Chapter 123: 123
Chapter 123 The Dragon Machine
As we all talked and waited, Eric returned from the palace .
“Ah, you’re finally back . ”
“The secret passage really is useful . ”
“Anyway, there’s something I want you to see . Eric and Philly, you two follow me . ”
“What is it?”
“I know what it is . ”
“Shia and the rest of you should come too . ”
And so they followed me to the back yard .
The machine that created the Fool’s Stone was somewhat large, and so the drawing room would feel cramped .
And the backyard was made so that outsiders could not look inside .
Tama, Grulf, Shia, Nia and Luchila came too .
Lord Gerberga was sitting on Grulf’s back .
“I went on a walk with Nia, Grulf and Lord Gerberga today…”
I explained to Eric .
Then Kathe called us and we went to kill some goblins in a ruin .
That’s where we encountered vampires and found this machine .
“This Most High King really bothers me . ”
“Hmm . Who is he?”
“The Arch Vampire sacrificed his life to destroy the teleportation circle . He must be incredibly important . ”
I explained as I took the machine out of the magic bag .
“Philly, look at this . The vampires were apparently trying to use this machine to create more Fool’s Stones . ”
“Hmm? Hmm? So this is a dragon machine . How amazing . ”
Philly was a genius alchemist who could make the Fool’s Stone .
“Do you think it’s really possible with this machine?”
“I will look into it . Just wait a moment . ”
Philly began to inspect the machine with a serious expression .
We watched her in silence .
“So this is…and this…oh? And this does that…”
She become quite absorbed with the machine .
Philly had revived the art of creating the Fool’s Stone at the age of fourteen .
That put her above even the Alchemists who worked in the palace .
“Geniuses have great ability to concentrate . ”
Serulis said .
“Oh, I see . ”
Milka nodded on as she watched .
Serulis threw an arm around and her pulled her close .
“So that means… . And this causes the matter to unravel…”
Philly was mumbling to herself . But none of us knew what she was talking about .
After some time, she stopped and looked up at the sky .
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“Phew . ”
And she sighed deeply .
“Philly . Did you learn anything?”
“Yes . The dragons were a very great race…”
Philly said with admiration .
“That impressive, huh?”
“Who knows just how much smarter they are compared to humans? Yes, this machine is very impressive .
I heard Philly’s praise towards the dragons and immediately thought of Kathe’s face .
A happy face that laughed boisterously . That dragon never seemed very smart .
“Leaving the intelligence of the dragons aside, their civilization is certainly great . So, can it make the Fool’s Stone?”
“Yes, I am sure that it can . ”
At Philly’s words, Eric and I looked at each other .
“According to Kathe, there are other ruins with similar machines . ”
“This is grave news . ”
Eric’s face darkened .
“And from what I heard from the vampires, it would not be strange if they have acquired some of them already . ”
“I see…”
Shia tilted her head to the side .
“But why did the dragons ever want to create the Fool’s Stone? Did they need them for something?”
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“Shia . That is quite wrong . ”
Philly shook her head .
“What do mean by that?”
“This is an alchemy machine . It can make more than just the Fool’s Stone . ”
“Philly . Are you saying it can make the Philosopher’s Stone as well?”
“It is possible . ”
Philly replied without hesitation .
“Oh…”
Eric said with surprise .
The Philosopher’s Stone was used as the core for the barrier of divine protection .
It would definitely bring about a great advancement in human civilization if they could make them easily .
Even smaller towns would be able to have the barrier .
“Philly . This machine can easily make both stones?
“Not easily . It will be difficult to get the materials . ”
“And what materials are those?”
“I would like to explain the preconditions first…”
Philly said .
Normally, neither the Philosopher’s Stone or the Fool’s Stone required much in terms of ingredients .
“You can make them with ordinary materials you can find anywhere . ”
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“Really?”
“Of course, the measurements and preparations of the materials is not easy . It requires a lot of precision . ”
And that is why no one else but Philly was able to make them .
It was documented, and yet they were unable to .
Even the dark ones were unable to replicate it after learning it from Philly .
“But this machine simplifies the process . ”
“I see . ”
“But now you can’t use ordinary ingredients . ”
“Which ingredients do you need?”
“The Philosopher’s Stone requires the magic stones from monsters . And a lot of them . The Fool’s Stone uses the flesh and blood of god beasts and human life . Plainly, you need a great deal of sacrifices . ”
“Would a goblin be able to do it with the right materials?”
“I wouldn’t go that far… But it would be quite easy for vampires and humans . ”
Eric opened his mouth gravely .
“In any case, it is clear that the dark ones must not have these . ”
“Yes . ”
“Can I ask you to keep it safe?”
“Why not store it in the palace treasury?”
“I think it would be safer with you, Ruck . ”
Upon Eric’s request, it was decided that I would keep the machine .