There are currently as many as thirty-nine students participating in the alchemy laboratory's project, but I am afraid that half of them have only roughly involved alchemy knowledge. In the final analysis, there are probably only less than twenty people who really have a good grasp of alchemy.

Fortunately, because of Su Mu's bold proposal that day, this problem was also solved to some extent.

In terms of alchemy, Charles of the Academy's third seat undoubtedly had an understanding far beyond Su Mu and Lu Xi, so just in the first elective course he opened, he already had a rough division of the students' alchemy.

"I already have a general idea of what each of you know about alchemy. According to my personal division, alchemy is roughly divided into three stages...... Imitation, exploration, and creation!"

"Sadly, however, Lu Xi, the leader of the lab, is the only one of you so far, who is barely on the threshold of the creation stage. More than a dozen people with good talents, including Su Mu, have just gained a firm foothold in the exploration stage. As for more people, they are still in the most basic imitation stage. ”

On the podium of the alchemy course, Charles, the third seat of the academy, looked at the audience with some regret, and while announcing the division of his heart, he also summarized with considerable disappointment:

"Judging from the current situation, the reason why it is difficult for you to determine the research direction of the alchemy laboratory is not because your level of effort is not enough, but simply because your own ability is too low. ”

"You're just a bunch of people who have just learned to walk, and trying to get you to race against the other two kingdoms at once is going to make you fall terribly. ”

So my advice today is...... Give up all unrealistic illusions, do not expect that you can create something new, do not expect more creative discoveries, but now put all your thoughts on the most basic imitation and replication!"

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Although through the situation of the alchemy laboratory since its "real" establishment, Su Mu has actually discovered the naivety of himself and Lu Xi, and finally clearly realized that the level of alchemy of the students is undoubtedly not as high as imagined.

But at this time, with the outspokenness of the third seat of the academy, Su Mu was even more desperate to find that they seemed to have no qualifications to create at all.

And at this time, the mood was gloomy, and it was obviously not just Su Mu alone.

All the students who participated in the laboratory project, although they did not have a deep understanding of alchemy, they were no less shallow than Su Mu in terms of expectations about the alchemy laboratory.

If it weren't for bigger dreams, who would take the initiative to join the slightly boring study of alchemy?

Fortunately, while everyone was a little depressed, Charles looked at everyone in the classroom, and finally confirmed everyone's expectations for alchemy.

Therefore, at this moment, Charles also suddenly changed his words and continued:

"But don't be presumptuous, although you have not received a complete alchemy system of learning, but your talent is far superior to ordinary people after all. And the so-called imitation in my mouth is obviously not a copy of your imagination, but a way for you to explore existing technology that the Federation does not yet have. ”

When Charles said this, he looked at Su Mu with a little playfulness, and once again mentioned the fact that he had given Su Mu an example, and used it to illustrate the exploration that the students could make.

"As you all know, the development of alchemy throughout the ages has been led by the Papal States, with the Confederation and the Empire following in their own right. ”

However, to this day, except for the most core armor technology in the Papal States, which has not yet been cracked, the rest of the alchemy creations in the Papal States have actually been imitated and copied by the Federation and the Empire. Even in some respects alone, the Confederation and the Empire, by virtue of learning, have instead developed qualities that transcend their original qualities. ”

"So in my opinion, the direction of your alchemy research today should be to take a specific existing technology as the goal, and strive to make more breakthroughs on the basis of this existing technology. ”

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The deduction of Charles, the third seat of the academy, undoubtedly gave everyone a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

In terms of the expansion of alchemy, Charles's vision is obviously much higher than that of Su Mu and others, and he can naturally easily look at the larger world, thus fundamentally reversing the fallacy of the alchemy laboratory's policy.

"So, in the opinion of His Excellency Charles, what are the aspects of technology that should be prioritized as the direction of our exploration at present?"

"Or what are the specific aspects of alchemy technology that are more valuable in your eyes, and have more potential that we need to reproduce?"

As the leader of the laboratory, Lu Xi's question obviously really got to the point.

Therefore, Charles is undoubtedly quite satisfied with Lu Xi's sharp vision.

"Among the three major kingdoms of the continent, the alchemy armor technology of the Papal States is obviously the most valuable one to reproduce. However, in terms of this technology, the information blockade made by the Papal States is extremely tight, and the Federation has still lacked the most critical information. So I don't actually recommend that you choose something of this difficulty to explore in the first place. ”

"And after the alchemy armor technology, the next top technology that bears the brunt of it is the core of the armaments of the three major powers...... The manufacture of the Qi Power Feather Ship!"

"However, when it comes to the manufacture of featherships, one is that the Federation has already made a replica by the sages, and there is not much left for you to explore. Secondly, it is also because, after all, the feather ship is an extremely large project, and it is not possible to simulate it completely by relying on the alchemy laboratory that has not yet formed a system. ”

As soon as Charles opened his mouth, he had already denied two different techniques in succession.

But everyone knows that the more cautious Charles is, the more useful and feasible his advice will become.

Sure enough, after denying the exploration of the first two, Charles at this time turned around slightly, and wrote two completely different things on the wipeable wall similar to the blackboard in Su Mu's memory.

Then he turned his body, looked through the group of students, looked directly at Su Mu's location, and then finally spoke about the core direction question:

"In my opinion, there are two aspects that are most worth exploring!"

"First of all, although the three major powers each have their own technology for the manufacture of alchemical turbines, the Confederation is obviously slightly inferior to the exploration of this technology compared to the Papal States and the Empire. ”

"We can't equip the entire knights of the Cult Divine Battalion with this kind of vehicle, like the Founder Papal States, nor can we simply stack the thrust of a single turbine to the extreme like a simple and crude empire. ”

"In my eyes, your first direction of exploration is to focus on the batch and enhancement of alchemy turbines, and continue to explore the possibility of breakthroughs in the original turbine technology. ”

Charles's first proposal, of course, was one that was very much in line with the status quo.

The manufacturing technology of the alchemy turbine is not a secret even in the Federation, and Su Mu can obviously easily obtain the technology itself.

And if it can reduce its manufacturing cost, or continue to enhance the applicable performance of the turbine, no matter where Su Mu has made progress, it will also gain huge benefits and reputation.

However, at this moment, when Charles finished speaking the first proposal, he was still staring at Su Mu's eyes, but there was suddenly a little more playfulness.

Then I heard Charles, who was the third seat in the academy, continue to propose to everyone:

"And the next second project, although the success rate is not high from a macro point of view, but presumably as the investor of the alchemy laboratory, the mystery will not let go of the exploration of this kind of thing. ”

"You've all heard of a rumor about the Empire. Legend has it that the most noble members of the royal family of the Dragon Empire have specially trained a group of extremely special mages, so that the mages can use magic to record performances or plays, and then be able to reflect and watch them anytime and anywhere. ”

"And logically speaking, since this kind of technology can be achieved by mages, of course, it is possible to reproduce it with alchemy...... And as long as you can successfully research this technology, although it is not technically sophisticated, it will certainly lead to a great leap forward in civil alchemy. ”

"After all, something that was once only enjoyed by the royal family...... Who wouldn't be interested in it?"