The First Potion, Rapid Growth

After half an hour, Ariel finished parsing through all the new information.

"It's incredible! I never though there were so many applications for mana infused materials," she exclaimed.

"You see the recipe for the experience booster potion, the one that speeds up spirit jade integration in monsters? Can you try to see if you can make it? That is the most valuable in our current situation."

"Yes, all I need are the materials, I have all the necessary equipment at home."

"I can buy the materials, currently they are inexpensive and no one knows of their uses."

"Then I can go grab the equipment right now." Ariel swiftly left their house to go get them. Aura took this time to order the ingredients.

"So you're saying Ariel can make a potion that makes it so monsters can continuously take spirit jade?" Lydian asked.

"There are still restrictions. The potion only speeds up integration, it is still necessary to wait between feeding spirit jade. It also only lasts for a limited period of time, without a steady supply of the potions, the effects will fade away. Still, having this will be greatly beneficial for us."

Ariel arrived in a car and proceeded to unload all the laboratory equipment. Not long after it was all set up, the materials were delivered as well. Aura opened up the packages, revealing many strange looking plants that released a refreshing scent and some multicolored minerals.

"This should be it, right?"

"Yes, we can start preparing the ingredients." Aura and Lydian followed her instructions, cutting and cleaning the various herbs and grinding up the minerals.

"Now is the difficult part. Successfully creating the potion requires adding in the materials at the right time and manipulating the mana in intricate ways." Ariel took a deep breath and began the process. Ingredient after ingredient was thrown in the test tubes as she mixed the concoction and shaped its mana makeup. After a painstakingly long period of time, a row of vials filled with a murky green liquid were produced. "According to the data you gave me, these potions are only of inferior quality."

"These are perfectly fine, you need to be stronger to deploy better potions. When we help you contact a monster, their quality should increase substantially," Aura said. "I've already sent you the information of some of the more useful supportive monsters. I recommend the Cleansing Bubblefish, but if you have another one you'd prefer, that would work too."

"There are many good choices. Well, it's not urgent, I can decide later."

"We can try the effects of these potions right now." Aura had Puppet use one, then had it absorb spirit jade until their effects started to decrease. After roughly half an hour, the reduced efficiency wore off.

"They're very effective. This increased the speed it takes to level up by almost 50 percent. I'll have to trouble you to continue making them."

"No problem," replied Ariel. "If you don't mind, I'd like to watch you guys train." Aura nodded and handed half the potions for Lydian to use.

The two siblings continued with their training routine. With the help of the new potions, the efficiency of their training increased significantly.

"Ariel, I didn't know you were so awesome! I should've invited you to help us sooner," said Lydian.

Ariel laughed, "I couldn't have done this without the recipe your brother gave me. I wonder where he got it from."

"He won't even tell me!"

By the end of the day, both Puppet and Lyn had increased their level by two, reaching level 6.

"If we continue at this rate, we'll be strong enough to enter a spacial realm in a few days," Aura said. All of them were filled with anticipation.

[Leafy Marionette - Aura]

Type: Wood/Mystical

Level: 6

Health: 32/32

Constitution: 11

Strength: 6

Agility: 5

Defense: 5

Mana: 52/52

[Skills]

Leafy Costume...

Puppet Strings...

[Crystal Horse - Lydian]

Type: Earth

Level: 6

Health: 32/32

Constitution: 8

Strength: 8

Agility: 13

Defense: 8

Mana: 37/37

[Skills]

Stampede...

Shatter...