🔥 ✨ The Ancient Art vs. The Pretenders ✨ ⚗️

In medieval times, true alchemists worked in silence, pursuing transformation and wisdom. The puffers? All smoke, no substance. Prove you're a true alchemist—not a pretender.

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🔮 Challenge 1: The Puffer's Proclamation

The puffers left behind their boastful messages, but they encrypted them poorly. This Caesar cipher shifts each letter forward by 4 positions in the alphabet. Can you decipher their hollow claims?

JPEK_RS_TYJJIVW_EPPSAIH
💡 Hint: Shift each letter BACK by 4. E→A, F→B, G→C, H→D...

🧪 Challenge 2: The Philosopher's Notes

True alchemists encoded their wisdom in ways that required knowledge, not spectacle. This ancient text uses Base64 encoding. Decode it to reveal the true philosophy.

RkxBR19UUlVFX0FMQ0hFTVlfSVNfSU5ORVJfV09SSw==
💡 Hint: Use a Base64 decoder tool online, or check your browser's console

⚗️ Challenge 3: The Hidden Formula

The true alchemists hid their work in plain sight, visible only to those who knew where to look. The formula you seek is hidden within the very fabric of this page. Use your tools wisely.

💡 Hint: Try viewing the page source (Ctrl+U or right-click → View Page Source)

🔬 Challenge 4: The Sacred Geometry

The alchemists understood that true mastery comes from understanding the patterns beneath the surface. Study this sacred function and divine its output to unlock the final truth.

function createFlag() {
  const base = "FLAG_THE_QUIET_ONES_";
  const ending = btoa("OUTLAST").slice(0,-2);
  return base + ending;
}
💡 Hint: Try running this function in your browser console (F12), or decode btoa("OUTLAST") to find what it equals. The answer is either the decoded word or the full encoded string.