Zennin Ossan, Umarekawattara SSS Rank Jinsei ga Kakutei Shita - Vol. 1 Ch. 2

[exxp]

 

[Glomoro]

Wait, doesn't the Philosopher Stone turn shit to gold?

Or am I wrong?

fuck, I haven't watched Harry Potter in years...

Well, supposedly. The legends about that came from real world alchemists. It was the greatest pursuit of alchemy, because it could turn base metals into silver or gold, or perhaps it operated as an elixir of immortality and other such bullshit. On another end, some considered it more of a psychological thing. Achieving perfection of one's own mind, so seeking enlightenment basically. Alchemy was an interesting mix of scientific and... spiritual (might be a better word for this) pursuits, and the stone was the finish line people were racing towards.

Fullmetal Alchemist is probably a much better representation of all of this than the goings on in Harry Potter. Much of the series was exactly that, the pursuit of the stone/elixir/enlightenment.

 

[dahhv2]

"Son, we're no longer a duchy"
"You lost all our gold"

 

[sujinko]

even alchemist of nation need years to develop philosopher stone
is he van Hohenheim reincarnation ?

 

[sirflimflam]

"I read about it in a book once"
...
*crafts philosophers stone*

wut

 

[Kaarme]

@Varler Haha. Alfred Nobel spent a lot of effort trying to convince the military to adopt his (and his father's) new explosives. When the Swedish military wasn't thrilled, he went and contacted foreign militaries. In fact his father made his fortune by manufacturing weapons for Sweden's eternal enemy, Russia. In addition to dynamite, the Nobel company also manufactured other explosives, including purely military ones. Alfred Nobel bought and developed the weapon manufacturer Bofors. He indeed did like peace, but unlike the naive pacifists, he was more realistic about it. He was thus one of the people who thought that once weapons reach a terrible capability of destruction, nobody will dare to wage wars anymore. However, even that thought turned out to be, as we know, a vast underestimation of the human love of war.

 

[StarMaker]

Oh yeah, this is not good.

 

[introvertchild]

Dude just made a shit ton of gold disappear. Then says it's bad to create gold 😂

 

[jakepj]

@introvertchild because being known he can create gold creates greed in other people

 

[jkal99]

Edward elric wants to know your location.

 

[screamdoom]

yo this kid can wipe you out of the existence, that's literally erasing energy out of the world.

 

[Jstar338]

you should've made enough enough gold to cover the amount you disappeared, little shit

 

[StLOrca]

Let’s see: MC was six in the previous chapter. Then, at the start of this chapter, we’re told “Six years have passed.” How can he still be six years old?

Edit: I shouldn’t ask. Anthony there is going to wish me out into the cornfield.