Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 25 The Seer's Potion

Perhaps it was because the impromptu performance was not recognized by everyone, and the passion for creation was extinguished by the cold spot. Old Neil's next actions were of a very high standard, with accurate language but lack of humor, as if he was silently accusing Angel and others.

"Miss Granger, please turn on the gas lamps and adjust the brightness to the maximum. Mr. Moretti, please use the brush next to the iron pan to brush the pan, and help me bring the third glass bottle from the left on the table. Dunn..."

Old Neil quickly assigned tasks. When it was Dunn Smith's turn, the latter shrugged, took two steps back, and stood in front of the alchemy room, signaling that he would not interfere with the configuration of potions.

"...Okay, I'll do the rest myself."

Putting the small silver box next to the iron pot, Old Neil took out a piece of yellowish-brown parchment from it. Angel found that there were a few lines of Hermes script written in blood-like ink on it, which looked dangerous and mysterious under the flickering light of the gas lamp.

"First, 100 milliliters of pure water, thank you, Mr. Moretti." Old Neil took the glass bottle that Klein handed over, and poured some at random into the iron pan that had just been brushed.

Angel frowned. She really wanted to remind Old Neil that there was a measuring cup with a scale beside her, but she didn't dare to disturb her.

Klein on the opposite side seemed to have the same thought. Their eyes met, and they both moved to the busy old Neil.

"Then there are 13 drops of evening vanilla juice. You only need to add one drop of this thing to the perfume, and it will be..." Old Neil took out a brown vial from the box, sucked out the liquid from it with a dropper, and poured it into the iron pot. A faint fragrance spread in the alchemy room.

Halfway through the introduction, he remembered that he was still in a "cold war" with everyone, and stopped talking again.

"7 pieces of golden mint leaves, 3 drops of poisonous viola juice, and finally 9 grams of dragon's blood powder." While looking at the formula on the parchment, he took out various materials from the box and gradually added them to the iron pot.

"These are auxiliary materials for potions. The deviation in the order of addition and dosage will not affect the final effect. Of course, generally speaking, we won't make it too bad." Weighed the dragon's blood grass powder as black as carbon powder with a balance, poured it into the iron pot, and stirred it with a wooden spoon for a few laps before Old Neil explained again.

"The main material is the key. They are all Extraordinary materials. The weight must not be too much, but it can be a little less, and it can't be too much. Both will lead to promotion failure, or even direct death."

Finally came the key...

Angel pulled himself together and carefully observed Old Neil's next actions.The latter took out an opaque glass bottle with a blackened surface from the box, fetched a brand new test tube, and used a dropper to take out a tube of azure liquid from the glass bottle.

"10 milliliters of the blood of the Lava octopus, they will quickly decompose in the sun and lose their effect, so they need to be stored in light-proof containers."

After carefully checking the scale on the test tube to ensure that the dosage was accurate, Old Neil poured the bubbling Lava octopus blood into the iron pot. With the sound of "crash clatter", the dim light shrouded in the alchemy room was also stained with a tinge of blue.

"The last is the star crystal, 50 grams, hehe, we have exactly 100 grams of stock here, and it was divided up by the two of you today, and there is nothing left."

Old Neil took out the second Extraordinary material, which was an extremely pure crystal, which reflected a little bit of starlight under the light, as if reflecting the entire starry sky.

Using a balance to reconfirm the weight of the star crystal, Old Neil cut off a portion the size of a fingernail with a knife to avoid excess material, and then threw the entire star crystal into the pot.

Like cold water dripping into an oil pan, with a sound of “Zi——”, mist emerged from the pan and filled the entire alchemy room. Angel, who approached for careful observation, was unable to dodge and was enveloped in the mist. She widened her eyes, as if seeing the starry sky in the star crystal from the mist.

She almost thought that the preparation of the potion had failed, but Old Neil calmly scooped the viscous dark blue liquid in the pot into a cup with a wooden spoon, and handed it to Klein, who was also stunned.

"Drink, your Seer potion is ready."

Klein took the cup, glanced hesitantly at the mouth of the cup, and then looked at Old Neil.

"Just drink it like this?"

"You can add some Ormere wine, it will taste better."

Seeing that Klein was still in a daze, Old Neil added with a smile: "If you don't care about the taste, just drink it. This is just the lowest-order potion, and no additional ceremony is required."

"In fact, the most difficult thing for ordinary people to obtain is the formula of the potion and the extraordinary material in it, which is also called the main material. As you have seen just now, the whole process of making the potion is not complicated, and even small mistakes are allowed. Once the potion is made and placed in front of you, all you need to do is..."

He held his right hand empty, as if holding a non-existent wine glass, raised his hand to his mouth, and made a drinking gesture.

"……cheers."

As if infected by Old Neil's restored humor, Klein's tense expression relaxed. He raised the cup to his mouth, took a deep breath, raised his hand and raised his head, and drank the potion in the cup.

It was the first time to observe the promotion of taking the potion from the perspective of others, and Angel carefully watched Klein's next actions.

I saw Klein's hand holding the cup suddenly tense, his entire body tensed like an epileptic seizure, his eyes widened, and then his limbs twitched.Just when he was about to sway and fall to the ground due to the stiffness of the joints in his feet, it seemed as if his soul had returned from his body, and the convulsions stopped.

He frowned, refocused his eyes, shook his head a few times, and let out a low moan, like a drunk who just woke up from a hangover.

That's it?

Angel looked at Old Neil at the side. The latter seemed to have long been used to the reaction after taking the potion, and looked at Klein who was gradually recovering with a calm face.

Dunn Smith by the door was even less interested in this, but leaned against the door frame and stared at Angel with squinted eyes.

The eyes of the two met, and Angel hurriedly looked away.

Is he spying on me?
Having said that, it is indeed a bit strange for me to ask to observe the potion preparation and taking process. This kind of knowledge is not new to people who have become Extraordinary, unless it is to collect the formula of potion, or to wait for an opportunity to make trouble and prevent the potion from being prepared.

Looking at it this way, my behavior is indeed suspicious...

Angel's worry that had been hidden in her heart after killing Mrs. Sharon resurfaced again. She looked at Dunn again, only to find that the other party had already looked away and looked at Klein and Old Neil, as if the scrutiny just now was her own illusion.

Is it because I think too much?Or because I watched the whole process honestly and didn't do anything that I shouldn't have done, so I got rid of the suspicion for the time being?

With the help of Old Neil, Klein was entering a meditative state by imagining non-existent objects out of thin air, in order to grasp the power of the newly taken potion. These basic knowledge can be found in Cole Granger's memory. In addition to the scare Dunn Smith gave Angel just now, she felt that there was no need for her to stay here any longer.

Seeing that one of the two was concentrating on teaching and the other was studying carefully, Angel carried his own material box and came to the door. Dunn's eyes returned to her, and he raised his eyebrows, as if expressing doubts.

"Captain, if there is nothing else, I will go back first. These materials need to be processed as soon as possible."

Angel shook the wooden box in his hand, and found a plausible excuse.

The expected interrogation did not come, and Dunn just nodded slightly to express his agreement.

Angel secretly breathed a sigh of relief, swallowed the words to deal with the follow-up questioning, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute," the voice behind her stiffened her spine, "I forgot something."

"What's the matter, Captain?"

Angel turned around and asked with a smile.

Dunn smiled: "I forgot to tell you. Even if you work at your own home, you have to come to the company to report once a day. Of course, you don't have to use it on the day of your rotation."

It turned out to be this matter... Angel felt relieved: "Okay, Captain."

Seeing that Dunn didn't seem to have anything else to say, she set foot on the stone-paved underground passage again, and walked towards the crossroads connecting various places.

After walking a few steps, Dun En's voice came from behind him.

"Wait a minute, there is one more thing."

Well, what's the situation?
Angel turned around with a puzzled expression. She confirmed this time that Dunn didn't mean to make things difficult for her, but was really...a little forgetful.

"I forgot to mention it above, you go to Old Neil to get our badge so you can prove your identity to the police, and you get a new gun." He looked back at the alchemy room, and there was a faint conversation between Old Neil and Klein. "Come again when you have time, it won't end here in a while."

Thinking of his old revolver that was neglected and the rifling was almost worn out, Angel nodded.

It should be finished this time... She turned and left again, while listening carefully to the voice behind her.

Fortunately, this time she was not stopped until she reached the intersection.

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