Chapter 319: The Road Ahead 1
For the next ten days, Gehr stayed in the villa, except for normal eating, drinking and sleeping, the rest of the time he stayed in the underground room and the study on the second floor, occasionally hanging by the small lake outside the villa, looking for some squirrels, insects, fish and other small creatures to come back as samples of the villa, but the stay was not long, and he would soon return, learning the knowledge that had been sorted into the database or staying in the real yàn room to mix potions, practice making demonic servants and magic items.
As for the three potion formulas that Dilansina exchanged for the Elemental Cloak series, Gehr had already studied a little bit of eyebrows, as long as he understood the principle of the potion's action and the exact number of effects, the internal and external indicators of the qualified potion, and the detailed formula that he had already mastered, it would be very smooth for him to pour out the core secrets contained in the potion and then research the derivative potion formula based on it, it would be very smooth, it would be nothing more than the length of time it took.
However, now that the computing power in Gehr's soul module is all on Angel Dust's derivative potions, the backward deduction and reconstruction of the Elemental Cloak series of potions can only be put aside first, and for the time being, only some finished potions can be prepared according to the existing formula, which can be used as their own combat material reserves, or they can be sold appropriately, and the funds obtained can be used to buy more materials, so as to prepare more potions.
Angel Duster didn't want to expose it yet, and the stone skin potion and spirit coordination potion he had obtained from Longbottom couldn't sell for a high price, so Gell set his sights on the Elemental Cloak series of potions. The effects of all three potions are similar, that is, a layer of embodied energy is attached to the surface of the user's body, causing elemental damage to the target who is close to it. It's just that the type of elemental damage is different, and some of the main ingredients required for the recipe are different. It's a waste of material to make them all, so it's better to concentrate on one of them for the time being.
After a detailed comparison. Gehr chose the Cloak of Thunder flask, which deals lightning damage to enemies he can reach and can inflict the negative effect of paralyzing his body.
As for the reason for the choice, first of all, it is because the elemental attributes corresponding to this potion have relatively high requirements for the pharmacist's ability to manipulate wind energy particles, and this is his strength; the second point is that relatively speaking, the materials required for this elixir formula are better to collect; and the last point is that according to the latest analysis results, some of the materials required for angel dust derivative potions can be replaced by some materials for making thunder cloak elixirs, which is just convenient for his resource accumulation, and at the same time, it is not easy to arouse the suspicion of the outside world by appropriately increasing the collection of these materials。
Gathering of required resources. Gehr naturally handed it over to Longbottom to deal with, but because the resources he had exchanged from Dilansina were almost the same as the hedrons, he had to take out some of the items found in the ruins again and let Longbottom exchange them for start-up capital first, and then use them to buy the required resources.
Counting up, except for the four bottles of Anya Water that did not move, the materials on the Dead Sound Crocodile left the heart and blood crystals, and the rest were sold out by him, and even the eggs of the two Dead Sound Crocodiles were also sold by him.
Although this egg is a good thing, it can be used to breed a rather rare magic pet. It can also be cultivated into living materials, which is something that is basically impossible to buy on the market, and can barely be regarded as a treasure. According to the information he found after returning to the academy, he wanted to raise the dead crocodile to maturity. There is no hope for forty or fifty years, and it can be said that the long-term income of this crocodile egg is very objective, but it looks chicken in front of you. Now Gehr has so much time to wait for these two eggs to become the kind of behemoth he saw in the ruins, or it is more cost-effective to exchange them for resources to improve himself.
These days, Longbottom sends in a large number of materials for the Thunder Cloak potion every day. By the way, he also brought some resources that Gehr specified as being used for research, and then took away the fixed daily bottle of potions and sold them.
The success rate of the Cloak of Thunder flask has been low. The material cost is very expensive, so Longbottom thinks it is normal for Gehr to consume such a amount, and the success rate of Geer's blending is a little higher than the average level, which can only show that Gehr has a good talent in mixing potions, but not to the point of arousing suspicion.
However, for Geer's cousin, Longbottom built yì Geer more than once, and then simply changed careers to specialize in pharmacists.
As for Longbottom's construction, Geer was just noncommittal. In fact, there is one more thing he hasn't said, that is, the finished potion he actually gives to Longbottom every day is only half of the amount he completes, that is to say, for every bottle of Thunder Cloak potion handed over to Longbottom, there is another bottle put into Gehr's secret storage room, if this finished product is counted, then according to his dispensing success rate, it can be said that he is a super genius in blending potions.
In more than ten days, a circle of stone houses around the periphery of the villa was basically built. The structure of the stone house is simple, with a single floor and only one bedroom, but this is only for the slaves, who are responsible for their own work in the villa area on weekdays, and only return to the stone house when they are resting, so that the rather simple accommodation is enough.
As for preventing slaves from escaping, it was completely unnecessary. These slaves have been marked with a special mark, even if they escape from Gehr's side, they can't escape from the jurisdiction of the mugwort rift, and because of the mark, both apprentices and wizards will easily recognize their slave status, and the mugwort rift does not have provisions to protect the slave's right to live, especially this kind of fugitive slave, it is good to be caught and sent back to the original place, if it is captured as a material for the human body, as for whether it becomes a skeleton or is transformed into some kind of monster, it depends on luck, even if it is known by the original owner, just compensate for the cost of buying slaves。
These stakes had already been communicated to the slaves in a brief training before they were sold, and the slaves had long since recognized the reality that only by relying on Gehr and Serena could they continue to live in peace.
The arrival of the slaves freed Serena from the tedious daily grind of everyday life, and in addition to her regular attendance at the academy, she studied with Gehr and acted as Gehr's assistant. Of course, Geer is still in charge of the diet, and she is still very qualified in this regard after training as a service apprentice. In addition, the deal with Longbottom gradually made her take charge, allowing Gel to focus on her own concerns.
In addition to the fixed study and practical time every day. The rest is to process the materials, simulate the dispensing of the potions, and prepare for the official dispensing. Occasionally, he finds time to study new disciplines: Magical Objects and Enchanted Servants.
Life has become very smooth.
In the midst of such busyness, time passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the silver-white clothes on the mugwort cracks had receded, and emerald green shoots had been drawn out of the dirt on the roadside, waving in the wind in the bright sunshine.
It's been a few months and it's spring.
......
Syllable!
The window of the study was pushed open, and the air mixed with the earthy smell of youth immediately poured in. Take a breath, it's still a little cool.
Gehr took a deep breath in this environment for a while, and the tiredness accumulated after working in the real room for three days and three nights suddenly subsided a lot.
"In a blink of an eye, another year has passed, and it will be that time to come twice again......"
Gehr raised his right hand and rubbed his chin, loosening the stiff facial muscles a little.
Suddenly, three large dark blue birds flew past the window, and turned their heads to look at him with some confusion as they passed in front of Gehr. Then it made a crisp birdsong and flew directly into the small lake not far away, stopping on the surface of the water and swimming peacefully.
"It's time for the Rosie Marti bird to come back, Serena. In the evening, you send the slaves to the lake to find out their nests, and then arrange for someone to go there at regular intervals to collect the feathers that have fallen. Remember. Don't do anything superfluous, just don't have bad intentions. This bird will not actively attack others, and by the way, let Longbottom bring more Hubble fruit next time. It can be used to exchange materials with those birds, and they are also intelligent creatures and can communicate. ”
"Okay, I made a note of it. ”
In the study, Serena quietly walked in and placed the silver plate on the desk, "It's time for you to eat." ”
"Okay. Gehr turned and walked over and sat down at his desk, the aroma of stewed noodles with meatballs in tomato sauce and creamy mushroom and chicken soup invaded his sense of smell.
"How's the material situation in the past few days?" Gehr quickly finished the food in front of him, picked up the special Hui Fù drink, drank it all in one gulp, and then asked Serena in front of him.
"The materials for the past three days have been counted and put into storage, exactly the same as on the list, and the Inieu Heart Core you mentioned last time has also been collected, and it is now placed in the safe in the study. Serena was very familiar with reporting on the situation of Gehr during the last few days of retreat.
All the materials are packed in a box closed by a spell, Serena is only responsible for handing over and determining the number of boxes, and it is not clear what the specific amount is inside, but she only knows the marks and symbols on the boxes, and the work after entering the underground real yàn room is handled by Gehr himself, and only some real yàn who do not need to be kept secret will be placed in the real yàn room adjacent to the study, and let Serena participate as an assistant.
This makes it less likely that others will know how much material he has consumed in the concrete yàn, and thus cannot infer his success rate.
"Alright, how are you mastering your third spell model?" Gell picked up a towel and wiped his mouth, and motioned for Serena to sit beside him.
"Well, it's almost, it should be fine in the next few days. ”
Talking about her progress, Serena is full of excitement, after such a long time of accumulation, coupled with Gehr's meticulous and perfect guidance compared to the professors of the academy, she is already one step away from the advanced apprentice, as long as she masters this improved spell model by Gehr, she can truly become a high-level apprentice, break free from the shackles given by the family, and control her own destiny very truly.
This was originally her unattainable dream, but now that it was close at hand, it felt a little incredible in addition to joy, and it was even more convincing to Gehr, who had single-handedly helped her to this point, but was not yet a wizard himself.
Thinking of this, her eyes softened a little, and she sat down beside Gehr obediently and leaned against him. (To be continued......)