Beginning the Experiment

"Master Philip, may I go out and buy some materials?" Fran asked Philip, the project's host.

Logically speaking, those who came to 'help' should have stayed here all day, since they were there to 'help'.

However, the materials for Fran's modification device are completely unavailable here; she has to go out and buy them.

Philip readily agreed without any hesitation, saying directly:

"Okay, go ahead."

Seeing how excited Fran was, he knew Fran was obsessed with researching the device.

He didn't stop them, thinking that as long as these mages didn't disturb his continued research, he could let them do whatever they wanted.

He knew the true purpose of these monks' visit: to learn how a researcher should conduct themselves.

Let them have their fun for now; we can teach these monks a lesson at the end.

He didn't believe these mages could actually accomplish anything; even if they were there to help him, they were just there to lend a hand.

Only one of these mages was from the Alchemy School; the rest of them didn't know how to operate this device.

In his view, apart from the Alchemy School who could extract about two grams of White Star Sand from three hundred grams of raw materials, there was no other way.

The remaining mages would be considered quite capable if they could extract about one gram of White Star Sand from these three hundred grams of raw materials.

Without proper Alchemy training, these people would never understand how to use a real alchemical apparatus.

This not only requires strictly following the steps in the tutorial, but also a little bit of spirituality in Alchemy, knowing what kind of Mental Power drive is right for you.

This is the only way to fully utilize an alchemical device and unleash its true potential.

Fran went downstairs and rushed back in less than ten minutes, carrying a dark piece of metal.

Nora stood beside Fran, watching Fran take out a piece of metal, somewhat confused about what Fran was trying to do.

In her view, the other party probably bought the materials to repair the cracks in the device, hoping that repairing the cracks would increase the final output.

But shouldn't they have bought a metal similar to the casing of this device? Why did they buy a completely unrelated metal?

Nora looked at the gray-white device and the dark metal block that Fran had brought over. Just by using her Mental Power, she knew that the metal structures of the two were definitely different.

She looked at Fran, hesitant to speak, but ultimately didn't say anything. After all, it was Fran's idea, and she should wait until others had finished their experiments before discussing it with her.

Nora's face returned to calm as she looked at Fran, wondering what Fran should do next.

Fran made no attempt to hide anything, and right in front of all the mages, she used her Telekinetic Hand to place the black metal into the sky, whereupon flames erupted.

Leo was drawn to the commotion and saw Fran use her Telekinetic Hand to place a gradually emitting silvery metal object in the sky. He was speechless.

His mind was filled with only one thought, "What's going on here?"

Fran watched as the metal gradually turned silver with the increasing temperature. This was Soul-Repelling Copper, a very inexpensive material for dealing with spirits.

Simply apply this metal to your weapon, and it will damage spirits; it's very effective.

Now, Fran was going to use this metal to test her idea. Ignoring the surprised looks from the others, she increased the temperature of the flames.

Nora, standing to the side, saw through the trick; when Fran summoned the Fire Element, she didn't react at all.

After all, even before she Northern Lands Society, she knew that everyone here had a Fireball, so it was quite normal for them to be able to burn metal.

However, she could sense that something was wrong with the Fire Element that Fran had summoned; the flames were burning too fast, and the metal was heating up too quickly.

This immediately reminded Nora of a technique from the Flame School, a School that separated from the Elemental School —a specialty that enhanced the burning of Fire Element.

"Could she be a mage of the Flame School...? No, absolutely not. Mages of the Flame School never seem to use fire for things like heating metal; they would consider it a defilement of the flame."

Nora immediately dismissed her own guess, but then she had another, even bolder one.

Is it a fire dragon? Yes, it's Dragonkin... Nora could vaguely discern a Dragonkin magical aura within the flames.

Her eyes burned with desire as she looked at Fran, eager to have Fran join the Elemental School immediately.

"If she could join the Elemental School Elemental School, then I would have the power to gather within it," she thought.

Although she was in the Yobner Society, she was certain to rise to the core of the School in the future.

However, within the core, there is still another core. If she doesn't have other high-ranking mages around her, she can probably only stay on the edge of the core.

Not only her, but many other mages from the Yobner Society of her generation were also worried about not having anyone to win over.

Most of the existing High-Order Mage are engrossed in their research and will not pay any attention to their attempts to win them over.

Many others, hoping to gain greater influence in the future, are also courting Elemental School mages who haven't joined the Yobner Society, hoping these mages can grow into High-Order Mage.

Now she saw a mage with great potential, and Nora's gaze was fixed on Fran.

The opponent has an affinity for Wind Element and is also blessed with Fire Element magic from Dragonkin. Such a mage has a very high chance of advancing to the third tier, which will provide her with a lot of help in the Elemental School later.

Fran was unaware that Nora beside her was already plotting how to recruit her into the Elemental School; she was still focused on processing the Soul-Repelling Copper.

After melting the Soul-Repelling Copper into liquid, she coated it onto the magical device used to Refining White Star Sand.

She was fast and skillful; the instant the liquid Soul-Repelling Copper adhered to the magical device, she used the Arts of Magic Artisan to shape it, perfectly fitting it to the entire magical device.

She also made a point of filling in those large gaps, so now the magical device looks perfectly intact from the outside.

She put the magical device down; its exterior was still warm, and it felt burning to the touch.

After examining it with her Mental Power, Fran nodded in satisfaction. Unable to resist the urge, she quickly grabbed another thirty grams of Grey Ghost Iron and added it in.

After watching Fran's skillful craftsmanship with a shocked look, Leo couldn't help but admire Fran's Magic Artisan, Arts far surpassed that of ordinary people.

He just couldn't understand why Fran had only attached a layer of metal to the magical device; he completely failed to comprehend Fran's action.

Only when he recognized the dark metal as a material frequently used by Necromancy School — Soul-Repelling Copper —did a contemptuous smile return to his face.