Chapter 237: This Is Art


    "The nature of these pollutants is strange. Rather than call it a pollutant, it''d be more urate to call it a natural substance with unfavorable properties."


    This was the conclusion Lacey hade to after researching the demon realm''s air for some time. Based on her findings, the mana in the demon realm''s air couldn''t actually be considered polluted since the "pollutants" weren''t a result of external factors. Instead, these "pollutants" were an inherent part of the demon realm''s environment. So, one could say that the demon realm''s mana was in its natural state.


    "A natural substance with unfavorable properties?" Kristine muttered as she looked at the empty jars on the floor. She had brought thirty jars of air back from the demon realm, and they had used over twenty jars already. Fortunately, Lacey indeed had the qualifications of a senior alchemist as her research had already yielded some results. "Can you give me a simpler exnation? I don''t know much about alchemy, so I don''t really understand what you mean."


    "For example, if you squeeze the air in the human realm, you''ll squeeze out ''water'' which we can drink directly. However, if you were to squeeze the demon realm''s air, you''ll get a mixture of ''oil'' and ''water,'' with oil being the pollutants and water being mana. If you try to drink this mixture, it''s only natural that you''ll feel ufortable," Lacey exined after pondering for a moment. "But the problem now is that the demon realm can only produce this oil-water mixture. The ''oil''ponent wasn''t artificially added. Instead, it is an inherent part of the demon realm''s environment."


    "I see. So, the demons'' special organs are filters that filter the ''oil'' out of this mixture so that their bodies can use normal ''water,''" Kristine said, nodding. She had a much easier time understanding Lacey''s words after the girl equated mana with water and the pollutants with oil. "Then, is there a way to get rid of this ''oil''?"


    "It is possible, but this solution will be no different than transforming the demons'' special organs into a type of magic. It can only help the demons extract normal mana out of the air. It cannot resolve the source of the mana pollution," Lacey said, sighing. "It''s akin to creating gas masks to ensure that we can inhale non-toxic air in an environment that is filled with toxic air. While the toxins in the air are no longer a threat to us, they are still all around us."


    "This is troublesome That exins why the demons have never thought of solving their pollution problem. Even if they do know about the cause, there''s nothing they can actually do about it," Kristine said, suddenly realizing why the demons would rather fight a war with an overwhelmingly high chance of defeat than try to solve their pollution problem. The demons definitely had their own talented alchemists, so they must have realized that the demon realm''s pollution was an inherent part of nature, and there was no practical solution to it.


    "It''s unfortunate, but there really is no solution to this problem. No matter how capable alchemists are, there is nothing we can do to resist thews of nature," Lacey said, shrugging to express her inability.


    "Laws of nature Right! Laws!"


    Kristine suddenly realized something after hearing Lacey''s words. Since the demon realm''s pollution was of natural causes, didn''t this mean that the pollution was part of the world''sws?


    There must be a w" that was causing the demon realm''s environment to end up in such a horrible state. So, if they could erase or modify thisw, they might be able to resolve the cause of the demon realm''s harsh environment.


    The reason the demon realm''s inhabitants had never thought of this point was most likely because none of them knew about ws." Of course, the Demon Kings should know about the existence ofws, but there was no way they would waste their time fixing the demon realm''s environment. All they cared about was living a life of luxury and exacting their revenge against humans.


    "This is interesting. If the demon realm''s mana pollution is rted tows, I can try solving it," Kristine said, chuckling under Lacey''s confused gaze. Then, she grabbed one of the jars that still contained air from the demon realm and opened it, releasing the air into the room.


    When the light purple air hovered out of the jar, Kristine narrowed her eyes and cast Psychokinesis Transcendence.


    Kristine had recovered a good portion of her strength already. Although she was still some distance from recovering to her peak, she already had enough strength to cast taboos without external help.


    Meanwhile, Kristine''s Psychokinesis Transcendence was much more refined than Alice''s. After all, she was a veteran Hero. Hence, the psychokic threads she created quickly prated the purple air and analyzed the "polluted" mana in it.


    Sure enough, Kristine quickly discovered that the polluted mana was a mixture of twoponents. From a microscopic point of view, there werevender particles attached to the surface of every mana particle. Meanwhile, thesevender particles were most likely derived from thew that was causing the demon realm''s mana to be generated in a polluted state.


    "...But why does it feel like I''ve seen thesevender particles before?" Kristine muttered with her eyes narrowed. While she still couldn''t influencews with her Psychokinesis Transcendence, her psychokinesis threads could analyze and influence everything beneathws. Thus, she tentatively tried to separate some of thevender particles from the polluted mana particles.


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    However, Kristine''s expression changed the next moment. The reaction of thesevender particles was much more intense than she expected. It was as if thesevender particles came with maic properties. As soon as she pried them apart from the mana particles with her psychokic threads, they immediately began exerting a powerful pulling force on their surroundings.


    However, this pulling force did not randomly attract everything in its range. Instead, it only targeted mana. Seeing this, Kristine instantly understood the severity of the situation as she promptly dismissed her Psychokinesis Transcendence, turned around, and lunged at Lacey, pushing the ignorant girl to the floor.


    <em>Boom!</em>


    An explosion urred just like Kristine expected. This was an inevitable oue since concentrating so much mana into a single spot would naturally lead to a mana overflow. Fortunately, Lacey had previously exhausted a significant portion of the room''s mana while conducting her experiments. So, the mana density in the room was rtively low, and the explosion resulting from the mana overflow wasn''t as severe as it could have been.


    Even so, the explosion had still demolished the room''s door and walls. The explosion had also sent Kristine and Lacey flying through the demolished walls andnding in the living room.


    "Cough, cough I didn''t think thosevender particles would be so unstable"


    Kristine had an extraordinarily tough physique, so such a small explosion couldn''t even leave any injuries on her body. At most, it had shredded her clothes and choked her with smoke.


    When Kristine looked at the girl under her, she saw that Lacey still didn''t seem to realize what had happened as she wore a dazed expression on her face. Just when Kristine thought of offering an exnation, her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the front door opening.


    "What are you twodoing?"


    Alice''s mouth twitched when she saw Kristine, as naked as the day she was born, pressing Lacey to the floor in the living room. If not for the destroyed bedroom behind them, she would have most likely thought that the two were conducting some sort of special y.