Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 126

Alchemy. Literally, it is the art of making gold. In Chinese characters, it is alchemy. The etymology is Al-Khimia, an Arabic word. And Al-Khimia is derived from Khemia, an old name for Egypt.

But whatever the name, alchemists who practiced alchemy wanted to make gold. I think gold was actually a major desire of Europeans. They even openly promoted the policy of accumulating precious metals, called mercantilism, or gold rush, throughout history.

In fact, gold was not a very valuable metal in other countries at the same time, but in China, silver was valued much higher. Gold has many uses, but it is not necessarily a necessary item.

Anyway, this is what it means to make such gold.

Create value.

You become rich by creating gold, which is an object that has value itself converted into money.

If so, then the technology and study that seeks to create the world’s greatest treasure should also be called alchemy, even if its actual goal is not gold.

Now, alchemy brought about such great scientific development that it later became the origin of chemistry.

Because we did everything we could to create the material called gold, we ended up creating other things as well.

If I were to list all the missteps that have occurred in the history of alchemy and the tens of thousands of achievements that have resulted from those missteps, I could finish today’s volume.

But then everyone watching this show will leave, and I’m afraid I’ll end up bankrupt and sitting in debt.

So, as always, check it out for yourself.

In the year 2000 of the Legendary Era, when the best in the world and All Chaun met, Erin, Baekkan, and Iyakan readily admitted that they could not steal the recipe for Donum.

Here, the Iyakan to the west, or Seiwamuyu, would trade well with Datang anyway. They simply used Datang’s currency as their own currency and imported it.

It was a bit of a sensitive issue for Go Aran of the East, the King of the Storm Dragon, Baekkan of the South Sea Baekara, and Erin of the West Eron.

“Anyway, I couldn’t steal the recipe, nor could I make a donut using the recipe… … But didn’t you confirm that the recipe existed?”

In other words, it has been proven that this is not some natural resource that can be found by digging the ground, but something that can be made using human technology.

Then, it may be possible for other countries to make it as well. Each country is trying to make their own recipe for donum, or rather, a magical storage substance that is not donum itself.

Even at first glance, it seems like it is not an easy task.

“I will reward you if you make something similar to Donum!”

First, the first attempt was made using a glowing stone that had the property of storing and releasing magical power. All Chaun literally used a garut that was used in the Stone Age.

Although it is only mined in certain areas… … . Garut with various properties and qualities are produced.

“Isn’t it possible that they also use some garut in their manufacturing method?”

“Umm… … .”

“It’s a mineral that can store magical power and then release it. If you use it, something can be done… … .”

“Well… … . It might be better than not trying.”

The biggest advantages of Donum would be these.

First, the overwhelming magical power storage ability. If you use one Donum, the magical power pressure will increase to the point where even a low magical power area will become a high magical power area. You can use three or four powerful mysteries and still have some left over.

Second, stability. Unless you fall into the ocean or something, the magic power storage capacity is enough to barely hold up to the ultra-low magic power zone. And it is surprisingly strong, but has the appropriate durability to break without any problems in use. The magic power of the donum does not naturally fall or disappear.

Third, the right volume and portability. A size that is easy to store.

Fourth, harmlessness. This is pretty important. Donum only emits pure magic power.

“I guess I should look at them in order of importance.”

“Is harmlessness the last thing that comes to mind?”

“So what if it’s a little harmful? It’s okay if it’s inconvenient to carry. It’s a problem if stability isn’t guaranteed. But if I can’t increase the magic pressure… … .”

“That’s not something you can call a donut. I get it.”

So, the principle of increasing horsepower pressure through the garut is roughly as follows.

First, press down on the garut and fill it with magic power.

Second, take it out and release it when needed.

end.

“However, Garut releases magical power even in areas with normal magical power. Garut only accumulates magical power in areas with at least high magical power… … .”

“So, in other words, you need a ‘shield’ to prevent Garut’s magical power from being released elsewhere?”

The substance was quickly found: lead.

Oh well. It’s not really the same as lead on Earth, but it’s pretty similar. It’s incredibly useful. It’s versatile, common, cheap, and extremely toxic.

“By combining lead and several other metals, we created a metal called Cheongcheonyeon. It completely blocks magical pressure.”

“completely?”

“Yes. If you make a box with this and open it only when needed, the magical pressure will increase.”

“No, if it’s a material that completely blocks magical pressure, why don’t you just make armor or a shield out of it? After all, it’s just blocking mysteries, right?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“He’s a genius.”

By the way, this is terribly toxic. The metal continues to accumulate in the body, so if Erin is exposed to it from a young age, she will die about 20 years earlier.

But whatever. It’s better than getting hit by a mysterious blow and dying today, so it’s okay.

There have been many similar items. Either they simply absorb a huge amount of magical power, or they conversely disrupt magical power pressure to prevent the use of mystic power in the surrounding area, or they release a huge amount of magical power… … .

It seems like we could make all sorts of magical things with this. There’s actually been a lot of research going on in that direction.

However, the magic reservoir or magic tank based on the Garut had a serious problem.

The output is just weak. The output is so weak that it can’t even be compared to the Do-Num.

Because it uses lead and stones, it is too heavy to transport and difficult to store.

Rather, they decide to buy more expensive magical armor plated with Cheoncheonyeon.

“Jewels are also stones with magical powers, so what if we use them?”

“Hmm. But the jewel’s magic power is unstable, and it has the characteristic of rapidly consuming magic power.”

“So, we have to do that well. How do we process it or how do we alloy it… .”

The Baekkans have been masters of gem-cutting and metal-smelting since ancient times. The first Iron Age civilization also came from the Baekkans.

The Baekkan tribe, with their proficiency in all metals, tried to create something similar to a donum using gems imbued with the magic of the earth.

Surprisingly, this was somewhat successful.

“It’s gold. Gold has the highest magical reactivity.”

“so?”

“I made it so that I can store magic power in gold and release it whenever I want. It’s the Baekkan Gold Coin.”

“Hmm… … How is the efficiency compared to Donum?”

“Don’t push.”

“Wow? Really… … ? Then that’s really amazing.”

“But to recharge, you need an ultra-high-power area.”

“… … Are you talking about invading Datang?”

Ultimately, the next challenge arises: where on earth do we get the ultra-high-power zone?

Baekkan is becoming increasingly greedy for Datang. Although Baekkara has some ultra-high horsepower zones, it would be possible to charge more efficiently in ultra-high horsepower zones, super-super-high horsepower zones, etc… … .

“We have succeeded in artificially creating an ultra-high-power zone.”

“Oh!”

“However… … I succeeded in maintaining it within the space inside Cheongcheonyeon, but the amount of magic power used to increase the magic power pressure here is too much, so it is not efficient.”

“… … .”

And then, something else happened.

“Success! Success! I made a substance similar to Donum! The performance is similar, but the price is a bit high… … . But it’s cheaper than buying it at Datang!”

“Wow!”

“But you need a super high horsepower area to charge it.”

“… … .”

Combined with the above research, we managed to create something similar to Donum. Something that stores magical power, is safe to transport, easy to store, and not very harmful.

However, the most important obstacle was not overcome: the need for a super high-power area for charging.

This is actually a problem that Datang couldn’t solve, and strictly speaking, there was no will to solve it, no reason to solve it, and it wasn’t solved at all. Rather, it created a problem that required even higher horsepower pressure.

“First of all, assuming that you are in an ultra-high horsepower zone, the higher the horsepower pressure, the higher the charging efficiency.”

“You can charge in high-power areas, but very slowly.”

“And in the ultra-high-power zone and above, a phenomenon occurs where the magical power is compressed to an extreme. It transforms into a more powerful axial magic.”

“But, I couldn’t find the terrain itself… … .”

The alchemists didn’t give up here. If it couldn’t work without an ultra-high magic zone, then they just had to create an ultra-high magic zone.

The problem is that this world is a world governed by the laws of thermodynamics.

The alchemists didn’t know that.

It’s hard to know, really. It seems like you can do anything with just magic. Superhumans seem to build up strength and recover on their own.

But that’s not true. The efficiency of magical power and material conversion is limited. There is entropy. It’s easier to understand if you go into pure magical power.

In other words, when creating an ultra-high magic zone, it is impossible to use less magic power than the magic power that exists in that ultra-high magic zone.

“Okay, okay! I did it! I created a super high-power zone with much less effort!”

No. It seems possible, but in fact, the terrain there is unique, or it receives celestial power well, or the veins flow well… … . It could be a problem with minerals or microorganisms… … . In any case, that is the reason. The slightly unusual laws of physics work perfectly.

Eventually, those who do not possess this terrain soon reduce the value of their currency to that of ‘military supplies’.

Although the energy conversion efficiency is low, it allows you to use an overwhelming amount of powerful mystic power within a certain amount of time, albeit limited.

“Isn’t there a way to artificially create an ultra-high-power zone?”

If this is your first question.

“Isn’t there a way to charge this, even if it’s not a super high-power zone, but a normal magic zone?”

This is the second question.

“Is it impossible to gather magical power into one point by lowering the magical power pressure in a normal magical power zone?”

This is the third question.

And here comes a genius with a devilish talent. He becomes a saint because of this discovery. He is a Baekkan who has truly changed the paradigm and has reached the same level as the so-called Anraier of Datang.

This man, later called the Great Alchemist, invented a very simple machine.

“Okay. Turn this wheel. When you turn this wheel, the magical pressure around it will decrease and the magical pressure inside the wheel will increase.”

“Wow… … . Amazing. Such a miracle with such a simple device.”

“The inside is much more complicated. It imitates the internal structure of monsters that absorb and consume magic power. Anyway, by using this, you can artificially create an ultra-high magic power zone, so instead of consuming magic power, you can simply charge the resource called mystery with manpower, axial force, and firepower.”

“Firepower?”

“There’s a lot of it. Coal, oil, or wood. You boil water with that as fuel and turn the wheel.”

“hmm…….”

“What. It’s like this now. Won’t it be different in a thousand years?”

indeed?

“From now on, I will increase the magical power pressure in this space.”

“Oh. How do you do that?”

“A beggar who uses an improved version of a cart wheel that has been used for a long time.

“What is the principle?”

“Boil the water… … to turn the turbine.”

“Well then, ladies. Let me introduce you to our factory. Using the giant turbine in the middle, we created a super-super-super-super-high-horsepower zone that rivals the holy land of Daton, Bogor.”

“Wow. How do you turn that turbine?”

“Boil the water… … to turn the turbine.”

“We finally understand the concept of high-level elements. This powerful force that comes from the decay of high-level elements. Through this infinite power that is emanating even in this pure material world, we have opened up a new horizon of civilization.”

“Oh… … Then what can I do with that?”

“We will boil water more efficiently… … to turn the turbine.”

-Beep. Even the ancestors of all civilizations, Ol Chaun, disappeared from this world thousands of years ago, and the world has changed a great deal. People no longer speak of love, and the value of material things is much more important than the value of the soul. The mechanisms that were once called mysteries, and the materials and physical laws that were once unfathomable, are now just formulas organized into academics.

“But aren’t there some things that don’t change at all?”

-That’s the only one I know of.

“Things like human emotions, beliefs, dreams and wills?”

-Still… …boil the water… …to turn the turbine.

Well, yes. It’s hard to come up with a more efficient mechanism than boiling water to turn a turbine.

Anyway, the Great Alchemist created a device that would lower the surrounding magical pressure and raise the internal magical pressure simply by turning the wheel.

It’s a simple but great device. Later, the noble academy of spirit magic actively uses it to suck people’s magic and fatten the spirits. And it’s the same in the distant future.

This device, simply called a turning wheel, was just starting to be developed, and there was nothing better than coal or unrefined oil to turn it at maximum efficiency.

As I said, all you have to do is get the wheels turning.

Taaaaaaaah!

With the crack of a whip. The most enduring creatures in the world. Erin slaves turn the cartwheel at the command of Overseer Baekhan.

“Hurry up and turn it! There’s no rest until you finish today’s quota!”

The age of slaves. Erin slaves are the best. Creatures that use their own magic to recover ‘stamina’. While Baekhan, Suin, and Bark slaves would quickly fall and die, Erin slaves can last for years even if they work 18 hours a day.

So I just brought them here. I invaded the nearby Eron and dragged them in, fed them blood and made them spin the cartwheel all day long.

The one who would later be called the Invincible One was the strongest and strongest of these slaves.