"Why don't I perform a magic trick for everyone …" Lin Li said as he took a clean beaker from the side. Since he had already fallen out with this group of pharmacists, Lin Li did not intend to be courteous with them. After taking the beaker, he turned around and asked impolitely, "Oh, yes. Who's going to help me get a glass of water?"
The group of pharmacists looked at each other, not knowing what to say. The thickness of this fella's skin was probably almost as thick as the city walls of Alanna. Among the dozens of pharmacists present, which one of them was not a big shot with status? It was already giving them enough face to be able to stand there and watch him perform a magic trick. They did not expect this fella to be insatiable. He actually dared to ask someone to help him get water. This was simply treating the Pharmacists Guild as his own backyard!
"Let's see who's willing to help you get it …" The group of pharmacists had a tacit understanding. All of them looked at the ceiling, and no one bothered about that thick-skinned fella.
In an instant, the atmosphere became abnormally awkward.
Finally, it was Balbo who opened his mouth and called the middle-aged pharmacist over. "Maxim, go get him some water."
"Yes." Since the President had already spoken, Maxim naturally did not dare to delay. After nodding his head, he quickly brought a glass of water for Lin Li.
"Thank you." Lin Li poured the water into the beaker, and at the same time, put the remaining beaker shard in. That red mark began to slowly dissolve in the water, looking like a swimming thread.
There wasn't much of the Catalytic Potion left. After it was dissolved in the clear water, other than a faintly discernible red thread, no one could sense its existence.
"Alright. Now, everyone, please step back a little." Lin Li carefully placed the beaker on the Mithril rack. At the same time, he lit up an amethyst lamp below, letting the orange flame roast the bottom of the beaker gently. After doing all this, Lin Li took a few steps back. As he retreated, he kindly reminded everyone, "If you're a mage, you can activate the Frost Armor Spell. If you're a warrior, please release your Combat Energy. If you're not, then I can only wish you good luck …"
As the orange flame danced, the temperature in the beaker became higher and higher. Circles of ripples appeared on the calm water surface, and a white mist filled the air. That faintly discernible red dot also began to swim quickly in the clear water.
The guild pharmacy was terrifyingly quiet. Everyone, including Balbo and Andoine, were staring at that glass of water. They all wanted to see what magic this young man was going to perform.
Everyone could clearly see that the color of the red thread would become a little fainter with each round. When the water in the beaker boiled, the red thread had completely disappeared …
"Kaboom!"
Almost at the same time, a loud sound was heard. Then, a dazzling flame bloomed, and scalding water droplets splashed up and hit the table with a crisp sound. Countless fine glass shards scattered in all directions with a sharp sound as if they were bullets.
"…" The few pharmacists who were standing at the front were instantly scared silly. Luckily, they had listened to Lin Li's words earlier and propped up a Frost Armor. Otherwise, if the fine glass shards were to scatter, even if no one died, at least half of them would be disfigured.
"Luckily …" Hearing the crisp sound of the Frost Armor, the few pharmacists almost wiped their cold sweat at the same time. This was really too thrilling. The power of the explosion just now was at least comparable to a level-five spell. Think about it, under a situation where there was no protection, they were directly hit by the aftermath of a level-five spell. What would happen to them?
These few people were not the only ones who were dumbfounded. Even those pharmacists who were near the corner of the wall and were not affected by the explosion stood there in a daze. No one would have thought that this cup of water would actually contain such a terrifying power.
Moreover, that was just a little bit of the Catalytic Potion.
If the thing that exploded just now was a beaker full of Catalytic Potion, wouldn't the entire Pharmacists Guild be blown to the sky?
"Felic, can you explain the logic behind this?" Balbo frowned tightly, but his tone was much better than before.
He saw very clearly that when the beaker of water exploded, this young mage did not do anything. The only thing that caused this kind of explosion could only be the power of the Catalytic Potion itself.
It seemed like there was indeed a problem with this bottle of Catalytic Potion …
"It's very simple, President Balbo." Lin Li smiled, and shook off the few glass shards on his long robe. "You should know the principle of the Catalytic Potion better than me. It's nothing more than using the potion to concentrate the elemental energy to a high degree and forcefully inject it into the mage's body. Then, using this elemental energy as a primer, it will stimulate the user's mental strength and mana to the greatest extent, allowing a mage to explode with power that far exceeds his own level."
"Yes." Balbo nodded, indicating for the other party to continue.
"To achieve such an outcome, the herbs themselves are naturally the most important. First, let us look at the six herbs needed for the Catalytic Potion: Dragon's Mouth Orchid, Flame Flower, Rhinoceros Grass, Frost Vine, and Burning Ash Leaf. Needless to say, these five are all herbs that contain strong elemental energy. Also, a large amount of Rainbow Grass must be added. Why does the Catalytic Potion need a large amount of Rainbow Grass? Isn't it to stimulate the potential of the mage and raise his mental strength to the maximum in a short period of time?
"Thus, here comes the problem." Speaking up to this point, Lin Li paused for a moment. "The Rainbow Grass is used to stimulate the growth of mental strength. This is common knowledge that even children know. However, do you guys remember that the Rainbow Grass has another very important characteristic? That is, its elemental structure is extremely unstable. Especially when it encounters high temperatures, the structure of the Rainbow Grass will undergo a huge change. This huge change is also the most difficult part of the Catalytic Potion."
"Indeed …" The group of pharmacists could not help but nod their heads.
"This is the difficult part of the Catalytic Potion. The change in the structure of the Rainbow Grass will definitely affect the other five herbs. With the elemental energy that they contain, if an accident were to happen, it would be a disaster for anyone." Speaking up to this point, Lin Li's face revealed a slight smile. "As for the result of the disaster, I believe everyone has already seen it."
This time, even Balbo could not help but nod his head.
He had indeed seen the result of the change.
The power of the goblet of water that exploded just now was at least equivalent to a level-five spell. If it was a full goblet of the Catalytic Potion, it could only be described as a disaster.
"Mr. Magician, may I ask you a question?" At this time, an elderly pharmacist among the crowd stood up. However, the way he addressed Lin Li had already changed from "kid" to "Mister Mage" …
"Please ask."
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Herman. I'm 70 years old this year. I've been a pharmacist for almost 40 years." This pharmacist named Herman looked very old. He wore a long robe that was even more slovenly than Andoine's. "Firstly, I have to admit that Mister Mage's understanding of potions is far beyond my imagination. I've been in the Pharmacist Guild for tens of years, but I've never seen anyone who understands the Catalytic Potion as well as you do."
"You're too kind."
"But, there's one point that I don't quite agree with." Herman paused for a moment. "According to what you said, the Catalytic Potion itself is an unstable existence. A bottle of well-concocted Catalytic Potion is just like a plague that can spread at any time. I think you're exaggerating on this point. Although I can't concoct the Catalytic Potion, I've read a lot of relevant information. Many of them were books that were passed down from the Dark Age. In these books, it was recorded without exception that during the Dark Age, the High Elves would always store tens to hundreds of bottles of the Catalytic Potion. If it's really like what you said, that a well-concocted Catalytic Potion is equivalent to a disaster, then wouldn't the entire High Elves Dynasty be in danger of being destroyed at any time?"
"But according to what I know, in the long Dark Age, the Catalytic Potion has never caused any accidents."
"Yes, yes, yes. Mage Felic, how do you explain this problem?"
Herman's words seemed to represent the voices of all the pharmacists. His voluminous speech instantly received the response of the crowd.
"This problem …" Lin Li smiled and turned to look at Elin. "I think everyone should ask Mister Elin."
"Elin?"
"Mister Elin's idea is rather unique. He added the Leaf of the Origin Tree into the Catalytic Potion. I have to admit that this way, it can indeed allow the six herbs to fuse more closely and reduce the chances of accidents happening to the greatest extent. But, Mister Elin seems to have forgotten something. While the Leaf of the Origin Tree allows the six herbs to fuse more closely, it will also allow the various elemental powers to permeate each other. In the process of permeation, it will cause the elemental powers to overflow … Mister Elin, do you understand the meaning of overflow?"
"…" Elin turned his head away with a steely expression, pretending not to hear Lin Li's words.
"Looks like Mister Elin understands …" Lin Li met with a soft rebuff, but it did not affect his mood at all. After ridiculing Elin, he continued to talk incessantly. "The overflow of elemental powers is indeed a very troublesome matter. Even Mister Elin knows that he must think of a way to prevent this situation from happening. However, he chose the wrong path. He chose to use the Spirit Addiction Leaf to block the overflow of elemental powers."
"Speaking of the Spirit Addiction Leaf, I have to say something …" As Lin Li said this, he looked at Elin with a smile. "Mister Elin, you really are an idiot. When the elemental powers overflow, you should have immediately thought that this could cause a serious accident, and not think of a way to block it. Look at what you used to block it? The Spirit Addiction Leaf! "
"What's wrong with the Spirit Addiction Leaf?" Elin asked unwillingly.
"What's wrong with the Spirit Addiction Leaf? Mr. Elin, it seems that I have underestimated the thickness of your skin. Spirit Addiction Leaf, one of the most basic magical materials, can absorb elemental energy at an extremely fast rate. If I'm not wrong, you should be using the Spirit Addiction Leaf to absorb the overflowing elemental energy, right? "
Elin didn't say anything, but the expression on his face was equivalent to tacit approval.
"Then do you know what changes will happen to the Spirit Devouring Leaf after it absorbs elemental energy?" After Lin Li finished speaking, his expression turned ugly. "Let me tell you, once the Spirit Addiction Leaf starts to absorb elemental power, it will glow and heat up!"
As soon as these words left his mouth, the entire Guild Potion Room fell silent.
The scene of the water exploding had left a deep impression on everyone. How could they not understand the terrifying consequences of the Spirit Devouring Leaf's radiance and heat?
"The addition of the Leaf of the Origin has already allowed the six attributes to fuse closely together. Once the Spirit Addiction Leaf's radiance and heat up, it will immediately cause the Rainbow Grass to go berserk. After that, there will be a chain reaction. If I hadn't acted fast enough and knocked over the beaker in your hand, I'm afraid the entire Pharmacists Guild would have flown into the sky …"
"Mr. Elin, you are President Balbo's apprentice. It's impossible that you don't understand the basic knowledge of pharmaceutics." As Lin Li said this, his gaze towards Elin had a hint of sarcasm. "Of course, I can understand your mentality. It's nothing more than a gamble. As long as this Catalytic Potion succeeds, your name, Elin, will definitely be recorded in the history of pharmaceutics development. Who wouldn't be moved by this kind of glory that would go down in history?"
"To be honest, Mr. Elin, I'm really curious. From the start, I've always wanted to ask you. When you were gambling, did you think about the other pharmacists? Did you think about President Balbo? Did you think about us, the innocent pharmacists who came to participate in the conference? Look at the hall downstairs. There are hundreds of pharmacists from all over the Felan Kingdom here. You better take a good look. They're here to exchange pharmaceutical knowledge, and not to be blown up by you! "
"I …" When Erin heard the words "Spirit Devouring Leaf", his heart immediately tightened. His fair and refined face instantly became deathly pale.
He opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself, but just as the word "I" came out, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Lin Li.
"What about you?" Lin Li's eyes stared straight at Elin, and his voice was filled with uncontrollable anger. "If you value this chance to go down in history, that's your own business. You're willing to gamble with your life, that's just you seeking death. Don't f * cking drag me into this, and don't pretend to be the victim with an innocent face. You even attacked me with grievance. If you have the guts, do it again. If I don't kill you, I'll write my name backwards!"
Faced with Lin Li's sudden outburst of anger, everyone was at a loss for what to do. Even Balbo was looking at Lin Li apologetically.
"And all of you!" After scolding Elin, the anger in Lin Li's heart did not diminish at all. He turned around again, and stared at the pharmacists with a face full of mockery. "You idiots, do you know what you're doing? You're helping this idiot kill people while still happily praising him. F * ck, helping people earn money after being sold. That's what idiots like you are talking about! "
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