Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Potioneering

“There are many ways to classify poisons, such as the most common, classifying them by source and use. ”

Sybil held a twig of an unknown tree in her hand, cut it with scissors, squeezed out the sap inside, and continued:

“Natural ones include plant toxins, such as poisonous mushrooms, cassava, bitter almonds, ginkgo nuts, and so on…”

“Animal toxins, pufferfish, venomous snakes, spiders, etc. ”

“There are also poisons extracted and refined later, the most common being the agents farmers use to weed and kill insects. ”

This was a laboratory in Adolf’s manor, now used as a parlor for potioneering lectures.

Karl held a quill pen in his hand, nodding and taking notes, while occasionally helping to process medicinal herbs.

“Your habit of taking notes is very good. ”

Sybil picked up a glass bottle, gently shook the liquid inside, and praised:

“Master once said, never put down your pen and ink, they are more useful than your brain. ”

A poor memory is better than a good pen.

There are similar sayings here too.

“Besides the classification just now, I prefer another one. ”

Sybil continued:

“Classification based on toxic effects. ”

“It can be roughly divided into blood toxins, neurotoxins, corrosive toxins, enzyme toxins…, this way, it’s more targeted to prepare antidotes. ”

She said, handing over a test tube with half a potion in it.

“Try it. ”

“This is the paralysis toxin I prepared, it can make a knight squire stiff and lose the ability to resist for a short time. ”

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Karl’s face turned pale:

“Really try it?”

“Of course. ” Sybil said with a matter-of-fact expression:

“There is no better way to learn the principles and combinations of potions than to experience them yourself, and trying more can also increase your body’s resistance to poisons. ”

“It will also be easier to learn the witchcraft ‘Poison Immunity’ in the future. ”

“Okay. ” Karl sighed helplessly, forcibly suppressing the anxiety in his heart, took the poison and drank it down.

He had tasted several potions these days.

According to Sybil, this immersive experience was the most efficient way to learn, and it was also the style she learned from her master, Adolf.

After just a few breaths, Karl felt his breathing become rapid and his body began to stiffen.

“How is it?”

Sybil asked with a smile on her face:

“Do you feel it coming on?”

Karl’s face flushed red, he nodded with difficulty, and at the same time staggered towards the experimental table and began to prepare the potion.

Not long after.

He poured the potion he had prepared into his mouth, and then his body went limp, collapsing onto the chair, gasping for air.

“Not bad!”

Sybil clapped her hands lightly:

“It seems that you have fully grasped the knowledge taught in yesterday’s class, and there were no mistakes in preparing the potion while your body was paralyzed. I was originally planning to help you detoxify. ”

Karl was physically exhausted and unable to respond.

After a period of contact, he also had some understanding of Sybil’s character.

Essentially.

Sybil was a girl full of curiosity about the world, but due to her upbringing, she was also very cautious about the outside world.

So she was often naive.

At first contact, one would feel that she was cold and distant, but once familiar, she was easy to get close to.

After all, she was just a teenage girl, how deep could her thoughts be?

“Ding ling ling…”

The bell for the end of class rang.

Sybil stopped what she was doing and smiled, extending her hand:

“We had a total of three classes today, and there are two additional potion formulas, a total of twelve gold coins. ”

“Twelve?” Karl’s face turned pale.

He was speechless for a long time, not knowing whether it was because the toxins in his body had not been cleared or because he was frightened by this number.

Knowledge has a price.

After stepping into the world of wizards, he had the most profound understanding of this.

Even for the needs of class, potion formulas had to be paid for, and the prices of different formulas were different.

And.

Even the materials consumed in class had to be paid for by himself.

In short, everything cost money.

Even though he had brought back a lot of things from the Other World, the gold coins he had exchanged for them were being consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He could only sigh lightly at the moment.

“I’ll bring it in two days. ”

“Alright. ”

Thanks to his previous good credit, Sybil didn’t care that he was in debt.

“Sybil. ”

The classroom door opened and a beautiful woman walked in: “Your master sent a letter, mentioning something very important, come and have a look. ”

Karl got up and bowed:

“Lady. ”

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Catherine was Adolf’s wife, and in the language of the Gando Kingdom, the name symbolized purity.

Unlike the elderly Adolf.

Catherine was less than thirty years old, the most beautiful age for a woman, and she was extremely beautiful.

Among the many women Karl had seen, in terms of eyebrows, perhaps only Lady Anne, who captivated countless men, could compare to her.

“Karl. ”

Catherine nodded:

“Are you staying for dinner today?”

“No. ” Karl shook his head:

“It’s too late to go back, it’s not safe on the road. ”

“You can stay. ” Catherine smiled:

“There are many empty rooms in the manor. ”

“No trouble needed. ” Karl still shook his head and refused.

“Alright then. ”

Catherine shrugged.

She was quite satisfied with Adolf’s newly accepted disciple, who had always been very respectful to her.

Unlike Tim.

He appeared to be a gentleman on the surface, but his eyes were lecherous, he often peeked at her secretly, making her very uncomfortable.

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Back at his residence, Jenny had already prepared the meal.

Her cooking skills were getting better and better.

Karl was not polite, his rent included food, laundry, and washing clothes, which was normal in the Gando Kingdom.

Bedroom.

Karl packed all the collected materials, then lifted his leg and came to the Divine Domain Fragment familiarly.

“Finally…”

“The potion formula is in hand!”

These days, he studied potioneering with Sybil, firstly to acquire knowledge, and secondly for the formula.

The potion formula that used Necromantic Dust as the main ingredient and could increase the mental power of wizard apprentices.

Light of Wisdom!

This was the name of the formula.

The preparation of potions was extremely demanding on the order of materials, time, and ratio.

The slightest error could lead to the potion being ineffective at best, and at worst, an explosion or turning from a tonic into a poison.

And precision,

was precisely Karl’s specialty.

Within the Divine Domain Fragment, he could control his power with absolute precision, ensuring that there were no errors during preparation.

Moreover, if he prepared it in the Divine Domain Fragment, he could also minimize the influence of the external environment.

“20% diluted honey, crushed purple lotus, and top-grade crystal fragments weighing seven grams…”

Glassware, test tubes, oil lamps…

All kinds of laboratory equipment were neatly arranged.

“Poof!”

A puff of black smoke emerged, announcing the failure of the experiment.

Karl’s expression remained unchanged.

Even though he had precise control over his power, he was still unfamiliar with the ratio of potion combinations.

It was highly unlikely that the first preparation would be successful.

Failure was inevitable.

He picked up the quill pen and recorded the experimental data on the side.

“Attempt two, increase the weight of the crystal fragments, delay the time of adding Necromantic Dust, record the data. ”

“Poof!”

“Attempt three, process the purple lotus roots…”

“Bang!”

A ball of flame exploded, causing some of the equipment to shatter. Fortunately, Karl was prepared and had bought spare supplies in advance.

“Attempt thirty-seven, honey solidification degree two, Necromantic Dust quantity seven…”

“Clack!”

As a few drops of liquid flowed into the test tube, Karl also understood why this potion was called the Light of Wisdom.

The crystal, ground into powder, shimmered with a faint light after dissolving.

Gently shaking the test tube, it was as if streams of light were overflowing and shining, magnificent and beautiful, making people involuntarily indulge in it.

“Hmm…”

“It should be the effect of the Necromantic Dust that gives the potion’s light a certain enchanting characteristic. ”

Putting down the test tube, Karl continued to conduct experiments.

Soon.

“One portion of Necromantic Dust can be used to prepare two portions of Light of Wisdom, and the other materials cost six gold pounds. ”

“Next…”

“Test the effects!”