Chapter 39: Mental Sense
Translator: Lonelytree
Dave had enough reserve to activate his mental sense for a few minutes.
Thus, he decided to end the process quickly.
He was already very familiar with the refining process of the explosive potion, and he was no longer as clumsy as he was a few days ago.
Just like before, he heated the Komo Lizard's acid to the boiling point, then added the Golden Algal Frog's legs.
Once the two materials came into contact, they began to react quickly.
Dave, who had activated his mental senses, could clearly see that after the Golden Alga Frog's leg was added to the acid, a lot of yellow fluorescent substances were being released at a very fast speed.
At the same time, the large amount of red fluorescent light contained in the acidic liquid rushed forward and began to " destroy " the yellow fluorescent light.
It was said to be destroyed, but in fact, it was more like they were beginning to fuse with the yellow fluorescent light.
However, the speed of this fusion was very slow. If there were no external intervention, it would probably take a long time to fuse. Moreover, more than half of the fluorescent light inside disappeared during this fusion.
Dave knew that it was time for him to inject mana into the glass pot.
As he slowly injected his mana, the two types of fluorescent lights that were originally very slow to fuse began to fuse at an extremely fast speed.
Not only that, the loss of energy was also greatly reduced.
"As expected!"
Dave suppressed his excitement. Based on his observations, he was even more certain that the light he could see was most likely the Extraordinary characteristic itself!
These fluorescent characteristics and the extraordinary characteristics of the refining process that he believed were very similar!
He could even confirm that these fluorescent lights were extraordinary characteristics!
As he observed the fusion of the Extraordinary characteristics, he also made subtle adjustments to the mana he injected.
The fusion speed was already very fast. Now, not only was the fusion speed even faster, but the consumption was also reduced to the lowest.
If it were before, this would have been impossible.
There were more or less extraordinary characteristics in each set of materials.
Potion makers could only control the amount of mana appropriately during the refining process based on their experience and observation of some characteristics.
However, it was still inevitable that many characteristics would be lost in this process.
Now, Dave could say that he had done what millions of Potionmakers had hoped for but never achieved!
Dave took turns mixing the potions, observing the extraordinary properties in the solution while he controlled the rhythm of his concoction and mana input.
Until the last step of concentration was completed, this bottle of explosive potion was successfully refined without even a single accident.
Looking at the crimson potion in his hand, Dave shut off his senses.
Even though he could not hide the exhaustion in his eyes from over-exhaustion, he was still excited.
Even if he did not use his mental sense, he could easily tell from the color that the number of characteristics in this bottle of explosive potion was definitely much more than that of ordinary explosive potions!
Although it had not reached the level of the ratio between the spirit water and the Modarsu Potion.
However, Dave estimated that it was at least 30 to 40% more powerful than the ordinary ones.
The source of this thirty to forty percent power was the result of his real-time adjustments through the observation of the extraordinary characteristics in the solution during the entire refining process.
Many of the characteristics that were originally difficult to maintain were still present in this potion.
Dave was sure that if he could keep his mental sense on, the quality of the explosive potion would be better.
Moreover, he would not fail anymore.
Of course, this was just a thought.
His mental power could not withstand this level of consumption.
However, Dave knew that his mental sense wasn't just about the potion's power and success rate.
More importantly, through his mental sense, he could quickly correct the situations that occurred during the refinement of many potions.
After concluding all these, even if he didn't activate his mental sense, his success rate of potion refinement would probably increase greatly!
"In that case, I can start refining new potions…
"As long as I activate my mental sense, the difficulty of the initial refinement will be greatly reduced, no matter what potion it is. I can use it as a reference very quickly.
"Unfortunately, activating my mental sense still consumes too much of my mental energy. I estimate that when my mental energy recovers to its peak state, I can keep the state activated for less than 30 minutes.
"I can't exhaust my mental sense in thirty minutes every day.
"Moreover, I still have to use my mental energy in other areas every day..." He did not know if there were any other ways to recover his mental power other than sleeping.
"However, this problem cannot be solved…"
Since he couldn't find a way to recover his mental power, couldn't he increase his upper limit?
He was about to be promoted to a level 2 acolyte, and Dave's mental power was close to 3 points. He was looking forward to seeing how much his mental power would increase after he advanced.
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The final results of the assessment were posted on the bulletin board the next day.
Thousands of level 3 mage apprentices who had participated in the assessment had their names pasted on half of the wall.
Many acolytes who had woken up early were already in their positions, rushing to the notice wall to search for their names.
Of course, they would start from the unqualified part.
After all, there were only a few people who failed every year. It was definitely much easier to find their names on the list than in the qualified column.
This time, there were quite a number of people who missed or failed the assessment. There were dozens of them.
Most of them missed the exam, and only a few failed.
The acolytes who noticed that their names weren't on the list heaved a sigh of relief.
The acolytes who found their names on the scroll turned pale instantly.
For level 3 apprentices, if you fail the assessment, you will be expelled. They were different from those acolytes who could pass the assessment every year but were limited by their aptitude. They were given up by the academy because they could not advance to level 2 acolyte after five years.
The latter could still stay in the academy and look for a job, but they would no longer be able to continue attending classes for free. However, the former was different. They would be mercilessly expelled from the academy!
And everyone knew that the Berserk Sea was just outside the academy's tower.
For an ordinary level 3 acolyte, the probability of surviving in the Berserk Sea after being expelled from the academy…
Although it was definitely not zero, it could be said that there was no difference.
No one was paying attention to these few apprentices who had lost their souls.
They were even despised and looked down upon by others.
As long as the acolytes didn't slack off too much, they wouldn't fail.
To a large extent, these people could say that they deserved their current fate and could not blame anyone else.
After confirming that they were not the unlucky ones who failed the test, the other apprentices turned their attention to how many points they had scored.
Some people started to pay attention to the names at the top of the rankings.
Those with outstanding results would most likely be recognized by the teachers of their respective fields after they advanced to level 2 acolytes and became official acolytes.
However, the name at the top of the rankings was still unfamiliar to many people.
"Dave Moreati? Who is he?"
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