Chapter 149: Advanced Healing Potion

In the castle’s backyard plaza, a giant over three meters tall stood in the center, clad in black full-body armor.

With no one around, anyone who saw this would have been thoroughly spooked.

After concluding his experiment, Helag dismissed the spell, and his body rapidly shrank back to normal size.

He glanced at his tattered clothes and chuckled helplessly.

“I can’t just run around naked in the backyard…”

Helag had no choice; he needed to wear something.

Though he was alone in the inner castle, streaking around in broad daylight felt odd.

After pulling out a set of clothes from his space ring, Helag felt much more comfortable.

“Looks like I’ll need to keep a few extra sets of clothes on hand,” Helag mused.

“Next, I need to complete the advanced version of the Starry Potion. The current version is useless to me, so I need to experiment with a new potion formula to speed up my meditation.”

He returned to the lab, ready to have Deep Blue simulate improvements to the Starry Potion formula when Brack arrived.

Helag had to set the task aside and went to see what Brack needed at the castle gate.

When Helag arrived, Brack said, “Your first order has come in. There’s an order for fifty batches of Advanced Healing Potion, due in three months.”

“No problem,” Helag nodded.

He was eager to start. Advanced Healing Potion was a staple among formal wizards, a hundred times more effective than White Fresh Healing Potion.

Of course, it was also much more expensive.

On the market, a single Advanced Healing Potion cost seventy to eighty magic stones. Most formal wizards only carried two or three for emergencies.

Even formal wizards had to consider the cost due to its high price.

“You’ll get a 10% commission on this batch of Advanced Healing Potions. The timeline is generous, so no rush. This order is mainly for practice, as you haven’t made advanced potions before. Take your time to get familiar,” Brack advised.

Helag replied, “I understand.”

“The materials will arrive tomorrow. Typically, potion masters need 1.5 to 2 times the raw materials to make potions. I’ll prepare two sets for you. Let me know if you need more,” Brack said.

Helag asked, “What if there’s extra?”

Brack laughed, “The extra is yours, a perk of the job, but it depends on your skill.”

He didn’t expect Helag to have much leftover material on his first attempt at making Advanced Healing Potion. Two sets might not even be enough.

It wasn’t that Brack doubted Helag’s abilities; it was purely an experience issue.

Even with great talent, experience is essential. Early on, mistakes due to inexperience lead to more material waste.

The next morning, wizard apprentices arrived with several carts at the castle gate. Lennon helped store the goods in the castle’s warehouse.

Helag took some materials from the warehouse to the lab, preparing to make the Advanced Healing Potion.

The main ingredient for Advanced Healing Potion was Dragon Blood Grass, known for its powerful wound-healing properties.

Wizards processed Dragon Blood Grass into Advanced Healing Potion, effective for both external and internal injuries.

In most cases, a single Advanced Healing Potion could save your life unless you were already dismembered.

“Deep Blue, assist with the Advanced Healing Potion preparation.”

Helag had thoroughly studied the books Larry sent, familiarizing himself with many advanced potion formulas and processes.

In these books, Advanced Healing Potion was often used as an introductory teaching example.

Helag extracted the juice from a green herb using magic.

Surprisingly, the juice was blood-red and bubbled like boiling water.

Helag quickly enveloped the juice with magic, stabilizing its properties by infusing magic into every part.

Soon, the juice stopped bubbling and calmed down.

This step seemed simple but required immense mental power.

As a third-level apprentice, Helag wouldn’t have been able to stabilize the Dragon Blood Grass juice, unable to control it.

This was a mental power requirement, unachievable even with Deep Blue’s help, explaining why only formal wizards could make advanced potions. Many steps demanded high mental power.

With his mental power now adequate, Helag, aided by Deep Blue, proceeded smoothly with potion-making.

About three hours later, Helag held a vial of blood-red liquid.

By its color, it was a pure Advanced Healing Potion.

The first attempt took three hours, but Helag estimated he’d get faster as he became more familiar.

He could likely complete the fifty batches in less than a month.

Brack hadn’t expected Helag to be this quick. He initially thought Helag would need several days to learn the process before making Advanced Healing Potion properly.

And the potion’s quality would require time to adjust and optimize, a necessary phase for any novice potion maker.

Helag planned to make two batches daily, spending five to six hours, leaving the rest of the time for meditation and study.

With his current mental power, mistakes were unlikely.

Brack’s two sets of materials wouldn’t be wasted, with one batch going into Helag’s space ring.

Helag focused more during preparation, knowing the leftovers were his.

In terms of potion quality, Helag ensured it was above average, with many high-quality batches.

Helag knew to keep a low profile but needed to demonstrate his value to encourage the Terchy family to invest more.

He planned to inform Brack of the order’s completion in two months.

Not too late, not too early, just within a reasonable timeframe.

A month and a half later.

Helag felt accomplished looking at the fifty neatly arranged Advanced Healing Potions.

He had Lennon notify Brack.

Besides the fifty, Helag made thirty more for personal use.

While most wizards kept two or three, Helag stockpiled thirty, as if preparing to open a shop.

Outside the castle.

“You’ve finished the batch?” Brack asked, surprised.

Helag nodded, presenting a box of Advanced Healing Potions.