Above the mage

Chapter 35 It's Not Easy Being in Charge

Gao De gave Amy a meaningful look, then reached out and took the box.

As for whether Amy couldn't open the box or if it was really as he said, he didn't care.

As long as the final result is the same, that's fine.

Gao De also understood that if he hadn't agreed to become the owner of this herb garden, even if the box couldn't be opened, Amy would most likely have taken the box away instead of offering it to him.

As Gao De pondered this, he tried to open the box—even though Amy had already convinced him that it couldn't be opened, it didn't stop him from trying again.

As it turned out, Amy wasn't lying to him.

The box looked perfectly normal, but when I tried to open it, it was as if it were welded shut; no matter how hard I tried, it wouldn't budge.

After trying it out for a while, Gaode gave up on the idea of ​​opening the box using the normal method.

Clearly, there is a hidden, invisible lock on the box.

The box cannot be opened without unlocking this lock.

"Isn't this just like a safe in the world of mages?" Gao De muttered to himself, feeling somewhat annoyed but also finding it reasonable.

He had already glimpsed the wonders of magic; in such a world, even the most fantastical things could actually exist.

"The most urgent tasks are to allow the patients to recuperate and recover, and to get the herb garden back in operation."

"After these two things are done, then we'll find a way to open the box."

Gao De knew that the contents of the box must be extremely valuable, and there was a high probability that it contained the spell recipes and medicine formulas that he needed most.

However, he was well aware that some things couldn't be rushed, so he quickly adjusted his mindset and put the box away.

Gao De glanced at the group of apprentices still crammed into the room, making the cramped space feel stuffy.

He yawned and said to everyone, "I'm a little tired and need to rest. Everyone, go back first. We can discuss the herb garden matter in detail when I wake up."

Gao De was indeed exhausted. The high-pressure mental state had lasted for a whole month, leaving him completely worn out. Coupled with his physical injuries, he was even more exhausted.

The apprentices were also quite sensible and got up and left, including Amy, who was originally Gaode's roommate.

"Just call me if you need anything, and I'll be right there," Amy said.

"Okay," Gao De said to Amy.

With a low creak, the door closed.

"This room is too small and uncomfortable to sleep in. I need to find another room," Gao De thought. For example, Master Seda's bedroom would be quite nice.

"It's good to be alive," he said to himself in the end.

Gao De lay diagonally on the bed.

It was a time when the sun was high in the sky.

The warm sunlight streamed in through the open window, falling on Gao De, who was still recovering from his injuries, and made him squint comfortably.

His cramped bedroom only had a small vent, so naturally, it wouldn't have been like that.

This is the bedroom of the monk Seda.

A spacious and well-lit room.

It's his now.

As the victor, Gao De unceremoniously claimed it as his own.

These are the spoils of war!

A commotion came from outside the door, mixed with the creaking of objects moving across the floor.

Gao De knew that the apprentices were cleaning up the trash.

Because of the violent explosion, the mage Seda's workshop, which was also his study, was completely reduced to ruins.

Fortunately, the explosion did not affect other areas of the herb garden, thus preventing greater damage.

The mess left by the explosion was no easy task to clean up.

The apprentices spent two days and still hadn't completely cleaned up the mess.

While Gad was still unconscious, they moved the body of the sorcerer Seda and buried it in the back mountain.

He was buried with the apprentices who had died while testing the drug.

It can be considered a harmonious union of master and disciple, finding joy and peace in their shared grave.

As for everything in the mage's room, except for the spell box that couldn't be opened, everything was blown to pieces and became useless junk.

Even the magic robe worn by the mage Seda was blasted into pieces by the immense power of the explosion.

Clearly, this level of damage is beyond the capabilities of repair techniques and cannot be repaired. In the end, it can only be disposed of as garbage.

This made Gao De very distressed, after all, a first-level extraordinary item is worth sixty or seventy gold coins.

But given the vast difference in strength between him and the mage Seda, how could he possibly be qualified to consider the spoils of war?

As long as people are alive, there will always be bread.

Gao De could only console himself with this thought.

Although this still couldn't stop the pain in his heart, it seemed to make him feel a little better.

Gao De gently shifted his body, adopting a more comfortable posture, and pondered what he needed to do next.

The top priority is to get the medicinal herb garden running again and back on track to ensure its revenue.

In addition, we can continue to maintain contact with Pierre's grocery store.

While the business of repairing extraordinary items isn't as stable as the potion business, it can still serve as an extra source of income.

The next step is to find a way to open the spell box left behind by the sorcerer Seda.

Finally, one should focus on one's own cultivation, which is even a higher priority than learning new spells or using the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow to enhance spells.

After all, no matter how many powerful spells you master, without sufficient magical power, they are just castles in the air, meaningless in practice.

The fifth day of the Spring Bud Month.

All traces of Master Seda in the herb garden have been completely cleaned up.

Gao De's injuries have also recovered considerably—they were only external injuries, not serious ones, and the medicinal effects of the herbs in this world are far more pronounced than in his previous life due to the presence of magic.

During his stay at the sanatorium these past few days, Gaode also reviewed the current situation of the medicinal herb garden:

Before he came into this world, there were twelve people in the herb garden, which was the period when the herb garden had the largest number of people.

After his arrival, he killed both Ilan and the sorcerer Seda.

In addition, two more apprentices were killed in the night raid by leyline creatures last month.

In other words, there are currently eight people in the herb garden, including Gao De.

Roommate Amy, apprentice and cook Ramos, and Aichi and Raymond, the only two people in the herb garden besides God who can concoct potions.

The other seven were also first-class apprentices.

Even among first-class apprentices, there are differences.

They had only barely mastered one magic trick each, either the Wizard's Hand or the Restoration Spell. Calling them wizard apprentices would be giving them too much credit.

Even more embarrassingly, although Aichi and Raymond could also concoct potions, their success rate was low, with an average of two ingredients needed to make one potion.

It's important to understand that Tier 0 potions don't have high profit margins; they are essentially "low-end" products, but their strength lies in their production volume and success rate.

For potions of this rank, once a potion master has mastered them, they can basically guarantee a 100% success rate in making them.

In fact, low-level potion masters who cannot guarantee this success rate simply cannot survive.

Moreover, the potion that Aich and Raymond possessed was not a basic spider venom potion, but a restorative sleeping potion.

The potion's effect is to quickly induce a short but deep sleep in the drinker, leaving them refreshed upon waking.

However, it cannot be used for a long time, otherwise it will lose its efficacy and cause sleep disturbances.

The target audience is usually people who transport goods, and they use it when they are on the road, for emergencies.

It is practical, but its applicability is not wide, and it cannot be used for a long time, so its market is limited.

Phil's Potions Shop doesn't have a high demand for the Sleeping and Relaxing Potion. They only place orders when they need it occasionally, unlike the regular Spider Venom Potion and the Regular Stamina Potion, which are purchased in unlimited quantities over a long period.

In other words, Aichi and Raymond were two unqualified potion makers and could not be considered productive forces at all.

From this perspective, Gao De is actually the only one in the medicinal herb garden who can consistently generate income.

No wonder the apprentices in the herb garden insisted on electing Gao De as the garden's owner; indeed, only he had the ability.

My new book is getting its first round of recommendations! My good brothers, please check it out during the new book season, it's very important to me!

The last book, Sword Cultivation, was eliminated in the first round. Now that it's the second book, it should at least let me make it to the second round!

(End of this chapter)