Nutrient Juice

"Bring it out and let me see."

Qiongsen sat back down, intending to first examine the quality of the Healing Potions in Daby's hands.

Not long after, Daby arrived carrying a large chest, which made the tax collector raise an eyebrow.

When Daby opened the chest, they saw it was filled with wooden test tubes, which truly startled Qiongsen.

"So many Healing Potions?" Qiongsen stood up and walked to the chest to inspect the situation.

As far as he knew, the ingredients for concocting Healing Potions were quite demanding, so it was unimaginable for Daby to produce so many at once.

Taking out a wooden test tube from the chest, Qiongsen removed the wooden stopper, and a fragrant aroma immediately wafted out, invigorating him. He then looked somewhat puzzled.

"This doesn't seem to be the common type of Healing Potion," Qiongsen murmured to himself, unsure for a moment.

After hesitating, he continued, "I cannot confirm the effectiveness of this Healing Potion. It must be taken back for the Apothecaries to examine."

Daby immediately nodded, then took ten bottles of the potion from the chest, packaged them, and handed them to the tax collector.

Leaving Orange Fruit Village with the Healing Potions, Qiongsen hesitated. He decided against collecting rent from the next Fruit Village and instead rode his Ironclad Rhinoceros directly towards the City of Ambition.

Apothecary Link had been feeling quite weary lately.

In his teacher's potion room, the corners were already piled high with Orange Fruits.

Ever since he had seen Aiven concoct the Healing Potion last time, his teacher had been extremely interested in this type of Healing Potion.

If this Healing Potion could truly be made using only Orange Fruits, it would be a massive breakthrough for the apothecary industry!

From preliminary research, this Healing Potion was indeed concocted using Orange Fruits, and even the taste hadn't changed much.

The key should be the concocting method; through some special techniques, the healing effects contained within the Orange Fruits were amplified manifold.

However, no matter how much the Master Apothecary researched, he couldn't figure out how it was done, which had truly made his teacher's hair turn white with worry.

Perhaps I should just ask Aiven for help, Link thought to himself. He genuinely worried that his teacher might suffer health problems due to overexertion.

Of course, he only thought about it. Such a precious potion recipe, even if they asked, the other party would certainly not tell them.

"Perhaps we should just give up. Every Apothecary has their own secrets, and aren't you the same, teacher?" Link sighed softly.

Where did this Aiven get his potion recipes from? First, there were the special Awakening Potion and Healing Potion, then that poison that no one could cure. He heard Aiven's uncle was an adventurer.

Knock, knock, knock. Knock, knock, knock.

Just as Link was sorting through the Healing Potions he had just moved from the Apothecary Liaison Point with a complicated mood, the door was knocked.

Glancing at the potion room, Link went straight downstairs to open the door.

A knight in light armor stood at the entrance. Link recognized him as a guardian knight from the castle at a glance.

The young knight asked politely, "Apothecary Link, is Master Olay here?"

"Teacher is currently concocting a potion, you might have to wait a bit," Link hesitated. His teacher detested being disturbed while researching.

"Alright, I'll wait here then." The knight nodded and stood by the door to wait.

It seems the Lord really needs to see teacher, Link judged inwardly and quickly welcomed the knight inside.

"This is... a Healing Potion?"

As the knight entered the room, his gaze suddenly fell upon some wooden test tubes on the table, and he looked very surprised.

"Sir Knight, you recognize this potion?" Link asked, somewhat confused.

"The Lord is here to see Master Olay about this very potion." After speaking, the knight added, "Is this really a Healing Potion?"

"Yes, this is indeed a Healing Potion, but it's a bit different from ordinary Healing Potions," Link sighed and briefly explained.

Hearing that this Healing Potion was concocted using only Orange Fruits, even the knight, an amateur in pharmaceutics, sensed something unusual. How could a potion be concocted using just Orange Fruits!

In the City of Ambition's castle, the white-haired female Lord also looked incredulous.

"Master Olay, is this truly a Healing Potion, made from Orange Fruits?" Mila asked again.

Master Olay sighed helplessly, "My Lord, it is indeed concocted from Orange Fruits, just with a very special method."

A special method. Mila's mind flashed back to the scene of Aiven concocting potions at Baron Reiser's house. His techniques were indeed different from the usual ones.

After thinking for a moment, the Lord continued, "Then how is the effect of this Healing Potion? Can it replace the current Healing Potions?"

There were still six months before the monsters might appear in Guixu Cave. She had to stockpile enough Healing Potions before then. That would be a war, a war between Magical Beasts and humans!

"The effect won't be too different!"

Master Olay gave a fair evaluation, which made Mila's eyes light up. According to the tax collector, there were still large quantities of Healing Potions in Orange Fruit Village.

Thinking of this, she immediately ordered her subordinate knight to follow the tax collector to Orange Fruit Village and purchase all the Healing Potions. The City of Ambition had no complaints about having too much of this item right now.

"Master Olay, let's continue discussing this Healing Potion. Can it really be concocted using only Orange Fruits?" After giving her instructions, the Lord gave Olay an apologetic look before inquiring again.

Olay's mood was complicated, but he still nodded.

Seeing this, Mila fell silent. She felt that she might need to have a talk with Apothecary Aiven. The concocting method for this Healing Potion was truly too important for the City of Ambition.

In the farm's cellar.

Aiven was still processing Orange Fruits.

Thanks to the Growth Fertilizer, the fruit farmer's orchards yielded a bountiful harvest, with far too many Orange Fruits.

Turning all these Orange Fruits into Healing Potions would truly take a lot of time, even with the Petilil assisting.

"This isn't actually a Healing Potion, but Nutrient Juice."

"After processing the Orange Fruits using the method I taught you, you can completely purify their nutrients. The crucial step here is breaking the cell walls."

"The nutrients within the Orange Fruits can dissolve in warm water between 40℃ and 60℃. The water temperature is very important; too low and the nutrients won't dissolve, too high and they'll be destroyed."

"Finally, after the nutrients from the Orange Fruits and water are fully integrated, continue to let it ferment at room temperature, and you'll obtain the Nutrient Juice in my hand."

Aiven was explaining the method for making Nutrient Juice in detail to the Petilil. After he finished, he smiled and added, "This is Nutrient Juice. If you tried to make it using an Apothecary's methods, it would be impossible to succeed."