While listening to Lucia's explanation, Angor would show some facial expressions at the right time.
Several minutes later.
After Lucia's mood was greatly satisfied, she finally got to the point. "Xiaocao Witch Soup No.1 is a kind of recovery potion. It can quickly restore the energy in the body without meditation."
Lucia glanced at Angor after finishing her explanation.
She knew the potion wasn't very effective, and she couldn't tell what was so "original" about it. She was waiting. She was waiting for Angor to question Grass One.
As soon as Angor questioned her, she would immediately put on an "enigmatic" expression and "half-smile" at Angor, trying to improve her status.
However, Lucia didn't see any reaction from Angor. Instead, she heard Angor asking in a surprised tone, "Accelerate energy recovery? You mean there's no restriction on the type of energy? "
Lucia was stunned for two seconds before she said blankly, "Uh … yes."
How, how did he see through it?
The real effect of the potion was that there was no restriction on the type of energy used. In other words, wizards could use it to recover mana, demons could use it to recover abyssal energy, and mirror creatures could use it to recover aggregate energy.
That was why the potion was so valuable.
However, when Lucia introduced the potion, she purposely mentioned that "wizard meditation" could accelerate energy recovery. This was to mislead Angor into thinking that the potion could only be used to speed up mana recovery.
However, Lucia didn't expect Angor to see through her trick.
On the other hand, Angor could tell that Lucia's emotional state was the biggest reason for this. But Angor didn't need to look at her mood to find out what was wrong.
This was because Lucia had done too much foreshadowing previously. Her foreshadowing was all to prove one thing: My original work is amazing!
If Lucia was so confident, why would she come up with such a mediocre witch's soup?
With this doubt as the premise, and then slowly digging into the words in Lucia's speech, one would be able to discover that Lucia had said "restore energy" and not "restore magic." In the wizarding world, energy and mana could be equated, but the only flaw in her statement was the word "energy".
With another backward calculation, the answer was revealed.
According to Lucia's description, Angor was able to figure out how the potion worked.
"It is very difficult to combine different types of energy. You only need one decoction to speed up your recovery, and there's no restriction on the type of decoction. There's only one possibility: this decoction looks like a recovery type, but it's actually a special potion that squeezes out your potential. "
Every type of energy had a different way of recovering. For example, Apprentice Sorcerers relied on their mana pool to accumulate mana. When they needed it, they would release the mana from their mana pool.
If his mana source was exhausted, then he could only slowly recover his mana through meditation … Then, was there any way to continue releasing mana from his body when his mana source was exhausted?
Yes.
There were only two ways: to recover or to suppress.
Recovery referred to forced recovery, which could be achieved with the corresponding medicine.
However, Lucia's Witch Decoction was a potion that could be used for all types of energy, so it was definitely not the first way. So there was only the second way: to suppress.
To put it bluntly, it meant that every supernatural, no matter what type of energy they belonged to, would have residual energy hidden deep inside their cells to maintain their physiological functions. Such energy was microscopic in nature, which could also be referred to as an individual's potential.
When this potential was used, it was the same as forcibly squeezing out the remaining energy from the cells.
Only a small amount of energy could be squeezed out from a single cell. However, when added together, it would be a considerable amount, enough to be used in an emergency.
"However, suppressing one's potential isn't a long-term solution. If you do it once in a while, it won't hurt your foundation. But if you use it too often, you'll lose your potential for real. "
Angor looked at Lucia, who was still in a daze. "Of course, this is only my guess. Maybe I'm wrong."
Lucia was dumbfounded for a good while. She hung her head dejectedly for a few seconds before she said helplessly, "You're right. It's not a simple recovery potion. It's a potion that consumes your potential. "
Lucia paused and looked at Angor with a doubtful look. "How did you know? Are you really just a Reformist Apothecary? "
Angor nodded frankly. "I haven't been learning Reformist Apothecary for long, so I'm definitely a beginner."
Lucia didn't think Angor was lying. But … Angor knew her potion too well, didn't he? How did he know such a profound effect?
"You know Witch Sharon, don't you? She's the only one I sold my Grass 1 to. "
Angor shook his head. "I met Witch Sharon at noon, but only once. Your friend Bru was there too."
Lucia said, "I understand! You said you haven't been learning Reformist Apothecary for long, but you didn't say anything about Gypsy Apothecaries. You learned Witch Decoction too, right? And you're very good at it? "
"You're called Jon now. Will you be called Joanna after you transform?"
Lucia gave him a look that said, "I caught you with your pigtails."
"My knowledge of Gypsy Apothecaries is even more shallow than Reformists." Angor considered. "Speaking of which, you asked a lot of questions, and I want to ask you something as well. You've heard of Red Sword Dorcas, right? "
Lucia nodded subconsciously. "Yes, I have. What about it?"
"Nothing. He's a friend of mine. He should be coming to Star Street soon, so I wanted to tell you about it."
Angor paused for a moment before he continued, "By the way, Dorcas always says he's a genius wizard who became a wizard at such a young age. What do you think?"
Lucia didn't know what Angor meant, but she still curled her lips. "He's not a genius. I became a wizard ten years ago when I was just 19 years old. I'm much stronger than him. "
Angor nodded.
Lucia was now 29 years old. It seemed that his guess was right. Before this, he had thought that Lucia was still young and was a young wizard. Now that he had more or less confirmed it, he finally understood why Lucia always acted so strangely. She didn't know anything about the world.
Also, Lucia must have spent most of her time in her lab since she was so addicted to the potion. Angor now understood why Lucia was acting like this.
Lucia looked at Angor slowly. "You're not trying to get information from me, are you?"
Angor shook his head. "No. Let's talk about your Grass One. I think it's pretty good. I can figure out how it works, but it's nothing special. Many alchemists can figure it out. But figuring it out is one thing, and actually making it is another. "
Angor changed the topic abruptly. Lucia noticed it too. But since Angor was praising her, she was happy to accept it.
"The recipe is definitely original, and it works. As long as you don't use it too much, you won't lose your potential. In an emergency situation, this potion can be called a trump card. "
"Even in Ashillia Academy, it's worth looking at. It can even be displayed in the museum."
Lucia was still thinking about how Angor suddenly mentioned Dorcas. Now that she heard Angor's praise, she quickly forgot about it. She forced herself to stop smiling and spoke in an unconcerned tone, "It's not that bad. Grass One is just an ordinary potion."
"I don't think it's an ordinary potion." Angor wasn't being polite. He really thought that Lucia's potion was good.
The Flower Potion was also good, and the Grass Potion No. 1 was even better.
Lucia was definitely an alchemist with great potential.
"I made Grass One a year ago. Personally, I think it's just an ordinary potion." At this time, Lucia had completely forgotten that she had set the stage for so long just to introduce the 'ordinary' Xiaocao No.1.
"I wasn't kidding when I said I'm in a good mood today. Do you see what's in the boiler? It's brewing my Xiaocao No.2 decoction. This is my trump card this year. Of course, it's only this year. Next year, or the year after, I'm sure Potion No. 3 and Potion No. 4 will be even better. "
She didn't even have a draft for Grass Three and Grass Potion No. 4 yet, but Lucia believed she could still boast about it.
Angor already noticed the colorful mist coming out of the boiler. Now that Lucia brought it up, he took the opportunity to ask, "Grass Potion No. 2, what does it do?"
Lucia raised her head proudly. "I was going to show this potion at the trade fair. But since you're so smart, I'll tell you in advance."
"Grass Potion No. 2, Lucia. It can increase spiritual power."
Lucia glanced at Angor. "You're good at guessing, aren't you? Why don't you guess how much it can increase your spiritual power?"
Increase spiritual power? The first thing that came to his mind was "Windsor's Double Spiral Witch Soup". It could also increase one's spiritual power by 2.5 points.
If Lucia wanted to improve "Windsor's Double Spiral Witch Soup", she would put it under "Flower Series". Since she put it under "Grass Series", it meant the soup was fundamentally different from "Windsor's Double Spiral Witch Soup".
Besides, Angor didn't think Lucia had the ability to improve "Windsor's Double Spiral Witch Soup".
"Windsor's Double Spiral Witch Soup" was a kind of witch soup with a near-perfect structure. To improve it, one had to make it perfect, which was something even Mystery alchemists couldn't do.
Therefore, Lucia definitely didn't refer to "Windsor's Double Spiral Witch Soup".
The value of "Double Spiral Witch Soup" could be divided by 5.
Since it was different from "Double Spiral Witch Soup", it was probably impossible to divide by 5.
Potions that could increase the value of one's Spirit were very difficult to make. Judging from the grade of the witch's soup that Lucia had made, even if she could make a potion that could increase the value of one's Spirit, it wouldn't be too high.
Angor estimated it to be within 2, or even 1.5.
It was even lower than Potion of Austere Night, but Lucia still looked so proud. She even planned to bring the potion to the trade fair. Maybe she wanted to sell it in quantity?
But even if she wanted to sell it in quantity, it wouldn't be less than 1, which meant the spiritual power increase was probably between 1.1 and 1.4.
Angor considered and randomly chose a number within this range. "1.2?"
Lucia's proud expression quickly turned stiff, and then she became doubtful. Not only was she doubting Angor, but she was also doubting herself.
Could it be that she had inadvertently revealed some information?
Why did he get it right again?!
Lucia's Grass Series Potion No. 2 did increase her spiritual power by 1.2!
"Are you sure you guessed it?" Lucia gave Angor a doubtful look. "You're a Prophet, aren't you?"
Angor finally realized that he was right.
Angor couldn't believe it. "It's just a guess. I'm not a Prophet."
Lucia looked at Angor carefully. "You're not Jon. Tell me, are you from Ashillia Academy?"
Angor mentioned Ashillia Academy before, so Lucia naturally thought of the "Holy Land of Alchemists", which was nicknamed Alchemy Academy.
Angor considered for a moment and nodded.
He did have a name in Ashillia Academy.
"You're a student?" Lucia gave him a doubtful look.
Angor shook his head. "Not really. I learned Potion Concoction from a Master Alchemist for a while, but he didn't take me in as a student."
Angor's answer was clever. He didn't say that he was a student, nor did he mention his identity in Ashillia Academy. He only mentioned that Mithra, a Master Alchemist in the R&D Department, taught him Potion Concoction.
This naturally reminded Lucia of a certain position: Teaching Assistant!
Teaching Assistants weren't students. And only teaching assistants could get in touch with a Master Alchemist in the R&D Department.
Lucia looked enlightened. "So you're … Hmph. No wonder you know so much."
After all, Angor was taught by a member of the R&D Department, which was much better than a barbaric Alchemist like her.
Lucia gave Angor a slightly jealous look.
She was an orthodox scholar …
Angor didn't know what Lucia was thinking, but she probably didn't know who he was. Otherwise, she wouldn't look at him like that.
Angor cleared his throat. "Let's talk about Rejuvenation Potion …"
Lucia waved a hand. "No need. You're an assistant at Ashillia Academy, so I don't need to show off in front of you."
Assistant? So you think I'm an assistant? Angor didn't show any change in his expression.
Lucia took out a new card from her earring. "Special talents get special treatment. You don't need to buy Witch Soup. This Diamond Card is yours."
"… Actually, I do want to buy some Witch Soup."
"Huh?" Lucia looked at Angor in confusion.
"I want to buy some Lucia Witch Soup," said Angor.
(End of Chapter)
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