Wizard: Starting from the Skill Tree

Chapter 780 - 732: Magic Potion Assessment (2)

He walked to the desk and sat down, taking out a stack of parchment and several books on Magic Potion from the storage ring, spreading them open on the table.

Then, Duke began to browse through them.

It wasn’t to cram at the last minute; he knew the examination tested creativity, and cramming wouldn’t help.

He just wanted to calm himself.

To let those Magic Potion knowledge buried deep in his consciousness gradually surface.

Outside the window, the night deepened.

The distant snow-capped mountains shimmered faintly silver in the moonlight.

Three days later, in the morning.

Duke still left home slightly earlier than usual.

Opening the door, the distinctly crisp air unique to the Central Islands greeted him.

The glow of Sky City had just shifted from the nighttime silver-blue to the morning pearl white, sprinkling tiny sparkles on the grassland dew.

He walked along the cobblestone path toward the Light Gate, his pace unhurried.

Passing through the Light Gate, he stepped onto a suspended bridge.

There were far fewer pedestrians on the bridge than usual; at this time, most people were still in Meditation or resting.

Only a few young Wizards wearing formal Magic Robes hurried past, their expressions either solemn or calm, and Duke glanced at them, identifying that they were all heading to the Magic Potion class examination.

Duke recognized a few faces among them.

There was Cecilia; today, she was in a deep blue Magic Robe, her hair tied in a neat ponytail, carrying a delicate leather medicine box, her steps a bit quicker than usual.

There was Edmond; he was looking down at something in his hand, muttering to himself, almost bumping into the bridge’s railing.

There were also several people he didn’t recognize; judging by the insignias on their Magic Robes, some were Mechanical Wizards from the Seville Empire, and some were students from a medium-sized organization on the Scavvy Continent.

Morris was also there.

He walked at the back of the crowd, still in a dusty robe, his head down, half his body hidden in the shadow of the bridge.

Morris’s pace was slow, as if taking a walk, but somehow, though walking so slowly, he always maintained the same distance with the others.

Passing through the bridge and around several low buildings, the Seventh District Magic Potion Laboratory appeared at the end of the view.

It was a three-story building made entirely from gray-white stone, square and solid in design, without any extra adornment.

Above the front door was engraved the insignia of the Six-Ring Tower, with about a dozen people already gathered in front, chatting softly in small groups.

Duke walked to the entrance and chose an inconspicuous spot to stand.

The people gradually assembled.

Cecilia stood not far away, whispering to another Witch from Star Tower.

Her expression was somewhat composed, but her hands holding the medicine box were slightly pale at the knuckles.

Edmond leaned against the column in the porch, eyes closed, lips still muttering.

If you listened closely, you could faintly hear words like "Silver Moon Grass," "Glowing Ore," and "Energy Resonance" floating out.

He seemed quite anxious.

Morris leaned in the farthest shadow, motionless, like a statue.

There were also a few people Duke couldn’t name; some looked solemn, some paced back and forth, some constantly checked their pocket watches.

At 7:55, the door opened.

A young Witch in a council uniform stood at the door, her gaze sweeping over everyone.

"The examination is about to start. Please enter in sequence and find your examination room according to your badge number."

The crowd began to move.

Duke followed the flow through the door and down a short corridor, suddenly facing a wide-open space.

It was a huge circular hall.

The dome was very high, reaching twenty meters, with a massive alchemy chandelier hanging in the center, emitting a soft white glow. The floor was smooth black stone, intricately etched with runic patterns, slowly swirling.

Numerous doors lined the walls, each with a number above it, stretching deep into the corridor until it was out of view.

The doors were simple, made entirely of some dark metal, without any embellishment.

Duke found his number, 17.

He walked to the door and pushed it; it slid open silently.

Behind the door was a short corridor, leading to another door at the end.

Pushing open the second door, he truly entered his examination room.

It was roughly a fifty square meter room.

In the center was a wide stone workbench, with various tools needed for Magic Potion Refining neatly placed on the tabletop.

A standard Magic Potion Cauldron, alcohol lamp, grinding dish, measuring cup, dropper, thermometer, Magic Testing Crystal Plate, and several precision instruments.

All the tools were brand new, glowing with a cold luster under the alchemy chandelier light.

To the left of the workbench was a material cabinet embedded in the wall.

The cabinet door was transparent, revealing hundreds of Magic Potion Materials organized inside.

Dried herbs, sealed mineral powders, liquids in test tubes, ceramic jars sealed with wax, each cubicle labeled with the name, origin, year, and basic properties of the materials.

On the wall to the right, a giant Alchemy Wall hung, currently a blank slate.

Facing the workbench on the wall was a modest window.

Outside was a real sky, not an illusion, but the actual sky.

From here, one could see the outline of distant snow mountains and drifting clouds.

Duke walked to the workbench, his gaze sweeping over the tools.

Then he looked up at the wall.

The wall lit up.

Rows of text appeared:

Examination Number: 17

Candidate Name: Duke

Affiliation: Black Sail

Examination Topic: Refine a Magic Potion for treating internal energy disorder and bodily damage caused by Elemental Energy impact.

Specific Requirements:

1. The Magic Potion must meet the Level 1 Potion standard.

2. It must have both "stabilizing chaotic energy" and "repairing body meridians" effects.

3. The potion’s effect duration must not be less than half an hour.

4. It must not cause any permanent damage to the user.

5. Refining time limit: six hours.

Material Range: All materials in the cabinet can be used, unlimited.

Good luck.

Duke’s gaze lingered on the topic for a moment.

Treating internal energy disorder and bodily damage caused by Elemental Energy impact.

This reminded him of something.

Blood of War.

The function of that potion was to unleash potential and boost combat strength, but one of the side effects was causing significant stress on the user’s body.

While improving Blood of War, he had researched how to mitigate this side effect and had consulted many materials on body meridian repair and energy disorder.

There were even Elemental Energy-related issues involved, which was precisely his specialty.

Getting such a topic was indeed lucky.

Duke withdrew his gaze and began to organize his thoughts.

This topic had two core requirements: stabilizing chaotic energy and repairing the damaged body.

Both must be addressed, neither can be neglected.

If only the energy is stabilized while ignoring body repair, even if the user’s internal energy calms down, the damaged body won’t last long.

If only the body is repaired while allowing energy disorder to persist, that violent energy will continue to damage the newly repaired tissues, only treating the symptoms and not the root cause.

A formula was needed, allowing both effects to operate simultaneously, even enhancing each other.

Possible material combinations began to surface in Duke’s mind.

Silver Moon Grass, stabilizing energy, soothing Spirit, is fundamental.

Glowing Ore powder, neutralizing violent Elemental Energy, transforming it into a gentle form, is also fundamental.

But these two alone could only solve the energy disorder problem, providing little help with body repair.

He needed a core material that could repair bodily damage.

Duke turned and walked toward the material cabinet, his gaze swiftly scanning the labels.

Silver Moon Grass—present.

Glowing Ore powder—present.

Moonlight Moss—present, it can promote healing and nourish the body, serving as an auxiliary.

Calm Flower—present, also stabilizing energy, but less effective than Silver Moon Grass.

Moonstone Fragments—present, similar to Moonlight Moss but more inclined toward the energy aspect.

Dragon Blood Grass—

His gaze stopped.