Alchemist

Fran looked at the potion bottle in front of her, now covered in red, shook it slightly, poured her Mental Power into it, and stirred it slowly.

Fran's hands were very steady, with almost no tremor. Although the liquid inside the bottle swayed, the liquid level remained level.

After Fran sensed something, her hand suddenly stopped, and she placed the potion on the table.

It wasn't that she sensed the alchemy had succeeded; a few moments after she placed the potion on the table, faint reddish crystals began to appear in the red potion bottle.

Even before these crystals precipitated, a clue appeared in Fran's mind.

[You have successfully completed an alchemical attempt. Alchemy proficiency +2]

Then, the corresponding Arts also appeared in the Arts section of her Panel.

[Alchemy (Beginner) (Proficiency: 2/10): A discipline for obtaining what one needs from all things.]

That's not all; another Profession emerged alongside this Arts.

[The relevant Arts have been detected, and Profession can be formed after the conditions are met.]

Profession: Alchemist (One Star)

Description: A Profession that, in the eyes of others, always seems to come up with some strange and unusual solutions to problems.

Conditions for achievement: Successfully extract three substances of First Order or higher.

Alchemy has reached the proficiency level.

A First Order alchemical artifact was created.

Fran glanced at the potion bottle on the table, raising an eyebrow. The bottle she used to practice this alchemy was still her potion bottle.

By now, she knew perfectly well that Apothecary and Alchemist were actually closely related.

Moreover, in some classic settings from her previous life, the duties of Apothecary actually overlapped significantly with those of Alchemist.

In this Magic World, Alchemist are actually a superior Profession to Apothecary, because Alchemist almost monopolize all high-level materials.

No matter where the Apothecary is, they can only use some low-level materials to concoct potions; high-level materials are simply beyond Apothecary reach.

Therefore, although Apothecary are widespread in the mainland, and it is even a relatively lucrative Profession, they basically disappear once they reach a high level.

The role of Alchemist overshadowed that of Apothecary.

In fact, Alchemist at higher levels also produce a considerable number of pure potions, the effects of which are far superior to those made by Apothecary.

For example, a Life Replenishment Potion made from First Order materials can heal wounds and provide vitality.

It sounds similar to Apothecary's Healing Potion, but its effects are far inferior.

The Healing Potion by Apothecary rely heavily on the user's own abilities for their effectiveness; the potion itself plays a more stimulating and protective role.

If you encounter a creature nearing the end of its lifespan, covered in wounds, and with its internal organs failing, then applying the Healing Potion will have absolutely no effect.

Life-restoring potions are different; theoretically, they are potions that can replenish life indefinitely.

If that creature had used this potion, it might have lived for a few more weeks.

If you use this potion as bathwater, you might even gain 'immortality'.

However, this kind of immortality is not without its costs. Excessive replenishment of life force may cause the organism's senses to permanently fail, or even cause unbearable pain.

True immortality Alchemist have not yet succeeded in researching it, but at higher levels they have developed many methods to prolong life.

But these things are a bit far off for Fran. What she needs to think about most right now is adding the Alchemist to her Profession Panel.

"Completing the three laws of thermodynamics into three separate articles should be enough to elevate my Alchemy to an extraordinary level."

Fran had planned her next steps long before she even acquired Alchemy, and she was now quite comfortable with this kind of Arts that involved theoretical knowledge.

Because she can extract some insights from her past life's 'experiences,' and by combining them with elements of the Magic World, she can make this Arts soar like a rocket.

That kind of combat Arts can't be used in this way. Even now, Fran is still painstakingly practicing the Sunflame Knight's Arts to improve her proficiency in Arts.

"Let me think... If I want to obtain the Profession of Alchemist, I'll make a Spirit Replenishment Potion."

This sounds similar to the Energy Potion that Fran used to earn her first fortune, but there are also qualitative differences.

Energy Potion give you more energy, but this energy can't be used to cast spells. If you actually use Energy Potion to cast a spell, you'll just die suddenly.

Like the previous Life Replenishment Potion, the Spirit Replenishment Potion can truly replenish a mage's Mental Power.

According to Fran's understanding from her previous life, this potion was a true blue potion, capable of replenishing the mana bar.

"The process of making Spirit Replenishment Potion is way too complicated!?"

Fran had just opened the recipe for the Spirit Replenishment Potion she bought from the Northern Lands Society's market when she was horrified by the complicated method.

Unlike most places in the Alliance, the Northern Lands Society has lowered the bar for many things.

Just like Fran bought the recipe for First Order potion at the market, this was something unimaginable in the Alliance, where even apprentice spells were scarce.

After Fran examined the process of creating the Spirit Replenishment Potion, she truly understood why Alchemist were considered the superior Profession to Apothecary.

Taking the project on optimized White Star Sand that Fran had previously participated in as an example, the White Star Sand she extracted was a material, not a finished product.

The difficulty of making the materials and the finished product are on completely different levels; take the Spirit Replenishment Potion she's currently making, for example.

Although the method of making this medicine ultimately returns to the Apothecary's old profession of Harmonization Method, the real difficulty lies in the preparation of the materials.

"The three materials used to create the final Spirit Replenishment Potion each have a limited time limit for existing in the Material Realm; the alchemist must complete the alchemy within the specified time."

"I hope the refiners can first carefully examine the preparation times and methods for various materials, and plan a proper refining process."

"Otherwise, I think you wouldn't want to go through the trouble of extracting useful components from waste."

Fran carefully examined the long refining process. A certain material required two raw materials, and another raw material was added during the refining process to make a semi-finished product before the material for refining the potion could be obtained.

Fran frowned as she looked at the densely packed procedures; this was quite different from how she handled materials when she was an apprentice.

Apothecary ' material preparation is at most just sprinkling a special solution, grinding it into a specified shape, and wrapping it in something, so why is it so complicated for Alchemist?