Chapter 36: Chapter 36: Successful Refinement (Please keep following!)
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He took the initiative to provide for himself, since his dragon-wielding talent naturally required a lot of supplements.
You could even exaggeratedly say he couldn’t go without them at every meal. Having a serving or two of elixir powder was one thing, but relying solely on bulk purchases from pharmacies was somewhat unrealistic for David Jones. Thinking back to when he bought several large bags of Vitality Powder in the drugstore, and the strange, slightly regretful look in the eyes of the shopgirl, David felt a twinge of pain in his teeth.
After all, he was extremely fit, a textbook definition of a tough guy.
With this in mind, David quickly bought ten sets of ingredients for Vitality Powder and Mana Powder from the Trainer’s Market app on his phone, then bought a special pot for elixir preparation.
As for why he chose to use a clay pot instead of an Alchemy Furnace for elixir preparation, David could only say that the pot was the cheapest and most convenient tool he could find right now.
After all, the small Alchemy Furnace frequently used by apprentice pharmacists was a luxury David couldn’t afford.
Within a few minutes, his account balance had dropped by more than ten thousand Star coins.
Luckily, the cost of buying the ingredients was not too much. Compared to the Vitality Powder sold at the Elixir Cauldron Apothecary for three thousand Star coins per serving, he just had to spend a little over three hundred Star coins to buy the ingredients for one serving of Vitality Powder.
Thinking of the price difference of ten to one between the two, David Jones felt a bit of pain for the extra expenses he had previously spent on Vitality Powder.
That afternoon, David, having returned to his apartment, casually picked up the delivery packed full of bags of herbs.
Once in the kitchen, David first carefully washed the pot.
After cleaning the soaked pot, he added plenty of water and began to heat it up.
Looking at all the herbs neatly packaged before him, David checked each package carefully, identifying the names and medicinal properties of the herbs.
Scratching his head, David mused for a moment and then decided to start making the simplest Vitality Powder.
First, he dried most of the herbs in his possession, such as Agave, Thousand-Leaves Herb, Ginseng, and Purple Fruit.
Then, using a grinding machine, he ground these dried herbs into a fine powder, grinding them to the size of granules.
Seeing the ten or so piles of herb powder neatly arranged in front of him, David sighed helplessly.
Some pharmacists could simply throw the herbs into the elixir furnace and extract the essence of the herbs in a matter of seconds through high-temperature fire during the process of making elixirs, which was not as troublesome as his process.
In his case, where the potion was being brewed in the kitchen and the temperature of the flame wasn’t high enough, he had no choice but to resort to the tedious method of drying and grinding.
This process inevitably caused some loss of the minute medicinal properties of the herbs.
Fortunately, this only meant that the potency of the Vitality Powder would be slightly reduced, without affecting the success rate.
The preparation of the herbs was finished. Before formally starting the potion brewing, David once again looked at the notebook in his hand, feeling uneasy.
Although the brewing process was recorded in great detail in the notebook, and every point to be aware of during the brewing was emphasized, he was still nervous.
Taking a deep breath, David first turned the heat on the stove to its maximum. When he felt the temperature inside the pot was about right, he poured a bowl of Jade Dew Water into it in a hurry.
Watching the Jade Dew Water gradually boil in the pot, he added the powder of Agave.
Immediately, a faint fragrance of the medicine gradually spread in the kitchen.
David, fully focused, watched the light grey potion in front of him react violently. He didn’t want his first try to fail due to carelessness.
Watching the color of the potion in front of him deepen slowly, David then poured the powders of Ginseng and Purple Fruit into the pot and continued to stir.
The fusion of herbs wasn’t an easy task—it required him to stir constantly with a jade stick.
A few minutes later, David Jones, sweating slightly from the heat, poured all other prepared herb powders into the pot.
Watching the color of the liquid in front of his eyes change from gray to black, and start to crystallize, he quickly picked up the Jade Dew Water from the table. “Sizzle!”
After pouring in the Jade Dew Water, the pot instantly billowed with white smoke. David Jones then added some secondary Fire Arcane Crystal powder.
The liquid in the pot gradually turned red, and a faint red glow appeared on its surface.
David Jones’ main purpose of adding the Arcane Crystal powder was to increase the temperature in the pot and better condense these herbs together.
Finally, he closed the lid of the pot.
He had meticulously followed the instructions written in the notebook for the steps required in potion making. Now, all he had to do was wait for fifteen minutes.
Lifting the lid, David Jones looked at the elixir powder in the pot emitting a faint yellow glow. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Looking at this color and luster, his first attempt at alchemy must be considered a complete success!
He took a spoonful of powder from the pot, sniffed it first, then put it in his mouth to taste it carefully.
“Ptui ptui…”
David Jones’ pupils suddenly constricted, hurriedly spitting out the bitter medicine from his mouth.
He furrowed his brows, feeling a slow heat rise within him.
He had drunk a lot of Vitality Powder before and could just manage to get it down.
Why was the Vitality Powder that he made today so bitter?
Unable to figure out the answer after pondering for a long time, David Jones shook his head helplessly. Just then, he saw Rainbow, who was watching him curiously from not far away, a smirk appeared on his face.
He thought to himself, Rainbow probably came over after smelling the fragrance of the medicine and didn’t see him retching with a bitter face.
Maybe this could deter her interest in the Vitality Powder.
‘Tve just finished making the Vitality Powder. Do you want to try it?” David Jones asked, smiling.
“Yippee!” (*ava*) (i want to)
Upon hearing this, Rainbow’s eyes lit up instantly.
The Trainer in front of her drinks a large bottle of Vitality Powder mixture every night, she had been curious about its flavor for a long time.
However, every time she wanted to try, she was rejected by David Jones, who always told her that this medicine didn’t taste good and advised her not to eat it.
The weird, yet alluring scent was something she knew tasted quite good from just a whiff. Moreover, if it didn’t taste good, why would her own Trainer hold it dearly and never be far away from it.
As a Coldjade Snake who had been living for over a month, she wasn’t as easily fooled as a three-year-old human child, right?
It’s just that she, being clever, did not want to expose him.
Watching the eager Rainbow in front of him, David Jones held the spoonful of medicine powder to her mouth, his eyes full of curiosity.
Rainbow extended her tongue to sniff it lightly. Yes, it was this familiar, peculiar aroma.
This was something she had longed for for quite some time, and finally, she could give it a try today!
