"But …" Lin Li shook his head with some helplessness. "The concentration of the Sobriety Potion has indeed increased after adding the Void Flower and Dragon Blood Grass, but it also has a very overbearing side effect. I tried to drink a little last time, and it caused my mental strength to be extremely chaotic. If I drink the whole bottle …"
"So serious?" Old Grimm was slightly shocked. A little bit could cause mental strength to be chaotic. If he drank the whole bottle, wouldn't it cause his mental strength to collapse directly?
"Yes …" Lin Li nodded and did not continue speaking.
He was really bothered by this matter recently. Ever since he concocted the Arcane Magic Potion, Gerian had been pestering him to make some potions to enhance the strength of the mages in the guild. At that time, Lin Li thought about it and felt that it was necessary. Although the Guild of Magic had completely risen, its influence was only within Jarrosus City.
Outside Jarrosus, there were many forces that were hostile to the Guild of Magic. For example, the middle-aged man he met when he first arrived in Jarrosus represented a force called Shadow's Nest.
Because there were a large number of rare mineral veins in the Demon Fall Valley, many forces coveted this fertile land. Among them, Shadow's Nest was the most direct. They had asked the Guild of Magic to give up the Demon Fall Valley several times, and even assassinated several guild mages to threaten them.
The Guild of Magic today was far from being worry-free.
Lin Li was not an ungrateful person. He knew better than anyone how everyone in the Guild of Magic had treated him, especially Gerian, who had almost bet the future of the guild on him. At this time, Lin Li felt obligated to contribute to the guild.
After a little hesitation, he chose the Sobriety Potion.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the Sobriety Potion was undoubtedly the most cost-effective of all the formulas Lin Li knew.
Three kinds of cheap herbs and a simple process could produce the effect of cross-level casting, plus a small amount of mana recovery.
During the concoction process, Lin Li also had the most intuitive understanding of the flaws of the Sobriety Potion.
Of course, these Sobriety Potions were enough for ordinary mages, especially the group of people from the Jarrosus Guild of Magic. They might not be able to smell the Sobriety Potion for more than a decade. It was good enough that they had the chance to taste it. How could they complain that the duration was too short?
However, as a pharmaceutics guru, Lin Li could not be satisfied with just this. He had to consider far more things than an ordinary mage.
Ever since he became a Grandmaster of five elements, he had always wanted to go further and step into the illusory domain of Divine Craftsmen.
Even with the almost endless power of the Scroll of Wishes, he still couldn't directly enter the domain of a Divine Smith. This was because this realm itself had already surpassed the scope of knowledge and technology. This was more of a mysterious realm. The so-called "Skill Approaching the Way" probably referred to this kind of realm.
It was precisely because of this ambition that Lin Li had never stopped moving forward.
Although he was already a Guru of five elements and had reached the peak of his profession, Lin Li knew very well that there was still the illusory domain of the Divine Smith above this peak.
That was the difference between Lin Li and ordinary pharmacists.
Almost all pharmacists, including Grimm Burnside, operated strictly according to the formula. They never thought about why they had to do this and why they couldn't do that. They, who were bound by their imagination and did not dare to break the inherent rules, might have the opportunity to reach the realm of a guru with their own efforts, but they would never be able to touch the domain of a Divine Smith.
After completing a hundred bottles of Sobriety Potion, Lin Li had been thinking about whether there was a way to extend its duration.
Increasing the concentration of the potion was undoubtedly the most direct way. Hence, Lin Li's series of experiments.
Unfortunately … at present, it seemed that his experiment was a failure.
At least he still couldn't solve the problem of mental confusion caused by the increase in concentration.
And Old Grimm from the Pharmacists Guild naturally became the best subject of discussion.
In order to discuss with Old Grimm, he could even tolerate Rowling listening. With Lin Li's stubborn character, this was quite a rare thing …
Old Grimm thought for a long time, but still couldn't understand it. He had to ask with some doubt, "I can understand that the Void Flower is used for purification, but why add the dracaena?"
"In addition to being used for purification, the Void Flower also has the effect of stimulating the growth of mental strength. Especially after heating, this effect will be further amplified. But the Sobriety Potion itself has the Spirit Binding Grass, which can also stimulate the growth of mental strength. After adding the Void Flower, it will cause a loss of balance between the various medicinal properties, so I added the dracaena. When the potion reaches a boiling state, the calming effect produced by the dracaena can well curb the medicinal properties of the Void Flower …" As he spoke, Lin Li dipped his hand in some red wine and listed a few formulas on the table to explain the whole process more clearly.
Old Grimm listened attentively. It felt like he had returned to decades ago when he was just an apprentice, looking at his mentor with eyes full of thirst for knowledge and listening to him explain the mysterious and complicated potion formulas to him. He had completely forgotten Lin Li's age, and was simply immersed in the knowledge of potions.
Rowling had been sitting there quietly, just listening to the conversation between the two, but the gaze she looked at Lin Li was more complicated than before.
Back at Ina's house, she knew that Lin Li was a pharmacist, but at that time, Rowling had never thought that he would be qualified to discuss pharmaceutical knowledge with Grandpa Grimm, and even occupy a leading position in this discussion to a certain extent!
With Rowling's attainments in pharmaceutics, she could no longer keep up with the thoughts of the two. The formulas listed on the table were like a heavenly book to her, but Rowling knew who Grandpa Grimm was. He was a Master-level figure, and even within the Pharmacists Guild, he could definitely be regarded as one of the most important people.
Looking at the old man who was listening humbly, Rowling had some doubts in her heart. Was this really Grandpa Grimm?
"If I could learn about pharmaceutics from him …" Rowling looked at Lin Li with a complicated expression. The thought that she had given up earlier had quietly grown in her heart again, and this time, it was even firmer than before.
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