Spirit Leaf Water

A large part of the reason why Mage's potions were called potions was that the ingredients themselves mostly contained extraordinary characteristics, and the entire process of refining also required the participation of mana.

When the water in the pot started to boil, Dave put on gloves and put his hands close to the pot.

The gloves were made of special materials so Dave didn't get burned.

Dave focused his mind and slowly poured mana into the pot through his hands.

Ordinary materials naturally could not retain mana. When mana entered the boiling water, it began to dissipate.

However, in the process of dissipating, a considerable amount of mana was absorbed by the Spirit Leaf. The characteristics contained in the Spirit Leaf would automatically seep out. This was called cleansing.

Dave maintained the output of mana for three minutes.

He was not 100 percent familiar with the production, so he couldn't tell with experience if the process was completed. He could only follow the instructions from the books and turn off the animal oil lamp when the time was right.

He took out the spirit leaf and threw it away. The extraction step was considered complete.

The next step was the crucial step of refining.

The solution contained a lot of extraordinary elements. In theory, the solution should be effective already.

However, because the concentration was too low, if the solution were to be made into a catalyst, a large number of spirit leaves needed to be added. This would inevitably have a bad effect.

Therefore, it needed to be further condensed.

Only when the concentration of the Spirit Leaf reached a level where it wouldn't affect most potion refinements when used as a catalyst would it be considered qualified?

To do this, he needed to evaporate more than 90% of the solution in the small pot. The remaining portion would be qualified spirit water.

It sounded simple, but the process of evaporating was actually the most difficult.

Dave added a few potions to the solution to prevent its properties from leaking out. He put on gloves again and put his hands close to the pot.

If the solution were not infused with mana, the extraordinary elements would naturally escape, and the solution would lose its effect.

Therefore, he still needed to inject mana intermittently.

This was a very tiring process. It tested the maker's perception of mana and control over the output of mana.

If too little mana were injected, the elements would be lost. If too much mana were injected, it would cause the solution to have other reactions.

Spirit Water was not an easy potion to make. Dave had only been an assistant before and had seen a level 2 apprentice make it.

Now that he was doing it personally, he realized the difficulty when he reached the critical step.

Fortunately, his basic knowledge was very solid, and his judgment of the solution in the pot was relatively accurate. There had been no major problems.

While he was refining, Dave realized that he had a special feeling about the properties of the solution.

This kind of perception was very vague, but it provided him with a lot of accurate help in judging the situation of the process.

"Could it be the effect of Level 2 Potionology?"

Dave could only guess in that direction.

However, it was precisely because of this effect that his first refinement went very smoothly.

Seeing that less than one-fifth of the solution was left in the pot, Dave thought that he was about to succeed.

At this moment, the solution in the pot suddenly began to boil.

This was the most dangerous situation in the concentration step. If it could not be stabilized, the elements would be lost, and the medicinal effects would be greatly reduced. In serious cases, the small pot would be destroyed.

Dave remembered the steps and quickly threw in two crystal shards to stabilize mana and reduce his input of mana.

However, the strange thing was that the solution in the pot did not stop boiling. Instead, it became more serious.

Dave was about to give up when he heard a familiar voice.

"Your mana input has been greatly reduced, and a drastic change in mana input can easily cause a boil.

"Maintain two-thirds of the mana input from before and try again."

Dave turned around and saw that it was Glenn.

Dave was still a little traumatized by the man's previous actions, so he was a little suspicious of the man's words.

Wouldn't increasing the input of mana makes boiling more serious?

Seeing that the process was about to fail, Dave gritted his teeth and decided to do as he was told.

Surprisingly, as he increased the input of mana, the solution that should have been boiling suddenly stabilized.

"This..."

Dave looked up at Glenn in surprise.

"You should continue."

Glenn shrugged. Although he tried his best to look calm, it was still obvious that he was a little smug.

"Thank you."

Dave thanked him sincerely and turned his attention back to the solution in his hand.

The following refinement did not have any accidents.

He concentrated the solution until only the bottom was left, poured it out, and carefully put it into a tube before sealing it.

Dave looked at the glowing white spirit water in his hand with excitement.

He had succeeded!

Even if the successful potion wasn't even an Apprentice Grade potion and was only a half-finished potion, it was still the first time he had personally refined a finished product!

The price of a vial of spirit water was very low, only one-tenth of a magic stone.

The cost of consuming the spirit leaf was one-fortieth of a magic stone.

As long as he could maintain the success rate at a quarter, which was more than 25%, he would not suffer a loss in refining the spirit water.

In fact, including the loss of other materials and tools, the success rate should be more than 30%.

Dave estimated that he would have no problem reaching a 30% success rate.

However, that was also based on a certain degree of practice.

He didn't expect that he would succeed on his first try.

Even though Glenn had given him some pointers, the progress had exceeded his expectations.

"Being a level 3 acolyte is already not bad."

Glenn clicked his tongue.

"When I was still a level 3 acolyte, although it was easier for me to make potions than you, it was still quite taxing.

"By the way, how many times have you refined spirit water?

"I think you must have practiced it one or two hundred times, right?"

Dave looked at him strangely and fell silent.

He was thinking about the choice between telling the truth and lying.

After a while, he slowly spoke.

"Uh... Would you believe me if I said it was my first time?"

Dave's eyes were innocent, but in Glenn's eyes, they were full of mockery.