Bright flames were burning around him, and various energy particles were flowing in Adil's hands. They resonated and cooperated with the materials in front of him, fully displaying some of their characteristics and functions.
Bang!
The crisp sound of glass bottles breaking could be heard continuously. There was also a low croak like that of a toad, which sounded a little strange and ear-piercing.
In the surroundings, a blazing black color slowly spread, carrying some kind of fatal toxicity. Ordinary people would immediately collapse if they smelled it.
"I failed."
Looking at the broken glass bottles on the test bench in front of him, Adil shook his head and casually cleaned up the remaining materials on the test bench. He then took some more materials from the side and started refining again.
This process lasted for a few hours. It was not until the sky outside gradually turned dark that Adil walked out of the laboratory with a glass bottle in his hand.
In the glass bottle, the black medicinal liquid was swaying. On the surface, it looked like pure black ink, and there was a faint fragrance spreading from it, making people think of lilies that bloomed in autumn.
"A total of four sets of materials, and I only succeeded in refining this bottle of potion. This success rate is not bad."
Walking on the road, he held the potion in his hand in front of him and gently shook it. The rich fragrance slowly spread, making people feel intoxicated.
The Soul Drop Potion was originally an intermediate potion. Even after Adil improved the formula, the difficulty did not decrease by much, and it still belonged to the category of intermediate potions.
A potion of this level could only be refined by an official pharmacist, and even some experienced elite pharmacists would have a success rate of less than one in five.
The success rate of Adil refining a finished product with four sets of materials was already considered good.
"Let's try the effect."
With this in mind, Adil thought about walking to the room on the side.
With a squeak, he opened the door of the room and closed it.
After looking around for a while, he directly sat on the big bed, closed his eyes, and drank the potion in his hand.
A bitter taste quickly rose from his mouth, followed by a burning sensation that spread from every inch of his skin. It was as if he was being roasted on a raging flame, causing him to want to roar and vent the pain in his body.
He forcefully endured this intense burning sensation. Very quickly, an opposite cooling sensation quickly rose up, bringing with it a comfortable and illusory feeling as if he was ascending to the heavens, causing him to sink into it.
"Host has received an unknown stimulation, body's organs are starting to fail … Spiritual force is starting to increase …" In his mind, the A.I. Chip's mechanical voice sounded out once again.
But at this time, Adil could not feel it for the time being.
Under the stimulation of the improved Soul Drop Potion, his spirit temporarily fell into a state of hallucination, temporarily unable to respond to the outside world.
However, his mental strength was too strong. Although he was affected by the potion and temporarily fell into a hallucinatory state, he quickly broke free.
In the dusky spirit sea, the enormous mental strength was like a formless sea, continuously rising and falling in the spirit sea, like a surging tide, constantly scouring the entire spirit sea.
And in Adil's body, under the effect of the Soul Drop Potion, Adil's body was slowly weakening. The life force contained within was released, and under the effect of the potion, it was converted into fuel, maintaining the effects of the potion, causing his mental strength to increase rapidly under the stimulation of the potion.
This process continued for a long time. Only after a few hours did Adil open his eyes again and look at his body's data.
[Name: Adil Farcus. Strength: 13.7 (14.8). Agility: 14.2 (15.4). Vitality: 14.5 (15.2). Spirit: 12.2.]
At this moment, familiar data appeared in front of his eyes.
"Just a bottle of Soul Drop Potion increased my spiritual force by a whole 1 point?"
Looking at the changes in his body's data, Adil was a little surprised.
His spiritual force had long since surpassed the basic standards required to advance to an official Magus. Being able to have such a high increase on this basis, the effects were really too good.
"It should be because my body's quality is stronger than that of ordinary Magi."
After thinking for a while and combining the principles and information of the Soul Drop Potion, Adil concluded, "The principle of the Soul Drop Potion is to use a Magus' life force as the raw material to stimulate the growth of spiritual force. The stronger the life force, the better the effects.
"My body's quality and life force are much stronger than that of ordinary Magi. In addition, this is the first time I've taken it, so my body has not developed any resistance to this potion. Although it is surprising that it has such an effect, it is not too strange."
At this thought, Adil's heart stirred, and he could not help but ask the A.I. Chip in his mind, "A.I. Chip, use my current body's data as a template and simulate the success rate of advancing to an official Magus!"
[Estimated success rate of the Host's advancement to an official Magus is 82.7% …] Almost immediately, the A.I. Chip's robotic voice sounded in his mind.
"Very good."
Hearing the A.I. Chip's prompt, Adil was elated, "As expected, the most important requirement to advance to an official Magus is still spiritual force. Just a little increase in spiritual force can increase the success rate by so much!"
"It's a pity that this batch of Dead Soul Grass has been used up. If I want to refine the Soul Drop Potion again, I will have to wait for a period of time."
"Also, my body needs some time to recuperate."
Standing where he was, Adil casually waved his hand. As energy flowed through his body, he felt a throbbing pain from his hand, causing him to furrow his eyebrows.
This was one of the side effects of consuming the Soul Drop Potion. Not only did it deplete one's life force, it would also cause the body's activity to decrease, causing injuries to the body that was originally fine.
Other than the problems with his body, Adil could also feel a hazy feeling in his mind. His eyes were seeing double, and it was as uncomfortable as wearing presbyopic glasses.
These problems were actually very serious. If it was a regular acolyte, they would probably have to lie on the bed and recuperate for a period of time.
However, these problems were naturally nothing compared to the benefits of consuming the Soul Drop Potion.
Walking to the side, he casually placed the glass bottle on the wooden table in front of him. Adil walked to the head of the bed, and without taking off his clothes, he laid down and prepared to have a good sleep.
When he woke up the next day, the hallucinations in his mind had basically disappeared, and the pain in his body had lessened by a lot.
Sitting up on the bed, Adil changed into a grey robe and walked outside.
"Sir, breakfast is ready."
After taking care of some simple matters, Adil walked to the hall and heard a voice in front of him.
At the front of the hall, a girl in a long dress was standing there. Her delicate and beautiful face was facing Adil. It was Bonnie, whom he had met in the small town.
Ever since the trip to the small town ended, Adil had brought back a few survivors from the small town. Two of the girls were arranged to be servants in the manor, and they did some small things within their ability. As for Brand, he unexpectedly had the talent to be a knight, and was arranged by Adil to train with Sydem and the others.
"What's for breakfast?"
Adil walked up to Bonnie, who was wearing a dress and looked like a completely different person from a few months ago.
"There's bread, roasted meat, and wheat porridge …"
Looking at Adil, Bonnie answered seriously.
After a while, Adil walked into the room in front and sat at the wooden table, ready to have his meal.
When breakfast time was over, Sid, who was wearing a solemn black robe, quickly walked in from outside. "Sir Baron!"
"Hmm, how's the investigation going?"
Hearing the voice, Adil turned around slightly.
"I've already sent people to ask around, and I've gotten some information from some of the Wanderers who were here before."
Standing in front of Adil and feeling his gaze, Sid's heart turned solemn, and he couldn't help but lower his head. "In addition, Sir Sol also sent someone to deliver a letter. There should be some information."
"Get someone to bring the letter over."
Adil nodded and said.
Not long later, a messenger quickly walked over with an envelope in his hand.
He came in front of Adil and respectfully handed the letter to Sid, who was at the side, before passing it to Adil.
Adil casually opened the envelope.
Most of the contents of the letter were nonsense. In the letter, Sol expressed that he had already collected some Death Grass, and he hoped to use them to exchange for more Crimson Blood and potions.
In addition, in the letter, he also vaguely mentioned that he hoped to have a few of his children study under Adil.
"Seems like he's discovered something?"
After reading the letter, Adil smiled.
The other party wasn't a fool. After this period of probing, it was obvious that he had guessed that Adil had a better Knights Breathing Technique, and this was a test.
In the letter, Sol hinted about this matter again and again. He also expressed that as long as Adil was willing to let his children study under him, he could ask him to settle anything they needed in the future.
Regarding this, Adil didn't have any objections.
Strictly speaking, he didn't have any conflict with the other party. Instead, he could make use of the other party's influence and familiarity with this world to better collect resources.
As for the Crimson Blood and other potions, they weren't that precious to Adil. As long as he had the materials, he could easily make them.
"Bring these bottles of potions back."
Placing the letter on the wooden table, Adil looked at the messenger, "Also, help me pass a message to Sir Sol. I'll go to his castle in two days to look for him."
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