Books came out of Silan's room.
As he walked down the stairs, he found Nicolas Flamel sunk into a soft sofa, deep in thought with a furrowed brow.
Nicolas Flamel gently plucked the record in his hand with his fingers, turning it over and over.
"Master, is there anything I can do for you?" Books asked.
"Ah... Books..." Nicolas Flamel seemed to snap out of a daze, putting the record into the phonograph. "How is Silan?"
"I've put Mr. Prewett in his original room; he should be resting now."
"Okay, you should go and rest too."
After saying this, Nicolas Flamel pressed down the needle, and melodious classical music slowly began to play from the phonograph.
Books left without a word.
Back on the sofa, Nicolas Flamel chuckled self-deprecatingly, wondering if he had been overly cautious.
"Perhaps it would be better to let this child learn the Fiendfyre sooner..."
In the time when Nicolas Flamel was apprenticing, the first lesson for alchemy apprentices was learning the Fiendfyre.
Many of his contemporaries mastered the Fiendfyre and became Alchemy of some renown.
Those who couldn't grasp it are long gone.
Those who survive all possess some degree of talent.
Therefore, the Fiendfyre was also known as the "Talent-Testing Spell" among Alchemy of that era.
Those who died need no further explanation; those who survived, congratulations, you have earned the qualification to climb to the pinnacle of Alchemy.
A jumble of thoughts swirled through Nicolas Flamel's mind for a while before he finally dispelled them.
"Forget it, mastering Dragonfire is already quite an achievement. We can learn Fiendfyre next year."
Even Nicolas Flamel himself didn't realize that he subconsciously didn't want Silan to take any risks.
The deliberate decision to let Silan master Dragonfire first and begin refining Moonshadow Stone before learning Fiendfyre was to buy time and increase safety.
The Moonshadow Stone he chose was of extremely high quality, and even a preliminary smelting of it would not be easy.
In Nicolas Flamel's view, this would at least delay Silan for a year.
Comfortably reclining on the sofa, Nicolas Flamel closed his eyes, fully enjoying the opera music.
The record slowly rotates, and elegant classical music drifts out, cleansing the soul.
Silan went into her Suitcase, found an open space, and poured herself another dose of Fire-Control Potion.
Taking out her wand, Silan began practicing controlling the Dragonfire.
Although a wand is not required to unleash the power drawn from Magical Creatures, having a wand in hand allows for better control.
"Blazing Dragonfire!"
With a thought, Silan waved her wand, and a fierce, surging flame erupted from the tip of the wand, crashing violently into a distant rock.
The Dragonfire crashed into the rock, producing a loud bang.
Some pebbles burst open, but before they could hit the ground, they were burned into lava by the terrifying heat.
Something's not right...
Seeing the stone turn into lava in the high temperature of the Dragonfire, Silan frowned slightly.
He didn't intentionally increase the power when he released the Dragonfire, but the power of this casual strike was much greater than usual.
Even with the addition of Fire-Control Potion, this improvement is still a bit too exaggerated.
While pondering, Silan waved her wand again, deliberately controlling its power, and released another Dragonfire.
As he had predicted, the power of the Dragonfire had indeed increased considerably.
That's a bit strange.
After activating the Wizard's Eye, Silan waved her wand, continuously releasing Dragonfire.
A blazing, bright Dragonfire erupted from the tip of the wand, swirling and twisting in the air into a massive pillar of fire that crashed into a distant rock, scorching forth bubbling lava.
Through the Wizard's Eye, Silan saw a peculiar flame mixed within the Dragonfire.
The flames were almost fused with the Dragonfire, making them difficult to distinguish.
After giving himself a bottle of Baruffio's Brain Elixir, Silan focused his attention and began to observe carefully.
After squinting for a while, Silan finally figured out a bit of what was going on.
"This is... the Phoenix's Nirvana Fire?"
Silan frowned, staring intently at the peculiar flames that were almost fused with the Dragonfire. The more he looked, the more familiar they seemed, and he even felt a sense of blood connection with them.
"Could it be because after incorporating the Phoenix Bloodline, the two fire-type skills, [Nirvana Rebirth] and [Blazing Dragonfire], resonated with each other?"
With these thoughts in mind, Silan gently moved her wand, and the flames instantly vanished.
Only a slight heat wave remained in the air.
"My control over the Dragonfire has also improved," Silan said, frowning in thought. "But perhaps it's because I used Fire-Control Potion."
To eliminate variables and find the cause, while waiting for the effects of the Fire-Control Potion to wear off, Silan turned to practice other Spells.
[Spell Inspiration: Proficiency +1]
[Spell Inspiration: Proficiency +1]
Several hours later, the effects of the Fire-Control Potion had worn off.
Having controlled this variable, Silan experimented with Dragonfire again.
As he had expected, the power of the Dragonfire had increased by a level compared to before, but their ferocity had decreased slightly.
This made his control over the Dragonfire much more precise, even without using Fire-Control Potion.
"Dragonfire plus Nirvana Fire... What is this? Dragon-Phoenix Twin Flames?" Silan couldn't help but wonder.
Unfortunately, my control over fire is still too low; otherwise, I could have used it in combination with Transfiguration.
Silan couldn't help but fantasize that if her control were further enhanced, and she could layer Transfiguration on the flames, she might be able to conjure a giant fire dragon or a fire lotus...
Furthermore, if one learns the Fiendfyre, will it be possible to fuse these three flames together?
This could create a completely new, or even unique, flame.
Let's call it "Samadhi True Fire"...
If materials could be smelted using this kind of flame, the quality of basic materials could be significantly improved, potentially pushing Alchemy into a new realm.
Even without its application in Alchemy, Samadhi True Fire would be an extremely powerful force.
Thinking of this, Silan's heart also unconsciously became passionate.
Magic Is Might.
And the Samadhi True Fire was undoubtedly one of the steps he took to gain power.
Although this idea is too far-fetched and cannot be implemented at present.
But for Silan, the act of making bold assumptions and carefully verifying them is itself a pleasure.
"This matter isn't urgent; we can take our time."
Suppressing her restless emotions, Silan slowly exhaled a breath of sullen air and continued practicing controlling the Dragonfire.
After the Dragonfire were infused with the Phoenix's Nirvana Fire, they became easier to control than before.
After practicing for several hours, Silan clearly felt that her control over the Dragonfire had improved considerably.
After resting for a while, Silan went into Nicolas Flamel's library to learn about Ancient Runes.
He still has books on Soul Magic that need to be translated.