Wei Ge watched Shade carefully search through the items in the box:
"I find it such a pity. If Mother's research could have continued, perhaps she really might have succeeded in creating her own [Philosopher's Stone]."
Then she thought of something else:
"However, Mother did not destroy all of her old research records. After becoming a Ring Arcanist, with Teacher's help, I found the secret Alchemy Laboratory she had left behind locally, sealed away for decades. There were some special alchemical substances inside. Though they could not compare to a true 'Philosopher's Stone,' Teacher believed after examining them that their properties were already somewhat close to that universal Alchemy Material."
Shade praised her:
"That truly is remarkable. But even after changing the direction of her research midway through, didn't your mother still achieve a great deal?"
"Yes. Part of the research results of the [Emerald Record] was transformed into those 'Mother Liquids' you saw in the Underground Palace."
Wei Ge hesitated before speaking:
"Actually, in the last few research records Mother left behind, I saw some extremely forbidden content. One direction involved transforming flesh-and-blood life into a mixed solution of flesh and spirit; another result concerned isolated reproduction separate from nature; and the most dangerous result was forbidden life-breeding research attempting to break reproductive isolation. I won't judge those matters. After all, Mother passed away long ago."
Having encountered Laplace Howard and the research of [The Truth Society], Shade was not surprised:
"Have you tried Spirit Communication with her?"
Wei Ge shook her head:
"I haven't. On one hand, I do not wish to disturb her rest. On the other, I feel that even Spirit Communication would not succeed. Mother had to guard against the [Emerald Alchemy Association] finding me, after all, so she would not easily allow others to