nownovels Chapter 41 Alchemy
Chapter 41 Alchemy
Garr was naturally very upset about the house change.
The following afternoon, he finalized the matter and chose a detached house in the Dongcheng District, about two streets away from his previous apartment. It was a two-story building with a small courtyard surrounded by a tall wall that could easily block the view from outside.
The interior has a decent number of rooms, enough for three people, plus the necessary laboratory and meditation room.
There was no room for Gal to practice his swordsmanship... but he didn't care. Anyway, it didn't matter where he practiced his sword. Practicing in the courtyard was no different from practicing in the room for him.
Since he didn't have any particular ideas, Victor nodded in agreement.
Then came the simple move...
But if you want to move, you need a place to move to. Victor and Gal only had some changes of clothes and a few simple belongings, not many packages in total.
Vivian was the same; she had run all the way here with only two pieces of clothing, so the whole moving process was quite simple, taking less than an hour, and the three of them settled into their new home.
By the way, Vivian did have some complaints because her assigned bedroom was on the side, and sunlight never shone through the window. Unfortunately, Gar's word didn't count, and Viktor showed her no respect, so she could only swallow her anger...
......
After taking care of these miscellaneous tasks.
Viktor continued to focus his energy on himself.
It had been a while since he'd been to the Star Tower, and there seemed to be more people there than usual. Victor ignored the others and approached the Star Tower. The projection of the Star Child appeared in mid-air, and a cold voice rang out:
"Apprentice Victor, what can I do for you?"
Viktor looked up at the other person:
"Could you help me find some academy quests that can be completed within the academy and don't take too long, preferably ones that require alchemy skills?"
There are only two ways for a wizard to increase his power.
One is the enhancement of mental attributes, which leads to an increase in magic power, a stronger spell, and a faster casting speed.
Secondly, there are external enhancements, such as purchasing magical items or crafting spell scrolls for use in battle.
However, Victor has a third option: to acquire some powerful items and equip them into his inventory.
His current problem is that his equipment slots are full... Although he has acquired some new magical items with good effects, his equipment slots are mostly occupied by the 'Silver Key', so even if he has a lot of good items, he can't use them.
Therefore, finding a way to devour those accumulated items is the next thing we must do.
However, there are priorities, and these items have varying degrees of effectiveness. Furthermore, Viktor is currently unable to meet the conditions for devouring some of them. Therefore, he naturally focuses on items that he can devour.
Therefore, the two magical items that the radiation had sent a couple of days ago, the "Witchcraft Scroll - Magic Missile" and the "Echo Mirror", became the targets that Victor was preparing to devour next.
The reason is that the conditions for absorbing these two things are not complicated: one requires learning a missile-type sorcery and reaching the mastery level, while the other requires mastering fifteen sorceries.
To be honest, for Viktor, who has the "door to inspiration," neither of these conditions is difficult to meet; it just takes a little more time. But the first problem facing Viktor is that he no longer has a way to learn witchcraft.
Private transactions between apprentices are forbidden by the academy.
Who knows what kind of pitfalls might exist in the magical structure of a spell bought at a high price elsewhere?
Seeking further counseling from Manuggas would wear down his patience.
So Viktor had no choice but to look for a legitimate route—to see if there were any academy quests at the Star Tower that he could do that weren't too troublesome, so he could spare some time to earn some academy points to exchange for witchcraft.
Fortunately, after hearing Viktor's request, the Star Tower immediately provided him with a full list of academy missions.
Unfortunately, after a quick glance, Viktor realized that none of the tasks listed seemed easy to complete...
But thinking about it, it makes sense. If it were really that easy to complete within the academy, and the academy tasks were so simple, they would probably have been taken over by other apprentices long ago... Helpless, Viktor could only suppress his temper and carefully examine each task one by one, trying to find one that he could accept.
About a minute later, Viktor's gaze landed on a mission message:
[Assist in refining alchemical materials {Rat Spirit Root, Flying Fish Slime, Nine-Wheel Flower, etc.}. Three wizard apprentices are required to work at the Potions Garden. Each task requires 1 to 3 hours of work, and each task rewards 5 Academy Points.]
In fact, the academy has many and varied tasks. In addition to the tasks issued by the academy itself, there are also many tasks issued by formal wizards or some advanced wizard apprentices.
But what Viktor saw was probably a mission issued by the academy.
This task offers a generous reward of 5 points, and the work only takes less than three hours.
Of course, the corresponding difficulty is also quite high... Viktor recalled for a moment and quickly found materials related to things like 'Rat Spirit Root, Flying Fish Mucus, and Nine-Wheel Flower'.
These potions all seem to be the potions needed to refine the "Gold-Eating Potion". It would be difficult to refine them individually, let alone refine several of them together.
Victor had never come into contact with these potions before, he only knew how to refine them.
However, the tasks assigned by other colleges were not very good. They were often dangerous tasks such as assisting with experiments, or time-consuming manual labor... He didn't really have many other options besides these.
Furthermore, his proficiency in alchemy has recently increased, and with the addition of the title "alchemy genius," he feels somewhat more confident.
So what if he loses face? Viktor isn't bothered by it.
Thinking of this, Viktor looked up at the Star Child:
"I will take on this mission from the academy."
The Star Child remained expressionless.
"Apprentice Victor, accept the Academy quest 'Alchemy Refining'... You need to arrive at the designated location at 3 PM every day, otherwise the Academy quest will be considered a failure."
"???"
Viktor was a little confused. Why was there a penalty for failing a mission?
He's never heard of such a thing.
I quickly asked the Star Child, but she maintained her cold tone:
"The academy tasks are assumed to be achievable by default. Failure to complete them will result in losses for the academy, so it is reasonable to impose a certain degree of punishment."
"You have not been in the academy for more than 3 minutes since you accepted the mission. The academy gives you the right to abandon this mission."
"I......"
Viktor looked at the projected figure in front of him speechlessly, thought for a moment, and still didn't give up.
Since I've already accepted the offer, and it's not like I'm completely unsure, I might as well give it a try.
This task doesn't seem like the kind that can be completed in a day or two. If everything goes smoothly, he might even find a stable way to earn academy points.