55 Instant Craft !!!
Hall of Velthorne Academy…
The grand hall now stood nearly empty. Every house had already departed withtheir trialinstructors-except one.
The Alchemists of House Virellis still sat quietly, waiting
The moment they let me go, i’m bolting back home and getting in bed withElaine,’ Leon grumbled internally, as perverted thoughts started to enter insidehis mind. But his train of thought derailed instantly when a deep, magicalchime echoed through the entire academy!
[House Points will now be displayed.]
Suddenly, the atmosphere shifted.
Every corridor across the academy stirred to life as students from every yealcame rushinginto the hall like a wave.Iin a matter of seconds, the place thatwas almost silent was now a hurricane ofexcitement and speculation.’The hell’s going on now?” one of the new kids shouted, clearly overwhelmed.A massive holographic projection materialized mid-air, visible from everycorner of the hall. The points board appeared, glowing and floating like divinetext:
1. House Umbraeth-3495 Points
2. House Zevrath-3310 Points
3.House Aurinox-2985 Points
4. House Solvayne-2910 Points
5. House Drakemor-2755 Points
6. House Aetherwyn-2690 Points
7. House Virellis-820 Points 6
Leon blinked.”Wait… House Virellis is dead last”He stared at the numbers with a neutral expression. The room was buzzing with reactions.Damn it, those swordsmen overtook us again,” a mage in sapphire robes muttered, shaking his head.And just as quickly as it had filled, the hall began to empty out-students leaving in loud, hurrying waves. All thatremained were the freshmen ofHouse Virellis, and their frustration.
Why the hell are we last?”a noble kid stood up,clearly frustrated.
What do you expect?” came a deep, almost amused voice. A tall man in the same green robes as the students steppedforward from the hall’s edge. “Alchemists don’t exactly win duels against mages or swordsmen” 5Who are you?”another student asked
I’m Mr. Malkof. Your trial instructor,” the man replied with a grin.”Now come. i’l take you for a walk through House Virellistragic history.. until we reach the Alchemy Lab and tell you why we are last for the last thirty years.”
The group rose and began to follow Mr. Malkof without wasting another second.
Leon walked with the rest, though his eyes were busy scanning something else entirely.
Where the hell are the MllFs in this academy? Not a single one in sight so fa…Are they banned or what?
That thought came to an abrupt halt.
Your sword is your soul in battle. Become one with it,” came a powerful, feminine voice from the open training ground totheir left.
Leon’s head snapped toward the source..
Standing there was a mature woman in her 40s-glorious blonde hair, toned muscles, big, soft boobs, and a fluffy hugeass
Target acquired, Leon thought, his eyes-focused on her curves
Leon continued to stair at her as he walked past the whole corridor
“Anyway,” Malkof continued, “that’s why we’re losing. You get challenged to a duel? Decline it. One wrong step, and you”lose points for the whole house.Then everyone will hate your guts.
We are just helpers in battlefield, Nothing more. Most of us don’t even see the face of battlefield in their lifetime untilitget’s really ugly.”
By now, the group had arrived in front of the Alchemy Lab-a surprisingly modest-looking structure from the outside. 1
Alright. Inside, everyone..
The door opened, and what looked small from the outside revealed an impossibly large chamber inside-another cleveruse of spatial magic.
Rows upon rows of pristine tables stood neatly arranged, each equipped with flasks,vials, and ingredients laid out onthem to brew potions. Students took their seats, their expressions turning serious as they scanned the things sitting infront of them.
No one sat near Leon-as everyone already knew he was a Commoner. All except one
A quiet girl with calm eyes wordlessly sat next to him, ignoring everything but the teacher.
Malkof walked forward.”Before you are the basic tools, medicinal herbs, and a written recipe
Your task is to brew a minor healing potion. No magic, No skil, No talking. Any violation and you’re out expelled on thespot.”
You have ten minutes. Begin.
The room erupted into quiet activity as everyone started to pour water into their bowls
Leon calmly poured water into his bowl as wel, eyeing the three types of herbs in front of him. He scanned the paper lying
on one side of the table:
‘Crush and add Dun-Dun leaves. Boil until impurities rise, skim them off Add pure mana.lfthe liouid glows crimson andsettles into a deep red,congratulations-you’ve passed.
Leon scratched his head.”Which of these is even Dun-Dun?!
He glanced at the girl beside him-she was already using the leaves from the third bowl.
‘Shit Screw it. l don’t even care about being expelled.’ Leon thought as a smirk spread across his face and he used hisskill
<Inspect>
[Name: Hermit Tree’s Leaf]
[Type: Leaf]
[Rank: Common]
[Description: Used for crafting minor mana recovery potions. Precision required. Small errors may ruin the brew
<nspect>
[Name: Dun-Dun Plant’s Leaf]
[Type: Leaf]
[Rank: Common]
[Description: Known for fog-producing properties when exposed to pure mana.]
Leon frowned. Wait,that doesn’t match the healing recipe at al… .re they trying to make fog potions or fool out ofus ?Before he could dig deeper, another student abruptly stood up in just 3 minutes he had completed his potionI’ve completed mine!
Malkofwalked over and peered at the red liquid
A beautiful color. You’ve passed. You’re free to leave and pick your classes,” he said with a warm smile and withouthesitation, took a sip from the flask.
Sip.
“Mmm… Nice.”
10 minutes have passed and about 300 students have already left the lab after completing or failing in their potion
brewing.
Okay, That’s Time. Please put your equipments down..lf you are found with anything from the table in your hands. Youwill be expelled on the spot.” The teacher spoke as he immediately started looking at the potions of the students
“Pass, Go”
“Pass, Go.”
“Failed. Go Home.
“Failed, Go Home.”
“Failed. Go Home..
After checking everyone’s potion, the teacher finally reached onto Leon’s desk
As soon as he looked at Leon’s potion, he noticed that it was completely black
Failed, Go Home.”
‘Thank you.” Leon replied with a smile as he stood up from his chair and started walking towards door.Wai.. Those vials in your pocket You can’t take them with you.. Please return them, they are academy’s property.” Theteacher spoke. 1
Shit’ Leon thought as he slowly pulled the vials out and the teacher was left stunned as soon as he looked at the vials.Both of the vials were filled with liquids. One of them was light green and another one was light blueWait, These.” As soon as the teacher looked at the potions in them his eyes widened in supriseHe immediately took them from Leon opened them and took a sip from each potion.
*sip-sip*
“Hmm.. You were trying to fail on purpose, weren’t you, Kid ?” The teacher asked with a smile.”I failed the task, l didn’t make healing potion. So,l can go home right ?” Leon asked with a neutral expression.’Fuck,l shouldn’t have crafted that skil.’ Leon thought as he regretted his actions. 2No, l take back my words.. You have passed and so have you, Who brewed all three potions girl, both of you can now goand select your classes.” The teacher spoke with a smile.
[Congratulations! You have learned the skill, {Instant Craft} Successfully]
[Name: Instant Craft]
[Rank: F]
[Level: 1]
[usage: 2/30]
[Description: Once used, user can craft F-ranked potions immediately without any preparations or equipments exceptempty vials and the craftingingredients.
The skill consumes a huge amount of mana with every craft and once used,it can’t be used for the next 24 hours. skilcan be leveled up by brewing more and more potions, with every level up potion’s effects will be upgraded by 5% andmana usage will also increase by5%] 1
[Mana: 100 mana/ Potion]
[Cooldown: 24 Hours]
“Heh..tupid system,i never mentioned how many potions can l craft in one go but testing it here was a bad idea. Leonthought as a smirk spread across his face.
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