Bottger searched long and hard for the philosopher's stone without success. Seeing that Prussia's royal finances were in disarray, he was afraid that if he dallied there too long his head might be in danger.
其實就在德東薩克森隔鄰的普魯士王國，也有一位優秀的煉金師。他看到皇室財政困難，亟思跳槽。