My cousin is becoming a legend.

Chapter 12 Unlocks the Alchemist

Early the next morning.

Lynn rode his pony early to continue grinding for experience.

After running around all morning, my Heavy Armor Mastery finally leveled up.

[Proficiency +1]

[Proficiency +1]

[Proficiency +2]

Alchemy Theory (Level 0, 65/100)

【Riding Skill (Level 1 45/100)】

[Heavy Armor Mastery (Level 1 0/100)]

Lynn breathed a sigh of relief.

It's finally been upgraded.

If he comes a few more days, my uncle's horse will probably be exhausted to death.

Lynn rushed home to continue her studies.

He could feel himself becoming more and more familiar with the book.

While I can't recite it perfectly, I can at least get the gist of it.

Lynn already has the theoretical foundation to make first-tier potions.

I read until it got dark.

Finally, my alchemy theory has been upgraded.

[Proficiency +1]

[Proficiency +1]

[Heavy Armor Mastery (Level 1 35/100)]

Alchemy Theory (Level 1, 0/100)

[It has been detected that you have met the unlock conditions for the "Alchemist (Special)" affix. Would you like to unlock this affix?]

"Unlock the Alchemist."

Lynn silently recited in his heart.

The entry "Alchemist" has been unlocked.

[Entry]:

1. Shadow Scout (Extraordinary)

First star progress: 0%

(Please find dark-type items and absorb their energy to increase your star rating.)

Entry effect:

(1) Shadow Man: You can blend your body into the darkness, three times a day.

(2) Speed ​​boost: Briefly increases speed by 100%, once a day.

Evolutionary conditions: Unknown

2. Alchemist (Special)

Grade: First grade (0%)

(Please upgrade by crafting potions)

Entry effect:

(1) As if divinely aided: Gain an amplification of spirit and perception, enabling the successful crafting of potions of the same rank, once a day.

(2) Three times is not enough: After refining the same level of potion twice, the potion will be replicated in its best state in history the next time. Passive skill.

........................

Lynn was somewhat surprised.

Let's not even talk about divine intervention.

The skill "Third time's the charm" means that once he successfully refines something, he can maintain a success rate of 33.33% in the future!

This is a terrifying success rate.

It was mentioned in the alchemical principles book that Lynn was reading.

In the alchemist ranking exam, an alchemist is only required to have a 25% success rate in crafting potions of the same rank.

Even renowned alchemy masters only have a success rate of around 50% when refining potions of the same rank.

Lynn's success rate is so high simply because he read books. If other alchemists knew this, they would probably be tied to the lab table and dissected for research.

As for why the success rate of alchemy potions is so low.

This is because refining potions is not only a complicated process, but also requires the refiner to constantly use their mental power to observe and guide the reactions of the various components in the pot.

That's right, an alchemist's mental power can influence the workings of the material world.

During the process of refining potions, the alchemist's mental strength will continuously increase.

It's just that some people are born with high spiritual power and can improve and grow faster; while others are completely unaware of their own spiritual power.

When alchemists reach later ranks, their mental power can be used for both attack and defense.

Of course, the offensive power of mental energy is still not as good as that of extraordinary professions.

After all, mental energy isn't meant for fighting.

However, all of this seems to be a long way off for Lynn now.

His immediate priority is to refine the Cat's Eye Night Cream potion.

In the past two days, Lynn had already collected all the materials and roughly put together an alchemy device.

There are no test tubes.

Then let's use a wooden bowl instead.

There is no separatory funnel.

Let's make a pirated version out of wood and use it for now.

As for the alchemy cauldron...

I'll just use the cast iron pot I have at home for stewing.

Although Lynn's actions may seem a bit ridiculous, they are actually quite feasible.

Cat's Eye Night Cream is a relatively basic alchemical potion, and the required operation and equipment are not that complicated. It mainly relies on mental power to observe the heat.

There's no need to worry about storing medicines.

The main ingredient containing dark energy is cat's eye flower; the other auxiliary ingredients are just ordinary herbs.

In theory, as long as he deals with the cat's eye blemish at the end and does it quickly, he won't fail.

Of course, the quality of the refined product won't be very high.

Lynn performed preliminary processing of the materials according to the steps she remembered.

After crushing the peppermint, let it stand and take the clear liquid from the top.

Gypsum is crushed into powder.

Add some gypsum powder to the morning dew on the white flowers and stir well.

Boil water in a pot.

Lynn observed the state of the water's surface.

Remove the heat source when the first bubble appears in the water, and quickly pour three small spoonfuls of gypsum powder and one-sixth of the peppermint liquid into the pot.

Lynn quickly crushed the cat's eye flower into a paste and covered it tightly with a wooden bowl.

He moved the fire source back and stared quietly at the water.

When small bubbles the size of longan fruits reappeared on the surface of the water, Lynn quickly poured one-sixth of the peppermint extract and half of the cat's eye flower into the pot.

The most crucial moment has arrived.

Lynn closed his eyes and silently recited the spiritual incantation from the book.

Perhaps it was good luck, but the first time I guided my mental energy, it went very smoothly.

Color suddenly appeared in the darkness before Lynn's eyes.

In a gray, chaotic scene, Lynn saw particles of different colors colliding with each other.

The purplish-black spherical particles representing the cat's eye flower are constantly devouring the surrounding gray.

Meanwhile, the surrounding gray chaotic matter seemed to be consciously avoiding being devoured by the purplish-black particles.

In theory, what Lynn needs to do now is to make the purplish-black particles occupy most of the gray chaotic space.

The larger the proportion of gray space occupied by the main medicinal material, the higher the quality of the medicine.

The gray space was constantly shrinking, and some purplish-black particles even disappeared directly as the space shrank.

Lynn knew that this was because the moisture was constantly evaporating.

Each dose of medicine has its own minimum space standard.

The art of alchemy lies in maintaining the most suitable proportions within the constraints of time and space.

"Damn it, we missed our chance!"

In a mere half-second of distraction, Lynn missed the best opportunity to invest in the remaining cat's eye flower.

Quickly move the fire source away.

Cold sweat kept seeping from Lynn's forehead.

"What should we do to fix this? The book doesn't say."

That's all the cat's eye flowers can produce.

Every wasted portion is one less portion available.

Although a single well-crafted potion is more than ten times more potent than water boiled with cat's eye flowers, it's worth it as long as one batch is successfully crafted.

But Lynn doesn't want to lose out at all right now!

Lynn immediately activated the Alchemist skill.

"Activating skills is like having divine assistance!"

A thought flashed through my mind.

Just as the skill name suggests, Lynn suddenly had several solutions in mind.

He quickly picked up the peppermint extract from the side.

There's no need to weigh it; the precise amount is poured in directly with perfect force.

As the peppermint extract entered, the gray space began to expand.

But at the same time, the purplish-black particles were rapidly diluted and disrupted.

Lynn remained perfectly calm at this moment.

He continued to apply precise cat's-eye flowers, finally stabilizing the situation.

Taking advantage of this moment, Lynn poured in the floral water mixed with plaster.

next moment.

A plume of purplish-black smoke visibly emerged from the iron pot.

You have successfully crafted: Cat's Eye Night Cream Potion (Grade 3)

[Alchemist entry progress +0.1%]

[Proficiency +1]

【Cat's Eye Night Cream Potion (Level 0, 1/100)】