Chapter 93
On the morning of the second day Dudian had co to the secret alchemy lab. At the ti of his entrance, snake and mouse were already in here. The boy, mouse, was listening to snake as he entered the lab. When he saw Dudian he asked nervously: “Dog…Did you, you follow, so…you…have seen ?”
Dudian didn’t want to deceive him so he nodded and said: “I’ve seen but I will keep it a secret.”
Mouse was depressed as he said: “I’m exposed.”
Snake snapped: “Who told you to tattoo engraved on the wrist? Sooner or later you will be caught by the Holy Church… I hope you won’t betray us. ”
“I will not betray you.” Mouse frowned: “My family told that I’m going to get engaged. I now want to quit the alchemy as my level of understanding is low and it would be very difficult to achieve anything. Alchemist’s badge is a dream that won’t co true. ”
Snake shrugged: “If you want to quit, rember to strip the tattoo.”
“I was afraid of pain that’s why I have been hesitant.” Mouse said relucatantly.
Dudian was speechless. He looked at the nightingale’s alchemy room, and asked, “She will not co today?
“Not yet….” Snake casually answered.
“Can I borrow her alchemy symbols book?” asked Dudian.
“That one should be already but for the best don’t touch her other alchemy materials.”
Dudian nodded and went past the table where nightingale was doing her experints over to the shelf where to books were stacked. Although he had a super-chipd, which stored advanced chemical knowledge but the old does not an backward. In this system they still had many advantages worth learning.
Dudian as yesterday was silent all day in his room and was studying the alchemy symbols.
Another day passed.
Dudian studied about two-thirds of the book until the dusk. Snake was the first to leave but mouse stayed to be the last to go. As they didn’t trust the newcor with responisibilities for closing the door.
Dudian ca outside to see the snake hiding and trying to peep at him. He still used the thod from yesterday to avoid him.
The third day when Dudian went to the alchemy lab, nightingale was present. Finally he was able to understand the experintal records written by nightingale and the others.
From the symbols he could roughly guess what they were trying to accomplish. When he returned the book he quickly swept the Nightingale’s alchemic platform. There were a sun sign, two water droplets and a spoon symbol. He was surprised in his heart as he didn’t expect nightingale’s ambitions to be so high. Her research was focused on gold, did she want to directly create the ‘philosopher’s stone’?
The fourth day.
Dudian as usual ca to the secret lab. Snak was absent but the nightingale and mouse were busy. Occasionally mouse would co out to ask nightingale about the problems he face. It showed that her alchemy level seed to be the highest one.
“Aren’t you going to read today?” Nightingale asked in strange tone as she saw Dudian did not borrow books from her.
Dudian shook his head: “I won’t.”
“No?” Nightingale stared blankly: “What does that an? Did you back down? ”
“Well,” said Dudian, nodding slightly, “I want to start experinting.”
Nightingale smiled: “It seems you have studied well as it would be very hard to work on experints if you have no idea about alchemy symbols. However, if you want to do experints you gotta buy your own materials. I have surplus so I’m going to lend you today but by tomorrow you have to return to .”
“Thank you!” Dudian answered. He glanced on the raw materials on the shelves. He saw that there were raw materials that could be turned to black powder. These types of raw materials were commonly used by the other alchemists. Actually, black powder was one of the oldest and earliest inventions by the alchemist.
“This, yellow phosphorus.” Dudian pointed to one of the bottles. Naturally he wasn’t going to manufacture black powder in here. In this era, black powder was definitely an ‘explosive’ find and would be misused if he showed them the formula.
Nightingale looked, nodded: “OK, I have more of these.”
Dudian pointed to rubber, red scales and so other raw materials. The he cleaned his room and suddenly found a problem… There was no alchemy station… He lacked all the tools.
He was dumbfounded. He had the complete formula for gunpowder so he could manufacture it at any ti. However, he intented to study the ignition of the powder. The last ti, when he detonated the bomb he had faced many inconveniences. Especially timing and sparking of the bomb had put him under pressure.
Dudian found nightingale and asked curiously: “Where could I get the alchemy station from?”
Nightingale was in deploynt of raw materials. As she saw Dudian she was stunned for a mont: “I have forgotten to tell you this. You look for the mouse and see if he has ti at night. You guys should go to the underground market to buy one for yourself. But the price is a bit expensive, so you should prepare enough money. At least two silver coins or more…”
“Underground bazaar?” Dudian was startled. sSuddenly thought of Rosyard’s notes and it seed he had ntioned this place.
Dudian found the mouse and told the problem to him.
Mouse did not think much as he promised to take him in the evening.
Dudian said to them that he needs to get money so he left the secret chamber. Moreover, he thought that it had been three days and he should go and check Barton and the rest. He imdiately hired a carriage and went to the slums.
Dudian ca to the dilapidated square which they had an agreent to et in advance. Barton had left the secret signs and he followed them. He went along the signals and soon ca towards a remote small shack where refugees had gathered.
Dudian had reached the shack when he heard Barton’s voice from the shack next to the one signals pointed.
Dudian entered the shack to see Barton and others inside.
“We made the signs to show that shack while we rented one across for security reasons. ” Barton looked at Dudian’s expression and explained the details.
Dudian smiled: “Although you know that there is a very low probability for exposure, but I’m happy that you are so cautious and taking it seriously.”
Reviews
All reviews (0)