Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 99, Section 97: Something's Wrong with This Alchemy

"Achievement Quest: First encounter with the mysterious man, obtain Alchemy (Fullmetal Alchemist) LV1."

The long-awaited system notification sound startled Dali slightly, and his expression turned strange.

Alchemy?

Fullmetal Alchemist?

This is a work that can be called a masterpiece.

Then a picture appeared in Dudley's mind: a bean sprout and a suit of steel armor, a classic pair of figures, one tall and one short.

It was a world where alchemy was highly developed. The "alchemy" in that world was completely different from the traditional alchemy in the Harry Potter world. It was about understanding, decomposing, and reconstructing the inherent laws of matter.

For example, if you give it iron, the alchemists there can conjure an iron sword using a transmutation circle, a broken mirror can be restored, and even a cut apple can be restored to its original shape.

However, alchemy in that world must follow the law of "equivalent exchange." If only iron is used, it can only be used to forge iron swords and the substances they are composed of, but it cannot forge things that do not exist, because alchemy cannot create things out of thin air.

"Equivalent exchange" means that in order to obtain something, an equivalent price must be paid in exchange. If the price is not enough, any part of oneself (a part of the body, memories, etc.) must be taken away as compensation.

While it's impossible to perform a transformation spell like the Transfiguration Charm in Harry Potter, turning a button into a ladybug, don't underestimate alchemy. Theoretically, if you understand it and have enough materials, you can create anything. Theoretically, with 65% oxygen, 18% carbon, 10% hydrogen, 3% nitrogen, 1.5% calcium, 1% phosphorus, 0.35% potassium, 0.25% sulfur, 0.15% uranium, 0.15% chlorine, 0.05% magnesium, 0.0004% iron, 0.00004% iodine, and trace amounts of fluorine, silicon, manganese, zinc, copper, aluminum, and arsenic, you can create a human.

Of course, human transformation is taboo, and this is only in theory.

However, by adjusting the carbon content of a good iron block, it can be forged into a steel knife.

In a sense, alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist is something only academic geniuses do.

If you're not smart enough, you won't be good at alchemy.

"Understanding the inherent laws of matter and the path to truth is the necessary route to becoming a spellcaster."

The system's explanation remains as reasonable as ever.

The transmission of alchemy is not a single skill; it is a transmission of knowledge.

Dali closed his eyes, quietly absorbing the knowledge that had suddenly appeared in his mind.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, a different glint in them. After receiving the inheritance of alchemy, he felt that the whole world had become different.

Then he first drew a few patterns on the ground, and then casually broke off a corner of a wooden bed and put it in the middle of the patterns.

The alchemy array is the first step in alchemy.

An astonishing scene unfolded.

With a faint light, the piece of wood transformed into a wooden sword.

Dudley seemed unsatisfied. Then the transmutation array emitted a faint light again, and the wooden sword turned into countless white, transparent crystals with a whoosh.

diamond

Wood is a substance composed of carbon, and so are diamonds.

Understand, decompose, and recombine.

This is the alchemy of the Fullmetal Alchemist world.

He casually picked up the diamonds from the ground, and these crystal-clear stones slipped from his fingertips, falling to the ground with a crisp sound.

Dali nodded in satisfaction.

My first attempt at alchemy seems to have yielded good results.

It's a power system that's not much weaker than the magic in the Harry Potter world.

Pretty good.

A smile appeared on Dudley's face; finally, he had some special abilities.

Then the diamond in the alchemy array would turn back into wood, then into a wooden sword, and then back into a diamond, having a great time.

However, the system brought him far more surprises than just alchemy.

叮.

The system notification sounded again.

"By forcing back the mysterious man, you obtain the mysterious Zoldyck family assassination skill LV1."

Now they don't even hold a lottery anymore, they just give out rewards directly?

Alchemy is fine, but why give it to me?

The Zoldyck family, from the long-running and unfinished Hunter x Hunter series, is the world's number one assassin family in the series. Every member of the family, including the gatekeeper, is extremely powerful, and the entire family lives on Kukuroo Mountain.

It is a local tourist attraction, known to everyone.

Acquiring the family's assassination skills would undoubtedly be a very powerful reward, but...

Since it's the Hunter x Hunter series, why not just give me a Nen ability?

Nen ability is one of the biggest features of the Hunter x Hunter series. It is a skill that anyone can learn with hard work, and it can achieve incredible power.

For example, a powerful Nen user can catch a rocket with their face.

The key point is that both Ripple Qigong and Nian belong to life energy, and their fusion will definitely produce a qualitative change.

If you just read it to him, Dudley is absolutely confident that in a few years, he can conquer the world with pure physical strength.

What use is assassination technique?

Dudley looked displeased. He didn't like these sneaky techniques; he preferred a more open and aggressive fighting style.

For example, boxing, or the Iron Mountain Lean (a martial art).

However, after briefly reviewing the Zoldyck family's assassination techniques, Dudley's eyes began to light up.

Really fragrant!

Dali slowly closed his eyes and began to adjust according to the knowledge in his mind.

The next second, Dali's body began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He went from being two meters tall to 1.9 meters tall.

Muscle control.

The Zoldyck family's most basic ability is to manipulate the muscles throughout their body, transforming their muscular physique into a harmless state.

It can also transform slender arms into muscular ones.

In the Hunter x Hunter series, Killua can adjust himself.

However, such changes are limited, and weight cannot be changed.

Dudley can only get himself back to the state he was in a few months ago, but that's enough. He's worried about his increasingly large size.

"The caster must always be cautious, and concealing oneself is essential."

Dali nodded, once again agreeing with the system's explanation.

That makes sense.

The Zoldyck family's assassination techniques go far beyond just muscle modification.

Each of these features can greatly enhance Dali's own strength.

The Zoldyck family's assassination methods differ from those of traditional assassins; their style of doing things is more similar to another character in Dudley's memories.

King Hassan.

To paraphrase a quote from Zhou Xun: "What is the most perfect assassination? Killing every single living person inside."

So, although the Zoldyck family's residence is a tourist attraction, every photo of their family members can fetch a price of 100 million on the black market.

Having acquired this knowledge, Dali was confident that when he saw that person again, he would give him a big surprise.

(End of this chapter)