Chapter Fifty-Nine Ambition

  "But... " Lin Li shook his head, a hint of helplessness in his expression: "After adding Void Flower and Dragon Blood Grass, the concentration of the Awakening Potion did increase, but it also brought about some very overbearing side effects. Last time I tried drinking just a little bit, my spiritual energy became extremely disordered. If I were to drink an entire bottle... "

  "Is it that serious?" Old Green was slightly startled, a little bit would cause mental power to become disordered, if one were to drink an entire bottle, wouldn't that make the mental power collapse directly?

  "En..." Lin Li nodded and stopped talking.

  He's been bothered by this lately, ever since the distribution of the Olfa medicine. Grian has been pestering him to come up with some kind of potion to enhance the guild mages' abilities no matter what. At that time, Lin Li thought about it and felt it was necessary. Although the Magic Guild had already risen thoroughly, its influence only extended within Galos City.

  But outside of Gallos, there were not a few forces that harbored hostility towards the Mages' Guild. For example, when he first arrived in Gallos, he had encountered a middle-aged man who represented a force called Shadow Nest.

  Because there are many rare mineral veins in the Butcher's Canyon, several forces have been eyeing this rich land. The Shadow Nest is the most direct one. They have repeatedly asked the Magic Guild to give up the Butcher's Canyon and even assassinated several guild mages as a threat.

  The current Magic Association is far from being carefree.

  Lin Li was not an ungrateful person, and he knew better than anyone how the Mages Guild had treated him, especially Gryffin, who had almost staked the future of the guild on him. At this time, Lin Li felt that he had a duty to make a contribution to the guild.

  After a slight hesitation, he chose the sobering medicine.

  In terms of combat effectiveness, Awakening Potions are undoubtedly the most cost-effective among all known formulas.

  Three cheap herbs, combined with a relatively simple process, can produce an over-level spell effect, plus a small amount of magic recovery.

  And in the process of preparation, Lin Li also had the most intuitive understanding of the defects of the sobering medicine.

  Of course, these awakening potions are enough for ordinary magicians to use, especially the Gallos Magic Association. It's not certain that they can smell the scent of the potion in a decade or so. Having the opportunity to taste it is already considered good, and who would complain about the short duration?

  But Lin Xuan, as a Master Pharmacist, couldn't be satisfied with just that. He had to consider many more things than an average magician would.

  Since becoming a master of the Five Elements, he has been thinking about going further and entering that mysterious and elusive realm of divine craftsmanship.

  Even with the nearly infinite power of the Scroll of Wishes, he was unable to directly enter the realm of the Divine Craftsman. This was because this boundary had already transcended the categories of knowledge and technology, and was more a kind of mysterious boundary. The so-called "technique is close to the Way" probably refers to such a boundary.

  It is precisely because of this ambition that Lin Li has never stopped moving forward.

  Although he is already a master of the five elements, and has reached the pinnacle of his profession, Lin Li knows in his heart that above this peak lies the elusive realm of the divine craftsman.

  This is where Lin Li differs from ordinary pharmacists.

  Including Green Burnside, almost all pharmacists operate strictly according to the formula. They never think about why it should be this way and not that way. Their imagination is bound, and they dare not break the established rules. Although they may have the opportunity to reach the realm of a master through their own efforts, they will never be able to touch the realm of a divine craftsman.

  After completing a hundred bottles of sobering medicine, Lin Li had been thinking about whether there was a way to extend its duration.

  Increasing the concentration of the drug is undoubtedly the most direct method, and thus a series of experiments by Lin Li were conducted.

  Unfortunately... it appears his experiment has failed at present.

  At least he can't solve the problem of mental confusion caused by increased concentration for now.

  Old Green from the Pharmacists' Guild naturally became the best subject for exploration.

  In order to discuss with Old Green, he could even tolerate Luo Lin eavesdropping. With Lin Li's stubborn personality, this was a rare occurrence...

  Lao Green thought for a long time, but still couldn't understand it, and had to ask somewhat puzzled: "I can understand that the Void Flower is used for purification, but why do you also need to add Dragon Blood Grass?"

  "Besides being used for purification, Void Blossom also has the effect of stimulating spiritual power growth, especially after heating it up. However, since Clear Mind Potion already contains Soulgrass which can also stimulate spiritual power growth, adding Void Blossom would cause an imbalance between the different medicinal properties. That's why I added Dragon's Blood Grass. When the potion reaches a boiling state, the calming effect produced by Dragon's Blood Grass will effectively counteract the medicinal properties of Void Blossom..." Lin Li said as he dipped his hand in red wine and wrote down several formulas on the table to explain the process more clearly.

  Old Guren listened intently, and the feeling was like going back decades ago when he was just an apprentice, looking at his mentor with eyes full of desire for knowledge, listening to him explain one by one mysterious and complex medicinal formulas. He had completely forgotten about Lin's age, simply immersing himself in the knowledge of medicine.

  Lauryn sat quietly there, just listening silently to the two people talking, but her gaze at Lin Li was even more complicated than before.

  Even when she was at Ina's house, she knew that Lin Li was a pharmacist, but Lorraine never thought that he would be qualified to discuss pharmaceutical knowledge with Grandpa Green, and even occupy a certain degree of dominance in this discussion!

  Rowling's attainments in pharmacy had already completely failed to keep up with the two men's thinking, and the formulas listed on the table were simply like heavenly books to her. However, Rowling knew what kind of person Grandpa Green was - a master-level figure who could even be considered one of the most important people within the Pharmacists' Guild.

  Looking at the old man who was listening attentively, Roland felt a little puzzled. Was this really Grandpa Green?

  "If I could learn about medicine with him..." Luo Lin's expression became complex again as she glanced at Lin Li, the idea that had been abandoned earlier began to secretly sprout in her heart once more, and this time, it was even more determined.

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