"Hey... Lin, what potion did you give to the captain and the other two? Scarlett is still laughing somewhere after such a long time." In the entire adventure team, it was basically only Lin Xingchen and him who were chatting. No one else was as energetic as them.
"For magicians, it is one of the best potions, called Magic Boiling. It is a potion that can accelerate the absorption of magic power by the user and amplify the power of magic. Even if I tell you too much, you still won't understand that this is a magician's business."
"Hey... You said I don't understand, but aren't you also a swordsman? I'm curious why you chose to learn potions? This thing is very difficult to learn."
"Pharmacy is my hobby, just like I like cooking. Isn't it nice to make a delicious meal for myself?"
"Okay, of course I'm fine. I just think that you're going too far. Is it true that you wrote on your sign that you can cook, make potions, and cast magic circles?"
"You can think of me as bragging." Lin Xingchen replied jokingly.
"Please let me see it if I have the chance. If I didn't have a talent for magic, I would actually like magicians."
"Hehe...does one need talent to be a magician?"
"What do you mean? Don't you want talent?" Ma Xi couldn't stand the two people chatting anymore.
"Brother Ma Xi, don't be angry. We were just joking, and what I said makes sense."
"Magic is the application of mental communication elements through spells, and what I said is that it is actually possible without talent."
"Tell me about it." Caitlin also became interested.
"You are a magician, so you naturally know that so-called talent is actually a kind of application of the spirit. Some people are born with the ability to easily concentrate their spiritual power, while others need to cultivate their spiritual power and magic power through special methods."
But in fact, most people are unable to gather magic power. Just like planting a tree requires a seed, ordinary people lack this seed and therefore cannot learn magic.
My idea is to allow ordinary people to amplify or expand their spiritual power through the existence of magic circles, so as to cultivate magic power."
"It's a pipe dream. It's simply impossible to do." Scarlett said firmly.
"You won't know if it works until you try. Besides, what I said is just a parole. What if it really works? What do you think?"
"Maybe you are really suitable for our team. Your brilliant ideas really make me feel very wonderful." Caitlin said in a tone that was not sure whether it was a compliment or a mockery.
"I'll just take it as a compliment. By the way, what else can you two do besides magic?"
"I also know some magic circles, and Scarlett has done some research on magic patterns."
"Wow, magic patterns! Although my teacher also knows magic patterns, he still asked me to concentrate. Actually, I have always wanted to learn magic patterns." Lin Xingchen said with a longing look.
"I think you should improve your fighting spirit! Your elven bloodline and sword skills are a really good combination.
Lin, I have a question I have always wanted to ask you. Since I have the opportunity today, I wonder if you can ask me for an answer. "
"Captain, if you ask, I will answer as long as it is not about my privacy."
"Since you have the talent of an elf, why don't you learn magic? Instead, sword skills?"
"Because swordsmen are more handsome! Every time I swing my sword and move, I feel like a man as fast as the wind. It's really fun."
"That's a perfect answer that suits you very well." Caitlin froze there for a long time before replying.
After that, everyone became familiar with each other. After so many battles, everyone let go of their last guard against each other and truly regarded each other as companions.
In the late afternoon, Caitlin and the other four gathered around, watching Lin Xingchen prepare potions on the dining table where they had been having dinner.
The large beaker was filled with the herbal juice squeezed by Colliver, and all the herbs had been cleaned by Marcy and each one had been drained of moisture.
Today, Lin Xingchen planned to show off his potion-mixing skills for a few people, and some people from the caravan also gathered around to watch the fun.
He picked up the beaker with his left hand and the fire element quickly condensed in his left hand, quickly heating the temperature of the medicine juice in the beaker through the glass.
As the temperature he wanted was about to be reached, Lin Xingchen grabbed a handful of herbs with his right hand and squeezed them hard until they rotted. He threw them into the beaker, and the originally green color actually changed to blue.
This time, he was preparing a very advanced potion, which required as many as ten kinds of medicinal materials, and he would constantly add the herbs he needed when appropriate. The beaker was not like preparing a potion, but more like boiling a cup of rotten grass roots.
As the last medicine was added, Lin Xingchen began to shake the beaker slowly from his left hand to his right.
Every time the beaker was shaken, the color inside would change until it turned purple-red, and then Lin Xingchen stopped warming and shaking it.
There were already many medicine bottles on the table. After several filterings, Lin Xingchen filled those medicine bottles one by one.
"Hehehe... I finally succeeded. I'm pretty lucky today. In the past, it would take at least three attempts to succeed once."
"Lin, what kind of potion is this? The color looks really nice." Colliver asked as he picked up a covered potion.
"Hehe... Of course it looks good. I named this potion Top Magic Potion. It can be said to be an enhanced version of the Magic Boiling Potion."
"If a magician uses it, within ten hours, not only will it have the effect of the Magic Boiling Potion, but it will also have other effects. The first is that the magic amplitude and recovery will accelerate the condensation of magic. This is the effect of the Magic Boiling Potion. The second effect is to increase your casting speed and reduce the interval between castings.
I don't need to tell you about this ability, and you probably all know its benefits. The third ability is called spell expansion, which means increasing the attack power of your magic."
“Is this true? Is it really that powerful?!!!” Many people who knew about potions shouted.
"It's true, you'll know if you try it!" After saying that, she picked up two bottles of potion that had not yet been corked and handed them to Caitlin and Scarlett.
The two of them took it and drank it. After a dozen or so seconds, the drug took effect. Caitlin and Scarlett's faces turned red like crabs scalded by boiling water.
"Hurry up and release your magic power, or go to meditate and don't waste my potion."
After hearing this, the two ran back to their tents, while the leader of the caravan looked at Lin Xingchen and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, I wonder if you would like to sell this potion? If you are willing to sell it, I am willing to give you a suitable price."
"Don't count on it. A magician will never have too much of this kind of potion. I still have potions to prepare. If you have nothing else to do, please just watch and don't disturb me."
After saying that, he took out some herbs and started washing with Masi.
"What potion is this time?"
"Just now it was the magician's potion, now it's naturally our swordsman's potion! The effect is the same, but this increases fighting spirit instead of magic power."
Lin Xingchen now prepares medicines very roughly. He used to handle various details meticulously, but now, as long as it does not affect the efficacy of the medicine, he will generally prepare it as fast as possible and prepare a large cup at a time.
Marcy and Colliver both got one, took it and tried it, and after finding that it was effective, they went back to practice.
Seeing the moon coming out, Lin Xingchen took out the potion he really wanted to prepare today. There were fifteen kinds of herbs on the table. Alchemy is a rigorous subject, but like magic, it requires talent.
Lin Xingchen's talent in this area is as excellent as his magic, which is probably due to the elves' natural sensitivity and sharpness to things.
The most precious of these herbs are the Leaves of Life Leaf and a herb called Moonlight Grass. The reason why the potion had to be prepared this time was because Colliver encountered a patch of strange grass when he went out to explore.
When he came back and told Lin Xingchen about it, Lin Xingchen immediately went with him to check it out. When they came back, Lin Xingchen announced that he would prepare the medicine after dinner.
The leaves of the Life Tree are the most valuable to others, but in Lin Xingchen's eyes, the most valuable is the Moonlight Grass. This kind of thing has requirements for the growth environment, and one of its characteristics is that it cannot be preserved for a long time. It must be used within ten hours after picking, otherwise its medicinal effect will begin to evaporate in ten hours until it has no medicinal effect at all.
This time, a normal beaker was used instead of a large beaker. Each addition was done with great caution, and sometimes the beaker had to be stopped to cool down before being heated again.
It took Lin Xingchen more than an hour to finally configure what he wanted. Although he failed several times before, he finally succeeded.
I happily put away the potions, cleaned up, and went to bed. The next morning, everyone set off as usual.
After showing his pass to the patrolling garrison for inspection, he was allowed to pass. It was only at this time that Lin Xingchen heard the relieved expression on the face of the coachman beside him.
"You're not hurt while we're here, why are you so worried?"
"Sir, you are a magician. Although you keep saying that you are a swordsman, we are not blind. You are not afraid of danger, but we are! Now that we have left Skat, there will be no danger on the way ahead. I am naturally relieved."
"Yes! Everyone hopes to make money easily and spend it happily." Everyone was very happy after leaving the dangerous area.
Lin Xingchen played the flute while sitting in the carriage, and the beautiful sound intoxicated the whole caravan.
Just as everyone was listening to Lin Xingchen's playing, hundreds of arrows flew towards the caravan again.
Thanks to the high elves' sensitivity to sound, Lin Xingchen put down his flute and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Enemy attack..."