Chapter 464 Gifts

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"I didn't forget it! In fact I've spent the entire week thinking about the recipe, when it was finished I fell asleep and then when I woke up. My family brought me here. When I finally fully woke up I realized I had yet to even make the gift… but here it is." Eric had the gift inside a small box, so it was probably an accessory.

"Oh, I guess I was wrong…" Chris laughed. "I've brought you something big too, I remember you once said you wanted armor, so I spent a lot of money commissioning something top notch."

Chris brought an enormous wooden box with what seemed to be metal inside. As he had spoiled, it was probably, or most likely, a full armor set. It was indeed something I had ignored until now as my body developed too quickly to reliably make armor for the long term, but now that I was very tall and at 13, armor should be a priority.

And about Chris himself, he had grown very tall. Although not as muscular as Erdrich, the two were competing for the muscle head of the group. His strength was probably on his biceps and his incredibly fast legs, while Erdrich had big shoulders and arms. Chris had become quite manly looking, probably his family's bloodline shaping him to look manlier at this age already. Short black hair and brown eyes made for quite the looker. Many young girls in the village had fallen for him and there wasn't a day we didn't saw him getting a love letter from a girl that had a crush on him.

The same could be said of Erdrich, but not of Eric, sadly. He didn't seemed to attract the girls, not like he minded, as he was always focused on magic, alchemy, and his brand-new passion, magic agriculture, a branch of magic research that studied magic plants.

"You've got yourself a pile of gifts. Damn brat, I am envious of you…" Sighed Jack while crossing his arms.

As for the priests, Jack had become a full-fledged adult at the age of 20, his red hair had grown more from back then, as he had let it grow down to his shoulders. He had become a second in command priest apprentice, right before Seth, who has become a High Priest.

"Jack don't be so rude, it's his birthday."

Seth was the new high priest and was even beginning to grow a small beard to go with this new title. He has grown like a centimeter taller and could be said to be a pillar of a man. He was already Rank 2 Peak Stage on his Spirit Orb and was focusing on growing stronger and surpassing even Ellergest.

"Yeah, yeah. Here brat." Jack said, quickly giving me a gift. It wasn't packed or hidden, and it was a large bottle with a pristine water-like liquid.

"This is…?" I asked, before inspecting it.

"It is the Purified High Quality Holy Water you wanted so badly to make higher potions." Said Jack. "We got it for you, it was hard to get it. We had to employ every connection we had! Only very high-ranking priests, probably those around Rank 4 can make them."

"Oh, this is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one."

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[Highly Quality Purified Holy Water (Lesser Mythic Grade)]

A highly purified and high-quality holy water made by a powerful Rank 4 Holy Light Element Priest. A water that has been purified so much it has become a different material altogether, containing incredible quantities of holiness within. Not only can be used for medicine, but it can also be used as material to create powerful Holy Weapons, Holy Armor, or Holy Accessories, which are often used to fight Demons by Paladins and War Priests.

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To be honest, this was just what I wanted. I've been trying to make Holy Weapons and other Accessories imbued with Holy Light to battle demons more effectively before, but Lesser Holy Water only proved to give subpar results.

However, this bottle of at least four litters of this incredible holy water will be more than enough to create a variety of products to my liking. Although the Alchemist Recipe Book has raised to level 4, it has yet to unlock any advanced Holy Water alternative of higher quality…

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[Apprentice Alchemist Recipe Book: Lv4]

Skill Proficiency 31000/40000

A Skill that only incredibly talented Alchemist can learn. It grants access to a special Book that can materialize out of thin air, where an alchemist is capable of accessing a series of recipes that are unlocked over time and the Skill Level, it also grants detailed information about Materials which are then registered in the book. Through the book and the required set of special Skills, Synthesis can be done anywhere.

Additionally, grants an enhancement to the effect of all [Instant Creation] made items by +50%, with an additional +5% with each Skill Level. (New Effect Unlocked at Level 4)

Available Recipes for Instant Creation:

Level 1: [Lesser Health Potion (Normal Grade)], [Lesser Mana Potion (Normal Grade)], [Lesser Antidote Potion (Normal Grade)], [Spike Bomb (Normal Grade)]

Level 2: [Poisonous Smoke Bomb (Normal Grade)], [Combustion Bomb (Normal Grade)], [Lesser Holy Water (Normal Grade)], [Lesser Stamina Potion (Normal Grade)]

Level 3: [Black Curse Bomb (Rare Grade)], [Freezing Bomb (Rare Grade)], [Lesser Demonic Potion (Rare Grade)], [Lesser Soul Potion (Rare Grade)]

Level 4: [Lightning Bomb (High Rare Grade)], [Wind Bomb (High Rare Grade)], [Muscle Enhancement Potion (High Rare Grade)], [Magic Enhancement Potion (High Rare Grade)]

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I had acquired Lightning Bomb and Wind Bombs, which offered new and explosive elemental damage. Meanwhile, Muscle and Magic Enhancement Potions are special potions made with certain ingredients that can enhance certain stats. The first one enhances Maximum HP, Strength, and Vitality, while the second one enhances Maximum MP, Intelligence, and Dexterity.

Both take effect for only 10 minutes, but they're surely useful for the future. I heard that the Adventurer Guild sends their students straight to dungeons once the first month of studying and practicing is done. I might be able to slay monsters faster than I imagined.

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