Brewing the Radiant Potion was not actually all that complicated. Complete records were available for reference; the real difficulty lay in obtaining the various ingredients.
And, when the original ingredients were unavailable, in using various alchemical processes to produce substances with similar properties, then employing different methods to maintain the stability and effectiveness of both the substitutes and the potion.
Mulan had no such worries. With support from the stores of the Black Castle and the Kingdom of Dierjia, along with the Sunstone he had brought back, every ingredient met the original specifications. All he needed to do was follow the formulation process meticulously.
Inside Mulan's small building, Handel stood nervously to one side. On an alcohol lamp, a beaker of black liquid was being steadily heated, bubbles rising constantly within it.
"The stabilizer is ready. Now for the final step."
As he spoke, Mulan opened the little box on the table. Light immediately shone from within-the Sunstone.
Mulan gripped the Sunstone with a large pair of tweezers, then placed it into the beaker of black liquid.
"Bubble, bubble, bubble..."
The Sunstone began melting the instant it entered the liquid, like streams of glowing molten iron flowing into the black solution, quickly mixing and merging with it.
After only a dozen seconds or so, neither the Sunstone nor the original black liquid remained in the beaker. In their place was a pure, luminous liquid.
Only then did Mulan let out a small breath of relief. Even knowing that failure was almost impossible, he could not feel completely at ease until he saw that the brewing had succeeded.
"Professor, did it work?"
"Yes, it worked."
Mulan took a test tube, poured all the liquid from the beaker into it, and sealed it with a specially made stopper. There was neither a