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Chapter 11 Swallow Potion and Mutation Levels

"Swallows are a symbol of spring and rebirth, and the Swallow Potion we Witchers make can accelerate the recovery of bodily injuries."

"If you are facing a protracted battle, drinking a bottle of Swallow Potion beforehand can help you recover quickly from most common external injuries."

Even if you are unfortunately seriously injured, it can help stabilize your condition and prevent it from worsening.

While explaining the effects of the Swallow Potion to Wayne, Geralt took out a handful of white celandine petals, weighed out a certain amount using a weighing tool, put them into a container, and crushed them into a white, transparent juice.

Then, using a spoon, he scraped off a layer of sour-smelling bodily fluid attached to the brain of a water monster and threw it into a container.

Finally, he pulled a bottle of dwarven liquor from his waist, poured half of it into a container, placed it on the fire stand, and stirred it as he continued speaking to Wayne:

"The recipe for Swallow Potion is relatively simple. It only requires the petals of white celandine flower and a part of water ghost brain in a 2:1 weight ratio. Add strong liquor and simmer for an hour."

"It is one of the most commonly used potions among us witchers. It is suitable for most battles, has few side effects, and can effectively counteract the side effects of several potions such as Thunderfury, Maripole Forest, Triple Crown, and Stanmoreford Elixir."

"It tastes like rotten oranges with lard."

"Of course, just like our other Witcher potions, Swallow Potion also contains a certain amount of toxicity, and only Witchers can use it."

"If ordinary people drink it, it can have some restorative effect, but before that, they will be poisoned to death."

Wayne listened and took notes, watching the mixed liquid in the container slowly turn from white to pale yellow under the high temperature of the flame, and an unpleasant smell permeated the air.

Swallow Potion is indeed the most famous of the Witcher's potions, appearing frequently in both novels and games. In fact, in The Witcher 3, Geralt even used Swallow Potion to revive a severely injured ordinary woman.

The two sat by the cold lake for an hour, during which Geralt taught Wayne how to brew potions, how to use the tools, and some other potion recipes. He also had Wayne personally process white celandine petals and water ghost brains.

In the end, after consuming six water ghost brains, a small bag of white celandine petals, and three bottles of strong liquor, they brewed a total of twelve bottles of Swallow Potion.

Geralt took four bottles, stuffed them into his pouch, and then gestured for Wayne to take the remaining eight.

Wayne didn't stand on ceremony and packed up the remaining Swallow Potion. He took out one bottle, looked at the pale yellow, transparent liquid inside, and asked with some curiosity:

"Geralt, how long can this potion be stored?"

"I read in the book that different potions have different toxicities, and we witchers can't take these poisons indefinitely."

"Most witchers can only take two or three potions at a time before reaching their limit."

Are there any specific standards for this?

Upon hearing this, White Wolf looked up at the time, then got up and began tidying up the alchemy tools on the ground, saying:

"Indeed, while the Witcher's Potion is powerful, consuming too much at once will not only be ineffective but will also cause serious harm to our bodies."

"As for how much medicine you can take at once, that depends on how much toxicity your mutated organs can tolerate."

"This thing is just like your alcohol tolerance."

"The stronger the body and the better the constitution, the higher the level of toxicity a witcher can tolerate by frequently taking various potions."

"However, because our medicines are made with strong liquor, they don't spoil easily and can be stored for a relatively long time."

"It can probably be stored for about six months."

Wayne nodded. This was more in line with his understanding. Since the degree to which each Witcher could withstand the toxicity of the potions was related to their mutated organs, could it be assumed that taking these highly toxic potions could, to some extent, train their tolerance to toxicity?

Looking at the Swallow Potion in his hand, Wayne suddenly thought of the mutation level in his skill bar.

Over the past year and a half, he has tried many methods, but he still has not gained any proficiency in mutation level.

Perhaps the Witcher potion in his hand is the method to train his mutation level.

Wayne considered for a few seconds, then turned to Geralt and said:

"I haven't taken the Witcher Potion yet, I want to try the Swallow Potion."

Geralt shrugged indifferently, not surprised by the young man's curiosity.

However, he still offered a reminder:

"Our medicines are all made with strong liquor, so if you can't hold your liquor, it's best not to drink too much."

Wayne nodded indifferently upon hearing this. In his previous life, he was a tough guy who could drink several kilograms of strong liquor with just a plate of peanuts. How could he be afraid of strong liquor from ancient times?

He first used a clean knife to cut a shallow wound on his wrist, then picked up the Swallow Medicine, endured the sour and foul smell, and swallowed it in one gulp.

As the pale yellow liquid entered his body through his throat, a burning heat, mixed with a slight tearing pain, began to burn within his internal organs.

However, the pain and burning sensation soon began to spread throughout his body and slowly disappeared. A warm feeling enveloped his entire body, and he no longer felt as uncomfortable as before.

Then, as that warm feeling flowed to his arm, Wayne could clearly feel that the shallow wound on his arm no longer hurt; instead, it felt like a tingling sensation as the wound healed.

At the same time, the system notification sounded as he had expected.

Mutation proficiency +1, current progress: 1.

Mutation LV1: Mana recovery speed +10%, poison resistance +1.

Upon hearing this notification, Wayne was overjoyed. Compared to swordsmanship levels, which require several hours to improve even a single point of proficiency, mutation levels are like sign levels; they can be improved quickly simply by drinking potions daily.

The bonuses from mutation levels greatly help improve his strength.

The faster your mana regeneration, the more signs you can cast and the faster you can level up your signs.

The higher the poison resistance, the more Witcher potions one can drink, and the faster the mutation level can be increased, which is simply a virtuous cycle.

It seems that taking medicine will become one of his daily activities from now on.

With this in mind, Wayne became even more attentive to the alchemy Geralt was teaching him.

It's just unknown whether his culinary skills can be used to brew potions, making these unpalatable potions taste delicious.

If that's the case, he wouldn't mind helping the other witchers of the Wolf School brew potions.

(End of this chapter)