Perfect Potion

After school began, everything progressed very smoothly.

Although the students were initially skeptical about the knowledge being taught, Joseph stepped in to provide a firsthand demonstration, dispelling their doubts.

Later, when progress in mastering the material stalled, a wave of teaching assistants was brought in.

The results of this new approach were a resounding success, and they received unanimous praise from the clients.

The noble children gained their own personal butlers, while the others received significant assistance with their introductory studies.

Not only were they happy, but the teaching assistants were also delighted, each of them earning a small fortune.

The students' enthusiasm for learning remained high, and even the noble children became fully immersed in their studies.

Joseph even brought out high-quality potions that Drew had never sold to the public to reward the top-performing students, which further fueled their drive to learn.

After observing that everything was going well, Drew stopped concerning himself with academy affairs and focused entirely on alchemy research.

It was the same old project: the Cure Potion. This was currently the most difficult challenge Drew had encountered, far harder than advanced alchemy.

Recently, Drew had already attempted the brewing of Mana Potion, which belonged to the field of advanced alchemy.

Although advanced potions required a much higher degree of mana control, Drew still managed to brew them successfully.

The success rate was low, only 30%, and the quality was generally excellent; only with good luck could a perfect quality be produced.

It felt as though the difficulty had spiked significantly, but compared to the production difficulty of the Cure Potion, it was not worth mentioning.

Drew had been busy with this Cure Potion for several months without seeing any results. After experimenting for so long with no progress, Drew considered switching to a different research direction.

Drew thought about the issue of human absorption, similar to the collagen he had known about before. This substance was a type of protein, and absorbing it was beneficial to the human body.

However, it was not just about being a protein; the size of the individual components within the same type of protein varied greatly.

Small ones were a few dozen Daltons, while large ones were tens of thousands of Daltons, a difference of several thousand times.

The human body could only absorb collagen that was under three thousand Daltons in size; if the molecular size was too large, the body could not absorb it. Was the situation with this Cure Potion the same?

The mana cluster structure that provided the healing effect could only be absorbed by those whose physical fitness reached the level of a professional; ordinary people could not absorb it.

Therefore, regardless of whether the potion was diluted, the smallest individual mana cluster structure remained unchanged, and ordinary people still could not absorb it.

Changing the line of thought: what if the mana cluster structure could be altered without affecting the healing effect?

At the cost of reducing the potion's efficacy, one could change it into a mana cluster structure that the human body could absorb.

Drew decided to start researching from this perspective from today onwards.

After experimenting many times, Drew discovered that the mana cluster structure in the finished Cure Potion was very stable.

However, during one of Drew's mistakes, when a bottle of ordinary quality Cure Potion was produced, Drew observed it under the microscope.

Under the microscope, Drew discovered that these mana clusters were not all the same size.

Comparing this to the previous excellent and perfect quality Cure Potions, this bottle of ordinary quality Cure Potion contained a few slightly larger mana clusters.

Because of these larger mana clusters, the mana in the entire liquid was slightly uneven, leading to a decrease in quality.

Why were there different mana clusters in the liquid? Drew took a sip of the Cure Potion and found that the efficacy was indeed lower, but there were no other side effects. Therefore, the effect of these larger mana cluster structures remained unchanged.

Drew did not know what other people's Cure Potions were like.

When Karen practiced alchemy, he did not have a Scanning System to observe the mana cluster structure, and when Drew practiced alchemy, he did not have low-quality potions, nor had he communicated with other alchemists or seen their Cure Potion works, so he could not make a comparison.

Consequently, Drew had the town mayor notify a caravan to purchase a bottle of ordinary quality Cure Potion made by someone else.

Under microscopic observation, these larger mana cluster structures were also discovered.

After a comparative study, Drew found that the ordinary Cure Potion he made was the same as a standard ordinary Cure Potion.

Then why were there no such large mana cluster structures in high-quality Cure Potions?

Was it that the better the materials were fused, the higher the quality of the potion, and the more stable and uniform the mana cluster structure became?

Conversely, if the quality was higher—surpassing the quality he was currently brewing—would the mana cluster structure of a perfect quality Cure Potion shrink even further?

If the mana cluster structure was smaller and the mana was more dispersed and balanced, could ordinary people tolerate it?

However, his brewing technique was already perfect, and it would be very difficult to improve it further.

But since there was such a thing as a perfect potion, someone must have succeeded; it was impossible that with the help of the system, he could not achieve it. He would look for the reason again.

Drew continued to make Cure Potions, setting the Scanning System power to the maximum, adding the liquid drop by drop—the smallest drops that could be shaken out.

After strengthening the brewing process, the quality indeed improved, but it still did not reach the height of perfect quality.

His technique had already reached its limit; should he start being more precise with the raw materials at the source? Could he go a step further?

Thinking of it, he did it. Drew began to abandon the use of the Material Extraction Device for material extraction and instead extracted the materials manually. Perhaps the difference between materials extracted by an average person and those extracted by the device was not significant.

However, Drew kept the Scanning System on during the extraction process, processing the extracted materials with precision.

After the extraction was completed, he did not know if it was an illusion, but Drew felt that the liquid after manual extraction was purer.

Using the liquid from manual extraction for brewing, the quality was indeed higher.

Drew found that it was effective and decided to strive for perfection by removing all unfavorable factors, replacing all alchemy equipment with tools made of materials that isolated mana.

Removing the minute influences from the equipment, Drew brewed again and again, and the quality of the Cure Potion became higher and higher. Until one time, after the brewing was successful, the entire liquid emitted a golden light during the solidification stage.

After the golden light faded, the successfully brewed potion had transformed from its original red into a brilliant gold.

Drew gripped the potion in his hand, feeling deeply puzzled.

Previously, potions of other qualities had all looked the same upon completion, showing no anomalies; one could only discern their quality by observing the mana within after the finished product was ready.

However, both the golden light that appeared upon completion and the change in color indicated that this potion was extraordinary.

Drew sensed the potion in his hand and confirmed it had reached perfect quality, even far exceeding the standard.

Yet, he felt that this Healing Potion was somewhat different from those of other qualities.

Drew used a microscopic scan to observe the structure of the mana clusters in the liquid and discovered that the structure had indeed changed.

Not only had it become finer, but it appeared to have formed two structures that combined into something resembling a binary star system.

The two mana cluster structures corresponded to one another, rotating in tandem.

Drew stared at the potion, wondering if this variant Healing Potion still possessed its healing properties, and whether he should give it a try.

What if there were risks involved?

After some thought, Drew decided to take a sip and test it; after all, it was a potion he had brewed himself, so he would have to drink it even if it brought him to tears.

Not daring to drink too much, Drew took a small sip and carefully felt the effects.

It was indeed still a Healing Potion, and the effect seemed even smoother and gentler.

He wondered if an ordinary person could withstand it; he would need to find a commoner to test the effects.

After all, the bodies of professionals had been altered by their respective professional energies, making them different from ordinary people.

As an intermediate professional, the difference between himself and an ordinary person was quite significant.

Every professional went through an adaptation phase during the apprentice stage, where their bodies were reshaped by professional energy.

A formal professional undergoes a qualitative change, and every promotion is a further transformation. It would be best to find an apprentice to test the potion, as they lack the qualitative change of a formal professional while still possessing a slight foundation.

He would test it on an apprentice first, and if there was no danger, he would then find an ordinary person. Wait, there seemed to be an even better choice; Drew thought of someone.