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(I heard the Date A Live mobile game crashed? Oh well, anyway, I didn't get a beta test qualification, so I didn't play it because of my grind. I just hope they don't ruin the game. I still really like the Date A Live series.)
(But why is it that so many Date A Live fanfictions involve gender reassignment and marriage... Either the protagonist undergoes gender reassignment, or Itsuka Shido becomes Itsuka Shiori... I don't mind harems, but turning a guy into a girl, sorry, I really can't stand it...)
(Reject feminization, reject gender reassignment, reject cross-dressing!)
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By the way, could the price of this Gate of Truth be the same as in Fullmetal Alchemist, where the Philosopher's Stone could be used to pay the price instead?
In the middle of the night, Chang Yan opened his eyes and began to think about some things.
(System, can the cost of the Gate of Truth be replaced by the Philosopher's Stone?)
(The host can seek answers at the Gate of Truth. This system cannot answer this question either, after all, I am merely a system.)
.......
Well, it seems asking you was a mistake.
Upon hearing the system's reply, Chang Yan couldn't help but feel a series of black lines appear on his forehead. Then, he opened the Gate of Truth and stepped inside.
In a pure white space, a magnificent doorway stood before Chang Yan.
It was majestic and enormous, like a gate supporting the heavens and the earth. Its dark and incomparably powerful presence made everything feel an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Countless mysterious patterns and totems are carved on the surface of the door, and an immense and indescribable mystery is condensed here. And all of this is merely the surface of the "door".
Everything, everything, lies behind the "door".
Equivalent exchange is the foundation of all foundations.
Everything is about exchange.
Oh wow, how magnificent!
Looking at the Gate of Truth, Chang Yan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and then quickly shifted his attention to the center of the door.
There, there was a huge pattern—
One eye.
A slanted eye.
The moment he saw the eyes, Chang said everything before his eyes changed instantly.
He saw many—
He witnessed the death of a star.
—He witnessed the terror of black holes.
He witnessed the birth of life.
—The truth behind the extinction of dinosaurs, the long process of early human development, and the carnage of human warfare.
as well as--
His previous two lives.
.......
"As expected of the Gate of Truth... But I don't need to pay a price for these things, do I?"
After a moment of silence, Chang Yan finally spoke and asked.
The Gate of Truth doesn't care about moods or anything like that; it's simply treated as a machine.
(No cost is required; this is a reward mechanism set up for each world to enter the Gate of Truth for the first time.)
A strange sound rang out from Chang Yan's mind.
The voices of the elderly, youths, girls, children, babies, and middle-aged men and women, all devoid of emotion, are mixed together, yet every word is clearly audible.
The Gate of Truth actually offers such benefits? But seriously, how useless are those mages? They haven't even seen the Gate of Truth yet. How embarrassing.
"Then, for the Gate of Truth, can I use the Philosopher's Stone instead of paying the price?"
(The cost of asking the question: 1cc of blood)
"Pay the price."
Chang Yan didn't feel any change in himself after answering the question.
What changes can happen with 1cc of blood?
However, my blood is the blood of an apostle, which should be considered a rare and precious treasure, right?
(Can)
Okay, that's good, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do.
But the main event is yet to come.
"What price is required to gain the knowledge to forge the Philosopher's Stone in this world?"
(Price: Some body tissue/500cc of blood)
"Some body tissue...can I pay with my appendix?"
(Additional 200cc of blood is required)
"Pay the price."
In fact, according to common sense nowadays, many organs in the body are no longer important, and things like the appendix are even more useless. Of course, some organs are still very useful.
(Note that people used to think that the appendix was useless except for causing inflammation, but now it seems to have been found that it is still a useful organ. The appendix contains a large number of lymphocytes, which can effectively prevent enteritis. All of the above information was found on Baidu.)
At this moment, Chang Yan felt something, but it wasn't pain. As someone with martial arts experience, he just felt that something inside his body had suddenly disappeared.
Painless excision, no scarring, no sequelae, no risk of infection, time-saving and effortless, it is simply a hero in the surgical world.
A stream of information was directly transmitted into Chang Yan's head, neither harsh nor gentle.
......
After carefully examining it, Chang Yan realized—
Isn't this the transmutation circle from Fullmetal Alchemist?! But they gave me several different transmutation circles at once, it seems...
Now that I've traded with the Gate of Truth, I should be able to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle, right?
The foundation of a transmutation circle is the power of the circle. The circle represents the circulation of power, and once the formula is written on it, the activation of that power becomes possible.
Knowing the flow and laws of power allows one to deal with anything. After accepting and understanding these, one can then create. This is alchemy. Simply put, based on the principle of equivalent exchange, people can transform the properties of objects.
Strangely, however, these transmutation circles do not correspond to a single pattern for a single transmutation effect; the same person using the same transmutation circle will produce different results.
Okay, that's all for now. I've got the stuff, I need to go back and study physics and chemistry.
"I want to get out of here."
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In the blink of an eye, Chang Yan was back in his room.
The first thing he did was not to immediately seize the time to study, but to open the faith network and send out his knowledge about transmutation arrays, asking them to carefully and secretly collect the Philosopher's Stone.
Why keep your underlings if you don't need them?
But better safe than sorry! I don't want to open the door the next day and find a dozen main characters standing at my door.
Although he could send his underlings to the Gate of Truth to pay a price for knowledge, and then have Changyan search his brain to obtain that knowledge, but—
Since we can't trust them, we can't let them in.
Inside the Gate of Truth, there is complete isolation from the outside world. So-called contracts, oaths, psychological suggestions, and spiritual pollution are suppressed to zero by the very presence of the Gate of Truth itself.
What if they acquire some incredible knowledge?
Not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
The so-called truth must be in my hands!
Chapter 246 What if the Transmutation Array were in my brother's hands?
(You can think of the cost of the Gate of Truth as a direct reduction in your maximum blood limit. After losing that blood, your total blood volume is fixed, and you can't replenish it no matter what you eat. As for bloodletting for storage... I really didn't think of that. However, the cost of the Gate of Truth can't be avoided so easily, otherwise it would be too low-class.)
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Chang Yan took out a piece of paper and a black pen, and began to draw a basic transmutation circle.
Wow, this is a bit difficult!
To draw a circle freehand, and in one smooth motion, requires mastering mathematics, physics, and chemistry if you want to use transmutation circles in combat...
My IQ needs a boost!
Alchemy is definitely not the right profession for me, but my mage underlings will probably like it.
Chang Yan, having already wasted about ten sheets of paper, honed his skills while thinking to himself, and then wasted another sheet...
Although I've heard the saying from the Gate of Truth that alchemy can be done by hand without a transmutation circle, this thing can be used to draw in school classrooms, corridors, toilets, stairs, main gates, podiums, playgrounds, and along the way to and from school, just in case someone wants to ambush me.
In fact, Chang Yan, who suffers from mild paranoia, has already drawn several highly concealed magic circles in the school. Ever since he was tricked by that sorcerer last time, he immediately and secretly drew a bunch of magic circles on the back of his chair, the back of his desk, the back of the blackboard, and he didn't even spare the blackboard eraser.
Just then, Chang Yan seemed to remember something, put down his paper and pen, and pulled out the map of the city he had bought during his first mission...
Meanwhile, among those mage underlings, this alchemy array had already caused a huge sensation.
"This is a gift from the Lord! This is the Lord's mercy!"
"A miracle! A mere pattern can directly transform matter!"
"Praise be to my Lord! Come, let me see how these gases are transformed into something else—BOMM!"
"Damn it, you idiot, how did you even learn basic chemistry?! If I hadn't kept my magic shield up the whole time, my hairstyle would be ruined!"
A group of mages were bent over on the ground drawing a transmutation circle. One of them was probably too excited and made a mistake during the transmutation, which caused an explosion that sent everyone flying.
"Don't panic, don't panic. Experimental mistakes are normal, aren't they? Wait a minute, why does it smell a bit?"
"Air quality testing... Holy crap, which idiot converted carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide! Air purification techniques... You all need to go back and relearn basic chemistry!"
As expected, mages are the most adept at courting death.
The transmutation arrays that were passed down to them were only the basic transmutation array and the transmutation array for making the Philosopher's Stone. They were also told in advance not to think about transmutation of humans or anything like that. They were told to use their time to clone a human instead, because transmuted things have no soul.
Although cloning is completely banned internationally, it still happens covertly...
"The task our lord has given us is to forge the Philosopher's Stone, and the main material is beings with souls... Some of them should go to Africa, some to the Middle East, and some to Hell and the land of magical girls. Anyway, their lifespans are exceptionally long, and their populations are large, so having fewer won't matter. But remember, be careful—in the name of the Lord!"
In the name of the Lord!
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"Refining the Philosopher's Stone, huh... Perfect! Let these ignorant ants become our first offering to our Lord! Go forth, you evil spirits, the time has come!"
In a psychological counseling room, Randolph squinted at a strangely dressed figure in front of him.
"So, Archdruid Odave Oak, you still won't tell me?"
The old man, dressed entirely in clothes made of leaves, remained silent for a long time before coldly speaking.
"Mother Nature protects me, evil spirits! Use whatever methods you have, you will all be punished by nature!"
"As expected of a Grand Druid, even his brain has turned to wood. Fine, let him experience it for himself—come and feel the mercy of our Lord!"
Randolph spoke frantically, then transformed into a twisted shadow, drilling straight into Iodolf Oak's mind.
Inside the psychological counseling room, there was only an old man convulsing and with a ferocious expression.
After a while, a slightly distorted old man's voice rang out from inside—
"Ah, how wonderful."
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"Xenovia?"
Hyoudou Issei felt somewhat embarrassed as he looked at Xenovia who had suddenly walked over.