It's weird to apply for Witch Academy as a boy

Judging from the tone of Sister Bai on the other end of the phone, this moment must be very exciting, right?

As for me?

Of course I won't change my plan. I'm doing serious things and I'm not going to do anything wrong. What am I afraid of?

But before that, there was still a long time, and even if the senior sister was woken up by my phone call, it would take her a long time to get up and do things.

I still have plenty of time left, so I plan to buy some incense for myself. Of course, I also want to buy some permanent incense to put in the dormitory, which I can use and also benefit my roommates.

But I did not choose to fly there directly on the broom, although I admit that riding a broom is indeed the most efficient choice, but taking the bus is also an option. Meditation is because there is no other choice, so I can only choose efficiency, while choosing a place to go there has many possibilities, and there are also the scenery along the way.

After I passed my driving test, I have been looking down at the scenery from the sky. Maybe I should stop when I have the chance and take a look at every detail of the Witch Academy from a different perspective. Even if I get bored in the car, I can still read a book. After all, I still have the alchemy book I borrowed from the library yesterday with me.

When we arrived at the destination, I closed the book and got off the bus. Although the journey was a bit bumpy compared to riding a broom, I could still read.

I don’t know what time the senior sister who sells incense opens in the morning, but when I talk about her, I remember her name... I think it’s... Gong Xi Huan Xin?

Anyway, I still remember the talent of that senior sister very clearly!

That kind of talent that targets women is really terrifying! It's like a walking drug!

I had already seen the low probability of talent awakening at the beginning of the school year. With a talent like this... I guess that senior should be very popular in the Witch Academy, right?

But it seems that she did not succumb to reality, but still opened an incense shop in an inconspicuous place... Oh, it seems to be an aromatherapy store. Now think about it carefully, if the other party does not have any strength, this store cannot be opened.

It is even less likely to become an incense store recommended by others. By the way, I must have heard about this place from senior sister Tang Yihan, right?

It seems that I haven’t had time to go back to the bakery to see them...

And the store manager, her little treasury still owes me a chance.

Walking into this familiar store, the words "Aromatherapy Store" are still written on it, and aromatherapy is the main product here. The sale of incense for meditation seems to be a by-product.

As soon as I arrived not far away, I smelled a faint fragrance, which was the scent of incense. Although the effect is not as good as burning incense, it is more long-lasting and evaporates slowly. A bottle of that can be kept for many days.

"Well... a new customer... a familiar looking customer." A familiar voice came. At this moment, Gong Xi Huanxin was wearing a light-colored skirt today. When she saw someone walking into her shop, she put down the work in her hands and walked towards me.

Even though I was mentally prepared at this moment, my heart still couldn't help but twitch when I saw her again for the first time. It was a feeling of acceleration like a deer running around in its tracks. Even now, I still can't suppress this instinct in the first place.

But it’s much better than the first time. Even though I know I have to be the master of this emotion now, I still fell into it.

"Senior Gongxi Huanxin, I came to you once before to buy incense."

"You can even call out my name... I remember now, it was my junior high school sister who bought a pack of incense from me... Looking at your expression, I roughly remember you, Yang Yuehan~ Some time ago, you were also a legend whose name was worthy of being sung throughout the academy." Gong Xi Huanxin reacted quickly after seeing me.

"I didn't expect that Senior Sister still remembered me."

"Of course, I don't have many customers here. Most of them are regular customers I know. Plus with your image... But I'm curious why you disappeared after the exchange competition? I think it's a pity."

"It's nothing to regret. I didn't come to the Witch Academy to become famous. Fame and reputation should belong to those who need them more, not me." I responded with a smile, and prepared to get straight to the point, "Senior, do you still sell incense here? Incense for meditation."

"So that's how it is... Well, since you're here to buy incense, I'll get it for you." Gong Xi Huanxin didn't chat with me for too long. When he saw me get straight to the point, he knew what I was going to do.

So she went to where the incense was kept and brought it to me as she had done last time.

"How much do you want to buy this time?"

"Hmm... just curious, how long can these incense be stored before the effect is significantly reduced?"

"If stored properly, it will be fine for several years. If you are more serious, the best time is actually one month after it is made. But you also know that I don't have many customers recently, and I still have a lot of inventory, so I haven't made too many in the past month."

"Is that so..." I nodded, but Senior Gongxi Huanxin mentioned making incense, which really made me interested. More importantly, the newest incense has the best effect. If I can...

"Um... I want to ask, is the threshold for making incense high?"

"What? Want to try making your own? The quality of incense varies greatly. There are even different branches in terms of effect, taste, and preference. It can be said that the threshold is very low, but the upper limit is also very high."

"Is that so... Then the method of refining is through alchemy?"

"Yes, the entry threshold of alchemy is very low, and incense is also a very entry-level alchemical product. In addition, the raw materials are cheap, otherwise it would not be so popular."

"Ah."

I nodded as well. Since it was an alchemical product, it could be bought for a few hundred dollars, which was indeed very cheap. Many higher-end alchemical products, such as some potions, required red copper coins to purchase. Even if money could be used, it was definitely not cheap.

"Then...where can I find the recipe for something like incense?" I continued to ask.

"You really want to try it... Well, there are many incense recipes. Most of them are public and can be found in the library. Some precious incense may need to be purchased with money, and a contract authorization process must be signed. Some recipes are even developed by alchemists themselves. They are not taught and only the finished products are sold."

"Is that so?" I felt a little relieved when I heard that I could use the library for free. But since this senior said there was a secret...

"Senior, then you must also be a powerful senior who has that special formula, right? Do you have it?"

"Eh? You... it's not a good idea to rashly ask about other people's secrets, right?"

"No~ Senior, I'm not thinking about this of yours, but your answer just now has revealed your true self, right? I just want the finished product, is that ok, Senior? I feel that ordinary incense is not fragrant enough~"

"Oh? Okay, but I have two pieces of bad news for you. I don't have any of it for the time being. Also, that kind of incense is very expensive."

Chapter 292 I'll call you Senior Sister from now on! Senior Sister Xiaohan!

"No stock? Then you can make an order, right? I can wait even if it's a few days later." I asked, "After all, you can't refuse a customer's request if you run a shop, right?"

"Of course~ I won't refuse such a reasonable request, but how much do you want to buy? After all, this kind of thing is usually a luxury and is quite expensive."

"Well...how much does this kind of incense cost?" I asked tentatively.

Senior Gong Xi Huan Xin repeatedly emphasized that it was very expensive and luxurious. I had already prepared myself mentally. Since it was a formula that was not to be passed on, it was understandable that it was a bit more expensive. As long as the amount required at one time was several pieces of Arcanum, I could probably accept it.

If it's a little expensive, I'll buy some and try it out. If it's worth the money, I'll come back and buy more.

"Well... roughly... the price per piece is based on the cost plus the labor fee... it's rounded up to about one copper coin~ And we only accept copper coins for transactions. If you buy a large quantity, we can help you get some of the change."

"How much? Just one... red copper coin?" I widened my eyes in disbelief. Could it be that the prices of the things I've come into contact with recently are too high?

But if you buy in large quantities, it's not cheap.

"Of course, after all, some raw materials are involved and need to be purchased with red copper coins, so the threshold is slightly higher."

"Okay! I'll buy a month's supply to try it out first." After all, the senior sister said that the best time to use it is one month, so I'll try it out first. Even if I buy it for a month first, it doesn't cost much. Maybe this is the confidence to become a small rich woman...

However, the cost of living and studying is still a little beyond my expectations, and I really should find a way to make some money.

As for the part-time job in the bakery... to be honest, I don’t make much money working there for a full day. Maybe my previous idea was really wrong. Only when I am short of money can I truly feel how important money is.

But you still have to buy incense that is effective, so save where you can and spend where you can.

The money is spent in the right place, it just keeps me with me in a different way.

"Buy for one month?" Gong Xi Huanxin was also a little surprised. Such a quantity was not considered much in a normal store with a large flow of people, but it was different for her. However, she was not yet to the point of regarding money as her life.

"Yes, is that ok? How long will it take? Do I need to pay a deposit or something?"

"It takes some time to prepare. Wait a few days. Of course you have to pay the deposit. Although I don't think you will run away, junior sister."

"I'm not a person without credibility. How about we just sign a transaction contract? It's safer. The money will be paid at once, and the goods... can you help me deliver them to my residence?"

"Is that so? That's not impossible. If that's the case, then I'll draw up the contract first."

After busying myself for a while and paying all the money, I left with a few incenses that I would need for the next few days and a piece of aromatherapy recommended by senior sister Gongxi Huanxin.

Sitting in the car again, I was still thinking about alchemy. Incense is also one of the products of alchemy... So compared to buying from others, I prefer to use things I configure myself. After all, I feel more at ease using things I configure myself.

I will try to make a wound healing potion with Betty today. If it succeeds, I will ask her if she has any better incense recipes. If she is interested, I can borrow her stuff to practice.

When I arrived at the teaching area, according to the location Betty sent me, this should be the place. It seemed that there was still some time before the agreed time, so I just flipped through the books to pass the time.

By the way, at the last moment, familiarize yourself with the methods needed to refine alchemical potions.

After all, the "alchemy" ritual, one of the most important means in alchemy, is divided into many types. Some require runes to outline specific alchemy arrays, some require chanting, incantations, and so on.

Chanting and spells are also manifestations of rune effects, and are a way to express runes in the form of sound. In fact, runes do not have corresponding pronunciations, only language descriptions. Chanting is a trial-and-error process that constantly resonates with rune rituals through sound, and it is a convenient means of utilizing rune rituals that is summarized.

After waiting for a while, a few minutes after the agreed time, I finally saw a hurried figure getting off the bus not far away. It was Betty, the "genius" who practiced theory in the library.

After the other party came down, he glanced around and walked straight here as if he was relieved.

When she came very close to me, she just glanced at me briefly.

I finally realized that she didn't recognize me.

"Betty~" So I spoke first.

"Huh?" I was suddenly called by a stranger, and I subconsciously became defensive and looked at me, "You, who are you?"

"Yue, don't you know I'm Yang Yuehan? Why don't you recognize me after I changed my clothes?" I snapped my fingers, and turned into a white-haired appearance in front of her and then changed back.

"Huh? Hey! Xiaoyue!" Betty finally reacted at this moment.

"Just call me Xiaohan. That's what other people usually call me." I corrected.

"Okay, Xiaohan, I'm sorry, sorry... I kept you waiting for so long. You came too early, didn't you? Normally, even when my tutor has tasks, I'm never this active..."

"That means you have a very leisurely lifestyle. My biological clock hasn't adjusted yet, so I'm a little presumptuous~"

"No matter what, since you're here, let's go. I'll take you to my mentor's laboratory. But Xiaohan, I feel like you've changed a lot. Do you think there's no need to pretend anymore?"

"Yes, that's true." I nodded. Although I roughly knew that the disguise she was talking about was the disguise of the identity "Yue", I was also referring to the disguise I had always worn.

I followed Betty upstairs and came to a formal laboratory. Compared with a formal laboratory, my 8401 was more like a converted classroom.

"Hey~ This is my instructor's laboratory. Be careful not to touch those delicate instruments, or he might beat me up."

"Don't worry, I understand this." I nodded to show that I understood.

"That's good. In any case, even if you break those glass products, just don't touch those things that look complicated. Come with me here. This is the place that my instructor specially made for me. It's not big, but the instruments are deliberately placed far away from here. Let's start here."

Betty took me to another place, where I could visibly feel that things here were of a lower level. It was indeed like the difference between a mentor and a student.

"Um... I bought these myself. I spent all the money that the teacher prepared for me. Glass and other things are too easy to break. And they cracked with a shock or something. I felt like I was going to break with them."

"Some of the test tubes and glassware were stained with my finished products and the stain could not be washed off. In short, alchemy is really troublesome."

"Yeah." I nodded as well. Just hearing it gave me a headache. "So, it can't be washed off with the cleaning technique?"

"It can't be washed off, not even with a fingernail." Betty came to the countertop, picked up a beaker that had fallen from a corner and handed it to me, "Look, I missed one, you can try."

"What have you done?" I showed a strange smile on my face, but still took it. I felt the fluctuation of extraordinary power from the residue on this cup.

However, after I used the cleaning technique, the dirt did not fall off. The cleaning technique can clean most of the stains and dirt, but it is obvious that the spell effect of the cleaning technique cannot clean the stains tainted with supernatural powers. This requires a more sophisticated method to destroy the stability of the supernatural power in the stain.

But on second thought, this senior sister Betty can create stains that cannot be removed by cleaning techniques. She is also a talent!

"What's going on? Can't clear it out?" Betty used magic to shatter the beaker into pieces and threw it into the trash can.

"It really can't be cleaned. I think you can cooperate with the dye manufacturer. The strong dye that can't be removed by cleaning techniques may sell well."

"Okay~ stop teasing me... Oh! Ahhh! I forgot again!"

Just when Betty was about to stop talking about this, she screamed and almost scared me.

"What's wrong?" I looked at Betty and asked with some confusion, but Betty rushed to the door of the laboratory.

"I forgot to perform the dust-free process again... If the instructor sees this, I'll get my head chopped off again..."

"Wu Chen...oh~"

I nodded as well. Something like a sterile room? Cleaning the dust to prevent various subtle environmental factors from affecting the experiment. That extraordinary witch is really rigorous. Even for alchemy, the exquisiteness of the extraordinary power level, ordinary dust and so on cannot cause much interference.

"Hey~ Xiaohan, put this on and it will create a dust removal spell effect. I'll quickly dust off the places we've been walking on. I hope the instructor won't notice..."

"Okay." I took the thing that Betty threw to me. It was something similar to a wristband. Looking at the runes inside and the operation of supernatural energy, this should be an alchemical item with very common spells attached.

Judging from the degree of wear and tear, it must have been used quite a few times. I put it on my hand, fumbled around with it for a while, and then successfully used it.

After all, this is an alchemical item of average effect, at most a little more complicated than a small spell book. Once you understand its general structure, you will roughly know how to use it.

I even had the illusion that I could modify it, but it was not a spell book, so I might need to master some special methods to modify it. No, if I mastered this method, I seemed to be able to directly make this simple alchemical item.

"Phew~Okay, I hope my instructor can pretend that he didn't see it. My instructor hasn't hit me for three days. He won't hit me for such a small matter..." At this moment, Betty also sighed and walked towards me. It seemed that she had finished cleaning up.

"Is your tutor so strict?" I couldn't help but ask when I saw Betty like this.

"Do you think I want to run to the library? If I don't stay there, I have no legitimate reason to leave my mentor... Ahem, but the mentor is still a good person, but I can't keep up with the mentor's ideas. Maybe it's because I'm stupid? I also have a few senior sisters, and the mentor likes them very much."

"Oh, let's not talk about this anymore, let's get straight to the point. I'll go find the recipe first and forward it to you."

"Ah."

I nodded and opened my phone, not waiting for Betty to send me the formula, but to open the online library on my phone to look up information to see if there was any relevant information or literature on the flesh healing potion.

After I finished searching, the large number of search results and page turns made my eyelids jump. The formula that Betty mentioned seemed a bit "cheap". There was so much information and many different versions of the extended potion of the flesh healing potion. Some even had detailed steps and principle analysis. I took a quick look at it, but before I could read it carefully, Betty sent me a document. After I clicked it, the content was very simple, the name of the potion, the required materials, techniques, refining ceremony, steps... It was completely different from what I found in the library.

"Wait, Betty, is this all you have for this recipe?"