Chapter 153: Chapter 153: Magical Potion and the Snake
"The Source of Magic and the spirit are one! They are like the relationship between firewood and flames!
With the Source of Magic, drinking a potion similar to the Sacred Lake Blessing can feedback into the Mental Strength, achieving enhancement.
This can save a lot of effort!"
The cauldron was originally meant for brewing medicinal soups, but this time, Roy used it as a furnace.
The magical flames burned continuously inside for over a month, causing the Totem Stone to nearly melt, undergoing drastic changes in its properties.
At this moment, the flames, accompanied by intense heat, illuminated the entire Alchemy Room in a fiery red.
Roy picked up a piece of Carbon Stone, used as high-energy fuel, and threw it inside, thinking to himself.
After Soul sublimation and advancement, a Wizard can communicate with nature and continue to improve through constant Meditation.
However, this method of growth is very slow.
For those with decent talent, it's about 1 degree per year.
For those with slightly poorer talent, it takes two to three years, three to five years, or even over a decade to gain 1 degree.
Many people need to spend over a hundred years to complete the process of accumulating to 50 degrees.
Or, they might never succeed before they die of old age.
This is the true career of an average Wizard.
Roy had already prepared for a long-term battle.
But now, it seems there's hope for acceleration.
"Respected Lord Roy, it's almost ready!"
Suddenly, a human-like face appeared on the alchemy cauldron, reminding him.
"Mortar, pestle, shovel, and tongs, quickly! Quickly!"
Before Roy could say anything, the mature tools beside him actively performed.
Instantly, the Alchemy Room went from calm to bustling.
The named tools grew "limbs" formed by magic and scurried to their respective positions.
Seeing this, Roy couldn't help but laugh.
These days, even alchemy tools know how to actively perform and seek progress in places where they can be seen.
Not bad, very mature!
...
After a flurry of bustling activity.
The magical props successfully crushed the stone residue before it cooled, grinding it into fine powder.
Roy inspected it, personally collected it, and placed it into another cup.
Inside, there was already a filter layer with oil and water, naturally settling through gravity, assisted by the floating force of the Wizard Array, causing the stone parts to settle to the bottom.
The crystallized parts remained in the oil layer.
Looking at the tiny, star-like powder, Roy smiled slightly: "Finally, it's successfully manifested!
Now, all the 'Crystal of Belief' has been extracted!"
The essence of this thing is closely related to the power of faith, crystallized under the influence of forces similar to divinity and divine fire.
It is far from reaching the level of a "Divine Spark."
But indeed, it is similar to the crystal cores within Magical Beasts, even "Dragon Crystals."
In essence, it can also be considered a "Philosopher's Stone"!
"Finally, I can brew the 'Mana Essence Potion' again...
This time, it's the 'Holy Mountain's Gift'!"
The 'Holy Mountain's Gift' is similar to the 'Sacred Lake Blessing' I drank before.
But this time, the collected 'Crystal of Belief' is significantly more abundant.
Roy had a vague premonition that its effects would be even better.
Thus, he chose top-quality materials to assist.
Roy spent the gains he had previously obtained, gathering materials worth tens of thousands of Magic Stones for the concoction.
Before long, Roy had successfully concocted the first-level potion he desired, "Holy Mountain's Gift."
It faintly exuded a sense of purity and serenity, reminiscent of a sacred and majestic snow-capped mountain, bringing a feeling of peace to the mind.
Roy tilted his head back and drank it all in one go.
...
"I think I can feel it.
The power of the spirit...
It's indeed growing!"
At first, Roy felt his mind become clear and empty.
It was as if a piercingly cold wind swept through, converging into a stream within his consciousness.
Amidst this, tiny points of light gathered like countless fireflies, illuminating a scene as dazzling as a galaxy.
Gradually, he entered an indescribable state of deep meditation.
Stimulated by this, the Source of Magic rapidly gathered, and the specks of starlight grew brighter and brighter.
This state lasted for a long time, and without realizing it, the texture of the flames became increasingly mysterious and profound.
Even the lights in the room seemed to dim under the influence of a strange force.
His body began to glow brighter and brighter, starting with his esophagus, which seemed to be highlighted by a fluorescent-like substance.
Following that, his stomach began to emit light.
Then, as the magic flowed through his body, his entire being seemed to radiate light.
In the corner of the room, the previously listless Flower Snake seemed to sense something and struggled to slither away, trying to hide in the corner.
But the faint glow filled the entire room.
There was no escape for it.
...
The next day, Roy awoke from his deep meditation and opened his eyes.
"Huh?"
He suddenly noticed that the Succubus Doll, A-Dai 0, had gathered around him, like small cats and dogs basking in the winter sun.
Even some of the magical alchemy tools in the Alchemy Room cautiously approached him.
When they noticed his gaze, they hurriedly scurried back to their places.
Because Roy had once given them orders to stay put and not wander around.
"These guys..."
Roy was about to get angry, but then his expression shifted as he noticed something was amiss.
The Flower Snake he had raised was pitifully curled up in the corner, completely lifeless!
"Dead?"
Roy was stunned.
A faint sense of sorrow welled up within him.
"How pitiful, it's been with me for over two years, often going hungry, and now I've ended up killing it!"
Roy reached out and, using his telekinetic ability, brought the snake's body over for a quick examination.
"Indeed, it was caused by radiation contamination!
Even with careful control, it might have already affected its health.
Yesterday's carelessness made it even more fatal..."
He regretted his carelessness.
But what was done was done. He projected his mental will, manifesting a golden scale in the air.
Roy placed the snake's body on it, hoping to find some way to remedy the situation.
To his surprise, a faint but clear projection of a Soul Fire appeared.
"The soul is still here!"
Roy's heart leaped with joy. He suddenly took out his Star Iron Chain Spear, "Black Mamba," and chanted an incantation.
"~!"
(Equivalent Exchange!)
The confused animal soul was immediately extracted and transferred onto "Black Mamba."
What he was activating now was the part of his Transmutation Circle that extracted souls.
But instead of carving a statue and infusing the Flower Snake's soul into it, he chose to use this weapon.
In an instant, "Black Mamba" gently twisted, and the activated chain, already rich with vital energy, coiled up like a real snake.
At that moment, it seemed to be reborn as a unique form of Alchemical Lifeform!