209: Increased production of magic potions

"It seems my decision was correct, my dear daughter!"

The Communication Crystal floated in mid-air, reflecting Karl's face.

On the other end of the Communication Crystal, Karl looked at Ryan and Alistair appearing before him. Their hands were tightly clasped together, and everything was naturally self-evident.

"Father!"

"Ryan, since that's the case, your engagement to Alistair is settled. According to custom, you can marry in a year."

"Today is October 10th. You can officially marry on October 10th of next year."

"However, due to Alistair's special circumstances, it might not be possible to hold a grand wedding at that time. My daughter, I'm sorry you'll have to settle for less."

"It's nothing, Father!"

"But I will find a way to make it up to you. Your mother already prepared a wedding gift for you when she was pregnant with you, and I also have a generous gift for you. I certainly won't let you suffer any grievances in the Red River Territory."

"I'll send the dowry over in a while; I'm sure you and Ryan will find it useful."

Alistair glanced at Ryan and then said:

"Father, the Red River Territory is remote and the land is barren. Now Ryan has also been enfeoffed with the Blackstone Territory and the Black Corridor. Of these two places, only the Blackstone Territory has some blackstone ore of value; the other areas are desolate and uninhabited."

"Furthermore, the Blackstone Territory has become a wasteland due to the invasion of the Demon Legion. It's uncertain how long it will take to restore its former vitality."

"I hope you can help Ryan, Father, so that the Red River Territory can recover as soon as possible."

Karl looked at his daughter with a smile; this was the first time he had seen Alistair speak up for someone like this.

"My daughter, you haven't even married him yet, and you're already worrying about this kid."

"Don't worry, I've noted it. I'll definitely give the boy a hand!"

"Aside from everything else, Ryan, that Torrens you captured can fetch a good price. Once I send someone to negotiate with the family behind him, I'll send the reward over to you all at once."

Ryan hadn't expected such a windfall. When he handed Torrens over to Karl, he hadn't thought there would be any other gains.

The conversation with Karl went extremely smoothly. At Alistair's request, Karl readily agreed to provide Ryan and Alistair with a generous dowry to help develop the territory.

With the engagement settled, the two, who had just confirmed their relationship, began their respective busy schedules again.

There were many affairs to handle at the Mage Academy. As the number of Spellcasters in the territory rapidly increased, the management and instruction of these Spellcasters became even more important. Currently, there was no one in the Red River Territory more suitable than Alistair to manage the Mage Academy.

After their relationship was clarified, Alistair became even more dedicated to this work.

She embraced Ryan gently for a moment, and before Ryan could even react, Alistair pulled away and left.

"There's still work at the Academy, so I'll be going now. You should get to your work as well!"

Ryan, who wanted to linger in the moment a bit longer, watched Alistair's hurried departure with a wry smile.

Ryan did indeed have a major task to handle now, which was to begin the construction of the Red River Territory's Mage Tower.

Before that, Ryan needed to visit Kapdo to discuss the construction of the Mage Tower with the veteran mage.

When Ryan arrived at Kapdo's potion workshop, Kapdo was leading a dozen Potion Masters in preparing potions.

As the number of Spellcasters in the territory grew, Ryan assigned some who were suitable to become Potion Masters to Kapdo. They usually followed Kapdo and Cecilia to learn how to concoct potions.

Under the vigorous training of Kapdo and Cecilia, the Red River Territory already had over a dozen low-level Potion Masters. Kapdo no longer concocted Black Iron Rank potions himself, leaving them to the newcomers.

"Ryan, you're here. I heard your title has been raised again; you're an Count now?"

"Yes, I was just promoted a few days ago. His Grace the Grand Duke enfeoffed me with the Blackstone Territory to the south."

"That really is great news. Don't you happen to need the blackstone ore from there?"

Ryan chatted with Kapdo. Cecilia, who used to rush over as soon as Ryan arrived, was now standing to the side, continuing to instruct the Potion Masters as if she hadn't seen him.

"Cecilia, Ryan is here. Aren't you going to come see him?"

Kapdo called out to Cecilia. Cecilia, who was tutoring the potion concoction, trembled slightly but ultimately did not respond.

"This girl..."

Kapdo shook his head and didn't call out again.

Ryan told Kapdo not to worry, saying, "It's fine. I'll go talk to her privately in a bit."

"Alright then, let's talk business first!"

"I've finished refining all those Silver Rank Wind Spirit Potions. To concoct more, we'll have to wait for the next batch of wind spirit fruit to ripen."

"These Wind Spirit Potions should be enough for you to use for a while."

Previously, Kapdo had refined several hundred bottles of Bronze Rank Wind Spirit Potions for Ryan, which were given to the warriors and magic wolves of the Gale Claw Legion to enhance their strength and potential.

Because of Dora's blessing, the yield and effects of the wind spirit sacred trees have significantly increased, which also led to a substantial improvement in both the quantity and quality of the Wind Spirit Potions refined by Kapdo.

Besides the Gale Claw Legion, the Storm Steel Feather Legion was also strengthened by Wind Spirit Potions shortly thereafter.

However, because the giant eagles—the mounts of the Storm Steel Feather Legion—are Lair Creatures and cannot use potions, only the Storm Archers were strengthened by the Wind Spirit Potions.

Later, Kapdo also provided Ryan with a batch of Silver Rank Wind Spirit Potions, though the quantity wasn't large. Ryan used them to select and focus on training a group of high-performing elites.

Now, Kapdo has given Ryan another batch of nearly a hundred Silver Rank Wind Spirit Potions, allowing Ryan to train a new group of core members.

"Due to raw material issues, we certainly won't be able to provide Silver Rank Wind Spirit Potions in the short term. However, I can still concoct some Bronze Rank Wind Spirit Potions for you, though the quantity will definitely be less than before."

In Dora's garden, there are ten peak Bronze Rank wind spirit sacred trees and four Silver Rank wind spirit sacred trees. The Bronze Rank ones are not only more numerous, but their yield and maturation cycle are also greater and faster than the Silver Rank ones.

"These low-level Potion Masters are gradually becoming more skilled. The production of potions like blood of the magic wolf and warriors blood will steadily increase, and the yield of these low-level magic plants is also gradually rising."

"The recovery potions you mentioned last time now have some production, but it's not much."

Ryan's demand for recovery potions has always been high, but Kapdo has been unable to concoct many due to the limited quantity of raw materials.

Now, after his vigorous efforts to expand the Magical Plant Garden, there is finally some feedback, and the production of recovery potions has increased, which makes Ryan very happy.

For a warrior, a recovery potion is like an extra powerful protective talisman; on the battlefield, having recovery potions significantly reduces the mortality rate.

"Being able to increase the production of recovery potions is wonderful news for the warriors of the territory. Thank you for your hard work, Master Capdo!"

"It's nothing, just what I should do!"

"Besides these, there is another significant achievement. I've thoroughly researched those rosy cloud tree leaves you brought last time and have already refined them into a batch of potions."

As he spoke, Kapdo took out several bottles of potions shimmering with various colors. The energy emitted by the potions was clearly visible; even an ordinary person could see how extraordinary they were.

"This is the most excellent Gold Rank clansias blessing I have refined to date, much stronger than those refined with stone flower fruit previously."

Kapdo explained to Ryan with slight excitement.

"The leaves of the rosy cloud tree can greatly enhance the consumer's potential, and different colors of rosy cloud tree leaves enhance potential in different directions."

"For example, this bottle is a potion refined from red rosy cloud tree leaves, which can greatly enhance the consumer's fire-attribute talent and aptitude. The blue one is for water, and the yellow one is for earth!"

"Each color enhances a different direction of potential, but the effects are equally powerful."

After listening, Ryan said with some confusion, "But when I ate a leaf last time, I didn't feel any one-sided attribute talent enhancement?"

"This is the most special kind of leaf from the rosy cloud tree, the Multi-colored Cloud Leaf. Shimmering with seven-colored light, these leaves can comprehensively enhance the consumer's potential and aptitude rather than just a single aspect. Ryan, what you ate last time was this special Multi-colored Cloud Leaf."

"Yes, that's right, it really was!"

Ryan thought about it and indeed, as Kapdo said, the rosy cloud tree leaf he ate was seven-colored.

"Ryan, your talent is too high, so the enhancement from eating rosy cloud tree leaves and these potions isn't very obvious. If your subordinates took them, it would be completely different; they would clearly feel the changes in their bodies."

"rosy cloud tree leaves are different from stone flower fruit. Dividing them into multiple portions to make Silver Rank potions would destroy their medicinal properties, so refining one leaf into a single bottle of Gold Rank clansias blessing is the best choice."

"There are seven bottles here. I used the rosy cloud tree leaves you gave me and picked a few more from the rosy cloud tree. Now, there are nine leaves left on the rosy cloud tree."

"I originally wanted to pick a few more, but Dora said that would harm the rosy cloud tree and that at least nine leaves must be kept on it, so I didn't continue picking."

"Keep these seven bottles of potion safe. Once the rosy cloud tree grows another leaf, I'll refine more potions."

Among the seven bottles of Gold Rank clansias blessing refined from rosy cloud tree leaves, there are three fire-attribute, one water-attribute, two earth-attribute, and one wind-attribute.

Ryan carefully stored the seven priceless bottles of Gold Rank clansias blessing.

With the potion matters finished, just as he was about to talk to Kapdo about building the Mage Tower, Ryan suddenly felt a surge of powerful natural energy appear within his body.

Under the violent impact of this sudden natural energy, Ryan's body began to strengthen continuously, while a vast amount of nature-system spell knowledge flooded into his mind.

Under the dual impact on his body and spirit, Ryan became unsteady and slumped into a nearby chair.

Cecilia, who had been quietly observing Ryan from the side, instantly flashed to his side and firmly supported the swaying Ryan, asking with concern:

"Big Brother Ryan, what's wrong?"