Wizard: I have ten trillion nanomachines

Then, the inventory began.

As a newly minted wizard, Talos was not wealthy, and with his power just beginning to be established and his legion being built, he was short of money.

There are only three thousand magic stones, and most of the materials are level 0 creatures, so they are not very valuable.

In addition, there were some things in bottles.

Several sealed glass bottles contained condensed negative energies such as sorrow, anger, and fear, their colors dark and emanating subtle fluctuations.

According to Talos's memory, these were raw materials for making special potions, with limited uses and value.

However, Luo Kunlun did not come away empty-handed.

A notebook recording the technology of purple ring snail farming slowly floated into my hand. According to the notebook, Talos opened up a special breeding farm in the coastal mudflats and ponds of a medium-sized island to artificially cultivate a kind of shellfish called "purple ring snail".

This is a special type of shellfish that he discovered by chance. It is called the Purple Ringed Snail because of the deep purple ring-shaped patterns on its shell.

It is a rare creature that has never been seen before, but the ocean is vast and it is not uncommon for unknown creatures to exist.

This creature typically grows to the size of a baby when fully grown, with a hard shell, delicious and high-protein flesh, making it highly valuable for consumption.

But these were useless to Talos.

What really caught his attention was the "Soul Conch Stone" on the head of the Purple Ring Conch.

When the head of an adult purple ring snail is cut open, there is a grayish-white crystalline substance about the size of a pebble. When ground into powder and mixed with some common magical plants, it can be used to make a Soul Snail potion that enhances mental power.

While this potion is not as effective as the Spirit Potion that can be used up to the intermediate apprentice level, it is cheaper.

It has only 70% of the effect of the same level of spirit potion, but the cost is only 30% of it, so the profit margin is not low at all.

Moreover, different types of purple ring snails produce different Soul Snail Stones.

The better the quality of the Soul Conch Stone, the whiter it is. The top-quality Soul Conch Stones can be used to make high-grade Soul Conch potions that are even effective for Talos, a formal wizard.

It can be used by oneself or sold for magic stones or other potions. This is the foundation of Talos's power, a renewable resource point with a short cycle.

If we develop it properly, it will definitely become a powerful force in the future.

"Renewable resource points save me a lot of trouble."

Luo Kunlun nodded in satisfaction; this renewable resource was indeed precious.

After taking stock of his spoils, Luo Kunlun planned to check his resource points and also clear out the remaining members of the Thorns of Death.

Although Talos's undead army has been destroyed, wizard apprentices still remain stationed on other islands.

If we don't slaughter it, are we going to keep it for the New Year?

He stepped out of the underground laboratory, spread his wings, and transformed into a black streak of light, speeding towards an island.

...............

On the edge of the forest in the center of Black Soil Island, there is a simple settlement. In the largest bungalow, there are crucibles, beakers, test tubes and other utensils on the table. The air is filled with the mixed smell of various herbs and magical materials.

Bang!

A dull thud was heard, and a glass test tube containing an egg-white-like gelatinous liquid suddenly turned black. The viscous liquid churned like ink, emitting a pungent stench.

Upon seeing this, the boy standing in front of the vessel turned deathly pale, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

"Useless! This is the third batch of materials!"

A cold, stern rebuke rang out, and apprentice Julie emerged from the shadows. She wore a grey-black apprentice robe, her eyes blazing with fury.

An invisible wizard's hand instantly lifted the boy into the air and held him. The boy's face turned purple, and his internal organs seemed to be displaced and squeezed.

"Sir, please give me another chance! This time it's the raw materials... the purity of the raw materials is problematic!" the boy pleaded, his eyes filled with fear.

"Hmph, die!"

Julie couldn't be bothered to listen to the boy's explanation. He was like a dog, unable to even properly prepare basic recovery potions. Keeping him around was just a waste of food!

Just as the boy was about to suffocate, a loud "boom" resounded, and the roof of the entire bungalow was forcibly ripped off by an invisible force, scattering wood chips and tiles everywhere.

Luo Kunlun floated in the air using gravity, looking down from above.

"This is the potion workshop on Black Soil Island? It's far too rudimentary." The cold voice, like a chilling wind, pierced Julie's ears, making her stiffen.

Julie looked up abruptly and saw a dragon-shaped figure floating in the air. Her pupils contracted sharply, and a fear originating from her very soul instantly swept over her. It was a formal wizard, a wizard far more terrifying than the wizard lord Talos!

She instinctively tried to run away, but found that her body seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force, and she couldn't even move her fingers.

"ah--!!"

A piercing scream echoed through the forest, and strands of transparent essence seeped from Julie's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, which were collected by Luo Kunlun.

In just three seconds, Julie's body went limp and collapsed to the ground, her face withered like a mummy, her breath ceased, and she was dead.

The others, staring at the monstrous Luo Kunlun, were too terrified to speak and could only tremble uncontrollably.

Luo Kunlun glanced at them, then his gaze fell on the medicine containers and raw materials in the workshop. With a thought, his body transformed into human form.

"You must be the pharmacists?"

"Yes, yes, sir. How may we be of service to you?"

"Stay here, I'll be back later."

Before he finished speaking, Luo Kunlun flew off to other parts of the island.

As a pharmaceutical production site, Black Soil Island has a total of fifteen apprentices stationed there.

Inspect the breeding farms and be responsible for the production of basic medicines and snail medicines.

However, they are not pharmacists.

In the early days of the school, the number of apprentices was not large. In addition to cultivating themselves, they also had to deal with some miscellaneous matters. Furthermore, the training of pharmacists required a large investment and also demanded talent. Therefore, there were very few apprentices in the primary school who could be called pharmacists.

However, the production of the medicine cannot be neglected.

This is at sea, and merchant ships only come once a year. Without the ability to produce basic potions, the school simply cannot survive.

This is also a problem for many self-taught but formally trained wizards: they lack people with special skills.

However, there are alternatives.

That means letting ordinary people make them; many basic potions can be made even by ordinary people.

Find some skillful and intelligent ordinary people, teach them the manufacturing methods, and have them take charge of making the potions.

Those that can be manufactured in a short time will be kept; those that cannot be manufactured are doomed.

All that's needed is to keep these mortals alive and provide some basic magical materials. Many slave traders offer slaves with special skills or talents.

Some skilled workers can even create potions that are no less sophisticated than those made by professional pharmacists.

The island produces basic Soul Snail potions and even a small amount of intermediate potions, all of which are made by them. They are of higher status than the novices in this newly built workshop, and apprentices are not allowed to kill or injure them.

As for the highest-grade Soul Snail potion, only Talos could make it himself.

Although he was a necromancer and not skilled in potions, with the mental strength of a formal wizard, he could still make them if he spent some time and specialized in one.