75. Configure potions and intelligence
Rann was still sorting through the piles of herbs, and from time to time he should have conversations with Margarita.
"You know, my lonely and boring students are very interested in you. A sturdy, energetic, exotic-looking witcher who has also obtained the right of way above the Loxia Palace for the first time. If I hadn't stopped you, you'd have had a few indifferent 'guests' on your first night here. ”
Lan En asked with an eyebrow as he used a mortar to crush the petals on his hand.
"'How many'? Are the sorceresses so open? I thought it was just a turn at best. ”
"Don't underestimate your physical attractiveness, little witcher. Especially for sorceresses. ”
Margarita props her chin on the armrest of her wheelchair.
"I know most men wouldn't say no to this kind of treatment, but I see you as an ally and a friend. I will inform you in advance and ask for your consent when I want to give you a favor. ”
"How? I can lift the ban on your room tonight, and those students might get into a fight in the afternoon class to be the first to enter your room. ”
Margarita quipped at the witcher's body as she said this.
It's not like the dean of a college, but like I can't wait to have fun.
And for the Sorceress Academy, this is indeed harmless fun.
"Please keep this ban, Rita. The first time I was looking for a succubus. ”
Damn, it's a meat joke! Who's afraid of whom!
Poor virgin Mr. Blue, at this time, he relied on the body control ability of the witcher to keep his face from blushing!
This is the dignity that belongs to men!
"Ah...... Succubus. ”
Behind Lanne's back, Margarita's words sounded calm.
But there was a faint crunch, as if something like a wooden handrail was being clenched tightly.
"Yes, this creature is also very popular for pleasure. Maybe the academy can help you find one. ”
With that, the sound of a wheelchair rolling sounded until it was outside the door.
"Whew-" Lan En breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she turned her head, and Alia, who was snickering like a squirrel, covered her mouth, was glanced at by the cat's eye.
Immediately cleaned up his face, and trotted to scrub the used mortar.
The timeline given by Mentos is very rigorous.
After several hours of data entry into the database on the medicinal power of medicinal materials, Lan En now has the same level of experience in distinguishing most of the medicinal materials commonly used in alchemy as he would have worked for five or six years as an ordinary alchemist.
Alchemy - 73% proficiency.
That's good enough for potions configurations.
Of course, the price of learning so quickly is that nearly one-seventh of the huge amount of money has already been spent.
At the lunch stall, Lan En had already explored all the common types of medicinal herbs in the Eretusa Reserve.
The experience of medicinal properties is recorded in the database and used as reference data for future production of medicines.
And the Eretusa Reserve, which is the two major warlock academies in the north, is enough to represent the vast majority of medicinal materials on the market.
"[Swallow], [Pure White Rafad], [Fortified White Honey]...... Am I proficient enough in alchemy to make these three potions? ”
Mentos was confident in Lanne's inquiry.
"That's the point of the proficiency system in the biological brain, sir."
"Your [Alchemy] skill comes from Bolton, and the full name should be [Bolton's Alchemy], and 73% proficiency represents 73% of Bolton's highest alchemy level."
"In the future, if you get a higher level of alchemy knowledge from someone else, the skill name will also be changed to [*** Alchemy], and the proficiency value will change the benchmark accordingly."
"Ordinary humans will have ups and downs, but with the assistance of the brain, as long as the subject does not suffer organic damage, then proficiency will not be attenuated."
"Is 73% of Porton's alchemy power at its highest state enough to make these three potions? Is there something wrong with your taste, smell, and feel right now? ”
"I think you know that."
Yes, no problem.
Lan nodded lightly to himself.
"My lord, it's all done. Three times of clear water, once a lot. ”
Arya took one glassware after another from the sink and placed them back on the alchemy table.
Lan En motioned for her to stand aside and walked to the alchemy table herself.
Now it's not about the exercises, it's about the real preparation.
For the long-awaited operation, prepare a "medical kit" to protect yourself.
"Huh-Mentos. Alchemy assist mode is on. ”
"The order has been received, the alchemy recipe has been called, the first item [Swallow], the auxiliary start ......"
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Towards dinner, Lane found Margarita, who was holding a glass of Everus and leisurely reading a book of love poems.
This woman is not at all like the rumored mage.
Compared with the boring study of spells and the political manipulation of killing people without seeing blood, her enjoyment of luxury life seems a little fresher.
"Don't get too close, little witcher. The herbic smell on your body will ruin this wine. ”
The sorceress pointed to a mahogany chair not far away and motioned for him to sit there.
His face was much colder than his morning conversation.
The seat of that chair was nailed to a sheepskin cushion that was comfortable at first sight, and it was very valuable.
Lan En spread his hands and sat down like a stream.
"I thought it was the smell of succubi that would ruin the wine."
"Succubus, huh......" Margarita chuckled.
"Looks like you're finally free, looking for something with me?"
Lan En complimented sincerely.
"Your alchemy classroom is really useful. But I'm an employee of the Erethusa Academy after all, and I'm here for intelligence. ”
When it came to business, the faces of both of them began to be serious. Rann leaned forward slightly in his chair, and Margarita lowered her poetry book and glass.
"Whip the Horse, has the ship's intelligence arrived?"
The Headeater ended up aboard the ship with more than twenty of his children, the only clue to Ran's whereabouts.
After Margarita stated that she wanted Rann to be her "debt collector", the pursuit of this information was taken over by the Eritusa Academy.
They are a long-established and powerful academy where the sorceresses who have graduated have built a network of relationships through the academy.
This power is used to find clues, and I don't know how much stronger than a weak witcher.
"Thanks to the college's network, our foreign affairs department did find something."
When it comes to eating one of her own students, and almost eating her own bunch of chop, Margarita's face is frighteningly cold.
"The registered address of the Whip Horse is in Novigre, and they travel back and forth between the Nilfgaard Empire and Novigre in the south all year round, and they are engaged in the precious timber business."
Lane shifted into a comfortable sitting position in his chair.
"The trade capital of the world and the empire of the distant South...... It sounds like a normal deal. ”
"It's not 'seeming', everything is normal with them. According to the route information, they do pass by the coast of Willen on the night you break that group of mongrels. In other words, you're not seeing deck ships. ”
Margarita has a small backpack hanging from the back of her wheelchair.
The style is a delicate carry-on bag commonly used by women.
Her hand rummaged through it and pulled out a large pile of materials.
Lan En couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
The volume of that pile of materials was significantly larger than that of a small satchel.
It's magic that interferes with space.
Blonde beauty flipping through the information.
"And it's even more 'coincidental'. The captain of the ship had ordered a set of wagons in advance at the carriage shop in Novi Gray to transport the goods, but by yesterday the carriage dealer had received a notice to reduce the carriage rental and liquidated damages. ”
Lan En said with a smile: "If it is used to transport people, how many carriages are enough to transport?" ”
Margarita sneered and flipped through the pages of information: "A hundred or so." ”
"And what about after the reduction?"
"Twenty-five at most."
"Aha." Lan En smiled and applauded in his chair, but his eyes had already begun to glow with a cold light.
"So the final question is...... Where is this shipment going? ”
"Snap" Margarita flicked the pile of information into her hand, making a crisp sound.
"Not far away, the capital of Temeria - Vijma."