Chapter 729 Invisible Wind

"Zhang Ye."

After his name was called, Zhang Ye hurried up.

He Dao Ren said to him expressionlessly: "You have been approved to be exempted from the trainee stage and directly participate in the official work of the flying boat ring. You are also the first alchemist to set foot on the ring. I need to make a final confirmation."

"Researcher Zhang Ye, are you aware that you may encounter unknown difficulties and dangers, including facing meteorite falls, dust storm attacks, rule turbulence, etc., all of which may endanger your life."

"Yes, I know."

"Do you know that when you enter the ring, you will be committed to solving a series of world-class problems such as the controllability of elemental magic wells, upgrading and matching flying boats, and coping with void turbulence, and serve all people who use the ring?"

"Yes, I know."

"Can you devote yourself to the great cause of virtual universe navigation, be grateful to the knowledge imparter, and strictly keep the relevant secrets?"

"Yes, I can do it." Zhang Ye raised his head and chest.

Taoist He finally showed a smile on his face, and he stretched out his white and powerful right hand: "Welcome, Researcher Zhang Ye, I hope you like life in heaven. Let us also see the power of alchemy."

"Do your best!" Zhang Ye shook hands with the other party solemnly.

"Then you go home and rest for a month, and then go to the Green City Base to take the flying boat."

"Yes."

...

Zhang Ye sat on the walnut seat of the flying boat and looked down through the crystal boat window.

The flying boat has broken through the dense sea of ​​clouds and is getting closer to the ground.

The ground is mottled and alternating yellow, green and brown, and the vast land is winding and undulating ridges. Slowly, the black dot-like town gradually became clear, but in the air, they looked like small boxes.

As he got closer and closer to his hometown, Zhang Ye became a little nervous.

He had been away from Jindan Country for seven years.

Everything originated from the transaction between his eldest brother Zhang Cheng and the giant totem.

The will of Yao God descended, destroying the two gods of the past overnight, tearing apart the scams and lies they had woven in the name of "God".

The monk-like god "Mu Yifang" is a hell demon, and Qing Heshang is the shadow demon sent by it. Qing Heshang's purpose in the Jindan Kingdom is not to save the world, but just to gain more believers.

Zhang Ye had some doubts before.

Although he is not as sharp as his elder brother Zhang Cheng, he is not dull. To become a qualified alchemist, not only must you master all kinds of alchemy knowledge and skills, but you must also learn to find new directions from all kinds of existing tools and technical means.

Compared with his elder brother, Zhang Ye is more introverted in both the technical field and in expressing personal opinions. He never speaks out ideas that are not stable and mature enough.

Zhang Cheng pays attention to practicality and can solve problems immediately, more like an alchemist, while Zhang Ye pursues perfection and clear principles, which is more suitable for alchemists.

Both brothers joked that their professions should be switched.

When his elder brother made the [Calming Pill], Zhang Ye was studying the basic theory of alchemy. When his elder brother perfected the [Delusion-Breaking Pill], Zhang Ye continued to derive the alchemy formula.

Among the alchemists, Zhang Ye is an outlier.

He likes to study various phenomena, analyze various alchemy devices and tools, find and summarize the rules from them, and explore the connections and commonalities behind things.

Zhang Ye is often asked.

"What's the use of this?"

It's useless at present.

Zhang Ye also answered honestly, and then was met with more puzzlement and strange looks.

Only his elder brother Zhang Cheng always supported him.

"Everything in this world has its use, but what you do has not yet found its place."

Zhang Ye didn't think so much, he could get happiness in the derivation and calculation of alchemy formulas.

That's enough.

In fact, alchemy has a very complete process, classified symbols, and formula reaction system, but most of these are simplifications in practical applications. But few people study why alchemy can transform one substance into another.

Zhang Ye was very interested.

Alchemy is not about making something that does not exist appear. These things already exist, but they cannot be seen by the naked eye, or they exist in another way, perhaps on leaves, in metal, in the shells of insects, in the feathers of birds, in dried blood, or even in the invisible air.

For example, a common alchemical material used by alchemists is called "life salt", which is a substance that looks very much like salt, but it contains great power.

It can be said that life salt is the key to the magic of alchemical devices. It is extracted from the materials left by many cursed insects by alchemists through tedious reaction processes.

As long as the life salt is placed in the alchemical device and ignited, the powerful energy in it can be released.

Common wooden oxen and iron horses need life salt to drive them in order to maintain the power to carry heavy objects and the speed to break through various terrains.

When facing a strong enemy, the warriors will take out the compressed and solidified special life salt, apply it on the blade and arrowhead, and give it powerful power. The arrowhead can penetrate the armor, and the sword will also cause burning damage.

The higher level is the "flying wing".

The flying wing is a masterpiece that alchemists are proud of. People can fly like birds. In terms of mechanism, the flying wing relies on the instant ejection of the base. The instant explosive force required by the base can only be achieved by the life salt.

Warriors can be ejected directly from the iron horse and glide in the air.

Furthermore, the "Golden Wing" is not only a flying vehicle, but also a combat device. The seventy-two copper blade wings mounted on it can be fired as weapons. In addition, a lightning tube is fixed on the armor gauntlet.

When facing an enemy, the thunder tube will release a strong light, temporarily blinding the opponent. At the same time, it will eject a jet of life salt that is close to electric light to kill the enemy.

It's just that the production cost and consumption are too high. In the past, only the leader of the country, Feng Danzi, had one.

Zhang Ye's long-term research found that the life salt itself exists in nature, and it is further concentrated after being digested by the curse insects, so it can be refined.

The life salt respected by alchemists is called the Almighty Stone in the Yao civilization. The Almighty Stone in the Jindan Kingdom was extracted and collected in the form of gravel, but the Yao people were transporting it back and forth one by one, which shocked him greatly.

Zhang Ye was brought to the Yao world because of an inconspicuous research.

"Did you derive this yourself?" Taoist He asked him, pointing to the alchemy formula on the paper.

Zhang Ye said yes.

He thought he was worthy of being an apostle, able to recognize various texts and languages.

"The salt of life does not wait for speculation..."

Taoist He stared at the paper and read the words on it: "The use of life salt is just like the general transformation of alchemy. There is inevitable loss. This loss far exceeds the calculated loss... Therefore, it can be proved that life The salt was transformed or combined with an unknown substance, causing part of it to be lost.”

"According to the basic principles of alchemy, substances will not disappear out of thin air. The loss of life salt will inevitably lead to the birth of other substances."

"In the closed cabin of the experiment, the salt of life drove several wooden oxen to walk back and forth for a whole day. No new visible objects were produced, no thick smoke was emitted like a flame, and there was no additional increase in wind. . There is no measurable amount of material in the room, but the life salt has decreased. It can be inferred that when the power of life salt is realized, the material transformed and combined has the ability to pass through most materials, or it can enter. another world."

"This substance that comes and goes as freely as the wind is most likely the real product of the reaction of life salt. Let's call it "invisible wind" for the time being."

Taoist He's face became more and more serious.

He continued to read: "...the invisible wind has the ability of space. It is the result of the reaction of life salt. The life salt has been continuously consumed for many years. From this, it can be inferred that this world is full of invisible wind, and they are related to us. They pass through each other and will not directly affect each other..."

"The whole world is filled with this kind of material, which means that it is harmless to normal life forms, but cannot be observed and touched, but this space force is everywhere. Its existence represents a special transformation, That is, from a force that can be felt to a space that cannot be felt.”

The apostle looked over suddenly: "You researched this all?"

"No." Zhang Ye said honestly: "Many of them are also questions discovered by alchemists in the past, as well as the formulas they derived. I just wanted to find out the answer based on their work, so I made this speculation."

"You come with me."

Taoist He grabbed Zhang Ye and took him to the resurrection kingdom of Yao civilization. Before Zhang Ye had time to observe this vast new world, he was surrounded by a group of apostles, and each of the big shots exuding a strong sense of oppression began to question him in turn.

…

After theoretical discussion and experimental testing, we finally came to a conclusion.

The "invisible wind" deduced by Zhang Ye is the "dark element" that the Yao civilization has been studying.

The discovery that dark elements have spatial attributes broke the existing thinking and bottlenecks of the Yao clan and allowed the apostles of the Secret Art Research Institute to find the right direction.

Zhang Ye became a researcher there.

Then he was ignorant, studying alchemical theory and element theory with big figures like the apostles, while supplementing the knowledge base of the Yao people. By now, he has basically caught up.

After he came to an end there, he took the initiative to apply to go to the [Feizhou Ring Road].

The reasons are equally curious and interesting.

A man-made ring road surrounding the world was like the reins used to tame a giant beast, making Zhang Ye feel very handsome and crazy.

…

As the flying boat landed steadily, Zhang Ye patted a box behind him: "Zequiel, let's go."

Zequiel, the Mimic Monster, jumped out of the cabin after him.

Seven years later, Zhang Ye returned to Jindan Kingdom again, smelling the familiar sour air, and his body relaxed.

"Zhang Ye."

Zhang Cheng, wearing iron armor, stood beside the two iron horses and had been waiting for a long time.

"Brother!"

Zhang Ye laughed, fixed the Mimic Quezel behind, and then rode with his elder brother.

"It's better to go to heaven. A true man should have his ambitions everywhere."

Zhang Cheng always supports his younger brother.

Zhang Ye said: "Brother, take off your helmet."

"..."

Zhang Cheng didn't answer.

Zhang Ye had already expected this reaction. He sighed: "Brother, are you already a ghost?"

Zhang Cheng slowly took off his helmet, revealing an old face inside, but under his neck was a body made of metal.

Zhang Ye was stunned: "This, this..."

Zhang Cheng grinned: "I will no longer be a human being of flesh and blood!"

He moved his arms, making metallic clicking sounds: "How is my mechanical prosthesis? I don't want to bow to death so early, so I abandoned my weak flesh and blood body and chose this set of mechanical prostheses that cover the entire body and only retain the head and internal organs. Based on the Heart-Erosion Seal, my internal organs are not bad now, but my bones and muscles are severely atrophied."

"Thanks to God Yao, I am now the first mechanical alchemist, and in the future, more and more alchemists will embrace mechanical bodies like me!"

Zhang Cheng clenched his five fingers into a fist, his eyes flashing with confidence: "We will soon let everyone know how amazing the achievements will be when the alchemist has a long life!"