The Truth About Advancement Potions

Locke's gaze sharpened. He hadn't expected this kind of Advancement Potion to be so dangerous.

Locke said, "Lady Forbes, please tell me what this potion does."

The old witch Forbes nodded. She slowly walked around the table, took down a magic painting from a bookshelf, then blew the dust from its surface.

"This is the formula for this potion's rate of effect."

"Now, listen carefully to every word I say. This will be crucial to whether you can break through to become a Formal Wizard."

Claudia Forbes unfurled the magic painting. Locke saw a diagram of the human body, complete with neural networks, blood vessels, internal organs, and more. The painting was exquisitely made. It probably hadn't come from an apprentice, but from a Speed Painter at the level of a Formal Wizard.

Locke could even see how the Sacrifice Potion worked after being consumed, its range of effect within the human body, the structure of its active ingredients, and its entire process of action inside the body.

Locke silently memorized the formula and everything written on the magic painting.

Claudia Forbes said, "The true function of the Sacrifice Potion is to sacrifice a wizard's future potential in exchange for their current Mental Power. That is why it is called the Sacrifice Potion."

Locke frowned in confusion. "Sacrificing potential? Does that mean overdrawing one's future? What form does that take exactly? Lady Forbes, the primary coefficient in this formula seems to be a number."

"This number doesn't seem very large, only a few hundred or so. If I'm not mistaken, does this coefficient refer to the wizard taking the potion's... remaining lifespan?"

Claudia Forbes glanced at Locke in surprise. She hadn't expected him to be so clever that he could guess the general idea after just one look at the