As a Ron Sorcerer, Xu Nan considered himself quite knowledgeable about alchemists.
But all his knowledge came from bloodline inheritance or superficial cramming, so he still lacked proper theoretical training.
So when he saw the description of "God's Alchemy," he was completely dumbfounded.
"Isn't alchemy just a trick that follows the laws of energy and matter through equivalent exchange?"
"It can create something from nothing?"
Xu Nan was astonished.
This intelligence report had clearly been compiled very thoroughly. Not only did it lay out the whole story behind the news, but it also included an explanation of God's Alchemy afterward.
It turned out to be an extremely obscure school even in Stephenson.
Long, long ago, before the principles of modern alchemy had been established, Alchemy Techniques had two theoretically incompatible schools: the Equilibrium Society and the Deception Society.
The Equilibrium Society believed that alchemy was fundamentally equivalent exchange. Equivalence meant that matter and energy could be measured and balanced before and after alchemy; exchange referred to altering materials through the replacement of alchemical ingredients, thereby changing the form of matter. This idea gained the approval of most people. Modern alchemists basically followed the Equilibrium Society's principles of alchemy, and mistakes were rare.
The Deception Society held a different view. They believed alchemy was immeasurable, impossible to observe directly, and full of randomness. Humans could reduce those variables in various ways, but they could never accurately measure every variable during the alchemical process. At the same time, they believed alchemy was originally a technique for creating something from nothing. Only by breaking free from the rigid framework of equivalent exchange could people grasp the wonders of the Domain of Gods.
That was the origin of God's Alchemy.
They represented two schools of thought in alchemy. By Xu Nan's shallow understanding, the