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"The so-called alchemy is a long-standing and great science. It was pioneered by our wise ancestors thousands of years ago, and has flourished more than once together with ancient magic in ancient times. Now this discipline

Although it has gradually been forgotten by many people, I still want to tell everyone here - its charm will definitely shine again in the near future!"

"In fact, we know that even though many of our friends today don't know much about alchemy, there is one person who must be well-known to everyone. Yes, he was the last person in history to refine the magic stone and enjoy it.

The great alchemist who lived for more than six hundred years, Mr. Nicol Flamel!"

On the east side of the vast arena, Mr. Hohenheim, who was sitting in the middle of the judges' box, was standing there, giving a high-spirited opening speech for the finals.

For him, a researcher who has spent half his life as an alchemist, alchemy has become everything in his life. And Nico Flamel has naturally become his academic idol since childhood.

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Therefore, he has always been unstinting in his praise for alchemy and Nicolas Flamel.

"...and just today, the 12 contestants who have worked hard in this competition and stood out with their excellent alchemy skills, the championship of the first International Alchemy Competition is already coming to you.

Wave!”

Having said this, Mr. Hohenheim suddenly waved his right arm forward, and his voice, amplified by the amplification spell, was filled with excitement.

"Next, it's time to announce today's topic!" He said loudly, "Twelve contestants, do you still remember what I just mentioned? Mr. Nico Flamel refined a masterpiece that can be called alchemy.

The pinnacle of the Philosopher’s Stone! Yes, everyone must be familiar with the Philosopher’s Stone, right?”

At this moment, both the players on the field and the guests in the audience were confused for the first time - what does it mean? Is the subject of the final stage the magic stone?

Even if it was a joke, I believe no one would say such a thing. The difficulty of making a magic stone is naturally unimaginable. Even some viewers who don't understand what alchemy is can understand this truth.

Fortunately, Hohenheim did not pause for too long, and he quickly continued.

"Today's topic is a research topic that is closely related to the refining of the magic stone. The twelve contestants present all have exquisite alchemy skills. I believe this topic will allow everyone to show off their skills, so next -

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At this time, Hohenheim finally said loudly and excitedly:

"Invite the twelve contestants to show us how to activate and refine material elements!"

In alchemical theory, matter is composed of various elements. Those elements can be divided into four major categories according to their properties and states, namely "air", "water", "earth" and "fire"

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It is said that the magic stone is a kind of magical substance that is refined and synthesized by alchemists. It is a wonderful substance that has four major properties at the same time. Although it is generally called "stone" by people, the specific state can be ever-changing.

of.

In order to refine the magic stone, the special refining step of "activation of a single element" is mentioned in ancient books. There was even a piece of stone named "Jadeite Record" unearthed in the secret chamber of a pyramid in Egypt.

On the emerald slate, there are also a few words about the peak of alchemy and the conception of life.

Therefore, this topic has always been an important research direction in the alchemy community. Although the magic stone cannot be made, academic research on the activation of elements has made some progress.

At the moment, Maka was sitting in his seat. He looked at the happy expression on Hohenheim's face, but he still couldn't calm down in his heart.

This topic was decided by the jury based on his suggestions to finally announce the legacy of Nico Flamel. But now, it is obvious that the contestants have begun to prepare, but he can't pay attention to it.

Focus on the game in front of you.

"...Is it because Ens Tawen disappeared inexplicably?" While he was paying attention to a series of situations in the arena, he was still distracted in his mind and wondering why he couldn't make up his mind. "Or is it because of that bald head?"

That weird prediction in your memory?”

Today's final question should have been something that he was also quite interested in, because he has always been curious about how ancient summoning magic gave life to deformed substances. The activation of this alchemy should give him

That's a lot of inspiration.

However, he is now completely uninterested in this final stage.

Regarding Enns, personnel inside and outside the school have been arranged to launch a search, and even the Ministry of Magic has sent a letter to inform him. As one of the people in charge of the event, he cannot leave at least during the finals, not for the time being.

Maybe I went to help find someone.

Shaking her head slightly, Maka put aside her hesitation and focused as much as possible on the players on the field.

So far, the twelve finalists have not exceeded his expectations. There are three from the African delegation, three from the Mesopotamian joint delegation, and the remaining six are from Egypt, Greece, etc.

Produced by delegations from several countries with relatively outstanding alchemical histories.

In fact, the original and Indian magic circles should have had the possibility to participate in the finals. Just because of the bald old man, the Indian delegation completely lost the right to participate before arriving, and no one could comment on them.

What a pity after all.

On the other hand, the only Sanren alchemist who made it through all the way to the final stage obviously made many people feel surprised.

"Mr. McClain, isn't that the player you mentioned on day one?"

Next to Maka, Scrimgeour, the Minister of Magic who also came to watch the finals, also spotted the handsome wizard in a Muggle tuxedo, "As expected of Mr. MacLean, not only is he powerful, but his vision is extraordinary.

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Scrimgeour has rarely praised others for most of his life. He used to do this when he was the head of the Auror Office, and now that he has become a minister, he has no chance to say such words. Therefore, now he speaks of these words of praise.

, that is simply clumsy.

"Don't say that. I was just guessing at that time. How could I have thought that he would actually reach the finals now?"

As Maka spoke, she also looked at the middle-aged wizard in the field. It could be clearly seen from him that he seemed to be carefully drawing a refinement formation on the stone slab on the ground.

The initial steps of the players were almost the same, and for a while there was nothing surprising about them.

"This is the reason why modern alchemy has gradually fallen into disrepute. Even if the competition questions are deliberately selected to be more interesting, they are always a bit boring at the beginning. If it is ancient alchemy, it seems that there are still some problems like the spell duel.

What a wonderful scene!”

Maka thought about it and waited patiently.

Fortunately, these players in the field are already very high-level alchemists, and they are very efficient in depicting alchemical patterns. Before long, the uniqueness of each alchemist was gradually revealed on the field.

style.

For example, a player in Mesopotamia has erected six stone pillars around the alchemy formation he drew. The various alchemical symbols and patterns on the pillars are different. As he arranges the stone pillars one by one,

The directions, symbols and patterns all lit up with a faint light.

For another example, the player from the Egyptian delegation placed a suspicious gold-encrusted coffin on the formation. Before the start of the game, he carried this coffin, which made many wizards feel taboo.

They all stayed away.

For example, the old witch in Africa actually got a giant crucible from somewhere, and stirred the liquid in it next to the completed strange forging array, and big balls of deep water came out.

Purple smoke.

These three players can all be said to be strong contenders for the championship in today's final.

Maka's nose twitched slightly on the sidelines, sniffing the faint scent of purple mist in the air, and soon couldn't help but frown.

"The backbone of the fire dragon, the stems and leaves of blackroot, the slurry of the death thorn, the living Saharan fire amoeba, the blood of a large amount of mountain trolls... and the powder of mandrake?" He roughly smelled himself.

He counted the materials once, and then said with some confusion, "What is the use of putting these things together?"

Since Sarah was still pretending to be recovering from her injuries in the ward of the school hospital today, his question was destined to be answered only when the results came out.

Next, various changes in the arena continued, and gradually became noticeable.

First of all, on the side of the Mesopotamian contestants, the contestant who had erected the stone pillars had already lit up all the stone pillars. Immediately, there was a visible expansion and contraction of the space in the middle of the formation, and a ball of

A silver substance of unknown origin slowly formed.

Under today's bright sunshine, the silver ball reflected a metallic color, which looked very wonderful.

And closely followed was the "coffin bearer" from Egypt.

The feeling on his side was not that good, because many viewers could clearly see that the coffin in his formation would vibrate every short while, as if something was going to happen at any time.

It's really a bit scary to open the coffin board and pop out directly.

In addition to the two of them, most of the other contestants also made some strange movements. Only the old witch in Africa and the tuxedo alchemist were still slowly stirring the vat, while the other was simply still drawing.

Forming a formation, one can never guess what they will come up with.

"Well?"

It was at this time that Macca raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she felt something near the two people.