The experimental building given to Downton by the Grimoire is called the Hive.
It was very large, with a total of twenty-six floors. However, there were some places that Downton could not enter due to permission issues. However, he was very satisfied with the more than 100 rooms with various functions that could be used.
Downton has never been shy about memorizing. It only took him two hours to memorize the thick laboratory manual.
Standing at the door of the pharmacy, looking at the neat and tidy room, Downton took a deep breath.
"Congratulations, you have become the new owner of the Hive Laboratory." Grimoire congratulated you. The previous owners were not very interested in potions, so this place has been abandoned for a long time. Now it can be used, and it will not be covered with dust.
"Thank you." Downton was a little excited, "What do you do now? What is the formula of the potion you want to give me?"
"Magic energy extraction potion!"
The words of magic flame flickered in the air and were arranged in rows. Downton introduced it in detail, "It is an auxiliary potion. Drink it within half an hour before meditation, which can increase the body's absorption rate of magic energy."
Each magic user has a different absorption rate of magic energy when meditating. The faster the speed and the more absorbed, the higher the efficiency of meditation.
Downton's qualifications are above average, surpassing most people's, but he is far behind some geniuses. However, because of the Holy Angel Meditation Method, his meditation efficiency is not slow, and his will is tenacious.
When he became a magic user, he condensed a powerful soul seed, which will allow him to gradually catch up with those geniuses in his future cultivation.
"I know that it is in great demand and is one of the top ten best-selling potions." Downton showed a wry smile, "I wanted to buy some for Elaine before, but one pill cost one hundred gold coins. I
Even if I work non-stop for a month, I still won’t be able to earn back one.”
What should a magic user with average qualifications do if they want to improve efficiency and save time? Of course, they can use potions to make up for it. Magic energy extraction potions are undoubtedly the best choice.
It can be said that any magic user with a little spare money will always have this kind of potion on hand.
"Now, with the fullness of your wallet, you can buy them back and use them as bath water." The magic book comforted, knowing that Downton had suffered a lot in the past.
"Well, if I can make a qualified magic energy extraction potion, I won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of my life."
"Common people, don't be like goblins waiting to die, can you have some ambition and ideals?" Magic Book complained, "No matter what you want to do, you must be at the top, otherwise it will be too embarrassing for me, Lord Homer.
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"Our reserves are not enough at all. Those gold bricks seem to be a lot, but if you replace them with magic diamonds, you can't even buy a hundred." Downton considered the future, except for his own consumption. Elaine and Celes
, must also be taken care of.
If you want to cultivate a dragon-slaying magic user, in addition to talent and hard work, various resources are also indispensable. At least the magic stones and nutrition must keep up, and a full set of weapons must be prepared. Otherwise, before he can grow up,
He died in the trial.
"Even if you make money by selling potions, don't choose this one. It's too expensive. You have to choose a perfect potion. Just one bottle can make you millions of gold." The magic book pursues quick results. Selling magic energy
In its view, squeezing and other medicines are just like picking up money one coin at a time, too slow.
"Do you have the formula?" Downton's eyes lit up.
"The formula for the Dragon Guardian Potion is pretty good. Once it's made and thrown into the auction house, people will pay sky-high prices to grab it." The magic book reminded, "I do have some formulas, but considering your level, it's hard to think about it.
Those are just a waste of time, so what I give you are the most practical ones at the moment, and I will gradually increase the difficulty of the formula according to your level."
"I believe you." Downton was reassured. The Grimoire is comparable to an encyclopedia, and the learning courses it formulates must be the most optimized and efficient. "What do you do now?"
"Category the herbs, do simple processing for easy storage, and then start to become familiar with the most basic laboratory operations." Homer listed a large table.
The war space opened at the same time, and the big bronze hands took out all the herbs and piled them in the medicine room.
The use of various magic balances, the use and cleaning of glass instruments, the configuration of washing solutions with various properties, and the configuration of commonly used basic solutions including buffer solutions, energy storage solutions, etc., all need to be mastered.
Downton held a volumetric flask and silently read the scale on it. He found that mathematical knowledge was also necessary, otherwise he would not even be able to calculate the required concentration and ratio values.
"Potions is a comprehensive subject. If you want to master it, you need to master a lot of knowledge. It is too time-consuming, so I don't recommend you to learn it." Homer said casually. He knew Downton's character and would never give up.
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"Then reduce the sleep time. I can survive it." Downton identified the medicinal materials and picked out the ones that needed to be stored in a cool and dry place first. "Is there any medicine that can keep me awake for a week and still keep me full of energy?
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"Do you want to die suddenly from fatigue?" Homer was stunned. He didn't expect that Downton would come up with such a decisive solution.
"I'm still young, I'll be fine." As for the dark circles under his eyes, Downton didn't care at all. "So, there is a similar potion?"
"Yes, but I will never let you use it. It will hurt your body." The magic book decisively refused.
"Lord Homer, please accept my knee!" Downton said softly and coquettishly, "The geniuses of those rich and noble families are cultivated since childhood. I have missed more than ten years. If I don't run as hard as I can, how can I do it?"
Catch up with them?"
"I don't have the potion, but I have other ways to extend the time." Homer compromised. Downton's fierceness really moved him. He felt that if he didn't help him, he might regret it in the future.
"What method?" Downton was so impatient that he accidentally put the wrong herbs.
The big bronze hand held the pointer and slapped Downton hard on the back, causing him to gasp in pain.
"Inside the hive, there is an independent laboratory that was transformed by the seventeenth owner. The law of time has been constant. The ratio of the flow rate to the plane of the Western Continent is ten to one!"
"It's the same as the Great Library." Downton was very happy. This meant that he had stayed in the hive for ten days, and only one day had passed in Frankfurt. "By the way, what's the flow rate of time in my body?"
"It is consistent with the Western Earth Plane, so you don't have to worry about growing faster than Elaine." Homer sighed, "But to open an independent laboratory, you need to burn a lot of magic stones as a power source. The two you got from the bank
Ten containers of magic stone can only support thirty days at most, well, the time of the Western Land."
"The consumption is so large?" Downton was stunned. This laboratory is simply a gold-eating monster. Calculated, the number of gold coins eaten every day is an astronomical figure.
"Have fun secretly. The magicians who have understood the law of time have already stood at the pinnacle of the entire continent. There are only a handful of such powerful people. From the perspective of being able to stabilize the law of time, the value of this laboratory itself is incredible.
Estimate." The Grimoire has not forgotten how much energy and financial resources the seventeenth owner spent on building this laboratory, which was enough to launch a small plane war.
"Praise the goddess!" Downton felt that he was favored by the goddess of luck. Money and time, people will always choose the latter.
"But the most troublesome thing is not the magic stone problem, but that after you enter the laboratory, you are not allowed to use any martial arts or magical skills, and you are not allowed to cause the magic energy in your body to fluctuate." The magic book warned, "You just have to do it yourself.
Just treat it like a normal person."
"Why?" Downton was puzzled, "I still want to practice in the laboratory?"
"Stop daydreaming." Homer gave the answer, "The location of the laboratory is quite special. There are many very dangerous monsters around. If the fluctuation of magic energy attracts them, you will be dead."
"Can't you run away?"
"The teleportation process takes five minutes. You can't escape." Homer projected a piece of magma. "You can understand it as if you are sitting on the crater of a volcano that may erupt at any time to conduct experiments."
The grimoire hides some facts that it fears would scare Downton if told.
"How about we go there now?" Downton didn't want to waste a second. As for the magic stones, you can earn them again after you use them up.
The hive's lighting, drinking water and other systems need to be overhauled, and no one else can do it except the grimoire. However, although the work is heavy, it did not reject Downton's proposal.
"Okay!" Grimoire put away the herbs and took Downton to the sixth underground floor.
"Why are there still dungeons?"
Holding an oil lamp, Downton passed through the spiral staircase and entered the underground corridor. Then he saw the blood-stained cells and even the skeletons of some monsters tied to shackles.
"They were all experimental subjects, potion materials." Homer is an esthete, so this is one of the reasons why he hates potions, because some experiments are full of blood and cruelty and do not conform to his aesthetics.
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After walking for twenty minutes, Downton held Homer in one hand and stopped in front of a black metal door, which was engraved with dense magic patterns. The complexity was enough to make a dragon-slaying mage unable to analyze it.
This is a magic door locked with a hundred layers. Even with Homer's strength, it took ten minutes to open it.
Downton exclaimed in amazement. What broke into his sight was a translucent blue circular corridor, surrounded by countless "light spots flickering like stars."
"Let's go!" The grimoire fell back into Downton's hands, urging him to move forward.
"Thank you, Homer!" Downton walked quickly, thanking the Grimoire from the bottom of his heart. Without it, he wouldn't have what he has now, and he wouldn't have been able to come into contact with so many magical and magnificent worlds.
Although Downton did not stop Grimoire from calling him master, he never regarded Homer as a servant, but as a mentor and friend.
"Hmph, opening the independent laboratory this time will require a lot of magic stones. If you can't learn how to configure the magic energy extraction potion, just wait for the punishment!" Homer projected an arrow and poked Downton's forehead.
, and then it turned into a burning text warning, "Be careful, you are in trouble." (To be continued...)