Chapter 17
Nidos Continent
It has been three months since Jiang Zhulang obtained the rank of Potions Apprentice. During this time, his daily life was just eating and drinking, and brushing up his reputation.
If this were a game, then you could see his fame bar growing rapidly.
"It turns out that Lord Lannuo, who invented the hair growth potion, is so young. He is really young and promising!"
"Look at me. I forgot to introduce myself. That's really rude. You can call me Andre."
At another extravagant dance party, a middle-aged man dressed in aristocratic style came up to Jiang Zhulang with a glass of wine in hand, with a flattering but unforced smile.
Jiang Zhulang clinked glasses with him, and after the two of them exchanged some words to set the scene, Andre raised his hand, indicating that he had something to say that needed to be avoided in front of the crowd.
When the two of them walked to the corner pillar, he began to compliment: "You are indeed a young talent. Now that I see you, you are even more handsome than the rumors say."
"I wonder if Lord Lanno can customize a potion for me? Just tell me what materials you want to use, and I will definitely meet your requirements."
Jiang Zhulang's eyes inadvertently swept across the faintly visible tattoo behind his ear, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
As the knowledge of the hair growth potion spread among bald people, his name became known to the nobles.
During this period of time, he went to various dances, not to eat and drink for free, but to wait for someone.
Or in other words, the group of people behind this person.
The Holy Spirit Potion Society is a potion organization that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Its members include most of the famous potion masters on the continent of Nidos.
Many potion masters consider joining a potion society a lifelong pursuit.
But it never recruits openly and only sends invitations to those who meet the requirements.
This man named Andre, on the surface, is a minor nobleman with an empty title but a declining family background. In reality, he is an outer-layer connector of the Holy Spirit Potion Society, specializing in recruiting and recommending talented potion masters to join the Potion Society.
There is no doubt that Lanno is "talented" as he can independently mix a new potion at such a young age and it is so practical.
Now that he came to us to request customized potions, it was a disguised examination for membership.
As for why the membership requirements of this pharmacy association are so high?
Of course, this is because the Pharmacy Association is just a cover. After recruiting pharmacists with potential and ideas into the association, they will secretly develop a group of people to enter the secret laboratory set up under the Pharmacy Association.
Joining that secret laboratory is Jiang Zhulang's goal.
Jiang Zhulang said: "Customized?"
Although he had figured out Andre's purpose, he still put on a surprised expression. After all, custom-made potions were extremely rare for people from Nidos, and it was too advanced.
Andre nodded and mysteriously took out a roll of parchment wrapped in a dark green ribbon, which was densely written with requirements.
"You know, there are always some requirements that cannot be met by the potions currently on the market." He winked and thrust the message stone over to him, as if he didn't think he would refuse.
As a lineman, Andre has been quietly observing Lanno for a long time.
This young potion master, who had become famous in just three months, often appeared in the conversations of the noble groups, and he was also discussed together with his hair growth potion with amazing effects.
Just a small bottle can help you get rid of the pain of baldness and regrow your hair. It is truly the savior for many bald people.
Thinking back to when he was young, Andre was also a handsome and elegant boy, but he didn't cherish his hair.
As time passed, Andre began to regret when he reached middle age and had a greasy, bald bald head.
It hurts, it hurts so much!
In order to save his increasingly thin hair, he visited countless potion makers, drank countless strange-tasting potions, and threw handfuls of gold coins, without even a splash.
He had originally taken baldness lightly. After all, his family had been bald for generations, and it was a bit of a gene inheritance. He just needed to wear a wig to cover it up a little.
Who would have thought that at a gathering of a small noble group half a month ago, he saw that his good brother, who was even balder than him and had become a bald man, actually had grown hair!
He had no doubt about the authenticity of the hair. After all, how could a rough and stiff wig have the smooth, shiny and soft texture of real hair?
Not to mention, my good brother held his chin high, lifted his hair whenever he saw anyone, and wanted to brag about himself to everyone present. He looked like a cat!
Listen, listen to this:
"How are you doing lately? How did you know I have long hair?"
"This wine is not bad. Maybe it's because I have more hair, so it tastes extra mellow."
"Hey, this outfit makes my hair shine even more!"
"Wigs? I never use anything like that."
That kind of showing off is disgusting!
As the saying goes, your own failure is terrible, but your friend's success is even more heartbreaking.
We agreed to walk hand in hand with each other, why did you leave me with long hair?!
Andre gnashed his teeth and went forward to talk. According to the unspoken rules of conversation between nobles, the two hypocritically exchanged a lot of nonsense. Finally, Andre learned about Viscount Conley from his good brother, and learned about Lanno's name from Viscount Conley.
It is said that this magical potion is sold in limited quantities due to production reasons.
If his family hadn't had some connection with Conley's great-great-great-grandfather, he wouldn't have been able to buy the potion by simply paying an extra 5,000 gold.
Looking at his rapidly growing hair, Andre cried with joy: For less than 10,000 gold, he could save his baldness. What a great deal! !
With a little bit of selfishness and the blessing of Lannuo's reputation, Andre decided to use the few recommendation quotas he had. After the report he submitted to the Holy Spirit Pharmacy was passed, he took the Pharmacy's membership examination and went to find Lannuo.
Although according to the regulations, he may not reveal the relevant information of the Holy Spirit Potion Society, but for a potion master, who can refuse the party that is generous and also includes materials?
Jiang Zhulang nodded in agreement, and he and Andre smiled at each other, each with their own ulterior motives.
A legitimate transaction was turned into an underground collusion.
Andre/Jiang Zhulang: Great, the fish is biting!
Both parties are very satisfied with the outcome of this negotiation, which is cause for celebration.
After leaving the party, Jiang Zhulang opened the scroll and checked the requirements. It showed that a drug that could quickly corrode green quartz was needed.
Green quartz is one of the hardest stones recognized in the continent of Nidos. Even the arcane can only scrape off a layer of it.
Because it is too hard and has no usable value, it is cheaper than even a dung ball.
——After all, dung balls can be used as fertilizer, what can your green crystal stone do?
This kind of useless stone was certainly not designed by Jiang Zhulang. As a cartoonist, when setting the outline, the cartoonist would only list items that would help advance the plot.
Jiang Zhulang saw it in the book "Mineral Encyclopedia of Nidos Continent".
As soon as Jiang Zhulang saw the introduction of the green quartz, he was deeply impressed by its uselessness:
Although it is strong, it is too hard to be used in large quantities as a building material.
Too common, and unable to conduct arcane energy, making it difficult to use as an alchemical item.
There are a lot of useless things, but this is the first time he has seen something so useless.
Jiang Zhulang guessed that this was also the result of the completion of world consciousness.
Andre, or the Holy Spirit Medicine Society behind them, made a really weird request. If Jiang Zhulang was really a native mainlander, he would probably think that he was making things difficult for him.
But he is not.
After all, among the existing potions, the only one that can harm cyanite is a highly poisonous potion, which requires soaking it in the liquid for fifteen days before the stone can be corroded.
Obviously, it does not meet the "fast" requirement of the Holy Medicine Society.
Recalling Andre's unnatural reason: "My friend's new business needs it." Jiang Zhulang laughed out loud.
It's really hard for him to come up with such an excuse.
Jiang Zhulang returned to the rented courtyard, exchanged a few words with Luo Xia who had finished the experiment, and then plunged into the potion room.
He suspected that after the trip to Nadine City, he and Roshia were hit by a debuff called "two people cannot appear at the same time".
It is no exaggeration to say that the two of them have almost never appeared together since they rented this three-story villa with a small courtyard.
When he was free, he would concentrate on the altar with Roshia. When Roshia came out for some fresh air, he would throw himself into one dance after another.
What is going on?
Stroking his chin and unable to figure out the reason, Jiang Zhulang started the fire and decided to experiment with the ready-made materials first. Once he had a direction, he would find the scapegoat to settle the matter.
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Escape from the comic world, Jiang Zhulang switched states in a second.
He found that as his dreams increased, going from reality into comics or from comics back to reality no longer had any impact on his spirit.
In the past, he would be dazed for a few breaths, unable to tell where he was, and would always wait for a few seconds before he could calm down. But now he doesn't have that feeling at all.
Jiang Zhulang guessed: Could it be that tolerance has increased?
I opened my phone and a message from Brother Li popped up at the right time: "Why haven't you named your work yet? You can't use the current name and cover for the homepage, right? (cat scratching head jpg)"
Seeing this, he remembered that he had not yet named the comic.
Jiang Zhulang clicked on the main page of the work, "Prepare to cancel the account, ten...", but because the name was too long, it was folded.
Hiss, what should I name it?
As someone who is not good at naming, the badly-finished manga "The Warlock's Throne" is the best he can come up with.
Now that the main plot has deviated, he can't just use this name to save trouble, wouldn't he be exposed in an instant?
Furthermore, "Lanno" activated his bloodline in one step, and his combat power has already reached the ceiling level of the Nidos continent. It would be a bit inappropriate to use a similar name.
So, Potions Master...?
No, the name sounded like a story about a rookie apprentice who went through many setbacks and finally became a master of potions. It was totally inconsistent with his potion-making which was purely a tool.
Jiang Zhulang covered his head and couldn't think of a suitable one after thinking for a long time.
In that case, why not ask the magical forum?