Chapter 19

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Late at night, in the secret room on the second floor of Rhein’s bookstore.

Lin Suo didn’t dare to synthesize the Enlightening Flower casually since he only had one. But he wouldn’t do nothing either.

He took a light blue petal, one centimeter of the stem, and a leaf, leaving the main flower untouched.

Using logical deduction, he guessed that the petal was the most potent. After combining it with peppermint extract, he obtained a hundred-milliliter bottle of light blue liquid that had changed from green to blue.

Then, he took the essence of the bitter root and mugwort, both ordinary medicines with calming effects. After extracting and synthesizing those two essences more than ninety times, he obtained an Overlapping Compound.

Following this, he synthesized the two liquids together, reaching the hundred-time limit of syntheses.

Finally, he obtained a bottle of transparent blue reagent.

He repeated the process twice, using the stem and leaf respectively as the primary ingredients.

With that, he obtained three bottles of reagents with colors ranging from transparent blue to light blue to pale as water.

Hesitating momentarily, Lin Suo drank the lightest-colored reagent in one gulp. As soon as he swallowed it, he felt a cool stream of air rushing to his mind.

Dimly, he seemed to see a darker space.

“Is that the consciousness sea?”

It should be. But in Magi terms, it was called the “mental power space”.

He seized the opportunity and quickly drank the Enlightenment Reagent made from the stem since the one made from the leaf was too weak.

Suddenly, there was a silent thunderclap as if a bolt of lightning had suddenly descended into his mental power space.

He could see a thin white mist that he could control but was difficult to disperse. At the center, something seemed to be hidden.

As the effect of the second Enlightenment Reagent dissipated, Lin Suo was expelled from the mental power space.

He tried again, this time with the petal-made Enlightenment Reagent.

This time, he saw a wisp of blue smoke rushing straight into his mind, landing in the mental power space, coloring the pale white mist blue.

It felt like the heart beating vigorously. Beating and contracting rhythmically.

After a few breaths, the mental power mist rapidly expanded, and the blue color disappeared.

With that, Lin Suo woke up from cultivation.

His mental power hadn’t reached the limit of breaking through the body. Still, the Enlightenment Reagent undoubtedly had the effect of increasing mental power.

There were eight petals on one Enlightening Flower.

He was prepared to experiment and make comparisons.

The stem and leaves had poor effects. Added, they should be equal to one petal.

In that sense, with one Enlightening Flower, he could make nine bottles of reagents that had almost the same effect.

The study of concocting magic potions was the main school of thought that the Magi would join through the mastery of alchemy. With that, they could create magic potion reagents that had special effects.

Lin Suo naturally had such thoughts as well.

He believed that with the power of synthesis, the essence he produced must have some sort of a special effect.

Then, he could combine them with the Enlightening Flower’s petal as the primary medicine.

He wouldn’t have to learn alchemy, He could just take a shortcut with syntheses.

Whether it would work or not, he would know by trying.

If it was feasible, it would be another source of income.

…

One night passed, and Lin Suo was quite satisfied with the experimental results.

Of the nine bottles of Enlightenment Reagent, he had consumed five bottles, plus the one he drank, to complete the enlightenment. The remaining four bottles, if added by another bottle, would almost be equivalent to one Enlightening Flower.

This was the charm of syntheses and the study of magic potions.

If not for using one herb as two, the study of magic potions would not have been created. Compared with the ancient magicians who used herbs casually, every gram of material was finely calculated nowadays.

Lin Suo uses his cheat to synthesize, thus he did need to pay attention to the details. As long as the logic was reasonable, anything could be synthesized.

“Scan!”

[Lin Suo]

[Age: 19 (72)]

[Talent: Myriad Synthesis]

[Level: Superior Knight (93/100); Beginner Magi apprentice (1/100)]

[Transcendence: Moon Plate Breathing Technique (red); Original Beast Training Method +2 (24/100); Round Pupil Meditation Technique (25/100)]

[Skills: None]

[Art: Language guru (red), medicine +3 (26/100), noble etiquette +1 (22/100), culinary skills +1 (41/100)]

[Status: Healthy]

“Great!”

Is this what it feels like to be a Magi?

Lin Suo closed his eyes and could still sense everything within one meter clearly. Apart from the lack of color, there was no discomfort.

It’s like the spiritual sense of a cultivator.

Mental power detection was an instinct of anyone who entered the path of the Magi.

The Enlightening Flower was generally used for ordinary people to have their mental power breakthrough physical restraint. After that, it was useless.

It was not because of resistance, but because of the flower’s name.

This was an artificial magic plant. It was prepared explicitly for apprentices, being gentle and effective enough.

After using it, one’s mental power will resist being enlightened again.

Lin Suo had drunk five bottles of the Enlightenment Reagent and never felt any resistance, perhaps because the enlightenment had yet to be completed.

Now, it was time for the final verification.

After swallowing another bottle, Lin Suo entered a meditative state. The Round Pupil Meditation Technique refined his mental power at a slow but high-quality pace.

He could not confirm the quality of his mental power, so he could only focus on taking it slow, step by step.

This time, the blue flow of energy again fused into his mental power mist, providing a relaxed and comfortable sensation throughout his body.

It was effective!

Although the effect was low, it was still a method to improve his cultivation speed. Whether it was due to the Enlightenment Reagent being a magic potion or the power of syntheses, it was good enough if it was effective.

Lin Suo felt satisfied watching the level progress bar increase by one point.

He could increase one point of proficiency in practicing by meditating, and if he took a bottle of the Enlightenment Reagent every day, he could increase it by another point.

With this, in at most 50 days, which was less than two months, he could break through to become an intermediate Magi apprentice.

It was as fast as a rocket!

However, obtaining a supply of Enlightening Flowers would require him to take some shady measures.

Other than that, with mental power, he could now learn spells. At his current level, he could only learn apprentice-level spells.

There were currently only two ways to do so.

He could buy from the shops of the three major Magus forces or “beg” from the nature association!

However, he feared getting too indebted and caught in the Elven race’s vortex.

It was time to go to Old John and see if the other party was interested in the fake antique business.

The bookstore remained closed today.

Lin Suo took out the Overlapping Compound made of sheepskin, cowhide, and pigskin, a human skin mask. It could conceal his real appearance.

Coupled with the Overlapping Compound method, it allowed him to “sculpt” his face as he liked, which was one of his research results.

The human skin mask was not as mystical as the legends said.

The claims that it was thin as cicada wings were just bullshit. On the contrary, it was pretty thick, like a silicone mask.

It could fill his facial features, changing his brow bone, forehead, chin, and so on. It was like a hood that felt smooth to the touch, with natural warmth.

Even after putting it on, his blood vessels and hair follicles would still be visible. No ordinary person would notice any flaws if he paid attention to not exposing the area between his neck and hairline.

Lin Suo pinched the extra cheekbones and couldn’t help but marvel, “It’s much more realistic than a silicone mask and feels better too.”

Done with his face, he put on his coat and hat. Handbag in hand, he also put on a mask and sunglasses, then added a scarf to look like a patient with a skin disease.

After that, he left through the back door, avoiding pedestrians and taking only small alleys.

Not long after, he arrived at “Uncle John’s Antique Shop”.

“Bang, bang, bang~”

The familiar sound of the counter knocking made Old John get up from his recliner. He was speechless to see that the visitor was all covered up, to the point that not even a hair could be seen.

It was as if the latter was here to deal with stolen goods.