This room was originally empty, Herag just used Clear Ear to clean it up, as there was too much dust inside.
Herag took out the purchased equipment one by one, then simply planned the room, arranging a section for herb handling, a section for potion brewing, and a section for reagent reaction... He rigorously followed the experiment regulations taught by Larry.
This alone took him busy for four hours, and he eagerly took out the raw materials for the White Sage Healing Potion, ready to start the alchemy.
"Shenlan, now start the refining of the White Sage Healing Potion, provide steps, temperature, time, and other related assistance tips."
"Magic Potion Refining Assistance activated."
Shenlan had input the refining processes for every type of potion from the "Basic Introduction to Magic Potions," combined with Larry’s regulations, finally assembling them into a complete system for potion refining assistance.
In Herag’s view, there was a series of flowcharts, and Shenlan’s current prompt was, "First step, wash the White Peony Root then soak in alkaline water for thirty minutes." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novᴇl(ꜰ)ire.ɴet
Herag recalled the processes recorded in the book, then based on Shenlan’s prompts, methodically started handling the potion materials.
"Golden Bell Flower Juice temperature is approaching 75 degrees Celsius, place in beaker in thirty seconds."
"White Peony Root Juice and Beetroot Concentrate have reacted for fifteen minutes, one minute remaining, remember to take it out on time, countdown 59 seconds."
Herag held a test tube containing a milky solution, he gently swayed it in his hand while chanting a dozen strange syllables.
A burst of Magic Power emanated from him into the test tube, and the solution inside started to emit white smoke, which eventually formed into the shape of a plant.
"White Sage Healing Potion has been successfully refined," Shenlan prompted.
Herag breathed a sigh of relief, potion refining was a bit harder than he imagined, requiring high concentration of Spiritual Power throughout the process, any delay in the slightest step could lead to errors.
This was merely the most basic White Sage Healing Potion, and it’s conceivable how difficult the refining process for the Dawn Potion would be.
"Luckily there’s Shenlan Assistance, allowing for very precise control over temperature and time."
Herag fetched a special potion bottle, poured in the White Sage Healing Potion, and sealed it with a wooden plug, completing a basic potion.
"Two Magic Stones in hand." Herag felt a bit of accomplishment.
With nine portions of potion materials remaining, Herag tidied up the laboratory according to standard procedures and proceeded with the next round of potion refining.
Herag kept refining potions until midnight, not because he was tired, but because he needed to engage in his Meditation Practice.
A total of four portions of White Sage Healing Potion were completed, one mistake was made that wasted a portion of materials, causing Herag to feel pained for half a day, losing two Magic Stones just like that.
Herag sighed, brewed himself a cup of coffee, and started Meditation Practice.
The fifth star was already nearing completion, Herag felt that tonight he should be able to complete the meditation for this star.
He boiled a pot of Meteor Grass, the water boiling inside emitted green bubbles.
"This thing becomes useless after becoming a Second-Class Wizard Apprentice, the body develops resistance, but meditation speed also slows down."
Herag had a love-hate relationship with Meteor Grass, a common potion material here mainly used for stabilizing the spirit potion.
A few hours later, when the sky was slightly lit, Herag opened his eyes, gaze deep, then let out a heavy breath.
"Herag Merlin: Power 2.5, Agility 2.4, Constitution 3.6, Spirit 8.5, Magic Power 100%."
This meditation significantly improved his stats, not only Spiritual Power but other bodily data also greatly enhanced.
After breaking through a Spiritual Power of 8, Herag’s sensitivity towards the free energy particles in nature increased greatly, he could even vaguely distinguish differences among some of the energy particles.
"Could these be energy particles of different attributes?" Herag’s perception was still a bit blurry, only able to guess based on some learned knowledge of Elemental Magic.
"Luckily my aptitude is decent, otherwise who knows when I’d be able to complete meditation for these stars."
Herag’s aptitude was scored at seventy-five points, considered quite good among most Wizard Apprentices. Larry took great care of him largely because Herag’s aptitude was deemed worth investing in.
The level of aptitude affects the sensitivity towards the free energy particles in the universe. The sharper the sensitivity, the easier it is to perceive energy particles during meditation, and the absorption efficiency gets higher. The ultimate result is faster progress in Meditation Method practice and faster advancement.
In Herag’s mind, the array map lit up the fifth star, with positions for five more stars waiting to be lit.
"Shenlan, what happens when the entire array map lights up?" Herag curiously asked.
"No data support available."
Shenlan only optimized based on the principles of Meditation Method, but there was no historical data from anyone’s practice, thus unable to know any changes that might occur.
After completing his daily practice, Herag delved back into the laboratory, continuing the refining of White Sage Healing Potions.
This busy work lasted all day, and under the sparse moonlit sky, Herag looked at the nine bottles of White Sage Healing Potion before him with satisfaction.
He made no more mistakes in the subsequent refining process, with increased Spiritual Power his focus also improved significantly.
"Nine bottles of potion total forty-five Magic Stones, deducting costs, I can net twenty-five Magic Stones. Then I’ll go buy raw materials again, refine them and sell them." Herag calculated his money-making plan.
At the time for Meditation Practice, Herag stored the White Sage Healing Potions in the Space Ring and proceeded with his daily practice.
He was only one star short of the Spiritual Power requirement for a Second-Class Apprentice, once he completes meditation for this star he could prepare for the related raw materials for the Dawn Potion.
Herag looked up, searching among the myriad stars for one to start meditating on.
"Why was the starry sky I saw that day so completely different..."
During meditation, Herag recalled the day he encountered Shivara, the sky he saw then was completely different from the one here.
"Shenlan, was data of that starry sky recorded?" Herag asked.
"Based on visual records, the star map is as follows." Shenlan displayed a star map before Herag.
Herag closely observed this star map, unable to find any resemblance to the starry sky overhead.
"Shenlan, compare it to the current starry sky, search for any similar places."
"After comparison, no similarities were found."
Whenever Herag had downtime, thinking back about that day’s events felt off.
He reviewed every detail before and after, unable to understand how he got trapped in that strange space, or what kind of place it was.
"And that toad, before the space shattered, if I wasn’t mistaken, it swallowed Shivara in one bite..." Herag pondered these questions while meditating.
In Moonlight Forest, there are two ways to purchase potions, one is to buy from the Moonlight Forest official Magic Pharmacy, the quality is very good, but the price is slightly higher than the market price.
For example, White Sage Healing Potion, market price five Magic Stones, Magic Pharmacy sells it for six Magic Stones.
The other way is to purchase from other wizards.