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"Still... it's truly astonishing. How can adamantium be refined from gold of such high purity? And while its density is incredibly high, its mass is nearly half of the original. Where did the missing mass and other substances go? What exactly were those impurities?"
Although the process of refining adamantium resembled immortal cultivation, it was neither scientific nor even wizardly.
Jieming picked up the stone cauldron and examined it carefully, confirming that no residue remained inside.
He then used the magic net terminal to analyze the volume and mass of waste gas and materials processed in the laboratory. While a significant amount of "impurities" had vanished as black smoke, even accounting for the mass of the waste gas, a substantial portion of the original mass had simply disappeared during the refinement process.
"This is... a truly intriguing phenomenon."
If Jieming had encountered this situation in a world of immortal cultivation, he might not have been so intrigued. But this was the Wizard World, and according to the knowledge he had learned from the Basic Alchemy Manual, the material structure of the Wizard World was similar to that of his previous life, both being composed of fundamental particles.
Theoretically, even if gold were refined to its absolute purest form, it would still remain gold. There was no possibility of refining it further into adamantium.
However, now wasn't the time to delve into such theoretical matters. Jieming wouldn't have gone to such lengths just to verify whether the refinement method could actually produce adamantium.
After all, renting the laboratory had already consumed most of his remaining merit points. What he needed now was to use this small quantity of adamantium to recoup his investment and even earn a profit to secure his initial funding.
Thankfully, the Wizard World placed extreme value on knowledge. As long as Jieming wasn't foolish enough to sell raw materials directly, no one would dare to pry into the manufacturing process or underlying principles.
As for how to monetize his creation, Jieming had originally planned to proceed cautiously. But during his recent "online" search, he had discovered a promising "sales channel."
He approached the magic net terminal by the laboratory wall, entered the command, and connected to the academy's internal magic network.
Using his mental power, Jieming searched for material information related to "stability," "isolation," "magic resistance," and "anti-detection."
The search results immediately appeared.
The academy's internal database indeed contained a wide variety of isolation materials, widely used for laboratory protection, shielding sensitive areas, storing precious artifacts, and even manufacturing specialized equipment.
What delighted Jieming most was that these materials were not only expensive but also considered semi-consumables.
The data showed that while basic isolation materials were relatively cheap, advanced ones were exorbitantly priced. Some particularly rare materials required astronomical merit points to acquire!
Due to the wizard system's frequent need for materials resistant to energy and mental power intrusions for their chaotic experiments, and the high consumption rate caused by frequent accidents, these materials were considered consumables with massive demand.
"Hahaha... HAHAHAHAHA..." Jieming couldn't help but laugh wildly in his mind.
His "adamantium" possessed such stable properties that it was virtually unaffected by any energy, making it a high-grade material even compared to the academy's isolation materials.
As for production costs, excluding the immeasurable value of knowledge from other systems, it only required gold, laboratory rental fees, and labor costs.
There was no cutting corners on the laboratory; each session cost at least five merit points. However, this expense had already been factored into his original plans, and the labor costs were negligible. As for the remaining gold costs...
Jieming checked the price of gold on the magic network and couldn't help but twitch. "One merit point buys a cubic meter of non-extraordinary metal... Holy shit!"
While gold was precious to ordinary people, wizards still considered it a non-extraordinary metal.
"So... this is what it feels like to master core technology? It's absolutely mesmerizing!"
After the initial excitement subsided, Jieming immediately began strategizing.
He didn't need to refine large quantities of adamantium, as that would consume too much true essence and attract unwanted attention if the barrier material proved too effective.
Instead, he would refine a small amount of adamantium and use alchemical bonding techniques to "plate" it onto a base of ordinary metal, granting it powerful isolation properties.
This adamantium plating method required far less true essence than using solid blocks of adamantium, and the resulting effect wouldn't be excessively conspicuous.
Deciding to proceed without further hesitation, Jieming decisively spent his remaining merit points to purchase one cubic meter of white iron.
White iron is a common metallic material with average properties across the board, but its high malleability makes it an ideal base for various alloys.
A knock at the laboratory door revealed a silver-white magic puppet standing outside, carrying a massive iron block.
After directing the puppet to place the white iron in the center of the lab, Jieming watched as it seamlessly merged back into the silver-white wall of the corridor.
True to its name, white iron has a predominantly white hue.
Jieming retrieved his alchemy plate, inverted it over the white iron block, closed his eyes, and focused his mental power, activating the truth rune deep within his mental sea.
More than half a month had passed since his first alchemy lesson, and Jieming had already constructed his second truth rune within his mental sea.
As an alchemy apprentice, the core pattern of his second truth rune represented the concept of "fusion" in alchemy—the very reason he was undertaking this project today.
His plan was simple: using white iron as the primary material, he would forge the bulk of it into standard-sized iron plates. Then, after fusing adamantium with the white iron, he would use alchemy to "plate" the surfaces of the iron plates with a thin adamantium film.
Selling the products was even simpler. The laboratory's magic net terminal had a built-in function for listing items for sale. Wizards in need could purchase directly online, and the proceeds would automatically be transferred to Jieming's account.
However, before any item could be sold, it had to undergo testing by the academy to confirm its specific properties and isolation capabilities.
But these procedures were no concern of Jieming's. He simply handed over all the products and original test samples to the magic puppet outside the laboratory and waited.
Glancing at the time, he saw there were only a few minutes left before his allotted lab time expired.
He smashed the makeshift stone furnace he had crafted, cleaned up all traces of his work, and ensured the low-level laboratory was restored to its original state.
As he stepped out of the laboratory, Jieming felt physically drained from the intensive alchemy work, but his spirit burned with excitement.
"My initial idea was right! The Great Dao Library Pavilion contains vast knowledge on artifact forging, talismans, formation arts... Once I find the right materials and methods to realize these concepts in this world, I'll become the wealthiest alchemist in the Wizard World!"
He could almost see countless merit points and rare resources beckoning him.
(End of the Chapter)
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