Emerald Tablet Fragment
After Qiu Bi left, Lucien opened the briefcase and stepped into the Box World.
Arriving at the desolate desert layer, there are no other living creatures besides Lucien.
Open the system to view the specific loan details:
[Loan Name: Emerald Tablet Fragment (Annual Loan)]
[Repayment period: 365 days]
[Loan details: A stone tablet inscribed with thirteen mantras, symbolizing Hermes ' magical talent]
[White Magic: A+]
[Dark Magic: B+]
[Defense: A]
[Transfiguration: S]
[Potion: S+]
[Alchemy: SS+]
[Magic: A+]
[Loan Task: Sell 30,000 alchemical items or potions in your own name, earning a total of 150,000 Galleon]
The Emerald Tablet... Fragments...
Lucien remembered that the Emerald Tablet was a stone tablet from Egypt, on which the thirteen mantras were said to be the origin of all Alchemy in the world, revealing all the mysteries of alchemy.
This Hermes is not the messenger of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology, but rather the Egypt Pharaoh Hermes.
This pharaoh, along with his father Thoth and his son Tat, the high priest, formed a triune trinity and were also considered to be Hermes.
Logically, this should be considered god-level magical talent, like Loki's Faceless, but...
Lucien did not see any SSS-level talents belonging to gods; the highest among them was SS+ level alchemy talent.
Is it because it's a fragment?
This Emerald Tablet is incomplete and fragmented, so is the talent correspondingly reduced?
Well, his other talents aren't high either, which doesn't fit his identity as the originator of alchemy.
"System, if I merge this talent module, will it affect my existing talents?"
[The host merges multiple talent modules; lower-level talents will be overwritten by higher-level talents and will not stack or upgrade.]
It's good that it's overshadowed by higher talents.
Lucien has been recast with the current talent template:
[White Magic: S]
[Dark Magic: SS+]
[Defense Skill: S+]
[Transfiguration: SSS]
[Potion: A]
[Alchemy: A+]
[Magic: SS]
Yes, if I combine the Emerald Tablet Fragment, my potion-making and alchemy talents will both improve, and my previous weaknesses will be made up for.
There won't be any other changes; it will still mainly focus on Loki's Faceless form.
As for this loan, was it to be in my own name?
Lucien received a systematic reply after inquiring:
[These alchemical tools or potions must be developed by the host personally. The production and sales can be outsourced to others. Buyers only need to know that the host is the inventor of the product.]
To put it bluntly, it means you have to be the one doing the research and development, and you can only sell the products you invented.
However, production and sales are equally important.
Thirty thousand copies and one hundred and fifty thousand Galleon.
Wizards make up less than one ten-thousandth of the total human population, meaning there are fewer than four thousand wizards in the Daiying, and a total of two to three hundred thousand worldwide.
Actually, this number of wizards is reasonable. After all, if there were more wizards, there would be no need to consider Muggle protection laws or hide their existence. Wizards could simply rule over Muggle.
A total of 30,000 copies need to be sold, which is roughly ten copies for each Daiying wizard.
Therefore, Daiying is definitely not enough; if we expand outwards to other regions...
At the same time, you also need to earn 150,000 Galleon. On average, an alchemical item or potion costs 5 Galleon. For most wizards, 5 Galleon is not cheap. You should know that a wand in Ollivander costs 7 Galleon.
However, sales volume and sales revenue can be calculated separately: low-priced, mass-market items can be used to boost sales volume, while high-end, expensive items can be used to boost sales revenue.
Different products are launched for different target customers.
Anyway, the loan doesn't require you to sell only one type of product. As long as the alchemical tools and potions you develop are of good quality and you can target different customer groups, it will work.
With the added bonuses of S+ potion-making talent and SS+ alchemy talent, our research and development should be no problem.
It refers to the production and sales process, including raw materials, costs, processing, etc.
Lucien thought about it and suddenly smiled bitterly. It was just a continuation of the family tradition, but he didn't expect to have to go back to his old ways after coming to the Wizarding World.
However, I really want to improve those two talents, and...
Lucien had a gut feeling that the Emerald Tablet Fragment could be completed, and this annual loan might be a starting point. His SS+ alchemy talent could potentially be raised to the highest SSS level, which was at the level of a god.
Lucien has already experienced the benefits of his SSS-level talent, which has played an unparalleled role in his learning and mastering of knowledge.
This annual loan trial will also allow me to improve my alchemy and potion-making skills; learning new skills is a bonus.
Having already tasted success, Lucien naturally wouldn't easily give up this opportunity.
The chances of triggering an annual loan are at most two or three times a year, so try to get it if you can.
Perhaps due to its inherent incompleteness, the tasks required by the Emerald Tablet Fragment are still reasonable.
If they were given a yearly loan with god-level talent right from the start, Lucien recalled the loan quest Loki's Faceless gave him at the beginning, which was not only outrageous but also tedious.
"System, I need to borrow the Emerald Tablet Fragment (annual loan)."
[Ding! Loan application for the Emerald Tablet Fragment has been completed]
[Comment: The source of all perfection in the world lies here.]
As soon as the system notification sounded, a solid gem plate appeared in front of Lucien.
It is made entirely of emeralds, with orderly characters engraved on its surface.
But the once brilliant and beautiful stone slab is no longer intact; huge cracks have separated the slab, and most of the characters on it are missing.
Lucien recognized the characters as Latin, and could also discern the following mantras:
"Truthfulness and honesty, and never lying, will inevitably bring truth."
"All things originated from the One, and were created from the One through differentiation."
"The sun is the father, the moon is the mother; nurtured by the wind, nourished by the earth..."
Just by looking at the stone slab and reading the text on it, Lucien felt that some of his questions about alchemy were beginning to clear up.
With anticipation, Lucien slowly extended his right hand, his fingertips lightly touching the clear, fragmented text.
In an instant, the enormous emerald slab shattered silently, breaking into billions of sparkling stardust particles, like a disturbed green dream.
Before Lucien could react, the flowing emerald green dust seemed to come alive, meandering down between his fingers and quickly covering his entire right hand.
Immediately afterwards, a clear, vibrant emerald light suddenly bloomed from his palm!
A burst of light shot into the sky, transforming into a towering ancient tree with lush foliage in the desert.
The light-cast branches swayed in the void, making the desert appear like a secret garden where a miracle had occurred.