Chapter 53

Hello from in front of the alchemy cauldron. Today is February 14th. I'm Herman. Today, I plan to make a beginner potion. The beginner potion is listed in the Great Alchemy Dictionary, and it is known that it can be made with 10 Life Grass. There were many Life Grass growing in the shared field of the Genxuan Sect, so I borrowed them. ... I borrowed about 5,000, but if it's not enough, I'll go and collect more. After making the beginner potion, I want to do various experiments with the Life Grass. I bought the materials yesterday.

The materials are mainly magic iron, but I also bought various things like vegetables and eggs. I'm thinking of seeing what I can make. Experiments consume materials, but it can't be helped. Well, let's start with the beginner potion. Before putting the materials into the alchemy cauldron, let's make sure to prepare the potion bottles. I'll make 10 bottles with the potion bottle manufacturing machine. It makes one bottle every 2 seconds, so it's quite easy. ... For some reason, even the corks are made with magic. ... Well, it's already strange that the bottles are made.

The preparation of the bottles is complete. The preparation of the materials is also complete. Let's try making it. The beginner potion, which is said to take 10 seconds to bottle by someone who is used to it, how will it feel? First, put in 10 Life Grass. Then, pour in magic power. ... I have a feeling it has turned into a liquid. What should I do? How do I extract this mysterious liquid, commonly known as the Tears of the Goddess? ... Let's just put the potion bottle in as it is. Oh, the potion was successfully extracted. It's a mysterious liquid, the Tears of the Goddess. ... I wonder who made the goddess cry.

The beginner potion was surprisingly easy to make. What should I do next? ... Let's try making a potion without the flowers. I'll neatly remove the flowers and put them into the alchemy cauldron. Pour in magic power. ... It has turned into a liquid. Use the potion bottle to scoop it and check the color. ... No change. ... It's a bit scary, but I cut my finger with a knife and applied the flowerless potion. ... It stopped the bleeding. From this, I learned that the potion doesn't need flowers. ... I wonder what that means. ... Next, let's strip the leaves.

I'll put the Life Grass with only the stems into the alchemy cauldron. Pour in magic power, and it turns into a liquid. Scoop it with the potion bottle. ... The same amount is in it, so do we not need the leaves? I'll cut my finger and drink it this time. ... It stopped the bleeding. It's mysterious. You can drink it or apply it. What happens if you only use the leaves? I'll put in 10 leaves. Pour in magic power, and this time it feels like it can pull in magic power. Let's try pulling it. ... The leaves withered and floated up. I'll collect them for now. ... They look like tea leaves. I'll check the tea I bought the other day. ... It's probably the same thing. If you only use the leaves, it becomes tea. I'll put it in a tea bottle for now. This way, I don't have to buy it.

What happens if I only put in the flowers? I'll put in 10 flowers. Pour in magic power. ... It has turned into a liquid. Scoop it with the potion bottle, and it becomes a small amount of red liquid. It smells like flowers. I'll cut my finger and drink it. I'll chant, "Namu San." ... It didn't heal. I'll treat it with the potion I made earlier. The flowers have no healing effect, and only a red liquid is made. Can it be used for something? I'll try making a large amount, so I stripped about 100 flowers and turned them into liquid. ... It's about one potion bottle. What should I mix it with? How about magic iron? Let's try it. I'll put in magic iron and the red liquid and pour in magic power. ... It seems to have become a sticky liquid. I'll put it in a storage bottle for now. It doesn't seem to have increased in mass with the magic iron, but it's probably just my imagination. I made a sticky red liquid, but what can it be used for?

I'll put it aside for now and make 10 bottles of the potion. I'll make about 100 bottles and turn all the Life Grass into potions without stripping the leaves. It's mysterious, but apparently, even if you put in more than 11 Life Grass, it only becomes a beginner potion, and the amount is the same. I wonder why. After making 10 bottles of the potion, I'll figure out what to do with the sticky red liquid. Why doesn't the red color stick to the bottle? It's sticky, but... Let's mix it with an egg. The first thing that came to mind was an egg. Let's see what happens.

I'll put one egg into the mysterious sticky red liquid and pour in magic power. ... It seems to have become even stickier. I'll put it in a storage bottle for now. Hmm. Why did it become even stickier? I don't understand. I'll touch it with my finger. I hope it's not a powerful medicine, and it's not harmful to the body... Magic iron seems harmful, but it's not poisonous. When I touch it with my finger, it sticks to my finger and dries. ... Why did it dry? I'll wash it off with water. ... It doesn't wash off. It doesn't come off even if I rub it. In such cases, the beginner potion, the universal medicine... It came off. It really came off. What was that? ... Well, I have something that might be useful from my past life. ... I'll go and buy a brush.

So, I bought a brush. I'll use it to paint my nails. I don't know what the point is, but I'll try it. ... My nails turned red. Of course, they did. It's red. I'll transfer it to a potion bottle and store it. It fits in a potion bottle. Where did the magic iron and egg go? ... Well, it's fine. I'll submit this to the next Fertility Festival. If there are already existing materials, it's disappointing, but I wonder if there are alchemists who mix eggs. ... There might be alternative materials, but I don't know.

Can this be done with other flowers? ... Let's go to the field. Weeds are fine. I'll collect 100 flowers with color. Virtue is urgent, so I'll go flower picking before the Teng Ying Sect's combat training. ... I'm really going to pick flowers.

So, I arrived at the weed field. The flowers are blue, yellow, and black. There are various other flowers. Let's aim for 100. ... I wonder what people think I'm collecting besides Life Grass. So, I secured many colors. I probably have about 100. Let's head to the training ground. Recently, I haven't surpassed my talent, but I've caught up, and my stamina has improved. ... I also know how to control my strength. It's too tough to go full out for 3 hours. I make a mistake once in 10 times and create a gap. I think this is also the right approach. The noble people around me also think so. They think I know how to control my strength. I haven't been scolded by the teacher, so I must be doing it right.

So, the Teng Ying Sect's combat training is over, and I'm back home. Let's sort the flowers. I've already filled the storage bottles. Let's sort 100. After that, I'll go eat. There are many colors. The materials are sufficient for blue, black, white, green, yellow, orange, and pink, 7 colors, plus red, making 8 colors. I'm a bit worried if the same thing will be made, but let's eat first.

Today's dinner was two pieces of bread, which are said to be softer recently, and an oak soup with lots of vegetables. It was very delicious. Now, it's time for alchemy. First, I'll put in a bunch of blue flowers. I'll turn them into a liquid with magic power. I'll add magic iron and make it sticky. I'll put it in a storage bottle for now, and then try putting it on my hand. ... It doesn't solidify. I guess I need eggs... So, I'll put it back in the alchemy cauldron and add eggs. It changes into a stickier liquid. I'll put it in a potion bottle and paint my nails with a brush. ... It solidifies. This time, I'll put in all the materials from the beginning. I'll use dye as the color material. I'll put in dye, magic iron, and an egg. I'll pour in magic power, and it becomes a sticky liquid. It's easier to do it all at once. I'll put it in a potion bottle and paint my nails with a brush. ... It solidifies. No problem.

So, I made 8 colors. I painted all my nails, and they dried properly, and the potion removed them. Now, it's time to write the report. I bought parchment at the store. ... I didn't buy it for the report, but I'll write the materials, the method, and the characteristics. One potion bottle's worth of dye, one magic iron, and one egg. The strangeness of the egg. Well, it worked, so it's fine. I'll call it nail color liquid. The color changes with the dye, so this is fine for now. I also wrote how to remove the color, so it's sufficient. I have some time, so I'll quickly progress with the embroidery. I think I can finish it within a year. I won't be distracted by alchemy. I have confidence that I will be distracted.

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