Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 177 Bear Spirit Jade Gallbladder Potion
Air element is a high-level element composed of wind element. Approximately three wind element particles can form one air element particle.

The temperature of the air elemental magic flame is only 36.5 degrees Celsius, and it is colorless and transparent with almost no polarity. It is even gentler than the wood elemental magic flame and has no ability to extract the magical components from the internal structure of materials.

However, the elemental magic flame possesses the special functions of [guiding the fusion of magical structural components] and [not affecting any magical structural components].

Therefore, mastering the use of air elemental magic flames is the most important aspect in the process of refining the Bear Spirit Bile Potion.

Locke added the two main ingredients to the crucible, and then the magical flames below the crucible automatically transformed into colorless and transparent air elemental magical flames.

Under the influence of its own magical flames, the two materials are rapidly fusing together.

Five minutes later, Locke transformed the magical flames into earth elemental magical flames, and carried out the final step on the semi-finished potion to minimize its toxicity.

Otherwise, the combined toxicity of so many magical materials would have too great an impact on the wizard who takes it, and the potion would become a poison.

Finally, Locke transformed the magical flames into water elemental magical flames at 100 degrees Celsius for the final step of consolidating the medicinal properties—a little trick taught to him by the witch Sophia.

It can slightly improve the quality of the medicine.

They are all potion master assistants, using the same formula and process to refine the same potion, but the effects of the potion are different. The reason lies in these small details, as well as the differences in the precision and stability of the magic power.

Following the previous steps, Locke used the Eye of Perseus to concoct another bottle of Bear Spirit Bile Potion.

Locke stared at the two bottles of Bear Spirit Bile potion on his workbench, along with another bottle he had bought from the market, and fell into deep thought. "Next, we'll test it with the three bottles of Bear Spirit potion."

"I hope that the Bear Spirit Bile Potion I make using my two types of Emerald Iris Lichen will be better than the original version."

"Let's do a simple test using the mixed blood of a first-class wizard apprentice patient that I obtained in the treatment center."

Testing a full version would require far too many resources and too much time.

It would require hiring a large team to organize at least four control groups for a double-blind experiment. One group would receive a placebo (plain water), and the other three groups would receive different versions of bear bile extract for a period ranging from one week to three months, to observe the final results after these individuals took the medication.

Furthermore, I will need to conduct long-term observation of the results after taking the medication, which will involve continuous follow-up observation for six months to two years.

Of course, these are all things for the later stages. I have only just developed these two new bear bile preparations, so I need to prove, at least in the early stages, that these two improved preparations are indeed effective.

If you can't pass the test at the beginning, then there's no point in continuing.

Locke used a dropper to draw a drop of bear spirit bile potion from each of the three types of bear spirit bile potions, and then dripped each of the three types of bear spirit bile potions into three identical containers of mixed cursed blood.

Working at the Healing Hand Clinic has few other benefits, but the blood of the victims of this curse is plentiful.

The blood was collected just yesterday and specially refrigerated using alchemical methods, so the various components in the blood have not been deactivated.

The price of this blood isn't the problem; the main issue is that it's very difficult to buy.

Because there aren't many people who need it, and the demand is unstable, there isn't a stable industry selling the blood of those cursed in the Chimera Market.

Locke immediately put on his Focusing Monocular and began to observe carefully. The mixed blood in the three containers had undergone significant changes.

Bear spirit bile potion is only effective on living beings because its principle of resisting curse magic is to temporarily enhance a person's surface magic resistance, that is, to strengthen their own ability to resist curse magic, thereby removing the curse. The first dose of mixed blood, after being briefly clarified, quickly turned black again in the vessel containing ordinary bear spirit bile potion.

This indicates that this common bear bile medicine is only effective temporarily.

Such a small dose is insufficient to counteract the energy of the curse magic meticulously designed by the Blood Curse Court's Curse Magic Research Institute for an extended period.

The second portion, containing a vessel filled with a potion made from the lichen of the Eye of Perseus, was boiling violently. Locke touched the vessel and found it was even hot.

The mixed blood in the vessel eventually turned into a colorless liquid, similar to ordinary water.

Locke realized what was happening. "The drug was too potent, killing both the curse and the body's normal components. It must be the purifying energy that appeared during the magical counterattack that caused this result."

"This kind of medicine is no longer an antidote, but a deadly poison."

"And it's a deadly poison that targets vampires and cursed, modified creatures."

Locke tapped his fingers on the table. "Wait a minute, this potion can't be called a failure, but rather that I changed its purpose. Of course, it's impossible to force vampires to take this potion willingly in battle, so it won't be of much help in combat."

"If this potion were added to the water source deep within the Blood Curse Court..."

"In this way, all the food and plants produced in the local soil will naturally possess this lethality against cursed creatures... Of course, the academy already has the Emerald Potion, and the effect of using the genuine Emerald Potion will definitely be better than my potion. But this is also a good research direction, and perhaps it can lead to an A-level paper."

Locke seemed to be deep in thought, and at the same time looked at the third vessel. At this moment, the third vessel had actually turned the color of normal blood, but there was still a little bit of black in the blood.

This indicates that the curse energy has been temporarily suppressed.

The Bear Spirit Bile potion, made from the sap of the Emerald Iris Lichen, was indeed several times more potent. It could help increase the magic resistance of the blood in the human body to fight against the curse energy, thus helping the person get rid of the curse.

Since this is a broad-spectrum curse resistance, it is conceivable that this new type of bear spirit bile potion will have a very wide range of effects.

Locke watched this scene with satisfaction and nodded.

Next, he only needs to use his healing hands to treat the patients in the institute who are cursed by the magical plants, conduct control group experiments, accumulate data, and then apply to the academy's higher-ups for a license to produce this medicine.

"Although I didn't change any of the specific recipe or refining steps, I changed the variety of magical plants involved, so it can be considered a major revision of the recipe. Therefore, I can call it a new name."

Locke never imagined that a potion recipe could be altered in this way—not by changing the ingredients, but by leveraging the breeder's expertise to directly optimize the ingredients in a potion recipe.

This can be considered an advantage of being both a breeder and a potion maker.

Locke pondered, "Let's call it... Bear Spirit Jade Gallbladder Potion."

Locke stepped out of the laboratory and looked at the sky outside, which was already bright with dawn. "I'll refine some more potions, then write a few articles and publish them in the library."

"Go to the Chimera Market to buy an archaeology course, and then go to the Healing Hand Clinic this afternoon to formally treat the cursed magical plant!"

(End of this chapter)