Wizard: I'm leveling up by AFK in another world

Grey Amber Wizarding Academy, Beehive Laboratory Building.

Claire stood in front of the specially made cage, gazing through the reinforced glass at the "material" inside—the Abyssal Filth that she had acquired at great expense.

The half-human, half-demon monster was huddled in a corner, its body wrapped in thin red vines that bound it tightly.

Nevertheless, after escaping the Crystal Orchid cage in the House of Regeneration, the monster's activity level increased significantly. Not only did it slightly open its eyes, but it also emitted clear breathing sounds.

"To transform this thing into a living cauldron like the sea monster potion masters would probably carry considerable risk..."

Claire twirled the scalpel in her hand, her brow furrowed slightly.

Based on the knowledge Ula gained from the seabed, the sea creature potion makers need to disembowel the recipient while ensuring its survival to complete the entire refining process.

If the recipient dies during this process, the success rate of drug refining will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, it is essential to maintain the recipient's vitality while performing the surgery.

Given the experimental conditions that Claire can currently obtain, this is far too unpredictable.

Getting up close and personal with an abyss monster, messing around with it, while still having to maintain the mental energy required for alchemy...

If any link in the chain goes wrong, he will die a violent death.

"We need to find a safer method."

Claire thought for a moment, then returned to the lab table and began to peruse the potion book.

Soon after, he stopped turning the pages of the book, conjured up a piece of parchment with silver maple leaves printed on it, and began to write.

"Nightmare vines, screaming grass, siren's eyeballs... we need some soothing agents."

As one extraordinary material after another was laid out on the parchment, Claire's wallet quickly emptied.

He stopped writing, looked at the numbers that appeared at the end of the parchment, and sighed.

Potions master is really expensive.

After buying the Abyss Corruptor, his meager savings were almost gone. A significant portion of the money in the account was borrowed from Rhodes.

This guy is now a mid-level apprentice; it's time to take him to another world and make some money.

As Claire thought about it, she neatly sorted the materials that had been shipped at lightning speed.

From Ula's potion-making knowledge base, he found a spiritual poison that could stimulate the soul.

After consulting the materials, I found ingredients that could replace the sea creature's prescription. With some milder ingredients, I should be able to achieve about 70-80% of the original effect.

Ula's method is indeed a bit too old-fashioned.

Since it was the first experiment, Claire patiently fiddled with the antiques to prevent any strange mistakes.

One hour later.

A bottle of viscous liquid with an eerie purplish-red hue appeared in Claire's hand.

Tiny bubbles occasionally appeared on the surface of the medicine, and the sound they made when they burst was like the scream of some kind of insect.

"Hmm... this color is only about 60% accurate, but it should be enough."

After all, the remedies he could buy were far less effective than the blessings obtained through sacrifices by the sea monster potion masters.

Claire hesitated for a moment, then went to the cage again, poured the prepared psychoactive agent into the injection bottle, and let it flow along the red vines into the body of the Abyss Corruptor.

Roar!

The abyss monster, which had been breathing heavily, suddenly roared as the potion entered its body.

Its body suddenly stiffened, and every muscle twitched violently.

Beneath his grayish-black skin, bulging blood vessels writhed wildly like living earthworms.

"It seems to be working well."

Claire ignored the monster's struggles and focused intently on the readings on the glass.

After confirming that the values ​​were stable, he murmured a string of obscure syllables:

"...using souls as kindling... to ignite the fires of the abyss..."

As the ancient incantation was chanted, visible wisps of gray mist emerged from the seven orifices of the struggling, filthy creature of the abyss, swirling and intertwining in mid-air.

hum!

Like a tremor originating from some distant spacetime, it gradually became clearer in the laboratory.

It seemed as if some unimaginably vast being cast a glance upon this place across the boundless sea of ​​stars.

Upon noticing this glimpse, Claire felt a surge of fervor rising within her.

Even Five Flower Island, with its five Spirit Gathering Wizards, did not hinder the arrival of this will in any way.

It really exists!

It is above all!

it……

Snapped!

A crisp sound seemed to come from infinite distance.

The gray mist hovering in the air quickly condensed and then rushed into Claire's body.

Claire's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat instantly soaked her back.

What just happened...?

He suddenly looked up; the feeling of being watched was still there, but it was fading quickly.

A few breaths.

The inexplicable feeling completely dissipated, but in the last instant, a faint murmur echoed in the void.

Unlike the chaotic, meaningless, and even non-linguistic voices Claire had heard before, this one seemed to carry a hint of... doubt.

[The collection of "Sweet Pain" has been completed]

Phosphorus fuel remaining: 10 hours

Claire waved away the pop-up panel, but her heart remained unsettled for a long time.

"Could this be a great being of level seven or above...?"

A mere faint glance cast from a distant time and space almost caused his soul to succumb.

The sea-folk alchemists in the Blue Sea Realm are probably all believers in this being.

But what about the worship of a sea god who is a level three life form...?

Claire shook her head, trying to banish these irrelevant thoughts.

The pain has been collected and transformed into a "neutralizing agent" sufficient to burn for ten hours.

It's time to conduct the first potion experiment.

Thinking of this, he looked up at the clock hanging on the wall.

The time is just right.

He checked on the dying Abyssal Devourer, rewarded him with a nutrient solution, and then opened the laboratory door.

A meticulously combed blond man stood outside the door, his back to it, and he looked like he had been waiting there for quite some time.

Upon hearing the door open, Julian's body trembled slightly, and he slowly turned around.

Something feels off.

"You keep your promise." Claire's expression remained unchanged.

"Uh...of course...I..." Julian became much more awkward.

Claire couldn't help but take another look at this suddenly enlightened young master.

Three months later, the other person had clearly lost a lot of weight, and their clothes had become quite simple. But their overall demeanor was much more pleasing to the eye than their previous unruly and unrestrained appearance.

"Anyway, thank you for being my assistant." Claire turned to the side and gestured for me to come in. "Come on in, I'm about to start the experiment."

"Oh, okay!" Julian nodded repeatedly and stepped into the laboratory.

Julian's imagined difficulties and sarcasm did not materialize, and his tense nerves eased slightly.

However, just as he breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously began to observe Claire's laboratory, his face instantly turned deathly pale.

He didn't see wrong, did he?

What the hell is that?!