Two schools of alchemy were popular on the Old Continent.
One was called Classical Alchemy, also known as Magic Alchemy. Charlotte's staff was a product of this school. Its highest achievement was called Self-Alchemy—alchemizing oneself into all manner of strange and bizarre things.
Take Magru Teller, for example. He was now half man, half spider. Even with his lower body blown to pieces, he still refused to die.
The followers of the Old Man with the Lamp had never founded a university. Their school was passed down in secret. Though Charlotte had read scattered fragments of its literature, he did not truly understand the Kabbalah Magic School, nor did he know how to break a Cursed Armament.
The other school was called Classic Alchemy. It had been founded by another Great Human Philosopher, Hermes. Hermes was a follower of the God of Machinery and Alchemy, which was why Classic Alchemy was also known as Mechanical Alchemy.
Anti-Space Technology and long-range sniper rifles were both products of Classic Alchemy. The pinnacle of this school was the Artificial Deity.
Although the followers of the God of Machinery and Alchemy had not founded any universities, the philosopher Hermes had once served as a professor at Hartingen University of Thunder and Storms. Thus, all four universities offered courses in Classic Alchemy.
During his university days, Charlotte had also envied the splendor of alchemy. But although he came from a merchant family, his eldest brother controlled the family finances. Alchemy was famously a bottomless pit for cash, and his family could never have provided him with the enormous funds needed to study such a ruinous pursuit.
Besides, he had never displayed any talent on the path of Transcendence. He could not even cultivate combat qi properly, so his family did not believe he could accomplish