My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"Find an excuse to give him 'Enhanced Poison Effects' directly, without having to wait four months."

"Let him refine the poison powder himself; this will help him understand the properties of the elements."

Kurov's lips moved as if he wanted to say something about the law again, but he finally sighed and said, "Yes, Headmaster. I understand."

The door opened and then closed again.

The study quieted down, with the soft rustling of pages fluttering and sliding.

Inside the boys' dormitory at this time.

Xia Zuo lay sprawled on the soft couch, fast asleep, even dreaming of refining poison powder, completely unaware of what was happening in the castle tower…

Chapter 31 Flawless

The next morning.

Today is a cloudy day, with a few gray clouds drifting slowly across the sky, which looks like a sign of rain.

After finishing breakfast, Xia Zuo and An Ru'er lingered for a while before heading off to their respective tutors for class.

He entered the basic alchemy room and greeted the figure at the desk:

Good morning, professor.

Kurov put down his pen, opened a drawer, took out the poison enhancer, and placed it on the table:

"Your performance yesterday reminded me of something. You're no ordinary student; your memory and alchemical talent far surpass those of others. Take this book and read it. I trust you won't make any mistakes."

Xia Zuo looked at his serious-looking mentor with piercing eyes and couldn't help but shrink back. He walked to the desk, picked up a book, and hugged it to his chest.

This is a huge reward!

He used the Detection skill on this book yesterday, giving it a full 120 experience points and 0.5 spirit points.

Once the Spirit attribute exceeds 10 points, the Spirit reward gained from reading becomes weaker.

Alchemy linguistics used to give 0.5 points of spirit, but now it only gives 0.25 points, a reduction of 50.

This might be the inspiration the cheat code is giving to the host: read books appropriate for your current stage of development.

"Thank you, Professor."

The cover of Xia Zuomo's book is like holding a delicate beauty in his arms.

With a delighted smile on his face, he asked:

"Professor, the white palate poison's potency has been enhanced after refining. Should its antidote also be refined?"

Kulov paused, stroking his beard to hide a wry smile:

"We'll talk about it later, we'll talk about it later."

"Go inside and refine the poison powder. Do what interests you, try whichever one you want to try first. If you don't understand anything, just come and ask me."

Xia Zuo nodded in response, holding the book, and walked briskly into the advanced alchemy room.

He noticed something was off about his mentor.

They seem to have become more enthusiastic and tolerant overnight?

what happened?

...Never mind, I'll just focus on doing my own thing.

Xia Zuo spread out the enhanced effects of the poison on the shelf and started reading from the very beginning, including the table of contents and the introduction.

There are a total of 5 trainee-level poisons.

White palate poison that causes asphyxiation.

The black-eyed poison that causes hallucinations.

Brownfoot poison that causes a delayed effect.

Venus poison, designed to create a deceptive effect.

The Blue Bone Poison that causes vulnerability.

Apart from the white palate poison, the other four are non-lethal poisons.

Of these five poisons, the most unique is undoubtedly Black Eye Poison. Today's plan is to refine the powder of Black Eye Poison.

Xia Zuo turned to the corresponding page and spent almost half an hour writing down the recipe.

Black Eye Agent is associated with two types of resistance, wind-based and earth-based.

Its refined powder requires the use of four basic toxins simultaneously, making it much more difficult to refine than yesterday's.

Should we ask our tutor to demonstrate it for us?

He hesitated for a moment before walking back into the basic alchemy room, only to find that the other person had already begun meditating.

Oh...

I..

Am I being left to my own devices?

Xia Zuo stared speechlessly in the direction of the soft sofa, stood there for a few seconds, and then silently walked back to the advanced alchemy room.

He dragged a chair to the shelf and sat down, simulating the refining process in his mind.

With the formula becoming significantly more complex, the first priority is to ensure a high success rate.

What alchemical operations are prone to accidents?

Stirring, settling, and grinding operations performed at room temperature generally do not spoil the raw materials, except for an unpleasant odor.

Heating, baking, steaming, and roasting are all operations involving high temperatures. If you're not careful, the food can burn or explode.

But the recipe for this refined powder makes baking, the most difficult step, the final step.

If this step goes wrong, the entire refining process will be in vain.

Huh?

and many more.

Why is it baking again?

Yesterday's recipe also ended with baking.

Could it be...?

Xia Zuo turned the pages of the book, a look of surprise on his face.

The recipes for refining poison powders recorded in this book all end with baking.

This is a key point.

He pulled a blank notebook out of his bag, wanting to record his discovery.

The moment the pen tip touched the paper, Xia Zuo's movements suddenly stopped.

He climbed onto the shelf and stood there, looking down at the four-pointed star array invented by Lady Starry Night.

Starting from due north, the sequence of rotating counterclockwise in one revolution is:

Fire element, oven, earth element, condensing stove, water element, clear water pool, wind element, stove.

There are a total of 8 things.

Xia Zuo climbed down from the platform, tore eight pages of white paper from his notebook, arranged them on the table in the order of the four-pointed star array, and wrote the corresponding names of the objects on them.

He looked at the white paper with the word "furnace" written on it.

What is the purpose of a baking oven?

Close the oven door to create a sealed space, thus isolating it from moisture in the air.

Therefore, baking is better than steaming in terms of removing moisture.

Xia Zuo wrote the word "dry" next to "furnace".

If the purpose of the oven is drying, then the furnace is for heating.

He wrote the word "heat" on the paper with the word "stove".

Both heating and drying are related to the element of fire.

"Slap!" Xia Zuo clapped his hands sharply. "I understand!!"

Heating and drying! These are the two characteristics of the element of fire!

He was so excited that his hand trembled slightly as he wrote "heating" and "drying" on the paper labeled "fire element".

After thinking for a few seconds, I wrote down "ignite" and "explode".

Ignition, heating, drying, explosion. These four words correspond to the four characteristics of the element of fire.

So that's how it is; this is the relationship between alchemy and the elements. In the process of learning alchemy, one is constantly in contact with the properties of the elements.

Unruly elements possess different elemental characteristics.

Through extensive alchemical practices, a deeper understanding of the properties of elements will allow one to discern which untamed element is more suitable for them.

Just like people have many different personalities—some are lively, some are rigid, some are cunning, and some are snobbish...

To become friends with someone, you first need to understand their personality traits and identify which types of people are worth befriending before taking any action.

Xia Zuo rubbed his hands excitedly and looked at the three pieces of paper: "Water Element", "Wind Element" and "Earth Element".

Based on intuition, the characteristics of the water element should be the easiest to guess.

Clean water can be used to wash clothes, glass bottles, crucibles, and spoons.

It can also dissolve powders or other substances.

Common sense dictates that humans, plants, and animals all need to drink water.

Xia Zuo wrote down "clean", "accommodate" and "nourish" in turn. After pondering for a moment, he wrote down the fourth word, "permeate".

He thought for a moment and removed the word "clean" and replaced it with "moist." Since "accommodation" is a prerequisite for "cleanliness," listing the two would be somewhat redundant, so it would be better to keep the broader meaning of "accommodation."