose sand from the magic furnace, thought for a moment, grabbed a handful of bone fragments and put them in, then began to infuse magic again.
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[Bone Spur Bomb: A bomb with excessive material added and compressed to a high density, which can easily cause a dust explosion upon impact.]
"Am I doing something wrong?"
Latis took the bomb out of the magic furnace and carefully placed it on the shelf next to him. Then he looked at the magic furnace and fell into thought.
"Logically, alchemical tools should have some special effects, but these just seem to physically combine the materials..."
He pondered for a moment, then took a clump of bone fragments from his bag and put them back into the magic furnace, starting the refining process again.
This time, however, while pouring magic into the furnace, he also diverted a sliver of his senses and projected it toward the bone fragments inside.
hum...
"Wait, what's this?!"
Latis opened his eyes wide. In his perception, the bone fragments began to change shape in accordance with his consciousness. Driven by the magic furnace, the properties of the bone fragments changed instantly, as if they began to resonate with something in his consciousness.
He carefully sensed this subtle change and suddenly guessed that he should control the bone fragments to melt them in a certain order, and this order should be the order of the traditional alchemical refining methods.
Fortunately, the Magic Furnace is an all-in-one machine that automatically drives the materials to evolve.
As he watched, the bone fragments gradually melted, transforming into a state similar to a non-Newtonian fluid. Subsequently, the density distribution within it began to become complex, exhibiting ripples resembling fish bones.
Suddenly, Latis had a flash of inspiration and felt that the density arrangement seemed to resemble three-dimensional magic patterns, except that at this time there was only a rough framework and the middle was still blurry.
Just as he realized what was happening and was about to add some details, the bone fragments had already entered the next stage of their form. At the same time, he felt some knowledge in his mind being randomly transmitted outwards.
When he came to his senses, the smooth, round bone spike bomb was already lying at the bottom of the magic furnace. Latis scratched his head and reached out to take it out.
[Bone Spike Bomb: A product born from an incorrect formula and refining method. When thrown at an enemy, it can launch more than ten bone spikes, producing a "master of misdirection" effect.]
"Outline Master": Bone spikes will automatically shoot towards the edge of the enemy's body.
"No? You're doing this randomly?!"
Latis couldn't hold back any longer. He slapped his forehead and loudly complained:
"The thorn of kindness, is it?"
However, amidst his complaints, he also began to grasp the essence of alchemy. He had vaguely sensed that the amount of bone fragments added was still a bit too little, and it seemed that he had accidentally missed the step of depicting the effects of the alchemical product, which was why such an effect was generated randomly.
"Okay, okay... let's try again!"
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[Bone Spike Bomb: A product created with slightly flawed recipe and crafting techniques. When launched at enemies, it produces an "edge-observation" effect.]
[“Edge OB”: After being thrown, it will not immediately launch bone spikes, but will explode only after the aftershocks of the battle have subsided.]
"I've got it! I've got it! The raw material should be only three or four grams short. The changes during refining seem to be able to be artificially manipulated. I'll definitely do it next time!"
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[Bone Spike Bomb: A product created with a slightly flawed recipe, which produces a "storm inhalation" effect when launched at enemies.]
[“Storm Inhalation”: All the exploding bone spikes will converge towards the enemy's mouth, making them so hungry they'll want to stomp their feet!]
"Gaia!! We're only one gram short of the raw material! Damn it, let's do it again!"
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After more than ten refining attempts, Latis wearily took out the last clump of bone fragments and threw it into the magic furnace.
He discovered that as long as the recipe and refining method are wrong, the result will be random. However, each random result can be completely replicated by following the same steps exactly.
During the refining process, this delicate operational window is fleeting and extremely difficult to access.
At the same time, he also guessed why alchemists initially used a traditional set of equipment, because the window of opportunity in the process could be controlled by themselves, unlike the magic furnace which automatically pushed to the next step.
This seemingly simple recipe, made from a single ingredient, nearly exhausted one-fifth of Latis's magical power...
"Is there much magic left? Not much..."
Latis shook his head, stretched out his hands, and pressed against the magic furnace that he had already slapped with his palm print, then poured magic into it again.
Magic is driving a transformation in the state of the bone shavings... Perfect! The proportions are just right!
The window duration for each stage... is precise!
Latis stared intently at the material forming inside the furnace; success or failure hinged on this moment!
call……
A wisp of smoke rose, symbolizing the end of this refining process.
"Did you make it?"
Having exhausted the last batch of materials, Latis couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Although he felt he had some talent for engineering projects like this, in this unpredictable other world, no one could say for sure...
He took a deep breath and picked up the smooth, white bomb from the furnace.
[Bone Spur Bomb: Legend has it that a wizard who keeps company with a bone dragon would secretly grind down the dragon's cow bones when bored. Due to the theory of relativity, the longer the wizard lived, the longer the dragon's "cow bone" would grow. The bone shards were often used to make bombs for the bone dragon to play catch.]
[Additional Effect - Bone Dragon's Lament: The explosion of bone spikes carries the aura of a bone dragon's ox bones, causing enemies to mistakenly believe their ox brother has been worn down.]
"What the hell... I succeeded, but I'm not happy at all! What kind of lousy recipe is this?! Beef balls??"
Latis held the bomb in trembling hands, desperately trying to convince himself that it was made from the bone fragments of Serfal and not a real bone-splitting beef ball. After struggling for a few minutes, he finally sighed, put the bomb into the interdimensional gap, and blankly wiped away his sweat.
"In any case... this alchemy should have been a success, right?"
He opened the simulation panel and found that his alchemist level had risen to 1%, no longer the low 0 of the past.
"Damn, this is really tough... From now on, I should use a precise formula for alchemy. Trying out new formulas like this is too much of a mental drain."
Latis resolutely gave up the idea of becoming an alchemist master. Searching for a recipe was practically an exhaustive process. Although there was some correct guidance in the dark, it was also very patience-consuming.
"No wonder Yashutia said that the wizarding system is a trinity of alchemy, necromancy, and lich... If she didn't live that long, she might have killed herself while practicing alchemy..."
He shook his head, stood up, and while cleaning up the scraps on the ground, pondered:
"However, alchemy seems to be more scientific than I imagined. Fixed formulas and refining methods can produce finished products with fixed effects. Although errors sometimes occur, the finished products with errors are not necessarily unusable, and the finished products with errors can also be replicated..."
Latis shook his head, still not quite understanding what the essence of alchemy mentioned in the simulated memories meant.
However, he has only just become a 1% alchemy novice. With more practice, he might be able to think more deeply about alchemy.
He picked up the bag full of waste, walked to the door, and turned around to look around the cave.
"I wonder what Yashutia was feeling when she sifted out these dozens of pieces of junk in the cave... Although she doesn't seem like the type to be sad or upset, she must have been frustrated too."
Latis stroked his chin, remembering that he was still wearing his gold panties, and felt a little helpless. He wondered when Yashutia would return. He hadn't seen this sunny and cheerful girl for a few days and was unexpectedly missing her.
"Well, everyone's busy out there, I can't just stop here!"
He laughed and pushed open the door to go out.
Welcome to the Kurosawa Alchemy Workshop!
The somewhat dim-witted chibi-style black bear popped out of the mechanism once again. Latis looked at the black bear, which was wagging its tongue and baring its teeth, and suddenly felt that this abstract thing was quite similar to Yashutia herself.
So he patted the black bear's head, then flicked his finger and sent it flying back into the door panel.
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【Dear Mr. Latis, welcome back to the Magic University Simulator!】
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[Atlantic time: Thursday 3:05 PM]
Please select a simulation program.
【Dimensional Journey (Entry Requirements: 10-50)】
【Path of the Sage (2/2 times this week)】
[Battle of Laws (2/2 this week)]
"Things should be alright for now..."
Latis lay on his bed in his room, looking at the simulation panel, and pondered for a moment.
"I haven't participated in the interdimensional journey for a while, because I haven't had enough time, so it's been until now."
He glanced at the afternoon sunlight outside the window, thought back to Frico, Robin, and Serfa at home, and after confirming that they were all alright, he laughed and called out:
"Simulator, begin your interdimensional journey!"
[You have chosen the Dimensional Journey, consuming 50 Goddess Water.]
[Please select the world to enter: Bone Spirit Realm/Great Ocean World/Terre World/Random Dimension]
“The Bone Spirit Realm,” Latis said slowly, taking a deep breath.
[Selecting the corresponding plane...]
[Entering soon: Bone Spirit Realm]
The scene before him slowly darkened. Latis took one last look out the window, smiled, and said:
See you later.
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The dim stream of particles slowly dissipated before his eyes. Latis rubbed his eyes, looked at the somewhat familiar table in front of him, let out a long breath, and sat down in the chair.
"I'm back again..."