Wizard: I Have a Nightmare World

Midnight falls.

In the nightmare world shrouded in gray mist, Lynn stood on the gray-white bone-like surface, before which appeared a complete workbench, neatly arranged with the materials needed for the [Breath-Freezing Potion].

Dragon's beard grass, silver leaf flower, bellflower seeds, blue heart grass, moonstone powder, and spring water.

Every material was exactly the same as the one he received in reality, and of superior quality.

Lynn's gaze swept over the materials one by one, and then he mentally went through the entire process from beginning to end.

To prepare dragon's beard grass, take stem segments from the second to fourth nodes, and cut them at a 45-degree angle with a jade knife. The cut surface must be smooth and flat.

Silver leaf flowers need to be peeled in the dark, and they should not be exposed to strong light, otherwise most of the active ingredients will be lost within 15 minutes.

The processing of bellflower seeds is the most complicated. They need to be roasted at a low temperature, then ground into powder, and then mixed with spring water to form a paste. The paste is left to settle three times, and only the top third of the essence is taken.

The pretreatment of the main materials alone involves a total of twenty-one processes.

The subsequent processes of blending, heating, mixing, settling, filtering, and re-blending... add up to nearly fifty steps in the entire process of preparing the medicine.

There is a possibility of oversight at any step, and any mistake at any step can lead to a decline in the final product, or even complete scrapping.

"No wonder Harvey said this potion was extremely difficult to make."

"It's already difficult for an ordinary pharmacist to just remember these fifty steps, let alone to control each step precisely."

Lynn took a deep breath, then picked up the jade knife and began processing the first piece of dragon whisker grass.

On his first attempt, he accidentally exposed the petals to the light while processing the silver leaves, causing the edges of the petals to curl slightly and change color.

Although he immediately took remedial action, the color of the liquid was noticeably darker during subsequent mixing, and the final product's quality barely reached medium.

Lynn was not discouraged. He threw away the waste liquid, cleaned the equipment, and started the second round.

The second time, he waited two minutes longer during the sedimentation of the bellflower seeds, resulting in a higher concentration of the supernatant, which caused slight turbidity after the main medicinal solution was added.

Inferior quality, a failure!

The third time, everything went smoothly, but during the final filtration step, the filter paper was not folded properly, causing a small amount of impurities to seep into the finished product.

The quality is above average, but it falls short of being excellent.

On the fourth attempt, when he added the moonstone powder to the medicinal liquid, the stirring speed was inconsistent, resulting in the powder not dissolving completely and small particles settling in the finished product.

The fifth time, the sixth time, the seventh time...

Lynn repeated this tedious process over and over again.

His failures were increasing, but his understanding of the potion was also deepening rapidly.

The precise values ​​of which material to add at which second for the best effect, the stirring speed to maintain, and the temperature at which the liquid will begin to change color—all these data were gradually corrected and perfected in his mind.

When Lynn tried for the forty-third time in the Nightmare World, the first tube of [Breath-Freezing Potion] of excellent quality was finally born in his hands.

Lynn held the vial of medicine and examined it carefully under the manifested light.

The liquid has a uniform pale blue color, with a soft sheen under light. It is free of any impurities or sediment, clear and transparent, and emits a refreshing herbal aroma.

"Excellent quality, done!"

After putting down the medicine, Lynn did not stop to celebrate, but turned around and continued making the forty-fourth time.

He must increase the success rate in the nightmare world from once to ten times, twenty times, fifty times, until he can make it an instinct.

Four hours later, when Lynn finished his fifty-third attempt, his success rate had stabilized at over 90%.

And he finally reached the threshold of perfect quality.

In her final attempt, Lynn added the moonstone powder five seconds earlier than the time specified in the recipe, and also introduced a tiny amount of elemental particles during the final stage of stirring.

The power of that elemental particle made the fusion of the liquid more even, and the color of the finished product was brighter than any previous tube, even faintly emitting a very faint halo.

Although the halo was not yet stable and was still some distance from perfect quality, he had found the direction.

Introducing a single elemental particle into the condensation potion is the key to achieving perfect quality.

"Next, all we need to do is repeatedly verify this direction in the real world."

Satisfied, Lynn stopped her trial-and-error practice with the potion and began to sketch the remaining strokes of the runes in the nightmare world.

Lynn woke up in bed early in the morning.

After getting up and washing up, he went to the herb garden as usual to take care of the herbs. Seeing that some of them were already ripe, he picked them directly with tools.

Then, he began his meditation and continued to sketch the third rune.

With the aid of the [psychological stimulant], he completed the tenth to twelfth strokes in less than fifteen minutes.

At this rate, the third rune will be fully completed in another four to five days.

On the third day at noon, Harvey arrived as promised.

He carried a small black leather suitcase and, with a smile, placed it on Lynn's worktable as soon as he entered.

"Brother Lynn, I've gotten everything you wanted, and at a price that's even cheaper than what you'd find on the market."

He opened the suitcase, inside which were three rows of crystal bottles neatly stacked.

On the far left is a bottle of [Mental Stimulant Potion] that glows with a pale blue light; in the middle are three bottles of pale green [Concentration Potion]; and on the right are four bottles of clear, water-like [Clarity Water].

There were eight bottles of potion in total, each reflecting different colors of light under the sun, making for a beautiful picture when photographed together.

"【Mental Stimulant】, 5,000 gold coins."

[Mind-Concentrating Potion] Three bottles, each costing 900 gold coins, for a total of 2,700 gold coins.

[Water of Clarity] Four bottles, 400 gold coins each, totaling 1600 gold coins.

"That's a total of nine thousand three hundred gold coins, just enough to empty your account balance."

"I didn't keep a single one; I replaced them all with medicine."

Harvey clapped his hands.

Looking at the rows of medicines, Lynn felt a surge of inexplicable peace of mind.

These medicines are his biggest reliance for his next attempt to become a second-class apprentice.

"Thank you, Manager Harvey."

Lynn thanked Harvey, saying that without him, it would have been much more difficult for him to obtain these potions.

"Don't mention it! Focus on your training and become a second-class apprentice as soon as possible. I'm waiting for you to concoct more perfect-quality potions to help me save face!"

Harvey grinned, gave a few more instructions regarding the delivery time of the [Coagulation Potion], and then got up and left.

With this batch of medicine, Lynn's training pace was put on the fast track.

During the morning, he would take a [Concentration Potion] and engage in regular meditation, meticulously sketching runes in a steady and methodical manner.

In the afternoon, he would take the [Water of Clarity] to maintain a state of high concentration and try to concoct the [Potion of Condensation] in the workshop, verifying the experience accumulated in the Nightmare World one by one in the real world.

At night, he would use [Mental Stimulant Potion] to break through the bottleneck in rune outlining in the most efficient way.

At midnight, as soon as he entered the Nightmare World, he began to try to sketch runes to solve the problems that the [Breath Freezing Potion] encountered in the real world.

On the fourth day, the final stroke of the third rune, "Resonance Mark," was steadily placed amidst a pale golden light. The entire rune instantly lit up, creating a strong resonance with the core runes that had been fused with the first two. Lynn's consciousness space trembled, and his mental scale jumped from 1.2 to 1.8.

On the sixth day, the fourth rune, "Bridge of Elements," was more than halfway completed, and the Spirit Scale broke through to 2.0.

On the ninth day, the fourth rune was successfully completed, and the spirit scale reached 2.5.

On the eleventh day, the final stroke of the fifth rune, "Gate of Energy," was finally completed under the powerful impact of his sixth dose of the [Mental Stimulant].

The five runes lit up simultaneously, forming a complete closed loop in the consciousness space. A tremendous suction force erupted from the center of the rune loop, frantically drawing in the free energy particles in the surrounding air.

That energy surged into his consciousness and merged with his spiritual power.

Then Lynn clearly felt that the spiritual energy that was originally gaseous and permeating the space of consciousness began to become viscous and condensed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into drops of liquid spiritual energy, dripping into the deepest part of the space of consciousness.

The first drop, the second drop, the third drop...

When a palm-sized pool of spiritual fluid gathered in his consciousness space, Lynn slowly opened his eyes.

He looked down at his hands, then looked up at the window and found that his vision was much clearer than before. The tiny energy particles in his vision were much clearer, and he could see them floating and flowing in the sunlight.

Then, he took out the crystal ball, placed his palm on it, and infused it with his spiritual power.

The crystal ball lit up instantly, bursting with dazzling light, and the scale soared all the way up before finally stabilizing at a certain value.

Spirit Scale: 3.2!

Second-class apprenticeship, accomplished!