Chapter 443: Side Effects
Elon was extremely puzzled by the fact that these potions with negative effects could get a higher rating, but in this case, Elon had no way to discuss them with any mages, so he had to continue to follow the finals.
Elon noticed that the finals, which he thought were extremely demanding on potions, didn't seem to be what he thought it was really going to be.
Potions with negative effects did not receive a lower rating because of these negative effects, but just received positive or even better ratings from these mages just like ordinary potions.
Elon was a little surprised by this, but accepted it as if it were a decision made by the high-ranking mages in the Potions competition.
What really surprised Elon was the first potion to receive a Category 1 rating. Through the shock of the surrounding mages at the appearance of this potion, Elon noticed this immediately.
Just as Elon had noticed the first mage who was refining potions, Elon learned about the effects of the potion through the characters that appeared in the video.
Elon learned that this potion could restore all of his mana for the mage in a short period of time, and even if the mage continued to cast spells during this time, his mana would continue to recover, and eventually maintain a full state.
For the duration of the potion, the mage is able to perform the most powerful spells as if he or she has infinite mana, and of course, the mage needs to be able to withstand some of the side effects of the potion.
Obviously, the effect of this potion is far greater than that of the first mage before. Even a seventh-order mage who has exhausted his mana can rely on this bottle of potion to fully recover his mana, and he can cast spells in a short period of time without restrictions.
What made Elon feel abnormal was the negative effects of this potion at the same time as it took effect. When a mage's mana is restored, the mage's spirit will be damaged to varying degrees depending on the amount of mana recovered.
If you are a high-level mage with no mana, when you drink this potion, although your mana will be completely restored, you will also suffer a lot of mental damage.
Assuming that it is really as expected, relying on the effect of this potion to cast various high-level spells one after another, the spirit of the mage will even fall to the point of the spirit of the mage's apprentice, and the spells cast will no longer have the original power.
Mental damage requires the mage to use meditation to gradually recover, and if it is often damaged, it can even cause a permanent decline in mental power.
For any mage, mental damage will be avoided so as not to affect their ability to cast spells. Generally, only beginners who are unable to meditate deeply and still force deep meditation will bring about this kind of damage.
Because he had studied in the magic academy for a long time, Elon knew all about the spirit to the extent that he was not weaker than that of a full-fledged mage, but what Elon didn't expect was that the potion with such a powerful negative effect in his opinion could be ranked in the first category by the mage who checked the effect of the potion in the final.
This player is also the first mage to enter the first category by virtue of the effect of potions in the finals of the potions competition. It was this situation that made Elon feel extremely unusual.
For this mage who refines potions, Aaron also focused on observation, although he can't go to the airship to directly observe this mage, but even through the video, from this mage's body, Aaron can also feel a special temperament.
While the mages on the high platform were deciding the potion rating, the image that appeared in the field was not the process of discussion among these high-level mages, but the player refining the potion, and because of this, Elon was able to observe the mage very well.
Unlike any of the other players who came to the high platform to wait for the potions to be checked, this mage behaved very differently. Instead of looking at the high-level mages discussing the effects of potions, he focused his gaze on the scenery outside the airship.
According to Elon's thoughts, this potion with side effects, although much more powerful than ordinary potions, is not as safe as ordinary potions. No one knows what the attitude of the high-ranking mages in charge of the rating of potions is towards these potions with side effects, and what kind of rating they give them.
Even those players who have refined potions with excellent effects but subtle side effects will worry about whether the potions they have refined will affect the rating of the entire potion because of these subtle side effects.
Until the overall situation of the final is clear, no one knows what the attitude of these mages who check the potions will be towards the side effects in the potion.
Although this side effect was not prohibited in the finals, it is possible that the potion with extremely high quality will be classified as the lowest class due to some side effects in the potion.
Because of this, any mage who has confidence in his potion refining skills will not choose to refine these potions with negative effects, even if the potions he refines have average effects, it is safer than those with negative effects.
At this time, the most worrying thing is the players who have side effects in the potions they refine, but this mage is obviously different.
Even if he took out a potion with great side effects, the player didn't seem to have any worries about the rating of his potion, as if he knew that his potion would reach an extremely high rating, and the whole person seemed extremely calm.
This calmness was what surprised Elon a little, and before Elon could take a closer look at the mage, the player's image changed to another mage.
Since there are still many players waiting behind, the mage who checks the potion situation now will definitely not treat the first player who has completed the potion refining like he did to the first player.
Although the potions refined by this player reached the level of the first category, after completing the potion test, his image was immediately changed to the next player.
For this, Elon also seemed a little sorry, did not write down the specific characteristics of the mage, except for the extremely calm face of the mage, Elon could not know any information about the mage, but from this mage, Elon felt some familiar characteristics.
Elon knew that after all the mages had completed refining, these first-class ranked players would still appear in the image, and at that time, Elon would be able to confirm the identity of the previous player through these characteristics.