ushernet Chapter 39 - 39: Potion Making event! Part-2.
Chapter 39 - 39: Potion Making event! Part-2.
The news that a massive live competition will be held at the university where excellent students will show off their skills to the world spread like wildfire.
The whole internet seemed to have been taken aback by this sudden news and the parents of the students, immediately started to make preparations to attend the event.
Moreover, those who couldn't afford the tickets for the venue can watch the show live from the comfort of their home through TV or smartphones.
…
Unaware of the chaos that was happening outside the university, the students were busy thinking about what potion to practice.
Mark got paired up with his three lackeys and Risa. (Of course, it was Jareth's doing…)
"Earlier, when prof. Jareth told us about the competition, he didn't specify which potion we should be working on…"
Potion-making is usually a job that only healing-type mages like to do, but as this university is the most advanced in the whole empire, it has the resources to teach the basics of potion-making to all students free of charge.
Aria is the teacher responsible for teaching the students about potion making, and in the past month, she has taught them about a few basic grade potions.
With her careful teaching, even the most talentless student can make a simple potion like 'Mana Restoring potion', or 'basic recovery potion'.
Keep in mind that recovery potions and healing potions are different things, recovery potions are usually quite versatile, and they can be used to recover mana, or enhance the body's natural healing process to recover health.
They can be used to recover fatigue and blood loss, like minor inconveniences too, but the effects of this potion are too mild and they can't be used to treat severe or fatal wounds.
That's where healing potions come in.
Healing potions are made by condensing the 'Healing mana' produced by the healing magic.
Healing potions can only be made by a mage who can use healing magic; thus, most students aren't able to make this potion.
They usually go for the recovery potion instead if they don't have an affinity with Wood Magic. (Healing magic is a sub-branch of Wood magic…)
Risa glanced around and noticed that other groups were also talking about this matter.
"I think the professor didn't give us a specific potion because we are free to make any type of potion…"
Just when Mark and Risa were confused, Mark's three lackeys looked into each other's eyes mysteriously and nodded at each other.
"Ahem, Sister-in-law, I think we should make the Love-love potion!" (Lackey no.1.)
"Yes! You can charm Brother Mark with it instantly!" (Lackey No.2.)
"Go go! We support you!" (Lackey No.3.)
Hearing their words, Risa's eyes shined brightly and a smile appeared on her face.
"Yes! We will make the love-love potion!"
Mark shook his head in dismay and said,
"Cough! Cough! Ahem…. It's called a 'Charm Potion' idiots…."
'I have gotten the most useless team out of the whole class… all four of my teammates have below average grades and none of them knows sh*T about making potions…'
Mark shook his head at his own bad luck, now he will have to do the whole project alone as the other four are just too useless, they don't even know the proper names of the potions.
"Moreover… a charm potion only works on people below grade 5, it's a very low-grade potion, its effects are very mild even on ordinary people… all it can do is just increase your likeability by just a little bit…"
"Aside from that, it's total crap, just a waste of ingredients… Even the weakest charm spell is better than it…"
When Mark finished his speech, he noticed the other four were staring at him in shock.
"Hmm, what?"
One of his lackeys patted Mark on the shoulder and said in a disappointed voice:
"Brother… you know so much about such a forbidden potion… you really are something else… I didn't expect you to be that type of person…" (Lackey no.1)
"What are you even talking about… this is just basic knowledge, you know…"
In the confused eyes of Mark, the four of his teammates shook their heads while looking at him.
…
"Okay, jokes aside, what potion should we really make…" (Lackey No.1.)
Hearing that question, Mark pondered for a bit and replied with a smile on his face,
"Hmm, I have an idea… we can make 'The sleeping flame dragon…', that might even be praised by Prof. Jareth too…"
"Well, let's just do as you say!"
Risa and the others were not really into potion making, thus, their knowledge about it was too shallow, they didn't even take Aria's classes seriously, and thus now they are going to depend on Mark for the whole project.
"Oh, by the way, stop calling her 'sister-in-law' right in front of the whole class! That's embarrassing!"
"O-oh okay…" (Lackey No.1)
Hearing Mark's scolding, the lackeys had to back off.
Risa just rolled her eyes at Mark being so embarrassed at that simple term, she even thought that he looked kind of cute when he was embarrassed.
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The Potion re
Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here! It seems that wherever Jareth goes, misunderstandings follow him… Let's see where this takes him next.
Question of the day.
Would you survive having a direct conversation with Jareth as he glares right through your soul?
1. Yes (Imma fear nothing!)
2. No (I will pass… don't wanna turn into stone like Aria)
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