Uninvited Guests

Raymond, who had set up an annoying protection barrier, had not gone out for three days.

A long table in the room was filled with a large number of utensils, a micro-heating device, and a strange solution resting in the utensils that were still heating.

With red eyes and a pale face, Raymond sighed and slowly poured the ground materials into the heated utensil.

There was a bang, and a puff of light pink smoke rose from the transparent utensil, floating at the top of the utensil and not scattering. The air was immediately filled with a pungent smell.

While maintaining a mental probe of the solution in the utensil, Raymond quickly poured a tube of red liquid into the still-heated utensil. Raymond's eyes flickered with red dots, and his mental power closely monitored the subtle changes in the solution in the utensil. His vision was also refreshed with a large amount of collected data provided by the chip.

Temperature, concentration, time of attenuation after mixing...

Just as the color of the solution in the utensil began to change, a pinch of plant powder that promoted wound healing was thrown in. Raymond then quickly picked up the heated utensil and shook it quickly so that the newly added powder could mix thoroughly.

After ten seconds, the light pink gas cluster that had been condensing above the utensil gradually dispersed as Raymond shook the utensil. The solution in the utensil then began to coagulate and gradually turned into a pasty substance with a faint aroma.

"The third one..." Raymond poured the paste from the utensil into three small test tubes placed on the side. There were already several tubes like this on the table.

One hundred parts of materials were completely consumed by Raymond in these three days, but only nine standard parts of successful hemostatic ointment were produced.

Making hemostatic ointment is the minimum standard for testing pharmacists. According to Raymond's current performance, he already has the potential to become a pharmacist.

But in the three days of making potions, if it weren't for the chip's assistance in monitoring, Raymond couldn't imagine how many more failures he would have to go through to successfully make one.

Because the mixture of several materials and the control of temperature and concentration, even a slight difference would lead to complete failure.

"Analyze the reasons for failure and set standards for making hemostatic ointment," Raymond ordered the chip casually, putting the nine small parts of hemostatic ointment he had collected into his waist bag.

"Task established, analysis started..."

With the chip's rapid statistics and analysis, the standard production process of hemostatic ointment soon appeared in Raymond's vision.

Precise temperature, detailed concentration ratio, mastery of time...

"The standard production process of hemostatic ointment is completed, with a production success rate of 32.6%."

Looking at the percentage appearing in his vision, Raymond frowned again with a wry smile. With the help of the chip, this success rate was achieved. For ordinary apprentice wizards, a 1% success rate would be considered good.

The materials for hemostatic ointment only cost 15 low-level magic stones, but now the finished product has nearly ten times the profit. But without the help of the chip, a 1% success rate would only represent breaking even.

"This is really a money-burning profession," Raymond sighed, putting away the utensils on the table. "This is the most ordinary potion with six ingredients!"

Three days of potion making was the biggest gain for Raymond in collecting monitoring data on the potion making process with the help of the chip, except for the nine standard parts of hemostatic ointment finished products.

The changes in each material during mixing, the chain reactions caused, and the mastery of temperature, concentration, and other factors when the potion was fully mixed, as well as the changes in various materials after mixing with each other, were the most important experience Raymond gained.

Overall, Raymond was satisfied. The making of hemostatic ointment was completed, although in the end there was only a one-third success rate. But if Raymond wanted to become a pharmacist, it seemed there was no problem.

The awakening potion bought from the Transaction Tower, Raymond did not intend to make for the time being. And the flawed formula purchased from the black market, Raymond's strength had not yet reached, so it could only be put aside for the time being.

"It seems that I need to improve my mental strength as soon as possible and apply to the academy early for promotion materials, which are the most beneficial to increasing my strength," Raymond pondered for a moment and decided to go to the academy's logistics department first. Although his mental strength was still far from the standard for promotion, it was necessary to know in advance the materials prepared by the academy for students.

Raymond restored the room to its original state, throwing all the trash into the trash can. When Raymond walked to the door, the warning force field arranged on the door also disappeared with his mental control.

But when Raymond opened the door, the anxious-faced girl who caught his eye made Raymond startled. "Louise?"

Dressed in an off-the-shoulder princess skirt, Louise was pouting anxiously with her face full of hesitation. After being startled by Raymond's abrupt opening of the door, Louise's face quickly turned red.

But soon a charming smile appeared on her face. "As a former companion, I came specially to visit. Can I?"

The slightly mischievous smile made the plump and charming Louise a little cute, but Raymond, with narrowed eyes, saw through the feedback from the chip that Louise's left hand behind her back was fidgeting with her skirt hem, showing she was very nervous.

But in the face of Louise's charm and sex appeal, Raymond, who stood at the door without moving, spoke coldly. "Please speak."

Raymond's indifferent words made Louise's smile freeze, and her face turned pale in an instant, stunned for a while.

"If it's a courtesy visit, your purpose has been achieved," Raymond didn't like this girl who was once Felix's companion. "I have something to do right away, so..."

"I need your help!" But before Raymond could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Louise with a pale face. "A deal that is very beneficial to you, I will only take up a little of your time!"

With a sudden firm expression, Louise walked straight toward Raymond, who was standing at the door, and rushed over.

With a frown, Raymond was very annoyed, but he hurried into the room. Otherwise, Louise, who rushed over, would rush into his arms.

But Raymond's annoyance had already been fully revealed on his face...