Chapter 13: The Restless Old Mage
In the room where the Storm Wolves are raised. Before he could start processing the bloodstains, Leo felt like he was going to throw up.
Because when he came back from the water, he found that there were not only blood stains on the ground, but also many strange things.
Minced meat, a small section of intestines, and pieces of bone are mixed together, and the disgusting and terrifying Cheng dù is simply creepy. Fortunately, Leo had killed someone, so much so that he could barely hold on. But the smell of the more than a dozen storm wolves around them that showed fierce light was not at all something that normal people could endure.
Deliberately leaving a small gap in the anti-demon iron door, Leo endured the discomfort and got to work, eavesdropping on the lecture outside.
After more than an hour, the floor was cleared and the outside class was over.
"They're really learning elementary plane geometry, and there should be elementary algebra, and that thing that multiplies a few times equals a few sounds like a binary equation. ”
If it comes to calculus and analytic geometry and the like, Leo doesn't have much confidence, but in junior high and high school mathematics, he can often get 90 points.
"The physics and chemistry of this world are different from the earth, and the periodic table must have changed, but mathematics, judging from the current situation, is still the same as the earth, and if the mage apprentices all learn this, then I must have quite an advantage. I just don't know how far the mathematics of this world has developed, and if you have the opportunity, you must go to the Academy of Magic to find out. ”
Thinking about his future, Leo lifted the barrel full of Yin Hong's blood and walked outside again.
At this time, the class had ended, and in the huge magic room, only the old mage Byron and the deliberately stayed to play the role of assistant, and set up almost Owen.
Hearing Leo's footsteps, the old mage turned around and asked, "Are you the new servant?"
"Didn't you just say that? Could it be that this old mage has a bad memory?" Leo was a little puzzled, muttered in his heart, and replied respectfully, "Yes." ”
The old mage fiddled with the glassware in his hand and asked, "What's your name?"
Leo paused, "Dear Master Byron, my name is Leo. ”
"It's too thin, and it doesn't look like it can live long, Owen, how did you pick it?" The old mage looked displeased.
Owen suddenly became nervous, and replied carefully: "It was recommended by the chief servant, saying that he can do any qiē job, or ...... Shall I go and come back with another one?"
As soon as he heard Owen say this, Leo became entangled, of course he didn't want to wait every day for a group of evil wolves who could kill him at any time, but he also wanted to stay in the real room and learn more about magic. However, I have no ability to influence this kind of decision, so I have to wait honestly for it to be settled.
"No, let's do it first. Byron looked disgusted with trouble, shook his head, and said to Leo, "Do you know your duty?"
"Got it. Leo let out a secret sigh and quickly replied.
The old mage was slightly satisfied when he saw that Leo was not too nervous when he faced him, and he looked quite stable.
He beckoned Leo to come over, and he pointed to the glassware on the metal counter and said, "Go and clean these few, you have five minutes, remember, it must be completely clean!"
The industrial development of this world is basically still in the primitive stage, and the price of glass is quite expensive, not to mention the high-precision utensils in the magic practice. If one piece is broken, Leo may not be able to afford compensation after working for more than ten years.
But the other party's order could not be ignored, so he had no choice but to put down the barrel temporarily, take the test tubes, beakers, flasks and other utensils that were hung with various stains and exuded a strange smell, and obtained a small bottle of decontamination potion from the old mage, and walked cautiously to the bathroom.
The decontamination potion is a low-level magic potion, except for its extremely strong decontamination ability, it has no other effect, and it is similar to the dish soap of the previous life.
However, Leo was still the first to come into contact with real magical objects, so he was naturally very interested in decontamination potions.
In the small bottle with a thick thumb and a long index finger, the pale green liquid glows with a strange luster, and the cap is screwed to make it smell faintly fragrant.
Fearing that the thing would be corrosive, Leo poured only a small drop into the beaker filled with clean water. As soon as the potion entered the beaker filled with water, it immediately foamed, and the unknown stain on the beaker wall began to dissolve rapidly.
"What the hell is the ingredient of this thing, the effect is quite obvious, and it feels much stronger than dish soap. Leo couldn't resist his curiosity, and dipped his index finger in a little foam, not the burning he feared, but a cool feeling.
He was finally completely relieved, and cleaned the utensils, as for the composition of the tainting potion, he did not have this level now, nor did he have the time.
............
In the magic room, the medium beaker was filled with a reddish liquid, like blood, but much more diluted, and it was boiling under the heating of the magic flame.
The old mage Byron stared so intently that Leo didn't notice when he returned.
"This time, there should be more blood crystals. The old mage muttered to himself, and seeing that the heat was almost over, he said to Owen, "Go and get a bottle of coagulation potion." ”
Owen was quite qualified as an assistant, and walked to the surrounding cabinets and took out a vial.
The old mage took the vial, and after a few words, he poured the liquid into the beaker.
"Bang!"
A cloud of reddish smoke rose up, and the magic flame extinguished, sending Leo jumping, but the old mage and Owen had no intention of dodging, still watching the changes in the beaker.
The heavy smell of blood came, and Leo couldn't help coughing, and stared at the beaker.
As the temperature decreased, some blood-red crystals slowly appeared in the beaker.
"Are they refining some kind of crystal?" Leo thought silently, as both the old mage and Owen had their full attention on the beaker, ignoring him peeking around.
More than ten minutes passed, and only a few crystals appeared at the bottom of the beaker, and the old mage knew that the red liquid had recovered to normal temperature, and no more crystals would appear. And because the coagulant was added, it could not be refined, and this beaker liquid was completely wasted.
"Damn, it's still like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to get the finished product again this month. The old mage grabbed his hair anxiously and shouted to Owen, "Say, is there something wrong with my recipe?"
Owen opened his mouth, completely unsure of what to say. He had just become an apprentice in magic, and he didn't know much about alchemy, let alone one of the most brilliant achievements of alchemy, the "Blood Extraction".
Of course, the old mage knew that he couldn't ask anything, he just wanted to vent, but his heart began to miss his former assistant.
That level 2 mage was really talented, and even after studying with him for less than half a year, he was able to complete the low-level "Blood Extraction" independently, and if it weren't for that terrible accident, he would definitely be able to complete the intermediate "Blood Extraction" now.
"Could it be that I'm too old, my old eyes are dizzy, and I'm no longer suitable for making zuò bloodline essence?" the old mage sighed, this was the third cup of bloodline essence in a few days, but the blood crystal was obtained, but it was less than half of what it was before.
If you still can't pay a complete bottle of "Storm Wolf Bloodline Essence" to the family this month, then not only will the most elite Storm Clans in the family not be able to get any replenishment, but even their own abilities will be questioned.
For Byron, who was also engaged in another important practice, it would be an extremely severe blow to him if the family lowered the supply of goods to him.
Although there are less than thirty people, the Storm Wolf Bloodline Warriors are one of the most important forces in the Joseph family, and they are said to be very prestigious in the entire empire along with the Fierce Demon Bloodline Warriors who continue to the family.
Select a family warrior who is level 2 or above and has talent but has not awakened the Furious Demon Bloodline, or has no special bloodline, and grants the "Storm Wolf Bloodline Essence" to make them obtain the Intermediate Storm Wolf Bloodline. Not only will the body be greatly strengthened, but even the road to promotion will be much smoother.
Although this artificially obtained bloodline cannot be passed on to future generations, in terms of strength, it is no different from the inherited bloodline, and even because it is bound to awaken, it is longed for by countless people.
For example, the current leader of the Storm Band, one of the Count's most powerful assistants, Eevee Alpin, is already a level 7 warrior.
And because of the limitations of raw materials and formulas, things like bloodline essence have been firmly maintained by major families and magic academies, and the price has remained high, and even a bottle of low-grade bloodline essence can be sold for thousands of gold coins.
"Maybe it's time to call a certain kid back, after all, the formula of the essence of the storm wolf blood can't be cut off in my hands. At this moment, the old mage was shaken.
He already clearly felt that he was a little powerless, whether it was in the grasp of the heat or the configuration of the solution, it could not be compared with that year. In the past few years, there has been no sign of a breakthrough in his strength, and there has been no innovation and improvement in the real yàn, and even the output of the real yàn precision and the essence of the storm wolf bloodline is also declining, which is really a rather worrying signal.
The old mage also knew that the current situation of decline had caused some people to be dissatisfied, and some guys had begun to covet the rich supply of the real yàn room, but no one had really been able to shake their position yet.
After all, he began to master the family room a long time ago, even earlier than Count Clemmond Joseph himself inherited the title, and after so many years, he was able to ensure a stable supply of bloodline essence, so his status in the family was very high.
"Maybe it's only a matter of time before I get out of here. The old mage was a little depressed, but he quickly remembered the behemoth stored in the next room, so he quickly denied his thoughts, "No, if that real yàn can succeed, I will definitely be able to live for a few more decades, and after hitting level 7, I will get unprecedented changes, so there is no need to hand over the formula so early!
After a long silence, the old mage regained his composure and said, "Owen, that's all for today, you can go back." ”
"Okay, see you tomorrow, teacher. Owen also seemed to be about to lose the oppressive atmosphere, and almost ran away from the room.
Seeing the old mage carefully clamp the crystals with tweezers, dehydrate them, and collect them, Leo was finally sure that he was indeed extracting some kind of crystals.
"The coagulant should be similar to the salting out method, adding a third substance to the liquid to rapidly reduce the solubility of the solute. Well, but it seems that there is no concept of crystal seeds in this world......"
Leo thought for a moment, but decided not to say it yet, after all, he had just entered the real yàn room, and it was not a good thing to rush out without even knowing the other party's character.
At this time, the old mage had already collected all the crystals, and noticed Leo standing aside, so he said angrily: "What are you doing there, come and clean up here, when I come back in the afternoon, you'd better have already finished your work!" After saying that, he took two books from the bookshelf and went straight back to his room.