Chapter 159: Instant Mana Potion!
Pet Shop. By the time Li Xiang arrived, it was already dark.
He handed the ten pearls to the NPC shop assistant, who happily took out the Pufferfish Mount.
In a fish tank was a Pufferfish the size of a palm, pitifully small compared to the Pufferfish seen in Dolphin Bay.
Li Xiang was silent.
How was he supposed to ride this little thing?!!
Seeing Li Xiang's expression, the NPC shop assistant chuckled and explained.
"Royal Guard, don't underestimate this little guy. Although he is small now, he will become very big after being inflated."
【Ding! Quest 「Star-Moon Lake's Pearl」 completed.】
【Ding! Obtained quest reward 'Pufferfish Mount' x1】
【Ding! Obtained quest reward 'Experience points' x10 million】
Li Xiang half-believed it as he took the Pufferfish Mount and checked its attributes.
【LV10．Elite Pufferfish】
Quality: Elite
HP: 4110
Physical Attack: 369～390
Physical Defense: 393
Magic Defense: 308
Skills: Accelerate, Sprint
【Commentary: An Elite among Pufferfish Mounts, possessing the ability to sprint and accelerate in water, capable of carrying You to gallop in the water!】
Like a regular steed, it was also level 10, but its quality was Elite.
Li Xiang was stunned for a moment, "Do mounts also have quality?"
The NPC shop assistant nodded, "Of course.
However, high-quality mounts are very rare. Generally speaking, Elite mounts are already very good mounts.
Higher level mounts are growth-type pets, which have the dual ability of both mounts and combat!"
Li Xiang understood.
Mounts were just a small Easter egg in the game; the real focus was the pet system.
Once the pet system was fully open, mounts would likely be phased out, as both have overlapping attributes.
After checking the hatching status of Black Whirlwind, Li Xiang bound the Pufferfish Mount and left the pet shop.
It was already dark, and there was nothing left to do outside.
He activated the Return City Stone.
Li Xiang was teleported into the Guild Residence.
The Guild Residence was very lively now.
A large number of players had returned to the Guild Residence because it was dark.
After upgrading to a town-level Guild, the area of the Guild Residence had become much larger.
Many players didn't rush offline after returning to the Residence, but instead set up bonfires in the Guild Residence, roasted the meat of Monsters they had hunted in the wilderness, drank the wine they bought from the city, and directly had barbecues in the game.
There were Chef life players in the Guild.
Compared to master chefs in reality, intermediate Chef players in the game could already create dishes that were perfect in color, aroma, and taste! Moreover, the food they made also had special effect bonuses. Although it couldn't increase the sense of fullness in reality, it was a spiritual enjoyment.
Players saw Li Xiang, greeted him warmly, and handed him some skewers of roasted meat.
「Roasted Mutton: After consumption, restores stamina, increases HP limit by 100 for 5 minutes.」
「Roasted Demon Wolf Kidney: After consumption, restores stamina, increases Agility by 10 for 3 minutes.」
...
Li Xiang put it in his mouth and took a bite.
"Hiss..."
"It's quite fragrant!"
Eating heartily, Li Xiang picked up the wine handed by a Guild player and took a big gulp.
"Comfortable!!!"
This game was becoming more and more realistic!!!
In addition to the players having outdoor barbecues, many Guild players also brought out cards similar to mahjong and started playing directly in the game.
Li Xiang asked around and found out that these were made by the Woodworker life players in the Guild who were bored.
There were quite a few similar creative activities.
There were many types of life professions in the game. Common ones included Blacksmiths, Woodworkers, Tailors, Physicians, etc., while rare ones included Beast Tamers, Sculptors, Puppeteers, and other life players.
As the number one Guild in myth, all sorts of life profession players existed in the Guild.
When life players of different professions came together and combined their strengths, they could come up with extremely creative ideas.
In a corner of the Guild Residence, Architect life players and some players with high aesthetic standards were already building houses together.
These completed houses, after being 'strengthened' by the system (i.e., paying money), could possess some common attributes, such as faster HP, Mana, and stamina recovery speed when resting in the room.
In the Alchemy Workshop, all 10 rooms were full. The Pharmacist players in the Guild were all shocked after discovering the effects of the Alchemy Workshop upon arriving at the Guild.
The increase in success rate and the increase in potion crafting speed would undoubtedly allow players who were dedicated to the Pharmacist life profession to level up faster, craft more finished potions, and achieve better development.
Therefore, the Guild's Alchemy Workshop was completely full, and Liu Yunfeng had to set up a schedule, arranging all Pharmacist players in it to take turns.
However, this was just a temporary solution. The best solution was still to upgrade the Alchemy Workshop and solve the problem of limited space.
Li Xiang checked the conditions for upgrading the Alchemy Workshop.
「Upgrade Conditions:
1. Average utilization rate exceeds 20% (Met)
2. Gold 100,000 (Met)
3. 10 Pharmacist players in the Guild have reached the beginner level (Met)
4. Craft the specified potion (Not Met)」
There were a total of four conditions, and three were currently met.
Only the last condition remained before it could be upgraded.
While Li Xiang was checking, Liu Yunfeng also walked over.
Seeing Li Xiang checking the upgrade conditions for the Alchemy Workshop, he sighed, "Guild Leader, this potion is too difficult to craft. It's a high-level potion, and the Guild currently only has intermediate Pharmacists. They can't craft it at all."
High-level potion?
Li Xiang rarely used potions, but he knew the difference between them.
Potions also had levels, but this level mostly referred to the difficulty of crafting the potion and was not particularly related to the effect.
Li Xiang's gaze shifted to his ability bar, specifically 「Guidance of the God of Potions」.
He hadn't used this Divine-grade ability even once since obtaining it.
He hadn't even learned the Pharmacist life profession yet...
"I understand. Leave this to me. The construction of the Magic Energy Towers needs to be sped up. Build a few more."
"Okay, Guild Leader."
"Has Qingshui not returned yet?"
"Qingshui has been busy with the task You gave her to gather resources in Wu Shuang City. She's been in the city."
Li Xiang nodded, "Alright, I understand. Send me a copy of the recipe for this specific potion."
Liu Yunfeng immediately traded Li Xiang a potion recipe and more than ten copies of the required crafting materials on the spot.
「Instant Mana Potion: Can be consumed in combat, instantly restores 20%~35% of Mana. Restoration amount depends on potion quality.
Required materials: Demonic Soul Flower x3, Purple Pole Grass Stem x2...」
Li Xiang nodded, "Alright, leave it to me. Keep a close eye on things here at the Guild."
"Okay, Guild Leader!"
Putting away the potion recipe, Li Xiang took out the Return City Stone.
He had originally planned to come back for a look and then go offline, but it seemed he wouldn't be going offline early.
...
Wu Shuang City. Li Xiang's figure appeared, and he headed straight towards the Alchemist Guild.