Mechanical Alchemist

"Hoo, I feel comfortable now."

With a red face, Chijo walked into the house from the courtyard with bold steps.

Seeing that Su Lun was studying the rune scroll, she couldn't help but praise, "The volcanic hot spring in Chaming Mountain is really amazing. This is the happiest time I've had a bath. Boy Su Lun, it's a pity you didn't go."

Beside her, Yuzi and Lolotta were equally refreshed, with rosy faces. As if soaking in a hot spring, the fatigue and dirt on my body from the past few days have been washed away.

"Oh, yeah."

Su Lun looked up, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

All three of them put on the plain white kimonos provided by the hotel, which looked like pajamas, very homely.

But it is obviously the same style of clothes, but the effect of the three of them wearing them is completely different.

Thousands of clothes are also very casual, with a jacket casually worn, full of gangster style. Because she didn't have a corset, her chest was covered in white flowers, dazzling people's eyes. And Miko Miko's miraculous costume looks like it was custom-made for her. It fits well and gives people a dignified and elegant feeling. That little girl in Lolotta is totally flat, well, nothing to look at.

If you can make Chijo full of praise, then the hot springs here are naturally excellent.

However, Su Lun's mind is not on the hot spring right now.

The materials he needs, whether it is the mirror tissue from the pirate city or the mirror tissue, are far away from being able to quench his thirst, but there is a princess from the Shanyin Kingdom in front of him.

How about asking?

"Teacher, where are we going to sleep tonight?"

"There are quilts in the cabinet, just spread them there."

"oh."

The three women walked into the house, looking like they were about to rest.

After being hunted down for several days, the Ghost Warrior still came out at night, and none of them had a good night's sleep.

Lolotta dug out the futon from the cabinet and spread it on the tatami. Then he pulled the wooden lattice door, and a half-open bedroom was cut off.

Qianjo and Su Lun have lived in the same room many times, so there is no intention of paying attention to the image. As soon as she swiped her big characters, she lay down on the futon, and she didn't even think about covering up her beautiful legs and half of her buttocks that were leaking out from under the wide kimono. It was still Luo Luoluo who was worried about the teacher, and covered her with a quilt.

Su Lun glanced at it, but was thinking about something else.

He was a little hesitant, not knowing how to ask about the materials.

After all, they are not familiar with each other.

But Miko Mifuko keenly caught the abnormality in his eyes when he looked at him for a moment just now, so he took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Su Lun, is there any trouble for you?"

"Um"

After hesitating for a moment, Su Lun finally said: "There is indeed something that may need to trouble Miss Yuzi."

Thinking about the nature of this protection transaction, he was not embarrassed and said directly: "I need some rare materials."

"Material?"

When Yuzi heard this, not only did she not find it troublesome, but a look of joy flashed in her eyes.

The Mr. Su Lun in front of her has saved herself, and now she can repay him a little bit, and she also feels that this kind of cooperative relationship can be more stable.

She walked to the coffee table, knelt down on the straw mat gracefully, and asked, "Mr. Su Lun, what materials do you need?"

"[The corpse dust of the monster in the lake], [the brain of the sixth-order sea monkey]."

Su Lun directly mentioned the names of some of the materials he needed.

Because the scroll of the Rune Warlock comes from the royal family of Shanyin, there is nothing to keep secret. He even pointed to the content on the scroll and expressed his needs bit by bit.

After hearing the names of the materials, Miko carefully took out a pen and paper and wrote them down one by one.

After Su Lun finished talking about the material properties, she put forward her own suggestion, "The [Shadow Tentacles] you mentioned can be replaced by monsters [You Chizi's Nails]. The properties you described are dead. Spiritual fire attribute energy, the effects of the two materials in the formula should be similar. I haven't heard of this, but I think it can be replaced by [Bone Meal of Fainting Ghosts], and the effect may be better. "

"Um."

There was a strange look in Su Lun's eyes, and he just discovered that Yuzi has a profound knowledge in pharmacy. This Shinto priestess is not only amazingly knowledgeable, but also proficient in the pharmacology and medicinal properties of various materials.

In particular, some special products of Shanyin, many herbs and monster materials, are the blind spots of Su Lun's knowledge, but Yuzi is very rare.

Both are proficient in pharmacy, so the communication is also smooth.

In a word, they can easily understand each other's meaning.

As soon as he spoke, Su Lun immediately felt that he had found the right person.

The most important thing is the double special status of the Imperial Princess and Shinto Priestess, which allows her not only to know these rare materials, but also to know where to find them!

Although Shanyin Country is backward and poor, Su Lun has seen the background of the royal family of Shenfu.

After listening to his request, Miss Miko didn't think it was difficult at all.

She proudly took this task to herself, and said in a relaxed tone: "There are a lot of materials in the royal treasury. I remember a lot of what you said, Mr. Su Lun. Even if there are none, God Suga You should be able to find alternatives in the pharmacy of the palace. I will summon the guards and they should be ready in a few days."

Sure enough, some things are difficult for ordinary people.

But for those at the top of power, it is a problem that can be solved with one order.

"Then thank you Miko-san."

When Su Lun heard this, he naturally couldn't refuse.

If he is asked to raise these materials by himself, he does not know when he will be able to get them all.

If it were the royal princess, it would be resolved in a few days.

And he didn't know how much these materials were worth in Shanyin, and it seemed vulgar to say that they had to pay, and they probably didn't lack them.

Yuzi smiled slightly, as if she was very happy to be able to help: "You're welcome. Mr. Su Lun, you saved me. I just helped some trivial things."

Su Lun raised his eyebrows noncommittally.

This favor is owed.

Saying that, Yuzi had already folded the white paper with Xiujuan characters written in her hand into a thousand paper cranes, held it in her palm and blew a sigh of relief.

Then a miraculous scene appeared.

There was a flash of inspiration on the Thousand Paper Crane, as if it had come to life, flapped its wings, and flew out of the window.

Su Lun looked at it with a slight sigh in his heart.

Seeing him curious about the paper crane, Yuzi took the initiative to explain: "This is the 'Shikishen Spirit Crane', a mysterious technique of the divine way. Only priests who are proficient in yin and yang can use it."

"oh."

Su Lun felt a little bit of soul fluctuation from the paper crane, but it didn't have the complicated soul fluctuation like a real living thing.

He instantly thought of the Yin Yang Abe Taihe who had fought against him before. That guy used "Paper Manjutsu" many times to escape the death situation.

It is also paper, so how can it be done?

Su Lun was very curious about the technique, so he asked directly, "Miss Yuzi, can I ask you a question?"

Yuzi responded modestly: "Mr. Su Lun is too polite. In front of a knowledgeable alchemist like you, the word 'ask for advice' is not appropriate."

Su Lun also smiled, because they were not familiar with each other, but there was the necessary politeness.

He didn't hesitate any longer, and asked directly, "It's the paper figurine technique that Abe used before."

Miko said: "That is also a very clever 'shikigami paper figurine technique'. Only the onmyoji of the Abe family can inherit it. It is said that eight hundred years ago, the Abe family gave birth to a genius onmyoji, Abe Nakamaro. Tongtian, suppressing many gods."

Su Lun listened to Yuzi's explanation seriously, nodding from time to time.

If not, the one who knows the secrets of the divine way best is the priestess of Shan Yin.

Yuzi naturally also knew that Su Lun was curious about this question, and she must want to know the principle of the technique, and she said: "The principle of the secret technique is similar to my 'Shikigami Paper Crane', which endows dead objects with a certain spirituality, but it is much more advanced. .But I haven’t heard of anyone except the Abe family.”

Su Lun heard this, and asked again: "Give spirituality to the dead?"

"yes."

Yuzi nodded, and said again: "That is the power bestowed by the gods."

"That's it"

Hearing this, Su Lun immediately understood, no wonder he couldn't understand, this is another kind of ability bestowed by God.

If you are not a believer in gods, you will not be able to use the techniques of those gods.

Su Lun also temporarily gave up the idea of ​​paying attention to this technique.

only temporarily.

In the eyes of alchemists, many seemingly incomprehensible Shinto spells are actually gods responding to believers, giving low-level professionals the power to surpass their ranks.

But the reality is that everything in the world can be analyzed, and if you can't understand it, it's because your own cognitive level is not enough.

In the future, after his rank is higher, it may not be impossible to understand.

The two chatted along this topic. Yuzi explained to Su Lun a lot of knowledge about Onmyoji and Shinto, which Su Lun felt was an eye-opener.

But there is too much to say, and I can't finish it in a short while.

Not long after, Su Lun caught the unconcealed fatigue on Miko Mifuko's face. Only then did he realize that it was almost dawn.

Looking again, Chijo and Lolotta were already fast asleep.

Anyway, they seem to be staying together for the next few days. Su Lun felt that there would be enough time for communication in the future, so he said, "Thank you, Miss Yuzi, for your clarification. I'm sorry for delaying your rest. Go and rest."

"It's also a great benefit for Yuzi to communicate with such a knowledgeable alchemist as Mr. Su Lun."

Yuzi said politely, and asked, "How about you, Mr. Su Lun?"

Su Lun said: "I still need to spend some time meditating."

"Oh well."

Miko smiled.

She didn't hold back, stood up, bowed and saluted: "Good night, Mr. Su Lun."

Su Lun nodded.

The rooms in the soup room are all bunks, and it is not a coincidence. This is the same as "mixed bathing", and it is also a custom of Shanyin.

Because in Shanyin, even if it is not a family, as long as they come to the hot spring together, they are acquaintances. Everyone doesn't mind sleeping together, and they will use this method to enhance their relationship. Miko naturally wouldn't find it too strange.

Lolotta laid out four mattresses, one for herself, and two sheets with thousands of large characters. Miko could only sleep next to her. She took off the kimono, and only wore the unlined clothes that would make her figure more graceful. This royal princess has a noble status, but she has no princess temper, and she looks elegant and meticulous in everything she does. She folded her clothes and tied her belt neatly before getting under the covers.

Su Lun and Qianjo had long been accustomed to sleeping in the same room, and such a scene should have been without disturbance. But for some reason, he always felt a little weird that there was an extra outsider.

Having just obtained the inheritance scroll of the rune warlock lineage, Su Lun didn't feel sleepy, so he simply meditated aside and digested the contents on the scroll.

The scent of incense is light and can help people sleep well.

The room was quiet, but the atmosphere became more and more harmonious.

Su Lun doesn't know if it's an illusion, it seems that the design of the Datong shop can really quickly bring people closer.

He suddenly felt that Miss Yuzi was not too unfamiliar.

or,

Because they are short-handed?

Besides, she used a very clever way of getting along?

Su Lun thought about it and restrained his thoughts.

In any case, there is no malice, and it is indeed a pleasure to get along with each other.

It's a few days in a flash.

Su Lun and the others stayed in the soup room.

They seemed to have completely escaped the pursuers, and no one came to them.

In the past few days, Miko Mifuko did not dare to run around outside, and never went out of the room. She is a majestic princess who will be hunted down. Apart from the Takeda shogunate, the situation within the Shenfu clan is not optimistic. Before she found out the truth, she naturally didn't dare to show her face casually.

In the past few days, Miko Miko has released and received "Shikigami Paper Cranes" many times.

Because he didn't deliberately avoid it, Su Lun also had a panoramic view.

But he's fine.

The two get along with each other tacitly.

Su Lun is also very homely. He needs too much time to digest the things he has acquired recently, and he has no time to go out at all.

On the other hand, Qianjo and Luoluota, the master and apprentice, were often invisible during the day. They said that they went to practice swords, and they would come back smelling of sweat and blood in the evening, and then soaked in soup, ate, and slept happily.

Also because the two of them are not often in the room, usually only Su Lun and the imperial son live together.

Su Lun is very interested in everything about Shanyin Kingdom, especially the monsters and cultivation system. It just so happened that Miko was the one who knew the information best. And she is also very interested in alchemy. The two have many common topics at the "academic level", and it is not awkward to communicate and get along with each other.

They learn from each other and improve each other, so they become more and more familiar with each other.

Su Lun also found that Yuzi gradually lost that kind of "ceremonial politeness" towards him.

It's not a deep friendship, but at least it's a friend.

During this period, Su Lun received the materials he needed one after another.

Some are sent by people, and some are sent by various monsters. Those monsters will emerge from various places in the mountains, on the beams, in the water, and in the walls.

That Miss Yuzi taught Su Lun a lot.

Finally, on the sixth day, Su Lun collected all the materials he needed to refine [Imitation of the original rune].

Because the required materials are very rare, Miko Kamifu still has enough money to get all the required materials in two.

Su Lun was not sure that he could successfully refine it once.

Especially for some materials that he has never seen before, he needs the help of knowledgeable people.

Miko was more than happy to help with that.

The pharmacy in alchemy is very different from Shanyin's medicine system, but the principles at some levels are the same, and they can complement each other.

The two of them set up various bottles and cans and refining instruments in the room, and cooperated with each other to fiddle with them in an orderly manner.

"Mr. Su Lun, can this [Ghostface Mushroom Powder] be purified to 75%?"

"Then [Grimaceous Scarlet Tongue] added mercury, the purpose is to catalyze it?"

“[The mucus of scavenger-eating slugs] We, Shanyin, have a special treatment method, which can achieve perfect conditions for use.”

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After the materials are purified and meet usable conditions, the last step is to fuse them together with an alchemy formation.

During this process, Yuzi provided Su Lun with great help.

With her help, Su Lun prepared all the materials.

Although it is an unfamiliar formula, he has the pupil of omniscience, which can identify the detailed properties of various materials. There are also absolutely calm thoughts and master-level refining techniques. Theoretically speaking, as long as his thinking and formula are correct, the possibility of successful refining is very high.

Sure enough, because of sufficient preparation and a little bit of luck, Su Lun succeeded once.

He refined [Imitation Original Rune] into the advanced material he wanted to use to break through the fourth level.

The dark spiritual power had already overflowed, and Su Lun also decided to advance to the fourth level immediately.

PS. Ah. Sorry, the transitional chapters are a little watery.