My health recovery is incredibly fast.

The total distance of the lifting process is 100 centimeters, which corresponds exactly to the length of the alchemy diagram.

The alchemy diagram is drawn horizontally, but it needs to be viewed vertically when used.

Pulling a product out of a solution is like pulling a refining diagram out of a solution.

When the solution surface passes over the area with more red lines on the melting diagram, ripples will increase, and the temperature should be lowered. Conversely, when the solution passes over the area with more red lines, the temperature should be increased.

At this moment, Xia Zuo finally understood how important exceptional memory was in the study of rare alchemy.

He imagined himself pulling up a transmutation diagram, placing his fingers on the correct buttons beforehand to precisely control the temperature of the crucible.

One hour later, Xia Zuo saw the full picture of the product.

A brand new metal crossbow.

Xia Zuo turned off the furnace and waited for the metal crossbow to cool down before maneuvering the left mechanical arm to move over.

This metal crossbow is made of pure metal; not only are the bow and string made of metal, but the crossbow arm is also made of metal.

Xia Zuo took off his glasses from his left eye, picked up the metal crossbow and tossed it around. Surprisingly, it was surprisingly light. The crossbow string looked taut, but it was easy to pull back.

He pulled back the crossbow string and released it.

"Boom!!"

Damn! The powerful, crisp sound of the crossbow string startled him.

Just by listening to the sound, one can tell that this metal crossbow is far more powerful than a military crossbow.

Thankfully, this enchanted metal crossbow is made of a special material, so there's no need to worry about the string breaking if it's fired without a target.

Xia Zuo's eyes burned with intensity as he used a detection spell on the sharp weapon in his hand.

..

[Item Name] Enchanted Metal Crossbow

[Item Type] Curious Objects - Artifacts

[Item Grade] Proficient → Expert (Enchanting effect bonus)

[Item Quality] Completion rate 98% (The metal wire used for lifting has not yet been processed).

[Enchantment Names 1-5] Unknown

[Enchantment Duration] Permanent.

[Solidified Magic Array] Unknown

[Item Characteristics] Extremely high accuracy (straight arrow trajectory), extremely low failure rate (sturdy and reliable material), other characteristics unknown.

[Item Effects]

Due to insufficient knowledge, it is impossible to predict weapon performance such as initial arrow velocity, accurate range, and maximum rate of fire.

..

That's awesome!

If we modify it further, adding a repeating arrow box, a bolt-loading accessory similar to a rifle lever, and a high-powered scope...

tsk tsk~

Xia Zuo lovingly stroked the crossbow.

This enchanted metal crossbow should be the result of weapon alchemy research that Beatrice mentioned.

What man could resist a semi-automatic enchanted metal crossbow?

Xia Zuo suddenly had a strong urge to learn weapon alchemy...

Seeing the students' infatuated expressions, and after carefully examining the quality of the refined product, Beatrice smiled and said:

“Very good. Hmm, I’ve decided to promote you to the rank of Proficient Alchemist of Marvelous Objects.”

"Thank you, Professor." Xia Zuo grinned at his mentor, then lowered his head to continue examining the metal crossbow in his hand.

Seeing this, Beatrice chuckled and stretched out her slender hand, "Hehe, give it to me. This thing can't be in the kingdom."

She took the metal crossbow from the other party and used the scissors that the silver sand had transformed into to cut off the metal wires on the crossbow.

"Click".

The metal wire was separated from the metal crossbow.

No news of a cheat system came to his mind.

Xia Zuo's lips twitched... He had a feeling he was missing out on a huge amount of experience...

"Take the parchment scroll with you and come back to the study. I'll get you a new pendant. You don't need to tidy up this magical alchemy room; I'll have the elemental servants take care of it."

Beatrice waved, signaling the students to follow her.

Inside the study.

Beatrice put the metal crossbow into the storage room.

She took a pendant from the drawer and handed it to the student at the table, saying:

"Starting tomorrow night, from Monday to Friday evenings, you will be crafting artifacts in the Artifact Alchemy Room. After you have crafted all the artifacts at the Proficient level, I will guide you in crafting the Basic Life Alchemy Stone."

Xia Zuo took the new pendant and handed the old one to his mentor. "Professor, how do I advance to the expert level?"

“There are three branches of Alchemy of Curious Things.” Beatrice held up three fingers, then put one down. “You need to master two of them to the proficient level before you can apply for the advancement test. So, it’s still a long way off for you.”

Xia Zuo nodded. "Then I'll go and rest, Professor."

“Go ahead,” Beatrice waved her hand, then added, “Don’t neglect the poison-making business either; you still need to complete the poison orders.”

"Yes, Professor, you can rest assured."

Xia Zuo bid farewell to his mentor, put on the pendant after leaving the room, and received a message in his mind:

"A change in the host's identity has been detected. The character template has been updated, and a new identity [Identity 3] has been added."

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[Identity 3] Skilled Alchemist of Exotic Objects

[Identity Bonus]

When you successfully craft a unique item, you will receive an additional experience bonus and a moderate amount of perception attribute value reward, depending on the grade and quality of the item.

When fire resistance is no higher than 10%, successfully crafting a wondrous item using the Wonder Alchemy Table will grant a small amount of fire resistance as a reward.

..

As expected, one less reward... You have to complete the final step yourself for the cheat system to deem it a successful crafting. Although there won't be any status bonus, it's still a gain nonetheless...

Xia Zuo shook his head with a hint of helplessness and walked along the moonlit corridor.

Chapter 25 Elemental Toxins and Their Effects

Within three months of returning to the university from West City.

Xia Zuo's life is fast-paced and well-organized.

Their primary tasks were to refine poisons and fulfill orders.

Today is Saturday.

A sunny day.

The morning sun was quite strong, warming me comfortably, while a gentle breeze occasionally blew by, bringing a refreshing coolness.

Several large carriages were parked in the large square outside Starry Night Castle.

The majestic black packhorse stood quietly in place, occasionally letting out a loud snort to clear its nasal passages. Its mane was jet black and glossy, reflecting ribbon-like rays of light in the sunlight.

The carriages were constructed with double-layered wooden planks glued together, covered with a layer of sheet metal, and reinforced with numerous metal sheets and rivets at the joints.

The soldier, who also served as the coachman, walked down the castle steps, picked up the floating wooden crates, and neatly stacked them in the carriage.

The wooden crates were moved here from the tower by the elemental servants of Dim, the castle's manager.

The wooden crate contains the poison. The inside of the crate has a metal layer to prevent the poison from evaporating, so there's no need to worry about the poison negatively affecting your elemental minions.

Two figures stood in front of the wagon train, watching the soldiers carry supplies.

A chubby man, looking rather憨态可掬 (endearing and simple-minded), smiled happily, his cheeks bulging with flesh, and clasped his hands in front of him, bowing humbly in thanks to the handsome poison alchemist beside him.

"Thank you, Your Excellency. We have been looking forward to this batch of poisons for a long time. They will be very useful and will surely be able to quell the rebellious bandits."

Xia Zuo nodded in response, wearing a polite smile, and said:

“Lieutenant Pochev, if you could have more Lubaisu, I can supply more of the poison.”

As he said this, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Because of the missing Lu Bai Su, the order was only about two-thirds completed, resulting in a significant loss of points and experience rewards.

The Lieutenant Pochev before me was from the garrison in Sbreil and was a member of the logistics department, specifically responsible for collecting, transporting, managing, and distributing poisons.

Today, Lieutenant Pochev personally led more than 20 people to the university to receive the poison.

There are many white-trunked trees in the province of Sbreir, and they are called white-trunked trees.

The original white oak tree can mutate when infected by poisonous insects. Not only will the trunk turn white, but the leaves and branches will also turn grayish-white.

The sap of this mutated white sap tree contains a high level of poison, which can be processed into a substance called sap-whitening agent after separation.

Lu Bai Su has a numbing effect, and its volatile aroma is fragrant and slightly sweet.

For ordinary people with weak willpower, if they accidentally inhale a large amount of Lu Bai Su's aura, they will fall into a brief state of paralysis, with numbness in their limbs, trembling in their body, and a very slight tingling sensation all over their body.

Lubaisu can be made into both a poison for use against enemies and a functional poison to prevent paralysis.

Within the kingdom, this dual-purpose toxin is extremely popular.

Unfortunately, due to constant banditry in the province of Sbreil, the supply of sphagnum molybdenum was intermittent and very unstable.

Pochev wiped the sweat from his brow and said in an embarrassed tone:

"We have been collecting the sap of the White Lush Tree as much as possible. Half a year ago, the city defense army sent a special team to guard the mutated White Lush Tree forest. The task of collecting the sap was also done by the soldiers, not the mercenaries of the Warriors' Guild. Alas... I don't know where the bandits found out the location of the forest. They set fire to a large area of ​​forest just to destroy the collection point of White Lush Tree sap."