Chapter 54: Primary Stamina Potion

"Still the old price, two gold coins for a spell formula, no problem, right?" In Pierre's grocery store, Gao De and Yomu bargained.

After reaching a deal with Gao De, Pierre quickly helped contact Yomu, who had sold the spell formulas to Gao De back then.

And Yomu indeed still had the intention to trade spell formulas; after being contacted by Pierre, he nodded and agreed without even thinking.

This was completely within Gao De's expectations.

In his view, the private trading of spell formulas, this prohibited act, only has the first time and countless times.

After all, spell formulas can be copied infinitely, with almost no cost, yet can be sold for a high price.

This is fast money that is even faster than gambling.

The reason why ordinary people dare not earn this money is because it is a prohibited act and the risk is extremely high.

But once you taste the sweetness once, it's hard to quit.

"Last time it was a package deal of three, and I was particularly tight on money back then, so I gave it to you at that price." Yomu wanted to raise the price this time.

"Then forget it; it's too expensive and not worth it. I haven't even digested the three spell formulas from last time; greed leads to indigestion!" Gao De made a gesture to give up the deal.

"Sigh, sigh... add a little more for me." Yomu hurriedly called Gao De back and said helplessly.

"Just this price, can't add a bit," Gao De had always been a principled person and stuck to his bottom line, "kindly" reminding: "Don't say two gold, even if it were two silver, you would still make a profit."

"Alright, alright." Seeing that he couldn't squeeze another cent out of Gao De, Yomu could only yield.

Actually, Gao De was extremely in need of these two spell formulas.

And after the last deal, the credibility of the spell formulas in Yomu's hands had also been verified.

So if Yomu had dared to stick to the price, even if he sold them at the official price of six gold each, Gao De would have gritted his teeth and accepted.

But unfortunately, Yomu didn't know.

So he could only be manipulated by Gao De instead.

With the price settled, Gao De then reluctantly took 4 gold from his pocket and handed it to Yomu.

The spell formulas for 【Read Magic】 and 【Blade Ward】 were in hand! After leaving Pierre's grocery store, Gao De went to the herb garden in the city that specialized in selling medicinal seedlings and spent 8 gold to buy a batch of seedlings.

After some bargaining, besides "delivery to the door," he also made the shopkeeper give enough fertilizer for half a month.

It must be said that in the field of bargaining, Gao De also had quite a bit of aptitude.

Actually, medicinal materials themselves also produce seeds; it's not impossible to collect the seeds directly for cultivation and have them sprout.

The problem is that the medicinal properties of the herbs grown from these seeds are much worse than those of seedlings specially cultivated by herbalists.

Using such inferior medicinal materials to prepare potions results in inferior potions.

Although herbalism is not as high-end as potionology, the breadth of knowledge involved is not to be underestimated.

The seedlings cultivated by herbalists who have mastered seedling cultivation knowledge have medicinal properties that are a large cut above naturally grown seedlings.

Gurgle gurgle~ Ramos brought in a large pot of freshly stewed meat soup.

The residual heat made the soup still make a gurgling sound of boiling.

"This is the meat soup stewed according to your improved method..." Ramos appeared very cautious.

Having personally killed Yilan and Master Seda, even though Gao De was young, he had established his own authority in the medicinal garden.

"Thanks." Gao De didn't care, waved his hand, said thanks casually, and let Ramos retreat.

After Ramos left, Gao De first washed his hands, then couldn't wait to lift the lid used to keep the wooden basin warm.

The milky white meat soup with a rich aroma wafted toward him.

Tender peas and fresh meat were the main ingredients, and each piece of meat was the size of a baby's fist.

Potatoes and onions embellished it, and a small loaf of fragrant wheat bread was soaked in it, absorbing the aroma and heat of the meat juice, becoming even softer and richer.

A full large basin of stewed meat.

Gao De couldn't help but swallow his saliva, hurriedly picked up a pair of chopsticks and picked up a piece of potato and put it in his mouth—he had never gotten used to using knives and forks, and after becoming the master of the medicinal garden, he made a pair of chopsticks himself as tableware. The unique texture of the potato mixed with the rich aroma of the meat juice instantly permeated Gao De's mouth.

"So fragrant!"

After this bite, his whole stomach felt warm.

Gao De picked up another piece of meat; the meat, stewed until soft and rotten, almost melted directly upon entering his mouth, and the meat aroma exploded instantly.

His hunger had been completely hooked out, and his saliva began to secrete crazily.

He didn't care about the heat, picked up the wheat bread soaked in meat juice with his hands, and wolfed it down with the pot of pea meat soup.

After finishing the entire basin of meat and auxiliary ingredients, he directly picked up the whole basin and drank the rich meat soup clean.

"Satisfied!" Gao De put down the basin and touched his stomach contentedly.

With the continuous exercise and the enrichment of meals, his body was becoming stronger day by day, and his appetite was getting better and better.

The body that was slightly thin originally was gradually becoming robust, his complexion was becoming ruddy, and his eyes were becoming more and more burning and energetic.

This further proved the correctness of the act of exercising.

The biggest harvest was that Gao De found that with the improvement of physical fitness, his energy had also been improved, which was beneficial for both cultivation and medicine making.

This was an implicit benefit he hadn't expected beforehand.

Sure enough, good physical fitness is the foundation of everything.

Returning to the workshop, Gao De first tidied up the cluttered table slightly.

This was the aftermath left by his attempt to prepare Primary Stamina Potion in the afternoon.

Thinking of Primary Stamina Potion, Gao De couldn't help but feel annoyed.

The three main ingredients needed for Primary Stamina Potion: Alpine Ironwood root, Sun-Fire Fruit pit, Wild Wolf gland fluid.

The medicinal garden can produce the first two itself, and only the last Wild Wolf gland fluid needs to be purchased from the outside.

And because of the increase in hunting activities in Hogen City during this period, the price of Wild Wolf gland fluid has fallen by nearly 30% compared to the past, from 8 silver per portion to 6 silver per portion now.

Knowing that now is the best time to practice preparing Primary Stamina Potion, Gao De made a decisive decision and began to try.

He spent 6 gold and bought 20 portions of Wild Wolf gland fluid in one go, wanting to master Primary Stamina Potion in one fell swoop.

It's just that the result was not satisfactory.

During this period, he tried to prepare Primary Stamina Potion six or seven times, but he was still far from success.

The best time only completed half the work.

Not a single bottle of Primary Stamina Potion was produced, no profit was seen, and 2 gold had already been spent on purchasing raw materials.

And this negative profit would continue for a considerable period of time—looking at the situation, he would definitely not be able to master Primary Stamina Potion within 20 times.

Although his heart ached, Gao De could only grit his teeth and continue.

If you want to master a new potion, the initial investment is absolutely unavoidable.

This is something that can't be helped.

"Looking at it this way, I really have to thank Master Seda for his knowledge of people..."

After personally experiencing the difficulty of medicine making and the huge initial investment required, Gao De felt some emotion in his heart.

The predecessor could master Primary Spider Venom Potion, besides his own extraordinary talent in potionology, Master Seda's "willingness to give" was also a crucial factor.

At the very least, he was willing to provide expensive medicinal materials for "Gao De" to practice.

If it weren't for the "potion testing" that couldn't be escaped, Master Seda, who brought everyone back to the medicinal garden as beggars, provided food and housing, and taught cultivation methods and potionology knowledge, to be honest, was really a great benefactor to the apprentices.

It's a pity there are no ifs.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 55 =====