Chapter 72 of 100

Chapter 72

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Jiang Junming had such a question in his mind. Listening to Seville's detailed explanation, he was moved and leaned in to listen more closely.

"Several decades ago, when I was your age, priests and paladins didn't need to learn how to concoct potions. Later, with the establishment of the Alliance of the Light Temple, in some places, priests and paladins began to learn how to mix potions. This was done to conserve divine power. By storing divine power in potions when it wasn't urgently needed, it could be used at other times. This method was widely recognized and applied once it was introduced. Later, with the requirements of the Alliance of the Light Temple, all priests and paladins, as long as they were under the jurisdiction of the Alliance, had to learn how to concoct potions."

The young men standing in front of the potion table had mixed reactions. Some knew why they needed to learn how to concoct potions and remained calm, while others, who didn't know, whispered to their familiar peers. Jiang Junming suddenly understood. According to what Teacher Seville said, the potions made by the Church Academy and the priests and paladins of the Alliance of the Light Temple were different from those made by alchemists, primarily serving as a means to store divine power.

Thinking about this, Jiang Junming suddenly remembered what the light brain had said in the six-sided rectangular space. The "impurities" caused his potion-making to fail repeatedly, and the weak healing potion, after being mixed with energy, almost became a more powerful potion. Perhaps this was the same principle as what Teacher Seville was talking about.

"This principle is very simple, have you all understood it?" Seville scanned the students and said, "Similarly, the potions that mages mix contain magical power, giving the potions magical effects. Using magic potions allows mages to avoid consuming mana during battles. This concept is widely applied, and both the Alliance of the Light Temple and the Mage Association place great importance on potion-making. Therefore, the first lesson after you enter the Church Academy is to teach you how to concoct potions."

So important? The young men below were in an uproar. Although they had known a little about potions before, no one had expected them to be so important.

Seville coughed coldly, and the classroom suddenly quieted down. Seville came to the front of a large table, tapped on it, and said, "Remember, the potions we concoct are different from those of alchemists. We can make ordinary potions more magical, something alchemists can't do."

Oh? Haha. Jiang Junming smiled. In the Church Academy, teachers naturally emphasized their own advantages, but he wondered what the alchemists would say.

"Next, I will demonstrate the process of making a stamina potion. This will only happen once. If you don't pay attention and remember, and fail to complete the potion or make one that doesn't meet the requirements, you will soon know what you will face."

Hearing Seville's serious tone, all the young men held their breath and watched Seville's actions closely, afraid of missing anything. If they couldn't complete the stamina potion, being scolded or punished by Seville would be the least of their worries. If they were expelled from the Church Academy, they would feel like dying.

Seville stood in front of the potion table, skillfully arranging the measuring cups and test tubes in familiar positions. He then picked up two herbs from one side of the table, weighed them lightly in his hand, and said, "These are the herbs needed to make a stamina potion—honeysuckle and prunella."

After saying this, Seville placed one herb on the table, picked the petals off the honeysuckle, and said, "The active ingredients of honeysuckle are mostly in the petals and stamens, so when making a stamina potion, you need to pick these off and put them in the measuring cup in front of you. During the picking process, you need to be gentle. If you damage the petals or stamens, the active ingredients will lose some of their effectiveness, affecting the potency of the potion."

Jiang Junming watched Seville's gestures closely, paying attention to every movement. Seville's actions were very skilled, as if he had done this countless times. After discarding the honeysuckle stems, Seville picked up the prunella and repeated the process, picking off the leaves and placing them in the measuring cup.

"If you were making a more advanced potion, you would need to weigh the ingredients on a balance. A stamina potion is just a basic potion used to replenish energy. To put it simply, a bottle of stamina potion is equivalent to a meal you usually eat, so it doesn't need to be so precise," Seville explained.

Without asking if the young men had any questions, Seville continued his operations. He poured solvents from several bottles into another measuring cup, weighed the weight and volume, and mixed them with the honeysuckle and prunella petals and leaves. Each time he poured a solution, a faint mist rose from the measuring cup. Tiny bubbles silently emerged in the solution, and the colorless liquid quickly turned light green.

After placing the three reagents in the measuring cup, Seville picked up the cup and gently shook it. Jiang Junming's eyes lit up; this was the key step in making a stamina potion. Each shake seemed the same, casual, and random, but Jiang Junming, who had learned potion-making from the light brain, knew that the amplitude and precision of the wrist movements must match the degree of the potion's integration. With his enhanced perception, Jiang Junming watched Seville's wrist movements and the liquid in the measuring cup intently, with nothing else in his eyes.

The process of shaking the measuring cup by Teacher Seville was not long, and the most critical step was completed in just a few seconds. The prepared stamina potion was placed on the reagent table, and Seville crossed his hands over his chest and began to pray. This was what he had mentioned earlier, that the potion was just a carrier, used to hold divine power and divine spells. According to Seville, a stamina potion, after being blessed with a divine spell, would have healing effects, which was the essence of potion-making by priests. By blessing common potions with divine spells, they could achieve effects similar to magic potions. Although the quality might not be as good as higher-grade potions, they could be used in more places.

So that's how it is, the same principle as the effective invigorating potion I made later. Jiang Junming saw through it and felt reassured.

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