Chronicles of the Mercenary
Chapter 35

Sith Dragon Potions

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The first attempt ended in failure.

The liquid in the thin glass bottle was still cloudy, only slightly bluish.

According to the Blood Magic Notes, this failed product still had some strengthening effect, but the side effects were much more severe, and even the most insane adventurers were unwilling to use it.

After some reflection, Gagnor poured the failed product into the waste liquid bucket and continued to experiment.

After several attempts.

Gagnor once again recited the simple activation spell.

Immediately, a burst of colorful light appeared between his hands, and the cloudy liquid in the thin glass bottle turned into a pure blue color amidst slight vibrations.

Success!

Gagnor's eyes lit up, and he held the thin glass bottle in front of him to observe.

This was a pseudo-elixir used to enhance intelligence.

According to his estimation, one such pseudo-elixir could increase intelligence by about 1 point while shortening lifespan by 5%.

Was it worth it? It could only be said that it varied from person to person.

For a dull and young person, converting part of their lifespan into intelligence was obviously worthwhile. But for a wise elder, such a deal would be a huge loss.

Gagnor took out a small amount of pseudo-elixir and touched it with his finger.

[Item: Intelligence Enhancement Pseudo-Elixir] [Level: 2]

Ordinary potions, although they appeared to be a whole, were usually still a series of independently existing materials in the panel display.

Elixirs were different. After the effect of the first-ring spell "Simple Activation," several materials no longer existed independently but were fused into a new substance. Therefore, the panel displayed "Intelligence Enhancement Pseudo-Elixir" instead of Magic Beast Bull Blood, Silverleaf Grass, and Whisperwood.

Satisfied, he put away the pseudo-elixir and continued to work hard to produce more.

After several days of production, all the materials he had purchased were made into pseudo-elixirs, a total of sixteen bottles, four bottles of each type.

The four types of pseudo-elixirs were different colors, with constitution, strength, intelligence, and agility corresponding to yellow, red, blue, and cyan, respectively.

Taking the sixteen bottles of pseudo-elixirs, Gagnor went to the slums.

When he arrived at a deserted street corner, he took out a wide gray robe from his storage ring and put it on. Then, he took out a small bottle of Magic Beast Bull Blood.

He dipped some bull blood with his finger, drew a few symbols on his face, and then began to recite the spell for the first-ring spell Blood Disguise.

Blood Disguise was a blood magic upgrade of disguise, using blood as the casting material. The disguise effect was much stronger than ordinary disguise, close to a second-ring spell.

A few seconds later, the spell was completed.

Gagnor's image completely changed, his body expanded by half a circle, and his facial features were completely different.

He took out a mirror and looked at himself, frowning slightly.

A bit like a Minotaur…

There was no way around it. He couldn't find suitable human blood for a while, so he had to use magic beast blood as the casting material. Anyway, it was just to conceal his identity, and the appearance was irrelevant.

Gagnor put on a mask to cover his strange face, which made him look like a burly anonymous person, rather than a Minotaur.

With this image, he came to the Raven Inn and, like Ryan last time, presented the Black Gold Voucher to the inn waiter in the corner.

The waiter glanced at the Black Gold Voucher and let him through without asking anything.

Gagnor soon arrived at the Thieves' Guild and went straight to the Black Gold Corridor, to the "Potent Potions Expert's" stall.

"Buy or sell?" the Potent Potions Expert asked. After a few months and the effect of the Blood Disguise spell, she obviously had no impression of Gagnor.

This time, Gagnor's answer was straightforward, taking out sixteen bottles of pseudo-elixirs: "Sell!"

Looking at the four colors of pseudo-elixirs, the Potent Potions Expert's tone was slightly surprised: "What are these potions?"

Gagnor explained: "An unclassified potion from an ancient alien race that can permanently strengthen the user. Of course, it is not an elixir, so its strengthening comes at a price, specifically, shortening lifespan."

He thought for a moment: "It's a bit like Lionheart Elixir and Mana Essence Potion, but the effect is stronger."

The Potent Potions Expert took out a doll and opened a bottle of Strength Pseudo-Elixir, dripping a drop on the doll's head.

Then she used a trick, and a faint light flashed across the doll.

"It does have the effect you said. But how strong the effect is, it will only be clear after someone has actually tried it." She thought for a moment and said, "I can give you a prepayment price of two silver coins per bottle for these sixteen potions. If they sell well, I will make up the difference and we can cooperate for a long time. What do you think?"

Gagnor: "How long will it take you to sell all sixteen potions?"

"If all goes well, a few days. At the latest, it shouldn't take more than half a month," the Potent Potions Expert said.

"Okay," Gagnor agreed. The other party's stall was a long-term stall with expensive rent, so she wouldn't run away for this little money.

The Potent Potions Expert suddenly remembered: "By the way, what are these potions called?"

Gagnor was stunned, thought briefly, and said, "Sith Dragon Potions!"

"Sith Dragon?" The Potent Potions Expert had obviously never heard of the name, and her tone was full of doubt.

"This is the language of the alien race, meaning 'top-notch medicine'," Gagnor explained in a serious manner. "Yellow Sith Dragon makes people physically strong, red Sith Dragon makes people incredibly strong, blue Sith Dragon makes people wise, and cyan Sith Dragon makes people agile."

The Potent Potions Expert nodded thoughtfully.

After a few more words, Gagnor accepted the thirty-two silver coins and left.

Then he went to the "Forbidden Books Collection" stall, pointed to a few scrolls, and asked, "How much are the Yemen divine spell scrolls of Healing Spell?"

"Twenty silver coins."

"I'll take two."

After buying two Healing Spell scrolls, Gagnor went to Ryan's stall – mainly to test the effect of Blood Disguise.

Ryan clearly didn't recognize him. Leaning against the wall, he asked in a nonchalant, working-stiff tone, "What information do you want to sell?"

Gagnor thought for a moment, "Which country's information is worth more, Dibuto or Presto?"

"County of Presto, lately," Ryan said.

"Then I'll come back in a while." Gagnor said, then slipped away, making Ryan frown.

It proved that Blood Disguise was quite powerful. The appearance and voice were changed impeccably, and due to the change in body shape, details such as walking posture also changed accordingly, making it impossible for even acquaintances to recognize him.

Half a month later, Gagnor came to the Black Gold Corridor again with the same image and found Potent Potions Expert.

As soon as Potent Potions Expert saw him, she immediately said excitedly, "Your potions are selling extremely well, especially the yellow Sith Dragon and the red Sith Dragon!"

As she spoke, she took out a heavy little money bag and handed it to Gagnor, "This is the payment to replenish your stock. You can count it."

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