Chapter 49: A Radically Different Alchemical Creation

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【Profession: Dragon-Vein Alchemist】
【Advancement Requirements:
1. Pre-requisite profession [Half-Blood] at Max Level (x)
2. Pre-requisite profession [Apprentice Craftsman (Alchemy)] at Max Level (x)
3. Learn a dragon-related alchemical technique (√)
4. Dragon blood within the body reaches the Third-Generation rank (x)】
【After Advancement:
1. Attribute growth
2. Gain a profession skill — Random [Bronze and Fire] branch Spirit
3. Gain profession perks — Scorching Body, Dragon's Greed, Intermediate Enchantment Mastery
4. Gain a special bonus:
Slight speed bonus when learning dragon-related alchemical techniques.】
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The very moment he finished reviewing the information regarding the [Dragon-Vein Alchemist], Leon realized that this profession was most likely a Tier-2 profession.
Otherwise, the advancement conditions couldn't possibly be this harsh.
'However, how is my third condition already completed...'
'So Galosh really is a dragon?'

Regardless, having directly completed the third advancement condition was ultimately a good thing; otherwise, Leon would have had no choice but to find a way to learn within the Dragon World.
And the dragon-related alchemical techniques in the Dragon World were basically all outrageously profound.
Take the Seven Alchemical Kingdoms, for example: Elemental Displacement, Spiritual Recasting, Conceptual Armament, Time Reversal, Spatial Opening, Life Creation, and Causal Separation. Just hearing their names was enough to reveal how utterly absurd these alchemical techniques were.
They were undeniably powerful, but learning them was undeniably difficult.
Yet, to say that Leon wasn't envious at all would undoubtedly be a lie.
'I won't even ask for Time Reversal or Causal Separation; just letting me learn Conceptual Armament and Spatial Opening would be enough.'

The most famous Conceptual Armament among the dragons was Odin's [Inescapable] Gungnir, while Spatial Opening referred to the renowned Nibelungen.
Of course, Nibelungen could also be called by another name.
A pocket dimension.
The problem, however, was that the half-blood factions apparently did not possess these techniques. If Leon wanted to study them, his only option was to seek out pure-blood dragons.
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Among the pure-blood dragons, the ones with the deepest research into alchemy were the King of Sky and Wind, and...
The King of Bronze and Fire.
At this thought, Leon rubbed his chin and fell into deep contemplation.
If he remembered correctly, the Dragon King of Bronze and Fire, Norton, had not yet recovered his memories at present and was living in the human world under the alias of Ronald Tang.
As for the location...
New York, Brooklyn.
Leon was startled. He hadn't expected that he had been neighbors with a Dragon King for such a long time.
Yet crisis also meant opportunity. Leon felt that he wasn't entirely without a chance to extract something useful from this true [King of Bronze and Fire].
However, wanting to meddle in events concerning a Dragon King obviously required formidable strength.
Fortunately, Leon had just discovered that the [Half-Blood] profession was different from the [Qi Practitioner]; as long as he triggered Blood Boiling, he could accumulate profession experience, and the rate was extremely fast.
As for the potential loss of control brought by Blood Boiling...
With his current mental strength of 4.9, such an occurrence was practically impossible.

At this thought, Leon immediately circulated the Triple Inversion of Life, entered the Blood Boiling state, and finally drove his internal Qi.
With this sequence of actions, prompts began popping up on his profession panel one after another, exactly as he had hoped.
【Circulating internal Qi, profession experience +5】
【Manipulating Qi within the body, skill experience +1】
【Executing Triple Inversion of Life, skill experience +1】
【Entering Blood Boiling state, skill experience +1】
【Enhancing bloodline purity, profession experience +3】

As everyone knows, one of the most satisfying moments in gaming is being able to complete multiple quests simultaneously.
That was precisely Leon's situation right now.
'Awesome!'
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At night, Kassel College, the Principal's Office.
"Schneider, it's rare for you to come find me this late." A silver-haired elder looked at the figure sitting across the desk who was coughing softly from time to time. "Care for some coffee?"
The speaking elder was Sgheebelt Jean Angers, the Principal of Kassel College.
Hearing his words, the man known as Schneider shook his head slightly and pushed the report on the desk toward Angers.
"No, I think you'd better take a look at this report first."
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Seeing this, Angers raised an eyebrow, then picked up the report on the desk and began browsing through it.
After a moment, he closed the report in his hands. "The Execution Bureau successfully hunted down another Fifth-Generation species? Good work."
Schneider muffled a cough with his hand and then asked in a hoarse voice: "...And what about that half-blood whose background couldn't be traced? What do your think?"
"If he were to take the 3E (Bloodline Evaluation) examination, it would at least be an A-rank bloodline, wouldn't it?"
Hearing Angers's reply, Schneider fell silent for a moment before speaking, "I suspect he's someone from the half-blood families over in the Divine Land."
"You know how they've always had little contact with the outside world. Otherwise, it would be impossible not to find any information on a half-blood of this bloodline rank."
Angers picked up his cup and took a sip of the still-steaming coffee. "You're making a judgment based on just this information? Schneider, that doesn't sound like your usual style."
At these words, Schneider shook his head slightly, then picked up a form-fitting piece of soft armor with a pitch-black sheen from another chair nearby. "It's based on this."
"The Equipment Department and the Department of Alchemical Principles have already analyzed it. This is an alchemical technique we have never seen before."
Angers set down his teacup, shrugged, and said, "Then you should go find Flamel. I don't have any research into the alchemy of those dragons."
Despite saying this, his hand nevertheless picked up the ruined, pitch-black soft armor on the table.
As the silver-haired elder applied a slight force with his hand, more cracks immediately appeared across the surface of the soft armor.
Seeing this, a trace of unusual color flashed in Angers's eyes. "Fine alchemical equipment."
To tell the truth, alchemical equipment of this strength was already sufficient to be issued as standard equipment within the Execution Bureau.
After all, soft armor did not hinder movement, meaning that Execution Bureau agents could wear other gear on top of this alchemical item.
More crucially...
When a piece of alchemical equipment could appear on the market in batches, it meant the creator had already mastered a much more mature method of synthesis.
At this thought, Angers spoke:
"Since you already have the answer in your heart, Schneider, there's no need to come looking for me."
"Send someone to make contact and see what those half-bloods from the Divine Land are up to."
The silver-haired elder in a crisp suit proactively ended the topic.
Schneider nodded, then stood up, preparing to assign agents to make contact with the fierce individual in the report who had practically torn a Fifth-Generation species apart with his bare hands.
Just as he was about to step out the door of the Principal's Office, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "Oh, and by the way, one part of the report is wrong. His Spirit is not Bronze Throne."
"After all..."
"Bronze Throne couldn't possibly last that long."
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