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The black soil level was extremely rare, and Albedo was the only one who had a white and red color. As for those who were higher, there was only one person in history, Albedo's master, Reindort.
It is easy to get started with alchemy, but it is very difficult to master it. This is why Albedo alone is enough to raise Mondstadt's alchemy level to second among the seven countries, only below Xumi.
By the way, an ordinary person like Timaeus who is talented and is accepted as an assistant and taught personally by Albedo will be able to reach the edge of the black soil level in about twenty years.
This shows how difficult it is to master alchemy.
"Do you understand?" Albedo was so thirsty that he paused and drank a sip of water.
Yu Jin nodded. It was the first time he heard someone talk about this technique of creating life, and he found it very interesting.
Albedo paused while drinking water. He didn't expect that Yu Jin could actually understand him. What he said was completely general. It would be good enough for ordinary people not to fall asleep after listening to it.
No, ordinary dragons are like this too. Albedo looked at Lance Shanks, who was sitting on the sofa with eyes like mosquito coils, and nodded slightly. This is the normal behavior.
"So, what are you researching? Like you said, you're the only one in Cretaceous and everything is blank, how can you research?" Ember looked at Albedo, unable to figure out what he was researching.
Is this the legendary fog?
Albedo's face froze when he heard this, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "The truth and meaning of the world."
Lisa, who was reading next to him, closed the book immediately after hearing this and looked at Albedo in disbelief. We are all scholars, why is it that what you are studying is so high-level?
"You're a bit overestimating yourself." Yu Jin glanced at Albedo and felt that he didn't seem like the arrogant type.
Albedo, in his current state, could not support such a huge topic, either in terms of knowledge or strength. If he really chose this as his research direction, he would only be asking for trouble.
"Indeed." Albedo nodded, then said with a bitter face: "But this is the last assignment my master gave me, I must complete it."
Even so, Albedo still scratched his hair in annoyance. He had been hiding in the snowy mountains for this, but after such a long time, the harvest was pitifully small.
When Albedo thought about this huge topic that he had no idea where to start, he even had a strange idea: "Could this be my master's way of letting me live happily?"
But Albedo knew that his master would never say that. She was a harsh person, and he had done his best not to be abandoned by her.
But this time, he couldn't even find the direction to try his best.
[Perhaps, I will never be able to meet my master again in the future.] Thinking of this, Albedo's expression became complicated. The master is both a master and a mother.
Although Reindorte treats her creations almost harshly, her creations still regard her as their mother, and so does Albedo.
Seeing Albedo's worried look, Yu Jin couldn't help but laugh a few times. He tapped the table lightly and said, "Do you want me to help you?"
Lisa and Albedo immediately focused their attention on Yu Jin after hearing this. Especially Lisa, as a scholar, she also thought about the truth and meaning of this world.
But she gave up quickly because this kind of problem was totally beyond her reach. However, Ember could, and very capable.
"Remember what I said to Lisa before?" Yu Jin said directly without waiting for Albedo to answer.
"You said I was being self-deprecating?" Lisa pointed at herself, but she didn't think she was being self-deprecating. Albedo was indeed amazing, and Lisa was convinced of that.
"Do you know why?" Yu Jin said mysteriously.
Lisa and Albedo shook their heads.
"Rhinedot's imperfect gold brings imperfect chalk and equally imperfect red." Ember pointed at Albedo and said.
"And you, Lisa, are a creation that is a fusion of perfect black soil and perfect red."
"If we go by alchemical standards."
Ember looked at Lisa and said slowly.
Chapter 149 The Perfect Method
2023-09-03
"How do you know Master's gold is not perfect?"
"What do you mean by that!"
"Ouch! What happened? Why are you making so much noise? Are you going to fight?"
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Lisa and Albedo both lost their original posture. Their shocked shouts immediately pulled Lance Shanks back from his trance on the sofa.
However, Lisa and Albedo didn't pay attention to her because their minds were already attracted by what Yu Jin had just said.
"If your master has really reached the 'golden' level you mentioned, then the traces of creation on your body would not be so obvious, not to mention that you are at risk of losing control." Yu Jin first answered the questions of Albedo, who was the most excited.
Then he turned his head and looked at Lisa, who had a serious expression on her face. The latter noticed Yu Jin's gaze, raised her head, and waited for his answer.
Lisa doesn't remember what kind of artificial person she is, but she has a very deep memory of her parents.
If she was really an alchemical creation as Yu Jin said, then she would have to be busy.
"Haha, there's no need to be so solemn." As soon as Yi Yan saw Lisa's look, he knew what she was thinking. She was simply afraid that everything in her past had been arranged.
But she was obviously overthinking it. Yu Jin further explained: "Lisa, you don't have to worry about being someone's alchemical creation. It was your parents who created you."
"As for why I say so, that depends on the abilities of you two scholars. If you really can't figure it out, you can come and ask me." Yu Jin said at the end, leaving the question in suspense.
"How about it? The direction of discovering the truth and meaning of the world is too big, so let's start with people! Maybe there will be some big discoveries?"
Looking at Lisa and Albedo who were deep in thought, Yu Jin said with a hint of encouragement. He was also very curious about the extent to which the scholars in this world could explore the world.
He said this just to give Albedo some guidance, but if he said more, it would deviate from the original intention. It's impossible for him to reveal all of Albedo's topics by himself, right?
"Not an alchemical creation?" Lisa lowered her head and pondered, and began to think about the meaning of Yu Jin's words in her mind. She wanted to know why Yu Jin said that.
Albedo, who was standing by, saw Lisa looking thoughtful and couldn't help but look up at the embers in front of him.
He only saw a knight's helmet, and beneath the gap in the helmet was an all-consuming darkness. He saw nothing.
"How do you know this?" Albedo asked with difficulty. He had never heard these things from his master, so how did Yu Jin know them?
Moreover, only the master has reached the gold level. Then why did Yu Jin say that her gold was not perfect?
Abedo's doubts not only did not diminish, but became more.
"You just said that?" Yu Jin spread his hands. The method of creation is the crystallization of human wisdom, but compared with the natural evolution method, Yu Jin still thinks the latter is more complicated.
If the former is about how to pursue and create "perfection", then the latter is about striving to build a world that allows "perfection" to appear.
Therefore, for the ember, the method of creation can be applied by analogy. After all, there are also worlds inside the ember.
Those worlds were all created by him bit by bit.
"Did I just... say that?" Albedo pointed to his mouth stiffly. Yes, he just said that, all of this is in alchemy, but he just didn't see it.
Albedo shook his head, clearing away the distracting thoughts in his mind. Lisa had told him that Ember was a god from another world.
At first, Albedo didn't care about this. Things outside the world were not strange to Albedo who had followed Rhinedot in his early years.
Many of Rhinedot's creations were summoned from the universe outside of Teyvat. And the so-called gods, in Albedo's eyes, are just powerful lives.
So in Albedo's eyes, the previous ember was just a "monster" powerful enough to roam the universe on its own initiative.
Compared to Rhinedot's other creations, it is simply a little stronger and smarter.
But now, Yu Jin's words completely shattered Albedo's thoughts. He had to rethink the meaning of God.
"Then do you have any solution for my body?" Unconsciously, Albedo's way of addressing Ashes changed.
"Tsk, just treat me as a scholar like you. You're not that lazy dragon over there!" Yu Jin said to Lance Shanks who was chewing something in his mouth.
If he had done a favor to the world, he would have accepted the honorific. But the key point was that he didn't have any, so he always felt uncomfortable when others used honorifics for him.
Under the gaze of Lance Shanks' dragon eyes, Yu Jin continued, "Of course there is a perfect method, here it is!"
After saying that, Yu Jin glanced at the golden tree sapling beside him.
The Golden Tree has the function of carving souls and reshaping bodies, so it is possible to reshape Albedo or make some minor modifications.
"This tree?" Albedo turned his head and looked in the direction of the embers. The golden tree sapling was still shaking there, and it seemed very comfortable.
"Yes, it can reshape your body and carve your soul." Ember nodded to Albedo. Then he continued:
"Your problem is not that serious. Red Cheng represents the refinement of emotions, and your red color has already appeared. If everything goes well in the future, you will soon be able to 'Red Cheng'."
"As for the defects of the body, it can help. It is very good at transforming the body." Yu Jin said, and threw a few drops of dragon tears into the golden tree that was stained with blue and white.
Hearing this, Albedo lowered his head and began to ponder again. He was thinking about what Yu Jin said that his red color had appeared, so what did it mean?
Then a jumping fiery red figure appeared in his mind. It was his non-blood-related sister, Klee.
Then more figures began to appear in his mind. The studious and inquisitive Timaeus, the shy and hardworking Sucrose... all these together formed the smile on Albedo's face.
It is indeed as Ember said, Albedo's red has already appeared, and it will expand over time and penetrate into the depths of Albedo's soul.
That will be the day when Cretaceous becomes red!
"It seems that we have to plant this tree." Lisa came over to the two of them and said with a smile. She was also worried about Albedo's big flaw.
Ever since Lisa discovered that Albedo was an alchemical creation, she has been worried about the risk of Albedo losing control, because only imperfect alchemical creations can reveal traces of human intervention.
Once Albedo gets out of control, what can Mond use to stop the only chalk creature in Teyvat?
To some extent, Lisa's worries were correct. After all, the Durin who attacked Mond five hundred years ago was just a black earth creature.
"When will it be planted?" Yu Jin asked. Planting the golden tree was a big deal, and he had to watch over it to avoid any accidents.
"After the dragon disaster. Tevarin is still entrenched in Mondstadt. It would be bad if a storm hits the snowy mountains." Lisa thought about it and felt that planting trees was risky now that Tevarin had not recovered.
Lisa's words reminded Yu Jin. They had been chatting for such a long time that Yu Jin almost forgot that he brought Lance Shanks out to find Tevarin!
"I almost forgot something important!" Yu Jin slapped his head and looked at Lance Shanks.
"Bullshit!" Lance Shanks stopped eating and started playing with the golden tree instead.
I saw her pulling the green leaves on the top of the golden tree seedling to bend the trunk, and then let go!
The golden tree seedling began to shake wildly like a spring, and when its stored strength was released, the leaves on it also drooped.
"Hehe!" Lance Shanks found it a little funny when she saw the trunk of the golden tree sapling bending backwards, and the way it wanted to hide from her but couldn't.
It turns out that the golden tree was so fun when it was a child?
"Bang!" When Yu Jin saw Lance Shanks looking at the golden tree seedling like a nymphomaniac, he couldn't help but hit her on the head.
"Wang, what are you doing!" Lance Shanks rubbed the top of his head, stood up and said.
"Let's go! It's time to work!" With that, Yu Jin dragged Lance Shanks out of Lisa's office.