Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

Chapter 72 Perfect Quality Potions Come from the Province's Elite Adventurers (4k words)

"Would you like to give it a try?"

Upon hearing Leo's request, Lucas frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.

"————That's also acceptable."

He knew that "geniuses" like Leo were always skeptical of superstition.

You have to experience many things firsthand to know how difficult they are.

"But I must remind you," Lucas said seriously, "challenging the [Darkness] clone comes at a price."

"If you fail, you will be marked by [Darkness], and there is a very high probability that it will find you by following this mark in the future."

"At the same time, if you fail during the challenge and do not withdraw in time, your consciousness, which has not yet undergone transformation, will be damaged and you will be weak for at least three days."

Now that you know all this, do you still want to take the challenge?

Upon hearing this, Leo hesitated for a moment: "—I'll try again in a few days."

"I'll be more confident then."

He wasn't afraid of being marked by the "Darkness"; if all else failed, he could hide in another world.

The Darkness, sealed within the underground labyrinth, has a rather limited influence on the present world.

But if you're weak, that's more dangerous.

This will not only slow down his rate of growth, but will also have a significant impact on his upcoming plans to return to the Western Pole.

It's not worth it to try it out just once.

"President, please use 'external magic' to stabilize Miss Sylvia's condition first."

"————Okay." Lucas's eyes showed even more surprise.

He thought Leo would stubbornly continue the challenge.

Surprisingly, the young man listened to the advice.

When Leo came down to the first floor of the guild, Captain Gossip and the others, who were a step behind, also arrived there.

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"Mr. Leo, is Lady Sword Maiden alright?"

Miss Sanhua nervously stepped forward, her hands clenched tightly together.

Although Captain Ge Mie and the others did not speak, similar worries appeared in their eyes.

Almost every adventurer in Baihe Town has received kindness from the Azure Silver Sword Maiden, the town's only bronze-level adventurer, who can be considered the town's pillar.

"The situation has stabilized for the time being."

Leo didn't mention the "Dark Devourer," as it was at the request of Chapter President Lucas.

The wider such news spreads, the more likely it is to cause panic.

For ordinary adventurers, they may never encounter this thing in their entire lives, so whether they know about it or not is of little significance.

Leo had already made up his mind and didn't want the others to dwell on their self-blame, so he changed the subject, asking, "Captain, have you collected the spoils?"

Captain Ge Mie nodded, and a small bag appeared in his spatial ring with a faint light.

He opened the bag, revealing black crystals inside.

"These monsters that have mutated or undergone secondary mutations due to the influence of [Darkness] turn to ash upon death, leaving only Dark Crystals."

"There are 6 pieces of relatively good quality and 12 pieces of relatively poor quality."

Leo nodded.

The higher quality ones are 1 standard unit, while the lower quality ones are half a standard unit.

Captain Gomez threw the small bag to Leo.

"I heard from Miss Sanhua that you're collecting these?"

"Cecia, Hassen, and I have discussed it, and we've decided to give you our share."

Leo frowned, about to refuse.

Although he was a key player on this trip, he felt a little guilty about keeping all the spoils for himself. Before he could speak, Sekoda chimed in, "Mine is for you too."

"If it weren't for your heroic efforts, I would have been dead long ago."

"Me too." Gus grinned. "Brother Leo, don't refuse. We have to do something for you to make you feel better."

Leo swallowed back the words he was about to say in refusal.

He gave everyone a deep look, then nodded emphatically: "I really need this. In that case, I won't stand on ceremony anymore."

"That's more like it." Gus laughed and patted Leo on the shoulder, the movement aggravating his wound and causing him to wince.

"You should go and heal your wounds too," Leo said.

During this trip to the Black Rock Mine, everyone except Leo was injured, and all of them were seriously injured.

The group nodded and dispersed.

Before long, only Leo and Sanhua, who was on duty that night, remained on the huge first floor of the guild.

"Mr. Leo—" the receptionist said with concern in her eyes.

Although Leo spoke casually, she could sense the inexplicable heaviness hidden beneath his seemingly relaxed tone.

"Don't worry, Miss Sanhua."

Leo smiled and said, "I'll go up to the second floor."

After saying that, he turned and walked hurriedly towards the stairs.

Watching his departing figure, Sanhua pursed her lips tightly and silently prayed, "I hope everything goes well for you."

The alchemy shop is located on the second floor of the guild building.

The shop owner, who was dozing off, was awakened by the sound of tapping on the table in front of him.

He opened his sleepy eyes and subconsciously muttered, "Coming here so late, can't a person get any sleep?"

In response, he was presented with a gleaming gold coin pushed in front of him.

Leo smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, I'm finding it really difficult to study that book, 'Introduction to Alchemy and Potion,' on my own. Could you please give me some personal guidance?"

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"————No problem!" The gold coins on the table disappeared instantly, and the shopkeeper's face was full of smiles, showing no dissatisfaction at being woken up: "But we have to agree that one gold coin is only enough for one week. If you haven't learned anything by then, there will be no refund."

The shop owner was very happy.

It takes several years to even begin to grasp the basics of alchemy and pharmacology.

Otherwise, alchemical potions wouldn't be so rare and expensive.

This "sucker" is willing to spend money to learn, earning a net income of 4 gold coins a month without having to put in much effort. It's like a windfall!

Leo was also very happy.

All the shop owner has to do is teach him, and he can "map" into the panel through the Primal Realm.

seven days?

Perhaps not even a day!

"There aren't many customers tonight, and I need to replenish my energy potion. Kid, come with me."

"Vitality potions are one of the easier alchemical potions to make. Beginners can start with them and still gain a lot even if they don't learn how to brew them."

The shop owner stretched, closed the shop door, and then slowly walked into the inner room.

Leo quickly followed.

As soon as he entered the inner room, the strong smell of herbs filled Leo's nostrils.

He took a few breaths, feeling a little uncomfortable.

The shop owner didn't care about his reaction. He simply told him "Don't touch anything here" and then went to the medicine counter in the middle.

Without any explanation or description, the shop owner skillfully took out several herbs, put them into a specially made container, and fiddled with them for a while.

A moment later, without him making any special movements, a batch of light white liquid medicine was prepared.

"Want to give it a try?"

Perhaps feeling a bit guilty about charging only 1 gold coin, the shopkeeper looked at Leo and asked.

Leo nodded and went to the medicine station.

As his basic attributes improved, especially his perception and mental attributes, his memory became better and better. He wouldn't say he could remember everything he saw, but he couldn't forget what he had seen in the short term.

He meticulously replicated the medicinal herbs the shop owner had just selected, added them to the container, and began to work on them.

After a while.

Leo fell silent as he stared at the suspiciously green liquid inside the container.

The shop owner patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, "Concocting alchemical potions isn't that simple. It's already quite good that you were able to remember all the herb types on your first try."

Concerned that Leo might find it too difficult to escape, he added, "I failed in the same way back then—more than ten times."

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Actually, it was hundreds of times.

"It won't be long before you can successfully prepare it too."

That's also a lie.

He studied the theory for three years and the techniques for one year before he began to formally prepare the formula. Even so, he failed hundreds of times before finally succeeding.

This kid's idea of ​​mastering it in a short time is simply wishful thinking.

Otherwise, how could the shop owner have so easily sold Leo such a valuable resource as "Introduction to Alchemy and Pharmacy"?

Books are merely introductory guides; there's still a long way to go before you can truly concoct alchemical potions.

Leo forced a smile and said, "I underestimated things. Please continue, I'll observe and learn more."

Seeing that Leo hadn't been deterred, the shop owner nodded in satisfaction and continued preparing the ingredients.

after a while.

Leo left the alchemy shop with nearly a hundred vitality potion ingredients and a set of potion-making tools for beginners.

Before leaving, he told the shop owner that he wanted to practice more at home.

Of course, the shop owner wouldn't refuse business that came knocking on his door.

After spending another 2 gold coins, Leo took the items with him.

One hundred materials cost 1 gold coin, and tools cost 1 gold coin.

In total, the cost of a Vitality Potion is just over 1 silver coin, but the market price for a finished Vitality Potion is 10 silver coins.

This is outrageous profit!

If it weren't for the fact that drug preparation requires a lot of time and would conflict with the practice of professional skills, Leo would have considered "changing his major".

Back in the room at the Wild Boar Tavern.

Leo looked calmly at the mixing tools and medicine materials laid out on the table in front of him.

His gaze swept across his own control panel.

[Class]: Warrior (Level 1, 100%, lacks [Warrior Mark], cannot advance in level through Class Spirit)

【属性】：力量10、体质10、敏捷11、精神10、感知10

【Skill】:

—战技：滑步lv.7（0/6400）、劈砍lv.6（0/3200）、格挡lv.5（0/1600）、

冲锋lv.1（0/100）、盾反lv.1（0/100）

—呼吸：狼狩呼吸法lv.3（3645/4000）、灵猫呼吸法lv.1（0/100）、爆熊呼吸法Iv.1（0/100）、蛮牛呼吸法lv.1（0/100）

—Study: Elementary Alchemy Pharmacology Iv.0 (0/10)

—Passive: Iron Body, Warrior's Mark (Gray - Unusable)

[Talent]: Primordial Mirror (Odd Color - Crimson)

[Specialty]: Decapitation Master (White), Goblin Slayer (Green, Current Progress:

6006/10000), Hunter's Intuition (Green, Current Progress: 7/30)

A brand new skill has appeared in the skill bar.

1. [Elementary Alchemy and Pharmacology lv.0]

Leo had already learned the skill when the shop owner demonstrated it for the first time.

However, he was unwilling to reveal his talent in this area any further, so he chose to keep it a secret.

For him, strength is fundamental; everything else is merely a supplementary means.

Leo's gaze fell on the Wolf Hunting Breathing Technique.

Although he didn't play a decisive role in killing the Goblin Lord, and the Goblin Lord even committed suicide, he still gained a whopping 1000 points of Breathing Technique experience and 5000 progress points in the green feat [Goblin Slayer].

Unbeknownst to them, this legendary breathing technique was no longer far from being mastered.

With a thought, Leo transformed the excess experience from the Wolf Hunting Breathing Technique on the panel into primal power and infused it into [Elementary Alchemy and Potion Science].

As a "learning skill", [Elementary Alchemy and Potion] is similar in nature to Breathing Technique. It requires 2 points of normal skill experience to increase 1 point of skill experience.

It's a one-to-one conversion with the breathing method.

Soon, 3110 skill experience points were poured into it, and in the blink of an eye, this skill skyrocketed to the expert level of lv.6!

[Elementary Alchemy and Potionology Iv.6]: Elementary alchemy potion-making techniques with a very high success rate in making alchemy potions of Tier 1 quality and below.

Skill effect: Increases the success rate of alchemical potions of Tier 1 and below by 60%.

Mastery effect: Increases the chance of achieving excellent quality by 10% and the chance of achieving perfect quality by 0.1%.

Expert effect: Perfect probability +0.9%

Current experience: 0/1600

"Excellent, perfect?"

Looking at the skill descriptions on the panel, Leo seemed to be deep in thought.

Alchemy potions come in different qualities.

The alchemy pharmacy mainly sells qualified products, which are of "ordinary" quality.

There is none of the finest or perfect quality.

Leo had reason to suspect that the shopkeeper's basic alchemy skills were not even up to the level of mastery.

"Speaking of which, what's the difference between this superior and perfect quality and ordinary quality?"

Leo was somewhat curious.

He immediately began the allocation process.

I bought these hundred portions of medicinal herbs to test my skills.

The night passed quickly.

As the morning light streamed into the room, Leo had finished preparing the last dose of vitality potion.

He held up the glass container in his hand.

The shimmering white light, like stardust, flowed and undulated within the medicinal liquid.

Gorgeous!

"The only perfect quality vitality potion!"

All the fatigue of the night has been rewarded in the best way at this moment.

As the concocter, Leo finally understood the difference between a superior, perfect quality potion and an ordinary quality potion.

Take this vitality potion as an example.

A regular quality vitality potion can double the user's stamina recovery rate within a day; when used for professional skill training, it's equivalent to doubling the number of training sessions.

Of course, this doubling is limited by mental attributes, and in reality, it is difficult to achieve a true doubling level.

Once it reaches the Excellent quality level, the Vitality Potion's stamina recovery speed will increase further, to around 50%.

When it reaches perfect quality, it becomes even more amazing, not only doubling the effect but also possessing the ability to deeply repair damaged tissues.

Adventurers inevitably suffer physical injuries while practicing skills and venturing out. Most of these injuries can heal themselves, but some deep, minor damage is irreparable.

Over time, this will eventually lead to a natural decline in the professional's basic attributes, or a slowdown in their growth rate.

A high-quality vitality potion can perfectly solve this problem.

The perfect quality of the potions surprised Leo greatly, prompting him to wonder: "What amazing effects would the Gold Tempering Potion and Moonlight Dew Potion have if they reached perfect quality?"

I'm willing to try, but unfortunately, even with expert-level [Basic Alchemy and Potion] skills, the perfect concoction rate is only 1%.

The alchemy pharmacy in Baihe Town doesn't have that many of the necessary materials.

"Once I have enough skill experience, I can upgrade my skills to the master level and give it a try."

Leo glanced at the panel, his lips twitching slightly.

After a night of hard work, I only gained 50 skill experience points, most of which came from that perfect-quality vitality potion.

Compared to learning other professional skills, the efficiency is far too low.

Shaking his head, Leo put away the one bottle of perfect, nine bottles of excellent, and ninety bottles of ordinary vitality potions he had prepared. He stretched, pushed open the door, and went out to have breakfast.

As soon as he came down the stairs, he was taken aback by the lively scene on the first floor.

There were several tables, all full of people, and they were all unfamiliar faces.

He paused briefly to listen, then Leo's eyes widened in surprise: "Adventurers from the province? —"