Bloodline Potion

This sudden little interlude brought the team's discussion to a standstill.

But soon, everyone began discussing the feasibility of Nia's choice.

"All the nobles of the Old Continent are descendants of wizards. They're called Bloodline Nobles, and are naturally noble.

"But it's still possible to be granted titles like marquis, count, viscount, or baron through military merit or other indelible great contributions."

"If you spend a few more years in the tower, you might even reach the Intermediate Knight level, or learn extraordinary knowledge and skills at the level of a master among ordinary people.

"By then, wherever you go, you'll be an honored guest of queens and noble ladies."

"Perhaps you could even become a countess or something."

"Exactly. That would guarantee you a secure second half of your life."

Tears welled up in Nia's eyes. "Thank you. Thank you for your guidance."

Roy said, "Those things are still too far away. Let's talk about matters in the tower...

"If possible, I hope you can find a position at the Quest Center or an administrative office. You could help provide us with some intelligence in the future."

Nia hurriedly nodded.

To her, the specific position did not matter much. As long as she could be exempted from Mandatory Tasks, anything would do.

After discussing Nia's situation, Roy then told everyone, "I'll also prioritize strengthening myself to the Intermediate Knight level.

"However, I plan to achieve it through Bloodline Potions rather than ordinary physical enhancement."

Renion's choice could be viewed as digging into the potential of a blank human bloodline, while what he was about to choose involved the bloodline of a magical beast or aberrant monster.

It was more expensive, and the fusion was more difficult, but it might grant additional traits.

This was an extremely common enhancement method in the Wizarding World, and it could greatly improve wizards' close-combat abilities.

In ancient times, Spellcasters were weak in close-quarters combat. For a time, it had even been popular to use followers such as knights as meat shields.

But after Bloodline Modification, and the resulting popularity of Bloodline Wizards, this weakness was no longer a weakness.

Wizards gained powerful physiques and combat abilities comparable to those of Melee Classes, while all kinds of spells and spell-like abilities were also greatly enhanced.

They had completely modeled themselves after humanoid magical beasts and even humanoid aberrant monsters!

Afterward, Roy announced, "Most of the Fish Pearls everyone obtained this time, along with all kinds of miscellaneous materials, are useless, but they contain some magical power and can be used to refine magic stones. Let me recycle them for reuse.

"I can offer you a 100% return rate. What do you think?"

"You mean that if we give you miscellaneous materials worth around 100 magic stones, you'll give us the full value in return?"

"Exactly. The materials will be priced according to the popular 'Witch Array Energy Measurement Method,' which will be used as the basis for determining their magical power.

"Generally speaking, only materials of the 'miscellaneous' grade are put to this use.

"I won't take a second discount from you. I'll only take the first discount during the appraisal."

"That's wonderful..."

"How generous and upright! Oh, Roy, I could just kiss you!"

Everyone readily agreed.

Recycling miscellaneous materials was also one of the major ways Witch Realm Alchemists made money in their daily work. There were indeed all kinds of tricks involved, such as first and second discounts, fuel consumption, quality, and so on.

Roy's recycling service offered them a full amount of magic stones, which was highly advantageous to them.

Hearing this, Roy laughed heartily. "If you think I have a conscience, then help spread the word. But make sure you tell outsiders that I'm following the market price and adjusting it according to supply and demand. Understood?"

"Understood, understood!"

Everyone hurriedly replied.

After a thorough exchange, everyone dispersed and went about their own business.

Roy now had some materials handed over by the others, worth several thousand in total.

"That's quite a lot.

"It's a pity I don't have a Storage Artifact. Otherwise, I would have had enough time to collect much more!"

When most apprentices went out on missions, they only picked up materials and treasures that were light and valuable.

Things were different if they possessed a Storage Artifact.

Even from the corpse of a single magical beast, they could extract quite a few more magic stones.

Besides, such things also had tremendous research value. They could be used to study the methods of manufacturing various spatial equipment, which was advanced Creationology.

However, Storage Artifacts were far too expensive. They were spatial treasures, and even an entry-level model was worth at least ten thousand. Roy did not have enough spare money to buy one yet.

"I wonder when I'll be able to make a fortune like that!"

With this thought, Roy returned to his Alchemy Room. He discovered that the Stamina Recovery Potion he had refined earlier was ready, so he put it away and began refining the miscellaneous materials.

"It would be great if I had magic crystals excavated from a large Magic Crystal Ore, or specially customized equipment such as a magic core or an Elemental Pool...

"That's the key to refining in large quantities!

"But Skilled Worker only has a Black Iron Rank Talent. I can't handle refinement on that level.

"I still need a higher-level Alchemy Talent...

"Come to think of it, if there's Black Iron Rank, are there also Bronze-grade, or even Silver-grade and Gold Rank talents?

"These grades also have symbolic meanings in alchemy. I just don't know how to fully excavate my own Alchemy Talent."

A lowly apprentice was simply too poor, and his abilities were extremely limited.

Even refining a thousand magic stones in one go required him to split the work into ten batches.

If he could refine tens of thousands of magic stones in one go, or even excavate his own Alchemy Talent, that would be ideal.

Roy worked while imagining such possibilities.

Three days later, January 9.

On the third floor of the Witch Tower, inside a room.

Roy sat cross-legged on the bed, meditating. A fist-sized Will Rune appeared in midair as a three-dimensional projection, circling around his body and radiating silver light.

First rune: Fei Fu ()!

Projecting it from his mind into the outside world was precisely a sign that his Spiritual Power had undergone a transformation.

After Roy became capable of things such as manipulating objects from a distance, this achievement had followed naturally.

Knock, knock, knock!

At that moment, someone knocked on the door of the suite.

Roy opened his eyes, and the runes manifested around him dispersed like phantoms.

He went outside and opened the door, finding a runner servant he had contacted earlier.

"Lord Roy, the Neanderthal Essence Blood you asked about has arrived. You can buy it at the shop now."

"All right."

Roy immediately followed him out and went to the shop operated by the Witch Tower, where he bought the main material he needed.

It was a bottle the size of a walnut, containing a single drop of strange, viscous blood.

That tiny drop had cost a full 1,500 magic stones.

Still, no matter what, it was cheaper than buying the finished product directly!

Roy was fully confident in that.

"I can finally refine the Bloodline Potion I need and undergo the enhancement!"

He had made extremely thorough preparations beforehand. Now, relying on the Skilled Worker trait of his Alchemy Talent, he began to get to work.

Not long afterward, a bottle of murky blood-red liquid—the Neanderthal Bloodline Potion—was successfully refined.