Chapter 23 What is the difference between alchemy and cooking?
The weather is not good today.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the wind seemed much stronger.
Because of the bad weather, the market that has been bustling for the past week is naturally closed today. People with nothing to do are either holding their wives and children at home, or gathering at the Unicorn Bar to brag and drink.
Of course, the guild's business is still going on, and this bad weather does not mean a bad thing for the guild. After all, when someone doesn't want to work, it is naturally the turn of places like the guild to find work.
Ding--
Ai Luo picked up a copper coin in his hand, listened to the sound it made when it fell on the table, and put it into the drawer with satisfaction.
"Your behavior is really philistine."
Napa was lying on the cushion next to her, still looking lazy.
Ai Luo didn't take it seriously and looked at the bill in his hand with a smile.
This week's market indeed provided many job opportunities for Mermaid Song. Although most of them were helping with transportation, looking after stalls and other chores, Brad and Coco were allowed to mingle among the townspeople and surrounding farmers.
Familiarity is necessary.
Brad is very strong, so it's easy to make money by helping people move goods.
After Coco's undead soldiers came into contact with everyone during this period, the townspeople no longer resisted the skeleton. There were even some naughty children who would play around the skeleton during recess.
It has to be said that human beings are really adaptable.
Because of this, the bill in his hand also made Ai Luo smile. He didn't make much, just 1 silver coin and 2 iron coins a week, but it was better than letting these two guys idle in the guild.
"We're back!"
Ai Luo raised his head and looked at Brad, Buffy and Coco walking in. Brad was carrying a medicine basket on his back, filled with herbs.
"Brother President, take a look at these, right?"
Brad placed the medicine basket on the bar, took out some of the herbs inside, and carefully spread them out in front of Airl.
Cocoa, on the other hand, pinched the small dead branch in her hand slightly nervously and looked at her president with some expectation and some fear in her eyes.
Ai Luo didn't take any credit, he turned around and smiled at his vice president.
Napa breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly floated over from the cushion, circling around the herbs.
"Morning star grass, polymer flower, and tear-eyed vine, the varieties are quite complete. You, a little girl, have worked hard. You can identify these three plants after half a month of learning, so you are very diligent."
Hearing Napa's approval, Coco let out a long sigh of relief.
"The quality of picking is too poor, and it's in tatters. I'm afraid the efficacy of the medicine will be greatly reduced."
But then Napa's complaint made the little girl shrink her neck.
Ai Luo smiled, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Coco's head, turned around and said, "Okay, pack up your things and take them to the alchemy room. Coco, don't be too nervous. Even if you fail the first time, alchemy will be fine."
It doesn’t matter. Practice makes perfect.”
For his own members, especially those who are almost equivalent to beginners, Ai Luo knows that the most important thing he, the guild leader, needs to do is to cultivate their self-confidence. Especially Coco, a magician, who is also a member of his own guild.
A treasure of.
Brad picked up the medicine basket and carried Buffy to the alchemy room first. Airl held Coco's hand and followed. But when he turned around, he saw Napa continuing to lie on the cushion lazily, without any thought.
Follow up.
"What are you doing? I've taught you everything you need to teach, and I've also memorized the necromancer's notes. There's no need for me to stay by your side. Don't disturb my sleep."
After saying that, as if she really didn't care, Napa lay down on the cushion, raised her tail to cover her face, and snored quietly.
Ai Luo didn't care and left the hall with Coco, heading to the alchemy room.
"Okay, Brother President, I'm going to start alchemy now. If what I do is different from what I wrote in my notes, you must stop me."
In the alchemy room, Ai Luo held notes in his hand, while Coco in front of him closed his eyes nervously and took a deep breath.
After about five seconds, she completely adjusted her mentality, walked slowly to the big pot in the center that was almost as tall as her, and stepped on the pedals she had prepared in advance.
"First, put in twenty liters of water, add fire and cook slowly. When the water is about to boil but not boiling, control the flame and keep the water at this heat."
While Coco was talking, Brad next to him picked up a kettle and poured water into the alchemy vat. Buffy watched the water gradually fill up and said slowly: "(Fairy language) What kind of alchemy do you humans have?
What’s strange is that the first steps of cooking, bathing, and alchemy are all exactly the same.”
Ai Luo smiled and said: "(Fairy language) There is no way, this is tradition. It is said that the alchemy industry was accidentally created by ancient magicians while making dinner in the wild."
Buffy: "(Fairy language) What? Do you human mages throw unknown wild vegetables into the pot when cooking dinner?"
Ailuo laughed loudly: "(Elf language) Isn't that too hungry? No matter how powerful the mage is in the wild, if he is too hungry, he won't just throw everything into the pot. But we human mages are also pretty good.
It’s amazing, you can even learn alchemy even when you’re hungry and dizzy.”
Although he was trying to flatter his own human race, Airl still believed that more magicians must have starved to death or been poisoned by poisonous herbs during the war, so that alchemy could flourish.
"Brother President! Did I do something wrong? What are you talking about to Sister Buffy?!"
It seemed that Ai Luo's chatting to himself made Coco seem a little nervous. He quickly continued to comfort Coco and asked her to continue.
When the water boils, Coco puts the three herbs collected from the Shining Forest into the pot in order, then picks up the stirring stick and stirs slowly.
After a while, the water that was crystal clear just now slowly turned turbid and black. Coco didn't dare to be careless and continued to stir while silently reciting the incantation.
Almost half an hour later, the turbid water began to become clear again, and a layer of red liquid similar to ink began to appear on the top layer of the water surface.
"Okay! Hurry! Hurry up and bottle it!"
Coco let go of the stirring stick, and Buffy handed over a potion bottle that she had already held in her hand.
Taking the bottle, Coco carefully put the glass bottle into the alchemy jar, tilted the opening slightly, carefully introduced the red liquid into the bottle, filled the bottle, and plugged the lid.
Then the next bottle.
When three bottles were filled, the layer of red ink was completely drained. Coco touched her forehead and wiped away the sweat.
"Brother President, the colors of the three bottles of healing potion are exactly the same as what the vice-president said. It should be considered... a success, right?"
This is not only a success, it is simply a success!
Those three kinds of medicinal herbs are not that rare in the Shining Forest. If you can make three bottles of healing potions through alchemy, then what kind of guild should you open? Just reselling the potions is enough to be developed!
Airo held the three bottles of potions happily and was thinking about how to praise this little girl. But he didn't expect that the red ink in them gradually turned into gas? He couldn't help but become a little nervous.
"How is this going?"
Arrow raised the medicine bottle that had completely turned into gas——
"Is there something really wrong?"
"You can distrust me, but you can't distrust my alchemy."
While Ai Luo was looking at the medicine bottle curiously, Napa's voice came from behind.
Looking back, the cat was slowly floating in the air, opened its mouth, yawned, and said lazily——
"Generally, the potion refined by alchemy is liquid and needs to be drank, but the effect is relatively slow. But my healing potion is in gaseous form. When you want to use it, just lift the bottle and smash it on the ground.
That’s it. The gas in it will automatically come out and get into the body of the nearest living thing, and autonomously repair all the injuries in this living thing. Especially for humans, the effect is very fast.”
It floated over, looked at the potion in Ai Luo's hand carefully, and then continued to add: "But the little girl's technique is still too immature, and the magic power is not enough, and the knowledge is not rich. I am afraid of you if the healing potion is too high-level.
If you don't get it right, the magic power will riot, so I gave you a basic version of the formula. Although it can heal some wounds and relieve pain, it is useless if it is a severe injury like severed limbs or near-death. I even doubt it.
It’s hard to say whether the fracture can be cured. Oh, by the way, this little necromancer’s magic power is insufficient. The magic power that can be controlled by her nearby is only enough to make these three bottles of potions. It will only take a few days to make more.
Let’s continue when the magic power is abundant in the area again.”
Ai Luo licked his lips and looked at the three bottles of potion in his hand again. After thinking about it, he said, "Do I have to smash it? Can't I open the lid and suck it?"
Napa landed on his head unceremoniously and lay down on the hat: "Is it necessary? You can't bear to part with a few bottles."
Nonsense, these are all costs. A bottle costs 5 iron coins! Just smash it and you won’t feel bad? How could you feel bad if you don’t have the pressure to make money?!
Airlo's expression had obviously written all that was in his mind on his face. Napa snorted and continued: "What a pity. The biggest advantage of this kind of treatment potion is that it can repair the wounds of the human body very quickly. In order to
To achieve this effect, you must let it spread all at once. Therefore, it is too naive to think of opening the lid and getting closer to smell it. If you do not smash it directly, the therapeutic effect of gas that cannot spread quickly will be greater.
discount."
Although he felt very unhappy, Ai Luo still kept a very gentle smile on his face: "You still care about us, come in and take a look at the alchemy situation."
"Who cares about you anymore?"
Napa continued to lie down on her hat, yawned and said, "Business is coming, I just came to inform you."
Ai Luo smiled again, his eyes quickly turned to the exit, and he strode towards the hall, fully embodying the old proverb that no profit can come early.
However, as soon as he arrived in the lobby, the person who appeared in front of him made Ai Luo slightly stunned, and the professional smile that originally hung on his face could not help but stiffen slightly.
There are six people standing in the hall.
Five of them are dressed like skilled adventurers, two are about twenty years old, burly warriors wearing plate armor. One is a slender archer with a bow and arrow on his back.
There were two mages wearing magic robes. One of the mages had a magic circle buckle on the collar of his robe that looked like a human eyeball and was made of gold wire.
This is a standard adventurer team. To be honest, the first time I saw this team, Iroh was a little envious. It would be great if his own guild could have such a neat team.
Chapter completed!