High-Quality Withered Wood Potion, Sally's Endless Praise

The Mental Force Sorting Method did not have a separate codex; it was categorized within the Basic Potionology codex.

The Mental Force Sorting Method was among the easiest techniques to learn.

Even someone like Chris, who had not shown much talent in Potionology, had grasped the basics after only a day or two.

However, while the Mental Force Sorting Method was easy to understand, mastering it was far from simple.

The Mental Force Sorting Method used mental energy to wrap around materials and sort them without damaging them.

It required extremely precise control.

What Leo had that was directly connected to the Mental Force Sorting Method was Arcane Hand.

Compared with the other freshmen of his cohort, Leo's Arcane Hand proficiency was already quite high.

Thus, when sorting materials, he displayed a level of skill that Sally considered remarkably practiced.

As Sally watched Leo's movements, it was as though she were watching a seasoned potion master who had steeped himself in Potionology for years.

A gentle notification sounded in Leo's mind.

"Mastered the Ordinary-Quality Arcane Hand Codex. Obtained 100 Refinement Points."

"Mastered the Ordinary-Quality Basic Spell Model Codex. Obtained 100 Refinement Points."

Leo's Arcane Hand codex and the Superior Codex, Basic Spell Model, had both unexpectedly reached Ordinary-Quality mastery through this practice.

This was beyond Leo's expectations.

And that surprise became a momentary distraction.

As a result, Leo's brewing outcome fell short of perfection.

Of course, this less-than-perfect result still left Sally wide-eyed in amazement.

Sally examined the Withered Wood Potion on the table and analyzed it. "In terms of completion, this can already be called a potion. Its quality is simply somewhat poor."

Sally could not hide the surprise in her voice.

Even among Wizard Seedlings, those who could brew a potion successfully on their first try were few and far between.

After thinking for a moment, Sally said:

"However, I believe you can do better."

"Most of your process was correct, but midway through, your attention suddenly wandered. That caused a small mistake, and that small mistake directly resulted in the Withered Wood Potion's quality being too low."

"Danville, will you use this as your assessment result, or brew another batch?"

After saying that, Sally seemed to feel that she had been too demanding of Leo and added, "Of course, this bottle of Withered Wood Potion is already sufficient as the result of this brewing attempt."

After thinking it over, Leo said, "Wizard Sally, then I'll brew another batch."

Although he only had enough materials left for one more Withered Wood Potion, with the codices having reached Ordinary Quality, Leo was more confident in his brewing.

Leo was now confident that he could brew a higher-quality Withered Wood Potion.

Hearing that Leo intended to brew another batch immediately, Sally nodded to herself.

Leo's first brewing attempt had already changed Sally's mind.

She had originally believed that brewing the Withered Wood Potion would be too difficult for Leo.

But judging from Leo's performance, Sally believed that he was absolutely capable of brewing a higher-quality Withered Wood Potion.

Since Leo had the ability to brew a better Withered Wood Potion, she naturally could not let him stop here.

Sally said, "Then begin again. If you can brew a High-Quality Withered Wood Potion, I will raise your assessment rating from passing to excellent. This will directly improve your score in the Comprehensive Assessment."

"Yes, Wizard Sally."

Leo's fingertips trembled slightly.

Mental energy began to blend into the herbs in an orderly fashion.

The herb-blending methods flashed through Leo's mind.

When blending Withered Wood roots, they had to be blended in a sequence of three fast movements followed by two slow ones.

The other two herbs were completely the opposite, requiring three slow movements followed by two fast ones.

Up to this point, every step had been perfect.

After blending came sorting.

Although he had made an error during the sorting process earlier, Leo had executed the basic process perfectly.

Without the interference of the codex handbook this time, Leo completed the sorting with considerable meticulousness.

Sally, standing beside him, nodded slightly, a trace of approval passing across her face.

The final step was fusion.

When Leo had first brewed the Withered Wood Potion, he could not truly be called perfect at this step.

Still, his performance had been above average.

This time, Leo intended to challenge a higher difficulty and brew a High-Quality Withered Wood Potion.

For an Ordinary-Quality Withered Wood Potion, Leo only needed to follow the experience he had gained from his previous failure and continue the fusion process.

But a High-Quality Withered Wood Potion was different.

A High-Quality Withered Wood Potion required an exceptionally high level of fusion.

Blending as the foundation.

Sorting as the assembly.

Fusion as the connection.

Leo concentrated with absolute focus.

"High-Quality Withered Wood Potion Compendium discovered. Recorded."

"Mastered the High-Quality Withered Wood Potion Compendium. Obtained 200 Refinement Points."

At that moment, Leo did not even notice the gentle notification in his mind. He focused all his energy on fusing the Withered Wood Potion.

The long period of potion brewing caused sweat to seep from Leo's forehead.

The sweat slid from his forehead, across his neck, and slowly dripped onto the ground.

The instant the sweat hit the ground, Leo's fingertips moved.

He fused in the final ingredient.

The potion began to ferment.

The brown liquid, mixed with bubbles, swirled within the potion bottle.

Like a bartender, Leo wrapped the potion inside the bottle with mental energy and completed the fusion.

Before long, Leo stopped moving.

Looking at the flawless brown potion in the bottle, Leo's lips curved into a smile.

Sally, beside him, smiled as well. "The brewing is complete. Withered Wood Potion, High Quality."

"Danville, believe me, your talent in Potionology is truly quite good. Do not neglect this talent of yours. Continue to improve in the future."

"Yes, Wizard Sally."

Having finally succeeded, Leo let out a breath of relief.

Behind him, Chris hurried over. He threw an arm around Leo's shoulders and said, "Look what I found! A genius potion master."

"Leo, I think you've already pulled ahead of me. You're about to catch up to Wizard Nova."

Leo shot him a sidelong glance. "I'm still far from Wizard Nova."

"Almost there, almost there. I think you two are both genius potion masters with talent on the same level."

Chris was so excited that his words became jumbled, as if Leo's success brought him honor as well.

Chris was in the same cohort as Leo.

Having witnessed Leo's growth with his own eyes, he naturally felt a strong sense of identification with Leo.

In Chris's eyes, Leo was the best of their cohort. No one else could possibly surpass him.

Chris was completely convinced by his defeat at Leo's hands.

Chris asked curiously, "Wizard Sally, with Leo's level, how many points can he receive in the Comprehensive Assessment?"