Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 515

Chapter 512 The Third Round of the Ladder and the Advanced Potion Master

A week later, Locke came to the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion and showed the red dragon half-dragon shop owner the seven bottles of Glas Aging Potion that he had refined recently.

The red dragon half-dragon shop owner looked at Locke strangely, and his originally calm face now showed a drastic change of expression.

He looked up at Locke in confusion. The moment Locke walked in, he suddenly became very nervous, and for no reason he felt a fear of Locke in his heart, and an involuntary desire to surrender.

But he quickly practiced advanced meditation methods, maintaining his mental state neither angry nor happy, and his soul was calm, overcoming this fear that came from the biological instinct level.

The red half-dragon glanced at Locke in confusion, then took out a transparent gem ring from the star ring, but as soon as he took it out, the transparent gem ring turned golden.

The next moment, a deep purple dragon shadow suddenly appeared in the ring, and the surface of the gem ring shattered.

The red half-dragon bowed slightly to Locke and saluted. “Excuse me, this ring was crafted by a bloodline wizard and alchemist. It’s a bloodline testing ring. Only beings of extremely high purity will cause the ring to change.”

“Generally speaking, it’s difficult for wizards to cause this ring to change.”

“Do you possess the Immortal Dragon Scale?”

Locke hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

A trace of awe and subconscious submission flashed across the red half-dragon’s face. “No wonder. The Immortal Dragon Scale is the hallmark of a true dragon.”

“With the immortal dragon scales, you are a true dragon. You don’t need a dragon body, because the dragon’s power comes from the dragon scales.”

Locke said, “I only own one piece, does that count?”

The red dragon half-dragon smiled and said, “I was truly disrespectful to you earlier. How many more Immortal Dragon Scales do you want? While it’s said that the more powerful a dragon is, the more Immortal Dragon Scales it possesses. Legend has it that the ancient Dragon King in the deepest reaches of the Dragon Mountains was covered in Immortal Dragon Scales, for a dragon, possessing just one Immortal Dragon Scale is more than enough.”

“Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion welcomes all true dragons.”

“You enjoy special privileges here.”

Locke had never expected that the immortal dragon scale he had accidentally obtained from a first-level wizard secret realm would actually earn him special treatment in the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion.

Locke asked, “Like what privileges?”

The red dragon half-dragon said: “First of all, other potion masters cannot pause their participation in the ladder. Once they join, they must participate in the ladder test continuously, otherwise they can only quit.”

“Either you join, you quit, or you fail. Choose one.”

“But you are a distinguished guest of our Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion, so you have the right to pause freely. After completing a ladder test, you can stop participating in the next one. When you want to participate again, you can join the ladder again.”

“In addition, you have the highest access privileges to every potion formula in the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion. You can trade for a potion formula you like in the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion every day. This can solve your problem of needing precious potion formulas.”

Locke raised his brows, undoubtedly feeling a little moved.

Unexpectedly, his immortal dragon scales were actually a symbol of status.

The mysterious true dragon bloodline brought him so many conveniences.

Locke could also sense that there was a huge secret hidden in this, which was not even within his ability to discover at the current stage of liquefaction.

The red half-dragon said, “Besides that, you have one last great privilege, which is that you can use our potion room at half price.”

Locke nodded slightly. “I understand.”

He suddenly asked, “Is there a high-level alchemist who has connections with dragon creatures behind the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion?”

The red dragon half-dragon looked at Locke in surprise. “Why would you think so? The Quetzalcoatl Pavilion only cultivates, not owns.”

“If we have powerful potion masters ourselves, why should we train the general public instead of our own students?”

“Unlike other chain stores, Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion is neither for profit nor for training younger generations. We are a neutral organization.”

Locke’s eyes flickered, indeed.

That is the big man behind the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion, who is in desperate need of some powerful alchemists.

Was the other party a wizard related to the dragon race?
The red half-dragon stepped forward, picked up a bottle of potion from the tray, sniffed it, and confirmed that it was the Glas Aging Potion.

“I gave you ten refining materials before, and you have already given seven of them. Your success rate is very good.”

“You are better than many potion masters.”

Locke nodded.

During this year, I often discussed potion science with Alicia, and naturally made rapid progress, with my success rate far exceeding my expectations.

The red half-dragon handed Locke a magic box and a key. “This is your reward for passing the second round of the ladder. This is the water magic box, and this is the key.”

Locke took the key and inserted it into the water magic box. After opening it, the magic box immediately turned into liquid and evaporated.

A blue stone floats in the air.

The surface of this stone is covered with fine holes.

Upon seeing this, the red dragon half-dragon said, “Lord Locke, you are very lucky. This is a treasure that is precious to potion masters. It is called the [Purifying Filter Stone].”

“It’s an elemental core from a mutated Elemental Lord. It’s extremely rare. Even though it’s only a first-ring item, the Elemental Lord isn’t difficult to deal with. But the problem is, there’s only one mutated Elemental Lord that can produce [Clean Flow Filter Stone] out of a million.”

“So it’s extremely precious.”

“When you’re refining a potion, add this stone to it. It will filter out the various ingredients in the potion’s raw materials, increasing the potion’s effectiveness by about 10%.”

“This kind of gemstone can be used even by a second-ring potion master.”

Locke put the purifying filter stone into his star ring. This rare alchemist equipment was his own accumulation.

This kind of thing is difficult to buy in the market. After all, it is purely a matter of luck. If it is really put on the market for trading, the premium is estimated to be very large.

Locke said: “I didn’t expect that such a good thing would appear in the ladder reward.”

The red dragon half-dragon said, “You’re lucky. You also have the ladder rewards from our Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion, which are of very high quality. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many potion masters willing to join our ladder test.”

“Of course, your luck in the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion will definitely improve.”

Locke looked at the red dragon half-dragon in confusion.

The red dragon half-dragon explained: “All ancient feathered serpent pavilions are blessed by the [Dragon Nest Protection Spell].”

“As a True Dragon, your luck within the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion will automatically rise to a higher level. This can be considered a hidden privilege within the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion. Whether you’re preparing potions or drawing rewards from the ladder, you’ll have an advantage over other potion masters.”

Locke felt more and more that the great wizard behind the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion had a close relationship with the dragon clan.

However, as long as the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion is useful to me now, it’s fine.

The red dragon half-dragon said to Locke, “Lord Locke, do you want to participate in the third round of the ladder now?”

Locke thought for a moment and said, “Participate.”

Although he might be entering the Higher School of Truth soon, this would not prevent him from studying the third round of test potions along the way, and he could still discuss potions with Alicia on the way.

Therefore, there is actually no reason not to participate in the third ladder.

On the contrary, it is the fourth ladder test that I will stop as much as possible, because according to the increasing order of difficulty of this ladder, the fourth time will most likely require the configuration of the second-level potion.

Second-ring potions are no longer ordinary first-ring potions. They are extremely valuable to potion masters who are second-ring potions and above.

Many first-ring potion masters may not necessarily become second-ring potion masters even if they become second-ring wizards.

A second-ring alchemist is already an advanced alchemist.

Therefore, in the fourth round of the ladder, I really need to use the privileges brought by my immortal dragon scales and pause for a while.

The red half-dragon said, “The test time this time is three years.”

“You need to use ten ingredients to successfully create… a lucky potion.”

Locke was stunned for a moment, because the Lucky Potion is the most difficult potion among all the first-ring potions, no doubt about it.

Moreover, its formula… Logically speaking, it is also inaccessible to ordinary potion masters.

As expected, I was right. The third round of the ladder test actually directly tested the most difficult part, potion refining.

Then the fourth round of ladder test must enter the second ring magic potion level.

Locke smiled bitterly. “A lucky potion? That’s incredibly difficult, but if I could have the chance to see the recipe, it would be worth the trip.”

The red dragon half-dragon said, “Lord Locke, you are so modest. But in fact, very few potion masters can reach the third round of the ladder. You are already very good. And you may even be able to make a lucky potion within three years.”

“Similarly, this time, you still cannot use the Primordial Fire or the Purifying Filter Stone.”

(End of this chapter)