The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 33 Preparation Materials (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

"I don't dare to claim to be a specialist in an alchemy school. We low-level apprentices only know so little about the school. We may have to change schools in the future."

Richard smiled and agreed with Kevin's statement.

"That's great. Richard, do you have any magic equipment to make recently? I have some alchemical materials here. How about selling them to you at a low price?"

Kevin's eyes flashed with shrewdness. Although Richard's words sounded modest, they sounded like bragging to Kevin. He also had some understanding of the alchemy school. At this stage, wizard apprentices who could say that they specialized in alchemy were all gifted people without exception.

Although the alchemy school emphasizes practice over theory, even so, its introductory knowledge requires more than a dozen magic stones to read in the library. For low-level apprentices who are short of magic stones, this is not only a huge expense, but also extremely low cost-effectiveness.

This is because alchemy cannot improve the apprentice's combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and low combat effectiveness means a smaller range of choices for accepting tasks, which in turn leads to the wizard apprentice who chooses alchemy not being able to keep up with the magic stones, thus creating a vicious cycle and slowing down the wizard apprentice's speed of becoming stronger.

The Richard in front of him not only had a strong aura, but also had the financial resources to support bringing a woman here to eat.

This is impossible for an apprentice who has no talent in alchemy.

Suddenly, Kevin thought of a rumor he had heard recently.

Master Qiaoluode of the alchemy school is planning to take a low-level apprentice as his formal apprentice.

Is it...

"Haha, maybe later." Richard laughed. He recently planned to learn the professional knowledge given by Joe Lord and had no plans to make magic costumes.

"That's fine," Kevin still smiled warmly, but his heart was pounding. "I'll leave you my address. If you need any materials in the future, please contact me. I guarantee that the price here is lower than that in the commercial district."

After that, Kevin took out a card from his pocket with Kevin's name and contact address printed on it.

"Okay, I'll definitely look for you if I need anything next time."

Richard took the card and put it in his inner pocket.

"Richard, the food is here."

Ellie's voice came from behind. Richard smiled apologetically at Kevin and turned back to his original seat.

After he left, Griffith, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:

"Kevin, he's very strong."

"How strong? Stronger than you?"

Kevin poured himself a glass of red wine elegantly and swirled the glass gently.

The scarlet wine reflected in his eyes, and his mind was now full of the previous guess.

Griffith was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know, but my perception tells me that he is dangerous."

Kevin's wrist trembled, and a drop of red wine spilled from the glass.

"That's great." Kevin raised his glass and drank it all. "He is not our enemy. Maybe we can be friends in the future."

……

The magic pattern pork chops tasted more delicious than ordinary pork, and were more resilient and chewy. The roasted fat gave off a fragrant aroma on the tip of the tongue, and the muscle fibers of the magic beast rubbed against Richard's teeth, eventually turning into a mass of minced meat that was swallowed by Richard.

After eating a plate of pork chops, Richard's whole body warmed up. It was as if all the cells in his body were awakened by something and became very active.

"Is this the meat of the monster? This money was not wasted."

Richard took the towel handed to him by the waiter and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It seems that the owner of this restaurant had anticipated their reaction.

"Richard, it's a pity that we didn't bring back the python we killed last time."

Ellie's cheeks were slightly red, and fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, gathering into drops of water and rolling down. She took off her thick coat, and the water drops flowed down her slender neck to her chest, and finally into the ravine.

Richard suddenly discovered that Ellie, who he thought was a little girl, actually had a very nice figure.

"Indeed, I will find a way to bring it back next time."

Richard looked away and said with a guilty look.

The meal cost a total of 210 college coins, 10 of which was a tip. When paying, Ellie insisted on splitting the bill.

Back in the dormitory, Richard began to meditate as usual. But as soon as he closed his eyes, Ellie's figure appeared before him. "Huh." Unable to meditate, Richard got up from the bed, went to the desk and opened the book he hadn't finished reading during the day.

“Books contain golden houses and beautiful women.

Richard, Richard, knowledge is what a wizard should pursue throughout his life."

……

As the days passed, Richard's life went on in an orderly manner.

In one year, Richard raised his mental strength to 22, while his physical condition remained unchanged. In the same year, he finished reading the books that Joe Lord gave him.

However, alchemy is a practical discipline. After he has learned the theory, he must practice it to truly learn it.

"There are still twenty magic stones left. Looks like I have to start making potions."

Richard counted the magic stones in his hand. He had not only read books during this period, but also attended a lot of courses of various alchemy wizards. Although Joe Lord was knowledgeable and skilled, each wizard had different strengths. If he couldn't understand some questions, he would tell Richard to listen to a certain wizard's magic stone course.

"Hey, was this thing really written by an alchemist?" Richard copied out the recipe for the Concentration Potion. It contained all kinds of lefts and rights, and probablys, which made his scalp tingle.

Making potions is different from making magic suits. In magic suits, one step is often critical. As long as this step is done well, the quality will not be affected even if the other steps are a little rough. But potions are different. Every step of the potion needs to be done carefully. For many potion materials, one second more of processing time or the wrong equipment will cause the properties to change, which will lead to the failure of potion making.

Now Richard had to find out the details himself.

People were coming and going in the commercial district, and wizard apprentices dressed in different styles and shapes were mixed together, making it look like Halloween.

When Richard arrived at the commercial district, the first place he went to was his senior sister Anna's alchemy shop.

The prices and qualities of materials in each alchemy shop were different, and if he wanted to try these things himself, it would undoubtedly take a lot of time and magic stones.

But it’s different if you ask someone.

"You want to buy ingredients for potions?" Anna leaned against the counter and rubbed her temples. "If you pursue high-quality materials, then go to the Charake Chamber of Commerce. If you just want to practice and get familiar with the operation, I suggest you go to the Seven Stars Chamber of Commerce. The prices at the Seven Stars Chamber of Commerce are low, and although the quality varies, it is barely usable."

"Okay, thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister."

Anna yawned and turned her head to look at her junior fellow apprentice.

"You're out of magic stones recently? Do you want me to lend you some? No interest will be charged within six months, but an annual interest rate of 5% will be charged for more than six months."

Richard had been asking him questions a lot recently, and she admired his learning attitude. The most valuable quality of a wizard is a love of learning. Unlike Chucks, who was always lazy and drinking.

And she heard that Richard was also a farmer's son with an equally bad alcoholic father.

This made her feel that they were in the same boat and also felt very close to each other.

"No, I still have some magic stones."

Richard smiled and rejected Anna's kindness.

He had not yet run out of ammunition and food.

"It's up to you."

Anna gathered her scattered long hair, revealing her smooth neck.

"Hmm? Senior sister, why are you injured?"

Richard pointed to a burn-like scar on Anna's neck.

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." Anna waved her hand. "Wizard experiments are bound to have some problems. By the way, I've almost used up the red mercury you sent me last time." She suddenly smiled at Richard. "Are you interested in earning some magic stones from me again?"

Richard's heart moved, he was really tempted by the big deal of one hundred magic stones.

"That... depends on the situation. I'm busy studying potions lately, so I don't have much time." Richard pretended to be a little conflicted.

"Okay, you have time to help Senior Sister refine some."

Anna nodded, not forcing him. After all, she felt that refining red mercury was a somewhat troublesome job, and asking Richard to refine it would inevitably slow down his daily studies.

"Okay, then Senior Sister, I'll go to the Chamber of Commerce first."

Richard waved to Anna and turned to head towards the Qiyao Chamber of Commerce.

(End of this chapter)