Chapter 24 It’s hard to make money
"There is such a spell..."
Gothe already has a certain understanding of spells and knows that spells have various magical effects, and the amazing destructive power and lethality are only part of the many effects.
But I didn’t expect that the effect of the spell is so extensive that it can improve skills.
"Divine Guidance." Gothe secretly noticed that if he could get out of the current predicament, he would definitely find ways to obtain the magic formula for Divine Guidance in the future.
There is no doubt that Divine Guidance is a must-learn spell for all extraordinary craftsmen such as potions masters and alchemists.
As for now, let’s find a way to make money!
With the two major projects completed, Gaode continued to sit cross-legged and began today's practice.
Of course he also knows that the practice of both guidance and meditation requires time to accumulate, and it is impossible to achieve a major breakthrough in a short period of time.
At least there will be no breakthrough before the next trial.
And if he fails to successfully resist Master Seda by then, then his current practice is just a waste of time.
This is another high probability event.
It seems that the current efforts are not necessary?
But Gao De understood better that no matter what, it was no reason to slack off in practice.
For everyone, as long as they consciously want to become a powerful mage, there must be no laziness and rest in practice.
This requires amazing perseverance.
For every mage, this is the most basic thing.
Gradually, Gaode became emptier, restrained his spirit, and immersed himself in the guidance method.
Siently, the abundant magic floating everywhere in the world flowed into Gaode's body under the guidance of his spiritual power, and was then refined into mana bit by bit.
Although casting spells consumes mana, controlling spell casting also requires the participation of mental power.
Hence, due to the use of [Repair Technique+] to repair the Ring of Divine Guidance, Gothe's mental strength was not at its fullest when he started practicing.
Just less than two hours later, the loss of his mental power reached the critical value of 40%, and the efficiency of guiding magic began to decline rapidly.
Gaode decisively stopped practicing the Guidance Method and switched to apprentice meditation.
His practice today was not officially over until the 40% of the mental energy he had consumed had been fully recovered under the influence of meditation.
Looking at the time, it was already close to midnight.
"The sixth lotus petal is about to materialize. Compared with its predecessor, the speed of practicing the Guidance Technique has not changed much, but the speed of practicing the Meditation Technique seems to be much faster. Is it because of the Soul Penetration"
Gothe thought secretly: "The cultivation talent of the Guidance Technique depends on the physique and the affinity between the body and the magic power."
"The cultivation talent of the Meditation Technique depends on the soul, and my soul talent is stronger than my predecessor?"
It is highly likely to be the case.
But no matter what the reason is, it is always a good thing to increase the speed of meditation practice.
"It's time to rest," Gothe dragged his tired body out of the workroom with satisfaction and returned to his room to rest.
The next day.
The month of Awakening, the fourteenth day.
Afternoon.
Gaode has finished preparing today's batch of primary spider poison potions, and his work for the day has come to an end.
But there is an additional job, which was originally Elan’s job.
The medicine garden has accumulated a certain amount of potions, and it is time to send them to Phil's Magic Store.
It just so happened that Gaode was going to the city today to return the restored Ring of Divine Guidance.
He counted the types and quantities of the potions to be sent in this batch.
Elementary endurance potions, ten sets.
This is a magic potion prepared by Master Seda. He is the only one in the entire medicine garden who can prepare the primary endurance potion.
Thirteen groups of primary spider poison potions.
This is the result of Goude's labor, and one group of them belongs to him.
Gaode’s current workload per day is to prepare a set (three vials) of primary spider poison.
With his method, each group of primary spider poison potions prepared can produce an extra two-quarters of Gu.
The weight of a small bottle of primary spider poison potion is 2 Gus, which means that Gaode can produce an extra small bottle of primary spider poison potion in four days.
Twelve days have passed since the last shipment. He has accumulated a set of his own primary spider poison potions.
Gaode left the medicine garden again and headed to the business district in the city.
By the time he arrived at Phil's Potion Store, Gothe's forehead was already covered with a thin layer of sweat.
This time without Amy, all the potion burden fell on him alone.
Having more than twenty sets of potions on his back, the potion itself alone weighs a pint (1.8 liters), plus the weight of the potion bottle itself, it is not a small burden for Gaode, who is only thirteen years old and whose diet lacks nutrition and his body has not yet matured.
Same as last time, pay with one hand and deliver with the other.
The purchase price of the primary spider poison potion is 2 gold, while the primary endurance potion is a set of 2 gold and 5 silver. They are both primary potions, but there is a gap.
This is nothing. If it is a primary healing potion, it can even reach a purchase price of 3 gold for a set.
Because among all the primary potions, the healing potion has always been the most widely applicable potion, so there is no need to worry about sales.
But similarly, the formula of the healing potion is also the most precious. It is only owned by some established forces and will rarely be sold. It is a priceless formula in the market and can be regarded as a family heirloom.
There are twenty-two sets of potions in total, in exchange for a receipt worth 46 gold and 10 silver.
It seems like a lot, but in fact the profit is far from that high.
I don’t know anything else. According to Gaode’s observation, if you buy all the raw materials required for preparing a primary spider poison potion from a pharmacy, it will cost about 30 silver.
In other words, for a potion master, the actual profit from a set of primary spider poison potions is only about 10 silver, and this is based on the premise that the success rate of the medicine is 100%.
If the potion master is not skilled enough, every time he fails to prepare the potion, he will have to bear an additional cost of 30 silver.
Learn hard to master a prescription, and then work for a long time, and in the end you can earn about 20% of the labor cost.
—Unless he masters a rare potion formula such as a healing potion, the profit that a low-level potion master can earn is probably this amount.
Fortunately, Master Seda has his own medicine garden.
So he can cultivate some of the medicinal materials needed to prepare the magic potion himself, without having to buy them from the pharmacy, and the profit can be further increased.
This is also what most potions masters have in common:
They basically have their own medicine garden and plant and cultivate their own herbs to reduce the cost of potions.
Hence, there is a common saying among potions masters - "A potion master who does not practice herbal medicine is not a good potion master".
Putting the receipt into his arms, Gothe came to Pierre's Grocery Store again with the remaining set of primary spider poison potions and the repaired Ring of Divine Guidance.
"Is it really repaired?"
Even though Pierre was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the Ring of Divine Guidance that was intact.
“You will know after you try it.” Gauthe reluctantly handed the Ring of Divine Guidance to Pierre.
Pierre took the Ring of Divine Guidance and put it on the finger of his right hand. After feeling it quietly, he smiled with satisfaction.
"Your workmanship is really good. If you hadn't known it in advance, you wouldn't have even seen that it had been damaged." Pierre praised.
"It's not bad," Gao De was not modest, "You can only tell the truth." "Boss, you have a lot of connections, can you help me pay attention to it, and if there are still people who need to repair magic items, introduce them to me."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Pierre said with a smile.
He will naturally not refuse anything that is easy to do.
What's more, when you are a middleman, not to mention the intermediary fee, you just earn a favor from both sides, which is not a loss.
"The purchase price of the potion remains the same as last time, and the repair fee for the Ring of Divine Guidance is as promised."
Pierre opened the drawer under the counter, took out a few gold and silver coins and handed them to Gothe.
The purchase price for a set of primary spider poison potions is 33 silver, and the repair fee for the Ring of Divine Guidance is 30 silver, for a total of 63 silver.
Looking at the three newly obtained Xien gold coins and three silver clover coins, Gaode felt a lot happy unconsciously.
With the 35 silver deposits left on him, his total savings reached 4 gold and 15 silver.
(End of this chapter)