It wasn't a professional cauldron, after all, so she hadn't known exactly how it would turn out.
But it was fine.
Restores 3 mana per second for 10 seconds.
According to the appraisal results, it only restored 2 points of mana less than the potions made in a cauldron.
While it couldn't compare to the original version, it was definitely a godsend for those who didn't have much mana to begin with.
The most important thing was the volume a stockpot could produce.
A single stockpot combined with a galvanized bucket could produce 400 vials per batch. Combined with the 200 from the cauldron, she could produce 600 vials in one go.
That would be 1,200 vials a day.
If she added the 1,000 potions produced by the hundred enamel mugs, wouldn't that be 2,200 vials?
Terrifying!
Just thinking about it was terrifying!
Looking at all these pots, buckets, and mugs, Lan Qingyou clicked her tongue in amazement.
Lan Qingyou: "Do you have any extra test tubes on hand?"
Shang Chuan: "I do, but they're all recycled and used. I'm currently cleaning them."
Look at that! Just look at that!
This is what you call a professional.
Lan Qingyou: "How many?"
Shang Chuan: "1,530 total. I've cleaned 1,120, and 410 are still waiting."
Lan Qingyou: "Give me the cleaned ones first."
Shang Chuan: "The price has gone up now. Several traders are driving up the bids."
Lan Qingyou: "I'll give you one extra unit of materials."
As she spoke, Lan Qingyou asked about the current price and then sent over the materials plus the extra unit. She also threw in a few Apprentice-level Mana Potions as a tip for the labor of cleaning them.
After all, she was supposed to do this work herself. Now that someone else was doing it for her, she wouldn't be stingy.
Shang Chuan: "Deal."
After receiving the test tubes, Lan Qingyou began processing the brewed potions.
Handling the mana potions was easy enough; she just had to filter them properly. Even if the attributes were different, it didn't matter, as long as she filtered the ones with higher attributes first to avoid contamination.
But when it came time to process the potions in the enamel mugs, Lan Qingyou almost lost her mind.
To prevent contamination, every time she switched to a different potion, she had to thoroughly clean the filter, wine dispenser, funnel, cheesecloth, slotted spoon, and every other tool that had touched the previous batch.
Starting from 5 PM, Lan Qingyou worked straight through until dark before she finally finished bottling the potions from the enamel mugs.
【Crude Strength Potion (E-)】
【Effect: Increases Strength by 2 for 60 minutes.】
【Description: A potion that is neither a success nor a failure. It makes one want to complain, but they wouldn't even know where to start.】
【Crude Agility Potion (E-)】
【Effect: Increases Agility by 2 for 60 minutes.】
【Description: A potion that is neither a success nor a failure. It makes one want to complain, but they wouldn't even know where to start.】
【Crude Stamina Potion (E-)】
【Effect: Increases Stamina by 2 for 60 minutes.】
【Description: A potion that is neither a success nor a failure. It makes one want to complain, but they wouldn't even know where to start.】
【Crude Spirit Potion (E-)】
【Effect: Increases Spirit by 2 for 60 minutes.】
【Description: A potion that is neither a success nor a failure. It makes one want to complain, but they wouldn't even know where to start.】
“As I thought, without a professional cauldron, no matter how perfect the process is, I won't get a high rating.”
Looking at the potions appraised on the small screen, Lan Qingyou sighed.
She then placed another potion containing a pale yellow liquid onto the screen.
【Crude Slow Potion (E-)】
【Effect: Reduces the target's Agility by 1 for 10 seconds upon impact.】
【Description: A potion that is neither a success nor a failure. It makes one want to complain, but they wouldn't even know where to start.】
Well, the effect was 2 points lower than what was recorded in Basic Potions.
It was better than nothing, but Lan Qingyou didn't mind.
The enamel mugs were meant for practice anyway.
She would use them to practice any potion or concoction she hadn't made before, making it easier to operate the cauldron later.
That's right.
This was Lan Qingyou's secret weapon—magic potions.
Although she was already trying her best to be careful and avoid being spotted or followed, she ultimately had zero combat capability.
With the Slow Potion, things would be different.
If she encountered an enemy, she could just throw a wave of them. Combined with her aerial mobility, escaping would be much easier.
If used in conjunction with the +30 Strength Moonlight Stone Dagger, a counter-kill wasn't out of the question.
However, her previous idea of brewing two batches a day was probably going to fall through.
Brewing just one batch was this exhausting. If she did two, she wouldn't have any time to study; she'd just collapse and sleep.
Besides, the three pots could produce 600 vials now. There was no need to push herself that hard.
Being forcibly transmigrated to an alternate world and still doing the 007 grind clearly didn't fit the situation. It was better to take it a bit easier.
With that thought, Lan Qingyou took the Agility Potion she had used for appraisal, the remaining Agility Potion in the enamel mug that hadn't been bottled yet, and all the liquid from the Crude Slow Potions and poured them out under the tree outside to destroy them.
After all, she was going to rely on the Slow Potion to save her life in the future.
Even though the Agility Potion only added 1 point, she couldn't say it wouldn't be a threat to her.
Lan Qingyou would only feel at ease if they didn't exist at all.
As for the remaining potions, she put everything up for sale except for the +50 Apprentice-level Mana Potions.
Attribute potions were 1:10, while the +30 mana potions were 1:30.
The +50 mana potions were reserved exclusively for trading.
Many people had spent the day gathering herbs, and she also needed to trade for blueprints.
In the end, Lan Qingyou gained 180 pounds of herbs, a bookcase blueprint, and a distiller blueprint. After that, she closed the trade listing for herbs.
180 pounds of various herbs was more than enough. More than enough.
Even if she consumed 12 pounds a day, it would last her a full half-month.
“Holy crap! Expert Lan is selling +30 mana potions this time!”
“Huh? Isn't it +50?”
“Expert Lan must have seen our discussion yesterday. +50 is very unfriendly for those of us with low Spirit, but +30 is different. I can actually use it.”
“True. Even though I only have 2 points of Spirit, using a +30 potion doesn't feel like such a waste.”
“As long as you time it right, the recovered mana won't overflow.”
“I didn't expect Expert Lan to be so considerate of us. She's so kind I could cry.”
“Are you only talking about the mana potions? Didn't you see there are attribute potions too?”
“It only adds 1 point to an attribute. What's there to talk about?”
“It's probably just Expert Lan's practice work, like the +10 mana potions before. See, she's not even selling those anymore.”
“Selling this kind of potion... is she that desperate for materials?”
“I wouldn't go that far. Even if the effect is small, it's still usable, especially for someone with low Spirit like me.”
“I can only say they're a bargain. For 10 units of materials, even someone with only 1 point of Spirit could use a Spirit Potion and then use the Collection Technique to gather 20 units of materials. You make your money back instantly.”
“The math nerd is back. But this time, I'm with you. I'm going to buy one just to taste what magic is like. I've been transmigrated to another world; if I don't try magic, didn't I come here for nothing?”
“Hahaha, well said! It's only 10 units anyway. I'll buy a Strength Potion. Once I drink it, I'll have 10 points of Strength.”
“Damn! The human limit! What did you do before this?”
“I was a butcher. I also took out a few people.”
“Sorry, my bad for bothering you.”
Pfft!
Seeing this, Lan Qingyou couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Even though District 666 was a Villain's Valley, the people here were quite interesting and spoke very politely.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
At that moment, Lan Qingyou's friend list lit up.
Rate on N.U.
