Wizard: My magic facility can be upgraded!

Chapter 18 Tranquilizing Potion

The powder of *Stone Root Grass* comes in a small packet wrapped in oiled paper. When opened, it contains about 5 grams of grayish-white powder with the characteristic bitter smell of the plant's roots and stems. Its function is to act as a stabilizer to enhance the medicinal properties.

A small pinch of pure crystal sand, wrapped in even smaller oil paper, weighing only about 1 gram, is used to remove impurities in the final stage and improve the purity of the medicine.

A wooden stirring stick, two pieces of charcoal, and two translucent crystal bottles—that was all the contents of the herb bag. Li Ang carefully counted them, silently calculating in his mind.

"Two doses... at most two doses of tranquilizer," he muttered to himself.

Old Mori's words echoed in his ears: successfully concocting a qualified calming potion would give him the opportunity to become Eve's apprentice.

Although he didn't quite understand the apprenticeship mechanism, judging from Old Mori's words, it was a rare opportunity, and he naturally wouldn't give it up.

There is only one chance of failure, so you must be extremely careful.

Li Ang sat down at the table and opened the book "Basic Potions" again. His fingertips traced the rough pages, and he turned directly to the page containing the recipe for a calming potion.

After carefully studying the contents, I heated 150 ml of pure water to 70 degrees Celsius, added a whole calming flower stamen, and stirred it while using my mental power to guide the release of the medicinal properties.

When the color of the medicine turns dark purple, add six leaves of silver cymbidium, stir well, then add 2 grams of stone root grass powder and continue stirring. When the liquid turns golden, add 0.5 grams of pure crystal sand to purify the medicine.

Li Ang repeated the key steps in a low voice, matching the descriptions in the book with the materials spread out on the table one by one.

Li Ang quickly discovered the difficulty: the basic set did not include weighing tools, and the apprentices who wanted to refine the calming potion could not accurately control the temperature and dosage. This was probably the hidden test, Eve's test.

However, this was not a problem for Li Ang. In his previous life, he had worked in a concrete laboratory for a period of time, and hundreds of tests on loss on ignition had honed his weighing skills.

He took a deep breath and first used the [Gentle Breeze] spell to condense a wind blade to cut a small strip of wood from the desk leg to use as a scraper.

Then, the [Water Creation] spell was released, and the invisible tiny water molecules in the air were quickly gathered together, condensing into a fist-sized, crystal-clear water ball above the desk.

Li Ang carefully guided it into the crucible, which had markings inside indicating exactly 150 milliliters.

Then he took out a piece of blackened charcoal and put it into the recessed fuel trough at the bottom of the crucible, and took out the flint and a small piece of tinder he carried with him.

"Snap... snap..."

The flint struck, and a few sparks landed on the tinder, quickly igniting it.

Li Ang carefully stuffed the burning tinder into the fuel compartment at the bottom of the crucible, igniting the charcoal. The orange-red flame quickly stabilized, licking the bottom of the crucible and making a soft crackling sound.

Li Ang was fully focused, sensing the subtle connection between himself and the [Standard Practice Crucible Lv1].

A sense of control over the temperature emanated from the crucible, which made him feel more at ease.

I never expected that binding the facility would have such benefits; it's like a divine help for my alchemy.

The temperature is about 70 degrees Celsius. The first step is to add the calming flower buds.

Li Ang picked up a flattened, dark purple flower stamen and carefully placed it into the water, following the illustrations in the book.

The flower stamens sink immediately upon entering the water, and a calming fragrance rises slowly amidst the pale purple mist.

He dared not delay and immediately picked up the wooden stirring stick, stirring counterclockwise at a steady speed as instructed in the book.

The stars in the spiritual world rotated slightly, and spiritual power guided the dissolution of the flower stamens in the water and the release of medicinal properties through the stirring rod.

At this moment, he felt the improvement brought by the [Standard Practice Cauldron Lv1]. The release of the medicine was more stable, and the mental energy consumed in guiding it was also reduced a lot.

After watching the clear water in the crucible turn from colorless to dark purple, he quickly added six dried silver orchid leaves.

After the leaves came into contact with the dark purple liquid, their edges quickly unfurled, and a faint, minty, cool scent blended into the previous fragrance.

He started stirring again, this time three times clockwise, to allow the medicinal properties of the two ingredients to begin to blend.

With the addition of silver leaf orchid, the liquid in the crucible gradually turned into a turbid dark red and began to churn restlessly.

Upon seeing this, Li Ang immediately used a small wooden scale to take out about 2 grams of stone root grass powder, held his breath, steadied his wrist, and evenly sprinkled the powder into the medicinal liquid.

As the powder was added, the color of the liquid instantly changed from dark red to a slightly cloudy pale gold, but it was unstable, constantly shifting between dark red and pale gold, and emitting a slight "hissing" sound.

This is where the powdered stone root grass acts as a stabilizer, harmonizing and enhancing the medicinal properties, and preventing overly active energy from disrupting the balance.

Li Ang's heart was in his throat. This step was the most critical point where the sedative was most likely to fail, and the conflict of the drug's effects often erupted at this moment.

He gripped the stirring rod tightly and continued to stir and guide the liquid, doing his best to maintain its stability.

The liquid quickly calmed down and its color stabilized as a cloudy pale gold.

He decisively picked up the smaller oil paper packet and poured half of the pure crystal sand, which was as fine as dust and shimmered with a faint light, into the crucible.

To begin the final step of precipitating impurities, the stirring rod is used to quickly stir the liquid three times.

In the turbid, pale golden liquid, some extremely fine, almost invisible black or brown flocculent matter seemed to be attracted by an invisible magnetic force, rapidly gathering, adsorbing, and settling towards the crystal sand.

In just a few breaths, the upper layer of the liquid became clear, revealing a pure, soft, pale gold color.

"Success!" Li Ang felt a surge of joy, but his hands did not stop moving. He extinguished the charcoal fire and waited for the medicinal liquid in the crucible to gradually cool down. The medicinal liquid in the crucible was emitting a faint fragrance, which made people feel calm just by smelling it.

After the medicine cooled down a bit, he took out the crystal bottle that came with the herb bag and carefully poured the still warm, pale golden liquid into the bottle.

As the last drop of medicine slid into the bottle, he sealed the stopper and finally relaxed, his back already soaked with fine sweat.

After cleaning out the remaining impurities in the crucible, Li Ang started the second round of refining in the same way. This time, he was even more adept at refining, but he was really startled when his mental energy was about to run out.

If it weren't for the effects of the [Acceleration Pocket Watch Lv1] and [Standard Practice Cauldron Lv1], two level 0 spells and one basic potion-making session would have been the maximum mental strength an apprentice could achieve.

As a wizard, it is fundamental to always be aware of one's remaining mental energy. This must not happen again, Li Ang reminded himself.