novelhk Chapter 335 Perfume Making
Chapter 335 Perfume Making
Chapter 335 Perfume Making
A book of emeralds that once existed in the world of mirrors.
Is this the true nature of the person in the mirror?
He said he was the Jade Record, the Jade Record of Reality and Illusion.
In other words, it's not the only Jadeite Record? Are there other Jadeite Records?
Aaron asked, "Is it true or false?"
The person in the mirror replied, "The Jade Records document the power of illusion and reality."
"Register?"
"That's right, register," the person in the mirror said, "but don't rush, take it one step at a time. What you need to do now is to quickly create a perfume bottle."
"You are not the first person to come into contact with spices, but anyone who comes into contact with spices will likely be guided to come into contact with the Jade Book."
"Why?" Aaron asked.
"You should understand that keyholes always attract keys."
Is that so? Aaron couldn't fully agree with what the person in the mirror said.
However, it can be understood as a characteristic.
Or rather, what is the underlying principle?
The principle of spice reversion.
Regardless, Aaron can only find the answer by doing what the person in the mirror says.
He brought with him the blueprints for the perfume bottle, a badge made from the core material, iron, and three auxiliary ingredients: pepper representing the sun's breeze, a fragrance representing mercury water, and sesame representing sulfur fire.
Leave the library and head to town.
Aaron found out the shop of the only blacksmith in town. When the blacksmith saw the blueprints Aaron provided, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Very few people would bring blueprints to him to have items crafted.
Aaron explained all the details to the blacksmith, even at the cost of spending a little more time outside the library.
Aaron only returned to the library after the other party agreed to build it strictly according to his requirements.
Of course, the man wouldn't have agreed so readily if Aaron hadn't shown him a large silver coin.
It will take several days for the perfume bottle to be made.
During these free moments, Aaron asked the person in the mirror many questions.
The fact that the person in the mirror still couldn't answer some questions shows that spices alone cannot break all the restrictions placed on them.
But the explanation given by the person in the mirror is quite intriguing: "I am not complete."
In other words, the Emerald Record that Aaron saw in the mirror world was incomplete.
Aaron also asked about the origin of the forbidden books, and the person in the mirror said that they were collected by past forbidden book administrators.
In the past, libraries were more powerful, able to guide librarians to collect banned books.
But that power is now weakening as the number of banned books in the library gradually increases.
The newest book in the library is Catherine's Amorous Travels, which is what Lady Aurélie studied. This book was collected by the previous librarian.
Currently, the library can no longer guide Aaron to collect new forbidden books.
As for the book in Aaron's mind, "The Record of Forbidden Books," whether it also came from the power of the library, the person in the mirror did not take the initiative to answer.
But Aaron didn't intend to say anything. What if the person in the mirror didn't know about this? Wouldn't Aaron be exposing his cheat ability?
Even now, Aaron still can't believe it and can't fully understand it.
The library's miracle came from spices.
Can spices alone possess this level of power?
Aaron felt it was at least not just the power of spices.
However, the person in the mirror could not give a more definitive answer to this question.
Perhaps it was due to the restrictions, or perhaps the whole affair was merely a mirror reflecting lies, a deception orchestrated by Aaron.
Unless, Aaron truly possessed some kind of power because of the spices.
The most crucial question remains: why do spices, the Jade Book, this library, and even Aaron and his administrators exist? The mirror did not provide Aaron with a clear explanation.
Aaron's persistence in this matter was not due to the mirror's persuasion.
Rather, it stems from inner unease.
If there exists a power in this world that could easily shatter Aaron's trump cards, then Aaron would not tolerate its existence.
But I can't control it.
The power of banned books may be terrifying, but thanks to the miracles of the library, Aaron always finds a clever way to defuse it.
But Aaron was completely powerless against the power of the spices.
Therefore, even if mastering this power requires burning a portion of his lifespan, Aaron is willing to do it.
Three days later, Aaron went to the blacksmith shop again.
After the perfume bottle was finished, Aaron paid the blacksmith a large silver coin and immediately returned to the library.
Approach the person in the mirror and place the perfume bottle on the mirror surface.
A radiant smile immediately appeared on the face of the person reflected in the mirror:
"That's right! The perfect perfume bottle!"
"What should we do next?" Aaron didn't want to waste any more time.
"Perfume blending, of course!" the person in the mirror said with a smile. "And this is the formula to become a beeswax perfumer—."
The person in the mirror disappeared from the mirror, and the Jade Record reappeared in the center of the mirror.
It slowly enlarged, and only Aaron could decipher the words on it.
The words above, representing "truthful and without falsehood, absolutely certain and irrefutable," still remain.
But it quickly faded away, and then a new string of unrecognizable characters appeared.
And Aaron, once again, understood what it meant—
One to one and a half percent salt soil, two to three percent sulfur wind, one to two percent moon water, three to four percent mercury fire, and one and a half percent salt wind.
After Aaron wrote down the recipe, the person in the mirror reappeared and explained:
"According to your naming conventions, Salt Soil is cardamom, Sulfur Wind is fennel, Moon Water is licorice, Mercury Fire is tamarind, and Salt Wind is cumin."
Aaron nodded: "Should we just add these spices to the perfume bottle?"
"Of course, you have to strictly follow the order and proportions, and you have to make sure that the spices fill more than 90% of the perfume bottle's capacity."
This was just a simple math problem, and Aaron immediately set about blending perfumes.
He grinds the required spices into powder, then weighs them, trying to keep the proportion of each spice within the specified range.
Finally, they were piled into five small hills of different sizes.
Aaron held his breath, swearing that if he sneezed even once, all his previous efforts would be for nothing.
Next, Aaron poured the five piles of spices into the perfume bottle one by one.
Cardamom
fennel--
Licorice.
Tamarind
cumin!
Once all the spices had been added, the person in the mirror in the distance eagerly gave instructions:
"Quick! Now! Put the cap on and shake well!"
Aaron did as instructed.
Rocking up and down, rocking left and right, swaying and rocking—
Aaron didn't ask until his arms started to ache:
"Is it okay now?"
"That's about it!"
"What's next?"
"Record the fragrance!"
The person in the mirror disappeared again, and the Jade Record appeared in the mirror.
"Record your fragrance, both real and illusory, in the Jade Record."
Aaron picked up the perfume bottle and touched the emerald slab in the mirror.
The text on the Jade Record disappeared quickly, replaced by a blank page.
Then, a string of symbols that Aaron didn't recognize appeared on the blank space, but he understood their meaning again.
The text is divided into two parts: one part is his name, "Aaron Mosley," and the other part is a symbol representing a number.
However, these characters were not stable; instead, they flickered and flowed repeatedly, as if they might disappear from the Jade Record at any moment.
Just then, Aaron suddenly felt a force more tingling than an electric current, gentler than a breeze, hotter than a flame, and colder than frost, flowing from the perfume bottle into his body through his palm.
That power, flowing through Aaron's body, was far more powerful than any power Aaron had ever wielded before, whether it was witchcraft or magic.
And Aaron also discovered that he seemed to be able to control it!
The person in the mirror then said:
"Hehehe! Congratulations on being entered into the Record of the Illusory and Real Jadeite—"
"The Beeswax Perfumer!"