The Witcher: Grinding Proficiency Starting with the Witcher

Li Wei glanced at the items on the table.

To be precise, it consists of two herbs and an alchemical artifact.

[Herbal Resonance] activated, and after a moment's thought, he spoke.

"It's white celandine, datura roots, and..."

Li Wei looked at the pink fleshy tumor, with strands of white mucus attached to the center.

"Water ghost brain."

"Absolutely correct."

Mavis praised her.

She took out a pair of white gloves.

"Now you take care of it. Use any of the tools on the desktop."

Li Wei pursed his lips, took the gloves, put them on, and stared intently at the table.

According to my memory of "Basic Alchemy Potions", these items are all materials for making Swallow Potion.

"Does Mavis want this configured?"

But what is that greenish liquid in the crucible?

Swallow Potion is essentially a recovery potion specifically for Witchers.

After all, the water ghost's brain contains a potent neurotoxin that can effectively stimulate the already mutated body of the Witcher.

But for ordinary people, it is no different from poison.

Mavis looked at her and said softly, "Don't feel too much pressure."

Li Wei snapped out of his reverie, shook his head, picked up the knife, and pondered.

"I've worked with white celandine and datura roots before, when I helped out at the pharmacy. Even the most difficult part, the water ghost brain, was just explained by Turka, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Thinking of this, he first picked up the white celandine flower, tore off the white petals one by one, and put them into a grinder to grind them into powder.

Chelidonium majus is a rare herb with potent hemostatic, analgesic, and cell regeneration-promoting effects.

Then, I picked up a datura root and used a small silver knife to make cuts, minimizing the surface area as much as possible.

Both the leaves and roots of the datura plant are highly poisonous; only a small amount of its juice is needed to supplement the treatment of datura.

As for the most difficult part, the water ghost brain, you just need to use tweezers to remove the white membrane attached to the surface of the brain, mix it with datura juice and crush it.

Of course, a bottle of strong liquor would be even better, as that would be the standard swallow medicine procedure.

Basic Alchemy +10!

Basic Alchemy +10!

Basic Alchemy +10!

After finishing everything, Li Wei put down the tools in his hand.

Mavis stood to the side. "You did a pretty good job, much better than your fellow apprentices."

"but……"

Her tone became unusually serious as she picked up the tweezers and removed a thin, white membrane, as fine as a hair, from the grinder.

"The mucous membrane inside the water ghost brain wasn't completely shaved off. Although it's just a minor flaw, it can still neutralize some of the water ghost brain's toxicity."

Li Wei felt ashamed; he hadn't even noticed his hidden peephole, yet Mavis had found it.

Mavis mixed the items that Levi had processed in the grinder and poured them all into the crucible.

The liquid immediately boiled, producing pearly foam.

Mavis rolled the liquid with a wooden spoon and saw that the surface turned dark green, extinguishing the flame under the crucible.

Take a wooden spoon and scoop out some green liquid, then carefully pour it into a glass test tube next to it.

He picked up the glass test tube and shook it to speed up the cooling of the liquid, then used his left hand to fan the air from the mouth of the test tube to his nose.

"The smell and color are fine."

As she spoke, she chanted a spell and blew a puff of mist into the tube, causing a thin layer of frost to appear on the tube's surface.

He then handed the glass test tube to Li Wei.

"Drink it."

Li Wei paused for a moment, then reached out and took the medicine, his palm still warm.

He glanced at Mavis out of the corner of his eye.

After these few days of contact, he realized that the other party was not the kind of old witch who would secretly poison people.

And the ingredients I just mentioned weren't poison that could kill me.

Silently, he placed the tube to his lips.

Mavis stared at Levi's Adam's apple bobbing until the potion was empty, without the slightest hesitation, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.

Li Wei frowned. The smell of the potion, needless to say, was strange, yet mixed with a faint sweet aroma.

He immediately closed his eyes and carefully felt it.

A moment later, the potion felt like a scorching fireball in his lower abdomen, the burning sensation spreading throughout his body.

His fists clenched tightly, and veins bulged from his neck, turning an eerie black.

Li Wei suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shrinking to a small dot, and a lot of blood vessels appearing in the whites of his eyes.

He raised his hands, stretched out his fingers, and could even hear the powerful beating of his heart in his chest.

Mavis raised her head slightly.

"How are you feeling?"

Li Wei took a deep breath. "My senses have been enhanced, and my vitality has become much stronger."

After speaking, he glanced at the panel.

[Status: Used Mavis's Special Swallow Potion, health regenerates 0.5 points per hour, total 1.5 points]

Mavis pointed to the location of the crystal ball.

"Let's test your life essence again."

Upon seeing the magic crystal ball, Li Wei confirmed once again that he had removed the water ghost mutant.

Only then did he place his palm on it.

Mavis chanted the incantation, following the same procedure as last time.

The green halo inside the crystal ball gradually solidified, becoming slightly larger than before, before abruptly stopping.

Upon seeing this, Mavis paused for a moment, then asked in a puzzled tone, "How could this be?"

"If my medicine were to work, the increase wouldn't be just this small."

"No, it wasn't my potion that worked, Li Wei. Your life force has recovered a little. How did you do that?"

She sounded a little excited and leaned her face closer.

Li Wei smelled the clear, sweet citrus and clove scent emanating from Mavis, and saw clearly the face that had been hidden under the hood.

Her features were exquisite, with a high nose bridge and skin as white as snow. In particular, her blue eyes were as clear as a lake.

The apprentices were right; Mavis was indeed a rare beauty.

Li Wei took a small step back and spoke somewhat awkwardly.

"I made a breakthrough in my breathing technique last night, and I think that's the reason."

"A breakthrough in breathing techniques?"

Mavis frowned, took a deep breath, placed her left hand under her chest, and stroked her snow-white chin with her right hand. "Breathing techniques? A lower-level alternative to meditation? It's unbelievable that my guess was actually true."

"Li Wei, you know that I study the Course of Life. What happened to you was undoubtedly a rebirth from death, which is of great significance to my research."

"Can I study you?"

"?"

Li Wei was stunned. Was it really that direct?

Mavis said, "Of course, I won't let you sacrifice for nothing. I'll prepare any medicine you need. Also, I can impart my knowledge to you. All I need is some of your blood and skin; it won't harm you at all."

Li Wei's heart was racing.

"Is imparting knowledge, including magic?"

"Magic?" Mavis shook her head. "Magic isn't something mediocre people can learn. Even the simplest spell requires a lot of time to practice. Without the corresponding talent, you'll just waste your youth."

"That includes you, no, it includes all the Witchers."

"As the saying goes, every gain has its loss. The mutation of the Witcher's body has strengthened your physical body, but it has also caused you to resist the chaotic energy. You need to use the Witcher's badge as a guide and coordinate with hand gestures to cast simple hand seals."

"I'm sorry, Li Wei, you don't have the talent to learn magic."