Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 24: Brewing Sequence 8 Potion
"Of course I know," Odysseus said, "but you also know that my current business is growing. If I don't get promoted, my status will be seriously inconsistent with my strength, and then I will be in great danger."

This was the reason he had thought of long ago.

Max nodded: "That's true."

He took a deep breath and said, "Well, as long as you're ready, I'll apply for the Combat Scholar potion formula and extraordinary materials for you."

The contributions Odysseus had made over the years were enough to earn this from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery: "Okay, thank you very much."

He then asked, "Can I still obtain the Sequence 7 potion formula with my remaining contribution accumulation?"

Max simply put down his knife and fork and said seriously, "Promotion is no joke. If you're not careful, things can get out of control! Especially when you're promoted to Sequence 7, which is considered 'Mid-Sequence' and carries considerable risk!"
"I suggest you become a 'combat scholar' for three to five years before considering promotion."

Odysseus thought to himself: That’s because he doesn’t know how to act.

He said, "I'm just asking."

“It should be possible.” Max picked up the knife and fork again to answer the previous question: “But for the specific situation, I have to ask Captain Ikanser.

"You should be aware that potion formulas of this level are rarely circulated on the market."

Odysseus concentrated on cutting his steak: "I know."

That was the end of the conversation. They then began discussing the international situation and interesting anecdotes about Backlund. Of course, they couldn't help but tease about the terrible weather in this large city.

That afternoon, Odysseus obtained the potion formula and two main ingredients of the "Fighting Scholar" potion.

It wasn't until he returned to the rest room and laboratory of Garl's Herbal Medicine Shop that Odysseus opened the potion formula and took a look:
"Sequence 8: Fighting Scholar

"Main ingredients: Complete pituitary gland of the spotted monkey, complete flower of the blood-red hyacinth.

"Supplementary materials: three pure black poppy flowers, 12 grams of Agrimony powder, 15 milliliters of boxwood hydrosol that has been soaked for a year, and 25 milliliters of pure water."

Odysseus placed two extraordinary materials on the table. These auxiliary materials were available in the herbal medicine store, and he went to the front counter to get them one by one.

After gathering all the auxiliary materials, Odysseus was ready to be promoted tonight.

Just as he was about to put the extraordinary materials away, a tall and mysterious figure suddenly appeared in Odysseus's mind. It was Mr. Fool!
Then the figure disappeared, and another image appeared in his mind. A middle-aged man whose face could not be seen clearly was in a prayer posture. He said in a low voice: "Great Fool, please convey my question to Mr. Hermit.

"I want to ask the Hermit, besides the scepter he mentioned the day before yesterday, does he have any other extraordinary weapons?"

Odysseus recognized that the person praying was "the world".

After the other party finished asking the question, the image in Odysseus's mind disappeared. After a brief thought, he realized that it was most likely that Klein had taken a fancy to the "Flame Arrow".

Then he also made a prayer gesture and whispered, "A fool who does not belong to this era...

"Dear Mr. Fool, please tell Mr. World that I have another extraordinary weapon, but I don't plan to sell it. If Mr. World needs it soon, I can rent it to him.

"The rental fee is 1 pounds a day. It's a revolver called the 'Flaming Arrow,' infused with spirituality and using special bullets. It can fire a flame slightly larger than a fist.

"You have to pay for the bullets yourself, 1 pound per bullet."

……

Minsk Street 15.

Klein, who had already traded the "Sun Brooch" with the old man "Eye of Wisdom", exclaimed inwardly after hearing the offer from "The Hermit": What a bargain!

The enchanted bullets he had bought at the "Eye of Wisdom" party cost him 10 pounds each.

But considering that the Flame Arrow bullets only have a similar ability to "small fireballs" and no extraordinary effects, the damage they cause against "werewolf" and "zombies" is very limited. It is far less powerful than the enchanted bullets...

But it’s cheap enough!

Klein thought that he could rent it to Maric, which would definitely catch the opponent off guard.

Um... rent!

Klein belatedly realized that the "Hermit" had a good business sense. The Tarot Club was not like other extraordinary gatherings. With Mr. Fool's testimony and credibility guarantee, members could rent extraordinary weapons and even magical items to each other.

Even though Mr. Fool is currently just a figurehead, Klein doesn't intend to try to get something for nothing.

After thinking it over, Klein decided to not only rent the Flaming Arrow, but also the scepter. After all, the scepter contained an ability that could restrain evil creatures!

However, this fee was not paid by him, but by Maric.

……

51 Henry Street.

After receiving Klein's order, Odysseus immediately began to produce a batch of special bullets.

At around 5 p.m., the two men completed the transaction. Under the guidance of the "World", Odysseus placed two candles on the table and drew a mystical symbol in the middle consisting of a pupilless eye representing the "Fool" and twisted lines.

Then build the "Spiritual Wall" and sacrifice the "Flaming Arrows", the Scepter, and 30 special bullets to Mr. Fool.

The right to use these two weapons is until 5 pm tomorrow, so Odysseus guessed that Klein and his men would take action tonight.

After completing the transaction, Odysseus was busy in the herbal medicine shop until after nine o'clock in the evening as usual.

After the clerk Kena left, Odysseus closed the shop door and the gas lamp, and went to the lounge and laboratory in the backyard. He first adjusted his state by "meditation", and then began to prepare the potion.

He cleaned a beaker and wiped it clean. After confirming that all the materials were in place, he first put three beautiful pure black flowers into the beaker.

This is a pure black poppy. Pure black poppy is different from ordinary poppy. It is a spiritual material. Both its fruits and flowers have a strong anesthetic effect.

Then Odysseus weighed 12 grams of dragon's tooth grass powder on the scale. This is a popular and versatile spiritual material, and it is available in powder form in herbal medicine stores.

Then he used a measuring cylinder to measure 15 ml of golden liquid, which was the pure dew of boxwood soaked for a year, and finally added pure water.

These spiritual materials did not react at all in the beaker. The flowers were still flowers, and the liquid was still liquid.

Odysseus took out the "protagonists" of the potion, two extraordinary materials.

First, we added the "Striped Monkey Pituitary Gland" which looks like it is twinkling with stars and is surprisingly beautiful.

When the extraordinary material was added to the beaker, it immediately reacted with the spiritual material, making a "sizzling" sound.

Then Odysseus opened the box containing the "blood hyacinth flowers". The blood-red flowers lay inside, as if they had been soaked in bright red blood.

The flower still looked very fresh, as if it had just been picked, and it moved occasionally as if it was twitching after death.

When this small hyacinth was placed in the beaker, the liquid inside seemed to be boiling, bubbles appeared, and soon turned into a viscous liquid of white and red.

Odysseus took a deep breath, picked up the beaker, and drank it all.

(End of this chapter)