Chapter 4 Business
"Mr. Brand, I heard from the servant that you discovered a new plant? Its seeds help to refresh your mind?"
The Kaya Empire Mage Academy In a certain alchemy laboratory, an old mage with pale hair, thick dark circles under his eyes, and wrinkles on his mage robe asked Brand curiously.
This old mage is called Morian Hanfa. He is the alchemy professor at the Kaya Empire Mage Academy, and he is also the alchemy teacher for Brand's new batch of students.
The old mage was quite impressed by Brand, a student.
In terms of appearance, Brand is second to none in the Mage Academy. At almost every tutor gathering, Professor Morian can hear the "superficial" female tutors gathering together and discussing Brand excitedly. De's every move during class.
Cough!
Of course this is not important!
As a highly respected alchemy instructor, he is fundamentally different from those "superficial" female mages.
With Master Morian’s mental attainments, he can easily observe the mental level of ordinary people below junior mages and mage apprentices.
Therefore, there is no secret in Brand's mental power level in the eyes of Professor Morian. He has seen everything from the level of an ordinary person when he entered school to the level of a junior mage apprentice.
This kind of improvement in mental power is the fastest among the students of this class.
To use an easy-to-understand evaluation, Brand is the top student among this class of students.
This is why Professor Morian is so impressed by Brand, and it is definitely not because of Brand’s enviable “useless body”!
In short, for such an excellent and unique student as Brand, the old professor has a little more patience than others!
On Brand's side, after hearing the old professor's inquiry, he took out a few brown "beans" from his backpack and placed them on the table between the two of them.
Then, he introduced to the old mage: "Yes, Professor Morian, these are the seeds of that plant, I call them coffee beans.
They have gone through simple processes Processing, now you only need to grind it into powder, then mix it with hot water, and filter out the residue. This way you can make a super potion that can refresh your mind after a cup. I call that potion coffee! "< br>
Professor Morian, who has always been rigorous, did not pay attention to Brand's exaggerated boast.
Nobles, he has seen a lot. They always like to use exaggerated language to show that what they say is right.
But magic is rigorous, and any conclusion without empirical evidence is worthless.
After Brand took out the coffee beans, the old professor took out a "detection tool" like a magnifying glass from his magic pocket and studied it carefully.
It didn’t take long for him to come to the conclusion:
“Although it is indeed the seed of a new plant that has not been recorded, it seems to be just an ordinary plant without any magical reaction. and extraordinary characteristics.”
Seeing Professor Morian’s skeptical expression, Brand was not in a hurry.
This coffee bean was materialized by him from the simulated world. Things in the physical world certainly do not have extraordinary properties.
But who said you have to have extraordinary properties to be refreshing?
I saw the corners of Brand's mouth slightly raised, and he suggested confidently:
"Although it is not a magic plant, it does have a refreshing effect, otherwise I will make it for you. A cup of coffee for you to experience directly?”
If someone else said this, Professor Morian would definitely refuse.
There are just new species, and many are discovered every year. Before determining their specific value, it is not worth spending too much time on him, a master of alchemy.
But considering that the person who made this suggestion is a genius student in his class, a fan of "superficial" female mages, and it is said that this person's father is a viscount in the empire.
Thinking it all together, Professor Morian smiled and nodded.
Magic is not only about knowledge, but also about interpersonal communication!
Without the magic gold coins contributed by the imperial nobles, the research funds of their professors would not be as generous as they are now!
Moreover, now that I have more contact with Brand, won’t there be a lot more to talk about at the next party?
I don’t know how many “superficial” female magicians will be attracted by Brand’s alchemy deeds!
Cough! The last one is not important!
Then Professor Morian saw Brand take out a complete set of tools from his backpack, grind the coffee beans into powder, and ask for hot water from the servant to brew it.
After finally filtering through a filter cloth, Brand produced two cups of dark brown "potion".
Although I am somewhat dissatisfied with Brand's rough "alchemy" technique.
But because of the close distance, Professor Morian has already smelled the strong "pharmaceutical fragrance" emanating from it. After taking a deep breath, he felt that the fatigue caused by his long-term research seemed to have weakened a bit.
After Brand's "potion preparation" was over, and before Brand seemed to want to say something, Professor Morian couldn't wait to pick it up and put it in front of him. He drank the cup of "coffee potion" in one sip.
After taking this bite, apart from being a little hot, a bitter taste blooms in the taste buds on the tip of the tongue.
The feeling is somewhat indescribable.
Although the taste is very bitter, it is under the keen perception.
He found that this bitterness contained an extremely subtle sense of coolness.
And it was this feeling of coolness that slightly lifted his spirits!
Although this process of change is so subtle that ordinary people cannot even detect it.
But as a master of alchemy, he instantly realized what this meant!
“Incredible! This thing contains a natural refreshing substance! This substance has not been discovered before! It may be able to replace the main ingredient in the refreshing potion!”
Looking at the unfinished coffee in his hand, Professor Morian's eyes gradually became hot.
In addition, he also developed a lot of affection for Brand who brought this cup of coffee.
"Mr. Brand, you must have the seeds of this plant named coffee beans, right? I am willing to buy them at a high price!"
Seeing that Professor Morian recognized the "value" of coffee beans, Brand felt much more relaxed.
Don't look at Brand's confident look before, it was actually all pretend.
Performance is a required course for nobles.
After all, it was about whether he could pass the final exam, so Brand was always worried inside.
Regarding Professor Morian’s proposal to purchase coffee beans, Brand smiled slightly and did not make any statement.
Now that the refreshing value of coffee beans is recognized, it’s time for negotiation.
Acquisition at a high price?
Brand would not be so stupid!
As Professor Morian said at the end, coffee beans may be able to replace one of the main ingredients in sobering potions.
The Awakening Potion is a potion that can quickly restore mental power.
When Brand was creating a simulated world, he would occasionally buy and drink a bottle or two to replenish his mental strength.
Because of its high price, Brand went to the alchemy department of the academy to inquire about its production formula and refining techniques.
The price of the refreshing potion comes from the magical plant that has a refreshing effect.
There is currently no second plant that has the same effect found in Farnes Continent.
Because the cultivation of raw materials costs a lot.
Then consider the success rate of potion refining and the general expensiveness of alchemy potions.
The market price of a bottle of refreshing potion has reached 30 magic gold coins!
——Proper luxury goods!
You know, Brand, who has always been extravagant, only has a monthly spending limit of 50 magic gold coins.
Under the influence of magic, the Kaya Empire is not short of ordinary food. One silver coin is enough for an ordinary civilian family to live for a month!
Although I don’t understand why a plant that only has a refreshing effect can become the main ingredient of a potion that restores mental power.
But this is not what Brand needs to consider.
That’s what they say anyway, Brand just needs to think so!
In short, if coffee beans can be used to replace the main material of the awakening potion, the benefits involved will be huge and terrifying.
The Holland family may take a big step towards becoming a great noble.
Yersin might be ecstatic!
(End of this chapter)