28: Chapter 28 Potions and Materials

Cultivating magical plants itself is also a physical task. If Ross wanted to expand production, recruiting a batch of slaves was an inevitable matter.

Even for an Official Wizard, taking care of such magical plants was a miserable chore.

Ross didn't have magic stones to post missions and find Wizard Apprentices to help.

Although these Wizard Apprentices had more methods and higher efficiency, the price of hiring them also increased exponentially.

Fortunately, what Ross was currently cultivating were only apprentice-tier magical plants.

For ordinary slaves, they could also normally tend to these magical plants.

In case Ross wanted to cultivate Official Wizard-tier magical plants, ordinary slaves wouldn't be able to help much.

By that time, he would really need to recruit some Wizard Apprentices to do the work.

"Fortunately, these are still far away from me, a tier-3 apprentice with 500 mental power. If it really comes to that time, I'm afraid my speed of earning magic stones will also increase exponentially."

After finishing his time in the plantation, Ross was finally able to free up time to study Wizard knowledge.

At present, the research on potion-making in Ross's hands was still in a stagnant state.

This wouldn't do; after all, he cultivated magical plants and earned magic stones to enhance his own mental power.

And potion-making was even a shortcut for Ross.

"As a professor of potion-making, Evelyn has deep research into various types of potions."

"Since she recommended the "calming potion" in class last time and counted it as one of the three potions to complete the potion-making course,"

"she must think this is a potion suitable for Wizard Apprentices to practice their skills."

Ross picked up the notes he took in the potion-making class:

"The "calming potion" is called one of the simplest potions. Its formula is extracted and blended according to the ratio of 6:3:1 with silver leaf grass + deep-sea fish + morning dew."

"As an apprentice-tier magical plant, "silver leaf grass" is a rather common extraordinary plant. Its characteristic is that it can rapidly reproduce, germinate, and mature when the moonlight is rich."

"The substance in the potion that can truly stabilize a wizard's spirit mainly comes from "silver leaf grass"."

"It needs to be mashed into foam in a "magic cauldron", and wizard flames are released to extract and purify this substance."

"The deep-sea fish used do not need to possess apprentice-tier power; ordinary creatures will suffice."

"What is used is only deep-sea fish glue, acting as a carrier and stabilizer for the spirit-stabilizing substance purified from "silver leaf grass"."

The formula of the "calming potion" is not very complicated, and the magical plants and auxiliary materials involved are things that are easily obtained during the apprentice stage.

Even if Ross utilized some simple extraction and purification apparatus in the "magic toolbox" given by Old Wizard Pulang, the professor of Magical Botany,

not only could he speed up the initial processing and purification, but he could also greatly increase the success rate of potion preparation.

As for the special substance in "silver leaf grass" that plays a calming role and the extracted deep-sea fish colloid,

after these two main substances are prepared, Ross can also store them in "refrigerated test tubes".

At least the activity of these substances can be preserved for a week.

Once all the materials are ready, one can begin placing the materials into the "magic cauldron" sequentially according to the ratio.

Finally, add a certain amount of morning dew to blend, and the preparation of the "calming potion" is complete.

"The "calming potion" truly lives up to its reputation as a classic potion praised by wizards."

"Just by using some silver leaf grass with initial magic power and some ordinary objects, it can stabilize wizards' mental power. Even if it can only work on Wizard Apprentices, it is already quite remarkable."

"Although the preparation cost of the "calming potion" is relatively low, and it is a standing potion in wizards' lives, it is best to have a "magic cauldron" when preparing this potion."

The "magic cauldron" is not a complicated utensil.

Although it differs somewhat from legends circulating in countless worlds, such as "evil wizards in the deep forest" and "weirdos tinkering with bats and frogs",

the magic cauldron is indeed used as a tool for wizards to refine potions.

The standards required for a magic cauldron do not necessarily mean it must be made of extremely good materials.

As long as it meets some basic conditions, it can be considered a good cauldron.

It must maintain a certain degree of hardness to avoid melting in the spell's magic flame, and preferably not react with the internal magical plants and materials.

In this way, after preparing the materials and handing them over to an alchemy apprentice to polish, it can basically take shape and be used.

Some magic cauldrons can also accumulate some medicinal properties during the long-term process of refining potions.

This can play some good or bad roles.

However, for some powerful wizards with long lifespans, this is also considered a sort of spice in life.

"The main material for the magic cauldron requires some iron ingots. There are no iron mines in the academy for me to dig. Although I can also directly post a task to buy them,"

"the cost will definitely be higher. It is best for me to dig some myself, so that the quality can also be guaranteed."

After all, it is a tool that he will use to refine potions for a period of time. It is best to have some guarantee in quality.

Of course, in his heart, Ross still didn't want to admit that his current lack of magic stones had reached a frantic level.

Investing in those five mu of magical plant cultivation had already squeezed his wallet dry.

But the advancement of potion-making could not be stopped either.

If it were only because of some magic stones that caused Ross's learning of wizard knowledge to stagnate,

for him, it would be a choice where the losses outweigh the gains.

After all, although for Ross, he could rely on grinding time to advance,

if he could improve efficiency, earning magic stones while spending magic stones,

although he wouldn't be able to save up many magic stones in his hands, his strength progress would definitely experience rapid breakthroughs.

After all, with his current mental power intensity, he was definitely among the top tier of students in the same period.

Many students were still complacent at the stage of just breaking through that 100 mental power to become a tier-3 Wizard Apprentice.

"If possible, I can go take a look at the academy's employment task board. That is also different from the planting tasks inside the plantation."

"There are many more various types of employment tasks. There are material purchases, patrol arrangements, going out to hunt magical beasts, and various other things."

Among them, some tasks were issued by wizards, and others were issued by the academy.

On the one hand, it fully utilized the strength of the Wizard Apprentices and wizards inside the wizard academy.

On the other hand, it also gave everyone an exchange center.

This prevented wizards from falling behind in information channels during long-term cultivation.

After all, sometimes when wizards conducted research, they would forget the time.

Maybe there was some opportunity there to gather the materials Ross needed for the magic cauldron.

Maybe he could even earn some magic stones.