The Experimenter Has Been Found

Knock, knock, knock. It was once again the day for Joseph to report his work to Drew.

Drew opened the Space Gate to listen to Joseph's report.

At the end of the report, Joseph said, "The students' progress is quite good at the moment.

In the first exam we organized this time, one student achieved a perfect score.

However, he has made a request."

"What request?"

"He wants to learn alchemy from you."

"Who is it?" Drew's heart stirred; he had guessed who made the request, but he still needed to confirm it.

"It is Nelson Eddie."

"Fine, have him come see me tomorrow." Drew heard the answer and realized he hadn't guessed wrong; it was perfect, as he had been meaning to look for him anyway.

He was the candidate to test the perfect Healing Potion. Having detected mage talent meant his body had an adaptability to mana.

Yet, since he hadn't started cultivation, his body was still that of an ordinary person—he was the absolute best candidate.

Drew pretended to ponder for a moment, neither agreeing nor refusing, simply telling him to have Nelson Eddie come see him tomorrow for an assessment.

"Understood, I will bring him here after school tomorrow."

The next day, Nelson Eddie and Joseph arrived at Drew's place right on time.

After bringing Nelson Eddie to Drew's residence, Joseph left, leaving Nelson Eddie alone to face Drew.

Taking advantage of the time Joseph and Drew were speaking, Nelson Eddie took a look around Drew's residence; it was a basic skill for a successful businessman.

He saw that Drew's residence was very simple, consisting only of an alchemy laboratory and a storage room; there wasn't even a bedroom or a bed.

Just as Nelson Eddie was wondering where Drew slept, Joseph had already left.

"Do you know why I called you here today?"

"It must be about my request to learn alchemy from you. I wonder if you have any conditions?"

"How did you know I had conditions?"

"If you had refused, you wouldn't have called me here today.

If you had agreed, you wouldn't ask in a way that implies testing my alchemy talent.

Therefore, there must be some conditions.

Besides, I don't believe there is such a thing as getting something for nothing in this world.

To gain something, one must be willing to pay a price." As a successful businessman, Nelson Eddie's judgment of situations was still very sharp.

"I do indeed have a requirement.

I have an alchemy experiment here that requires a suitable test subject.

If you are willing to cooperate, I can test your alchemy talent. If you pass, I will teach you." Drew stated his conditions directly.

Upon hearing Drew's terms, Nelson Eddie hesitated.

Every experiment carries risks, and compared to the risk involved, the reward was merely a chance—and not even a guaranteed success.

The input and output were clearly disproportionate; as a businessman, he would certainly refuse such a deal.

Merchants value profit, and things with high costs and low returns were not within his scope of consideration.

But now, as someone with the hope of stepping into the world of magic, this was an opportunity.

For this chance, he could pay a much greater price.

After all, because of his age, no one was willing to teach him.

And when it comes to the comprehension of magic, fumbling alone without guidance is an extremely difficult task.

Even a genius as talented as Thomas remained stagnant after losing the guidance of a master.

Therefore, he had to seize every opportunity, no matter how high the price.

Having made up his mind, Nelson Eddie looked up at Drew and asked, "May I know what kind of experiment it is?"

"Are you familiar with Healing Potion?" Drew was satisfied with Nelson Eddie's choice and replied.

"I used to work in that industry, so I am familiar with common potions like Healing Potion."

"This experiment is about Healing Potion. I have created a type of Healing Potion and want to use it on ordinary people.

But I am worried that ordinary people might not be able to withstand the potency.

Someone in your situation would be much better off. I need you to drink the potion and tell me how you feel."

"No problem, I will participate in this experiment.

If it is just a Healing Potion, there is no danger.

As far as I know, if an ordinary person accidentally consumes a Healing Potion, as long as they can promptly find a priest capable of casting healing divine arts, there is ultimately no problem.

Not to mention that you said my situation is special and that I am more suitable than the average person."

"Then as long as we have a priest waiting on standby in advance, there will basically be no risk at all." Nelson Eddie agreed to conduct the experiment and offered a sound suggestion.

"Good. I will have Joseph contact the priest at the Moonbrook church, and once that's settled, we'll proceed with the experiment.

Don't be in a rush, though; the best state for the experiment is while you are still an ordinary person.

Therefore, you cannot come into contact with magic power for the time being. Once this experiment is successful, I will not only teach you alchemy but also teach you how to learn magic.

If your talent is sufficient, I will even take you on as my apprentice." Nelson Eddie was extremely cooperative, which made Drew very happy, and he subsequently increased Nelson Eddie's compensation.

Nelson Eddie was also ecstatic; becoming an apprentice to Master Drew was something many people only dreamed of.

If such a stroke of good fortune were to land on his head, it would truly be a meteoric rise.

After all, he knew that Joseph, an intermediate professional, was merely a follower of Drew, and the status of an apprentice was clearly higher than that of a follower.

Nelson Eddie didn't sleep a wink after returning home. For a middle-aged man who had seen his fair share of storms, this was quite rare, which only served to illustrate his excitement.

Drew had just mentioned a specific name: Moonbrook.

If one were a veteran player of World of Warcraft, this place would certainly not be unfamiliar. The most famous thing about Moonbrook was the entry-level dungeon, Deadmines, which served as the gathering place for the Defias Brotherhood.

Of course, the Defias Brotherhood did not exist here yet; it was still a peaceful and prosperous large town.

The emergence of the Defias was still decades away, and Drew even had ways to prevent this tragic group from ever forming.

Moonbrook was the large town mentioned previously that was closest to Lincoln Town.

Drew had only taken an interest in learning the name of this town during his last trip to collect a bounty, which also helped him understand his current location.

Moonbrook was situated in Westfall, not very far from the Kingdom of Stormwind's capital, Stormwind City.

The appearance of the Defias Brotherhood was caused by the stonemasons who rebuilt Stormwind City not receiving their due payment, which later led them to attack the King and resulted in the Queen's death.

Preventing the rise of this organization was simple: just ensure they got paid. Going a step further, if he could prevent the orc invasion and keep Stormwind City from being destroyed, that would be even better.

The topic had drifted a bit; those matters were still very far off and not within the scope of current considerations.

The priority was to have Joseph go to the Moonbrook church to contact a priest capable of casting healing divine spells, and then set a time to conduct the experiment.

Drew had originally intended to have Nelson Eddie notify Joseph to handle this matter.

However, Nelson Eddie volunteered to take on the task himself.

He said that he knew Father John at the Moonbrook church; Father John was a devout priest and an intermediate priest capable of casting healing divine spells.

Drew had originally planned to find a junior priest, so he hadn't expected Nelson Eddie to know an intermediate priest, which was even better.

One had to know that the priest profession was even rarer than the mage profession.

Drew was quite puzzled as to how Nelson Eddie, an ordinary person, could know such a figure.

Nelson Eddie explained that as a businessman, engaging in charity was essential; for an ordinary person, it served as an excellent protective umbrella.

Nelson Eddie frequently went to the church to donate, making him a well-known believer who was highly regarded by Father John, the person in charge of the Moonbrook church.

With that, the matter became easy to handle. Nelson Eddie said he would get it sorted as soon as he returned home and then took his leave.