Group Project (4)

"Huh."

My words made Professor Maizen laugh. It was completely understandable. Previously, I might have been able to improve the performance of a potion by changing one or two ingredients, but this time was different.

How would I make a potion with the same performance even stronger in a different environment with completely different materials?

The Tyren Zeus Potion's key ingredient was the Atarix spider's shell.

Tyren Zeus Potion was inspired by Atarix spiders' unique habit of removing their shells and laying eggs for their young on their own. As a result, the shell contained a tremendous amount of nutrients, and the vital supplement created based on it was Tyren Zeus Potion.

By the way, making a vitality supplement out of the tail of a fire-attribute lizard sounded too far-fetched.

Professor Maizen said, gently raising the corners of his lips.

"...That's interesting. Can you make Tyren Zeus Potion with that material? Even I, who invented the potion, did not know."

"Yeah. This is a recipe that our team members came up with."

The members of Group 12 were taken aback by those words. Eisel in particular. Her expression could be interpreted as, 'What do you mean, you madman?'

**Clap! **An alchemist from the Alchemy Tower applauded. He looked at Professor Maizen and me with curiosity.

"Living as an alchemist, you'll have all sorts of valuable experiences, but this one is very interesting. I really like this composition though. An alchemist should keep all possibilities open. How is it? We're going to hold the disqualification process and continue."

The other two alchemists nodded as well, thinking that the situation was amusing.

Professor Maizen nodded, deciding that, while he didn't like them giving me a chance, it wouldn't change the outcome.

If I failed there, I would be humiliated twice as much.

"Good. The time limit is one hour. Complete the Tyren Zeus Potion in it. Oh, you can't be confused, Baek Yu-Seol? It's not a D-Vitality potion, but a Tyren Zeus Potion."

"Of course. Unlike my professor, I have a good memory."

"… Yes, shall we get started?"

Professor Maizen swung his wand quickly as if he didn't want to give me time to even take a breath.

Then, a number was engraved on the blackboard, and the countdown started.

At that moment, the eyes of all the students suddenly changed and they reached out toward the lab table.

… Except for my group.

"Are you crazy?!"

Eisel immediately urged me in a low voice. Maliwan also scolded in a timid voice.

"Yu, Yu-Seol… No matter what, I don't think this is right. Even if it hurts your pride, sometimes you have to bend… If you say you're going to do something impossible, uh…."

'These kids worry too much.' I thought with a smirk.

"Trust and follow me. You have to do exactly as I say. Can you do it?"

"… After all, there is nothing that can be done about it."

Eisel said this desperately because she had no intention of arguing with the clock ticking. And I had no intention of wasting time either.

"The reason the shells of Atarix spiders are rich in nutrients is to lay their young. The tail of the fire-attribute lizard also has similar organs. It's the blood vessel."

I pulled out a particularly thick vein from the lizard's tail. Unlike humans, creatures that deal with mana naturally had such thick blood vessels, but most of them were treated as valuable magical materials by mages and alchemists.

"The Alaker tribe in the southern desert used these vessels for their leader's health. In fact, as a result, his average life expectancy was increased from five to ten years."

"Uh, uh… Yeah, I did research on the Alaker tribe last time."

"Hmm? Uh, yes."

"So I know a little bit about Alaker processing… Can I take this?"

"Okay do it."

The boy named Maliwan was much smarter than I initially thought. After all, he was destined to become a genius inventor in the future, so I was convinced that he would stood out

"And I'm going to dry this using a magical drying technique that is unique to the desert tribe. Does anyone know how to do it?"

"It's the Extraction Technique, right? I learned it when I followed my father around. With blood vessels like this, it would be possible to dry it in 5 minutes."

"Uh… Yeah, I think so."

Kasahun was also aware of this. I just recited what was written on the spec.

'What is it?'

Something was suspicious. I explained the processing of other materials just in case, and finally, Eisel replied slowly.

"… That, I'll do it."

"Can you do it?"

"Yes. It was in a book I usually read."

All of the information about the Tyren Zeus Potion Type B recipe was imparted one by one to the three brains.

'This, maybe…?'

I suddenly had an idea but didn't have time to think about it. Because I already spent more than 15 minutes processing and explaining the ingredients.

"From now on, mix them as instructed."

I was about to begin right away when Eisel asked me one last time.

"Is this recipe… Just came out of your head?"

I was appalled, but I nodded, for there was nothing else to say.

"For now."

After that, when Eisel was speechless and did not ask any questions, I gave a light round of applause.

"Start."

So, when Group 12 started potion crafting belatedly, the eyes of the Alchemy Tower's alchemists shone.

"Young people have unique thoughts."

A professional alchemist in the Alchemy Tower would know that level of basic common sense, but it was very rare for teenagers at the magic academy to have such knowledge.

"Certainly… If that's the case, um. uhm."

"It's unique."

They didn't even pay much attention to the other group's tenacity. Some groups even showed a performance of reprocessing materials, but they didn't even look at it as if it wasn't very noticeable.

"Group 3 has completed."

"Good. Very well done."

Thirty minutes passed, and soon 40 minutes, some outstanding groups demonstrated the already finished Tyren Zeus Potion. A finished product that was good enough to get 90 out of 100.

This year's students were exceptionally outstanding.

Nonetheless, the alchemists did not even glance at the other students. It was because there was no time for that.

"Oh, let's see…"