Chapter 216: Prepare for Trouble (1/2)
WHIP! WHIP! WHIP!
The sounds of whips echoed across the hall.
A specialized whip that was designed to weaken the insides of the lizard's tough scales was used.
The Captains that were flogged all fell to the floor and coughed up blood.
Yet despite the painful attacks and the promise of them receiving no whips if they admitted to the crimes, none of them did.
The group endured the whips as Kyros predicted.
”Didn't even make up another lie, huh?” Calaminus laughed.
”No use in doing that. Haven't you noticed? Some Champions have left the room as fast as Gojirrah did. They must be trying to fix and cover up whatever crimes linked to Gojirrah did.”
”Grand Master Alchemist. We are ready.” The Champion spellcaster finally spoke. When it was agreed that he would help Kyors, he got nervous and asked help from Middle Claw to help him go over the steps that Kyros might ask him to do.
The pair practiced while waiting.
Kyros nodded and stood up. He turned towards Reptilia, who was still standing up. Her face was white as a sheet, but she adamantly placed a strong front.
Kyros smiled and gave her one last look before moving up the Operating Table.
As the group saw Kyros move, they all exclaimed and began to summon those still outside.
”It's starting!” An alchemist cried to call to his friends who were outside, discussing what they had just seen.
Komodo Dragon was so excited that he ignored the complaints of the Captains and Champions.
”Commander! As you can see, that Gojirrah is lying!” A Champion urged.
But the Commander ignored him and went towards the Operating Table.
”Begin,” Kyros spoke and placed his palm on the Energy Conversion Circle.
The entire room fell into silence as Kyros did that.
Commander Komodo and the Champion Spellcaster followed suit.
Kyros suddenly threw in a number of the ores and crystals that were on the table. Each of those ores was rare and valuable even within the land that they were.
Some alchemists even felt pain as they saw Kyros toss it in and order Commander Komodo to slice it and crush it.
But all kept silent as Kyros began to go through the three M's of the Cauldron Preparation stage.
What was amazing was the Kyros's speed was faster as he began to toss more and more ingredients. Some were being bombarded by magic by the Spellcaster, while the other ingredients were being worked on by Komodo.
The speed of each ingredient passed on from one elemental core to the next, and the speed of the circulation grew fast.
Komodo and the Champion Spellcaster began to sweat as they followed Kyros. But though Kyros's speed was getting faster and faster, they did not disturb him. Kyros had fallen into a strange trance state.
Calaminus saw it and smiled.
”Now you're an alchemist.”
Kyros had fallen into a state of great concentration. Nevertheless, his first attempt in alchemy and using his Path of Foresight and Path of Molding allowed him to solidify the theoretical discussions and practically apply them.
On his first try, Kyros went with what he knew and went along with the step-by-step instructions he knew he should follow to create the alchemy weapon.
But now, more of the things that Calaminus talked about surfaced. Kyros was afraid to test out the concepts, and theories he was not confident of doing were finally being done now. And most of the basics that Kyros learned were being arranged and applied by his Soul Console.
With the Soul Console taking care and prompting his body to give the basic orders, Kyros was able to immerse into the art of creation.
The alchemist watching marveled at the scene.
Those that saw the first alchemy grew even more amazing.
”His... his style! It's changing!”
”What is this?! All of this is new! I'm too slow to keep up with his preparation!”
”It must be because of Commander! Commander could keep up and produce more power that gives Grand Master Alchemist the freedom to move faster!”
Reptilia was amazed at what she saw. However, she could not help but feel a sense of bitterness as she could see the great disparity of her limits as to what Kyros could actually achieve.
It only took a few minutes, and the cauldron preparation stage was done.
But this time, there was no brew being made. Instead, the ingredients inside the cauldron were divided into several partitions, each with a certain set of crushed ores and certain ingredients.
The alchemist was growing more confused. It was the first time they had seen such a strange arrangement and that there was no stock present.
The ingredients continued to be placed one layer after the other.
Floating above the cauldron were also several ingredients that were placed.
The number of precious ingredients that Kyros were using was staggering, but many kept silent.
Because if what Kyros said was true, a weapon that can hinder the Force energy of all cultivators could turn the tide of war. Hundreds of Captains and even those at the Champion level would instantly fall with a carefully planted alchemy weapon like this.
And despite how extravagant Kyros was, none dared to question it.
Soon, all the ingredients were placed inside, and the cauldron preparation stage had passed.
Kyros had awoken from his trance and smiled at the preparations for his next brew.
”Heat the cauldron!” Kyros ordered, and the Champion Spellcaster channeled the magic to heat the cauldron.
Suddenly, a strange scene appeared right inside the cauldron. Several elemental powers exploded out, and each resonated to the nearest Elemental core nearby.
Whirling energy suddenly occurred, and a vortex of various elemental energy appeared.
Even Komodo Dragon was shocked by what he saw. The power in front of him was so familiar.
”That's...!”