Chapter 400: Nico Lemay
"Guest, this is the manuscript." An old notebook was handed over.
"This notebook is said to have a history of several hundred years. Together with the garnet pendant, it is said that this is the relic of a certain noble family." The thrift store owner who took out the manuscript said in self-worth.
"Noble? Okay, just as if they came from a certain noble, how much are you going to sell now?" Alan looked through his notebook a few times and said noncommittal.
"Um, 200 pounds." George glanced at Ai Lu and quoted a price.
The two hundred pounds in this period is not a small amount. Before the outbreak of World War I, the strongest currency in the world was the British pound, and at this time, the pound used gold coins. There were 7.32238 grams of gold in every pound coin, two hundred The pound is 1.465 kilograms of gold.
Although Alan doesn't care about such a small amount of gold, he doesn't want to be blackmailed by others.
"20 pounds, if you accept, then trade, if you don't agree, then cancel." Allen glanced at George, put the note on the table, and took out twenty pounds. This price is equivalent to half a year's salary of a skilled worker.
Seeing twenty golden pounds, George's eyes flickered: "Guest, this handwriting is handed down by an aristocratic family. It has a history of at least three hundred years or more. I think its value is not just twenty pounds. "
"Okay, you can keep it for yourself." Allen reached out and put the pounds away, then turned to leave.
Seeing Alan about to step out of the thrift store door, George hurriedly said: "Guests, please wait a minute, 20 pounds is 20 pounds."
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Allen left the thrift store with an old booklet. If the boss disagreed, Allen would take the booklet away by magic.
This manuscript is not something that belongs to the nobles, as the thrift shop owner said, but even if it is left by the nobles, it will not be so expensive. However, there is one thing that the boss did not say wrong. That is the history of this handbook. Allen scanned it with a chip. This handbook is at least 500 years old. That is to say, this handbook was left in the 14th century. Down.
The manuscript uses Latin. This language is rarely used in this period. Latin is usually used in religion. A few hundred years ago, Latin was the lingua franca throughout Europe.
As a language that appeared along with the ancient Roman Empire, Latin also declined with the demise of the Roman Empire. The only language that still uses Latin is the Holy See.
Ailu just looked through this handbook, and to Alan's surprise, it was actually alchemy.
Different from the alchemy in the wizarding world, the alchemy in this world was originally to obtain gold. Simply put, it was to turn iron into silver and copper into gold, or to obtain a longer life through alchemy.
In the legend, alchemy is believed to be created by Hermes Trismegistes. This is the name of a deity in Greek mythology. It is also the **** of travellers, commerce, thief, and animal husbandry. The messenger, later this **** merged with the Egyptian **** of wisdom Thoth, and was considered to be the patron of magic. This codex records alchemy.
After casting Allen's mansion technique casually, a gorgeous mansion appeared in front of him. Allen stepped into the dimensional passage leading to the mansion, and then the passage closed and disappeared.
Allen lay down on a recliner, then took out the handwriting and began to look through it. Most of the records on it were the chemical reactions between metals. Many novel theories were mentioned, but their effects were limited. The only thing that made Allen shine. It is a legendary thing-the sage's stone.
This handbook says the highest achievement of alchemy, the sage's stone.
The sage’s stone, as the name suggests, is a kind of stone that can only be made in sage time. After the climax, everything will become dull. This time is the most peaceful time for the mind and body. Only at this time can the sage be created. The stone..... Well, all of the above is nonsense.
The Sage’s Stone is a mythical substance. The Holy Grail of Western alchemists has long been believed to be used to turn ordinary base metals into precious metals (such as gold), or to make elixir of immortality. Therefore, its titles include "philosopher's stone, stone from the sky, golden stone, raw material of gold and silver, red liquid medicine, the fifth element" and so on.
Due to the unremitting pursuit of this material by alchemists, it has also been given the title of great miracle, great creation, and so on. Sometimes, these titles are also used to refer to the makers of the sage's stones, in order to vividly show that they are at the apex of alchemy.
In various legends and myths, it often appears in different forms.
Its nature is actually a panacea that can cure any disease, make people immortal, and even turn base metals into gold.
It is generally considered to be dark red, and may be in the form of stone, powder or liquid.
For thousands of years in the Western world, countless alchemists have come forward and succeeded in trying to make this kind of stone. But there is only one person who succeeded, and there is historical record, that is Nicole Le May.
The first time Allen heard this name was in the collection of the Viken family. Nicolas Flamel was also named Nicolas Flamel. He was born in France in 1330 and died in 1427. But until now, some people still claim to have met Nico LeMay.
Nicole Le May is well-educated He is proficient in Latin, Greek, and good at writing. At that time, he relied on selling and copying books for a living, because he wrote beautiful words and also painted , So often nobles spend money to ask him to copy some precious manuscripts.
Ordinarily, this person should have no money, but he built 14 hospitals and renovated churches in Paris, France. According to the prices at the time, the money spent on so many buildings was not a small sum.
After his death, his residence and donated tomb were filled with strange symbols and incomprehensible reliefs. Countless alchemists tried to crack the secrets, but they all found nothing.
People who wanted to get the secrets of alchemy secretly dug up the Nicholas couple's coffin, just like the plot in the legend, the coffin was empty and there was nothing.
Nicholas also left some manuscripts when he was alive. At that time, these manuscripts were not known where they were scattered. This old manuscript in Allen's hands was one of them.
However, it only records that Nikolai successfully refined a sage’s stone, but there is no record of how it was successfully refined. Alan wants to finally know that Victor’s pendant was probably from Nicholas. Refined sage stone.