Chapter 528 (1/2)

Chapter 528: Turning Stone into Gold

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“Could it be that… you’ve extracted the Philosopher’s Stone successfully?” Archer asked in a trembling voice.

The hall suddenly fell into pin-drop silence; it was perhaps an answer that everyone wanted to hear.

The Philosopher’s Stone the culmination of alchemy and the rumors claimed that it had the ability to transform anything, which was the very reason why alchemy was called the art of philosophy. When used as a medium, it could transform a generic metal or lead into gold, creating unlimited wealth; it was also the origin of the term “turning stone into gold”.

“A stone that can transform everything… it was simply an invention of the ancient alchemist who wanted to be lazy,” Kyle waved a hand and said, “And, what I’m about to show you is the mystery of the world.”

He pulled out a strange-looking pipe, which was made of crystal glass, from his bag and generously displayed it in front of the alchemists.

Everyone, including Retnin, was stretching their neck to take a peek at it. The pipe was as thick as two fingers and was sealed at both ends. It contained some matte-looking, brownish-red powder that looked just like some dried soil at first glance. It was hard to imagine how that powder had gotten inside.

Kyle asked for a glass of clean water before he picked up a green alum stone from the table and used it to smash one end of the pipe, shattering it into pieces.

This caused a stir among the crowd.

Even Retnin was feeling greatly distressed; the immaculate transparent color showed that the tube was obviously made from first-class crystal glass, which must have taken the craftsman a lot of effort to make into such a symmetrical shape. Yet, Kyle simply smashed it to pieces. However, he realized that Prince Roland was not lying when he claimed that the domain had developed crystal glass since the Alchemist Workshop of King’s City would definitely not produce this type of strange vessel.

The water was quickly provided and Kyle poured the powder into the glass of water, and then the color of the water gradually turned into a yellow-green hue and the powder disappeared.

“Do you have any lead bars here?” he turned around and asked. “Give me two of the best quality.”

“Hang on!” Rayleigh said, “Since it’s an alchemic reaction, it shouldn’t matter who does it. I’ve seen some street performers who’re very good at covering-up; switching bronze royals into gold royals in front of a crowd… I’m not doubting you but it’s better to be cautious on such an occasion.” He looked at two of the other chiefs and said,”What do you think?”

“Indeed,” Archer slowly answered.

Retnin hesitated. It was obvious that Rayleigh was doubtful and comparing Kyle to the street performers was indeed quite disrespectful. However, he had to support the Alchemist Workshop in this situation. “I… agree as well.”

He was expecting the Chief Alchemist of Border Town to be furious. However, Kyle Sichi simply smiled and said, “Of course, there’s no difference if the last step is carried out by either the alchemist or the apprentice. Just as I mentioned, the essence of alchemy is simple, orderly and straightforward. Who would like to do it?”

“I’ll do it.” Retnin was so excited that he did not dare look at Kyle, but he was not able to resist his curiosity towards learning the art of turning-stone-into-gold. “Can the glass of yellow-green liquid really transform the lead into gold?”

The apprentice quickly presented the materials—some green-and-white colored refined lead rods which were usually kept in a cotton-lined wooden box. They would be considered the best of the inventories. Retnin picked one up and carefully put it into the glass. To his surprise, he saw a golden tint appear on the surface of the lead bar!

He could feel his hands trembling uncontrollably.

“Look! It looks like something is growing out of it!”

“It’s golden… Oh God, it’s gold in color!”

“Is that gold?”