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Chapter 212: 212. Alchemy

*CLANK*

Spoons fell from the table and made noise as they reached the floor. Time passed and hearts stopped. This was the worst day of life for one guy in the room.

The world seemed gloomier than usual today, as a realisation came to Magnus. That although his pipe worked and often sent rivers out every now and then, the rivers didn't have fish in them.

"What do you mean? Why would I be impotent? I'm too young." Magnus asked Merlin in disbelief.

There was no running away now. So Merlin answered, "I can't tell the bigger details as there are people here. But, the simple concept is. The stronger a being gets, the harder it gets for them to sire children. I and Arthur became impotent after the ritual I told you about.

"You have my and Arthur's blood, so you are bound to be much stronger than us. So, you are also like us... Impotent."

Arthur did some damage control, "It's okay, Magnus. You still have a lot of time before you have to start pumping some babies. There must be a way to cure yourself. We know there is one, seriously. We also tried to find one but didn't have time."

Magnus fell back on his chair, confused about what to feel, he was too young and this shouldn't be that big of a deal but it actually was and he knew it, "This is... A shocking news. I was not prepared for this. Mum should never know this, or she will get very sad."

*Pat Pat*

"Don't worry, Mag, I will help you research it." Ragnar consoled him.

"I'm not really worried about it. I can surely find a cure with the limitless knowledge available. And I am just 13 years old right now, I can study every single subject there is in the time I have. Let's go, teach me, Mr Flamel, teach me alchemy." Magnus requested firmly.

Flamel got up, not uttering a single word. He could feel Magnus' pain first hand. He'd appreciate it if he could help him come up with a solution, as he knew that the curse of not ever having the pleasure of being a father was too heartbreaking.

Ragnar walked beside Magnus and asked, "Mag, is it that your banana is always soggy or..."

"RAG, for the last time, my instrument works just fine. It's probably a problem with its grease." Magnus corrected him immediately, making Ragnar laugh due to his double meaning explanations.

Flamel soon took them to his personal laboratory. This was where he made many new inventions. It was big and had lots of cupboards, each having some jars containing precious materials.

"Why did you decide to settle in Britain, Mr Flamel?" Ragnar asked. Magnus was still silent, and it was understandable.

Nicolas answered, "Because I've never been here for a long time. I'm originally from France, but for most of the known history, Britain and France have been at war. It was never the right time to shift home or I would've been named a traitor.

"But now with the modern era, I can go anywhere. And I chose it here."

"Then you must have a very bad taste. I would've gone to Japan. It's a clean country where people follow rules." Ragnar said.

"Haha," Nicolas chortled and continued, "Japan is filled with rogue wizards. You'd be constantly fighting them as the ministry doesn't do anything there."

"Then where do you think a wizard wanting peace can go?" Ragnar questioned.

"Wilderness, away from civilization. There is no country that can be considered safe for a wizard. There will always be someone after something that you have. Just take my philosopher's stone. I have killed more than a thousand wizards who have tried to steal the stone." Nicolas revealed.

*Whistle*

"But that's still a small number when compared to 600 years of living." Magnus joined the conversation.

"Who said I only killed the Wizard after me. I went after them too, killing their entire gangs at once. Why do you think nobody dares to steal it anymore? Because they're scared." Nicolas proudly said. He was a very active person back in the day.

Magnus scoffed, "But you brought the stone to Britain at the worst possible time. There is a dark lord going around killing people. He might one day decide to take the stone too since it can make him immortal."

Nicolas replied confidently, but in an uncaring fashion, "Then I'm afraid the whole ministry of magic will have to come to aid because I am still a very high ranking French wizard and they don't want a war with France's magical community now do they?"

Magnus snorted, "You really give too much credit to the British ministry of magic. They are useless, even worse than the muggle police, that always arrives late, while the ministry doesn't even arrive after the crime has happened, but I will say welcome to Britain, as I will make it a very safe place for all to live. Anyway, let's start with studying. What will you teach me today?"

"You came here for Alchemy, right? Because you can find many masters in other subjects. Let's begin with what Alchemy even is, it is a branch of magic and an ancient science concerned with the study of the composition, structure and magical properties of the four basic elements, as well as the transmutation of substances. It is thus intimately connected with Potion-making, chemistry and transformation magic.

"This art has existed as long as magic has. In the old times, alchemy was just limited to some tribe chiefs concocting some liquid or material that would be deemed as god's grace, in fact, it was alchemy they just didn't know it."

"Mr Flamel, I suck at potions, can I still master alchemy?" Magnus quickly asked.

"Sure, but you will have to ask for your brother's help sometimes. As potions are still needed in some alchemical reactions. But, other aspects should be easy for you.

"As Alchemy also concerns philosophy; one interpretation of alchemical literature, which is known to be dominated by mystical and metaphysical speculation, that the study of Alchemy was symbolic of a spiritual journey, leading the alchemist from ignorance (base metal) to enlightenment (gold).

"While Muggles for the most part largely dismisses it as an outdated forerunner of modern chemistry, there are still wizards actively studying and practising it in the twentieth century and who held it to be some of the most difficult magic known to wizardkind. A less well-known branch of the study of alchemy was Spagyric, or "plant alchemy". To be honest, I don't think there is anyone in the world who knows Spagyric anymore other than me."

As soon as Ragnar heard this he cheered up, "Sir, I want to study Spagyric. I will use it to make better materials for my potions."

Nicolas agreed immediately, "Sure, son. Dumbledore told me about your amazing potion skills, I am going to teach you everything I know about potions, alchemy and anything else that you want."

Magnus became alert after hearing this. In his mind, he knew that there was never a free meal, and Nicolas was going so far as to teach them with so much enthusiasm. "Sir, why are you doing so much for us?"

Silence ensued, as Nicolas looked Magnus in the eyes, guessing what the young boy was thinking. Taking a guess, he sighed. "Dumbledore also told me about your careful nature. Don't worry, this is a free meal. I am more than 600 years old, Magnus.

"And honestly, I don't desire to live much longer anymore, I have seen and experienced everything a person could imagine. But before I die, I would very much like that my magical inheritance is passed on to someone worthy. I don't know anybody who comes even close to being as talented as you. And from your actions in the past two years, and even before you arrived at Hogwarts, I believe you will do good with this knowledge."

Magnus smiled, "Well thank you, sir. I will honour your legacy and keep this knowledge secure."

Nicolas waved his hand as if it was not a big deal but he was happy deep inside, "Just call me professor now, I'm used to that. OKAY! DROP YOUR CLOTHES NOW!"

"WHAT?!" Magnus and Ragnar exclaimed.

[You can see Nicolas' Lab on my Discord - https://discord.gg/DgHkrAn OR see them on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mister_immortal_novel]

GIVE STONES FOR ALCHEMY!

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You can read 14 advance chapters or my Naruto fic, and more at -patreon.com/misterimmortal.

Special thanks to *Douglas Flower* *Umar Latif* *Julian Rocamora* *Darrien Steely* *Franklin Walley*


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
MisterImmortal MisterImmortal

1 Stone = 1 Alchemy banana. [Effect: Create the Banana Stone. It can help you travel to the Monke World and be their king.]

Chapter 213: 213. The Peak of Greed

"What? You need to wear a protective suit while working here. Alchemy can be very dangerous sometimes." Nicolas clarified.

Magnus and Ragnar took a sigh of relief and followed his further instructions.

"To be successful at alchemy, one needs to understand the value of an item. To understand how it would be worth in another material. You should know what each item in your alchemical formula consists of in exact quantities.

"To create something out of alchemy, you need to give it something in return. It could be something small but expensive, or it could be something in large quantity but worthless.

"The next main component of Alchemy is the transmutation patterns. These patterns are like a circuit in your muggle electrical appliances. These circle's each line and curves define what is going to happen to the item you place on it. How much it's going to be combined with the other substance, what is going to be the end result, all of it is controlled by these circles.

"I was told that you two have a great memory, so I will give you two books to memorise all transmutation circles I know of. You will have till tomorrow morning to remember them." Nicolas handed them two thick books.

"Next, I will demonstrate to you how to produce gold," Nicolas said and started preparing his alchemy table.

Magnus's eyes shined as soon as he heard gold. This was a very good motivation to learn alchemy even better. Ragnar was the same to some extent. But his gold lust did not go as deep as Magnus'.

Both of them flocked to Nicolas' side to see every single move and record it in their minds.

Nicolas started giving them the lesson, "Creating gold was the driving factor of the earlier alchemists. But, creating gold can be more accurately explained in muggle science than magical, as the magical method sounds more occult and unbelievable as compared to the scientific one."

"Wait, you studied muggle subjects?" Magnus asked in shock.

Nicolas nodded and showed him some pictures, "Of course, I have had one on one conversations with Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Galileo Galilei, Leonardo da Vinci and many more. Many of them were wizards themselves."

This was a real eye-opener for Magnus, this meant Nicolas was like the best of both worlds.

"That's amazing, professor. Most wizards are too proud to even talk to muggles, let alone study their science." he praised.

"Haha, thank you. Ah, let's continue. To make gold, you need to understand how gold came into existence in the first place, and this takes us to the origin of the planets, stars and their eventual deaths.

"Gold, like most heavy metals, is forged inside stars through a process called nuclear fusion. In the beginning, following the Big Bang, only two elements were formed: hydrogen and helium. A few hundred million years after the Big Bang, the first stars were blazing away with their nuclear fires. These nuclear fires forced lighter elements together to make slightly heavier elements, and these nuclear reactions released a huge amount of energy.

"Gradually, these early stars began making elements such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen — working their way up through the periodic table towards iron. But there was still no gold in the Universe. Once these earlier stars ran out of light elements to burn, they kicked in on the heavier ones.

"Finally, as they burnt silicon to make iron, they exploded as a supernova, and for a few short moments, each star would release as much energy as all the regular stars in that galaxy put together. In that cataclysmic explosion, for the first time, atoms of gold were manufactured and then hurled out into the Universe, along with the other debris from that explosion.

"On Earth, gold finally reached us some 200 million years after the formation of the planet when meteorites packed with gold and other metals bombarded its surface. During the formation of Earth, molten iron sank to its centre to make the core.

"What we must do today is replicate that same process, but on such a small scale that the gold produced will be of no use. This is the only reason why not all alchemists are rich with gold, and why so many tried to create a philosopher's stone.

"The truth is, the philosopher's stone is the only tool that can help you create gold in large quantities. Let's proceed now."

Nicolas drew a transmutation circle on the granite tabletop. "Concentrate on this now."

"We will use all the things necessary to make gold and put it on this transmutation circle. After this, all you need is a power source for this reaction. Now, you can not use your own magic for this, because that is unstable.

"For this, you will need another alchemical creation, called the magic crystal. You can make this by taking a silicon crystal, adding some oak root ash and your own magic in it.

"Put the magic crystal in the middle of the circle and give a tiny push of your own magic to start the reaction. Now, watch the reaction." He gave clear instructions and then finally stepped back.

Magnus and Ragnar noted something happening on the alchemy table. Slowly, the items on the circle started hovering an inch above and disintegrating. It looked so magical to see even by magical standards.

All of it was going directly into the magic crystal in the middle. The magic crystal started glowing soon after. A while later it started emitting a blinding light.

"This is the peak of this reaction," Nicolas spoke.

*BOOM*

With a sudden burst, the light disappeared, and with it everything on the table also vanished.

"What happened to the granite tabletop?" Magnus asked.

"Gone. This is why not everyone can practice alchemy, as it's very hard on one's pocket." Nicolas said.

Ragnar quickly went close to the table, but he only had confusion written on his face, "Professor, what happened to the gold? Where is it?"

Nicolas smiled, "Haha, you can't see the gold with naked eyes. You need a magnifying glass. Look."

Magnus and Ragnar looked through the glass. There were 3 tiny specks of gold dust.

Magnus rubbed his head in frustration, "Are you joking with us, professor?"

"No, why would I? I told you, the price of creating gold is too much for it to make anyone rich." Nicolas reminded them.

Disheartened and quite possibly bamboozled, they accepted this simple fact. They accepted their fate that there was no quick way to get rich.

"Here I was thinking of making gold every day." Ragnar sighed in disappointment.

*Pat Pat*

Nicolas patted their shoulders and laughed, "Don't be sad, my students. There are many ways to get rich, the sky is the limit."

"Huh, then tell us a method," Magnus asked seriously.

"I already told you, the sky is the limit." Nicolas blurted.

???

There was confusion on Magnus and Ragnar's faces. Ragnar then asked, "What do you mean, professor?"

*Sigh*

Nicolas took a seat and showed them a document, "Look at this. I found this from a scientist friend of mine not long ago. There is this asteroid orbiting around the sun between Mars and Jupiter. Unlike most asteroids that are made up of rocks or ice, scientists believe that Psyche 16 is a dense and largely metallic object thought to be the core of an earlier planet that failed in formation. This means it could be fully filled with precious metals, gold included."

"HOLY GORGEOUS MERLIN'S TITS! It is estimated to be worth 10,000 quadrillion dollars." Ragnar exclaimed at the top of his lungs as he read about it.

"GODDAMIT! I DON'T HAVE TITS! Stop cursing in my name." Merlin screamed from the side, while Arthur laughed. But they were promptly ignored.

But then Ragnar's shoulders fell, "Ah, its dimensions are 279, 232, and 189 kilometres. It's too big to bring here."

However, he was intrigued by the silence of Magnus. He turned to look at his brother, but what he saw scared him to the core.

~OH NO! This face... I have never seen such a greedy face on him before. GOD SAVE THIS ASTROID NOW!~

*BAM*

Magnus put the documents aside, his eyes shining in gold. "IT'S DECIDED! Let's not worry about storing it. Let's reach this BAD BOY FIRST!"

~He's totally going to store it somewhere.~ Ragnar read through Magnus' face.

*Sigh*

"Ah! Youth." Nicolas muttered from the side, not having even the slightest doubt about Magnus' crazy ambitions because even he has made a crazy trip to the sun in the past while creating the Philosopher's stone. But that was a tale for another time.

[You can see the gold and the astroid on my Discord - https://discord.gg/DgHkrAn OR see them on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mister_immortal_novel]

GIVE GORILLA SOME LOVE! THROW STONES PLES!

______________________________

You can read 14 advance chapters or my Naruto fic, and more at -patreon.com/misterimmortal.

Special thanks to *Douglas Flower* *Umar Latif* *Julian Rocamora* *Darrien Steely* *Franklin Walley*


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
MisterImmortal MisterImmortal

1 Stone = 1 Diamond Banana. [Effect: Eat it in one go and get the ability to make your body as hard as a diamond. WARNING: All super-rich around the world will be after you to dissect you.]

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