Chapter 95: Chapter 95
Inside Locke's residence.
Locke looked at the two gems before him, lost in thought. On the table lay a jewel, a deep blue diamond that he had synthesized from two Level 6 Deep Blue Jades and one Level 6 quality diamond.
Locke saw its description:
[Deep Blue Diamond: A variant of Deep Blue Jade found only in the deepest underground mineral veins. This mutated version of Deep Blue Jade is produced when Deep Blue Jade devours diamond ore. Its mana filtering performance is more than ten times that of Deep Blue Jade, and its durability far exceeds that of Deep Blue Jade. A single Deep Blue Diamond can stabilize its owner's mana and produce filtering effects, reducing the user's mana fluctuations to an incredible degree.]
Locke used a diamond necklace to hide this special gem, placing the gem diamond within the special space inside the necklace.
This type of gem diamond, unless actively infused with mana, would be impossible to discover as having any special properties, since it was essentially like a mana filtering container.
Therefore, Locke didn't need to worry about anyone discovering it.
Locke tried circulating his mana, and his expression changed slightly. "Wearing this Deep Blue Diamond, my mana stability is several times higher than before. I can almost make my mana respond to every command."
Locke attempted to use magical flame techniques. The greatest difficulty for a potion master assistant lay in how to skillfully use magical flames and smoothly switch between various elemental fire sources during a brewing process. One needed to be able to proficiently switch between at least five types of magical flames to skillfully brew pharmacist assistant-level potions.
Locke snapped his fingers. First came a 1,400-degree wood element magical flame, a green flame flickering at his fingertip.
Wood element flames had the gentlest nature and were the most commonly used flames by potion masters. If one couldn't even manage this, they couldn't claim to be studying magical pharmacology.
Next, Locke's fingertip changed to a 1,000-degree fire element magical flame, and the green flame turned red.
Fire element flames had explosive properties and were often used when extracting medicinal components.
Fire element flames had relatively low temperatures, which made it more convenient to extract special components from materials, otherwise the magical flames would destroy the medicinal materials.
Locke then, without changing expression, continuously transformed the flame at his fingertip into water element flame (blue magical flame), wind element flame (pale magical flame), and earth element flame (earthy yellow magical flame).
Wood element flame, earth element flame, fire element flame, wind element flame, water element flame, these flames were all magical flames, mana flames that couldn't be easily extinguished by ordinary water.
Each had its own characteristics.
Water element flames had the lowest temperature, suitable for low-temperature extraction of internal components from medicinal materials.
Wind element flames had the highest temperature, suitable for forcefully obtaining certain components.
Earth element flames had a temperature of only 800 degrees with gentle properties, suitable for neutralizing polar magical flames, accommodating extreme components within medicines, eliminating medicinal toxicity, and reducing the toxicity of brewed potions.
These five types of mana flames were what a potion master assistant should master first. Originally, Locke had been learning them very slowly, and to fully master their application might have taken five to ten years to completely learn.
But now, with his mana enhanced by the Deep Blue Diamond, his stability was further improved.
The switching speed of the magical flames at his fingertip became faster and faster.
Locke looked at the magical flames, lost in thought. "With the Deep Blue Diamond, I can accelerate my speed of becoming a potion master assistant."
"At the potion master assistant stage, the most important talent is still mana stability, because pharmacists at this stage only need to follow formulas step by step to brew potions."
"The demand for identifying medicinal properties and developing formulas is very low."
Locke said, "As long as I can compress the switching speed of all five magical flames to within 3 seconds, I can begin formally brewing medium-difficulty potions."
Medium-difficulty potions, which were potion master assistant-level potions, generally had quite complex medicinal properties and might require proficient switching between three or more types of magical flames.
Of course, during examinations, they would still test the switching speed and mastery level of the five common magical flames. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on noⅴelfire.net
This was fundamental skill.
Locke's eyes filled with confidence. "Once I become a potion master assistant quickly, I can prepare advanced Growth Gel, advanced nutritious soil, and nutrient solutions myself, saving some money."
"Becoming a potion master assistant, I might even gain a new way to earn magic stones. The potions I brew myself can be further synthesized to improve their effects, which should quickly feed back into my mental strength growth progress, and even feed back into my learning in the breeder field."
"In the later stages of the breeding field, large quantities of advanced potions will be needed, and many breeders can only use magic stones to purchase them from potion masters."
His monthly expenses now cost nearly three thousand, so he needed to actively expand his income sources.
Also, whether for meditation or the breeding field, large quantities of advanced potions were needed. If he could brew them himself, he could eliminate a huge amount of costs and perform better synthesis.
Locke had always been very curious about what the so-called essential potion needed for advancing to formal wizard that Witch Sophia mentioned actually was.
Perhaps, only by becoming a potion master assistant could he access that field earlier.
Locke settled his mind and prepared to go to Chimera Trading Market to purchase a batch of Focus Ointment practice materials to learn how to brew Focus Ointment.
Two months later, at Lilith's Cottage's potion master assistant examination certification.
Locke quickly finished filling out the magical pharmacology-related questions and handed them to the formal wizard Derek Jones standing before him.
Mr. Derek Jones was a First Circle-level potion master whose masterwork was the First Circle-level Thousand Faces Potion.
The Thousand Faces Potion had even entered Sasari's Universal Studies textbook. It was a type of potion that, after consumption, could permanently change one's soul aura and physical characteristics.
This type of auxiliary potion had many uses, and even many reclusive wizards would need to use them to completely sever ties with their past.
Of course, this certification wouldn't only have him alone. He had applied for the potion master assistant examination certification, then waited for a period until the number of applicants reached three before getting the opportunity for assessment.
Moreover, the application fee for assessment was 500 magic stones.
Besides himself, the others taking this assessment included one senior first-class wizard apprentice from Lilith's Cottage, and the last person was a first-class wizard apprentice from a nearby small wizard organization.
Those small wizard organizations didn't have qualification to conduct assessments, and the outside world wouldn't recognize their assessment results.
If they wanted to undergo potion master assistant certification assessment, they had to come to relatively large wizard organizations like Lilith's Cottage for assessment.
Before them, besides Wizard Derek Jones, there were actually two other wizards.
The potion master assistant assessment was already quite strict, so the assessors must include three formal wizards, with at least one formal wizard having a potion master badge.
This was also why many small wizard organizations didn't have qualification to conduct assessments.
Formal Wizard Derek Jones roughly scanned the three people's answer sheets, then snorted. "All three of you have somewhat weak foundations. Well, barely passing."
"Next is the magical flame transformation test."
The two people beside Locke both appeared very nervous. The pass rate for potion master assistant assessments had never been very high.
Many people privately had real abilities close to passing, but once in the examination room, under the cross-examining gazes of three formal wizards, some people couldn't calm their emotions and couldn't perform at their true level.
Then they would fail the exam.
Locke wasn't very nervous. His answer sheet score certainly wouldn't be very high, after all, he had studied for a short time.
Generally, when first-class wizard apprentices came for assessment, they had already studied magical pharmacology for several years, but he had only studied for just over two years.
However, the next two tests were his strong suits. As long as he could pass this first round, the subsequent magical flame assessment and actual potion brewing operation wouldn't be problems.
Wizard Derek Jones and the other two formal wizards focused their attention on the first Lilith's Cottage first-class wizard apprentice undergoing the mana flame assessment.
After watching his mana flame switching, Wizard Derek Jones frowned, wrote down his score, then scolded, "Bert, you're at least a student of our Lilith's Cottage."
"Coming to take the assessment with this level? Are you wasting your magic stones or wasting our time..."
"Your magical flame switching speed is around 5.5 seconds. Coming to take the exam with this level, aren't you afraid your cauldron will explode from your magical flames?"
Bert's face turned pale, and he bowed to the three formal wizards. "I'm sorry, I can usually do it. I was just too nervous..."
"My recent job really needs a potion master assistant certificate, and I need that job, so..."
Wizard Derek Jones snorted coldly. "That's no excuse."
"Really embarrassing our Lilith's Cottage in front of outsiders."