Alchemist Fellowship

The Alchemist Fellowship wasn't entirely unfamiliar to Ian, nor was it completely unknown.

The Alchemist Fellowship had a branch in Storm Cape, and Ian had gained the recognition of Branch Master Greenholm, becoming an Alchemist.

As a noble with inheritance rights, Ian hadn't joined the branch to become a full-time Alchemist. He mostly meditated and trained within his castle.

Ian had long heard of the Alchemist Fellowship branch in Paradise Port. It had been established the year after Paradise Island was discovered, and its scale was second only to the Eastern Continent headquarters.

The Paradise Port Alchemist Fellowship was also the most peculiar extraordinary association Ian had ever seen: both shabby and extravagant!

The Fellowship wasn't located on Central Avenue. Heading east from Paradise Port, one would follow an ordinary gravel road for over twenty kilometers before seeing a vast circular plaza.

This was the Alchemist Fellowship!

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There was no grand entrance, no clean stone path, and no magnificent architecture, only a plaza and six squat buildings scattered around its perimeter.

The plaza was quite large, a hexagon with a diameter of three kilometers, but its construction was undeniably "crude."

Aside from some winding "paths," the rest of the area was overgrown with weeds, devoid of sculptures or fountains.

The six squat buildings were situated at the six corners of the plaza. The buildings themselves were hexagonal but dark, only two stories high, and quite unremarkable.

Ian walked around the plaza once and discovered it was constructed according to an alchemical array. The "paths" on the plaza were alchemical array patterns drawn with silvery-white Spirituality material.

Ian squatted down for a closer look and confirmed that the main component of the silvery-white material was silver, with the shinier silver lines being a well-known alchemical product: Mithril!

Mithril, also known as "true silver," was as light as a feather and as strong as dragon scales. It could transmit extraordinary energy smoothly without loss, making it an extremely rare Spirituality material.

However, Mithril wasn't a natural metal; it was a peculiar enchanted product. It was refined from alchemical stones inscribed with high-level alchemical arrays, consuming a large amount of rare materials.

In the Fifth Epoch, when high-sequence extraordinaries became legends, no one could refine such alchemical stones. Coupled with constant depletion, the stock of alchemical stones was scarce, making the preciousness of Mithril self-evident.

Ian touched the Mithril patterns, his surface calm, but his mind was reeling. The Alchemist Fellowship looked poor, but in reality, it was incredibly wealthy.

But when Ian entered the Alchemist Fellowship through one of the squat buildings, he realized he was still too naive.

Each squat building was actually a large wizard's tower, but it was inverted. Only the top two stories were exposed, with seven more floors below!

The two above-ground floors of the wizard's tower were open to the public. The tower closest to Paradise Port, which Ian entered, was named the First Wizard's Tower, also known as the Tower of Potionology, established by the Potionology master Andymion.

He was greeted by an apprentice of the wizard's tower. However, the apprentice wasn't an extraordinary. Hearing that Ian was an unregistered Alchemist, they didn't seem very surprised.

"Please wait here for a moment."

On the third floor of the wizard's tower, after ushering Ian into a room, the apprentice left him alone.

The room wasn't small, but apart from a desk, a chair, and a light fixture overhead, there was nothing else.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before Ian sensed someone approaching.

"Apologies for the wait. I'm Selk, in charge of registration. Please follow me..."

The newcomer was scruffy and unkempt, speaking rapidly before turning to leave.

Ian was about to greet him, but seeing the situation, he could only offer a wry smile and quickly followed.

Selk's Spirituality was pure and active. Ian sensed no hostility, concluding it was simply his nature.

They entered a room containing a giant crystal ball.

"Name?"

"Trist."

"Age?"

"..."

Selk's hands didn't stop as he rapidly registered information onto a parchment that emanated Spirituality fluctuations, engaging in a quick question-and-answer session with Ian.

"Alright, now leave your Spirituality signature on the Mana crystal ball. You'll need to authenticate with your Spirituality to enter the wizard's tower and access restricted areas. If you can't get in, it means your permissions are insufficient."

Ian had already gone through this process once in Storm Cape, so he was familiar with it.

The crystal ball and the parchment were special Magic Equipment refined by the Alchemist Fellowship. They would authenticate an extraordinary's Spirituality signature and related information, synchronizing it instantly even across vast distances.

Each person's Spirituality signature was unique and, once authenticated, possessed singularity.

This was precisely what Ian was most worried about, as his previous self had already completed authentication.

However, the Alchemist Fellowship was the most stable source of extraordinary knowledge he could currently access, so he had to try.

The newly commissioned warship had further boosted Ian's confidence. He wasn't afraid of exposure; he'd face them head-on!

Ian placed his hands on the surface of the crystal ball. His Spirituality instantly became active, and intense Spirituality fluctuations filled the room.

The surface of the crystal ball began to shimmer, which was different from the situation when Ian recorded his Spirituality signature in Storm Cape. Ian's heart involuntarily quickened.

However, the situation Ian feared didn't materialize. As the crystal ball finished recording his Spirituality signature, everything returned to normal.

Ian let out a sigh of relief, his expression unchanged, though he remained somewhat puzzled.

He wouldn't be so naive as to believe the Alchemist Fellowship's equipment was faulty. Ian suspected that his transmigration might have caused the original host's Spirituality signature to change.

Considering his own more refined and stable Spirituality, Ian felt this wasn't impossible.

Having successfully completed the registration, Selk told Ian to find an apprentice to learn about the Fellowship's rules and then hurried away.

This suited Ian just fine, as he understood the basic rules of the Fellowship quite well.

Knowledge related to Sequence 9 of the Alchemist was free, but starting from Sequence 8, learning would require payment based on the value of the knowledge.

Fundamental knowledge about Magic Equipment, alchemical products, and the like was free, such as characteristic identification and material recognition. However, formulas and refinement methods were charged.

The Alchemist Fellowship employed a special contribution system. Contribution points could be used to purchase knowledge, potions, equipment, materials, and more.

Many of the items obtainable with contribution points were quite precious and difficult to acquire externally, making contribution points extremely valuable.

Contribution points could be obtained through various means, but the most common source was knowledge trading. That's right, the Fellowship didn't care for money; they craved knowledge!

This included not only extraordinary knowledge and forbidden knowledge but also alchemical experience, insights, and even ordinary knowledge, as long as the Fellowship deemed it valuable.

The formula for Enchanted Weapon Oil that Ian possessed was barely exchanged for the various accumulated knowledge of his family.

For this, Ian was, of course, well-prepared.

What he had prepared was his most proficient experience and insights in refining Enchanted Weapon Oil.

His unique Spirituality characteristic allowed Ian to perceive every detail during the refining process. This experience manual of his would absolutely (probably) significantly improve the success rate and quality for many Alchemist.

As for how much it would improve, well, there's a saying: the teacher opens the door, but the student's success depends on themselves.