The Corrosion Scepter was the highest-quality piece of magical equipment Saine had personally attempted to create in his years of studying alchemy.
From its name alone, one could tell that this Corrosion Scepter was Saine's replica of the Strong Acid Scepter his mentor Moxidu had given him.
Unfortunately, Saine did not possess his mentor Moxidu's many years of alchemical foundation. Whether in Mental Strength or sensitivity to Element Power, he fell far short of his mentor.
Combined with the limitations of the materials' grade... after all his efforts, this piece of equipment had merely brushed the threshold of an Intermediate Magic Item.
But even that was enough to thrill Saine!
Even if his mentor Moxidu or his Senior Brother Zorro learned of it, they would certainly praise and commend him under normal circumstances.
"This Corrosion Scepter was made with the Magic Crystal and skull of an Intermediate Magical Beast, a Saltwater Crocodile, as its primary materials."
"Due to the lack of certain rare materials, as well as the fact that my alchemy has not yet reached my mentor's level, this Corrosion Scepter has a cooldown time of a full forty hours."
"And it can only cast the intermediate spell Corrosive Slime, so you need to watch for the right opportunity and use it carefully," Saine told Meili in front of him.
The source of power unleashed by Corrosive Slime was not the magic array Saine had inscribed, but the Elemental Power within that crocodile skull and Magic Crystal.
That was why its cooldown was so long, and why it did not possess the dual effects of restoring Mental Strength and magic power like Saine's own Strong Acid Scepter.
After receiving the Corrosion Scepter Saine had given her, Meili wore an expression of complicated emotion and gratitude.
Her lips moved, as