Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1640 White Hunger
In comparison, yellow mustard is more stable. When made into a sauce, it can be poured over slightly warmed foods, but its applicability is limited. If used in soups, its flavor will completely disappear.

This was unacceptable to the Romans, because both the Greeks and Romans, as well as the Latin Romans, preferred hot food and rarely ate cold dishes. If gold could only be added to cold dishes, its uses would be very limited.

"Ah! It's a cold dish?" Apollonia replied. "I didn't know that. I thought Purple Hunger was just bad."

Victoria replied, "That's because you don't eat enough. Actually, if used properly in cold dishes, the effects of Purple Hunger and Golden Hunger are about the same. After all, they're both gold. The only difference is that Purple Hunger is too volatile, making it difficult to preserve and only usable in cold dishes. Golden Hunger, even in the Roman Empire, had considerable value. I thought it could only be produced in laboratories—it could be used in stews, which would be amazing. Tsk tsk tsk."

"What's wrong?" Shangluo asked, noticing her wistful expression.

"I think this will probably cause another major upheaval."

"why is that?"

Victoria looked at him: "Do you remember me telling you that the Roman nobility was quite decadent? It was here. When alchemy could apply symbols to physical objects, many people found amusement in it—in fact, before purple hunger, there was white hunger. It also had quite high thermal stability and was particularly strong."

"Then why is it white?"

"Because it's a lead-based base. Yes, lead. Lead has a very high alchemical affinity, possessing adhesion comparable to gold in many places, and can withstand large amounts of hunger. So, to enhance their appetite, many Romans forcibly added lead to their food—and not just food, but every symbol you can imagine could be infused into lead. White joy, white anger, white love, white hate—in some places, this alchemical potion was even manually administered to guests during theatrical performances, such as adding a white comedic effect to the climax of a three-act tragedy to create an unprecedented peak experience."

"????"

"So, what do you think?"

"This is so incredibly decadent! What are they even doing? The earlier parts were one thing, but what's with trying to make comedy out of tragedy? Won't that play cause some kind of problem?"

"Yes, you guessed right. That show has been cancelled because it really does cause problems. When the brain's emotions are completely reversed with the alchemical potion, it creates a huge cognitive dissonance, causing many audience members to be hospitalized after watching it. And, this kind of psychological problem is actually quite extreme. The abuse of these lead-based alchemical potions is mainly physiological—lead poisoning can really destroy an empire."

"Have you ever used it?"

"I don't have lead poisoning, thank you. Do I look like I have lead poisoning? My father never used it either, otherwise I wouldn't have been born. This golden hunger is the highest achievement in alchemy."

It is indeed effective and does not cause any physiological problems. It can enhance flavor, like MSG and chili peppers, bringing new tastes.

“Oh, by the way, be careful,” Victoria warned. “Eating too much of this stuff can be really bad.”

"How to say?"

"You'll be extremely hungry. Just like eating too much salt and getting sick of it, or eating too much spice and getting a stomach perforation. If you accidentally spill this stuff, one bite can give you the terrifying experience of not having eaten for 10 years—you, don't let your hand shake, just a tiny bit is enough."

"By the way, how is this thing made?"

"Do you want to make one too?" Victoria asked. "It's actually quite fun. I made one when I was in school. But we didn't use gold back then."

"What's that?" "Slime. We used slimes in elementary school. Because you can't just let elementary school students taste the alchemical reagents you made, right? If they swallowed it whole and cried out in hunger, the school would be in big trouble. So we usually used slimes—when a slime carries these symbols, you only need to observe its behavior to know if the experiment was successful. For example, if you give a hungry slime a symbol, it will start eating, which is a lot of fun."

"Then, how does hunger itself come about?"

"You've hit the nail on the head—hunger doesn't just need a vessel, it also needs a source. In fact, you need some pure hunger, pure enough, to extract it. Oh, and by the way, the source of hunger is also important in this regard. Although I don't want to mention it, the price of noble hunger and common hunger is different—it's actually quite mysterious, like the sound of wind power and hydropower."

"Huh? So, is there someone among us who just happens to have pure, unadulterated hunger?"

"What are you doing, bro? What are you going to do?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, we're just collecting some evidence."

"Why are you tying me up when you're collecting evidence! And why are you all here?"

Wen Yuan is here, Victoria is here, Fae Tong is here, Zhu Ling is here, and Gao Shiyu has also come.

"It's nothing, just observing and learning about Roman alchemy."

"So I'm just a teaching aid, huh?!"

"Oh dear," Shang Luo waved his hand, "You can leave anytime you want."

He gestured for you to come: "I simply placed you on the interrogation chair of the Embroidered Uniform Guard; I didn't restrain you. This chair is convenient for handling, so I brought you here."

"So, what are you going to do to me?"

“Here’s the situation,” Shangluo explained. “In order to explain ‘how hungry you really are’ in court, we need to extract your hunger as evidence. You’re very hungry right now, aren’t you?”

"I'm half hungry and half full? But I want to eat something now because I haven't had a full meal in a long time."

“That’s right, this is it,” Victoria said. “This kind of appetite is very pure, as clear as water and electricity.”

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Shangluo turned his head back to normal: "Anyway, just follow my instructions. Once we extract your hunger, it might make you feel better."

"Then, what should I do?"

Shangluo pointed upwards: "In a moment, I will tie two damp sponges to your head to increase conductivity and magical conductivity. Then I will connect the iron hat to you, start the machine, and it will replace your hunger."

(End of this chapter)