Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 280

Chapter 279 The Truth About the Promotional Potion

Locke’s eyes narrowed. He didn’t expect that this promotion potion was so dangerous.

Locke said, “Lord Forbes, please tell me the effects of this potion.”

Old Witch Forbes nodded. She slowly walked around the table, came down from a bookcase, found a magic painting, and blew on the surface of the magic painting to blow away the dust.

“This is the formula for the rate of action of this potion.”

“Next, you must listen carefully to every word I say. This will be crucial to whether you can break through to become a formal wizard.”

Claudia Forbes unfolded the magic painting, and Locke saw that it was a picture of a human body, with human neural networks, blood vessels, internal organs, etc. The production level of this magic painting was very high, and it should not have been made by an apprentice, but by a formal wizard-level speed painter.

Locke could even see how and where the sacrificial potion worked inside the human body after it was drunk, as well as the structure of the effective potion ingredients and the entire process of its action in his body.

Locke secretly wrote down the formula and content written on this magic painting.

Claudia Forbes said: “The true function of the Sacrifice Potion is to sacrifice a wizard’s future potential in exchange for his current mental strength. That’s why it’s called a Sacrifice Potion.”

Locke frowned in confusion. “Sacrificing potential? Does that mean overdrawing one’s future? What specific form would that take? Lord Forbes, I see that the main coefficient in this formula seems to be a number.”

“This number doesn’t seem large, around a few hundred. If I’m not mistaken, does this coefficient refer to the remaining lifespan of the wizard who takes this potion?”

Claudia Forbes looked at Locke in surprise, as if she had not expected that Locke was so smart and could guess the general idea just by looking at the magic painting.

She nodded. “Yes, wizards who take sacrificial potions will overdraw some of their future potential, and the specific way they do this is by overdrawing their lifespan.”

“So, the main coefficient in the formula for the potion’s rate of action is the wizard’s remaining lifespan,” said Old Witch Forbes. “The more lifespan a wizard has left, the more potential he can overdraw each year in the future.”

“That’s why wizards in the Southeast Corner have age requirements. They usually require you to reach a mental strength of 800 before the age of 40. Otherwise, the academy will not distribute sacrificial potions to you.”

The old witch Forbes said, “A wizard who is too old cannot withstand this method of burning his potential.”

“From 800 to 1000.”

“Especially in the final stage of spiritual power, from 950 to 1000, every increase in spiritual power consumes a huge amount of potential. If the wizard’s remaining lifespan is insufficient, he will burn out and die, or be forced to give up midway.”

Witch Forbes said: “The more qualified the wizard, the greater the energy they gain from burning one year of their life. The less qualified the wizard, the less energy they gain from burning one year of their life.”

“So, usually a wizard who can reach a mental strength of 800 before the age of 40 can more easily advance with just one or two bottles of sacrificial potions. This is much safer.”

Locke showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

So this is what sacrificial potions are.

Locke whispered, “No wonder the White Wizard Association restricts this kind of thing, sacrificing future potential in exchange for current mana. Moreover, the difficulty of refining this potion and obtaining the materials is very low. This will cause wizards to take this potion before reaching 800 mental power in exchange for their current mental power increase.”

“With so many people, some geniuses, even super geniuses, won’t be able to resist using them in advance.”

“Because bad money drives out good money. Seeing others secretly use sacrificial potions and surpass their own mana, thereby obtaining a large amount of magical resources, this genius will be unable to resist taking sacrificial potions in exchange for power in advance.”

Locke said, “If this potion isn’t properly controlled, it could potentially lead to the collapse of a wizarding land. Wizard apprentices are the foundation of the wizarding world. If wizard apprentices develop the habit of overdrawing their future potential… it would be equivalent to apprentices throughout the wizarding world overdrawing their future, and the wizarding world would lose its future.”

Claudia Forbes nodded in agreement. “Locke Augustine, judging by what you said, you are a good potion master.”

“I have always believed that values determine the upper limit of a person’s future achievements, while talent determines the lower limit of a person’s future achievements.”

Claudia Forbes looked at Locke with satisfaction and said, “You were able to quickly recognize the dangers of advancing to the next level of potions. This shows that you are a very thoughtful potion master and you possess the necessary qualities to achieve ‘Excellence’.”

Locke suddenly thought of a serious problem. Even though his wizard talent had been improved by the Blood-Weeping Nightshade Potion, it was only level 4 at the moment.

Locke asked, “Lord Forbes, if a wizard with lower talent takes this sacrificial potion, will he gain less mana?”

“Yes.” Witch Forbes said, “Of course, there is another possibility.”

Witch Forbes pointed at the magic painting and said, “Look at this part of the magic painting. The potential refers not only to the original talent of a genius, but also to his lifespan. Another part of the potential refers to the potions hidden in your body and soul.”

“You know, it’s actually impossible for everyone to fully digest the effects of a potion. In fact, they can only partially digest it. The potions you drank during your apprenticeship, the parts that were not absorbed and not excreted, will accumulate in your body and soul over the years.”

“And this part is also your potential!”

“The moment you take the advancement potion, some of its effects will be burned, boosting your mental power,” Claudia Forbes said. “For example, the Tartarus cryptworm spinal fluid you used is a first-level material. Honestly, it’s a waste for apprentices like you to use it. The effects should still be lingering in your body. Over time, some will be completely wasted and excreted, while some will remain stored within you.”

“However, the main source of your potential still comes from your talents.”

“This is just a small tip,” Claudia Forbes said, “because, during the apprenticeship stage, the resources available to a person are limited.”

“However, it’s not uncommon in the past for members of great wizarding families to use vast amounts of magical resources to forcibly accumulate potential in their descendants, and to exchange this potential with sacrificial potions to help them become official wizards.”

Claudia Forbes muttered, “That’s just too low a price-performance ratio. The families within the academy simply don’t have resources of this scale. Only the wizarding families of the Six Towers have the resources and habit to do so.”

“Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for an individual to obtain so many magical resources.”

While she was speaking, Locke thought about the Eye Demon Lord potion he had been taking for six months, the magic potions he used in large quantities, and the exaggerated amount of Tartarus crypt worm spinal fluid.

Most of the cerebrospinal fluid from that dark wizard’s vast resource library had fallen into his hands!
Furthermore, the Eye Demon Lord potion he had been taking for six consecutive months had even gained an independent and sustained cycle of Abyssal Energy. He had indeed never fully digested the accumulation of so many potions in his body.

Locke looked up at the formula for the potion’s rate of action and began to do mental calculations. “So, a level 4 aptitude isn’t actually too low, just average.”

‘Plus, I’m only 19, almost 20, so I’m very young, and I still have a lot of potions and magical resources remaining in my body. My chances of successfully using the sacrificial potion and becoming a full-fledged wizard are very high.’

‘That puts my mind at ease.’

“Before using the sacrificial potion, I can still use up one more wave of magic resources. After all, I still have 200,000 magic stones in my bank.”

‘The projects I have are also making money continuously.’

(End of this chapter)