Above the mage

Chapter 9 Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Although Gao De didn't know much about the world of mages, he could understand just how exaggerated this ability to enhance spells was.

This is a sublimation of the essence of magic!

"A complete source can enhance a spell of a corresponding rank. If I master more spells in the future, and enhance all the spells I have mastered..."

Just thinking about it is enough to excite Gaode.

What does this equate to?

This is equivalent to others playing the standard version of the same game, while he's playing the modified version—that's even more awesome than a "pay-to-win" player!

"Is this the effect you've achieved?" Gao De's attention shifted back to the crescent-shaped gem floating in the very center of his magical sea of ​​stars, and he was filled with amazement.

At this moment, he understood that this gem was absolutely an extraordinary treasure, or rather, it should be called a priceless treasure.

While marveling at the magic of the crescent-shaped gemstone, Gao De pulled another gray-eyed mouse from the cage and sent it away with a familiar thud.

My mind was completely absorbed in my thoughts.

Within the gem, after the "Big Dipper" constellation representing the origin of the Gray-Eyed Rat was incorporated into the spell model of the [Repair] spell, only a single point of light remained, flickering.

This eighth gray-eyed mouse did not bring a new light to Gaode.

origin:

0 Rings - [Human] (1/7), [Gray-eyed Rat] (Used)

"A species can only obtain a small amount of origin." Gaode had anticipated this, but speculation is speculation, and it still needs to be verified through practice.

It is clear that while the Crescent Moon Gem is powerful, it is not without its limitations.

However, even with its many limitations, and even though Gaode is currently unsure of the upper limit of gem enhancement spells, whether it can only enhance 0-ring spells, this crescent gem still deserves to be considered priceless.

Because although level 0 spells may seem low-ranking, they were all created by historically renowned archmages. They are rigorous and perfect, and have been passed down for countless years without anyone being able to innovate or strengthen them.

It's easy to imagine how difficult it is to enhance a spell.

"What exactly are you, that you followed me into this world and possess such incredible abilities?" Gao De thought to himself, while also taking it to heart.

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

If outsiders were to learn that he possessed such a treasure, greedy people would flock to him and try every means to kill him and seize it.

To put it simply, the monk Seda was probably the first person to kill him and take his treasure.

"From now on, we must be careful and never let slip the existence of this treasure."

Fortunately, the gem has already taken root in his magical star sea. As long as he doesn't actively promote it, who would have thought that he actually possesses such a precious treasure?

Moreover, because of the gem, Gao De saw for the first time a tiny glimmer of hope to escape his current perilous situation.

—Purchase spell recipes that can produce lethal damage, master new spells, and then enhance those spells with gems. Perhaps there is a slight chance that he will be able to stand up to the mage Seda.

Looking at this magnificent gem in the sea of ​​magic, Gao De decided to give it a name.

After all, it's not just a simple gemstone; it's only what it looks like.

Its essence is some kind of magical treasure, and it should have a name.

Looking at the crescent-shaped "gem," and recalling its magical effect, which was like a game cheat code, Gao De had a sudden inspiration and a very suitable name popped into his head: "I'll call you..."

"Wind Spirit Moon Shadow!"

Gao Deqiang suppressed his excitement, acting as if nothing had happened, cleaned up the little gray mouse's body, and then went to the restaurant for lunch.

The afternoon was still working hours.

The daily work in the herb garden mainly involves cultivating and processing herbs, as well as preparing some simple medicines for Master Seda.

Although it's described as a simple medicine, there are actually only three people capable of performing this task.

—Anything requires talent.

Gao De was the strongest among all the apprentices.

Therefore, he was fortunate enough to have a separate "workspace".

Of course, he learned all of this from Amy, and even his workspace was shown to him by Amy, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to find it.

Gaode's workspace is not large; it consists of a long work table with various tools for preparing medicines on it.

On one side of the workbench was a foot-operated bellows, a furnace, and several crucibles of different sizes suspended in the air.

The bellows are used to control the heat. I've heard that advanced potion masters use magic to heat the potions, which is not only convenient but also allows for more precise control over the heat.

At the other end of the workbench was a large shelf, on which rows of raw materials needed to prepare the medicine were placed, in various different containers.

After carefully scanning the familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings, Gao De took a deep breath and said, "Let's begin."

His afternoon task was to prepare a basic spider venom solution.

Just as alchemists, weapon refiners, and formation masters are known as the "Big Three" among secondary professions in fantasy novels, although there are many disciplines related to magic in this world, such as puppetry and scroll studies, these are all minor paths. The three disciplines with the highest recognition have always been:

Alchemy, potion-making, and most mysteriously, runic arts.

Alchemy can be compared to weapon crafting, while potion-making is even easier to understand—it's like alchemy.

As for rune literature, based on my previous life's knowledge, I really didn't have a corresponding understanding of this subject.

In short, potion-making, as one of the three major disciplines, is a very profound subject, far more complex than what is depicted in some Western films and television dramas, where it is simply a matter of putting all the ingredients into a pot in order and boiling them.

First, the necessary materials must be enchanted before preparing the potion.

Enchanting allows materials to release their properties, and through the precise control of the potion master, makes them more consistent with the needs of the potion.

This is a very important step, and it is also extremely difficult.

Most apprentices are unable to prepare potions because they get stuck at this step.

Gao De squinted and went through all the details in his mind again.

"One snake tooth grass plant, one stalk of mountain wormwood, and one portion of green spider sac."

Based on his memory, Gao De took the main ingredients needed to prepare the basic spider venom potion from the shelf next to him.

Then, he took out the snake tooth grass and put it into a seemingly ordinary but actually very ordinary wooden bowl on the table.

After calming down a bit, Gao De stared at the grayish-green snake tooth grass in the wooden bowl, channeling his mental energy, and his five senses became exceptionally sharp at this moment.

About two minutes later, something different appeared on the surface of the snake tooth grass in his field of vision.

Spiral ripples resembling DNA chains, sharp serrated ripples, and wave-like ripples—nearly seven or eight different types of ripples—are being released from the snake tooth grass in a peculiar yet regular manner.

Gao De knew that these ripples were a manifestation of the many properties of the snake tooth grass.

Snake tooth grass is not a rare medicinal herb, but it still possesses seven or eight medicinal properties. Of course, when he concocts a basic spider venom potion, he only needs one of the "poisonous" properties.

Gao De's face was solemn. He reached out and touched the snake tooth grass in the wooden bowl. At the same time, the magic power in his body extended and concentrated in his palm. It then climbed up his fingers and onto the surface of the snake tooth grass, flowing into the sharp, serrated ripples as if he were charging it.

At that moment, all the ripples except for the sharp, serrated edges that represented the "poison" of the snake tooth grass stopped being released.

It seems that the stillness of the remaining ripples gave the sharp, jagged ripples more room to expand, and with the addition of Gaode's "charging", its volume suddenly increased by nearly double at this moment.

But the stillness only lasted for a moment.

Soon, the remaining ripples were released from the snake tooth grass again, squeezing the space that was originally not its own and was occupied by the sharp, serrated ripples.

However, the jagged waves were powerful, and these returning waves could only reclaim some of their territory, while the majority of the territory was still firmly occupied by the jagged waves.

Seeing that the task was successfully completed, Gao De, who had been on edge, finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the demonization of the snake tooth grass was complete, and silently withdrew his magic power.

The entire demonization process, from start to finish, takes no more than a minute, but it consumes a significant amount of Gao De's mental and magical power.

Snake Fang Grass is just an ordinary herb without any rank. One can only imagine how much mental and magical power it takes to demonize a high-ranking herb. No wonder it is said that a powerful alchemist is also a powerful mage.

Although this was Gaode's first time performing the "demonization" operation, his predecessor had performed it many times before, and muscle memory ensured that he did not make any mistakes.

With this experience, the enchanting of the remaining materials became much easier.

Soon, all the materials were completely enchanted, and the first step was completed. The next step was to process the materials.

(End of this chapter)