Chapter 134: Blade and Shield of Ice.

Chapter 134: Blade and Shield of Ice.

Does this not smell a bitputrid? Miss Saori asked me as I was stirring the potion base in a beaker.

Hmmm, considering what she said, I reread the information I wrote down on a wooden slate from Cernusts lesson. Maybe I put in too much of the fragassa juice? Medicinal herb(crushed and juices extracted), mana water(the higher quality the better), alcohol(weaker beverages like fruit wine or mead are sufficient), salt, sweet-sour tasting liquid(fragassa), bone marrow(Minimum E rank for the best results) are the ingredients. I have everything.The initial instance of this chapter being available happened at N0v3l.Bin.

I then took out the slate with the instructions of the process. Crush herbs with the mortar, add it in a pot and fill a pot with mana water, stir until the color changes to green, add a pinch of salt and let it rest. Mix sweet-sour liquid, salt, and alcohol into another pot, pour it into a beaker and heat it until it boils. Add herbs and bone marrow, mix until the color changes to red or pink. If pink, add own mana to facilitate additional alchemic reactions. That is what I wrote down, and I followed the whole process as we did yesterday. Hmm, strange.

The color of the liquid was a dark red, similar to blood. I could agree that the smell of the potion was off, unlike the one I made yesterday, but I wasnt sure where I went wrong.

From what Cernust told me, the medicinal herbs and bone marrow must be used generously, as they work together to create the healing effect of a health potion. Mana water increases these two effects even further, alcohol was there as a base to bind the ingredients together, salt to prevent infections and the sweet-sour liquid for the taste and color. The fragassa juice was important, otherwise the Health potion would taste horrendous.

The one Cernust made as an example was without fruit juices. The taste really was horrendous and nauseating. Brrr, argh.

While I was wondering if I used too little fragassa juices, Miss Saori picked up the bottle of fruit wine to inspect it. Tasianna, did you get this from inside the mansion?

Yes, I asked Svena to bring some, as I needed it for practice. She was quite helpful, I answered.

Svena was serving Lady Hestia only temporarily, but it still made her a part of my mistress staff. I had to be friendlier towards her so we could Lady Hestia better. It was kind of her to take over my duties so I might practice alchemy more. I still have not gained [Alchemy], after all.

I see, Saori nodded with an enlightened expression. Tasianna, the fruit wine you used yesterday was the wine Cernust bought from his inn. They might have the same name, but the wine of a noble cannot be compared to a commoners. Nobles strive for quality beverages when they serve a drink to themselves or their guests, while commoners are more interested in how much they must pay. Depending on your vendor, the alcohol content of wines can be completely different.

Oh, was this wine too strong? Is that the reason?

Miss Saori seemed like an alcohol connoisseur, considering how much she enjoyed drinking ale and wine, so taking her word was appropriate. I do not have much experience with alcoholic beverages, as I disliked the taste of it, so it was hard for me to differentiate between the fruit wine I used yesterday and the one today. Both smelled horrible, despite being fruity.

As I was complaining about having to throw away and waste this batch of potions, Miss Saori stopped me and told me to add more mana water into the beaker to dilute it. Watering down the alcohol content would probably get rid of the awful smell and wrong color, she guessed.

I believed it would also lower the quality of the resulting potion, but it was better than wasting a whole batch. I grew the Belzac herbs for our partys uses, so wasting it was a no-no for me.

After adding more mana water and heating it while stirring, the color changed from dark red to a normal red. The smell also changed to something neutral instead of the fruity smell of fragassa I had yesterday. Diluting the wine also diluted the fragassa juices, I see.

Moderate Health Potion

A Health potion with above-average regeneration increasing effects. This potion was concocted with high-quality Belzac herbs and the bone marrow of an E rank Skorr-type monster. This potion not only increases wound and Health regeneration, but also increases blood creation and clotting, nullifying most [Bleeding] effects

From our battle against the onnikais, our party used up eight potions. Amongst them was also the ones Sister Silva had, who graciously gave the empty bottles to us, as she didnt need them to weigh her down. As we havent sold them back to the potion seller, I was able to fill four of these eight empty vials with this Health potion. It wasnt perfect, but I finally managed to make another batch.

Acquisition requirement fulfilled. [Alchemy Lv. 1] acquired

Good!

Lady Hestias increased skill proficiency gain effect has been useful once again. I made two batches yesterday under Cernusts care using his spare empty vials to sell to Zeather for some alchemic ingredients. Including this one, three batches were needed for me to gain this skill.

Alchemy

A skill revolving around the creation of alchemical substances ranging from potion making to catalyst synthesizing, mana tool production, and many more. Supports the alchemist by giving them information on the temperature, quality of alchemical ingredients, mana concentration, and more as the skill level increases

Ahh, so it is similar to my [Brewing] skill.

[Brewing] allowed me to learn the perfect temperature and preparation method for specific tea leaves to create something suitable for Lady Hestias and Miss Saoris taste. If I were to dabble in the other pursuits of being an alchemist, I believe that having a high-level [Alchemy] skill will be a great boon. However, for now, I think I will stick to potion-making.

Thank you very much, Miss Saori, I thanked her for her help.

No need, Tasianna. I would suggest you learn more about alcohol if what Cernust said was correct. Alcohol is the base for the majority of potions, so it would be wise for you to know the difference between beer and spirits like sake, she stated. Wait a moment, I think I just had an epiphany. Your [Brewing] skill, could it not be used to make alcohol? There is a concept called mixology on Earth where practitioners mix liquors called cocktails. They mix different beverages with alcohol as its base to create new tasteful drinks. Have you tried using your skill with alcohol?

Miss Saori, you arent suggesting this to me because you like alcohol, right? I said with a plain expression, knowing full well of the izakaya and disco culture on Earth.

N-No, no, no, no! That was not my intention, I swear. Her flustered face made me believe it was one of her secondary goals. I just thought it would be great if your skill could branch out from tea brewing, considering how [Alchemy] has such a wide range. Your skill is called brewing and not tea brewing, right? Restaurants on Earth can serve liquors to patrons, so I thought it would help our endeavors.

Hmm, well, if it will benefit our establishment, then I shall practice. Could you teach me? I asked, to which Miss Saori answered that she would ask Lady Hestia. Apparently, Lady Hestia read about it from their internet, this giant information network created from digital and electrical means. They have explained it to me, but it still confuses me. I do not know how to imagine it, but it sounded amazing.

Ah, Hestia and Ellaine should already be in the forest by now, considering the travel speed of Ellaines gargoyle. I shall be leaving, too. I need to do some research on eateries and street food.

With that, Miss Saori left.

Before the human nobles returned to Firwood, Lady Ellaine wanted to train with Lady Hestia a bit more. A training arc is what Lady Hestia called it and decided they should travel to the forest after we managed to talk Zeather and Cernust into our plans. They were to hunt monsters and help Lady Ellaine to not only gain skills but also levels.

Miss Saori mentioned she hadnt formed a menu yet for our restaurant, so she wished to witness what Firwoods street food could offer and figure out what we could create as a niche for our restaurant. Apparently, the food we served to Lady Ellaine might be alright for serving to nobles and rich merchants, but they werent appropriate for wageworkers like the ones in the middle and lower districts of the commoner half of the town. Street food had to be fast, efficient, and delicious according to Miss Saori.

After Miss Saori left, I ended my alchemy practice for now. We needed more vials first and Miss Saori was keeping our partys budget with her, so I had no access to our money. Besides, I dont think I had the courage to speak with a vendor, nor do I have the patience if it were a human.

So, I decided to do something else. This was one of the rare moments where I wasnt accompanying Lady Hestia or Miss Saori, so I believe this would be a great chance to finally learn more about Kiiro, specifically, the orb it was residing in.

I left my room after tending to my garden and moved to the training room under the Helvas mansion.

Identify.

Catalyst of the Blessed Gale Storm

An alchemical orb blessed by Zephira, Goddess of Winds, and drenched in the mana of a rage-filled onnikai. If mana is registered to this catalyst, it will levitate and float around the owner using stored mana. If this catalyst is used as a support for the owners spells, the mana used in the process will be thicker, increasing the durability and damage of spells. Due to this process, casting speed and mana cost will increase.

Zephiras Blessing: Casting speed and spell strength will increase for wind elemental related spells, improved [Air Shield] can be cast, [Aerokinesis] for all wind elemental spells cast through this catalyst, [Storm Resistance Lv. 5]

Owner: [Tasianna Marina Silverpond]

Skill

[Mana Cost Increase Lv. 3]

[Liquid Mana]

[Zephiras Blessing]

[Magic Power Enhancement Lv. 8]

[Chant Revocation Lv. 8]

[Death Aura Lv. 1]

Liquid Mana

Any mana sent through this catalyst will become thick, like a liquid or slime. The mana can be solidified even further or kept as a liquid. It can be turned back into thte manas normal state either by being separated by the orb for a period of time or by the owners will

Death Aura

The death aura associated with the Goddess of Death and Necromancy, Ilsaphone. It is a weakened version but it will still affect the undead and those close to death. Undead will be more willing to listen to you. Those close to death will fear you more, making inflicting [Terror] and [Fear] more likely

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