Sophia looked up at Locke in surprise, frowned, then lowered her head and gently sniffed the ointment.
About half a minute passed.
Sophia raised her head, first frowning, then lifting her brows with a slightly comical expression. "Lucky?"
"Locke, you truly have astonishing intuition." As a First-Ring Potion Master, Sophia immediately understood what Locke had done after hearing the key point of his reasoning. "The spores inside the wire fern contain a special natural magical structural component, similar to the spell model of the Enchantment School's Tranquilization Spell. Combined with the effects of Mind-Calming Ointment..."
"It might enhance certain aspects of memory." As a First-Ring Potion Master, Sophia swiftly deduced the effects of the Memory Ointment from its existing properties. "Locke, having a student like you means I'm quite fortunate."
Sophia said somewhat worriedly, "After teaching you, I'm afraid I'll feel such a huge gap when teaching those other students that I won't be able to muster any enthusiasm at all."
"A student like you is something one can only hope to encounter."
Sophia said, "It seems your talent in potion-making is also excellent. You have an extremely sharp intuition for potion formulas."
"If you hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have noticed that the Tranquilization Spell in wire fern spores could be applied to enhancing memory." Sophia fell into deep thought. "You've actually inspired me."
"Perhaps I could formulate a new memory-related potion as well, but not recently. I'm too busy. We can discuss it after going to the Starfield Sea. The Starfield Sea has a medium-to-high magic environment, and magical resources there will be much more abundant."
Sophia looked at Locke and said, "But there's a problem now. Even if I can roughly guess the effects of your potion and tell from experience that it truly works..."
"Ordinary