Chapter 860: Cirilla: Garrett Said It's Definitely Possible! |
Garrett steadied his mind and first cast [Detect Poison] on the pig scapula.
...Good, the spell's feedback indicated no poison.
Since there was no poison, detoxification was unnecessary. Therefore, it was expected that [Detoxification] wouldn't work either.
Garrett rested his chin on his hand. But [Detoxification] could work on cadmium, not on the calcium in the bones, meaning [Detoxification] deemed calcium as a harmless or even beneficial substance?
After all, calcium, or its compounds like hydroxyapatite, has a positive effect on bone strength...
Garrett closed his eyes, focused, inhaled, and exhaled. However, some substances are harmful or obstructive to treatment at present. So, can I, within a certain range, designate them as harmful and poisonous?
After all, whether it's magic or divine spells, their essence lies in using spiritual power to interfere with the material world, and the source of spiritual power is sincere desire—
I designate the calcium in this bone as poisonous, harmful, and in need of elimination!
Garrett repeatedly chanted to himself, trying to hypnotize himself. Until his mind felt hazy and he felt he could diagnose a mental illness with a scale, he finally waved his hand forcefully:
This time, the pig scapula on the scale seemed to have indeed lightened a bit. Garrett continued, casting it ten times in a row, then carefully scraped with a small knife—
This time, a deep groove appeared on the blade of the magical pig scapula.
—Good, the idea is correct.
Garrett collapsed backward with a thud, panting heavily. Cirilla had been watching curiously from the side. Seeing his exhausted but happy face, she reached out to shake him:
"Garrett, what are you doing? That seemed like [Detoxification] just now? How did you do it? I couldn't learn it last time..."
You might not learn it this time either, miss. Garrett was troubled. Mass, atomic mass, number of protons, number of neutrons, melting point, boiling point, chemical properties...
I can't explain this to you!
Or should I describe the calcium compound in bones, hydroxyapatite? The molecular formula is Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2?
Great, how should I describe the molecular formula, or rather, how was it proven?
"Garrett—"
Cirilla was still shaking him. Garrett swayed back and forth, feeling his brain was about to collide with his skull and suffer a concussion, so he quickly called out:
"Wait, wait, wait! Let me think of a solution!"
Under the threat of brain damage, Garrett's mind turned extraordinarily agile, his thoughts accelerating greatly. Hmm, hydroxyapatite exists in bones as a filler among organic matter. To remove it from bone cells...
Wouldn't it require manipulation under an electron microscope?
Or at least a microscope?
Garrett was unsure. He only knew one thing for certain:
He didn't want to endure this torment!
So...
Garrett's eyes darted around. Window, roof, walls, table, various experimental apparatus like beakers and flasks, Cirilla... Cirilla bared her teeth at him, threatening fiercely:
"Hurry up!"
White teeth?
White teeth!
Hydroxyapatite exists most widely in the human body in two places: bones and teeth! Unlike bones, hydroxyapatite in teeth is not between cells but in the outermost enamel layer!
"Bernard! Get me a pig tooth! Or any animal tooth will do! Uh, wait, that's unnecessary..."
Bernard directly yanked the largest beast tooth from his necklace...
"That's not necessary... Bernard, I remember the beast tooth necklace is your warrior's honor, don't use it as consumable material... Just find me a few fresh pig teeth..."
Fresh pig teeth, cut and smashed with spells, and a small piece of enamel was obtained. Garrett confidently used tweezers to place it in a petri dish and presented it to the Silver Dragon Miss:
"Cirilla, this is it! Use your spiritual power to lock onto this, set it as the target for [Detoxification], and then cast the spell! If it's still difficult, smash it first, then lock onto it... uh..."
Cirilla pinched the small piece of enamel with her slender white fingers, crushed it with a flick, and then a faint silver light flashed at her fingertips, and white powder fell...
Dragons are truly violent. This is enamel, teeth!
In clinical dentistry, to grind enamel into powder, a high-speed turbine drill rotating at 320,000 RPM is needed...
You crushed it with your fingers!
Garrett squatted beside her, silently gazing up, sighing quietly. After Cirilla crushed the enamel, she looked around, locked onto a piece of bone:
[Detoxification]!
A flash of light, and the hard pig leg bone silently collapsed.
Garrett was stunned for a moment, then slowly, slowly, slowly turned his head.
"Cirilla, why can you use this spell immediately..."
And so powerfully. Removing, just removing. Look at that pig leg bone, its calcium must have been completely extracted...
"Because Garrett said it could be done!" The Silver Dragon girl turned to him, smiling radiantly:
"Garrett said it's possible, so it definitely is!"
Is that...trust in me...
I designate it as poisonous, you believe it to be poisonous;
I designate it as removable, you remove it without hesitation;
I tell you it can be done, and you believe without a doubt that it can succeed...
And because you don't know what this substance is, don't know it's actually a natural substance in bones, your mind is purer, your will stronger.
Combining an adult Silver Dragon's powerful spiritual and magical power, just one spell emptied all the calcium in the bone.
Cirilla, your trust in me...makes me...
A fiery torrent surged in Garrett's heart. He inhaled deeply, exhaled deeply, then pressed his lips tight and nodded vigorously:
"Yes, it is possible! Cirilla, you did it, didn't you?"
I won't let you down!
I won't use your trust to do bad things or harm others!
"Well done, Cirilla! Let's try again, controlling the spell's power to remove just half or a third? Controlling the spell's range to remove just a small piece of the bone?"
He lifted another piece of pig vertebra, floating it in front of the Silver Dragon girl. With a sweep of [Mage Hand], he marked a small spot on the vertebra's body:
"If we can do this, performing surgery on high-ranking knights will never worry about not being able to cut through bones again!"