In the courtyard square at the back of the castle, a giant over three meters tall stood in the middle of the space, clad in black full-body armor.
If there were people around, anyone who saw this would surely be horrified.
After completing his experiment, Herag put away the magic and his body rapidly shrank.
He glanced at his tattered clothes, smiling helplessly.
"I can’t just run naked to the backyard..."
Herag had no choice; he had to wear something.
Though he was the only one in the inner castle, running around naked in broad daylight felt rather strange.
Herag took a set of clothes from his space ring and put them on, feeling much better.
"Looks like I need to keep several sets of clothes ready from now on," Herag thought.
"Next is to complete the advanced version of the Starry Sky Potion. The current Starry Sky Potion is no longer useful to me; I need to experiment with a new potion formula to accelerate my meditation speed."
He returned to the laboratory, preparing to let Shenlan inference improve the formula of the Starry Sky Potion when Blake arrived.
Herag had to put this matter aside and went to the castle gate to see what Blake wanted.
Seeing Herag, Blake said, "Your first order has arrived. There’s an order of high-level healing potions that you need to complete, totaling fifty portions, with a delivery time of three months."
"No problem," Herag nodded.
He felt eager to start. High-level healing potions are very commonly used among official wizards, outclassing the White Sage Healing Potion by a hundredfold.
Of course, the price is also much higher than the White Sage Healing Potion.
According to the market price, a single high-level healing potion costs seventy to eighty magic stones, and a typical official wizard would only carry two or three for emergencies.
Because of the high price, even official wizards have to consider the cost.
"You’ll get a 10% commission from this batch of high-level healing potions, and there’s plenty of time, so you don’t have to rush. This order is mainly for practice, as you haven’t crafted high-level potions before, so you need to get familiar with it slowly," Blake advised.
Herag replied, "I understand."
"The materials will be sent over tomorrow. Generally, alchemists need about 1.5 to 2 portions of raw materials to make potions. I’ll prepare two portions for you, and if you need more, let me know," Blake said.
Herag asked, "What if there’s excess material?"
Blake laughed, "The excess will belong to you; it’s one of the perks, but that depends on your skills." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽
He didn’t think Herag could save much raw material on his first attempt at crafting high-level healing potions; even two portions might not be enough.
It’s not that Blake looked down on Herag; it’s purely a matter of experience.
No matter how talented, one needs to accumulate experience. At first, due to the lack of experience, there will be various mistakes, leading to higher material wastage.
Early the next morning, wizard apprentices pulled several carts to the castle gate, and Lennon helped move the goods from the carts into the castle’s storage.
Herag took some materials from the storage to the lab and began preparing to craft high-level healing potions.
The main ingredient of the high-level healing potion is Dragon’s Blood Grass, which contains components with strong healing abilities for wounds.
After alchemists use special methods to craft Dragon’s Blood Grass into high-level healing potions, it provides strong recovery for both external and internal injuries.
In most situations, as long as you have one high-level healing potion, your life can be saved, unless you’re already dismembered.
"Shenlan, start the high-level healing potion crafting assistance,"
Recently, Herag had read several books sent by Larry multiple times, becoming familiar with many high-level potion formulas and crafting processes.
In these books, high-level healing potions were almost used as introductory examples for teaching.
Herag took out a green herb and used magic to extract its juice.
The green herb, once juiced, yielded a blood-red liquid.
Furthermore, the blood-red liquid bubbled as if boiling once it was extracted.
Herag immediately used magic to envelop the liquid, integrating magic into every part of it to stabilize its properties.
Soon, the liquid stopped boiling and became calm.
This step seemed simple but required strong spiritual power.
If Herag were still a Third Class Wizard Apprentice, his spiritual power wouldn’t be able to stabilize the juice of the Dragon’s Blood Grass, let alone control it.
This is due to the stringent spiritual power requirement. Even with Shenlan’s assistance, it cannot be achieved, which is why only official wizards can craft high-level potions, as many stages demand high spiritual power.
With his current spiritual power meeting the standards and with Shenlan’s assistance, Herag crafted potions methodically.
About three hours later, Herag had a blood-red solution in a test tube in his hand.
From the color, it was a pure high-level healing potion.
Herag spent three hours on his first crafting attempt, estimating that as he became more familiar, he’d be faster in subsequent attempts.
The fifty portions seemed like they could be completed in less than a month.
Blake didn’t expect Herag to work this quickly. He initially assumed Herag would need at least several days to familiarize himself with the crafting process, before being able to regularly produce high-level healing potions.
Further, the quality of high-level healing potions requires time for gradual adjustment and optimization, all of which consume necessary time for a novice potion maker.
Herag planned to craft two portions daily, dedicating five to six hours to it, while the rest of the time would be for meditation practice and study.
With his current spiritual power, mistakes were rare.
Blake’s prepared two portions of material would not be wasted by Herag; any leftovers went into his space ring.
Herag focused more on the crafting, since any surplus belonged to him.
He also controlled the potion quality slightly, ensuring all met the standard, with several being of high quality.
Herag knew he needed to remain low-key but also realized that he couldn’t be too low-key, as he had to show his value for the Cheqi Family to increase their investment.
He intended to inform Blake after two months that he had completed the order.
That timing would neither be too late nor too early but within a reasonable range.
A month and a half later.
Looking at the neatly arranged fifty portions of high-level healing potions before him, Herag felt a sense of achievement.
He had already asked Lennon to inform Blake.
Besides these fifty portions, Herag crafted an additional thirty portions of high-level healing potions for his own use.
Where ordinary wizards would prepare two or three, Herag had thirty in reserve, which might lead some to think he planned to open a shop.
"You’ve completed the crafting?" Blake asked in surprise.
Herag nodded and presented a box of high-level healing potions.