The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Because that was so commonplace in the past.

　It hasn't been that long since humanity went from living in constant fear to having plenty of food and clothing.

　Suffering still permeates every corner of the world.

　They would occasionally sigh, but that was all.

　Reading newspapers and discussing national affairs is a completely different experience from personally participating in them.

　Ultimately, we are all just ordinary people and don't have that much of a sense of mission.

　Having "goodwill" in one's heart is already a sign of having good values.

　Protecting oneself and one's family should always take precedence over helping others.

　Dak sighed slightly and then asked about the reason for Professor Kazel's seclusion. Professor Kazel did not hide anything; he was developing a more convenient and efficient "broadcast television transmission device".

　The so-called "broadcast and television transmission equipment" is the equipment used on "television towers".

　Although the leap from "the god of forging," Hephaestus, to "the broadcasting and television transmitting device" is enormous, Hephaestus is not an outdated or conservative god; he is equally capable of keeping up with the times in the face of a new era.

　The college's "TV Tower" was originally a creation that integrated a "broadcast television transmission device," which replaced radio transmission with remote projection technology, making the advent of television possible.

　However, the remote projection technology was so advanced that the academy was able to be built using the Sainte-Marie Castle as its base.

　The projection devices that were then deployed based on this were far too inefficient. The previous Academy Cup and World Cup were essentially two large-scale experiments in succession.

　After those two large-scale experiments, the defects and problems of the magical props such as projection TVs and projection screens were revealed one by one.

　After discussing with Hephaestus, Professor Cazell decided to use the remote projection technology only for connections between "television towers." This is similar to the connection between St. Marian's open-air dueling hall and its various branches—a technology that is already largely mature.

　After the "television towers" that served as transmission nodes were built in various places, they were replaced with a new set of "broadcast television transmission equipment" in order to cover the towns where the "television towers" were located.

　This new "broadcast television transmission device" replaces radio transmission with the transmission of magic.

　That being said, it is actually just setting up a super-large barrier that can cover the entire town.

　The barrier has no other effect than to transmit magical signals, thus its coverage area can be greatly increased.

　Its design is inspired by the internal barrier of St. Mary's College, which is related to the "Sorting Card".

　The source of the idea is Dacdimon.

　Once the "TV Tower" barrier covers the entire town, the mages within it can use special universal magic cards, similar to "sorting cards," for remote communication.

　Although this is a technology that only mages can use, just like the earliest mobile phones, all high-end inventions start with a few people and then spread to the majority.

　Once the technology for "communication cards" matures, it will be possible to further develop magical communication tools that can be used even by ordinary people.

　—Just like the "Duel Disk" used for simulating duels, it only needs to be continuously charged with magic.

　Although the world's long-distance communication technology is not yet fully developed, the technology for converting text into images has existed from the very beginning.

　Therefore, once remote communication technology matures, it won't be at the level of pagers or mobile phones anymore. Instead, it will leap directly to the level of smartphones and flat-screen TVs.

　Professor Kazel's technological research and development reportedly received collective investment from the twelve gods.

　The condition is that, apart from TV Station O owned by St. Mary's College, TV Stations 1 through 12 must belong to the Twelve Gods.

　Zeus booked TV station number 1, Apollo snatched TV station number 2... The other gods, though not as fanatical, reportedly had quite a bit of a fight over it. From what Professor Cazell said, it sounded like a battle for a "premium number."

　He marveled at the impending explosion of information technology and felt reassured that St. Marian Academy had successfully secured a connection with the Twelve Celestials through this connection.

　However, the Magic League was originally closely related to the Twelve Celestials, so it wasn't a particularly crucial breakthrough.

　But seeing the ownership of those TV station numbers, Dak couldn't help but feel worried again.

　Apollo wanted to broadcast his own television series, and Zeus knew that. But Zeus clearly wanted to use the television station to promote his divine kingdom.

　—The thought that CCTV-1 would be filled with news from Zeus’s kingdom in the future gave him a strange feeling.

　The same applies to other deities; they will most likely use television to promote their beliefs.

　The gods themselves may not have been so concerned with spreading the faith.

　But their "divine messengers" will certainly regard it as a lifelong mission.

　The outbreak of a war of faith was almost inevitable.

　"If this can be used to direct real-world disputes to the media, perhaps it's not such a bad thing."

　As Dak pondered these thoughts, he casually chatted with Professor Cazell. He had lived through the era of the information explosion.

　I know that the world changes every day during this period.

　Perhaps in a few years, the world will have a "modern" feel to it. As for Professor Cazell's mention of sharing his original technology...

　He didn't pay much attention to it.

　Too much money becomes just numbers.

　Arrive at the hidden laboratory.

　Professors Dark and Cazell knocked on the door of Professor Harvey's laboratory. When they entered, Professor Harvey was conducting his Nth experiment to create the Philosopher's Stone.

　Professor Kazel sensed the divine aura of the "God of the Underworld" as soon as he entered the room, and immediately showed a look of astonishment.

　While he was in seclusion developing the "broadcast and television transmission device," Professor Harvey had already obtained the primordial divinity of the "God of the Underworld" and officially began the experiment to create the "Philosopher's Stone"!

　"Running away without permission!"

　The word suddenly popped into Professor Cazell's mind, and in an instant, he forgot all about broadcasting and television, and about transmitting devices. He ran quickly toward Professor Harvey.

　Dark thought for a moment, then took off his coat, ready to help. Participating in the creation of the "Philosopher's Stone" would be an invaluable experience.

　Furthermore, the forging of the Philosopher's Stone and the research on the "life-forming of magical spirits" are actually closely related.

　He didn't want to miss such a rare opportunity.

　Professor Harvey remained silent, but kept throwing questions about the problems encountered in the experiment at Professor Cazell.

　It was only when Dak got involved that he discovered that Professor Harvey's experiment had already reached a rather late stage.

　Professor Harvey has made such tremendous progress in just a few days. And he and Professor Cazell arrived at just the right time.

　At the same time, Dark realized that the time had come for the Cherubim (Good) to truly come into play.

Chapter 1715 Darkdemon and the Alchemist's Ultimate Dream (5k)

　The forging of the Philosopher's Stone is a complex matter that cannot be explained in a few words. Even though Dark had some understanding of it, after officially participating in the process, he still felt very insignificant about himself.

　In this field, Professors Cazell and Harvey are like two towering mountains, unapproachable and awe-inspiring.

　He said he was just an assistant, and in reality, he could only be an assistant. However, with the blessing of the "God of Wisdom," he had an extremely strong ability to absorb any kind of knowledge, so he was improving every minute and every second.

　A day passed in the blink of an eye.

　With Professor Cazell's involvement, Professor Harvey's experiments progressed much more smoothly.

　Of course, the main reason is also because there is an abundance of experimental materials, which allows for more freedom and multiple trials and errors.

　After all, the primordial divinity of the "God of the Underworld" that Dark brought was truly abundant. However, the amount of primordial divinity required for each trial and error experiment was actually very small.

　It basically acts as a "catalyst," and although you don't need much of it, it's essential.

　Of course, the more the better.

　Professors Cazell and Harvey had previously mastered the basic process of transmuting the Philosopher's Stone through experiments on "goldenification" and "heroic transformation."

　The entire system is already quite well-developed.

　This is why Professor Harvey's experiment has progressed so quickly. However, although the experiment has advanced to a fairly advanced stage, the closer it gets to the "Philosopher's Stone," the more difficult the experiment becomes.

　Therefore, whether it will ultimately succeed is still unknown. It's possible that they might be stuck for ten days or half a month due to an insurmountable problem. Or it's possible that they will suddenly complete the alchemy at some point and successfully create the "Philosopher's Stone".

　The Philosopher's Stone is, after all, the lifelong goal, the highest achievement, and the ultimate dream of alchemists.

　It's not something that can be easily mastered.

　That night.

　Even with Professor Cazell's involvement, the entire experiment unsurprisingly stalled at a difficult hurdle.

　Professors Cazell and Harvey fell into deep thought during their intense discussion.

　Realizing this was his moment to shine, Dark immediately pulled out Cherubimon (Good) and guided Professor Kazel and Professor Harvey into Cherubimon (Good) to continue their discussion in another dimension.

　Upon entering the alternate dimension, Professors Kazel and Harvey immediately experienced a spiritual elevation.

　—Although for them at present, that intellectual elevation is only a feeling and has no real effect, the human brain can actually become more flexible simply by making oneself feel that "one's IQ has increased."

　Moreover, the presence of "wise men" has a real effect on the generation of "inspiration".

　Moreover, based on Dak's experience, the effect was quite noticeable.

　What Professors Cazell and Harvey lack now is perhaps a crucial spark of inspiration on how to solve the problem.

　In the first fifteen minutes, Professors Cazell and Harvey did not trigger "Inspiration," but they had already gained a profound experience of the effects of "The Wise One."

　Therefore, in the second fifteen minutes, the two of them devoted themselves to thinking and finally had a burst of "inspiration".

　Once "inspiration" struck, a breakthrough was found in the problem. The subsequent solution suddenly became unstoppable.

　A problem that might have taken days and nights to solve in the past was solved in just a few hours.

　The creation of the Philosopher's Stone is one step closer.

　This burst of "inspiration" further convinced Professor Cazell and Professor Harvey of the effectiveness of the "wise one".

　The two did not reject it out of concern for "addiction." On the contrary, they used "The Wise One" very openly and actively in their subsequent research, which greatly improved their research efficiency.

　In the process, Dark finally gained some understanding of how the Philosopher's Stone was forged.

　—This does not mean that he will be able to forge the Philosopher's Stone on his own in the future.

　But it had a subtle yet positive influence on his alchemy. His alchemical skills were improving at an extremely rapid pace.

　The research continued until 2:30 a.m. tonight.

　The professors resisted the urge to continue their research and chose to pause temporarily, resting fully before resuming.

　Research on the "Philosopher's Stone" requires a sufficiently clear mind. Otherwise, if any fatal deviation occurs during the experiment, the consequences could be far more serious than simply experimental failure.

　Throughout history, there have been numerous cases of disasters caused by mistakes in the forging of the Philosopher's Stone.

　The destruction of the "Golden Kingdom" was, in the end, also a disaster caused by the "Philosopher's Stone".

　More common consequences include the creation of out-of-control, berserk monsters during the forging of the Philosopher's Stone.

　Historically, there have even been cases where alchemists, in the process of creating the Philosopher's Stone, accidentally merged the lives of an entire city together through flawed experiments, creating a "Demon King."

　Although the "Demon King" was ultimately defeated by the "Hero," it had already caused devastating destruction to the entire continent before its defeat.

　Therefore, the experiment to create the Philosopher's Stone had to be carried out with utmost care. Even Professor Harvey, who often worked through the night, had to ensure he got enough sleep to keep his energy at its peak.

　Day two.

　Dak arrived as scheduled and continued to participate in the experiment.

　Then gradually, he discovered that Cherubimon (Good) was far more helpful to the experiment than he, as its "assistant," was.

　Day three.

　Professors Cazell and Harvey's research has once again encountered a formidable obstacle.

　This time it started at noon and lasted until 11 p.m.

　Professor Kazel and Professor Harvey spent about fifteen minutes every hour soaking in the body of Cherubimon (Good).

　At 11 p.m., during their intense discussion in the alternate dimension, Professor Harvey suddenly fell silent, leaving only Professor Cazell's gradually fading voice.

　"Shh!" Darke immediately gestured. But Professor Cazell had already quieted down. The two exchanged a glance and waited in silence. Several minutes later.

　Professor Harvey slowly opened his eyes, his clear eyes filled with a strange light.

　He obtained the knowledge he desired from this alternate dimension. Naturally, it was related to the "Philosopher's Stone"!

　It's important to understand that during this period of research, Professor Harvey's understanding of the Philosopher's Stone has reached its zenith. If the knowledge required to forge the Philosopher's Stone is 100, then he has already mastered at least 99.99%.

　The relevant knowledge that can be obtained from the body of [Cherubimon (Good)] must be within this remaining 0.01.

　In other words, it points directly to the final step of the "Philosopher's Stone"!

　The acquisition of such knowledge was extremely crucial for the experiment of creating the "Philosopher's Stone".

　After Professor Harvey exited the alternate dimension, he immediately picked up his tools and began conducting the final experimental tests.