Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 254 Purchasing the Eye Demon Potion Recipe
Uma Gardner, the witch, thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "I know the kind of magic you're talking about. I can certainly try it, but it will take several months."

"I can summon energy from the shadow plane to create a shadow raven with a low level of self-awareness, set you as its master, and store it in a runestone. When you need it, crush the runestone and let the shadow raven's consciousness enter into the magical plant you choose, and the two will combine."

A flicker of interest crossed Uma Gardner's eyes, and she nodded to Locke. "Locke, you are truly gifted. I'm not talking about your talent in breeding and potions, but that intangible talent, the kind that arises from a certain idea."

In other words, you have a lot of ideas.

"As for ideas, they may not be the most important thing in the early stages of the wizarding stage, especially before becoming a formal wizard. The most important thing is to become a formal wizard before the age of forty. But after becoming a formal wizard, ideas become very important."

The witch Uma Gardner said softly, "Those with ideas can gain more from exploring magic."

“I was still thinking about what kind of shop our group should open in the Chimera Market to survive. But Locke, your idea just now reminded me that Lilith's Hut is a gathering place for so many breeders and wizards of the life school. Some of them may need to combine life magic and spell magic to create self-aware, automatically combat magical plants.”

Uma Gardner sighed, "Then I'll spend some time creating more runestones for you."

"This is also to thank you for helping me for the second time."

Locke and Uma Gardner, the witch, chatted for a while longer in the witch's kitchen and had a meal together. Locke then bid her farewell and headed to the potions auction.

Inside VIP room number 14 at the potion auction.

A guest who opted for a expedited transaction hid behind a black curtain in the VIP room, unwilling to reveal their true face.

Locke noticed the other person's sweeping gaze behind the black curtain.

The second-class wizard apprentice trader bowed to Locke. "Senior Augustine, this customer who has chosen direct transaction wishes to discuss matters with you in person."

"The other party's asking price for the Eye Demon Potion recipe is... 5,500 magic stones."

Locke had a strange expression. Not to mention that he was currently penniless and didn't have a single penny, he wouldn't have come at all if it weren't for the fact that someone was unusually offering to sell the Eye Demon Potion recipe, regardless of whether he had money or not.

Secondly, the formula for the Eye Demon Potion shouldn't be this expensive.

Although the formula for this potion has not yet been made public, it has been around for many years. It is said that the inventor has long been a formal wizard and has already liquefied his spiritual power. It would not be surprising if he were to announce it one day, apply for a patent, and apply for a special medal from the association.

At least the inventor of this medicine is no longer very concerned about whether the formula will be leaked.

Moreover, the application of this medicine is very limited.

If it weren't for my amazing drug tolerance and the large amount of Deep Purple Jade I use, I wouldn't dare to endure so many side effects and force myself to use it.

Therefore, the market price of this potion formula in magic stones is around 1,000 to 1,500. Any more expensive would be excessive.

Five thousand five hundred magic stones...

This is utter nonsense.

Locke glanced at the trader. "Then you should remind him that this is a direct transaction, not an auction. Besides, this item won't pass the association's ethics review process... so it can't be auctioned."

"Five thousand five hundred...that's absolutely impossible."

Locke was already thinking of turning away; dealing with customers who asked for exorbitant prices was usually a waste of time.

My time is precious, there's no need to waste it here.

The guest behind the black curtain, seeing Locke about to turn and leave, suddenly spoke up: "Ahem... wait, Augustine, the potion master. I have other options besides trading with magic stones."

"I need fifteen bottles of Bear Spirit Jade Elixir. If you agree to the trade, I will give you the recipe for the Eye Demon Elixir."

Locke raised an eyebrow, immediately realizing from his words that the other party was clearly after him.

"The Curse of Blood and Pus?"

The weakened wizard behind the black veil spoke with obvious surprise. “How did you know? I tried my best to hide, and I applied special perfumes to my body; there shouldn’t be any unpleasant odor.”

Locke frankly stated, "Inside the Healing Hand Clinic, there are some patients afflicted with the Blood Curse. Their coughs have a certain regularity, and the coughs are mixed with a special sound caused by damage to the respiratory tract."

“The Bear Spirit Jade Elixir does indeed have extensive experience in treating the Blood Curse, as you can see in the reports from the Phase III experiments,” Locke said. “The Blood Curse is a combination of multiple complex curses that inflict a complex curse on your blood. Ordinary elixirs cannot cure it. Before the Bear Spirit Jade Elixir, there was no apprentice-level elixir that could cure this curse.”

"I understand... Fifteen bottles, we can trade."

Currently, my price at the Owl's Pot is one bottle of Bear Spirit Gallbladder Potion, which sells for one hundred magic stones.

The Xiongling Cuidan medicine has passed three phases of trials and obtained a wealth of clinical data. Therefore, experimental subjects are no longer needed. Only some unimportant long-term outcome experiments are required, so the price will naturally increase.

Many patients in the treatment center, who had been enjoying the Xiongling Cuidan medicine at near-cost prices, are now starting to have to pay real money for it.

Fifteen bottles of Bear Spirit Jade Elixir would cost 1,500 magic stones, which is roughly the market price of the Eye Demon Elixir recipe.

But this deal was more advantageous for him because the actual cost of each bottle of Bear Spirit Gallbladder Elixir was very low, and even the Emerald Iris Lichen was grown by himself.

Excluding labor costs, the cost of a bottle of Bear Spirit Gallbladder Potion is only about 10 magic stones.

Of course, this includes the time and wages of myself as the potion-making assistant, as well as the large group of second-class wizard apprentices and even first-class wizard apprentices hired by the potion-maker. But even so, the cost of one bottle is only about 30 magic stones.

Locke said, "We can trade immediately. I have some Bear Spirit Gallbladder Potion in stock. I hope we can complete the transaction as soon as possible."

The wizard behind the black curtain paused, taken aback. "Aren't you going to ask me why I didn't go to the Healing Hand Clinic, but instead came to the Potions Auction House to make a private deal with you?"

Locke coldly replied, "I'm not interested."

"not my business."

The other person must have their own reasons for not going to the Healing Hands clinic, but I don't have the time or energy to think about their specific reasons.

Anyway, it's just a one-time transaction.

As for whether the potion formula is authentic, that can be guaranteed by the auction house. If there are problems with the potion formula and it cannot be reproduced, the person can cause trouble for the auction house, and the auction house can cause trouble for the person in question.

This is the advantage of having a third-party platform for transactions.

The wizard behind the black veil laughed. "This is truly amusing. Augustine, the Potions Master, you are indeed an interesting person."

"Here's the recipe, take a look."

Locke took the recipe, glanced at it briefly, and frowned. "Is this not the original recipe, but a cracked one?"

The wizard behind the black veil said, "Yes. But the Eye Demon potion made from the deciphered recipe has the same effect as the original version. The main ingredients have been completely reverse engineered, only a few auxiliary ingredients may be different, but I think that's enough for you to learn."

"The one who cracked the code is a potion master from that wizarding land in the Sand Delta. He's absolutely reliable."

"I've made you my friend. Perhaps we'll meet again someday."

Locke frowned, and after initially confirming that there was no problem with the potion formula, he gave 15 bottles of Bear Spirit Gallbladder Potion to the trader, who then handed them to the other party.

With the recipe for the Eye Demon Potion, the final piece of the puzzle to reach a mental strength of 800 was now in hand.

The remaining task is to learn how to brew the Eye Demon Lord's Potion as soon as possible, and then use the remaining Cave Worm Spinal Fluid to raise your mana to 800 and apply to the academy for an advancement potion!

After completing the transaction, Locke signed the contract with the mysterious wizard, then left the auction and returned to his makeshift laboratory to further study how to concoct the Eye Lord's potion.

Meanwhile, that evening, Locke received two letters delivered by an owl messenger at his residence.

One letter contained the results of the White Wizard Association's Breeder Competition, while the other contained the results of the Custom Magic Plant Competition held at Lilith's Hut.

Locke frowned and opened the letter. "The results of the academy's custom magical plant competition were three months late. I don't know why."

"I'm still counting on the prize money from the competition to help me recover my losses quickly."

"Taking a loan is too risky. If you can avoid taking out a loan, then don't."

(End of this chapter)