Chapter 201 Radu: I never had that opportunity before...

Chapter 201 Radu: I never had that opportunity before...

Hearing what Radu said, Murtada moved closer to Radu's seat and leaned over to read what he had written on the draft paper.

Part of the content in the notebook provided by Harold is written in Liyue characters, and the grammar is similar to Liyue ancient text.

After Radu's interpretation, they were able to determine that this part of the content recorded the raw materials and preparation processes of some medicines.

But the troublesome thing is that the names of some of the raw materials above are not consistent with those recorded in the void.

When they saw those unfamiliar terms, they worried that they would not be able to find the corresponding materials.

But Harold told them that these might be the ancient names for some raw materials in his hometown, but almost no one uses them now, not because the raw materials mentioned above are so rare.

Then, Harold led them to interpret the contemporary common names of some materials based on the hand-drawn drawings in the notes and his own memory.

For example, the stone gall mentioned on the second page is actually blue copper (copper sulfate pentahydrate).

However, the mathematical equation following the word "Liyue" left them clueless. They couldn't even understand the symbols used in the formula.

It was still Harold who provided them with ideas. Harold asked them to copy the symbols used in the formula, except numbers and operation symbols, onto the draft, and then turn the draft upside down.

The two immediately found that these unfamiliar symbols became particularly familiar. Radu, who always dealt with Mond imported alchemical potions, quickly discovered the mystery.

——The reversed symbols are 90% similar to Mondstadt (Note: the Mondstadt in the game is Gothic English in reverse, and the spelling is almost the same as the word spelling,

So when Harold wrote down the chemical equations from memory, he used English directly, without worrying that no one would understand it).

But even if they could interpret the symbols in this way, they still couldn't understand what the equations meant.

They read the notes to the end with confusion and astonishment, and a strangely shaped table appeared in front of them. In each small box of the table, there were three symbols: Liyue characters, variant Mond letters, and numbers.

The beginnings of the variant Mond letters are all capitalized, as if to distinguish them from other symbols at certain moments. The discovery of this rule made Radu feel like a thunderclap exploded in his ears.

Ignoring Murtada's astonishment, he quickly turned to the front page of his notes and compared the symbols in the formula with those in the table.

"...They are all symbols that have appeared in the table!" Radu confirmed them one by one and said this. At this time, his feet and hands could not help but tremble slightly.

"All?" Murtada found it unbelievable. The notebook was very thick, and the total number of equations recorded far exceeded the number of symbols recorded in the table.

"No matter how complex the symbol groups in the equations are, they are all drawn from these 118 squares, and their total amount before and after the equations remains the same, only the way they are combined changes...

All this tells us that when several drugs are mixed together, new substances will be generated, and the most basic structure that constitutes them will not actually change..."

Radu was a little out of breath as he spoke. This... This seems to be a territory that no one has ever set foot on. No one should have discovered something like this before, right? Are we the first?

Oh, and no one has given this fundamental structure of matter a name? So we can give it a name?

...can we?

No, no... I should be more rigorous in dealing with such an important matter. I need to consult with the teacher... I need to calm down first. Whether all the equations in the notes are correct remains to be considered...

Many thoughts flashed through Radu's mind, and these thoughts gradually calmed his thoughts.

"In other words, what is recorded here are all the ingredients and formulas for alchemy?" Murtada suddenly realized.

"But the author of the notebook also studied the composition of alchemical ingredients and explored how these changes occurred... Can I understand it this way?"

Murtada's words poured cold water on Radu, clearing his feverish mind.

Murtada reminded him that the notebook belonged to an alchemist and fell into Harold's hands by chance.

Above the connecting symbols in some equations, there are operation steps such as "heating" and "power on", which are obviously some alchemy processes.

After thinking this through, Radu had a new doubt in his mind: Could it be that the teacher didn't know the value of this notebook?

If even a foolish scholar like me can see the value of these equations and the final tables, how could a genius like the teacher not see it?

Radu's breathing stagnated, and he repeatedly recalled what Harold had said.

Before Harold handed him this nameless and untitled notebook, he clearly stated that it was "a notebook left by an alchemist from my hometown", and inspired them to interpret the symbols similar to the Mondrian alphabet...

Radu recalled the look Harold gave them before he left. He felt that the teacher's half-smile was full of meaning.

The teacher had long discovered the value of this notebook, and he also trusted us, so he gave this important notebook to us for study!

After thinking through the whole cause and effect, Radu was both surprised and nervous. He suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders had become heavier. At the same time, he was once again grateful that he could become Haroldt's student.

He told Murtada his guesses and inferences, and Murtada widened his eyes slightly after listening.

Isn't this the research project I've always wanted, the one that will allow me to surpass my father?

I didn't expect it to appear before my eyes so quickly.

Is the teacher doing this on purpose? Is he providing us with material for our papers?

teacher...

Murtada was very moved. He knew that the atmosphere in the Fatwa House was not good. There were some bad tutors who plagiarized students' works and asked students to write papers for them.

Even a mentor who values ​​his reputation will not give up the research results that are within his reach.

Are there really such mentors who give important topics to their students?

Murtada felt that if he publicized this matter, he and Radu would definitely become the envy of other scholars.

Now, Radu turns to the last page of his notebook and explains his new discovery to Murtada:

"And the arrangement of these raw materials does not seem to be random, otherwise it is impossible to explain why the table is designed in the shape of a 'concave' character instead of a more beautiful square."