The Ocean of Knowledge! Absorb It Frenziedly!

The Ocean of Knowledge! Absorb It Frenziedly!

"That was roughly everything. You've only just started.

As for the rest, you'll naturally learn it once your alchemy grade improves."

After roughly explaining the Alchemy Department's rules, the person in charge stopped.

"Oh, right. One more piece of advice.

It's best to buy more medicinal ingredients early on and raise your alchemy grade.

It'll be of great help to your future development."

Before leaving, the person in charge gave Wang Chen another reminder.

Wang Chen thanked him politely as well.

After all, they were neither related nor acquainted. The fact that the man was willing to say these things was already quite kind.

If he had not genuinely wanted Wang Chen to develop well, he would never have shared such words of experience.

Don't assume alchemy was nothing special just because Huohuo in the original story seemed to raise his alchemist rank effortlessly.

That was not the case at all.

Huohuo, a transmigrator, was exceptionally gifted to begin with, and he also had the world-renowned Venerable Yao personally guiding him every step of the way.

Such treatment was not something ordinary people could receive.

For normal alchemists to raise their grades, they had to familiarize themselves with the craft bit by bit and temper their skills through practice.

The middle-aged man's words had truly come from the heart.

Wang Chen did not have a top-tier venerable as a teacher, so he could only spend money himself.

Fortunately, Wang Chen had his Golden Finger, making his growth far easier than that of ordinary people.

After completing the Alchemy Department registration, the middle-aged man went off to handle his own affairs.

After all, he had plenty to do and could not waste too much time on Wang Chen.

Wang Chen did not mind. His goal had already been achieved anyway.

Without hesitation, he headed straight for the Alchemy Department's small library.

Although the library was not large, it contained quite a few good things.

There were basic notes casually left behind by Jia Nan Academy's alchemists and all sorts of foundational alchemy knowledge. It was a dazzling array.

Knowledge that might be treated like a family heirloom outside, never to be shown to outsiders, could be studied freely here.

This was all extremely basic alchemy knowledge and was practically useless to normal alchemists.

But to Wang Chen, this place was a treasure trove.

Without wasting a moment, Wang Chen plunged straight into the ocean of knowledge.

He picked up a book and began reading.

He did not even need to fully understand it. As long as he read it once, the Golden Finger would record it.

Later, Wang Chen could use the Golden Finger to enhance it and directly master all that knowledge.

Wang Chen recorded knowledge frantically, picking up another book the moment he finished one.

For two whole days, Wang Chen remained there, reading all kinds of material.

Jia Nan Academy truly deserved its reputation as a top academy with deep foundations.

Even this small library containing only the Alchemy Department's most basic alchemy knowledge took Wang Chen two entire days to finish.

Over those two days, Wang Chen practically forgot to eat and sleep.

Fortunately, with his current strength, going two days without food was no big deal.

After working so hard, his gains were naturally enormous.

Elementary Compendium of Medicinal Properties, Elementary Appraisal of Pills, Appreciation of the Effects of Pill Cauldrons.

Those were fairly normal book titles, but some were rather strange.

Alchemy: From Beginner to the Grave, Three Years of Simulations, Five Years of Alchemy, The Alchemist's Self-Cultivation...

Although many of the book titles were bizarre, the knowledge recorded inside was still extremely useful.

In just two days, Wang Chen had gone from a complete outsider who knew nothing to a beginner apprentice with relatively abundant theoretical knowledge.

However, that was only temporary. Once Wang Chen returned and used the Golden Finger to enhance it, he would immediately become an experienced ranked alchemist.

To say nothing else, once he enhanced and absorbed this knowledge, Wang Chen would be at least comparable to a Fourth-Grade Alchemist.

For others to become Fourth-Grade Alchemists, they needed instruction from dedicated teachers and vast quantities of medicinal ingredients for practice.

But Wang Chen was different. All he needed was "Ding! Enhancement successful!" to become a Fourth-Grade Alchemist directly.

"Whew~~"

After leaving the library, Wang Chen took several deep, exhausted breaths.

After studying without sleep or rest for two consecutive days, even Wang Chen was struggling to endure it.

Fortunately, he only needed to read the knowledge once and did not have to memorize it himself.

Otherwise, even if Wang Chen were given another two and a half years, he would never be able to finish learning everything inside.

Though it was only a small library, it contained an astonishing amount of knowledge.

After all, this was where the Alchemy Department of Jia Nan Academy disseminated its most basic knowledge.

Precisely because it was basic, it contained the most knowledge.

Top-tier knowledge might only be summarized by high-level alchemists, but as for low-level foundational knowledge, any ranked alchemist could produce something.

Jia Nan Academy's alchemists would basically all leave behind some basic knowledge.

After so many years, who knew how much material had accumulated inside?

Only a cheat like Wang Chen could record all of it.

Without hesitation, Wang Chen headed straight back to the dormitory.

His spiritual power had already been heavily depleted, and he needed to rest and recover properly.

In any case, he was already a Da Dou Shi. Whether he attended the class's basic courses or not did not matter much.

Geniuses always received special treatment.

If an ordinary person skipped class continuously right at the beginning of the school term, the instructor would definitely come talk to them.

But Wang Chen was different.

On the first day, Instructor Zhang San had come looking for him.

When he saw Wang Chen concentrating on studying, he did not disturb him much. He even took it upon himself to grant Wang Chen a week off to study alchemy knowledge properly.

After all, the knowledge taught early on was relatively ordinary.

Not everyone was as monstrous as Wang Chen. These instructors still had to look after ordinary students.

That was precisely why Wang Chen could act so freely.

Otherwise, no matter how badly he wanted to study alchemy knowledge, he would definitely have gone to speak with Instructor Zhang San first.

He had no desire to challenge Jia Nan Academy's rules.

After all, he had yet to fully absorb all the benefits of such a wonderful place. He did not want to miss out on it just like that.

Wang Chen's week-long leave soon came to an end.

He finally emerged from the dormitory.

During those five days, Wang Chen had stayed entirely in his dormitory and had not left even once, unwilling to waste a single moment.

For those five days, he used his Golden Finger every day to completely transform the alchemist knowledge he had recorded into mastered knowledge.

It could be said that, in order to master this knowledge as quickly as possible, he did not even have time to cultivate.

After enhancing the knowledge each day, he would go straight to sleep and rest, restoring his spiritual power.

(End of Chapter)