In the witch's notes, there were more than ten kinds of magic potions, each of which had a wonderful effect, such as the "Brown Owl" that could restore spiritual power. The three most precious ones were the "Magic Gate" potion, which could help apprentices who had a hard time understanding the structure of spells, the "Silver Moon" potion, which could be used to help apprentices become sorcerers normally, and the "Weeping Soul" potion, which could directly stimulate the blood power of adults with a normal body.
So far, Lucien was most interested in the "Weeping Soul" potion.
The "Magic Gate" and "Silver Moon" potions not only required very precious materials, but also required one's spiritual power and soul to be close to that of a real sorcerer. Only the "Weeping Soul" potion could be used by normal adults after a certain amount of training.
It was a product developed by ancient sorcerers in order to meet certain specific needs to quickly cultivate low-level Knights. By using the "Weeping Soul" potion to stimulate the blood power in the body, it had a very strong side effect. Once a person used the "Weeping Soul" potion to become a Knight, he or she would no longer be able to improve the blood power in the body, and his or her power would be weaker than that of a normal knight.
However, for Lucien, who did not have much hope of becoming a Knight and had chosen the path of magic, it was not a big problem. It was a fast way to improve his power in a short time.
The problem was that the materials needed for the potion were either very expensive or very strange. It was also very difficult for apprentices like Lucien to collect them. Also, if one's body was not up to the standard of a normal adult, there was a high chance of failure after drinking the potion, and it could even endanger one's life. On the other hand, adults with a normal body had a certain chance of failure. The better the body, the easier it was to succeed.
The "Weeping Soul" potion was an outstanding achievement in the school of necromancy. The simple magic formula was:
Black Corpse Mushroom + Water Ghost Brain Tissue + Specter Powder + Moonlight Rose Powder = "Weeping Soul"
Black Corpse Mushroom was a strange mushroom that grew on rotten corpses. Before it matured, it was milky white like milk. After it matured, it would turn completely black within a day and would not wither for a month. Its smell was slightly hallucinogenic, and eating it directly would cause one to be poisoned by rotten corpses. The darker the color of the mushroom, the better the effect of the "Weeping Soul" potion.
The brain tissue of a water ghost was the brain tissue of an undead water ghost. The stronger the water ghost, the better the effect of the "Weeping Soul" that was refined. It was the same for the Wraith Powder.
According to the records of the witches, moonlight rose was a rare plant that would emit a silvery moonlight at night. It was very useful for high-rank Knechts to activate their bloodline power. Therefore, it was very expensive, even more expensive than the materials that only sorcerers could use. One gram of moonlight rose cost one Thale, which was equal to one hundred Nars. Furthermore, it would take at least ten grams of moonlight rose to make a magic potion. The whole process of activating bloodline power for high-rank Knechts varied from five grams to fifty grams depending on their ability.
The witch once wanted to make Weeping Soul potion to improve her power quickly, so that she could find the Ice Gorse in the future. After all, a level one Knight was already a real nobleman in the Duchy of Orvarit. Lucien knew that there were only about four hundred Knights in the Duchy of Aalto. Of course, in Aalto, there were also many people who were more powerful than ordinary Knights.
Unfortunately, the witch could not afford Moonlight Rose for the time being. As for the other three materials, Lucien had to put them aside for the time being. He also knew that the Wraith Powder could be made by combining the apprentice-level spell "Summon Undead" with "Evil Creature's Blood".
Therefore, Lucien could only focus on his own magic studies. He focused on meditation, casting practice, and magic experiments, and secretly looked for the other materials.
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Near the Month of Fire (July), the sky was bright early. The clouds were as beautiful as orange-red gems.
Lucien got up even earlier. He had already tried to use the vibration frequency of his spiritual power to cast spells.
The experiment was very successful. Lucien could indeed use the vibration of his spiritual power to trigger the Disenchantment Loop instead of the spell. However, the result was not good, because Lucien found that it would consume a lot of his spiritual power due to the high requirement of control.
"If I use the spell together with the spell, my spiritual power will only be exhausted after I cast the Disenchantment Loop three times. But if I can use the vibration of my spiritual power to cast the Disenchantment Loop one time, my spiritual power will be completely drained. Unless it's a special case, it's not very useful." Lucien commented with disappointment.
After the meditation, Lucien's spiritual power was restored. He cleaned up the messy room and walked towards Auntie Alisa's house.
"Good morning, brother Lucien. Let's have breakfast together!" Elwyn opened the wooden door for Lucien. Recently, he had been helping Auntie Alisa in the textile guild in Aalto. He looked much more mature.
Lucien smiled, "Of course. I chose the right time to come here. How can I miss breakfast?"
"Hehe, little Evans, you're getting more and more humorous. It seems that you've become much more confident after the week of study. Do you want to go to church together tomorrow morning?" Chorre was drinking the wild vegetable soup with soft black bread. He was very satisfied with Lucien's maturity and confidence.
Every Sunday morning, the believers of the Saint Truth would go to the church together. Most of them who had time and money would go. Only Lucien, ever since he came to this world, was afraid that he would be discovered, so he always refused to go.
Auntie Alisa scooped a bowl of the wild vegetable soup for Lucien with a wooden spoon, "Little Evans, sit down and eat slowly. We'll talk while eating."
Lucien had consumed a lot of energy from last night to today, so he didn't refuse. He drank the soup and chewed the black bread with satisfaction.
Auntie Alisa's black bread was also coarse and tasted bad. However, it was much better than Lucien's black bread, which tasted like sawdust. Lucien couldn't help but secretly curse the profiteers.
"Uncle Chorre, I'm not free tomorrow. I'm afraid I can't go to church with you." How could Lucien go to church? Not to mention the danger, the time was enough for him to learn a lot.
Auntie Alisa felt strange, "Little Evans, what are you doing tomorrow? Did you find a job that doesn't require you to go to the market? "
Seeing that both Chorre and Elwyn were looking at him, Lucien took out the old and plain money pouch and handed it to Chorre. He was in a good mood, "Uncle Chorre, I'm now Mr. Victor's official student. And Mr. Victor is very nice. He specially exempted my tuition. Here are eight Nars."
"Cough, cough, cough … You're now Mr. Victor's official student?!" Joel almost choked on the black bread. He could not stop coughing. His face was flushed, and his eyes were full of shock. How many days had it been?!
Auntie Alisa, on the other hand, was surprised by something else, "Free tuition?! You can study without paying Nars?! "
Elwyn had no idea what Lucien meant. He took a peek at the money pouch, "Wow, it's really Nars! Lovely Nars! Brother Lucien, how did you do it? "
Lucien told Auntie everything that happened that day. There was nothing to hide anyway. In the end, he concluded, "Well, that's it. Mr. Victor let me learn from him, and he also exempted my tuition. Tomorrow morning, I'm going to Mr. Victor's place to borrow some books on the common language and introductory music."
As a matter of fact, Lucien was going to Victor's place this afternoon to make up for the last hour of study that he did not finish yesterday. But honestly speaking, there was no reason for him not to attend the church. Also, Lucien was indeed going to visit Mr. Victor's place tomorrow morning. Since he had chosen to use the identity of a musician to cover up his real identity as a sorcerer, he needed to fill up the basic knowledge of music and music scores in the library as soon as possible. He wanted to make himself look like a poor kid who grew up in Aalto, instead of a traveler from another world.
Lucien was very dedicated to his job as a "liar".
"Mr. Victor is really a kind man." Because Lucien tried his best to cover up his role, Alisa praised Mr. Victor loudly, "Little Evans, you should thank the Lord. After so many hardships, you can finally start a new, beautiful life."
Chorre stared at Lucien for a long time with complicated feelings in his eyes. In the end, he said to Lucien, "Little Evans, I didn't expect that you would really embark on the path of music. Your cleverness, resourcefulness, and hard work are beyond my imagination. Also, you're blessed by the Lord to meet such a kind musician like Mr. Victor. I hope that you can seize the opportunity and continue to work hard when you study music in the future. If, if one day, you hold a concert in the Psalm Hall, I'll definitely invite your Uncle Chorre to attend it. Then, I'll have no regrets in music in my life. "
Elwyn nodded, "If only I could introduce my brother Lucien to my friends as a famous musician who can hold a concert in the Psalm Hall! Yes, it would be as great as my brother becoming a Knight! "
"Uncle Chorre, I'll try my best." Lucien nodded seriously, but he sighed in his heart, "I'm sorry, Uncle Chorre, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to invest much in music. After last night's study, I've been deeply attracted to the vast and magical world of magic. Music is just a way for me to cover up my identity and earn money to study magic. I can't be as devoted and passionate about music as you are."
As an ordinary person who did not know much about music, Lucien only knew that the Church did not suppress the music in Aalto in the past three hundred years. Most of the music that could be heard in the city was not old-fashioned, and some of them were even very beautiful. They were as good as some of the famous classical music that Lucien had heard on Earth. Lucien felt that the music was very similar to some of the famous classical music that he had heard before.
Chorre put away the money bag, "Little Evans, when you choose the instrument you want to learn, just come and borrow money. Don't be shy."
"Okay, Uncle Chorre, Aunt Alisa, I'm going to find a job that has nothing to do with the market. Well, with the identity of Mr. Victor's student, it should be much easier." Lucien finished his breakfast and stood up to say goodbye.
After reading the magic notes, Lucien realized that magic was very expensive!
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