Above the mage!

Chapter 24 It's Hard to Make Money

"There is actually such a magic..."

Gao De already had a certain understanding of spells. He knew that spells could have various magical effects, and amazing destructive power and lethality were only part of the many effects.

But I didn't expect the spell's effects to be so wide-ranging that they could improve skills.

"Divine Guidance." Gao De secretly kept it in mind. If he could get out of the current predicament, he would definitely find a way to get the spell formula of Divine Guidance in the future.

There is no doubt that divine guidance is an absolute must-learn spell for all extraordinary craftsmen such as potion masters and alchemists.

As for now, let’s find a way to make money!
After completing the two major projects, Gao De continued to sit cross-legged and began today's practice.

Of course, he also knew that whether it was the practice of guidance or meditation, it would take time to accumulate, and there would be no possibility of a major breakthrough in a short period of time.

At least there won't be any breakthrough before the next drug trial.

And if he fails to resist Master Seda by then, then his current practice will be just a waste of time.

But this is a high probability event.

So it seems that the current efforts are unnecessary?

But Gao De understood better that no matter what, it was not a reason to slack off in practice.

For everyone, as long as they consciously want to become a powerful magician, they must not slack off or take a break during their practice.

This requires amazing perseverance.

But for every mage, this is the most basic thing.

Gradually, Gao De's mind became empty, his spirit became introverted, and he immersed himself in the guidance method.

Silently, the abundant magic power floating everywhere in the world flowed into Gaode's body under the guidance of his mental power, and was then refined into magic power bit by bit.

Although casting spells consumes mana, controlling spell casting also requires mental power.

Therefore, due to casting [Repair Spell+] to repair the Ring of Divine Guidance, Gao De's mental strength was not in the fullest state when he began to practice.

Just after less than two hours, the loss of his mental power reached the critical value of 40%, and the efficiency of guiding magic power began to decline rapidly.

Gao De decisively interrupted the practice of the Guidance Method and turned to the Apprentice Meditation Technique.

His practice for the day did not officially end until the 40% of his mental energy he had consumed was fully restored through meditation.

When I looked at the time, it was almost late at night.

"The sixth petal of the lotus is about to materialize. Compared with my previous incarnation, the speed of practicing the Guidance Technique has not changed much, but the speed of practicing the Meditation Technique seems to have become much faster. Is it because of the soul-crossing?"

Gao De thought secretly, "The talent for practicing the Guidance Method depends on one's physique, and on the affinity between the body and magic power."

"The talent for practicing meditation depends on the soul, and my soul talent is stronger than my previous incarnation?"

This is most likely the case.

But no matter what the reason is, it is always a good thing to improve the speed of meditation practice.

"It's time to rest," Goder dragged his tired body out of the workshop contentedly and returned to his room to rest.

The next day.

Awakening Month, the fourteenth day.

in the afternoon.

Gao De finished preparing today's set of primary spider venom potion, and his work for the day came to an end.

But there was an extra job, which was originally Yilan's job.

There is a certain amount of potions accumulated in the medicine garden, and it is time to send them to Phil's Potion Shop.

It just so happened that Gao De was going to the city today to return the repaired Divine Guidance Ring.

He counted the types and quantities of potions to be delivered.

Primary Stamina Potion, sets of ten.

This is a potion prepared by Master Seda. He is the only one in the entire medicine garden who can prepare primary endurance potion.

Thirteen sets of primary spider venom potion.

This is the result of Gao De's labor, and one of the groups belongs to him. Gao De's current daily workload is to prepare a group (three small bottles) of primary spider venom potion.

With his technique, he could produce an extra two-tenths of an ounce for each batch of primary spider venom potion he prepared.

The weight of a small bottle of primary spider poison potion is 2 ounces, which means that Gaode can have an extra small bottle of primary spider poison potion in four days.

Twelve days had passed since his last shipment, and he had accumulated exactly one set of primary spider venom potion of his own.

Gao De once again left the medicine garden and headed for the commercial district in the city.

By the time he arrived at Phil's Potion Shop, a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on Goder's forehead.

Amy wasn't traveling with him this time, so all the burden of the potions fell on him alone.

He carried more than twenty sets of potions on his back. The potions alone weighed a pint (1.8 liters), plus the weight of the potion bottles themselves. It was a considerable burden for Godard, who was only thirteen years old, had a malnourished diet, and whose body had not yet fully developed.

Just like last time, the money was paid and the goods were delivered.

The purchase price of the primary spider venom potion is 2 gold, while the primary endurance potion is a set of 2 gold and 5 silver. Although they are both primary potions, there is still a difference between them.

This is nothing. If it is a primary healing potion, the purchase price can even reach 3 gold per set.

Because among all the primary potions, healing potions have always been the most widely used potions and there is no need to worry about sales.

But at the same time, the formula of the healing potion is also the most precious. It is only owned by some old forces and is basically not sold. It is a priceless formula in the market and can be treated as a family heirloom.

A total of twenty-two sets of potions were exchanged for a delivery note worth 46 gold and 10 silver.

It seems like a lot, but in reality the profit is far less than that.

I don't know about other things, but just talking about the primary spider venom potion, according to Gaode's observation, if all the raw materials needed to prepare a set were purchased from a pharmacy, it would cost about 30 silver.

In other words, for a potion master, the actual profit of a set of primary spider poison potion is only about 10 silver, and this is based on the assumption that the success rate of the drug production is 100%.

If the potion master is not skilled enough, every failure in mixing the potion will mean an additional cost of 30 silver.

After working hard to learn and master a prescription, and then working for most of the day, you can only earn about 20% of the labor cost.

——Unless they master the formula of a rare potion such as a healing potion, the profit that a low-level potion master can earn is roughly this amount.

Fortunately, Master Seda has his own medicine garden.

Therefore, he can cultivate some of the herbs needed to prepare potions by himself instead of purchasing them from pharmacies, and his profits can be further increased.

This is also what most potion masters have in common:
Most of them have their own medicine garden, where they grow and cultivate herbs by themselves to reduce the cost of potions.

Therefore, there is a saying among potion masters: "A potion master who does not study herbology is not a good potion master."

After putting the receipt in his arms, Gode went to Pierre's grocery store again with the remaining set of primary spider poison potion and the repaired divine guidance ring.

"Is it really repaired?"

Even though Pierre was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help being surprised when he saw the divine ring in perfect condition.

"You will know if you try it." God handed the Guidance Ring to Pierre with some reluctance.

Pierre took the Guidance Ring, put it on the finger of his right hand, and then after feeling it carefully, he smiled with satisfaction.

"Your craftsmanship is really good. If I didn't know it in advance, I wouldn't even be able to tell that it was damaged," Pierre praised.

"Not bad," Gao De said modestly, "the real purpose is revealed." "Boss, you have a wide network of contacts. Can you also help me keep an eye out for others? If there are still people who need to repair magic items, please introduce them to me."

"Sure, sure." Pierre said with a smile.

Naturally, he would not refuse something that was just a piece of cake.

What's more, as a middleman, not to mention the commission, just earning a favor from both parties is not a loss.

"The purchase price of the potion is the same as last time. The repair cost of the Guidance Ring will be as agreed."

Pierre opened the drawer under the counter, took out a few gold and silver coins and handed them to Gode.

The purchase price of a set of primary spider poison potion is 33 silver, and the repair cost of the Ring of Guidance is 30 silver, totaling 63 silver.

Looking at the three new Sean gold coins and three three-leaf flower silver coins, Gao De felt a lot happier unconsciously.

Together with the remaining 35 silver savings, his total savings reached 4 gold and 15 silver.

(End of this chapter)