Setting aside her 'mourning' for Li Huai, Lan Qingyou picked up her herb bag.
The matter with the Healing Potions had given her some ideas.
If Healing Potions worked both internally and externally, albeit with different effects, then would the same apply to Mana Potions?
After all, her herb bag and Moonlight Stone Dagger could be repaired.
But they required mana for maintenance.
Using her own meager pool of several dozen mana points to maintain two magic tools that were likely originally of very high grade was clearly like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water.
But what if she used Mana Potions?
She happened to have brewed six hundred bottles today.
Aside from the two hundred +50 Mana Potions reserved for Li Huai, perhaps she could experiment with the +30 ones instead of just selling them?
With that thought, Lan Qingyou stood up and approached the two cauldrons of potions that had not yet been bottled.
She decided to use these two batches for her experiment.
Altogether, these two cauldrons would produce Mana Potions capable of restoring twelve thousand mana points. They were the most appropriate choice for a trial.
Lan Qingyou began filtering the two cauldrons of liquid.
Once finished, she poured them into a clean, dry cauldron and dropped the Moonlight Stone Dagger inside, letting it soak to see what would happen.
Next, she picked up her mortar, tossed in several dried centipedes, and began pounding them with the pestle.
As she worked, she kept her eyes on the book spread open on the magic desk, efficiently balancing her labor and her studies.
The next day.
After a night's rest, Lan Qingyou followed her routine and checked the Regional Channel. Finding that nothing significant had happened aside from some people complaining about the strong winds last night, she went to check the dagger in the cauldron.
The potion, which should have been pale blue, had actually turned white.
Even without being bottled, it was impossible for the potion to evaporate to such an extent in a single night.
Could soaking the item in the potion really have an effect?
Lan Qingyou quickly reached in, fished out the dagger, wiped it clean with a towel, and checked it on the small screen.
【Moonlight Stone Dagger (C)】
【Effect: Damage +50, Strength +31.】
【Description: A dagger crafted from moonlight stone. It was likely forged by a master craftsman, making it incredibly sharp, but long-term mana loss has caused its damage and bonuses to drop significantly.】
【Description 2: Slowly recovering due to absorbing a small amount of mana.】
"Hahaha! It worked! I've finally done it!"
Seeing the 1-point increase in strength and the addition of the second description, Lan Qingyou couldn't help but laugh toward the ceiling.
While being able to restore the dagger this way was wonderful, the herb bag was even more important!
Space! She didn't even dare to imagine how much it could hold once it was upgraded!
However, twelve thousand mana points were only considered a 'small amount' for the dagger. This only went to show that the item's original grade was truly high.
Though she knew she had likely picked up a treasure, Lan Qingyou still couldn't resist picking up the dagger and giving it a couple of kisses before huffing on it and polishing it with her towel.
Now that she knew how to restore her two pieces of equipment, Lan Qingyou didn't delay and immediately set to work brewing more potions.
Of course.
She emptied the contents of the herb bag first, then threw it and the dagger into a wooden bucket before starting the brewing process.
Inside the bucket were the +50 Mana Potions she had originally set aside for Li Huai.
Since the man was dead, she might as well use them to upgrade her two precious items rather than selling them.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Just past two in the afternoon, the sound of a friend's message notification chimed from the magic desk.
Lan Qingyou set down her stone stirring rod and floated out of the alchemy workshop.
Checking her friend list, she saw it was actually a message from Li Huai.
Li Huai: "Do you have any antidotes?"
Lan Qingyou: "You're actually not dead."
Lan Qingyou was quite surprised.
Li Huai: "Those who die are removed from the magic desk's friend list. If you don't see my name one day, that's when I'm truly dead."
Lan Qingyou: "Heh, nice joke. You gave me a chuckle."
Although she didn't know what he had been up to yesterday, since he wasn't dead, the trade would continue.
However, his condition was clearly not good, which she could tell from his real-time avatar. His face was pale, and his lips were devoid of color.
Lan Qingyou: "What kind of antidote do you need specifically?"
Li Huai: "A fire-attribute antidote."
Lan Qingyou: "I don't have any ready-made."
Li Huai: "Can you make one?"
Lan Qingyou: "Eight hours. I'll leave the overtime fee to your discretion."
Li Huai: "Deal."
Since it was already past two in the afternoon, eight hours from now would be ten o'clock at night. Li Huai didn't bother haggling.
After agreeing, he immediately traded several items to Lan Qingyou.
Lan Qingyou saw that besides the obsidian she needed, there were also some herbs and a supply chest.
Li Huai: "I think the contents of the supply chest will be useful to you. Consider it the overtime fee for this task."
Lan Qingyou read his message, then opened the supply chest to look inside.
A chubby lump of flesh was squeezed inside.
She reached in, pulled it out, and examined it closely.
Good heavens!
It wasn't a lump of meat, but a... worm, maybe?
The worm looked like a boneless tumor, about twenty centimeters long and weighing over a pound. Numerous short, thick fleshy legs lined both sides of its belly to support its body and allow it to move.
Lan Qingyou frowned, then identified it using the small screen.
【Volcanic Worm】
【Racial Talent: ■■■■】
【Skills: ■■■■, ■■■】
【Description: A species of worm that mutated from living in high-temperature regions. Its carcass is a favorite among alchemists. Do not be fooled by its lack of a mouth or eyes; its mental attacks are formidable. It is not recommended for survivors below level ten to encounter it.】
...
Good heavens, it was actually a mental-type magic creature. This was the first time she had seen one.
But what was this about it being a 'favorite among alchemists'?
Lan Qingyou: "Is this what poisoned you?"
Unable to understand, Lan Qingyou asked after stuffing the Volcanic Worm back into the chest.
Li Huai: "No, it was something of a higher grade. If I hadn't knocked it into the lava and vaporized it instantly, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it back."
Lan Qingyou: "That's a bit troublesome. Without the source of the toxin, I can only try to make an apprentice-level universal antidote for you."
Because there were so many types of poisons, Lan Qingyou wasn't entirely confident.
The potion she mentioned was essentially a general-purpose detoxifier. It either worked or it didn't; the success rate was roughly fifty-fifty.
Thus, she needed to manage Li Huai's expectations in advance.
Li Huai: "Just do your best."
Whether he was desperate or just resigned to his fate, Li Huai agreed.
Lan Qingyou stood up, set the supply chest containing the worm aside, and went to the alchemy workshop. She looked at the potions that were nearly finished, turned off the heat, and emptied the cauldron.
Since she had obtained the carcass of a magic creature above level ten, a small loss was of no consequence.
As for that 'alchemist's favorite,' she would have to wait until she had time to study it.
Rate on N.U.
