Chapter 83 of 100

Chapter 83

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Grandma's bear actually cut half of her fingernail while cutting vegetables, and her typing speed was slower than a snail's. She couldn't even type by touch anymore. Sigh!

"Professor!" Cook brought Little Lei to Lyle's laboratory early the next morning, and Lyle was already there. Cook didn't know if Professor Lyle had not gone back or if he had been waiting there since early morning.

"Hehe, Cook, you're here. You must have already heard about the auction yesterday. The points will be given to you soon, and Zogot will give them to you directly when the time comes." Lyle smiled at Cook.

"Then, Professor, what should I do today?" Cook asked for instructions.

Lyle pondered for a moment, then turned and pulled a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Cook: "This is some of my alchemy insights and notes. It's the most basic knowledge of potion-making. It's a magic book, and I hope you can master the content in this book as soon as possible. As for what potions you want to make, it's up to you. I have already instructed Zogot, and you can use the materials in the B, C, and D warehouses."

Lyle thought all night yesterday and finally decided not to rush Cook to make potions. First, if there were too many potions, the price would definitely drop. Rarity makes things valuable! Second, Lyle didn't want to waste Cook's talent. Although Lyle also wanted Cook to keep making potions, if Cook's level didn't improve, it wouldn't benefit Lyle either. As a mentor, Lyle's greatest responsibility was to cultivate powerful potion masters for the guild.

Cook was stunned. Originally, Cook thought being an assistant meant doing hard labor. Cook had already prepared to make low-level invisibility potions every day. Cook asked in confusion, "Professor, are we not making potions today?"

"Hehe, no, you don't think we're still making low-level invisibility potions, do you?" Lyle asked with a smile.

"The price is so high, why not make them?" Cook asked in confusion.

Lyle looked at Cook, then stood up and said, "Cook, the rarer something is, the more valuable it is. Once there's too much of something, it's no longer valuable. We are noble alchemists, not laborers."

"Professor, I understand." Cook was taken aback. These people knew about supply and demand. He then nodded.

"Good, your daughter is very cute." Lyle looked at Little Lei, who was staring at him with big eyes, and praised her.

Cook was sweating profusely. He had already lost tens of thousands of gold coins for the things in the dormitory, and this was still considered cute. However, Cook then asked weakly, "Professor, I want to exchange points for magic cores. Is that possible?"

"Sure, what type of magic core do you want?" Lyle was not surprised and asked casually.

"Lightning or fire, either is fine." Cook quickly replied.

"Alright, I'll ask Zogot later. I can't guarantee lightning, but there are many fire magic cores in the warehouse." Lyle nodded.

Cook saw Lyle sit down again and stepped back. He then picked up the notebook Lyle had given him and sat at the lab bench to read it. Upon reading, Cook realized it was actually a magic book. Magic books require the use of mental energy to read, which makes it easier to remember, but the writing in magic books is only slightly better than that in magic scrolls.

Cook released his mental energy and saw the first sentence: Quality determines everything!

Cook then read carefully. In just half an hour, he finished reading. To be precise, it contained fifteen formulas and Lyle's insights on potion-making, but they were all for low-level potions.

Cook put down the magic book and closed his eyes, recalling what he had read. Cook didn't think Professor Lyle would record ordinary formulas in a magic book, and he finally understood the key to improving potion quality.

Improving potion quality not only requires mastering the timing of the process but also the purity of the materials. The higher the purity of the materials, the higher the quality of the potion. Material purification can be divided into several methods: high-temperature purification and low-temperature purification.

High-temperature purification invariably involves using fire to bake, then grinding into powder, and finally purifying with water. This method is suitable for most materials, but some materials are not suitable for high temperatures, so low-temperature purification was invented.

Low-temperature purification mainly involves soaking the materials in water, stirring continuously, and paying attention to the temperature. The water is then filtered and evaporated using wind, resulting in highly pure materials.

There were also some purification methods that made Cook gasp. It was said that some precious materials would be purified using magic, mental energy, or magic arrays, but this required a high level of the person performing the purification.

Cook looked at Little Lei, who had fallen asleep on the side. To be honest, having a cradle next to the lab bench was probably a first for Cook.

Cook stood up, found the materials needed for the low-level invisibility potion, and carefully observed them with his Magic Eye. He noticed that the magic materials showed different lusters, with some spots, and many of the materials were like Chinese herbs, being plant roots or stems. The Green Spot Fruit was a fruit that had not been purified at all.

Cook began to purify the materials. Professor Lyle watched with a wry smile, as the success rate of the low-level invisibility potion was very low. If the materials were purified again, the cost would be even higher. However, Lyle did not stop him but observed carefully.

Cook prepared the tools needed for purification: flasks, beakers, test tubes, filters, knives, and grinding tools.

Cook crushed the Green Spot Fruit into small particles, placed them in a beaker, and slowly heated and stirred the beaker. Using his Magic Eye, he carefully observed the solution. After half an hour, Cook noticed the solution had changed color, becoming the same color as the Green Spot Fruit, while the particles had lost their luster. The water in the beaker was also reduced to half. Cook quickly removed the beaker and filtered the solution. After three filtrations, the solution was finally free of impurities. Cook then heated the solution in a flask.

"Is that all?" In the end, Cook obtained a small amount of powder from the bottom of the beaker. The color of the powder was several times that of the Green Spot Fruit. Cook carefully collected the powder and began to clean the beaker and flask.

"It looks like you need a helper!" Lyle watched Cook busily working and smiled.

"Uh! Professor!" Cook was startled and quickly bowed.

"Do you need me to find a helper for you?" Lyle pointed to the tools in the cleaning basin.

"Professor, thank you for your concern, but I will bring a helper next time." Cook didn't want anyone to know his secrets. Just the peculiarities of Little Lei were better known to as few people as possible.

"Good! You have initially mastered the purification of materials, but one thing to note is that the proportions of the purified materials are the same, but you need to control the base amount well. During the purification process, some materials will be lost, so you should prepare more materials before purifying." Lyle used his mental energy to carefully examine the materials and found that Cook's purification was excellent.

"Thank you, Professor." Cook quickly thanked him.

"Are you ready to start making the potion?" Lyle pointed to the already purified materials, eager to see what quality of potion Cook would make this time.

"Yes, Professor!" Cook looked at the time and realized five hours had passed without him noticing.

"Hehe, the reaction speed of purified materials is extremely fast, so be careful." Lyle smiled and reminded him.

Cook didn't pay much attention to this. When he added two purified materials, he didn't even have time to grab the third before the potion in the flask was ruined.

Cook looked incredulous, and Lyle, after turning off the magic furnace, patted Cook's shoulder and said, "You didn't finish reading my insights. When using purified materials, it's best to use the low-temperature method, which will slow down the reaction speed."

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