OBS Chapter 3424: Pigment Trial
Chapter 3424: Pigment Trial
Chapter 3424: Pigment Trial
"Meow~"
As soon as the crystal shoes landed in front of Shade, he heard a sound from a cat, and it was obviously a complaint:
"Oh, what's going on?"
As Xia De was walking downstairs worriedly following the sound, he happened to meet the cat going upstairs. Then Xia De smelled an indescribable strange smell in the house.
It wasn't stinky, but the smell still made him feel a little nauseous, and the cat, with a more sensitive sense of smell, had obviously been enduring it for quite some time.
The cat stayed on the third floor and didn't want to come down. When Shade came to the second floor alone, covering his mouth and nose, he saw Dorothy and Luvia busy in the dining room. But they were not cooking. The girls were wearing black dirt-resistant robes suitable for alchemy and potion making. Their hair was tied up, their hands were covered with gloves, and their faces were covered with masks.
The dining table was filled with flasks, mortars, long-necked flasks, glass condensers, droppers, separatory guns and other tools.
"Why didn't you go to Room 3 on the third floor to do the experiment? Why did you come here instead?"
Shad asked breathlessly. Seeing that the windows were closed and the curtains were drawn, he knew that they were worried that the neighbors would discover the strange smell here - perhaps someone would think that Tobesk's famous detective was using ancient alchemy, that is, refining urine to extract gold.
"Good evening, Shade, you're back~ Luvia did some divination before she started to perform magic, and the divination showed that the probability of success would be the highest if the experiment was conducted here."
The blonde writer, who also spoke in a muffled voice, explained. It was not known whether the mask was effective or she was used to it, but she did not show any disgust for the smell of the air around her at this time:
"The Philosopher's Stone is so precious, we must not waste it casually. Please wait a little longer, the first attempt will soon be over."
"No, no, I'm not going to hide away while you two are still here enduring the smell."
As Xia De said this, he picked up the spare mask they had prepared and put it on his face, then prepared to go back to the bedroom to change his clothes.
"Remember to close the door. We don't want to smell this smell again when we go to bed at night."
The girls did not forget to remind him, but Xia De felt that everyone should be more concerned about what to do for breakfast tomorrow morning.
The "ink" materials he and Carina had collected, whether they were precious or not, did not have such a disgusting smell. The reason for the smell seemed to be the mixing of certain materials. Xia De felt that if he succeeded this time, he would have to choose a well-ventilated place away from the city when making this kind of ink again.
For example, Vista Woodlands or Green Lake Island would be fine.
Dorothy and Luvia were doing the final work of refining the ore pigment while listening to Shade telling what happened on the island today. Shade certainly played his part, as he needed to use [Breath of Time] to speed up the passage of time during the process of settling the solution and drying the finished product, otherwise the production process would not be completed overnight.
In the entire production process, the most complicated part, besides the order of adding and mixing various materials, is actually how to separate the coarse and fine particles of the ground "snake scale stone". This step determines the fineness of the pigment.
Combining the information Dorothy found in ancient books, Luvia's divination finally chose a method that required the cooperation of magic. For this reason, Dorothy went to Randall River Valley yesterday to ask Vanessa for the method of manipulating gravity.
In short, half an hour after Xia De returned home, the first finished "paint" was finally completed.
Dorothy was reluctant to use too much of the Philosopher's Stone, so the final product only covered an area the size of two fingernails. Even if she used a fine needle as a pen, she probably wouldn't be able to write many letters.
"In the end, it's human blood. Whoever writes this will use their blood."
Luvia said as she took off her mask and gloves, while Shade asked:
"If we want to experiment, should we use snake sloughs? Do you want me to go back to Kyle Todd Town and borrow the one from Miss Larson?"
Dorothy was now using bubbles summoned by magic related to the "Mermaid Princess" to form a bubble wall to block the connection between the living room and the kitchen to prevent the smell from spreading. Then the three of them washed their hands and sat in the living room with the windows open to talk.
Luvia shook her head:
"I've already thought about it. There's no need to borrow it."
She handed Dorothy the blank snake skin she had been studying.
"It's useless to keep this thing in my hands. I've studied everything I can. Let Dorothy use it now. Anyway, in order to help her and Leicia, won't you let them use it sooner or later?"
Shade did not deny this, so Dorothy squeezed a drop of blood from her fingertips and dripped it on the snake skin, and large letters appeared:
[Name: Dorothy Louisa]
[Level: Ring Warlock (Ninth Ring)]
【Fortune:↑】
【Story role: important supporting role】
[Main line of personal story: You were once endowed with the great destiny of savior, but after getting rid of the destiny, you were still dissatisfied with the status quo. So in the winter after the blizzard, your beloved went to the land of destiny alone to help you and her find another turning point in your destiny.
I have achieved change, but I am still not satisfied. The double-edged sword of fate has given you talent and mission. You enjoy the talent but are unwilling to take on the mission, so it blocked the blade for you once. Then, will there be a second time?
But this is no longer an adventure between you and her. Although there is a strange fate and bond, the great drama will not find you who has become the protagonist to perform again. However, you will still bring more twists and turns to this drama. 】
Dorothy's fortune is consistent with the card during the pre-holiday mission. The characters in the story and the last part of the story are also very similar to Emilia, who is also a chosen one. This shows that the writer and the princess are not the protagonists this time.
"Can I understand the last paragraph this way? There is a hidden requirement for being the chosen one of fate: you cannot be any other chosen one? If Dorothy and Leicia had not become the chosen ones of the space, they could actually have become candidates this time?"
Shade asked, and Luvia nodded slightly in agreement:
"Mr. Huan is a spectator of the stage. He naturally hopes that the protagonist he chooses is unique, so he excludes other chosen ones. This is very reasonable. I originally thought that the fate of Dorothy and Leicia is so special. Is it also a manifestation of talent?
Therefore, if the chosen one of destiny wants to take on other qualifications, it seems that he can only seek destiny first and then try other powers. "
The purple eyes narrowed slightly, and I wonder what he was thinking of.
As for the first two paragraphs of the story, they seem to criticize Dorothy and Lesia's behavior, accusing them of wanting too much but not willing to take responsibility. The stories about Emilia, Miss Larson and Claire's snake skin are all told in a neutral tone.
Dorothy was also stunned after reading the content. She did not discuss the candidate with Luvia. After hesitantly looking at Shade, she quickly communicated with Leicia in her mind, and finally said to Shade:
"Let's continue the experiment. However, there's no rush to change the fact that Lecia and I only see each other once every 21 days. The current situation is good."
Then she met Shad's eyes.
"Dorothy, you and Leicia want to give up?"
"It's not that I want to give up, I just don't want you to get hurt for us again. Now that happiness has been achieved, Leicia and I have the same idea: there is no need to risk losing the happiness we have now in order to get more."
She said it very frankly, and even held Xia De's hand:
"Look, happiness is now in the hands of me and her. I have written too many stories about people who lost everything because of greed. I don't want to be that kind of person. I don't want to give up. I'm afraid of losing this hard-earned happiness now."
"You two shouldn't talk about this for now. It's still uncertain whether the ink will be successful."
Luvia interrupted them and handed Dorothy the palette with two occupied spaces.
Luvia still divided a very small amount of "pigment" into two, so that two experiments could be carried out. So Dorothy carefully dripped her blood into one of the "pigments". She did nothing, and the drop of blood was smoothly integrated into it.
The pigment of their finished products was originally black, but after being soaked in blood, the pigment eventually turned into a warm red.
“This is a very good phenomenon.”
Luvia whispered, and then watched Dorothy dip a fine needle into paint and begin writing on her own snake skin.
They had agreed in advance to write "The next time you draw a card, you will definitely draw the queen" to test the effect of the paint as much as possible. But as soon as the paint fell on the snake's skin, the red color disappeared, as if it was absorbed by the snake's skin.
Dorothy looked at Luvia, who motioned for her to continue:
"Anyway, the paint has been mixed, just go ahead."
Dorothy then went on writing, but the snake absorbed as much as she wrote, and when she had finished writing, there was not a single letter left on the snake.
Luvia pursed her lips and looked at the snake skin, then asked Dorothy to draw a card, using Shad's deck. In fact, everyone knew that this time it was a failure, and Dorothy drew not the Queen, but the Star 9 [Ancient Fairy Tale·Snow White] that Shad had just obtained.
"Maybe it requires the blood of both me and Leicia? After all, our fates are interconnected."
Dorothy guessed, but Luvia shook her head:
"That shouldn't be the case. Although your fates are linked, you still have your own destiny because of Shade's intervention. There's only one copy of the finished product left, Shade, you come."
Shad's blood then dripped into the second pigment, and the color of the pigment turned into pure silver. Shad also wanted to take the needle, but Luvia stopped him:
"Dorothy, give Shad the relic pen."
So the "Joyful Dream Pen" that Shade and Dorothy had received from Professor Manning two years ago appeared in his hands again. He dipped the tip of the pen into some silver paint, and after writing, the paint was immediately absorbed by the snake skin.