Chapter 10: Extraordinary Talents
The snake tooth grass needs to be ground into powder.
Sage needs to be boiled, add a large cup of water (8 ounces) into the crucible and cook together until only 1 ounce remains, and then use this 1 ounce of juice.
Gaode estimated that 1 ounce is approximately equal to 30 milliliters in his world.
The treatment of the green spider sac is much simpler, just puncture it and extract the venom.
Gaode completed this step with the hands of a mage.
Although the toxicity of green spider venom is mainly paralysis, it is still slightly corrosive. If you accidentally get it on your hands, it will still be a bit troublesome.
After all the materials have been processed, the last step is to combine the medicinal power of all the materials. This is also the most important step in preparing the medicine.
Gothe took a deep breath, took out a conical potion bottle from the shelf on the table, "expertly" poured the juice from the sagebrush into the bottle, and then added 5 ounces of Honey water.
He shook the potion bottle slightly, and after the liquid inside was completely integrated, he quickly poured most of the gray-green powder ground from the snake tooth grass into it.
As soon as the Snake Tooth Herbal Powder was added, the liquid in the bottle began to boil violently, and its color gradually began to change.
Gothe let go of his mental power again and stared at the potion bottle.
Strange ripples appeared in his field of vision again.
Only this time, those ripples are constantly intertwining and merging, changing constantly.
He carefully observed the changes of the ripples, and added snake fang herbal powder from time to time according to the actual situation, trying to control the final state of the ripples to shape in the direction he needed.
The Snake Tooth Herbal Powder should be neither too much nor too little, and a certain degree must be grasped. If it is too much, a little honey water needs to be added immediately to neutralize it. If it is too little, it must be replenished immediately.
To put it bluntly, this process means adding more noodles if there is too much water, and adding water if there is too much noodles.
It’s just that the operation is not that easy. On the one hand, Gothe needs to concentrate on observing the changes in the ripples. On the other hand, it requires him to have an absolute understanding of the properties of the material and know how much material to add under what circumstances. is the most appropriate.
After experiencing the previous failure to grasp the amount of snake tooth herbal powder and the potion almost failed, Gaode finally calmed down from the rush, and the preparation of the potion was nearing completion.
When the last drop of green spider venom was dropped into the medicine bottle, the constantly rolling liquid gradually calmed down.
Vaguely, a gray-green magical light flashed through the liquid.
This is a sign of successful preparation of the primary spider poison potion. If you master the trick: [Detect Magic], you can see this magical aura in the potion again.
Gaode looked at the slightly green liquid in the potion bottle, and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of accomplishment and pride in his heart.
Primary spider poison potion, a level 0 potion, has a strong paralysis effect and is non-lethal. It is usually bought and applied on arrows to deal with beasts.
He couldn't wait to take down three more obviously smaller conical potion bottles from the shelf on the side, and then poured the newly prepared primary spider poison potion into them.
A primary spider poison potion prepared with a standard formula can be divided into three small bottles for sale. This sale is more profitable for the potion master and easier for buyers to accept.
Just after Gothe filled the three small potion bottles, he discovered that there was still about one-half ounce of potion left in the large potion bottle in his hand.
According to his memory, a standard formula of primary spider poison potion is equivalent to three small bottles, and one small bottle of primary spider poison potion is only 2 ounces. How could there be so much left.
"Unless it is"
A thought suddenly flashed in Gothe's mind.
The next moment, he immediately started searching in the small workshop.
Finally, Gaode dug out a wooden box from the bottom of the shelf.
In the wooden box are three small bottles of primary spider poison potion, six gold coins that shine with a charming color, and dozens of scattered silver and copper coins.
Gaode's heart beat violently.
There is no doubt that this is a huge amount of money. In this world's monetary system, the most basic currency is copper coins.
Here, the actual purchasing power of one copper coin is equivalent to the four yuan before Gaode traveled through, plus a fraction of two cents more.
The second layer of the monetary system is silver coins.
One silver coin is equal to 12 copper coins, which is the purchasing power of about fifty yuan.
Gold coins are at the top of the monetary system. One gold coin can be exchanged for 20 silver coins, and the actual purchasing power is about one thousand yuan.
Moreover, silver coins and copper coins are not necessarily universal among different countries due to differences in coinage techniques, materials and the country's own national strength. The actual purchasing power also varies greatly in different regions. However, because gold coins are directly linked to gold, they are not universal. There are two problems.
It is universal and the value is not much different.
Gaode picked up a gold coin with a charming color. The gold was shining and dazzled a bit. He couldn't help but squint his eyes and fell in love with it.
The area where he is located is the Principality of Xien.
The gold coins currently used by the Principality of Xi'en are scientifically called Xi'en gold coins, which is easy to understand.
The obverse image of the Xi'en gold coin is the face of the founding Duke of Xi'en, and the reverse side is a rooster, so people privately call it "clucking" or "little rooster".
“What a cute little rooster!” Gothe couldn’t help but sigh as he admired the exquisite rooster pattern on the back of the Sean gold coin.
This is definitely not because he is greedy for money, he just simply likes chickens!
He defended himself in his mind.
After admiring the charming "little cock" for dozens of seconds, Gothe picked up another silver coin.
The front of the silver coin of the Principality of Sien still shows the face of the founding prince, but the back is replaced by a shamrock, so its name is called the shamrock silver coin.
Gaode carefully counted and found a total of 6 gold coins, 7 silver coins and 14 round copper coins.
Equivalent to 6,400 yuan before he traveled through time.
It doesn’t look like there are many.
But you must know that in this world, under normal circumstances, the minimum living expense for a family of five is only 57 gold coins a year, and this is based on the need to pay rent.
If you have your own house, your annual living expenses can even be reduced to less than 45 gold coins.
It is absolutely incredible that an apprentice who was born as a beggar can accumulate such a huge sum of money in such a high-pressure environment - after all, apprentices do not receive any compensation for working for Master Seda.
The previous memory of the source of the money was not left to Gaode, but Gaode already understood everything at this moment.
Whether it is the remaining two-and-one-ounce potion or the three vials of primary spider poison potion neatly arranged in the wooden box, they all tell a truth.
——The predecessor was a gifted genius.
A genius in the field of potions.
With unsystematic teaching, in less than a year, he was able to produce one-half ounce more of the finished product by mixing primary spider poison according to the standard formula proportions.
In other words, for every four primary spider poison potions prepared, there will be an extra bottle of high moral primary spider poison potion.
All of this is based on the predecessor's precise grasp of the properties of materials and the outstanding effect of material demonization. This is also the embodiment of the predecessor's talent, and Gothe inherited all of these.
(End of this chapter)