Chapter 32: The Pharmacist Who Burns Money
"Then follow the potion recipe."
Hodge looked at Russell and asked softly, "What's the first step?" ”
Russell pointed to the potions material on the table and explained:
"The first step in potion refining is to collect a sufficient number of potion materials, including main materials and auxiliary materials, the main materials are the essence of the extraordinary properties of potions, the main materials are generally not destroyed, but will only be transferred from one item to another, this is one of the laws of the extraordinary world, the law of extraordinary characteristics transfer."
"The main material will only be polluted, not destroyed, if you fail to refine the potion, there is a high probability that the result is that the main material is contaminated, or the structure of the main material has changed, for example, at the beginning it was just a pair of eyeballs, after you fail to refine the potion, it may turn into a puddle of mud, or mix with other materials to become a crystal, or become a stone covered with fluff, it is possible."
"The essence of potions is madness and mutation, and in the process of refining potions, there will also be various mutations, which is a normal situation."
"The main material is difficult to collect, the higher the sequence, the rarer and more precious the main material, take the adult snow lizard's eyeballs and 50 grams of star stone powder as an example, the snow lizard's eyeballs are sold for 300 pounds in the Imperial Capital Underground Exchange, plus other auxiliary materials, the complete potion costs between 350 pounds and 400 pounds."
Anna's weekly salary is 3 pounds 15 sules, 1 gold pound is equal to 20 sules, according to 4 gold pounds, even if it is 350 pounds, Anna needs to work for almost 88 weeks, that is, 616 days, and she can buy all the materials of potions without eating or drinking for more than a year...... Hearing Russell say this, Hodge couldn't help but sigh after a simple calculation: What a terrifying number!
You must know that 10 syl can make a family of five eat three meals, and Anna's weekly salary has exceeded that of the middle-income class, which is relatively wealthy.
However, even then, she needed to work for two years before she had the opportunity to become a pharmacist.
"350 gold pounds is more than the cash reserves in Huodu Village, and I can buy almost half of the single-family houses in the village." Hodge looked at Russell who was explaining, and suddenly said something like this.
Hearing this, Russell was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously, and said softly: "Yes, entering the circle of extraordinary people is a game for the rich, and if you want to become a strong person, the easiest price is to burn money, which is not fundamentally different from the aristocracy maintaining a decent life, isn't it?" ”
"Yes, the price of the strong is what needs to be paid." Hodge bowed his head lightly and said, "Go ahead." ”
"Hmm." Russell nodded and continued.
"Promotion sequence, in addition to digesting the extraordinary power of the potion room, the most difficult thing is to collect all the materials and find the corresponding potion formula, at present, in the Magician Association, as long as the transaction points and contribution points are sufficient, you can exchange all the formulas below the magician path sequence 6, and then up, you need to collect it yourself."
"There may be one within the Magicians Association, but it also needs to pay a great price, as for other potion recipes, the Knight's Hall has the potion recipe of the knight's path, which is also controlled in sequence 6, and other types of potion formulas need you to see the gathering and trading ground of the Extraordinary Circle, and trade it from them."
Hearing this, Hodge suddenly had a feeling of sudden realization, and at this moment, he understood why his father, Marquis Bach, had been suggesting that he choose the two officially supported paths, the knight path and the wizard path, because the sequence potion recipes for these two paths were ready-made.
At the very least, it can support Hodge, all the way to sequence 6, to the middle sequence.
In the middle sequence, this has surpassed the vast majority of extraordinary, even in the military, the knights' hall, the church, and the magician association, they are all middle and upper-class.
Most of the sequence formulations from other routes are extremely difficult to obtain, and the materials are also very limited, making it inconvenient to collect.
In the eyes of Marquis Bach, a stable promotion and ensuring that he is not infected by crazy mutations is a prerequisite for choosing potions.
The Wizard path is certainly significantly easier to do than other unfamiliar sequence pathways.
This was the protection of Hodge by his father, the Marquis of Bach.
"I see." Hodge thought for a moment and asked another question: "How much is the annual membership fee to become a pharmacist and join the Wizards' Guild?" ”
Yes, in this era, club-like meeting and trading places are widely prevalent in the Salom Empire, and the club's annual membership fee is the key to maintaining normal operations.
For the aristocracy, submitting membership dues and becoming a member of some big club can expand their social circle and elevate their level, they don't mind these dues, and for some wealthy people who are eager to join the upper circles, club dues are equivalent to helping them open the door to a new world.
The Magician Association, nominally known as the Pharmacists Association, is a registered pharmacist, and the pharmacist is a golden egg for making money, and the official will definitely not give it up.
Therefore, Hodge knew very well that his father must have paid a lot of money to become a pharmacist and join the Wizards' Association.
"The membership fee is about 30 pounds a year, but new members apply for membership, and they generally need to be recommended by old members, counting some recommendation fees and other fees, if you join the club, young master, it is estimated that it will cost about 100 pounds." Russell did the math briefly and gave the answer.
"Hmm." Hodge hummed softly, his expression unchanged, but he still felt that it was too expensive in his heart.
Just stepped into the extraordinary world, and it cost almost 500 pounds, which is simply a lot of money.
If the civilian class wants to enter this circle, it is estimated that they can only go to the bank to mortgage the property, but the vast majority of civilians are renting houses and have no assets of their own at all, let alone mortgages.
The tragedy of this era is that the people at the bottom have no way to rise at all.
Class solidification, especially serious, commoners have been commoners almost all their lives, nobles are down, they are still nobles, and at worst they are citizens, and they can have the opportunity to live in the middle of the empire.
"Young Master, let's start refining potions."
"First of all, we need to refine 70 ml of pure water, pure water, that is, distilled water, through a beaker purification distillation......"
Russell began to teach Hodge how to refine potions.
Hodge studied very carefully, carefully wrote down the steps and methods of potion refining, and after refining pure water, he began to put in the main material of potions, a pair of adult snow lizard's eyeballs and 50 grams of star stone powder, poured them into a glass filled with pure water, stirred gently, and began to fuse.
With the fusion of the main materials, the color of pure water begins to change significantly, green, blue, red, black...... The colors are intertwined and change, and the vivid colors are constantly stirred by the test sticks, forming a circle of dazzling whirlpools, gradually emitting a faint mist, and in the mist, a little light flickers, as if containing various elements between heaven and earth.
"Is this the elemental power in the mage's path?" Hodge looked at the change, a look of surprise on his face.