Chapter 11: Capital and Profits
Translator: Lonelytree
Dave had been thinking about something.
How could he complete the potion refinement mission as soon as possible?
Although there was no time limit, the earlier he completed the mission, the earlier he could receive the reward. He wanted the 300 Potionology EXP.
First of all, the equipment was basically ready.
Then, there were the funds, which were the magic stones needed for the potion formula and materials.
He needed at least several magic stones.
Dave was poor, and he still needed to find a way to source the magic crystal needed for the blood medicine class in a few days.
There was also 'technique', which was the experience and ability to make potions.
Making potions was not an easy task. Even after a year of studying and leveling up, Dave was not confident that he could make a potion.
After all, the only experience he had in refining potions was that of a half-finished potion.
However, these two points could actually be resolved through one thing.
That was to refine a semi-finished potion, which was also the spirit water!
On the one hand, his current success rate should be able to guarantee a certain profit from refining spirit water.
For example, yesterday, he had earned one-fifth of a magic stone.
This was equivalent to his weekly salary in the laboratory!
On the other hand, continuously refining spirit water would help him gain experience.
At the very least, his control over mana output was much stronger than before.
Dave didn't plan to just practice by making spirit water.
Instead, he would try his best to improve the success rate of the technique and see if he could earn more magic stones by relying on this " skill ".
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There was nothing to do in the laboratory. When it was time, Dave got off work and returned to his residence.
Sitting on the ground, Dave took turns cleaning the equipment.
At this time, he really wanted to have his own laboratory and his own laboratory table. At least he didn't have to put the equipment on the ground. It would be much more convenient.
Moreover, it was said that the elements in the laboratory were less chaotic, which was beneficial to the stability of the potion refinement.
Of course, refinement of an apprentice-level potion did not need to care about such details.
After washing the utensils, Dave put a few pieces of paper under his butt and started making the potion.
After a day of practice yesterday, he was already very familiar with the refinement of the spirit water.
However, it was his first time using a glass beaker to refine a potion.
There was no difference in the previous steps.
Dave felt the difference when he reached the condensation step.
A glass beaker was much better than that small metal pot!
Through the glove, his perception of the surging mana in the solution was much clearer than before.
Moreover, when he injected his mana in the lab, he would always feel a slight resistance.
But now, this feeling of obstruction was gone.
Dave estimated that if he had used a glass container yesterday, the success rate would not be 40%, but 50% or more!
"You really get what you pay for!"
Dave sighed.
This was the difference between equipment that cost ten magic stones and two magic stones.
This time, perhaps because of the change in the container, the refinement went very smoothly.
Dave found that he didn't use much mana to refine the spirit water.
Looking at the tube of spirit water in his hand, Dave felt like he was looking at sparkling magic stones.
Based on this momentum, he might even be able to earn enough to buy a magic crystal!
Dave was motivated, so he quickly started the next batch.
It was not until late at night that David finally turned off the animal oil lamp.
Under his high-intensity refining, almost a third of the animal oil inside had been consumed.
However, the harvest was also gratifying.
This time, the success rate of refining was already more than half. He had refined a total of twenty-five spirit leaves and succeeded in refining fourteen!
The cost of raw materials was about 7/10 of one magic stone. After deducting the cost, he earned 7/10 of one magic stone.
The profit margin was 100%!
To be honest, Dave didn't expect to achieve a success rate of 50 - 60 percent.
He originally thought that even if he changed to better refining equipment, the success rate of his first attempt in the room would not be much higher.
Unexpectedly, it was even higher than yesterday in the laboratory.
It seemed that the effect of the glass beaker was much greater than he had imagined.
However, the increase in success rate was naturally a good thing.
After earning nearly three weeks' worth of salary in one day, Dave was more confident in his decision to continue making potions.
In the following time, he had more money in his pocket, so he resumed his practice at the Spellcasting Range.
When he was practicing acid splash, Dave would go to the range twice a week.
At that time, his time was basically focused on practicing acid splash.
As for the other spells he had, his proficiency was still pitifully low.
It was time to strengthen it.
Mages were not a profession that could survive just by refining magic potions.
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Time flew by in Dave's never-before-seen hectic schedule.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
Dave had been using all 24 hours of his day for the past week. He was even making potions while he ate.
If it wasn't for the fact that his mana recovery couldn't keep up, he could have pushed himself even more forcefully.
"How is it? Tomorrow is Teacher Gru's class.
"Have you made your decision?"
After class, Andre came to find him again.
Even though Dave had rejected him several times, he was still confident that he could get this deal done.
That was because he thought he knew everything about Dave.
A bitter acolyte who worked in a potion lab and only earned one magic crystal a month, without any mage background, and with the daily expenses of renting a spellcasting range, he definitely did not have much savings.
How could he possibly earn enough money to buy a Magic Crystal?
Therefore, he could only obediently come and buy from him.
However, Dave's face was still as mysterious as before.
"Why are you always pushing me?"
Dave shrugged. "I'll think of a way before tomorrow. If there's still nothing by then, it seems that I can only rent it from you."
"Then remember to come early before class tomorrow. Otherwise, you'll be in trouble if you don't get the magic crystal by the time class starts.
"By the way, don't even think about renting from others. They won't give you such a low price."
Andre had the expression of a victor on his face as he strode away.
Dave looked at him and couldn't help but laugh.
To be honest, his relationship with Andre was barely passable. At least they were acquaintances.
Andre didn't even need Dave's magic stone.
The feeling that Andre wanted from him was most likely a sense of victory.
After all, he had been pestering Dave about renting the crystal for almost half a month.
Unfortunately, Dave did not need to rent the crystal from him anymore.
After days and nights of high-intensity refining, his success rate of refining spirit water had reached more than 60.
Even the Potionology experience points in the system had increased by 3 points, reaching 25/1000.
And as the success rate increased, the number of potions that could be refined every day also increased from the initial twenty or so to the current forty.
As a result, he now had more than 10 Magic Stones in his pocket.
He could afford a single crystal!
There was no need to waste half a Magic Stone to rent it.
He wondered how Andre would react in class tomorrow.
Presumably, his expression would be very interesting at that time.
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