My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 206 Introduction to Alchemy

An hour later, Tong Hua returned to Happiness Dessert Shop after seeing Jessica off.

One last alchemy attempt is needed to unlock the Alchemist class.

"call----"

Tong Hua placed a set of evaporator, flask and measuring cup that she had prepared in the kitchen of the wooden house. You know what, these things seem quite suitable for a dessert shop.

"If we add another cauldron, wouldn't we become a witch from a fairy tale?"

"Hey? That's a great decorating idea. I'll write it down; maybe I can transform the cabin into a fairytale-style candy house for Halloween."

As Tong Hua jotted down the inspiration in her notebook, she began making the third batch of distilled water.

When clear water droplets dripped from the condenser, the long-awaited notification finally appeared!

[Alchemy successfully completed three times!]

[Unlock Achievement: Alchemist's Beginner]

In an instant, all sorts of basic knowledge about the profession of alchemist flowed into Tong Hua's mind!

"Ugh————"

Tong Hua braced herself against the table, barely managing not to fall.

This was the first time such a situation had occurred; Tong Hua had never been in such a sorry state when he unlocked his profession before.

However, this also reflects that the alchemist profession is indeed very different from other professions!

"La beep?" "Huh?"

Seeing Tong Hua stumble and nearly fall, the Pokémon in the kitchen rushed over to check on her.

"I'm fine—" Tong Hua waved her hand and plopped down in a chair.

"Just let me rest for a bit, you don't need to worry."

Even though Tong Hua said that, Celebi and the Alcremie were still a little worried, so they stayed by Tong Hua's side without leaving her side, which made Tong Hua both amused and exasperated.

After a long while, Tong Hua finally sorted out the knowledge that had surfaced in her mind, and her eyes suddenly became wise.

"Matter is like a sculpted clay block, which has neither shape nor characteristics in itself."

Tong Hua suddenly started talking to himself, which puzzled the Pokémon around him.

"They rely entirely on the combination of four properties—cold, hot, dry, and wet—to shape them, thereby creating four elements—"

Earth, water, air, and fire—these elements, through different combinations, produce different substances, and the properties of a substance depend solely on the abundance of these elements.

As soon as he finished speaking, which sounded like an epiphany, Tong Hua suddenly stood up from his chair!

"Calcination, dissolution, separation, combination, putrefaction, coagulation, sublimation, infiltration, fermentation, enhancement, proliferation, projection!"

With each alchemy term Tong Hua uttered, his eyes shone even brighter, as if the world had completely transformed into a different scene in his eyes.

"La-hua!"

"Snapped!"

Fortunately, the Pokémon watching him helped him finally come to his senses.

"I'm so sorry, I'm really fine—"

After being slapped sober by the shaman, Tong Hua covered his face with his hands and smiled bitterly as he returned to normal.

He quietly accessed his job panel and excitedly looked at the newly appeared [Alchemist] category.

Alchemist: Level 3

[Status: Luck increased, cold resistance increased, fishing ability increased, experience points increased.]

Experience points: 400/630

[Professional Skill: Crafting]

Well, it's a very ordinary panel, you could say it's unremarkable.

In terms of skills, there is only one production skill, which is the most basic production ability, including the knowledge that just flooded into Tong Hua's mind.

Next, Tong Hua opened the [List of Symbols].

Thanks to not using any Tokens for the past two weeks, he has accumulated two Token credits.

"If I'm not level 5, I can only accept level 1 quests. I definitely won't accept them, but it's not a big loss for me to just take a look at what I need to submit."

Tong Hua examined the detailed information of several level 1 Levequests. There were six quests in total, and the six items that needed to be submitted could be roughly divided into three categories.

"First, there's mercury and adhesive. These are products that can be obtained by simply processing raw materials through heating. They should be considered the simplest alchemical products, just like distilled water."

Then there are antidotes and plant growth agents type 1, which fall into the category of potions and require a variety of ingredients to be blended and refined.

Finally—the maple wood magic wand and the tanned leather grimoire?

Tong Hua looked at the two pieces of equipment that needed to be submitted in the mission with some surprise.

The so-called illusion wand is actually a magic wand, a weapon that can only be equipped by mages and illusionists in the original game, while the magic book is a weapon that can only be equipped by summoners and scholars.

Could these weapons be made in this Pokémon world?

If that's the case, then if we make the weapon and then equip it on the Pokémon—

Lost in thought, Tong Hua suddenly and excitedly opened the quest details for creating a magic book.

[Production Commission: Popular Magic Books]

[Summary: Recently, Mystic-type Pokémon have become very popular among Pokémon Trainers, leading to a surge in demand for Magic Books. To capitalize on this opportunity, we need to ensure a sufficient inventory of Magic Books. We request the assistance of capable alchemists.]

[Basic Rewards: 2000 Experience Points, 1000 Alliance Coins]

[Required Item: Tanned Leather Magic Book]

"Are you referring to Mystic-type Pokémon like Mismagius and DizzyFox?"

Could it really be possible to equip Pokémon with these weapons?

Tong Hua's curiosity was completely ignited. He carefully examined the materials needed to make the magic book: leather, copper enchantment ink, maple logs, grass thread, lightning shards, and water shards.

These materials seem like a lot at first glance, but apart from the two types of crystal shards and the copper enchantment ink, the rest seem to be easy to obtain in the ranch.

"These fragments seem to only serve as a medium for specific elements. In that case, any substance composed of pure water and lightning elements should be able to replace them."

For example, Pokémon moves, such as Water Gun or Electric Shock, should be able to replace these crystals during the alchemy process.

So, the only materials missing are tanned leather and copper enchanted ink?

The so-called processing method is a very primitive way of processing raw animal hides into stable and durable tanned hides.

"They should be able to buy it in the village."

Tong Hua then looked at the materials needed for the copper enchantment ink, but this time he was stumped.

"Copper sand, and the blood of a hundred beasts?"

The so-called "blood of a hundred beasts" is a biological classification created by the game "Baboon XIV," specifically referring to the blood of creatures under the Class Beasts.

The class Beasts is the largest and most branched class of all living beings, including most terrestrial, warm-blooded creatures with fur covering their skin.

"This is going to be difficult—"

Tong Hua scratched his head. However, there are ordinary chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep in this world. Using the blood of cows and sheep as a substitute would probably work, but it would be difficult to obtain them for the time being.

The same goes for copper ore; we'll have to go to the village to find a place to buy it.

Having no other choice, Tong Hua had to write these down and plan to make some purchases later.

After finishing these tasks, Tong Hua opened the [Recipe Encyclopedia] again, wanting to see the recipes for the Alchemist class.

Based on previous experience, as long as Tong Hua has personally handled any material, even if it is not used in the production, all related recipes will be recorded in the [Recipe Encyclopedia].

"what?"

However, to her surprise, when Tong Hua opened the [Recipe Compendium], she found that it only contained distilled water, which she had made before.

"Is it possible that the character encyclopedia progress isn't shared between different professions?"

To verify her guess, Tong Hua took some ingredients from the refrigerator in the kitchen. After touching them, the recipe catalog still only showed one recipe: distilled water.

"It seems that only items that have been made by hand will be included in the recipe."

The Alchemist class is indeed more unique than other classes.

But that's good too; it adds a bit of fun to the exploration!

Tong Hua's lips curled into a slight smile; her mind was completely absorbed in alchemy. She had entirely forgotten that she had originally been making desserts—

Tong Hua was startled when she smelled a burning odor coming from the pot!

"Oh no! My pot!"

Tong Hua frantically tried to salvage the dessert in the pot, the smell of burning mixed with the anxious reminders from the Pokémon.

Tong Hua's extraordinary daily life as an alchemist is just beginning.