Chapter 22 The Making of Potions

"That's it!" Lin Meng said that he was close to the Jubilee again, and the Jubilee continued to retreat.

"Now you're telling me that your dreams are real, that's why you always have some idea of becoming a magician?"

"Trust me!" Lin Meng shouted and pounced on the Jubilee and took a sharp breath.

"Are you stupid?"

"Me. Are we still friends? Right? Lin Meng roared and grabbed him tightly. Jubilee let out a strange and sharp grunt, took a quick breath, and just when Lin Meng grabbed him, he was a little excited, pushed her away from him again, and looked back at the menu pop-up window. Then he raised his gloved finger and tapped it lightly and said, "Okay, put those midnight things aside, at least you still have a team!" ”

Lin Meng sobbed: "... Are you telling the truth? ”

"yes!" Jubilee stretched out her palm and kept the girl at arm's length from herself. "Artisans aren't good at everything, but they can do everything, you know? A true all-rounder. I hadn't thought about it before, but...... Having a Tinkerer support class isn't a bad idea for you. Maybe work with a witch...... Well...... , yes. ”

"So you believe me?!" Lin Meng clenched his fists in front of his chest and asked.

Jubilee sighed, "It's hard to believe, but I guess weirder things happen to the cursed," they said. "It stands to reason that this curse turned you into a witch...... I guess......? I don't really know. He looked down and thought for a moment and said, "It's over." But ......" he now repeated.

Lin Meng looked at his troubled eyes. "But what?"

"You're really trying, you know? If anyone in the church finds out that there is a cursed person in their city, it will be a real problem. It would be even worse if a cursed person was still a witch in their city, especially with these specialization skills......"

Jubilee rubbed his head in frustration: "You really want to die, don't you?" ”

Lin Meng tilted his head: "Huh? Are they all hostile to magicians? ”

"Witches are all magicians, but not all magicians are witches, stupid!" Jubilee roared, "Most of the magicians in this city are respected, wizards, mages, priests alike!" Jubilee turned around and waved her hand to make her think for a moment and continued: "Of course, the career you have chosen is indeed a headache! They shook their heads. My life is in a loop. ”

Lin Meng stood up and scratched his head, is this bad? Witches are a word that is often heard in her pre-born world, although historically, their reputation may indeed be problematic. Seeing her confused, Xi Nian's heart softened, perhaps because he expected something, and turned to face her.

"You must think witches are forest dwellers who scare children, stir up pots, and pick mushrooms, right?!"

"Huh?"

"They're so famous that people still know about them vaguely now. But none of this is true! In the cities, especially in the north, people oppose and hate witches, which is a common and well-known phenomenon here. Maybe there are people in the South who think that witches do some good too, but that was more than a decade ago. Before the church became as powerful as it is now. ”

He pointed to the menu pop-up and said, "Also, what the Source of Darkness said is not a good thing. Literally, it exists only to plunge others into endless darkness, so you can imagine...... That sounds just too evil! Jubilee whispered in frustration, "What did you do?!" ”

It can't be that bad, right? Lin Meng scratched her cheek and smiled nervously: "Could it be...... She's too powerful? ”

Jubilee stood there without saying a word. He leaned against the doorframe, staring down at the ground, and for a moment his eyes looked away from her, as if thinking about something. After a quiet wait, he looked back at her and said, "I don't know. I've never seen a witch with my own eyes. Do you have what you can do? You've learned a spell or two, right? ”

"Ahh Lin Meng became happy again, she ran back to the room, and a second later came back with a wet magic book and a dagger: "Look! I got this too! ”

"A wet book and a small kitchen knife......?" The figure asked incredulously.

Lin Meng pursed her lips, puffed out her cheeks, and looked at the old book in her hand. It's quite heavy and wet. The cover looks plain, decorated with only a pattern of a chalice, and the whole thing is bound in gray-blue leather. She didn't know exactly what the line between a book and a tome was, but she felt that the book was a 'tome'.

"What about your abilities?" Jubilee continued to ask unwillingly.

"Ahh I can steal people's luck! Lin Meng exclaimed proudly, explaining her first spell.

Jubilee poked her with a finger: "That sucks! Don't be proud of it! ”

Lin Meng pursed her lips again, scratched her cheeks and thought, "...... I can...... Cursed items? ”

"That's worse!" Jubilee hissed again in frustration.

"Oh, I can make moon water," Lin Meng also remembered the passive skill.

“…… What is the month? What the heck? The little figure was speechless, and was ready to give up completely.

"Moonwater!" Lin Meng replied simply, her hand instinctively opened the magic book placed under her, and continued to stare at Jubilee. Her fingers flipped through the wet pages and then opened a specific page in the center of the book. "Huh?" The girl looked down, only to realize that she didn't quite understand what was written on it, and some embarrassedly handed the magic book to Jubilee, and then simply repeated it. "Moonwater."

Jubilee leaned over and read the book's words: "Among all the strange, bubbling forest bulls in cauldrons," his eyes narrowed, reading a full page of handwritten text, next to a series of cryptic illustrations drawn in black ink. "Hmm......" his eyes and posture seemed to soften a little, "that's amazing...... All right. So, it's like enchantment, but ...... For potions? ”

Lin Meng shrugged his shoulders and didn't know the situation at all: "I don't know." But maybe we can use it! Because ......," she paused and said mysteriously, "for the sake of ...... Watch out for that thing. The girl blinked and looked around the dark corridor behind her, as if she saw someone standing there listening to them.

Jubilee looked back at her, thinking. "Your sixth sense is so accurate!"

"Huh?" Lin Meng asked, a little surprised. Did she do something wrong? No, she did, but ......

"You may have actually done something useful!" Jubilee finally sighed, shook his head and said, "Maybe I did underestimate you before!" ”

"Huh?" Lin Meng's eyes lit up. Wasn't that exactly what she expected to hear! "Really?!"

"Maybe. But listen......" Jubilee leaned over to her again and quieted her down: "Don't tell anyone about this, understand?" If someone asks, tell them you're a craftsman. Don't say anything else. ”

"What if someone wants to see my menu pop-up?" The girl asked curiously.

Jubilee imitated her in a mocking voice: "What if someone wants to see my menu~" He put his hand on his ass and said, "Then don't show them, stupid!" Next, let's look at your craftsman's stuff. ”

Lin Meng nodded, but then just stood there idlely.

"What for?" Jubilee asked annoyedly.

The girl scratched her cheeks. "I don't know how...... You know......? Make something. ”

"You're really ......" Jubilee stopped and sighed, "Wait there." He turned and walked back to the dark room, grabbed a big blue hat that Lin Meng had decided to keep, and handed it to the girl, who put down her magic book and knife. Although she wasn't quite sure what to do with it. It just felt like an idea had come from her, though she wasn't quite sure where it came from. Like the faint sound of running water coming from some invisible water source?

It sounded like a whisper in her ear.

Her hands glowed, like a Jubilee mending her bag. The light completely engulfed the blue mushroom cap.

(Lin Meng) use: [craftsman: grinding {fine}]

A cloud of blue powder seeped from her fingers like fine sand and fell to the ground, carrying some extremely soft and smooth particles into the air. Lin Meng instantly rejoiced: "Jubilee! Jubilee! I used an ability! I have the ability! I have magic! The girl shouted proudly, and looked down at her friend with her excited, shining eyes.

Jubilee glared at her. His gaze pierced through the blue dust that covered his head.

Lin Meng sat cross-legged on the floor of the room of the Adventurer's Guild. Her cheeks were raised, and she held the mushroom hat in both hands, which she hadn't completely smashed before she "fought" with Jubilee. Her hands sparkled as she focused all her attention on the task in front of her. However, Lin Meng's face was red and happy, because she was thinking about how she could finally surprise Jubilee in a good way.

She smiled, humming a song as she worked. Maybe this strange profession is a turning point for the better?

(Lin Meng) use: [craftsman: grinding {fine}]

[Production: 3] {Dust to Dust}

The orange mushroom cap scattered into a fine cloud of dust that fell inside the blue snail shell along with the rest of the very coarse mixture. Lin Meng raised her head and looked at the pop-up window of the personal statistics menu that she had opened. Her soul point didn't change at all. Ever since she became a professional, even after she used her abilities. They are still a bunch of weird question marks. What did that mean, she wondered? Jubilee said that such crafting skills cost soul points, which means that she must have magic. But...... If her soul points don't change, then what abilities does she use?

Brief introduction:

Lin Meng

Health: 6/6

Soul:???

Level: 5

State:???

Class: [Witch]

The Source of Darkness

Orr: 06

Support Class: [Craftsman]

Race: Human

Strength: 03

World intelligence: 03

Luck: 04

Dexterity: 03

Intelligence: 03

Love: 03

Lin Meng shook his head and sighed. But as she gazed at the handicraft in front of her, her sigh turned into a knowing smile.

The door opened, and she turned her head to see Jubilee walking in with a small wooden box, covered with some cloth. He glanced at her curiously.

Lin Meng immediately responded with a smile: "I'm just waiting for you!" ”

Jubilee stared at her for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't like to make crystals everywhere I live, but this is my ability, and I can't help it!" Jubilee apparently decided to ignore her words and put the box next to her.

Lin Meng nodded. "I see you doing the same in the dungeon. Why? ”

"It's amazing, I don't know how to tell you," Jubilee replied.

Lin Meng shrugged. "I have an idea, though!" She closed her eyes and raised a finger to swing towards Jubilee and said, "You look away too, okay?" ”

"Well, sure? Just don't do anything weird. Jubilee said indifferently.

Lin Meng put his hand into the box, closed his eyes, and grabbed a slender but very rough slender crystal block inside with his fingers. Jubilee made these with his crystal magic. She carefully took it out of the box and covered it with a cloth again, still with her eyes closed, focused on her making.

(Lin Meng) Usage: [Craftsman: Sand {Rough}]

"That should be ......" Lin Meng muttered to herself, carefully opening one eye to prevent the magic crystal in her hand from exploding. Glancing, she looked at the frosted, curved crystal cylinder she held in her hand. Light shines vaguely from its rough surface.

She carefully rotated it with her fingers to see if any reflections could be seen on the surface.

Nothing happened.

“…… I think it worked......" Lin Meng muttered: "Jubilee! I think it worked! She jumped up excitedly and handed the crystal to Jubilee, who turned her head and looked at it curiously.

"Look! Hahaha! Lin Meng struggled forward, knocked over the snail shell and fell to the ground, and the crystal flew out of her hand and flew to the floor next to the door, shattering into a pile of small pieces.

She fell at Jubilee's feet.

[Fall Damage: { 1 } ]

[{5} HP remaining! ] ]

"Are you alright?" A very tired voice next to him asked.

Lin Meng lifted her face from the floor and smiled meekly, looking at Jubilee standing above her, she said in a mood she had never had: "Effective!" ”

Jubilee tilted his head and looked at the box. "Well, I'll admit it. It's an unexpectedly good idea for you. ”

Lin Meng's small mouth pursed, feeling ridiculed, and complained slightly, sitting cross-legged in front of Jubilee. She clenched her fists and looked up at his mask excitedly. "Jubilee! I have an idea! ”

"Didn't you say that before?" He looked around the empty room and said, "Your mind has changed again?" ”

Lin Meng leaned over to him: "I have gained some new production abilities. I think being a witch is really useful! ”

"I hope so!" Jubilee sighed and took a few steps back to gain some space, fidgeting a little uneasily as Lin Meng approached. Lin Meng narrowed her eyes, stretched out her hand, and placed her palm flat in front of the retreating Jubilee, squinting at her companion.

"Did you get the pot and charcoal too?"

"Yes, it's there too, but it's your last money," Jubilee said.

"Thank you!" She pulled into the box again, grabbed the metal pot filled with cold water, and pulled it out. Close the box again.

"And after that?" An exasperated voice asked.

"After what?" Lin Meng looked dazed.

"And what are you going to do with it, stupid?" Jubilee rolled his eyes and said.

Lin Meng didn't respond, she just turned around and started humming, stirring the pot with her new knife as she began to mix the orange mushroom powder into the water. She also grabbed a piece of charcoal from the box and held it up on the orange water. "I'm thinking about ......"

"Oh my gosh, what are you doing?" Jubilee interrupted her.

Lin Meng cleared her throat and continued, "I was just thinking about it. We want to sell the processed mushroom powder to the alchemists, right? ”

(Lin Meng) use: [craftsman: grinding {fine}]

"Yes?" Jubilee reply.

Lin Meng stirs the pot and mixes the blackened charcoal into the mushroom mixture. "Well, what if we're like businessmen too?"

"Huh?" Jubilee asked, tilting his head.

Lin Meng held up her free hand, and some charcoal shattered on the floor around her. She reached into the box, reached underneath, and grabbed another hollowed-out piece of crystal.

(Lin Meng) Usage: [Craftsman: Sand {Rough}]

Then she hollowed it out and turned it into a long, tubular "cup".

(Lin Meng) use: [Craftsman: hollow {cylinder}]

She checked to see if it would break. "I've been trying to make things by hand, but ......" the girl closed her eyes tightly, recalling three new recipes she had learned in elementary school.

"What's going on with that face? Are you going to die? Jubilee sarcastically asked, "Will you get straight to the point?" ”

Lin Meng ignored them and dipped the crystal cup into the pot, slightly wetting her hands and filling it with a vague brown mixture, with piles of coarse ash particles floating inside. As she focused, her hands glowed. But this time not with a bright aura that uses magic. Instead, it carries a dull purple smoke.

(Lin Meng) Usage: [Wizard Manufacturing: Secondary Antidote]

[Witchcraft: 1] {Cold Brew}

[Small Antidote] (Poor)

A small antidote, housed in a rough crystal container. Used to clear minor status effects inflicted by low-level monsters and traps.

+ Cure all minor ailments.

+ Remove all minor poisons.

- ???

- ???

Quality Effect:

Chance of side effects: +30%

Weight: 180 ml

Value:???

The girl cautiously opened her eyes and looked at the orange potion in her hand, completely devoid of any floats or lumps. Although it does look a bit darker than the one in the store.

She beamed and handed it to Jubilee: "What if we made potions ourselves?!" The girl asked excitedly with a glint of pride in her eyes.

Jubilee leaned forward and looked at the flask with his hands on his waist. "This ...... How did you get to ......? Their eyes studied potions in disbelief.

"It's my profession!" Lin Meng said and raised his finger to dance in the air: "The real 'mushroom picking, cauldron stirring', remember?" ”

Jubilee looked at her face, then at the potion, and then back at her, as if he was now completely unable to comprehend what was happening in front of him.

"What the hell ......?"

"Jubilee!" Lin Meng suddenly leaned towards him, his wide eyes shining, and he stuck to the mask of the Jubilee. "How's that!"

"How did you make that potion?" Jubilee asked again, grabbing the potion. Rotate and scrutinize.

"Thanks to my profession, I'm a witch. But the trick is to mix mushroom powder with charcoal! Lin Meng exclaimed proudly.

"Charcoal?" Jubilee asked, spinning the mixture.

Lin Meng nodded excitedly: "Charcoal binds poisons and toxins to itself, so the body can't absorb them anymore!" ”

Jubilee looked at her, and then his eyes returned to the potion: "How do you know?" Where did you hear about this? ”

"Hmm......" Lin Meng thought while looking at the ceiling with a finger on her chin, and the finger tapped on her chin a few times, where did she learn it? The girl looked back at Jubilee and shrugged. "I thought maybe this was my talent? If you want to make these things by hand, you have to crush it well and cook it several times. But if I use my witchcraft crafting, I can do it! ”

"Hmm...... "Jubilee sounds like a surprise." So what is mushroom powder used for? ”

Lin Meng patted her head and said, "For the rich taste and a lot of vitamins!" ”

Xi Nian stared at her for a while, and after seeing Lin Meng drink the potion in one go, he exhaled with satisfaction.

A tear flowed from Lin Meng's closed eyes, and her fist clenched the empty bottle tightly.

"Thank you, Mr. Mushroom......" she hissed through gritted teeth, trying not to crumble in front of Jubilee, wet droplets of water sliding from her eyes. You're really delicious! ”

Jubilee stared at her: "What the are you thinking?" Did you know that could be toxic? ”

Lin Meng's eyes widened, and her gaze seemed to be enchanted, "Jubilee!" I have an idea! She repeated it again, rushing toward her restless companion, "Let's make our own potions!" Let's do it all ourselves and sell them to adventurers! There are no middlemen, just you and me! ”

Jubilee looked at her uncertainly, a little uneasy.

Lin Meng continued, her eyes were still so excited and wild. "We can start with potions! Then, perhaps, I'll learn some new witchcraft so I can handle more of what you find! Maybe we can make all sorts of things and sell them ourselves to other adventurers? Like we said before! She grabbed Jubilee's gloved hand. How's my idea?! ”

When Jubilee shook her off and turned around and stood there quietly, Lin Meng's heart sank, and Jubilee turned his back to her and didn't say anything for a while. Did she just mess up? Did she do something wrong? She looked around the room uncertainly, only to look back and see Jubilee walking towards the door.

"Wait! Don't leave! ”

"Hmm......? What? I'm going to see how much the merchant's license costs, we're already adventurers, and if we're lucky, there's a discount. ”

Jubilee opened the door and looked back at her one last time before leaving: "See you later." ”