Chapter 400 Nicole May
"Guest, this is that note." An old notebook was handed over.
"This notebook is said to have a history of hundreds of years. Together with the garnet pendant, it is said that this is a relic of a certain noble family." The owner of the thrift store who took out the note said, raising his value.
"Aristocrats? Well, just pretend they come from a certain aristocrat, how much are you going to sell now?" Allen looked through the notebook a few times and said without objection.
"Well, £200." George glanced at Ai Lu and quoted a price.
Two hundred pounds during this period are not a small amount. Before the outbreak of World War I, the strongest currency in the world was the pound. At this time, the pound used gold coins. There were 7.32238 grams of gold in each pound coins, and two hundred pounds were 1.465 kilograms of gold.
Although this little gold is not taken seriously by Allen, he does not want to be blackmailed as a sucker.
"20 pounds, if you accept it, then trade it, and if you don't agree, then cancel it." Allen glanced at George, put his letter on the table, and took out twenty pounds. This price is equivalent to the salary of a skilled worker for half a year.
Seeing twenty golden pounds, George's eyes flashed: "Guest, this note has been passed down from a noble family, and has a history of at least three hundred years or more. I think its value is not just twenty pounds."
"Okay, keep it yourself." Allen reached out and put away the pound, then turned around and was about to leave.
Seeing Allen about to step out of the thrift store, George hurriedly said, "Customers, please wait a moment, £20 is £20."
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Allen left the thrift store with an old note. If the boss disagreed, Allen would use spells to directly take the note away.
This note is not something that belongs to the nobles as the thrift store owner said, but even those left by the nobles will not be so expensive. There is one thing that the boss is indeed not wrong, that is, the history of this note. Allen scanned it with a chip. This note has a history of at least five hundred years, which means that this note was left in the 14th century.
The letters used Latin, which was rarely used during this period, and Latin is usually used in religion. Hundreds of years ago, Latin was the common language throughout Europe.
As a language that appeared with the ancient Roman Empire, Latin also weakened with the demise of the Roman Empire. The only one who still uses Latin is the Roman Catholic Church.
This book of handwritten books, Ai Lu, just roughly looked through, and what surprised Allen was that the records on it were actually alchemy.
Unlike the alchemy in the wizard world, the alchemy in this world was originally intended to obtain gold. Simply put, it was to turn iron into silver, copper into gold, or to obtain longer life through alchemy.
In legend, alchemy is believed to be created by Hermestris Megistes. This is the name of a god in Greek mythology. He is the god of traveler, business, thief and animal husbandry, and is also the messenger of the gods. Later, this god merged with the Egyptian god of wisdom Tot and was considered to be the shelter of magic. The note records alchemy.
He casually used Allen's mansion technique, and a gorgeous mansion appeared in front of him. Allen entered the dimensional passage leading to the mansion, and then the passage closed and disappeared.
Alan lay on a recliner, then took out his handwritten letter and began to look through it. Most of the records on it were chemical reactions between metals, and mentioned many novel theories, but their effects were limited. The only thing that made Alan's eyes shine was a legendary Sage Stone.
This note talks about the highest achievement of alchemy, the Stone of the Sage.
As the name suggests, the Sage Stone is a kind of stone that is only created in the time of the Sage. When the climax is over, everything will become boring. This time is the most peaceful moment for the mind and body, and the Sage Stone can be created at this time... Well, all the above is nonsense.
The Sage Stone is a fabulous substance. The long-standing holy grail of Western alchemists is believed to be able to turn ordinary base metals into precious metals (such as gold), or to create immortal elixirs. Therefore, its titles include "Philosopher's Stone, stones from the sky, stones from the sky, raw materials for gold and silver, red medicine liquid, fifth element", etc.
Due to the relentless pursuit of this material by alchemists, it has also been given titles of great miracles, great creation, etc. Sometimes, these titles are also used to call the maker of the Sage Stones, in order to vividly express that they are at the pinnacle of alchemy.
In various legends and myths, they often appear in different forms.
Its nature is actually a panacea that can cure any disease, make people immortal, and even turn base metals into gold.
It is generally considered to be crimson red and may be in a form of stone, powder or liquid.
For thousands of years in the Western world, countless alchemists have been going on to refine such stones. But only one person has succeeded, and there is historical record, it is Nicolamee.
When Allen first heard this name, he was in the collection of Viken family. Nicolamere also had a name called Nicolamere. He was born in 1330 in France and died in 1427. But until now, people still claim to have seen Nicolamere.
Nicolamee was well educated. He was proficient in Latin and Greek and good at writing. At that time, he relied on selling and copying books to make a living. Because the words he wrote were beautiful and he could also draw, so aristocrats often asked him to copy some precious manuscripts.
This man should have no money, but he built fourteen hospitals and renovated churches in Paris, France. According to the prices at that time, the money spent on so many buildings was not a small amount.
After his death, his residence and donated tombs were engraved with strange symbols and incomprehensible reliefs. Countless alchemists wanted to crack the secrets, but they found nothing.
People who wanted to get the secret of alchemy secret secrets secretly excavated the Nicholas' coffin, just like the plot in the legendary story, the coffin was empty and nothing was available.
Nicholas left some manuscripts during his lifetime. At that time, they were no longer scattered. This ancient note in Allen's hand is one of them.
However, this only records that Nikola successfully refined a Sage Stone, but there is no record of how it was refined successfully. Alan wanted to finally know that Victor's pendant was probably the Sword Stone refined by Nikola.
Chapter completed!