To Rezen's surprise, he saw that none of the abused alchemists were surprised even just by a little bit. It was like they did not notice the change of attitude that Fuchk had as if that was the most natural thing in the world
"Sir, I have a question. Why is it hard to combine Thunderous Peas and Evergray Stem to create the Lightning Strike Potion? I always fail trying to combine the essence of the main ingredients" one of the alchemists asked and the others perked their ears to listen. It seems like they are also looking forward and are interested in Alchemist Fuchk's answer
"As expected of the alchemist of the Academy, the questions they asked are actually this high level!" Rezen thought with a sigh
The Lightningstrike Potion is one of the most popular offensive magic potions. Not only was this potion's might lethal but its speed was also superb
As its name implies, this is a potion that calls forth the power of lightning to deal a fast and lethal damage to the target. Generally, only alchemists who are at the high cycle of the Junior Rank can create such a potion. And an alchemist must be at least a bit talented if they want to make this potion while they still are at the Junior Rank.
If not, they will have to wait until they reach the Senior Rank
However, just how hard is it to become a Senior Mage? The difficulty is even more for alchemists considering that they also need to devote some of their time to delving into the mysteries of alchemy if they want to at least become a passable alchemist
"The reason is simple. The Thunderous Pea contains lightning-type elemental properties while the Evergray Stem has metallic properties. The reason why the Evergray Stem, a metal-type ingredient is also one of the potion's main ingredients is because of the metal's ability to absorb and direct lightning"
"If we simply use the Thunderous Pea, it would be too easy for a potion to explode on its own, considering how aggressive the power of lightning is. Hence, the Evergray Stem is also an extremely necessary ingredient for this potion"
"However, combining the essence of these two ingredients is hard because of a simple reason. No spirit plants have the exact same properties and potency even if they are the same type of Spirit Plant"
"If the Lightning power is too strong then the metallic property of the Everygray Stem will not be able to contain such power. Likewise, if the metal property of the Evergray Stem is too durable, after some time, the lightning power it combined with will dissipate, causing the creation of the potion to fail"
"This problem also has a simple but hard to meet requirement to solve. The alchemist just has to either properly judge the potency of each ingredient or they can forcefully have the essences accommodate each other which requires an even higher level of skill"
With his eyes blinking repeatedly, Rezen listened attentively while feeling incredolous. This guy is actually able to explain things in a calm and gentle manner? Where was the demon-like alchemist from before?
While in high spirits, Rezen returned to the villa and as soon as he entered his bedroom, he raised his brows and took out his student token
As he activated it, Rezen checked the 'notification' that he just received and he was surprised that his merit points increased by two points! This was a substantial increase for someone like Rezen
In the mission of killing contaminated spiders, two merit points are equal to killing ten 4th cycle magic beasts. The risk was significant for 4th cycle mages even if the said mage is a Deviant Mage
However, Rezen actually received merit points out of nowhere. Just why did he receive them?
Fortunately, it didn't take that long for Rezen to learn where these merit points came from. These merit points are basically his salary for his work of distilling spirit plants
He didn't expect that he would also receive rewards in the form of merit points other than just being able to learn from a high ranking alchemist!
"Well, now that I think of it, this isn't surprising. There should also be missions in the Merit Hall in alchemy related field. Besides, considering that Tryst Academy is a pure Battle Mage Academy, there aren't many students that can do what I do"
"There is less supply than demand. Hence, the compensation that I received is high. I think working in the alchemy workshop is not bad. I can work there in the long run. Not only would I not need to endanger myself in accepting different missions but my alchemy skills will also improved greatly!"
Rezen nodded his head while smiling in satisfaction. Now that he thinks of it, the alchemy workshop is not that bad. Not only was the compensation in the form of merit points generous, but he will also be receiving intangible benefits!
"I can't wait to work in the alchemy workshop again tomorrow" Rezen said to himself with a chuckle and he was about to busy himself reading the books when he stopped moving
"No! What am I thinking? That Alchemist Fuchk is too fearsome! I didn't expect that such a crude man could be this shrewd. He is definitely an expert when it comes to manipulation!" Rezen said with a shudder after rethinking the events that happened today
"First, he acts like the biggest asshole in the world. After giving off such a vibe, as long as he shows even a small ember of kindness, the receiving party will think that this ember of kindness is such a big deal and they be grateful from the bottom of their hearts. They will be touched as if the man just saved their lives although he just did something that any other person can do"
"That plus the compensation that is provided for the work will make it so that alchemists would be more than willing to be abused knowingly all for the sake of Fuchk's kindness and the generous compensation. I was almost tricked!"