Chapter 21: Alchemy
The processing of alchemy materials is exquisite, and if there are no various spells as a base, there will be a lot less room for choice, and the effect of the combination will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, only a mage can be called proficient in alchemy, and other professions can only be regarded as having some alchemy skills at most.
"Apprentice Spell - Water Elemental Condensation"
Sean unleashed the spell he had prepared.
At the apprentice level, it is difficult for the pharmacist to directly extract the essence of the material, let alone control it well.
To solve this problem, people have come up with a solution, which is to use water to assist in extraction.
The energy in most apprentice-grade materials is not repellent to water, and simply dissolving it in water can make handling much easier.
However, the water obtained through ordinary methods is far from pure enough, and the impurities contained in the water may have a certain effect on the potion in the reaction, in order to avoid errors in alchemy, people often use spells to condense pure water without impurities.
The thin stream of water was like a nimble little snake that was injected into the test tube under Sean's control.
Sean stopped as the water slightly overflowed the petals, and after taking a closer look at the tube, he waved his hand lightly, and the remaining water poured into the nearby pool, disappearing down the bottom pipe.
Sean then proceeded to unleash another spell, which was the apprentice-level essence extract he had used in the process of making mana fertilizer.
There are many variations of this spell with strange effects, all of which are improved by alchemists according to their own understanding, and the version used by Sean before is called "Rama's Essence Extraction", which is not strong in extraction power, and the degree of extraction is not high enough, but the cost is low, and it can be used on the target for a long time.
The selection of specific versions in a series of spells is also a test of the alchemist's skills, and choosing the right spell can reduce the failure rate and increase the quality of the finished product.
"Apprentice Spell - Koi's Essence Extraction"
A white ball of light emerged from Sean's palm, slowly expanding in the air, and a soft light shrouded the test tube, penetrating into the liquid little by little.
The blue petals of the Seven Star Flower were soaked in the water, and they looked dreamlike under the light of the magic light on the side, and a little faint fluctuation spread out with the flow of water, gently colliding with the inner wall of the test tube.
The color of the water gradually changed from transparent to blue, which was a sign that the energy was integrated into it, and under the effect of the spell, the valuable part of the Seven Star Flower was stripped away little by little.
Sean was focused on keeping the spell running, dedicating himself to every detail.
It was the first time he had used this spell, and the first time he had done alchemy in the true sense of the word, and he wanted to get off to a good start.
After the spell lasted for a while, seeing that the petals of the Seven Star Flowers no longer released any bit of energy, Sean smiled with satisfaction, and the spell model slowly collapsed.
Picking up the treated tweezers on the side, he clamped out the petals of the Seven Star Flower that had sunk to the bottom of the test tube, and when ordinary apprentice mages performed this step, they often left a certain amount of medicinal properties in the flowers, which was caused by their unskilled refining techniques.
After this phenomenon, some novices will leave the material that has not been fully extracted in the extract and participate in the subsequent reaction, which is a typical low-level mistake.
Obviously, the petals that have extracted the energy will not play a role in the subsequent reaction, and if they are not taken out, they will become impurities and have an impact on the subsequent preparation.
However, Sean's extraction effect this time is not bad, and the blue color of the petals of the Seven Star Flower has faded to the point that it is impossible to detect, which means that most of the effective substances in it have been extracted.
Putting aside the extracted essence of the Seven Star Flower, Sean began to process the other materials, and the Seven Star Flower Extract can be used within an hour, unlike some materials where the extract is only valid for a few minutes.
The other main materials and accessories were handled more easily, and after about ten minutes, Sean had a few more test tubes in front of him that contained liquids of various colors.
"After the material is processed, the extracts of seven-star flower, white spot grass and so on are mixed, and then the mixture is heated to 50 degrees above the other extracts."
Sean recited the steps he remembered, reached out and picked up all the tubes from the tube rack one by one, poured them into a beaker and mixed them, and stirred.
Then he reached out and placed the beaker in the heating area on the heating table, and then his mental power reached out, adjusted the mode and temperature, and began to inject mana into the heating table.
The fiery runes on the heating table lit up, and under Sean's perception, the fire element gradually condensed in the heating zone, and the mana he injected into it was also transformed into heat little by little under the control of the runes and energy circuits.
The gradually rising temperature makes the air in that area seem a little distorted, but fortunately, there is a heat shield outside the heating table, which can greatly prevent the high temperature from affecting the outside world.
The temperature scale of the Lun plane is the same as the Celsius temperature scale of the previous life, the freezing point of water at one atmosphere is 0 degrees, the boiling point is 100 degrees, and the middle is divided into 100 equal parts, each part is 1 degree.
Of course, water here refers to ordinary pure water, and if the water is mixed with other energy, then its physical properties will undergo all kinds of strange changes, so that its state is not completely controlled by temperature.
From this, it can be seen that the physical rules of the Faeron plane are very complex and weird, and there are even some very idealistic things, such as souls and ethers.
Once the temperature of the liquid in the beaker has stabilized at 80 degrees, Sean opens the heat shield and takes it out with a beaker clip.
"Then quickly pour in the other extracts, and use spells to make them blend perfectly."
Picking up the test tubes one by one and pouring them into the beaker, the liquid in the beaker seemed to have undergone some strange change, and the color suddenly became complicated.
In the molding process of the etheric recovery agent, there needs to be a large temperature difference between the main material and the auxiliary material, coupled with the harmony of the seven star flowers, so that their medicinal properties can be smoothly integrated without rejection.
"Last step......" Sean whispered the spell, and as the seemingly intricate spell model in Sean's brain was constructed, an esoteric spell was released.
"Apprentice Spell - Medicinal Convergence"
As if held up by an invisible hand, the mixture in the beaker suspended in the air, emitting patches of purple light from the inside out.
In the purple light, the color of the originally turbid variegated liquid gradually changed, and the transparency continued to increase in the process of transformation, and as the spell effect ended, the cloud of potion completely turned into an incomparably clear deep purple.