Chapter 163 Beauxbatons and the Alchemy Institute

Chapter 163 Beauxbatons and the Alchemy Institute

Although both are magic schools in Europe, Beauxbatons and Hogwarts are very different.

The most obvious difference is that Beauxbatons does not have the same house divisions as Hogwarts. Students will be randomly assigned to dormitories in the four districts of the school. The distribution of roommates is also completely irregular. You only know that he/she will have the same biological gender as you.

"You have been assigned to the Lily of the Valley District, the district closest to our research institute and Flamel's Fountain." Alonso Weiss introduced Beauxbatons to his youngest student while telling her about the arrangements he had made for her. Compared to the Iris District, Lily District and Narcissus District, the newly built Lily of the Valley District also had the best dormitory conditions, but Alonso never paid attention to this.

"That sounds great, Mr. Weiss." Della agreed, looking at the key with lily of the valley carved on it and the number 422 marked on it.

"Ah, I didn't mean to put pressure on you by mentioning the distance!" Alonso, aware of his professorial status, immediately added, "My subordinates don't have a clock-in system. Just arrive before 10 a.m. on research days. And I think you can complete your research goals quickly."

"In fact, the part you sent last time was too good. Its energy efficiency is higher than other transit parts," Alonso said. "I wanted to degrade your phase diagram, but if you come here to study it in advance, you may be able to help us modify other parts. That's why I asked Weiner to write to see if you can come here in advance."

Werner River is the official of the Ministry of Magic of Country F who has been in contact with Della. It was he who saw Della's talent for alchemy from her works, and therefore invited her to study abroad in Beauxbatons. It seems that this gentleman was once Alonso's student.

"Of course, the research will not start until tomorrow, you should have a good rest today." In contrast to Alonso's serious expression, the middle-aged man was extremely considerate in both his words and his thoughts.

"Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, Mr. Weiss. I'm looking forward to tomorrow." Della responded with a smile.

"Very good," Alonso nodded and continued to introduce Beauxbatons to Della. "The teaching building is in the Iris District, the plant greenhouse is in the Narcissus District, the biological garden is in the Lily District, and there is a circle of shops in the Lily District. There are cafeterias in all four districts. I heard from my students that the dormitories in the Lily District seem to be equipped with small kitchens."

"I don't know much about this," Alonso shook his head. He continued, "The fountain, the auditorium, the large playground, and the two research institutes, um, the Alchemy Research Institute and the Magic Tool Research Institute, are not in the four districts. To be specific... I really don't know how to explain it at the moment. You can get a map when you go to the dormitory. They should all be on the magazine shelf."

"Okay, teacher, but I have a question," Della said with a slightly raised tone, "Hogwarts only has one castle, but it also includes all the places you just mentioned. Why is the Beauxbatons campus so big?"

"I've given a lecture at Hogwarts before. In fact, if you spread it out, the campus is about the same size," Alonso said, and suddenly took out a palm-sized notebook from the lining of his robe. He took out the feather pen from the notebook and started writing. "The area in the simple map of Hogwarts is actually the result of folding many spaces, and finally the area of ​​​​a castle is used to accommodate an entire campus."

"We also used space-folding magic here, but Nicolas Flamel at the time achieved the Great Folding Spell through alchemical tools. The actual area of ​​Beauxbatons is not large, but the space inside is all extended." Alonso stopped writing, tore off the paper, and handed it to Della.

"So that's how it is." Dela reached out and took the piece of lined paper. Alonso used simple lines to show the different uses of folding magic in the two schools. He also marked some key words with arrows next to them. Dela had learned storage magic with a similar principle, so Alonso's way of expression was easy for her to understand.

"Teacher, your drawing is really great. It expresses it very clearly to me." She praised sincerely.

“Really?” Alonso sounded pleasantly surprised. He put the notebook back into his robes and once again studied his youngest student with his gentle brown eyes. “My students sometimes complain that they can’t understand my diagrams, but I think my explanations must be even clearer than this.”

"It seems that the next research will not be easy. Your words make me look forward to tomorrow even more." Della said modestly.

"I'm actually inclined to let you get in touch with some other alchemical items first. Looking at your phase diagram, you shouldn't be very sure about the research direction, right?" Seeing Della's attitude, Alonso simply said more. He roughly led Della through the campus of Beauxbatons, where flowers were blooming everywhere, and kept talking.

"Just like the alchemy that Nicolas Flamel used to assist in spells belongs to the magic-assisting school. The airship that our team is currently researching applies alchemy to the construction of magic props, which belongs to the auxiliary props school. The third school is the magic school, which uses alchemy as the main body. In addition to the three major schools, there are many different research fields."

"I may have been inclined towards the art school before, teacher, I was just practicing some techniques," Della reflected on her own understanding, "I was learning the Six-phase Alchemy."

"So you are very adaptable. Although the elements of three-phase, four-phase, and six-phase can be combined, the more detailed the foundation, the easier it will be to operate later." Alonso took out the notebook again and began to draw a derivation diagram of three-phase-four-phase-six-phase. "But learning one more phase will be twice as complicated. Most of the alchemists here are three- and four-phase alchemists."

The pen in his hand moved quickly. Alonso did not write everything down, but simply listed a few points. When he finished speaking, he handed the paper to Della, "The school provides books on various aspects of alchemy, and the research institute only wants to see results in this regard."

"Ah, that's a bit off topic," Alonso muttered, turning the topic back to the research field. "I personally also tend to favor the magic school, but research really depends on the situation. The airship we've been researching recently is a public project in cooperation with the Ministry of Magic, and efficient production is also one of the conditions."

"Is it that we should pay more attention to the limitations and the overall work rather than individual requirements, teacher?" Della tilted her head slightly, looked at Alonso's eyes, and summarized his words.

"Your summary is good," Alonso nodded, and then added, "But the funding this time is still sufficient. We still have room for improvement, and the Alchemy Group will also provide sufficient allowances every month."

"Does it include students like me?" Della, who had worked for Snape for half a year for free, widened her eyes slightly.

"Of course it includes that. Students can only be reserve members and receive half of the minimum allowance, 50 Galleons a month. The Ministry of Magic will send your monthly allowance to you in the form of Gringotts redeemable gold notes on the second Wednesday."

"The Ministry of Magic of Country F? I thought it would be issued by the school." Della blinked, not understanding the process of the Beauxbatons Alchemy Group for a moment.

"This involves the laws of the Ministry of Magic. I don't understand much about them." Alonso scratched his head and put the notebook back into his robe. "If you are interested, you can take Olga's class later - the professor in the lace skirt today. She has written several comparative studies on Muggle and wizard laws."