Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Purchase Eye Demon Potion Recipe

Chapter 254: Purchase the Eye Demon Potion Formula

Witch Uma Gardner thought carefully for a moment and said, “I know the kind of magic you’re talking about. I can indeed try it, but it will take several months.”

“I can summon the energy of the shadow plane and create a shadow crow with a low-level self-awareness. I can set you as its master and then store it in a rune stone. When you need it, you can crush the rune stone and let the shadow crow’s consciousness penetrate into the magic plant of your choice, and the two will merge.”

Uma Gardner’s eyes flashed with interest, and she nodded at Locke. “Locke, you truly are gifted. I’m not talking about your talent in breeding or potions, but that intangible talent that comes from a certain idea.”

“In other words, you have a lot of ideas.”

“As for ideas, in the early stages of a wizard’s life, especially before becoming an official wizard, they may not be the most important. The most important thing is to become an official wizard before the age of forty. But after becoming an official wizard, ideas will become very important.”

Witch Uma Gardner said softly, “People with ideas can gain more from exploring magic.”

“I was originally wondering what kind of shop our brigade could open in the Chimera Market to survive. But your idea just now, Locke, reminded me that Lilith’s Hut is home to so many breeders and wizards of the School of Life. There are also some among them who need to merge life magic with spell magic to create autonomous combat magic plants that can create self-awareness.”

Witch Uma Gardner sighed and said, “Then I will spend some time to help you create more rune stones.”

“This is also to thank you for helping me for the second time.”

Locke and witch Uma Gardner chatted again in the witch kitchen for a while and had a meal. Then Locke said goodbye to her and went to the potion auction.

Potion Auction, VIP Room 14.

A customer who chose a quick transaction hid behind a black curtain in the VIP room, unwilling to show his true face.

Locke noticed the other party’s glance behind the black curtain.

The second-class wizard apprentice trader saluted Locke. “Master Augustine, this customer has chosen a direct transaction and would like to discuss matters with you in person.”

“The other party’s offer for the Eye Demon Potion formula is… 5,500 magic stones.”

Locke had a strange expression on his face. Not to mention that he had no money in his pocket at the moment, if it wasn’t for the rare fact that someone wanted to sell the Eye Demon Potion formula, he would have come here regardless of whether he had money or not. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have wanted to come.

Secondly, the recipe for the Beholder Potion shouldn’t be so expensive.

Although the formula of this potion has not yet been made public, it has been around for many years. It is said that the inventor has long become a formal wizard and has liquefied his mental power. It would not be surprising if he announced it one day, applied for a patent, and was selected for the association’s special medal.

At least the inventor of this potion no longer cares about whether the formula will be lost everywhere.

Moreover, the scope of use of this drug is very narrow.

If it weren’t for my amazing drug resistance and the large amount of deep purple gems I had, I wouldn’t have dared to use it despite so many side effects.

Therefore, the market price of this potion formula in magic stones is around one thousand magic stones, to around one thousand five hundred magic stones. If it is more expensive, it would be a bit too much.

Five thousand five hundred magic stones…

This is bullshit.

Locke glanced at the trader. “Then you should remind him that this is a direct transaction, not an auction. Also, this item won’t pass the association’s ethical review process… so it can’t be auctioned.”

“Five thousand five hundred… This is absolutely impossible.”

Locke was already thinking of turning around and leaving. Doing business with such a customer who asked for an exorbitant price would usually be a waste of time.

Your time is precious, there is no need to waste it here.

The guest behind the black curtain saw Locke about to turn and leave, so he suddenly said, “Ahem… Wait, Alchemist Augustine. I have other options that don’t involve magic stones.”

“I need fifteen bottles of Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion. If you agree to the deal, I’ll give you the formula for the Eye Demon Potion.”

Locke raised his eyebrows and suddenly realized from his words that the other party was coming towards him.

“Pus and blood curse?”

The frail wizard behind the black curtain spoke in a voice of surprise. “How did you know? I’ve tried my best to hide it, and I’ve applied special spices to my body, so there shouldn’t be any strange smell.”

Locke frankly said, “In the Healing Hands Clinic, there are some patients who have been cursed by the pus and blood. Their coughs have a certain pattern, mixed with a special sound that comes from damaged respiratory tracts.”

“The Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion does have extensive experience in treating pus and blood curses. You can see this in the report of the third phase of the experiment.”

Locke said, “The Pus and Blood Curse is a combination of multiple curses that inflict a compound curse on your blood. Ordinary potions cannot cure it. Before the Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion, no apprentice-level potion could cure this curse.”

“I understand… Fifteen bottles, we can trade.”

The current price of the Owl Claw Pot is a bottle of Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion, which costs one hundred magic stones.

The Xiongling Cuidan potion has passed the third phase of experiments and obtained rich clinical data, so it no longer needs experimental subjects. It only needs to conduct some insignificant long-term outcome experiments, so the selling price will naturally increase.

Many patients in the treatment center had been enjoying the Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion at a price close to cost, but now they have to pay real money to buy the Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion.

Fifteen bottles of Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion cost fifteen hundred magic stones, which was roughly the market price of the Eye Demon Potion formula.

But this deal was even more advantageous for him, because the cost of each bottle of Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion was actually very low, and even the Emerald Iris Lichen was grown by himself.

Excluding labor costs, the cost of a bottle of Bear Spirit Green Gall Potion is about 10 magic stones.

Of course, this includes the time and wages of himself, the assistant potion master, as well as a large group of second-class wizard apprentices and even first-class wizard apprentices hired by the pharmacist. But even so, the cost of a bottle is probably around 30 magic stones.

Locke said, “We can trade right away. I have a stock of Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion. I hope we can complete the transaction as soon as possible.”

The wizard behind the black curtain was stunned for a moment. “Why don’t you ask me why I came to the potion auction instead of the Healing Hands Clinic to conduct a private transaction with you?”

Locke said indifferently: “I’m not interested.”

“It’s none of my business.”

The other party must have his own reasons for not going to the Healing Hands Treatment Center, but I don’t have the time and energy to think about the specific reasons.

Anyway, it’s just a one-time transaction relationship.

As for whether the potion formula is authentic, this can be guaranteed by the auction house. If there is a problem with the potion formula and it cannot be reproduced, you can cause trouble for the auction house, and the auction house can cause trouble for this person.

This is the benefit of having a third-party platform for transactions.

The wizard behind the black curtain laughed. “This is really interesting. Augustine, the Potion Master, you are indeed an interesting person.”

“Here’s the recipe, take a look.”

Locke took the formula, glanced at it briefly, and frowned. “Isn’t this formula the original one, but a cracked one?”

The wizard behind the black curtain said, “Yes. But the Beholder Potion brewed from the cracked formula has the same effect as the original version. The main ingredients have been completely reverse-engineered, and only a few auxiliary ingredients may be different. But I think it’s enough for you to learn.”

“The cracker is a potion master from the wizarding land of Sand Sea Delta. He is absolutely reliable.”

“I’ll make you my friend. Perhaps we’ll meet again in the future.”

Locke frowned, and after initially confirming that there was no problem with the potion formula, he gave 15 bottles of Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potions to the trader, who passed them to the other party.

With the formula for the Eye Demon Potion, the last piece of the puzzle to reach 800 mental power is now in hand.

All that remains is to learn how to refine the Eye Demon Lord potion as quickly as possible, and then use it with the remaining cryptworm spinal fluid to increase your mana to 800, and go to the academy to apply for an upgrade potion!

After completing the transaction, Locke signed the contract with the mysterious wizard, then left the auction and returned to his simple laboratory to further learn how to configure the Eye Demon Lord potion.

At the same time, in the evening of the same day, Locke received two letters delivered by owl messengers in his residence.

One letter contained the results of the White Wizard Association Breeder Competition, and the other contained the results of the Custom Magic Plant Competition held at Lilith’s Cottage.

Locke frowned and opened the letter. “The results of the academy’s custom magic plant competition are three months late. I don’t know why.”

“I’m counting on the prize money from the competition to help me recover quickly.”

“If I take out a loan, the risk is too great. If I can avoid taking out a loan, I won’t.”

(End of this chapter)