Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 168 Purchasing Eye Demon Potions and Fission Potions

Locke signed a contract with Anglu and his group, agreeing to buy each item for 15 magic stones once he completed the delivery.

Because the memory ointment has a particularly long shelf life, even if it is stored for five or six years, its efficacy may not be affected. Therefore, Anglu accepts as many as they can get, and does not refuse any comers.

He had already anticipated that this potion would become a huge hit at the Chimera Market.

Locke's dealings with them were mutually beneficial.

Anglu and Aisie could thus earn Lady Irina's commendation, and Locke could also allow his personal pharmacy to get through its first and most troublesome period of obscurity.

Anglu and Aisie personally escorted Locke to the shop entrance. Anglu even shook hands with Locke to express his gratitude. "Locke, thank you. It's an honor to be part of your team at the Healing Hands Clinic."

"In the future, if any new potions come out, you can come to me. Our Owl Cauldron Potions Shop is very interested in your potions."

Locke nodded slightly. "Okay, I need to go to the potion auction house's direct store in the market, Lilith's Cottage Potion Shop."

That shop was actually opened directly by the college's senior management.

Locke is going to buy a potion that can further increase the speed at which his mana is increased.

Therefore, you definitely can't go to a regular potion shop; you have to go to the potion shop that the academy operates and that is directly under the potion auction house.

Anglu and Aisie did not understand that Locke was going to buy a large amount of magical resources in order to continue to improve his magical power.

Therefore, he simply said goodbye to Locke.

Actually, both of them have a level 5 aptitude, but Anglu's aptitude is slightly better than Aishi's.

Anglu's current mana is close to 500, slightly stronger than his own, while Aishi's mana is just over 400, slightly weaker than his own.

But both of them have been first-class wizard apprentices for ten years.

They missed the opportunity to use a large amount of magical resources to fill the newbie bonus period and quickly increase their mana by more than 200 to reach more than 400.

Similarly, due to a lack of magical resources, the speed at which meditation increases mana is much slower than it is now for Locke.

First-class wizard apprentices of their caliber usually either buy more energy potions each month or more materials for meditation techniques; they rarely manage to buy both resources at the same time.

Because the conditions are not met.

There's no way they could afford to take the full dose of Bloodstained Dragon's Nest Potion and Starry Night Tears Potion every month.

Even though Anglu and Aishi work two jobs a day, their magic stone income is not enough to support their luxurious lifestyle like Locke's.

Moreover, they also have to set aside a portion of magic stones for monthly research expenses. Their research results may not be able to be quickly converted into magic stone income like Locke's; they are often sunk costs.

It could be said that the life of a first-class wizard apprentice was already very good in the eyes of the second-class and third-class wizard apprentices, and even a life that they envied.

But whether life is good or bad, only the person experiencing it truly knows.

Inside Lilith's Cottage Potions Shop, Locke went in and immediately found a first-class wizard apprentice assistant shopkeeper, saying, "I want to buy Eye Magic Potions and Fission Potions."

Behind the counter, the assistant shopkeeper, a first-class wizard apprentice, looked at Locke with surprise.

Eye Magic Potions and Fission Potions can be quite valuable.

The reason Locke didn't buy the Tartarus Burrowworm spinal fluid that the dwarf scholar Orl recommended to him was because it was simply too expensive.

One gram costs 1200 magic stones, which is equivalent to a month's salary for an ordinary first-class wizard apprentice who has passed the breeder exam.

Even now, I can't afford it. The assistant shopkeeper, a first-class wizard apprentice, asked Locke, "Breder, how many Eye Demon Potions and how many Fission Potions would you like to purchase?"

"One vial of Eye Magic Potion costs 300 Magic Stones, and one vial of Fission Potion costs 200 Magic Stones."

Locke thought for a moment. This was his first time buying potions, and he didn't know the effects of the two potions or how serious the side effects would be. Therefore, he should be cautious and buy less.

"Give me three vials of each of the two types of medicine."

That's 1,500 magic stones.

That's a pretty big expense.

The assistant shopkeeper, a first-class wizard apprentice, said cautiously after hearing this, "This breeder, it's not about the money. First of all, 1,500 magic stones is a rather large transaction, enough to invest in a large-scale experiment."

"But most importantly, both the Eye Demon Potion and the Fission Potion have significant side effects. If they are even more severe, they could even be added to the list of banned drugs."

"The safe dosage of the Eye Demon Potion is one dose within three months, while the safe dosage of the Fission Potion requires your body to have sufficient strength; otherwise, your body will not be able to withstand just one dose."

She hesitated and said, "Although their effects are milder if taken in the safe dosage, almost no one takes them in the safe dosage."

"But I still recommend purchasing in small quantities and using them with caution."

The assistant shopkeeper, a first-class wizard apprentice, said, "If you want to increase your magical power, you still need to spend time meditating slowly."

"I've seen far too many people ruin their futures by taking an overdose of these two medications. I advise this junior to use them with caution."

Locke nodded slightly. "I completely agree. I'm just conducting an experiment and happen to need a relatively large quantity of these two drugs; it's not all for my own consumption."

The assistant store manager breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."

Locke couldn't explain to her that he possessed the Deep Purple Jade, which could counteract the toxicity of the potions, and therefore wanted to try whether he could take large quantities of both potions.

The assistant store manager said, "Both of these medicines are rare products. You can pay first, then give me an address, and I will personally deliver the medicines to your door."

Locke paid without hesitation and wrote down his address.

Lilith's Cottage Potions Shop is a shop directly opened by the academy's higher-ups. It is the face of Lilith's Cottage, and its main customers also include a large number of wizards from outside the academy.

There's no way they'd default on their debts or produce defective products; this is one of Lilith's Cottage's most important assets.

The owner of this potion shop is actually a formal wizard, though he's just a figurehead and doesn't actually come here.

The assistant store manager looked at the delivery address and paused slightly. "This breeder, are you Lady Sophia's student?"

Locke looked at her with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong?"

The assistant store manager shook his head slightly and smiled, "It's nothing, it's just that Lady Sophia used to come to our store often. During her apprenticeship, she sold many products made in her personal workshop in our store."

"So I remember her well. Later she became a full-fledged wizard, and alas, she doesn't show up here much anymore."

Assistant store manager Julie was a little worried and continued to instruct Locke, "Junior, you must not overdose on the Eye Demon Potion. Before taking the Fission Potion, you should also conduct an experiment on a magical creature first."

"Quite a few first-class wizard apprentices have died from the side effects of these two potions. Of course, you are also a potion master's assistant, and I believe you are aware of that yourself."

Locke nodded slightly to her. "Okay, thank you for reminding me, Senior Julie."

(End of this chapter)