Old Jack's home is at the very back of an alley in Old Port District.
It was a three-story house with a courtyard. Although it looks quite dilapidated now, a few decades ago, such a house was not available to ordinary people and was very expensive.
Unfortunately, as Finnis River was diverted into the sea, Old Port District quickly declined, and its former status was replaced by the new port area.
The value of the houses here has naturally been greatly reduced.
But no matter what, it is still very enviable to own such a house in the royal capital where land is extremely expensive.
But when Ronan went in, he realized that the inside could be described as a house with four walls. Thieves would shed tears when they came, and mice would crawl away after entering.
Not even a decent piece of furniture!
Old Jack lit a kerosene lamp and said with a smile, "In order to learn alchemy, I sold everything I could sell at home."
This is the only house left.
In fact, in Copper Anchor Casino, if Ronan hadn't come to the rescue, he probably wouldn't have been able to save his house.
Ronan frowned and glanced at the empty living room, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you studying alchemy here?"
"Of course not."
Old Jack hung the kerosene lamp on the wall, and then pulled a certain mechanism.
With a "rumbling" sound, a large section of the floor lifted up automatically, revealing a secret passage leading underground.
Old Jack's alchemy laboratory is down here!
Ronan followed the other party down the stairs, and the sight before him made his eyes light up.
The underground secret room is quite large and equipped with electric lights. It is filled with various large and small instruments and tools.
Smelting furnace, vaporizer, crucible, mixing table, thermometer, beaker...
There's even a microscope!
Old Jack introduced the names and uses of many instruments and equipment to Ronan in a proud tone.
These instruments and equipment were purchased and customized by him one after another over the past few decades, and he spent a lot of gold pounds.
Moreover, it is easily damaged during the alchemy process, and repurchasing it costs a lot of money.
But compared to the alchemy materials, these instruments and equipment are nothing.
"Alchemy materials are really too expensive."
Old Jack couldn't help complaining to Ronan: "Ten grams of mithril costs two hundred gold pounds, which is only enough to complete three experiments. If it is extraordinary materials, such as vampire fangs and magic crystals, it will be even more expensive..."
"As we all know, only a spellcaster can become an alchemist."
Ronan asked, "Since you are an ordinary person, why do you have to go down this road?"
This is what puzzles Ronan the most.
He felt that Old Jack's stubbornness was beyond imagination. Just for the sake of his childhood dream, he crawled forward on a road that was destined to go nowhere, even at the risk of losing everything.
"Mortals can also create miracles."
Ronan's question made Old Jack clench his fists, the corners of his eyes twitched a few times, and he murmured, "This is Legendary Alchemist Master von Bryant's motto!"
Ronan feels that Old Jack must have been deceived, and this sentence may not be what Legendary Alchemist Master said.
But Ronan doesn't want to point it out. After all, he is here to study.
"Then where do I start?"
In Blood Moon World, alchemy is a subject, and it is also an extremely complex and profound subject.
A talented spellcaster often needs to put in more than ten or even decades of hard work and consume countless money and resources to become a true alchemist.
And if you want to become an alchemist, you need to master a lot of knowledge and skills.
Runeology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, Material Science, occultism...
This is the alchemy knowledge system that Old Jack spent more than thirty years summarizing.
He tried to break the barriers that were insurmountable for mortals and create an alchemical path that was different from the traditional one, that is, the caster's.
Unfortunately, although Old Jack has achieved some results, he is still far from becoming an alchemist.
In fact, the current Old Jack is not even an alchemy apprentice, at most he is a fanatic.
But he is more than adequate to serve as Ronan's alchemy mentor - he has a wealth of theoretical knowledge, and he also has a dedicated laboratory at home!
So the next Mr. Duan, Ronan left their apartment in the early morning every day, rode a bicycle they bought to Old Port District, and learned alchemy knowledge from Old Jack.
I didn't go home until sunset.
Because Ronan had saved his life, and he paid a high tuition fee, Old Jack taught everything he had to teach without any reservation.
Ronan's learning ability also surprised this descendant of a shabby businessman.
Ronan has a very strong memory. He can remember any content firmly in his mind as long as he reads or listens to it once.
In addition, his comprehension and understanding, especially his ability to master Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, simply makes Old Jack despair!
To put it bluntly, Ronan made Old Jack truly realize how big the gap can be between ordinary people and geniuses.
His lifelong knowledge accumulation was completely mined by Ronan in a short period of time.
In the process of learning alchemy, Ronan gradually became fascinated.
Alchemy is undoubtedly the most profound knowledge and skill in the world. Mastering it can give Ronan a more in-depth understanding of the Blood Moon Realm laws.
Of course, such learning is not free. In addition to the tuition fees paid to Old Jack, the expenditure on purchasing alchemy materials is also constantly consuming Ronan's savings.
While studying hard every day, Ronan also gradually became familiar with his next door neighbor.
Dolores is a very hard-working lady. She has to work two or even three jobs every day to barely support herself and her daughter.
This descendant of a shabby nobleman did not originally live here, but in another cheap small apartment.
It's just that the apartment is located at Old Port District, and the environment is quite bad. As a beautiful lady, she and her daughter are facing danger, and they live in fear every day.
With no other choice, Dolores had to move to this expensive but much safer apartment.
Because of her hard work, she couldn't take good care of Janice Tolan, so she could only let the latter stay at home.
Out of sympathy for the mother and daughter, Ronan handed Little Black to Janice Tolan every time he left home.
It is said that letting the latter take care of her is actually a person who allows the little girl to have a companion and no longer be alone.
He also brings some delicious food back to Janice from time to time.
And Janice likes the big cat Little Black very much. He combs its hair every day and feeds it the cat food purchased by Ronan.
Dolores is happy to see this happen and is very grateful to Ronan.
The days passed like this, and in the blink of an eye it was more than a month later.
Ronan The time has come for admission.