Chapter 24 It’s hard to make money
“There is such a magic...”
Gothe already has a certain understanding of magic and knows that magic can have various magical effects. , the amazing destructive power and lethality are just some 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!
After the two major projects were completed, Gaode continued to sit cross-legged and began today's practice.
Of course he also knows that whether it is the practice of guidance or meditation, it takes time to accumulate, and there is no way to make a big breakthrough in a short 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 will be just a waste of time.
This is another highly probable event.
So it seems that the current efforts are not necessary?
But Gaode 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.
Quietly, the abundant magic floating everywhere in the world flowed into Gothe's body under the guidance of his spiritual power, and was refined into mana bit by bit.
Although casting spells consumes mana, controlling spell casting also requires the participation of mental power.
Therefore, due to the use of [Repair +] to repair the Ring of Divine Guidance, Gothe's mental power was not at its fullest when he started practicing.
In less than two hours, 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 consumed mental power 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 constitution and the affinity between the body and the magic power."
"The cultivation talent of the Meditation Technique depends on the soul, and my soul Is his talent stronger than his predecessor? ”
Most likely.
But no matter what the reason is, it is always a good thing that the speed of meditation practice has increased.
"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.
Awakening month, the fourteenth day.
Afternoon.
Gothe has finished preparing today's set of primary spider poison potions, and his work for the day has come to an end.
But there was an additional job, originally Elayne's job.
A certain amount of potions have been accumulated in the medicine garden, and it’s time to send them to Phil’s Magic Store.
It just so happened that Gaode was going to the city today to return the repaired Ring of Divine Guidance.
He counted the types and quantities of the potions to be sent in this batch.
Elementary Endurance Potion, 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 sets of primary spider poison potions.
These are the fruits of Gaode'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 just happened to have a set of primary spider poison potions that he had accumulated in his hands.
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.
Carrying more than 20 sets of potions on his back, the potion itself weighs a pint (1.8 liters), plus the weight of the potion bottle itself, which is very difficult for Gaode, who is only thirteen years old and whose diet is lacking in nutrition and his body has not yet matured. Saying that is no small burden.
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 difference.
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 not be sold. It is a priceless formula in the market and can be regarded as a family heirloom.
A total of twenty-two sets of potions were obtained in exchange for a receipt worth 46 gold and 10 silver.
It seems like a lot, but in fact the profit is far less high.
I don’t know anything else. Just talking about the primary spider poison potion, according to Gaode’s observation, if all the raw materials required to prepare a set are purchased from the drug store, it will cost about 30 silver.
In other words, for a magician, 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.
Study 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 like 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 increased.
This is what most potions masters have in common:
Basically, they have their own medicine garden and grow their own herbs to reduce the cost of potions.
Therefore, 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 Divine Guidance Ring.
“Is it really repaired?”
Even though Pierre was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the intact Divine Guidance Ring.
"You will know after you try it." Gothe 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 craftsmanship is really good. If you didn't know it in advance, you wouldn't even be able to tell it was damaged." Pierre praised.
“It’s not bad,” Gao De was not modest, “You can only see it with a clear picture.” “Boss, you have a lot of connections, can you help me pay attention to it, if there are still people who need to repair magic items, Introduce it 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 agreed.”
Pierre opened the drawer under the counter and took out a few coins. A gold coin and a silver coin were handed 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 acquired Sean gold coins and three clover silver coins, Gothe felt a lot happy unconsciously.
With the remaining 35 silver deposits, his total savings reached 4 gold and 15 silver.
(End of this chapter)