The Alchemist's Guide to Flesh and Blood Ascension

Eunice didn’t mind making the noise even louder, so he spoke softly, but his voice was perfectly clear throughout the classroom.

"You all know about thermal expansion and contraction, right? Heating can also cause air to expand, and under certain conditions, it can even burst a balloon."

"So, is there a method suitable for mages... to 'heat' the magical source within the anti-magic field?"

Before anyone could think, he walked back to the podium, took out a specially made, fully inflated fireproof balloon, which seemed to be filled with some kind of pink powder...

"This is just one of the methods; please observe."

He lit a silver-white metal strip connected to the base of the balloon, and the flame immediately spread along the tail, as if a piece of sunlight had been captured and was burning!

The moment the flame approached the powder, the entire balloon expanded rapidly!

boom!

The sudden explosion startled all the apprentices!

The balloon inside the container vanished instantly!

The molten, fiery liquid flew everywhere like fireworks, crashing into the even stronger magical barrier!

A blinding flash of light was followed by billowing black smoke!

The apprentices below the stage were completely silent...

"But mages don't need that many tools, do they? They can artificially interfere with the sources of magic within the anti-magic field."

"Instead of calling upon them, incite them, incite them to erupt into an even stronger movement in that damned 'cage'."

Then, Yonivore looked at Tedes Cole and continued.

"The anti-magic stance is not something that is completely unfathomable, but rather a 'net' with apertures so small that we cannot even see it, and it is still a 'net' that leads to the same end as the source of magic."

"This is today's homework, everyone... Now let's play some other little games."

Tedes looked thoughtful, but seeing that Yonivore seemed to be recruiting some volunteers for the class, he snapped out of his thoughts and raised his hand.

"Professor Eunice, what do we need to do?"

"Simplified Dragon's Breath Bottle"

Dragon's Breath?

The breath of those giant dragons in the northern part of the mainland?

Made using human methods?

Are you kidding me!

Tedes was somewhat taken aback, but with the thought that "since I've already raised my hand," he quickly got out of his seat and went up to the stage.

Speaking of which, dragon language magic can also unleash dragon breath... however, that's a unique perk for hybrid dragon people, whose unique physical structure is sufficient to withstand the powerful side effects of dragon language magic.

Intense flames, scorching heat...

The pupils of this exceptionally talented mage apprentice suddenly contracted!

Just now, didn't Assistant Instructor Yunevo demonstrate the composition of "Dragon's Breath"? He saw clearly the fireproof enchantment that was destroyed after only a moment!

"The demonstration will also use the material you just lit, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yonivo raised an eyebrow and looked at the third-year apprentice with great interest, who possessed a keen imagination and sharp observation skills.

"Of course, these, and the phenomena that follow... are collectively referred to as the thermite reaction. The temperature is slightly lower than that of the dragon's breath, but the advantage is that everyone can use it."

The alchemist stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

If they all learn it... won't the inspectors come after me? The charges would be arson and such, and even the materials for thermite would be restricted.

Never mind, it doesn't matter, as long as they are all interested in this subject...

Yunevo held up the bottle of pink powder in his hand and exclaimed, "This is one of the keys to creating dragon's breath! A bottle of carbon dioxide... iron oxide red scale powder!"

Then, he took out two containers of similar color but different shapes from his waist bag.

"Magnesium strips, also known as gleaming silver, are used for ignition. Aluminum powder, also called silver frost, is mixed with iron oxide powder in a specific ratio..."

"I've already prepared the ratio of the two powders in advance. Now, I'll trouble Teddes to proceed with the next step."

"Don't worry, with this barrier in place, this thing won't burn you, and the brightness has been reduced multiple times, so it's bright enough to look at directly."

The young man in the dark gray robe with the tide pattern nodded and did as he was told, lighting the magnesium strip as if he were copying the pattern.

The flames reignited, and the thermite reaction, now free of the rubber balloon shell as an "obstacle," was fully revealed to everyone!

The blinding light was just like the violent demonic energy gathered in the throat of a fire dragon, which turned into suffocating molten fire in an instant!

Tedes's face was somewhat blank; his reaction showed absolutely no fluctuation of magical energy...

Yet it can unleash such terrifying power!

Right now, the effect is easily achieved by "external forces"... but what if we rely solely on ourselves?

I need to study magic for at least another ten years!

Could it be that the viewpoint I've always held is wrong?

He silently sat back down in the first row and buried himself in thought.

But the scene wouldn't fall silent just because of him.

Ryan, the student who had long witnessed Yunevo's miraculous potion, finally couldn't help but stand up and shout to the white-robed lecturer on the podium.

"He! He's the owner of the 'Heisenberg' pharmacy!"

"You recognize the proprietress Iseria, but don't you know the boss who's always by her side?"

Yoniv pressed his hands down, stopping the crowd from boiling over.

"The Heisenberg Pharmacy thanks you all for your patronage. As the one who often doesn't show up and acts as the 'mascot'... I am even more grateful."

No wonder! Since Yoniv always covered the upper half of his face with a hood, there are very few people who have seen his true face and still remember it!

"God... that really is dragon's breath," someone murmured.

"He really is the owner of the apothecary, that legendary alchemist..."

The alchemist saw the apprentices' faces growing increasingly fanatical and anticipated that he would soon be surrounded by a dense crowd.

"The second homework assignment, if the college allows... is to design a fuse for the Dragon's Breath Bottle under the supervision of other professors."

He glanced at the clock beside him and, seeing that get out of class would be over in a few minutes, bowed slightly and looked at Iseria.

The lip movements seemed to say, "See you at the usual place."

"That concludes my lesson. Please continue studying quietly for the remaining few minutes and refrain from wandering around."

After showing off, he stepped out of the main gate, boarded the magic shuttle, and headed towards his laboratory—there were more important projects worth his research.

That gargoyle... is not as simple as it is described in the book.

……

After class.

Tedes stared at the communication crystal in his hand, somewhat lost in thought.

As soon as get out of class ended, he asked Professor Marcus for the contact information of Teaching Assistant Ionevoy.

This seemingly headstrong genius had many unanswered questions about the alchemist who had shaken his views.