Volume 2 The Imminent Threat Chapter 92 Look at your bones
"Woo, woo......"
Eliza's eyes were hazy with tears, and she was burned by the broth. Many of the habits of cats are very similar to cats, such as not being able to eat hot cat tongues.
After being busy for most of the day, everyone else was fed, but they still didn't eat a bite. So Eliza also unceremoniously found a large clay pot and filled a large pot for herself. I didn't expect to be burned in the first bite, and I was really full of resentment......
Just as she was busy pouring water into her mouth, she heard her father Tom asking:
"Thulick, how did you get Eliza to learn this? Didn't you say you taught her magic? ”
Fang Qiuling on the carriage was chewing a piece of chicken in his mouth, and he didn't have time to make a sound for a while. He tilted his head slightly, and threw a look of disdain at old Tom.
"Stinky boy!" Old Tom was a violent temper, and when he saw Fang Qiuling's dead appearance, he immediately exploded, "You come down for me, see if I don't fix you well!" ”
As he spoke, Old Tom rolled up his sleeves and prepared to teach Fang Qiuling a lesson directly. But before his hand could reach the carriage, Eliza stopped him.
Eliza was busy "cooling" her tongue, and it was also difficult to speak. But her attitude was very resolute, and she stopped Old Tom from letting him trouble Fang Qiuling.
Old Tom was never polite to Fang Qiuling. If there is any dissatisfaction, the big fist will just go up directly. Don't try to reason with Fang Qiuling, because if you are reasonable, you will be dizzy every time! After a few experiences, Old Tom now says that the principle to be followed when communicating with Fang Qiuling is "do not use your hands"!
Fang Qiuling swallowed the chicken in his mouth slowly, and then said, "Dad, do you know what is the hardest thing in the world? "The hardest thing in the world is to put what is in one person's head into another person's head, that is, to impart knowledge." Knowledge is invaluable and cannot be measured in value......"
"I'm talking about magic, not knowledge!"
Old Tom was rarely smart for a while, and keenly grasped that Fang Qiuling was secretly changing concepts.
"That's right, I'm talking about knowledge, not magic. Because magic is also a part of knowledge, and the more knowledge you have, the more you will understand magic......"
Fang Qiuling's voice was thick and lazy, sounding like he was full of confidence, but in fact, he didn't have a bottom in his heart. After all, he is a bard by profession, not a wizard who specializes in studying spells, nor a warlock who relies on bloodline to cast spells. There are indeed a few spells mastered, but they are all low-level zero-level spells, and at most they are a wizard's apprentice.
Magic is a very complex thing, and as a beginner who knows a little bit about it, it's a bit of a shame to teach others. However, the heart is empty, and Fang Qiuling is not worried that he will mislead people's children. When it comes to the theoretical knowledge of spells, he still has a lot in his stomach, and Eliza is still a newcomer. The professor is new, and the theoretical knowledge of these spells is undoubtedly more than enough.
Eliza is a very serious student. In the past few days on the road, Fang Qiuling has begun to conduct a series of surveys and tests on her. It is unreasonable to let the future telemancer and powerful thunderbolt controller be called "teacher" and not teach some real things.
Judging from the spells that Eliza currently has in her hands, she is a warlock who relies on the power of the bloodline to cast spells. All spells that can be cast so far are related to lightning. From lightning bolts to lightning chains, lightning spells of all powers and ranges. There are not many sources of lightning bloodlines, and there seem to be only two common ones. One is the Thunder Giant, which can be traced back to the Golden Age of the First Age, and the second is the Thunder Dragon, which is the Golden Age of the Second Age. Both the Thunder Giants and the Thunder Dragons are people of gold, inherently powerful, and their clans and descendants are usually people of silver. And the cat charm belongs to the "people of chaos" like humans. The bloodline of the people of gold is passed down to the people of chaos, and there are two levels of separation just from the power level of the bloodline, although it is not impossible, but it is self-evident that it is rare.
To borrow a phrase used by the current "sand sculpture" netizens to greet them cordially: Thunder Giant or Thunder Dragon, what did they do to the ancestors of the cat charm?
Fang Qiuling is not a historian, and he is not very interested in exploring the origin of species. It's okay to find out casually when you're idle, and ask him to study and explore - the weather is so nice today! Fang Qiuling would definitely not die to study this kind of "subject" that would properly receive a warning from the World Will.
Eliza is still young, and the warlock bloodline has not yet fully awakened, so the lightning spell she throws can't even help the bear monster. The matter of bloodline awakening is not urgent, so it can only be done slowly. As you get older, the power of your bloodline will gradually increase. What we need to do now is to lay a good foundation of knowledge, have a clear understanding of our own strengths, and master one or two useful professional skills. Fang Qiuling knew the most about alchemy, so he planned to train Eliza to become an alchemy apprentice first.
In the concept of academic wizards, alchemy is the transformation of real matter in the field of creation, and usually the wizards of the change system will study alchemy more deeply. These include, but are not limited to: magic potion refining, magic item making, strange object making, enchantment, etc., etc...... A small number of mutational wizards even believe that smelting, blacksmithing, tailoring, and the like are also alchemy.
In the golden age of the third season, a sage known as the "Demon Man" even pioneered a legendary technique called "Supreme Alchemy". Supreme Alchemy is all "productive professions" in one, and there is nothing that cannot be done except to follow the basic principle of equivalent exchange.
However, this skill disappeared from Elune's history with the death of the Sage. The words that have been handed down have also been listed as taboo by the temple - the alchemy of blood.
Fang Qiuling's current alchemy teaching Eliza is only the refining of magic potions and a small number of magic consumables in alchemy, because only these recipes belong to the category of life skill alchemy in the game. As for the other branches of alchemy, of course, they belong to other life skills!
Where do you start to learn how to make magic potions?
You must know that at present, Fang Qiuling does not have a tall "mobile alchemy workshop" at hand, nor does he have an alchemy platform that is standard for alchemists, and he doesn't even have a book on hand for an introduction to alchemy. How do you start a lesson when you don't have anything? Fang Qiuling died a lot of brain cells because of this.
But fortunately, he still thought of a way. As one of the foodies from the foodie empire, there's nothing that can't be solved with a meal. If it doesn't work, then eat again!
After eating two good meals in a row, Fang Qiuling accidentally discovered that there was an extremely striking similarity between the cooking of cooking and the magic potion refining of alchemy.
The first step in the refining of magic potions is the processing of raw materials: picking, cleaning, and cutting. The same is true for the ingredients in cooking: picking, washing, and chopping.
In the process of refining magic potions, the raw materials need to be heated, extracted, and purified. The most basic thing in cooking is heating, frying and cooking, which has extremely high requirements for heat. Extraction...... Boiling lard should be considered an extraction. Purification...... Do braised pork and sweet and sour pork ribs count as sauce?
The rest are also demonic processes such as magic resonance and mana soaking...... There's no in this cooking, it's just a dish, and it's a bit too much. But then again, if you want to have it, you can arrange it!
Simulating the regular refining process of magic potions from beginning to end in his mind a few times, and then comparing the steps of his mother's usual cooking and cooking, Fang Qiuling said that this is very good and powerful, and it will work completely! So in the past few days, he has successively taught Eliza a cooking version of the introductory course to magic potions.
Eliza is a pretty good apprentice. Don't talk about being well-behaved and obedient, the key is that you are very talented. Eliza is familiar with most of the commonly used magical herbs, perhaps because of the abundance of herbs in the "Rabbit Valley" where she lives, and she has been dealing with various herbs since she was a child. And Eliza has a strong instantaneous memory ability, maybe she can't understand it again, but she can remember what she doesn't understand completely, and rely on memory to forcibly restore it step by step.
Fang Qiuling was very satisfied with this apprentice who was "forced" by Old Tom, and he really picked up the treasure. And...... One sheep is also a belt, and two sheep are also herded. Since you want to teach Eliza a lesson, then the other kittens will also come and listen together, as long as you want to learn and are willing to learn, Fang Qiuling will not refuse.
"Thulick, I'm old, I don't know much about it, and I can't learn it......" Although old Tom doesn't know magic, he still sees some things, "but these days you are tinkering with a group of little guys, isn't it all all kinds of strange water?" What can this water be used for? You take it seriously, okay! ”
Old Tom's words were full of worry. Fang Qiuling was tinkering with all kinds of strange things all day long, and the little ones were giggling all day long. I didn't learn anything, how can this work! Learning magic is no different from recruit training! It is necessary to squeeze out every part of the students' energy, and to train them to death!
As a veteran devil instructor, Tom Sr. has a lot of experience in how to train recruits. Recently, a person who has experienced the whole set of "training courses" is in front of him - Fang Qiuling.
"Dad, I understand your philosophy of 'strict education'. There is also a strong preference for 'rigorous education'. However, proper 'easy teaching' is also necessary. Fang Qiuling drank the little broth left in the clay pot in one gulp, "Sometimes the effect of 'easy teaching' is not bad at all, and it can also mobilize the enthusiasm of the children." Gather for work and rest. ”
Old Tom's stubborn Fang Qiuling had already realized it, and he obviously wouldn't be persuaded because of this simple word. To convince him, more conclusive "evidence" is needed. For example......
Fang Qiuling casually grabbed a passing kitten. The kitten was a girl with burgundy hair and small freckles on her face.
"Assistant No. 3."
"Yes, Teacher!"
When the little cat girl heard Fang Qiuling call her "student number", she immediately stood up and raised her hand happily.
"What was taught in last night's lesson?"
"Last night's lesson?" The little catwoman's tail was dangling, "The teacher told me how to wash the cups, as well as the dishes and pots!" ”
"Be specific."
"First of all, why wash it clean! If you don't wash it, the dirt inside will get mixed into the food when you make food. The food is not delicious, and it is easy to get sick and have diarrhea! ”
"What about when you boil the medicine?"
The two of them asked and answered, just like a teacher checking when a primary school student was in class.
"When you boil the medicine, mix it into the medicine. The medicine that comes out is not good. Sometimes it makes the medicine completely useless! ”
Fang Qiuling nodded and motioned for her to continue.
"To rinse with clean water, the cloth used for wiping must also be clean. Repeated rubbing, repeated washing. Oh, by the way, if you encounter a place that can't be wiped off, you should dip a little bit of that sticky water and wash it again. This will wash it off. ”
"Well, that's good. Finally, what are the criteria for washing? ”
"This, this ......," Catwoman's cute little face bulged, "and there should be no dirt on it, and there should be no slippery and greasy feeling." That sticky water will be washed away......"
Eliza added in a whisper, "The requirement is that the water attached to the inner wall of the crystal cup is evenly distributed. That is, there are no droplets of water gathered together, and there are no streams of water flowing down, so it is considered clean. The uniform distribution of water is due to the surface tension of the water, and if there is stains or dust, the surface tension will be destroyed......"
"What is the ultimate goal? Alchemy. ”
"The purpose is to ensure that the raw materials of the medicine do not react with impurities during the heating process, reduce the consumption of source liquid in the purification process, and reduce the consumption of mana during magic resonance. The amount of impurities is one of the important indicators to measure the quality of magic potions, and alchemists should try their best to avoid the decline in the quality of magic potions due to the storage of vessels, or the failure of refining due to excessive impurities. Pure and free of impurities, this is the basis of the foundation in the refining of magic potions. ”
Old Tom's mouth was slightly open, his face full of surprise. At the beginning, he could barely understand the questions and answers, nothing special. But when Eliza began to add in a whisper, he had no idea what he was talking about.
"Daddy, now you know. I'm not lazy these days, I'm serious. Today's broth is my exam question for the little ones. Each person makes two jars of broth and cooks food according to the requirements of alchemy. Not only must the broth be treated with extreme care during the cooking process, but the broth must also taste good after cooking. ”
Fang Qiuling casually handed the clay pot to Shino beside him.
"It looks like it's just cooking a broth, it's simple, what's so hard, right? But what if more than 20 spices are used in the process of cooking this broth? The amount of each spice is different, and the order in which it is added to the soup is also different, as long as any one of the links is not right, the soup will be problematic. Either the taste is wrong, or the color is wrong. ”
Fang Qiuling applauded lightly: "You all did a very good job, no one should say that it tastes bad now?" So I think it's time for everyone to practice tonight. Let's start with the simplest energy elixir. ”