After registering, Herag wandered around the Gossip Tavern, which is similar to a forum from his past life where one can post and communicate.
The bodies of Macken and Sunny have already been found, and someone in the Gossip Tavern has posted about it for discussion.
Someone suggested they were killed by people from the Green Cottage, while others speculated it was internal conflict, and some believed a third party was involved.
However, the post quickly sank; the death of two First-Class Wizard Apprentices in the Moonlight Forest is really a trivial matter, not even worthy as tea-time gossip.
Herag took out the Wind Elf ring and input Magic Power to trigger the Enchantment spell.
"Shenlan, check my body data."
"Herag Merlin: Power 2.2, Agility 2.0(+2), Constitution 3.0, Spirit 6.9, Magic Power 100%."
"Increased agility by two points, quite a good ring." The numbers in parentheses represent external attribute bonuses. Feeling the lightness of his body, Herag felt that he could jump and fly away.
"Shenlan, how long can the Wind Elf’s blessing last?" This was Herag’s first time encountering blessing spells.
"Approximately half an hour," Shenlan replied.
Looking at the blessing, Herag had some thoughts: "Perhaps I can get more blessing spells, let Shenlan optimize Magic Power consumption, and during battles, stack all blessings and Shields on myself; the combat power should be considerable. But blessings are always temporary, if the body could..."
A week later, Larry’s Magic Potion class started.
As soon as Herag stepped into the classroom, Larry called him over, waving at him.
Larry picked up a thick "Basic Introduction to Magic Potions" from the podium: "This is the textbook I used before, take it and use it."
"Thank you, Mr. Larry!" Herag took the book and found a seat in the front row.
The classroom had twelve people in total, most were First-Class Apprentices, with three Second-Class Apprentices.
Once Larry saw that almost everyone had arrived, he began the lecture: "Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to my Magic Potion class. First, close your ’Basic Introduction to Magic Potions’, our first class won’t cover any content from the book."
"In the first lesson, we will spend three hours discussing one thing."
He turned around and wrote on the blackboard: "Experimental Standards and Safety Guidelines."
After writing, Larry pointed at the words on the blackboard: "Magic Potion, these words are the most crucial foundation. The properties and formulas of Magic Potions can be learned slowly, but standards and guidelines must be ingrained in one’s bones, cultivating good experimental habits is essential."
"There are always Wizards who ignore some basic requirements, even many Official Wizards. If a Magic Potion experiment goes wrong, losing one’s life is a minor issue; many potion experiments can cause large-scale disasters."
"Once someone saw ordinary people dying of hunger, he started researching a potion that could make cows grow from the ground. Guess what happened? The moment his potion was spilled onto the ground, it directly opened a passage connecting to the Otherworld. All creatures within a thousand miles of the passage were wiped out, and two Wizard Organizations spent thirty years sealing it at great cost."
"And the reason for this situation was simply that he didn’t disinfect the damn test tube before mixing the potion!"
"He never got a chance to correct his mistake, even though it was just a basic guideline."
A Wizard Apprentice raised their hand: "Mr. Larry, so can his potion really make cows grow from the ground?"
"Fool! Of course not!"
"Hahaha!" The classroom burst into laughter.
Larry clapped his hands, and the classroom quieted down.
With a flick of his fingers, the pile of parchment papers on the desk flew up, landing one by one in front of each Wizard Apprentice.
"Here are one hundred sixty-eight experimental rules, everyone must memorize them. While you’re just starting to learn, cultivate good experimental habits from the beginning. Next, I will explain each rule one by one, including why they are necessary; many are marked by blood lessons."
Larry held a parchment containing the rules and began explaining them from the first one.
Three hours quickly passed, and he finished explaining the one hundred sixty-eight rules, clearly showing his experience.
"Magic Potion experimental standards and safety guidelines have been recorded." Shenlan documented all the content throughout.
"Shenlan, remember to remind me in a timely manner if there are any non-standard practices when I conduct experiments." Herag instructed.
While tidying up the desk, Larry spoke: "That’s it for today; today’s lesson is the most important one. I hope none of those who have attended my class will suffer injuries or even die due to potion experiments."
Larry’s basic introduction to Magic Potions class consisted of five sessions, completed over two weeks.
The first session covered experimental standards and norms, followed by two theory classes and two experimental classes.
Herag listened attentively to each session, and with Shenlan Assistance, he ensured no knowledge points were missed; Shenlan could also correct any errors promptly.
"The raw materials for the Dawn Potion cost forty Magic Stones, and even with Shenlan Assistance, achieving a 100% success rate is impossible. Assuming at least two sets of materials are needed, that totals eighty Magic Stones."
Herag calculated the Magic Stones needed to advance to Second-Class Wizard Apprentice, then glanced at the five Magic Stones in his pocket and instantly understood what true poverty felt like. Furthermore, he owed Larry ten Magic Stones.
"No wonder so many people remain stuck at First-Class Wizard Apprentice; without a background, even accumulating enough potion resources takes a long time to acquire Magic Stones."
"And this is just the advancement from First-Class to Second-Class; the subsequent transition from Second-Class to Third-Class and finally to Official Wizard requires an enormous amount of resources..."
Herag felt overwhelmed by the resources required, far beyond his expectations.
"Tomorrow, I’ll go to the Moonlight Forest to gather mushrooms. It’s July now, and Sleeping Mushrooms only grow in summer, I must seize this opportunity to earn more." Google seaʀᴄh Novᴇ(l)Fɪre .ɴᴇt
Herag calculated that based on previous progress, he could earn five to six Magic Stones per day, and by gathering mushrooms for a month, he could earn one hundred fifty-six in an ideal scenario.
Early the next morning, he went to the entrance of the Moonlight Forest again, and not far in was the place where Macken was defeated; traces could still faintly be seen on the ground.
Few people had come to the Moonlight Forest in recent days; due to Macken and Sunny suddenly dying here, other First-Class Wizard Apprentices were afraid to come, providing Herag with the perfect opportunity to gather Sleeping Mushrooms.
Over three days, Herag gathered one hundred seventy Sleeping Mushrooms.
In the following two days, Herag found fewer and fewer Sleeping Mushrooms, making it challenging to find any on the outskirts of the Moonlight Forest.
"Could it be I need to delve deeper into the Moonlight Forest..." Herag pondered this issue.