Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 48 Potions

After registering, Helag browsed the Miscellaneous Tavern for a while. It was similar to a forum in his previous life, where people could post and exchange ideas.

The bodies of McCann and Sunny have been found, and there have been posts discussing them in the Miscellaneous Tavern.

Some say they were killed by people from Green Hut, others say it was due to internal strife, and still others say there should be a third party involved.

However, the post quickly sank to the bottom. The death of two first-class wizard apprentices in Moonglade was a trivial matter, not even worthy of being a topic of casual conversation.

Herag took out the wind spirit ring, channeled magic into it, and triggered the enchantment spell.

"Deep Blue, retrieve my body data."

"Hrag Merlin: Strength 2.2, Agility 2.0 (+2), Constitution 3.0, Spirit 6.9, Magic 100%."

"It adds two points to agility, a very nice ring." The numbers in parentheses indicate that the attribute is an external bonus. Herag felt light in his body, as if he could fly away with a single jump.

"Deep Blue, how long does the Wind Spirit's blessing last?" This was the first time Herag had encountered a blessing-type spell.

"It is expected to last about half an hour," Deep Blue replied.

Looking at the blessing, Herag had some ideas: "Maybe I could create more blessing spells, have Deep Blue optimize his mana consumption, and then cast all the blessings and shields on him during battle. His combat power should be considerable. But blessings are always temporary; if his physical body could…"

……

A week later, Larry's Potions course began.

"Hrag, come here for a second."

As soon as Herag entered the classroom, Larry called out to him and waved.

Larry picked up a thick book, "Introduction to Potions," from the podium: "This is a textbook I used before. You can take it."

"Thank you, Mr. Larry!" Herag took his book and found a seat in the front row.

There were twelve people in the classroom, most of whom were first-class apprentices and three were second-class apprentices.

After Larry saw that most people had arrived, he began his lecture: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my Potions course. First, close your 'Introduction to Potions,' as we will not be covering any of the material in the first lesson."

"In the first lesson, we will spend three hours talking about one thing."

He turned around and wrote on the blackboard: "Experimental Procedures and Safety Standards".

After Larry finished writing, he turned around and pointed to a few words on the blackboard, saying, "Potionology, these words are the most important foundation. You can learn about potion properties and potion recipes gradually, but the rules and standards must be ingrained in your bones. You must develop good experimental habits."

"There will always be wizards who fail to pay attention to some basic requirements, including many formal wizards. If a potion experiment goes wrong, losing one's life is the least of one's worries; many potion experiments can cause large-scale disasters."

"Someone once saw ordinary people starving to death, so he started researching a potion that could make cows grow out of the ground. And guess what? The moment his potion was sprinkled on the ground, it opened a portal to another world. All living things within a thousand miles of the portal were wiped out. It took two wizarding organizations thirty years of effort and a tremendous price to finally seal the portal."

"And the reason this happened is simply because he didn't sterilize the test tube before mixing the medicine!"

"He will never have the chance to correct his mistakes, not even a basic rule."

At this point, a wizarding apprentice raised his hand: "Mr. Larry, does his potion really make cows grow out of the ground?"

"Idiot! Of course not!"

"Hahaha!" A burst of laughter rang out in the classroom.

Larry clapped his hands, and the classroom fell silent.

With a flick of his finger, the pile of parchment on the table flew up and landed one by one in front of each wizard apprentice.

"These are 168 experimental rules, and everyone must memorize them. While you're just starting out, you need to cultivate good experimental habits from the very beginning. Next, I will explain each rule one by one, including why it should be done this way; many of them are lessons learned the hard way."

Larry held a parchment of rules in his hand and began explaining them, starting with the first one.

Three hours passed quickly, and all 168 rules were explained. It was clear that Larry was already very experienced.

"The guidelines and safety standards for potion experiments have been recorded. Deep Blue recorded all the content throughout the process."

"Deep Blue, if there are any irregularities in my experiments, please remind me immediately," Herag instructed.

"The task has been created."

Larry tidied up the things on the table and said, "That's all for today. Today's lesson is the most important one. I don't want anyone who has taken my course to get injured or even die because of potion experiments."

Larry's Potions Basics course consisted of five lessons and took two weeks to complete.

The first lesson is about experimental standards and specifications, followed by two lessons on principles and two lessons on experiments.

Herag listened attentively to every lesson, and Deep Blue's assistance ensured that he didn't miss any knowledge points. Deep Blue could also correct any mistakes in a timely manner.

"One set of Dawn Potion ingredients requires forty magic stones. Even with Deep Blue's assistance, the success rate isn't 100%. Assuming at least two sets of ingredients are needed, that would be eighty magic stones."

Herag calculated the magic stones he needed to advance to the second-class wizard apprentice level, then glanced at the five magic stones in his pocket and instantly felt what poverty meant. Moreover, he still owed Larry ten magic stones.

"No wonder so many people are stuck at the first-class wizard apprentice level. Without a background, it takes a long time to accumulate magic stones just to obtain potion resources."

"This is just the promotion from first to second rank. The promotion from second to third rank and the advancement to a full-fledged wizard require massive amounts of resources..."

Hrag was somewhat overwhelmed; the resources required were beyond his imagination.

"I'm going to Moonlight Forest to dig for mushrooms tomorrow. It's July now, and Sleeping Mushrooms only grow in the summer, so I need to seize this opportunity to earn more."

Herag calculated that, based on the previous progress, he could earn five to six magic stones a day, and if he dug mushrooms for a month, he could earn one hundred and fifty or sixty, but this was only in an ideal situation.

The next morning, he returned to the entrance of Moonlight Forest and soon arrived at the place where he had killed McCann, where traces could still be faintly seen on the ground.

Few people have come to Moonlight Forest these past few days because McKen and Sunny died there, and other first-class wizard apprentices dare not come either. Herag took this opportunity to dig for Sleeping Mushrooms.

In three days, Herag dug up 170 sleeping mushrooms.

Two days later, Hrag noticed that Sleeping Mushrooms were becoming increasingly scarce, and it was becoming very difficult to find them on the outskirts of Moonwood.

"Do we have to venture deep into the Moonlight Forest...?" Herag pondered this question.

(End of this chapter)