"Just like that, four Glowstone in the corners, four Redstone in the gaps, and one Diamond in the middle."
"The Philosopher's Stone! The lifelong ideal of alchemists! The starting point of equivalent exchange!"
A purple, spherical object quietly levitated above the crafting table, seemingly emitting some kind of flame.
[Detected that Host has completed the mission: [The Starting Point of Alchemy!]]
[Ding! Unlocking the Tokusatsu Rider mod.]
"Oh~! This mod..."
Seeing the mod the system had unlocked, Lin Tian was a bit surprised. After all, there was a genuine one in the chat group he had joined.
'When I make a Decadriver in the future, I'll try transforming in front of 'Wang Xiaoming'. Maybe it'll make his jaw drop?'
The thought sparked some excitement in Lin Tian, but for now, he had to take things one step at a time.
"So this is the Philosopher's Stone? It looks pretty ordinary!" Aoi Kanzaki said, looking curiously at the Philosopher's Stone levitating above the crafting table. She didn't see anything special about it.
"Ordinary?" Hearing Aoi Kanzaki's comment, Lin Tian didn't blame her. After all, not everyone knew how precious this thing was.
One had to know, the Philosopher's Stone was the ultimate goal for almost all alchemists, but in the world of Minecraft, it was merely a starting point.
Words couldn't explain it clearly, so Lin Tian picked up the Philosopher's Stone, intending to demonstrate its power directly.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Lin Tian also started a livestream. He was going to... show off for everyone!
...
Soon, most of the group members had entered the livestream.
[Sister Looking for Her Brother: Hm? Why the sudden livestream?]
[Silly Girl: That's the Philosopher's Stone! Lin Tian! You actually unlocked Equivalent Exchange!]
[Silly Girl: Wait! Don't tell me you also unlocked Avaritia?!]
[Wandering the Mortal Realm: The Philosopher's Stone?]
[God's Tongue: The Philosopher's Stone couldn't be the thing that alchemists in novels pursue their entire lives, could it?]
[Hellish Blizzard: If it really is that kind of thing, I can sort of understand why the Group Leader is so surprised. But what is Avaritia? Another mod?]
[I Am Just a Passerby: Whoa, whoa, whoa, no way. You can actually make something that absurd? That world is a bit too terrifying, isn't it?]
[Mad Love for Hashirama: Philosopher's Stone... Avaritia...]
[Silly Girl: You guys don't understand the terror of the Equivalent Exchange and Avaritia mods combined! The weapons in Avaritia are so powerful they're practically unsolvable!]
[Silly Girl: Damn it, if I had known earlier that you unlocked Equivalent Exchange and Avaritia, I wouldn't have made my decision so quickly!]
Although Liu Yueyan knew she wouldn't get the Sword of the Cosmos, she thought she might be able to get a lesser weapon, like the Red Matter Katar or the Dark Matter Sword, right?
...
Seeing that most people were in the livestream, Lin Tian began his demonstration.
"Watch closely!"
With that, Lin Tian pointed the Philosopher's Stone at the various blocks he had prepared.
A flash of light passed, and dirt turned into sand, cobblestone into stone, iron ore into diamond ore, wheat into carrots...
Seeing the blocks in front of them transform, Shinobu Kocho and the other girls' eyes widened. The livestream chat fell silent for a moment.
This was changing the very form of matter! And it was done so easily with a casually crafted item. No wonder they said the Philosopher's Stone was the ultimate goal of alchemists! With a divine artifact like this, one wouldn't need to work hard for the rest of their life!
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Lin Tian nodded in satisfaction and quickly ended the livestream, ignoring whatever they had to say.
He then looked at the dumbfounded girls. "Well? Still think it's ordinary?"
"Not ordinary, not ordinary at all! Not in the slightest!" Aoi Kanzaki shook her head vigorously. The moment she saw iron turn into diamond, she knew her own perspective had been too narrow.
"No, it's actually very ordinary," Lin Tian countered Aoi Kanzaki's response.
"This Philosopher's Stone is only very useful in the early stages since it allows us to easily obtain diamonds. But we already have machines that automatically produce these minerals, so the Philosopher's Stone isn't that useful anymore."
As he spoke, Lin Tian walked over to the crafting table.
"But! The things it can craft are the most powerful!!"
"The Transmutation Table!"
Lin Tian excitedly placed the Transmutation Table he was holding onto the ground.
Looking at this object engraved with four purple swirling patterns, the girls became even more curious. After all, Lin Tian's expression was even more excited than before, so this Transmutation Table had to be something even better than the Philosopher's Stone!
"Alright! Everyone, come and sell your things! Oh, and don't sell your enchanted weapons and armor!"
Lin Tian said, putting everything he had on him into it. Apart from his enchanted weapons and armor, even the single Wither Skeleton Skull he possessed could be sold! It seemed this Transmutation Table was a higher tier!
The girls followed Lin Tian's instructions and sold most of the items they were carrying to the Transmutation Table.
Simultaneously, items began to appear one by one on the surface of the Transmutation Table, levitating in the air. A number also appeared on the tabletop.
EMC: 3,859,671
Seeing this number, Lin Tian knew that from now on, he would be working for money.
However, the first floor of their base stored a lot of things, and there were several large ore-generating machines, especially the Totem of Undying farm, which had an insane amount of Emeralds!
But...
Lin Tian thought about it carefully. The EMC required was an astronomical figure, wasn't it?
16 Infinity Ingots, 4 Crystal Matrix Ingots, 2 Neutronium Ingots, and 1 Infinity Catalyst. All in all, it would cost around 1,368,535,104,885 EMC, not to mention all the other convoluted costs involved, and it had to be crafted in an Ultimate Crafting Table.
Lin Tian fell silent. How did he manage to grind it out in his previous life? And in just one week?
'I'll just make a few Portable Transmutation Tables first. One for each of them, so they won't have to keep rummaging through chests in the future.'
As for the storage room that was no longer really needed... hmm, he'd turn it into a collection room and put any new items there in the future.
Just like that, Lin Tian first simply crafted one piece of Dark Matter, then sold it, and then took out... six.
Lin Tian glanced at the Transmutation Table.
EMC: 318,999
Alright, he was too poor!
"Sorry everyone, please wait a moment."
With that, Lin Tian instantly teleported away, leaving the girls behind.
A short while later, Lin Tian returned. This time, he had a big haul. He hadn't expected there to be so many Emeralds!
EMC: 286,975,191
He hadn't thought that after so many days of collecting, he would already have nearly 300 million EMC! It seemed he needed to build a few more of these emerald farms!
With this thought, Lin Tian could finally craft the Portable Transmutation Tables.
First, he made one, sold it, and then took them directly from the Transmutation Table.