Dizzying Potion

After Professor Koen's class ended, Lin Qi immediately got busy. First, he went to the logistics department and submitted the list of materials requested by Master Ke Cha. The other materials were fine, but three thousand stalks of Ten-leaf Moon Flower Grass would take some time to gather, estimated to be ready in two months.

Taking some of the existing materials from the logistics department, Lin Qi then extorted a Talisman from Father Balin and nervously stepped into the Master Tower.

This time, Master Ke Cha wasn't acting crazy. When Lin Qi walked into his laboratory, Master Ke Cha was sitting on a wooden stool in a corner of the lab, holding a crystal beaker and savoring a greenish-yellow liquid that was constantly bubbling and emitting white mist.

Seeing Lin Qi enter the lab, Master Ke Cha placed the beaker on the test bench made of black basalt. He put it down with a little too much force, causing the beaker to shake slightly. A few drops of the greenish-yellow liquid splashed out, hitting the test bench and making it sizzle. A faint, sour smell quickly spread throughout the laboratory.

Lin Qi shivered. Only a monster like Ke Cha could consume such a terrifying substance, right? Looking at the situation, this liquid was at least highly corrosive. A normal person drinking a mouthful would probably have their internal organs melted.

Ke Cha chuckled strangely, mumbling indistinctly, "I've been a bit constipated lately, so I brewed some digestive medicine to clear out my system. Hmm, did you bring everything I asked for?"

Carefully placing dozens of wooden boxes of various sizes onto a material table, Lin Qi bowed respectfully to Ke Cha. "Esteemed Master Ke Cha, the three thousand stalks of Ten-leaf Moon Flower Grass will likely take two months to prepare. As for the other materials, such as the brain fluid of a two-headed snake, the hot blood from a white-haired winged tiger's heart, and the teeth of a black-toothed poisonous bat, these eighteen items will also take about one to two months to gather."

"Useless trash!" Ke Cha narrowed his eyes, a green light flashing within them. It was unclear if he was calling Lin Qi incompetent or cursing the logistics officials. He pondered for a moment before slowly rising and muttering, "I need to concoct a potion, and these materials are indispensable. Since they won't be ready for two months..."

Lin Qi thought of his father's letter and quickly said in a low voice, "Esteemed Master Ke Cha, the year-end holiday is less than a month away, and I..."

Ke Cha nodded slowly. He looked at Lin Qi and gave a smile that could scare a child to tears. "Very well, you've served me for three years, and you haven't taken a year-end holiday in three years, have you? Since the materials aren't readily available, go home and see your family. See, I'm a reasonable person."

His facial muscles twitched. Ke Cha said coldly, "But before that, prepare two months' worth of food for me. You don't want me to starve to death here, do you, Lin Qi? Hmm? Last time, I was so hungry I almost had to rely on potions to get by."

Lin Qi felt a flush of embarrassment. He suddenly remembered that Ke Cha had mentioned being a bit constipated. Had he, after Lin Qi brought him a large amount of smoked meat and other food yesterday, eaten ravenously due to extreme hunger, disregarding his digestive capacity? Poor Master, no wonder he was drinking such a terrifying digestive potion today to help his stomach.

Forcing an awkward smile, Lin Qi slightly bent his body and flattered, "It is my fault, please forgive me."

His eyes darted around. Seeing that Ke Cha seemed to be in a good mood today, Lin Qi cautiously added, "Then, may I come tomorrow to replenish your food supply? Because tonight, I have some troublesome matters to attend to."

Ke Cha looked at Lin Qi in surprise, tilting his head and asking in a low voice, "Troublesome matters? What troublesome matters? Who dares to cause trouble for you? Don't they know you're serving me? Who is provoking you, and who is provoking my authority by provoking you?"

For three years, toiling for Ke Cha for three years, this was the first time Lin Qi had seen Ke Cha act so humanly. Did he have a protective streak? Or was he simply concerned about his own reputation? But no matter what, this was a great thing for Lin Qi.

Clearing his throat lightly, Lin Qi put on a pitiful expression and said in a low voice, "You know, for three years, I have served you diligently. And at school, I have also been a model student, with my grades consistently at the top of the accounting major every year for three years."

Sighing deeply, Lin Qi looked at Ke Cha pitifully and said, "But, as you know, in this world, there are good people, and there must be bad people. In Berely University City, there is a group of scoundrels who make a living by extortion. They like to use their violence to bully us."

"The Round Table Knights, they are a bunch of scum!" Lin Qi angrily clenched his fists. "They are a group of thugs from the Military Academy. They gather together, and all they think about every day is bullying us poor students."

Tears streamed down his face. Lin Qi gritted his teeth and said, "My best friend, Vik, was captured by them today. They want me to go to a designated location tonight to pay money to get him back. They threatened me that if I don't give them enough money, they will break Vik's limbs."

Taking a deep breath, Lin Qi shed tears sadly. "You know, we are all poor students. Otherwise, why would we come to the Master Tower to serve the masters here?"

Ke Cha was slightly taken aback and nodded thoughtfully. It must be so, right? Given the Master Tower's notorious reputation in the university city, with a record of thirty to fifty service staff dying tragically each year, who but the utterly destitute would risk their lives to serve these monsters within the Master Tower?

Lin Qi lowered his head and said with extreme sadness, "Vik is an honest person. His family is counting on him to succeed. His family saved every last copper coin to allow him to study at the Fifth University. If his limbs are broken, then..."

The eccentric Ke Cha smacked his lips. He walked to the shelf where he stored his finished potions, took down two bottles of red and three bottles of light black potions, and handed them to Lin Qi. He said in a deep voice, "This red one is a potent recovery potion. Even if your limbs are broken, it will heal them within three days. As for the black potions... Heh, stand upwind and open the bottle, and you'll discover their effect!"

Lin Qi tightly gripped the potion bottles. The hasty handwriting on the three light black potion bottles indicated their effect: Powerful Stun.

"Your generosity surpasses the gods, dear Master Ke Cha. Rest assured, I will serve you with all my heart!"

Lin Qi bowed deeply to Ke Cha again and again, his heart and lungs trembling with joy.