My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"No. He even asked me to teach you how to make poison."

Xia Zuo smiled, took out a book from his bag, and said:

"Let's read first. After dinner, we'll go to the alchemy lab. I'll show you some non-lethal poisons."

"okay"

Anruer leaned over and hugged her shoulder for a few seconds before sitting back down and opening her book.

Xia Zuo stared blankly at the pages of the book, a strange sigh escaping his lips.

Over the past few months, Anjou has become increasingly dependent on herself.

Perhaps it was the shared experience of losing a loved one that made her feel like she had found someone who understood her pain?

Or perhaps she simply wants to find someone she likes and trusts to keep her company?

He couldn't understand it.

Therefore, they intentionally kept their relationship at its current level and did not take it any further.

Chapter 17 Illusions and Light Spots

At 7:30 p.m. that day.

Inside the alchemy chamber of the poison alchemy zone.

Xia Zuo operated the blower in front of the alchemy table to maintain the temperature inside the crucible. The bluish-green liquid, densely packed with tiny bubbles, tumbled inside the crucible, sending wisps of blue smoke into the air.

A few minutes later, the water evaporated completely, and a brittle, yellowish-green crust condensed on the wall of the pot.

He used a sharpened spatula to scrape off the thin shells, then crushed them into powder with a mortar and pestle. He then poured in the pre-made medicinal liquid, and mixed the two together as a base medicine.

Adding three drops of anthocyanin, which resembles ink, turns the yellowish-green solution black.

Pull the blower's rope loop to turn the low flame into a medium flame, and the area around the crucible becomes hot.

To the right of the crucible is a storage cabinet for the raw materials. On its side, a rectangular wooden box is nailed.

Xia Zuo pushed open the side cover of the wooden box, reached inside to find the button, and gently pressed it. A self-stirring arm then unfolded from it.

He inserted the handle of the long-handled ladle into the slot of the stirring arm, and then inserted a horizontal wooden dot into the round hole at the end of the ladle handle to prevent the ladle from slipping off the stirring arm during stirring.

Tap the joint of the mixing arm, and it will start mixing automatically.

This steaming process takes a long time, which is perfect for treating another basic toxin.

Xia Zuo brought a cylindrical porcelain jar from the top of the poison cabinet. It was about the size of a human head, and the jar was the same thickness from top to bottom. The mouth of the jar was sealed with three layers of oilcloth.

Lifting the tarpaulin revealed a pile of damp seaweed slices, emitting a strong fishy smell.

Xia Zuo used tweezers to take out a piece of kelp, spread it out on a metal plate, and let the dark green kelp adhere tightly to the smooth surface. Then, he spent some time carefully smoothing out every wrinkle.

Under the light of the alchemical lamp, one could vaguely see several thin black lines, like strands of hair, swimming in the kelp.

Xia Zuo put the sealed porcelain jar back in its original position, placed the iron plate on another stove, pulled the rope ring of the blower, heated the iron plate with a small flame, and applied oil to the kelp like grilling it. He then turned the kelp over with tweezers and applied oil again.

Pull the rope ring twice in succession to turn the small fire into a large fire.

Large plumes of white steam rose from the iron plate, and the kelp shrank amidst the sizzling splashing water. The thin black threads struggled violently, but could not escape the kelp and could only spin around inside.

Xia Zuo picked up one end of the kelp slice and slid the other end across the scorching hot iron plate, then slid it across the other side, exposing both sides of the kelp slice to the high temperature.

Within just over ten seconds, the edges of the kelp curled inward due to dehydration.

He pulled the rope ring for the fourth time, shutting off the fire outlet of the stove.

The fire inside the stove gradually subsided, and air was supplied through a small opening on the side of the stove to maintain the flames and prevent the fire from going out completely.

The residual heat of the hot plate baked the kelp slices into thin, withered sticks.

Xia Zuo held a pair of large iron tongs in each hand, clamped the scalding iron plate, and came to the edge of the crucible. He puffed out his cheeks and gently blew, sending the dry, yellow sticks floating into the crucible.

A layer of yellowish-brown foam rose to the surface of the water, and the black thread broke into fragments after emerging from the water.

Stirring it a few times with a spoon, the liquid turned greenish-blue.

Xia Zuo glanced back at his mentor, who was still engrossed in meditation, lying on the soft sofa.

The intense barbecue just now, neither the noise nor the smell, disturbed the other person. It seems that their meditative state cannot be easily interrupted by external factors.

He turned his gaze back to the crucible.

Basic toxins mix to form complex toxins.

By mixing compound toxins with specific solvents, poisons can be prepared.

He poured in the last ingredient, a large bowl of ginger water, which was the solvent for this drug production.

Next, it needs to be steamed for 10 to 20 minutes. To determine whether to turn off the heat, you need to observe the color and consistency.

An unpleasant odor permeated the alchemy chamber, the concentration of toxins in the air increased, and the rate of blood loss slowly increased.

Over the past few months, Xia Zuo has discovered another wonderful use for the detection technique.

Originally, he estimated the condition inside the crucible based on the rate of blood loss, barely managing to maintain the quality of the poison at an excellent level.

It wasn't until one day, when he suddenly had the idea to cast a detection spell on the still-forming poison in the cauldron, that he realized how foolish he had been.

"Detection Technique".

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Item Name: Green Bone Poison

Item type: poison

Item grade: Apprentice level

Item quality current completion status: 72%

It is estimated that the completion rate will rise to 93% in 15 minutes.

It is estimated that the completion rate will drop from 93 to 75 after 21 minutes.

Related resistance 1: Aquatic resistance

Related resistance 2 Wind resistance

Related resistance 3 Soil series resistance

It is expected that once all three resistances reach 0.5, the effect of this item on the host will be significantly reduced.

Prop description: Created by Xia Zuo

Item effects

After drinking the entire bottle, you will gain 1 stack of Vulnerability, increasing the damage your body takes by 10 for 10 seconds.

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Xia Zuo waited patiently for a moment, then turned off the stove at 14 minutes and 30 seconds, wiped the ladle and stirring arm clean, and put the latter back into the box.

The greenish liquid in the crucible was about half full, enough to fill five teacup-sized glass bottles.

This is the second dose of poison tonight; before this, he had already made more than twenty doses of Black Eye Poison.

In addition to these, there were also more than a dozen bottles of white palate poison made several months ago on the shelf specifically for storing finished poisons.

If stored properly, the toxic agent has a shelf life of at least 3 years, so there is no need to worry about it expiring or deteriorating. However, it is necessary to always be on the lookout for signs of leakage.

Xia Zuo neatly arranged all the poisons he had made on the locker, then went into the small classroom and called Anruer.

"So much poison!"

As soon as Anru entered the alchemy room, she let out a soft gasp, then covered her mouth and timidly looked at Kurov on the soft sofa.

Xia Zuo gestured with his hand to indicate "shut up".

Kulov is only extremely serious when he is making drugs; otherwise, he is very easygoing, but that is no reason to disrespect him.

He once asked Kulov why he meditated in the alchemy room instead of having a dedicated quiet room.

Kulov only said one sentence:

"Making drugs involves contact with toxins, and toxins can kill people."

In the two hundred years since the founding of Starry Night Academy, no one has ever died from poison.

This is primarily due to Kulov's rigorous scholarship and sense of responsibility for the safety of his students.

Secondly, there is the role of mental attributes.

If your Spirit attribute value exceeds 9 points, you can see elemental light.

The higher the value, the clearer and brighter the light.

Xia Zuo pulled Anruer to the locker and used his detection spell on her.

..

Spirit 14

..

Since enrolling, Anru'er's spirit value has increased by 4 points, and she is just 1 point away from reaching the minimum threshold to become a mage apprentice.

Xia Zuo handed over a vial of poison about the size of a little finger. "Take a look and see what's inside."

Anru held the vial of poison above her head, examining its slender body and the viscous black liquid inside against the alchemical lamp on the ceiling.

"Hmm... there are wisps of cyan light moving around, which seem to be traces of wind element, and... small brown specks of light, which should be traces of earth element."

Anru held the cork at the bottle's opening. "May I open it and smell it?"

Xia Zuo nodded. "Okay. However, this vial of poison doesn't have much of a smell."

The bottle stopper was pulled out with a "pop".

Anruer flared her nostrils, inhaling the odor of the poison, then closed her eyes and frowned, saying:

"It really has no smell. Hmm... let me think, I seem to have seen this kind of poison in the Encyclopedia of Poisons."

"Want to try it? Try it and you'll know what kind of poison it is."