Chapter 148: It's actually here(1/2)
Press the juice of the medicinal materials, filter the residue, then blend the pure potion and clean water in a certain proportion, put it in a utensil in a certain category, and place it aside.
Matthew looked extremely serious when he was doing these things and his movements were very skillful.
The clothes that were worn on Matthew would be splashed with a drop of potion from time to time, making the colorful colors even more colorful.
Carlos has always stood beside Matthew and gave him linguistic guidance. After all, only Lao Ka knew about this recipe, and Matthew was an alchemist responsible for making it.
The instrument used to measure potions is very sophisticated. Matthew kept repeating the same action in order to harmonize the mass and volume of the potions to a strict level.
Thunder looked around for a while and finally confirmed that the work of an alchemist not only requires persistent will but also a rigorous attitude. This is similar to when he burns a scroll, and it is even stricter than burning a scroll.
After struggling for at least three hours, several bottles of potions of different colors were finally blended.
A smile of expectation and joy appeared on Matthew's face.
However, this is just the first step.
"Let's see what the effect of mixing these two potions together will be." Matthew seemed to be talking to himself. Under Carlos' guidance, he carefully picked up a bottle of potion, then slowly tilted the mouth of the bottle, ready to pour it down. "Oh, by the way, you two should stay away." Matthew suddenly said.
"What?" Thunder asked curiously.
"I'm afraid it will explode." Matthew pointed to his trousers. "Although these potions are not very lethal when they explode, it will be bad if they stain the two trousers."
"It's okay." Carlos rejected Matthew's kindness.
Thunder doesn't matter. Even if there is a mistake and the potion explodes, it's at most just a change of clothes.
Matthew nodded, and stopped insisting. He focused again on the potion on his hands.
Thunder could clearly see that the expression on Matthew's face was obviously a little crazy at this moment.
Tick... with a sound. When the first drop of potion was dripped into the ground, three big men in the room became nervous at the same time.
It was stinging... as if the sound of a hot iron tool being thrown into the cold water, a stream of blue smoke emerged from the bottle, and then, accompanied by the continuous dripping of potions, the blue smoke became more and more, and finally filled the entire studio.
"Ahem... so pungent." Lei Ting covered his nose, ran to a window and pushed the tight window away, stretched his head outside, sucking fresh air in big mouthfuls.
Old Ka couldn't stand it, and coughed loudly. Matthew was even more so.
After a long time, the green smoke slowly dissipated. When the three men turned their eyes to the workbench, they immediately discovered that the original green potion juice turned into an ambiguous pink color after mixing them together.
"It worked." Matthew jumped up.
"Don't be excited, this is just the first step." Carlos patted Matthew on the shoulder, and the remaining bottles of potions should be more cautious when dealing with them.
Some need to be heated to a certain temperature, some need to be cooled to a certain temperature, and some auxiliary materials need to be added.
Fortunately, Matthew's studio has a complete set of guys, and the recipe Carlos mastered is even more rigorous and correct.
As long as there is no mistake in this process, there should be no possibility of failure.
Time passed by little by little, but the three men in the room seemed to have no feeling at all.
When the door was opened, it was almost midnight.
Lao Ka took the lead and Thunder clenched Matthew's big hand: "Thank you, the great alchemist!"
"Happy cooperation!" Although Matthew was a little tired, for an alchemist, nothing could make him happier than others' affirmation of his achievements.
"And, after I go to bed, I will completely forget what happened tonight. Please rest assured." Matthew said to Thunder in a low voice.
"It's best." Thunder believed Matthew. After all, he was not alone. He had his wife he loved deeply. Even for his wife's safety, he would forget everything.
Turning his head and looking at it, Lin was on the chair in the living room. Her little head was dozing off bit by bit, and even the sound of several men talking did not wake her up.
There were a few exquisite dishes on the dining table in the living room, and the scent of the fragrance made Lei Ting unable to help but rumble.
He hasn't eaten yet... Thunder suddenly realized this problem.
"Stay here for dinner, Lin has already prepared the meal." Matthew walked to his wife and then patted her gently.
"Have you done it?" Lin's little face was flushed, and she felt a little embarrassed, "Ah, I actually fell asleep. It made the guests laugh."
"We did it too late." Lei Ting apologized for the petite and delicate girl.
"Matthew. Please invite the guests to have some fruit first, and I'll go and heat the food." Lin didn't expect Lei Ting and Lao Ka to be present at all. He kissed Matthew's old face, then smiled at the two of them, and walked towards the kitchen with the dishes on the table.
The owner was so polite, and Thunder and Lao Ka were not polite anymore. Moreover, at such a late time, I probably couldn't find a place to eat outside.
Without work restraint, Matthew seemed to be much more restrained and scratched his head and said, "Five hundred gold coins are enough for me to maintain research for a long time. Thank you."
Thunder frowned and looked at Matthew and said, "I think you and Lin don't have a job, how can you maintain the family's expenses?"
Matthew's face turned red: "In my spare time, I will refine some small things and sell them. And there are many tasks suitable for me in the Mercenary Union."
"Matthew." Thunder looked at the young alchemist seriously, "Love a woman, not only love, you also have to give her a good life so that she doesn't have to worry about it."
Matthew blushed and nodded in response: "I know all these...but I can't control my desire to study alchemy. To me, alchemy is as important as Lin, and I can't give up any of them. Although our life is not very good now, both me and Lin live happily."
Lei Ting sighed and remained silent. He had no need to interfere with other people's family affairs, and there was no reason. Although he had some sympathy for the life of this petite girl, there were too many people in this world who should sympathize with him.
While waiting for the meal, Thunder talked to Matthew about some alchemy things.
The knowledge Matthew possessed made Thunder open his eyes.
Alchemy is as profound as magic. In this world, alchemy is divided into two major schools, one is potion alchemy, and the other is material alchemy.
For example, some magic props are works of material alchemy.
Matthew, because he was unable to sense magic elements, was mainly engaged in potion alchemy. What surprised Thunder the most was that the works made of potion can actually exert various miraculous effects. For example, violent potions that can double their strength in an instant, the magical ability of these potions amazed Thunder.
However, most potions have some side effects after use. They can only be used at critical moments.
"I am now rushing to the level of advanced alchemist. As long as I reach this level, I will be sure to refine potions without side effects." Matthew said proudly.
I really didn't realize that Matthew was an alchemy genius. At his age, very few people could reach the level of a high-level alchemist.
The level division of alchemists is different from that of magicians and warriors. This profession is divided into five levels, low level, intermediate level, advanced level, and then alchemist. The peak of alchemist is an alchemist. To reach this level, it is not only necessary to refine the highest level of potions or items, but also to publish a certain number of valuable papers.
According to Matthew, there are no more than three alchemists in the world.
The food was served. Although there were few dishes and there were few meat and fish, Thunder and Carlos still ate it with relish.
This kind of home-cooked meal is not often eaten when you are taking risks.
"Thank you for your hospitality, beautiful lady. Good night." Before leaving, Thunder bowed to Lin very gentlely, which made the petite girl's face suddenly have a cheerful smile.
As for the rewards for the mission, Matthew will go to the mercenary union to collect it tomorrow. Thunder has left him a confirmation form for completing the mission and pressed his handprint on it.
Farewell to Matthew and his wife, the two older men rushed to the hotel.
Everyone hasn't slept yet, it seems that they are waiting for Thunder and the others.
"How is it? Why did you come back so late?" Maria seemed to be unable to open her eyelids, but she still walked up to her. As a result, Thunder's sweaty clothes were all over.
"It's done." Thunder took out a bottle of orange-yellow potion from the space bag. This was the final product, the result of Matthew's tired night.
"How to use this...?" Sisi walked up and looked at the potion for a while, then asked.
"I'll do it." Carlos took a small basin from somewhere and put it on the table. Then he took the potion from Thunder's hand, uncovered the bottle cap, and poured all the potion in.
"Everyone should try not to move around, so as not to shake the potion on the ground." Carlos reminded him worriedly.
A group of people quickly moved the stools, sat in a circle at the table, and even started to breathe carefully.
After the potion stabilized in the small basin, Lao Ka took out two things from his waist, two small clips and a piece of white paper.
It was probably because he bought the best during the day.
"Young Master, give me the map." Carlos stretched out his hand to Thunder.
Take out the map from the space bag and hand it to Carlos. Lao Ka first overlaps the map with the white paper, and then cuts the white paper into a shape of the same size as the map.
"It's started." Lao Ka took two small clips and gently clamped the map, spread it out, and then gently put it on the potion in the basin.
Thunder noticed that Carlos put the back of the map with the potion in it, probably because he was afraid that the patterns on the surface of the map would be destroyed.
"What are you doing now?" Ruowa asked in a suppressed voice.
"Wait." Carlos stood there calmly.
The room was filled with people who dared not speak anymore, and the sound of breathing in depression came one after another, which was very strange.
After waiting for about half an hour, Thunder Ting was almost asleep while sitting there. Only then did Carlos move and still use two small clips to clamp the two diagonal corners of the map and gently lift the map out.
Under everyone's gaze, some transparent patterns and handwriting appeared above the potion of Chinese soil. However, this looked very unclear.
"These things are the information hidden in the map and are stripped out by the potion." Carlos explained gently, then picked up the white paper prepared in advance, spread it out, and put it into the basin.
The waiting time was not very long this time. Carlos picked up the white paper after about ten minutes.
"Okay." Lao Ka greeted everyone, and suddenly, a big breathing sound came out.
The things on the basin of Chinese medicine are gone and have been transferred to white paper, but they are still not very clear.
"After the white paper is dry, the things on it will be clearly revealed." Carlos spread his hands and clamped them with a clip, without moving at all.
"Well, everyone, go to bed. It's probably a long time before the white paper is dry." Lei Ting turned his head and looked at the girls. Ruowa, the sleepy worm, had long been sleepy, but he had been holding on. The little girl Tifa was so dozing off.
"Well, we're going to sleep, you guys should also rest early." Maria stood up, pointed Tifa's head, and whispered: "Let's go, go back to the room to fall asleep."
"I'll wait for the young master. I'll hold the young master to sleep." Tifa shouted in a daze.
The little girl spoke without any restraint, and Lei Ting was immediately blushed.
To be continued...