Chapter 37: Experimental Notes


    These water drops were not in the test tube before. ire''s Appraisal Spell clearly told her this result, but after contact with the me, water was produced in the test tube.


    So, what did this mean?


    "Thebustion of this gas can produce water?"


    Sharon made the conclusion that ire did not dare to confirm, but they could obviously see the result.


    "I think we should make some more gas to verify its properties."


    Reiner did not affirm or deny, but continued to fiddle with the experimental equipment and collected enough two gases.


    "Thebustion-supporting gas can be collected by the drainage method, but it will be slightly soluble in water over time. It is colorless, odorless, and has no obvious toxicity to the human body. It can supportbustion or can burn itself, and ites from the electrolysis of water. The average of the rtive elemental masses of the elements that make up the gas is 16.3, which was determined by using three methods. It can be spected that the gas isposed of atoms of two elements. I named this element les''."


    After conducting a series of experiments, Reiner wrote this description in his notes.


    The definition of rtive element mass in academia was the ratio of the target element to the one-twelfth of the element mass of "Carbone". Themon form of "Carbone" was a ckbustible solid substance, which was the mainponent of coal.


    The rtive element mass measurement spell could measure the mass of the molecule. Reiner measured the rtive element mass of the two gases. Then, based on the rtive element mass of the water, the rtive element mass of the element itself could be obtained by a simple calction.


    Since these spells couldn''t measure the rtive element mass of individual elements in thepound, so it was difficult to find new substances. It seemed that some mages were looking for new measurement methods, but they had no clue.


    As for the naming rule, he followed the habits of alchemists, which he found from an ancient magic book.


    After writing these, Reiner carried out the same experiment with another gas.


    "This gas can be collected by the drainage method. It is found through experiments that it is almost insoluble in water. It is colorless, odorless, and has no obvious toxicity to the human body. It is very easy to burn. After burning, it generates water. The average value of the mass measured by three methods is 1. It can be inferred that the gas isposed of atoms of two elements. I named it ''Hydra''."


    Hydra was a monster once discovered by ancient mages in one demine. More than 90% of that demine was covered by sea water, and that monster was the overlord of the sea and was also recorded in the magic books.


    "The quality of this element is really light."


    Sharon sighed with emotion. A rtive element mass of 1 meant that the mass of a "Hydra" atom was one-twelfth that of a "Carborne" atom. But this light element actually had the name of a giant monster. It was such a huge contrast.


    Rainer smiled, and did not exin the enormous power that this seemingly lightest element might conceive in the future. He then conducted some experiments to mixmonbustibles with "les".


    Unsurprisingly, the product of the mixedbustion of "Carborne" and "les" was the kind of magical me-retardant gas in C. The elementposition ratio was one to two. This gas was named "Carbone Double les". Because themon name of the Carbone element was carbon, and the aqueous solution of this gas was acidic. It was also called carbonic acid gas.


    When "les" and "Hydra" were put into a closed container at a ratio of one to two, the mass of water obtained after ignition with a spark was exactly equal to the mass of the two gases put in the container. Experiments had proved that the mass of matter was conserved after the alchemical reaction.


    At this point, the experiment on the properties of the gas came to an end. To finish the note, Reiner wrote:


    "ording to the experimental process, it can be known that water is not a simple substance, but apound obtained from the elements of ''les'' and ''Hydra'' in a ratio of one to two. When electricity is applied, the gas of these two elements can be obtained."


    This sentence seemed simple, but it overthrew an entire system.


    Modern alchemy system.


    The electrolysis of water showed that the so-called "basic elements" were not basic, and the matter was notposed of these four elements.


    "les" could supportbustion, but it did not have a negative mass. It was not a fire element, but most of thebustion reactions require its participation. In the past, the core element ofbustion that people could not find was "les".


    And the conclusion of conservation of mass overturns many of the previously well-established reaction forms. People would need to find other materials that had been missed in the previous experiment to meet thisw, and all alchemy textbooks would be rewritten!


    ire looked at Reiner''s notes. The beautiful swashes made this Professor feel even more mncholy, like a lost child who could not find her way home.


    "Have we been wrong for hundreds of years?"


    Muttering to herself, ire''s eyes were nk.


    At this time, a hand was gently ced on her head.


    "Not everything is wrong. Combustion theory and basic element theories have a great influence, but many conclusions on this will not change because of new discoveries. Do you think charcoal would not burn after I publish this? Of course not."


    Reiner gently stroked ire''s soft blonde hair, his fingertips moving gently against her smooth hair. It was a wonderful feeling.


    "In fact, starting from today, not only alchemy, but the entire magical world will benefit from it. We overturn the past theories not to copse the entire magical tower, but to move further toward the truth. It is even possible that in the future, these conclusions will be overturned by forms that describe the world more urately. We just made a little step forward in the process of approaching the truth."


    This simple step took three hundred years.


    ire lifted her head slightly. The principal, who had never looked pleasing to her eyes in the past, seemed to have be a lot more gentle. His words echoed in ire''s ears. It was not a proud deration, but a humble whisper.


    There was no arrogance, nocency, what Reiner showed was only the heart of exploration.


    The legendary mage Hermann Braggs, who stood out in the ancient magic wars and established the modern magic system single-handled, once said that the so-called mage was just a person who sought truth. At this moment, Reiner''s words and deeds were precisely this. The truest portrayal of the sentence.


    Staring at him, ire felt a little hot on her cheeks, she hurriedly turned her head away, and covered her hot cheeks with her hands.


    Her heartbeat was beating fast. Even in the fifth magic test after four failures, ire had never felt this way. It was different from tension, but a purer emotion.


    "Then Professor ire..."


    Reiner looked at ire and said softly.


    "Can you help me sort out today''sb notes so that I can write the paper?"


    "What?"


    The turn of the words was a bit strange, ire didn''t react for a while, but when she noticed her gaffe and Reiner''s indifferent attitude, the Professor suddenly felt a little resentful.


    This guy was terrible!