Warlock of the Magus World 1-596
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Of course, he also he also brought forward the problems he encountered to his mentor, Kroft, at times and asked other questions about the basics and brewing techniques. This was greatly beneficial for his Potioneering.
Secretly, Leylin could already affirm that with the help of the A.I Chip, his Potioneering skills had already surpassed Merlin, only being a little inferior to his mentor, Kroft.
Today, it would be the day he ‘accidentally’ succeeded in brewing a potion and let his mentor evaluate it.
This time, the successful product was controlled by him through the A.I Chip. He purposely made some minute errors, making it seem like an inferior product that was made by an acolyte, but it would still be considered decent for a new acolyte.
Leylin’s palm, which was gripping the potion, uncontrollably tightened.
“Only after today, can I start to sell a few potions in broad daylight and earn some Magic Crystals! Yesterday, I heard Raynor say that he already felt close to advancing. Therefore, my progress can’t lag behind too much!”
Leylin hurriedly walked into Kroft’s experiment lab.
“Leylin, do you have more problems with the brewing of the Strength Potion?” Kroft could clearly feel that his apprentice was different today.
“No, Sir!” Leylin inhaled deeply, “I have already succeeded once last night!”
“What?” The beaker in Kroft hands trembled, “Although your talent in Potioneering has exceeded my expectations, the brewing of a Strength Potion is not that easy!”
After half a year, Kroft was able to sense his apprentice’s frightening improvement after being questioned so much. However, he still felt that Leylin was still lacking in regards to brewing the Strength Potion successfully.
Hearing this, Merlin’s hand shook while he was concentrating on lowering a red crystal bead into a test tube. Black smoke emitted from the test tube and Merlin sighed, turning his attention over here.
As for Bicky, she just leaned over directly.
“Did you bring the completed potion?” Kroft asked.
“It’s in here!” Leylin took out a blue-coloured test tube and handed it to the professor.
Kroft unplugged the wooden stopper and took a sniff. His face revealed a startled expression.
He then poured a drop on his finger. A fine, milky-white light extended from between his brows and directly pierced the droplet, making it shake.
Kroft closed his eyes, his brows furrowed and soon relaxed.
“The purification of the Blood Vitality Fruit was not bad, but too much was added at the end. There was also some problem with your usage of Spiritual Force, which damaged the chemical properties……All in all, there are quite a few problems, but you have succeeded as a whole! Congratulations!”
Kroft smiled jubilantly.
Hearing this, Leylin also smiled, and Bicky even cheered, giving Leylin a warm hug.
The fiery hot curves of this girl attached themselves onto Leylin’s chest, which gave rise to a peculiar feeling in his heart.
“Congratulations!” Merlin walked over too.
“Compared to Senior Merlin, I still have much to learn!” Leylin let go of Bicky, and hurriedly said.
“You don’t have to be too humble, compared to Merlin, your resources are lacking. I guarantee that you would have been able to brew your first potion in 3 to 4 months otherwise. In Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, this talent can already be considered excellent!” Kroft exclaimed.
“Thinking back now, I am really lucky. First, I accepted Merlin, who has talent in Potioneering, as my apprentice. And now, I have you!” Kroft exclaimed.
“Sir, I will also work hard!” Bicky clenched her small fists and returned to her experiment table.
“Finish preparing the Monkey Headed Mushrooms in your hands first, before you say anything else!” Kroft’s face turned stiff.
After that, he returned the Strength Potion to Leylin, “This time, luck played an important factor in brewing the Strength Potion. What you have to do next is to remember how it felt when you first succeeded, and then practice more. This test tube can also be sold and exchanged for more resources!”
Kroft seemed to be reminding him, “Leylin, you must remember. Different potions have different challenges for Potioneering Masters. Although you are able to brew this Strength Potion right now, you would most likely revert back to a newbie if you were to replace it with a Hemostatic Potion. Therefore, do not be arrogant. From now on, focus on practicing your potion brewing!”
“I will!” Leylin pocketed the Strength Potion well, and promised solemnly.
After he finished his tasks in the experiment lab, Leylin left together with Bicky.
“Shall we go to the second level dining hall to feast, to commemorate your first success?” Bicky ran in front and twirled around a few times, as if she was a lively butterfly.
“Of course! It is my honour to invite a beautiful lady to a meal!” Leylin bowed slightly, a gentleman’s propriety.
“Hehe!” Bicky covered her mouth and laughed adorably, and then her expression darkened, “If only……If only he was like you……”
“What’s wrong? Your Senior Fayle is ignoring you again?”
Leylin knew a little about this matter. In this half year, Bicky gradually got closer to Fayle and finally became friends with him, but they were only normal friends.
As for Fayle, he was constantly studying and practicing, and taking risks outside the academy. He was always surrounded by beautiful girls, so he did not think much of Bicky and was a little standoffish.
“It’s not that! Fayle just has a very important experiment coming up and is in the midst of collecting resources, so he’s very busy……” Bicky lowered her head and kicked a pebble off the sidewalk.
028 For Sale
“Something’s not right!” A thought suddenly occurred to Leylin.
“You…… Could you have given him your family’s resources? No wonder you are still a Level 1 Acolyte! Otherwise, with your aptitude, you should have advanced to the next level long ago!”
Bicky belonged to a small Magus Family. Although small in size, they were still capable of obtaining the occasional resources and Magic Crystals. As for Bicky, the one whom the family placed all its hopes on, she was naturally given a fixed share each month.
Her aptitude was not bad, and she had arrived earlier than Leylin by a year. By right, she should have been promoted to a Level 2 Acolyte long ago. However, she was still a Level 1 Acolyte, and even Leylin had nearly caught up to her.
“It’s……It’s not like that!” Bicky hurriedly shook her head.
Seeing Bicky’s expression, Leylin slowly shook his head. “Forget it! I can’t really do anything for you regarding this matter… However, you must remember to be more careful!”
Leylin hinted.
“Alright! Let’s go to the dining hall on the second floor!! I hear that the honey-flavoured cake there isn’t bad……” Bicky smiled, and it was obvious she did not want to talk about this topic anymore.
The second level dining hall was a special place. Contrary to the third level cafeteria where the food was served for free, the service here had to be paid for in Magic Crystals.
It was the first time Leylin had come here. After ordering two honey-flavoured cakes, a beef steak, two fruit juices, and the flesh of a Uni-horned Lizard, the total came up to 1 Magic Crystal and made Leylin feel a pang in his heart.
“I’ve heard that if the flesh of these lizards is specially prepared, it is very beneficial for a Magus’s meditation, so I must try it today!”
Leylin used a knife to slice off a part of the lizard meat, picked the meat up with a fork, and placed it into his mouth. He instantly felt the fragrant flavour of the meat spread throughout his taste buds, and Leylin’s eyes lit up in wonderment.
[Beep! An ingredient with a beneficial effect on the Host’s body has been detected! Result: Mild increase in meditation. Hint: requires 10 continuous days of consumption for an o
bvious increase in effect!]
“I…… “ Leylin was speechless. “It’s such a splendid item, but how could I have that many Magic Crystals? I can only eat it for its flavour!”
On the other side, Bicky was very happily eating the honey-flavoured cake.
After their meal, Leylin bade farewell to Bicky and went to the Trading Post.
Leyin had very few Magic Crystals to begin with, but now he planned to sell the Strength Potion. With Kroft’s approval, he could earn Magic Crystals by brewing and selling more Strength Potions.
After walking past the chaotic stalls, Leylin arrived at Woox’s stall, the stall he had bought potion ingredients from during his first visit to this place.
“Leylin! It’s you again! You have spent dozens of Magic Crystals this half year! Haven’t you given up yet?” Woox was still as fat as ever.
“Potioneering is such an enchanting skill, I cannot bear to give it up!” Leylin said, half-jokingly.
“However, today I am here not just to buy ingredients,” Leylin said as he handed the Strength Potion over to fatty Woox, “Look at this!”
“This is……” Woox gaped, “You’ve succeeded?”
“Of course!” Leylin smiled lightly.
What Woox did next was to make a thorough inspection, and after ensuring that it was indeed an authentic Strength Potion, his eyes almost seemed to glow.
“Over a hundred times! You have only attempted it around a hundred times and yet you’ve succeeded in brewing a Strength Potion! This talent……This talent is only slightly inferior to Merlin’s!”
Most of the ingredients were sold to Leylin by Woox, so he was able to deduce Leylin’s talent very quickly.
“As if! This is due to Mentor Kroft’s guidance!” Leylin said bashfully.
“Oh! It’s Kroft again, he already has such a talented student like Merlin, why did they send yet another gifted student to him?”
The fatty slapped his forehead and let out a shrill voice, “Why don’t you consider changing mentors? My mentor, Wranke, is also a professor who is adept in Potioneering……He will definitely like you!”
“My apologies! I have never considered changing at all!” Leylin hurriedly rejected the offer. Kroft treated him rather well, and he would surely incur the wrath of the Magus if he changed mentors on a whim. He simply did not want to take that risk.
“What a pity……” The fatty shook his head, he clearly knew that he had been grasping at straws.
“Alright! I will be able to give you 4 Magic Crystals for this Strength Potion, how about it?” The fatty asked.
Although the Strength Potion was priced at 5 Magic Crystals, 4 Magic Crystals was a reasonable price when considering the profit that was to be made by the stall.
“It’s a fair deal, exchange the Magic Crystals for more ingredients for the Strength Potion!”
“Alright! If you wish to sell any more Strength Potions in the future, I will buy them all at the price of 4 Magic Crystals per potion!” Woox’s eyes flashed.
An acolyte with a Potioneering talent that was slightly lower than Merlin’s was akin to a Magic Crystal mine that had yet to be excavated.
“Definitely! To a good partnership!”
Leylin and Woox shook hands, and after collecting four black boxes, he walked out from the hut.
“Look quickly! Fresh Mountain Cat eyeballs! This is an item that will greatly benefit your meditation!’
“Exquisite cross blades, as well as military crossbows. All imported from the Deep Blue Kingdom!”
“Feathers of a flamingo! A precious ingredient for experiments, only 5 Magic Crystals!’
Here and there, various acolytes were promoting their wares. Leylin saw a black-robed acolyte holding up a huge 5 coloured feather and advertising continuously, which obviously attracted a huge crowd.
“A.I Chip! Scan the feather!”
[Beep! Comparing to databank! Similarity level: Mynah’s tail feathers 83%, homegrown peacock 64%, sharp-beaked crane 34%]
Leylin looked at the acolyte who was still advertising his goods and was speechless. Flamingo feathers are rare, but the 3 bird feathers that the A.I Chip detected were so common that acolytes wouldn’t bother to pick them up if they fell to the ground. Obviously, it was a scam.
This situation was rather common in such stalls. Although goods are rather good, the counterfeit goods are also aplenty. Hence, Leylin always bought from the wooden huts in the centre area.
Moreover, acolytes are sharp, and the chances of finding a cheap yet good item in the stalls and striking big are the same as finding the remnants of dead Magi.
Leylin shook his head and left the Trading Post.
Three days later, Leylin was in his dorm, looking at sixteen test tube lined up properly on his table, deep in thought.
Right now, his success rate for brewing a Strength Potion is almost at the same level at Kroft at 40%. However, he would be seeking trouble if he were to sell them all at once!
“Right now I am only able to put on a front and earn just a little, so at most it will be 2 test tubes! As for the rest, I will have to stow them away.
Leylin sighed and placed 2 test tube in the purse hanging around his waist, and then stowed the remaining 14 test tubes in the empty space under his bed.
“I won’t be able to sell huge amounts within the academy, so I had better find some other way outside. The best scenario would be a black market; I hear prices there are higher too!”
“The outside world is dangerous; I must become a Level 2 Acolyte before going out!”
“What’s next, I can use the Magic Crystals I earned from selling potions to buy higher tiered knowledge from Kroft, and expedite my break through to Level 2 Acolyte!”
“After becoming a Level 2 Acolyte, I can attempt to practice magic spells, and take a mission outside to see if I can find ways to sell the potions……”
Leylin pondered, and then asked, “A.I Chip, bring forth my current stats!”
[Beep! Leylin Farlier, Level 1 Acolyte. Strength: 2.1, Agility: 2.3, Vitality: 2.5, Status: Healthy]
“After such a long period of meditation, my Vitality has increased the most. As for Strength and Agility, they have increased a little too. As for my Spiritual Force?” Leylin looked at the data in front of him and his brows furrowed.
“A.I Chip, are you able to convert my Spiritual Force into data and display it?”
[Data is insufficient. Information for Spiritual Force is being collated.] The A.I Chip replied.
“When will it be ready?” Leylin asked.
[Estimated time: 155 Days 21 Hours]
“Half a year, huh? It is close to when I advance to Level 2 Acolyte.” Leylin nodded his head, “I’m not planning to leave in this next half a year, so it’s no big deal!”
What followed next was that Leylin entered into a state of painstaking training.
Apart from aiding Kroft in his daily experiments, he was brewing potions, exchanging them for Magic Crystals, and then purchasing more information.