When people mentioned knowledge, their first reaction actually varied from person to person.
Some believed knowledge was wisdom.
The more knowledge one understood, the wiser one became, as though one could see through everything in the world, with no lie capable of deceiving them, and could even grasp everything.
But the knowledge here referred to by Shen Mo was not like that.
Wisdom was also a part of one's personality. Seeing through the mortal world, emotions, and every scheme like an enlightened monk was not necessarily a good thing. At the very least, to Shen Mo, it meant the loss of one's selfhood.
So he would not give wisdom to the others.
Not everyone was willing to become Chu Xuan.
Tony faced the small jars before him and seemed eager to start opening them.
The jars in the Knowledge Series naturally contained knowledge above all else.
Although it was only a Level 1 Chest, the contents of the first jar already made Tony's eyes light up.
"Alchemy basics?"
Tony felt the information being directly input into his mind. It was merely part of the alchemy basics written by some alchemist, but to him, it was like finishing a thin book in an instant. It was a novel experience.
Moreover, the alchemy described within was extremely miraculous.
Equivalent exchange, changing matter?
"Can something like this really be useful?" Tony couldn't help looking at Shen Mo. "I mean, this is simply unbelievable. Changing elements requires alterations down to the atomic level. If this can really be done at will, wouldn't that mean we could freely create any substance in the world!?"
For example, turning the nitrogen most commonly found in the air into gold.
That was what the information he had received said.
If it could really be done, it would be