Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 371

Chapter 369: Toxicity Hedge Potion

Locke looked at Alicia in surprise and said, “Is there something wrong?”

Alicia, wearing an amaranth red wizard robe and a void gem ring, pursed her lips in the face of Locke’s indifference, then crossed her fingers and said, “Hmm…”

“You saved me, and I haven’t thanked you properly yet. If you need some potion ingredients, I might be able to provide them. My astral ring contains the ingredients for almost all first-level potions.” Alicia added, “I’m also a potion master, and I mainly research potions that enhance status.”

Locke looked at Alicia in surprise. She was in the same research field as senior Albert.

Locke thought for a moment, “I need Golden Ringworm Spores, Chaos-colored Tulip Bulbs, Iris Pseudoscale Jellyfish, and ore from the Haunted Gold Mine.”

“I don’t have these four materials, or they are rare.”

“Do you have it? If you do, we can do a normal transaction.”

Alicia quickly flipped through her astral ring and said after a moment, “Well, these four materials are all in my ring.”

“Chaos-colored tulip bulbs? Those are mid-to-high-level magical plants, or even a type of Abyssal Magic Plant. Abyssal potions are usually made with this material.”

Alicia looked at Locke, “Am I right, Locke.”

“You’re a potion master who specializes in Abyssal potions. You’re using ore from the Haunted Gold Mine as an auxiliary ingredient to remove the toxicity of the Chaos Tulip bulbs. I think you’re preparing a Mammon Powder potion.”

Locke looked at Alicia in surprise. The alchemy foundation of the Six Towers was so poor, but he didn’t expect that the person from the Plutarch family in front of him had a pretty good foundation in alchemy.

Alicia understood Locke’s thoughts from his eyes and said, “I am studying Potions at Verdantia University.”

“The potion science in the Six Towers was terrible, and I was very interested in potions, so I went to study in the nearby Southeast Corner. Verdantia University in the Southeast Corner has a very high level of research in stat-enhancing potions. It’s their strongest discipline and is well-known in several nearby wizarding lands.”

“And I studied Potions at the University of Verdandia, under the best Potions wizard instructor.”

“My mentor said that I am a genius in the field of potions. So… Locke, maybe I can help you. I want to be your potion master’s assistant for once. Let me enter your laboratory. I can definitely help you.”

“This is also to repay you for saving my life.”

Locke glanced at her, thought for a moment, and felt that it would be a good opportunity not to miss. Judging from Alicia’s performance just now, her potion knowledge was indeed good.

I don’t know whether I am a genius or not, but my current level should be able to help me.

So, Locke nodded and said, “I am indeed planning to prepare a bottle of Mammon Powder.”

“Then come with me.”

Alicia hesitated. “But Locke, the side effects of Abyssal potions are quite obvious, and Mammon Powder is one of the most severe. Generally, not many wizards would dare to take it.”

“In addition to the common side effect of Mammon Powder, which can cause an imbalance in the body’s elements, there’s also a less common, very hidden side effect. I read about it in an article at Verdantia University, published by one of my seniors.”

“Mammon’s Powder Potion will make the user become arrogant and conceited for a period of time, and they will love to teach others how to succeed. Because it’s not very obvious, ordinary wizards rarely observe this during the three phases of experiments with this potion.”

“After all, many people have the habit of being a teacher. Therefore, it is difficult to tell whether it is the user’s own personality, or the result of drinking the potion, or whether the potion has given the user this trait, or whether it has stimulated the user’s own trait.”

“My senior found a few very humble individuals and had an enchanter cast an enchantment spell on a mortal, making them more reflective and contemplative. They would attribute their mistakes to themselves and reflect on whatever happened in life. Then, they had each of them take diluted Mammon Powder potion. The result… they all developed arrogant and self-serving personalities.”

Alicia said, “Thus, my senior has proven that Mammon Powder has a hidden side effect that affects the personality of the user.”

Locke frowned and asked, “Then, senior, have you ever done an experiment on the outcome of long-term users? What happened afterwards?”

Alicia shook her head and said, “When conducting experiments on first-ring potions, we have to consider the cost. First-ring potions are so precious, so experiments with this outcome are rarely done.”

While the two were talking, they had already entered Locke’s suite in the living area. Locke walked into the simple potion room in the suite and took out the potion ingredients from the astral ring, as well as the most important main ingredient, the blood of the Mammon demon.

This was a bottle of blood he had already drawn from Howard’s ‘ghost hand’, and Alicia also took out the four potion ingredients that Locke had mentioned before from her astral ring.

Alicia said, “But I have a way to reduce some of the mental side effects of the Mammon Powder potion.”

Alicia found the paper and pen given by Sun Chaser Silver Shuttle on the workbench in the potion room and quickly wrote down a formula. “Look, this is what I came up with.”

“This might eliminate the side effects of Mammon’s Powder to the greatest extent possible. Of course, this would require a higher physique for the user.”

Alicia pondered. “Perhaps my method isn’t very practical. According to my calculations, the First Ring wizard would need to be as strong as a humanoid behemoth to consume this potion. Even among the wizards of our Six Towers School of Conjuration, who transform their own bloodlines, few can strengthen their bodies to that level. It’s simply impossible to achieve.”

Locke immediately looked at what was written on Alicia’s paper. After reading it, he looked at Alicia in surprise.

The above content is actually a status enhancement potion. The main idea is to develop and match a status enhancement potion specifically based on the side effects of Mammon’s Powder potion to offset the side effects of Mammon’s Powder potion.

Then both are taken at the same time according to a designed order, accurate to the second, in the hope that the side effects of the two d*rugs will offset each other.

This is a very bold idea.

Locke couldn’t help but look at Alicia sideways, realizing that he might have underestimated this witch before.

The other party’s combat ability, experience in dealing with things, and mentality may be a little lacking, but she is indeed the most talented witch in the Plutarch family in the past hundred years.

“Whether or not a descendant has talent depends largely on luck, so wizarding organizations based on master-disciple relationships are more powerful than those based on bloodlines.” Locke pondered, looking at Alicia, who looked expectant. “It seems the Plutarch family has had good luck this time.”

Locke said to Alicia, “Well, Alicia, perhaps we can communicate in the field of potions. This may be of some benefit to both of us. As long as you are willing.”

Witch Alicia smiled at Locke’s approval.

(End of this chapter)