Chapter 79: Surprise, how about the title

A dim and cluttered mage's room.

Master Rigrit sat alone on a dusty yet exquisite and soft sofa, hands crossed over her knees, leaning back with her eyes closed.

The room was very quiet; the figure of Tang Zheng had long since departed.

Clang! Clang!

The sound of knocking came through the wooden door.

Master Rigrit did not move; after waiting a moment, the figure outside pushed the door open and walked in.

Such behavior was enough to show that the identity of this figure was not simple.

"Master, why don't I see the new disciple you recruited?"

"I heard you brought someone in yourself. What kind of genius could make you so proactive? Our guild hasn't had a magic caster join in a long time."

A hearty, half-joking laugh drifted in as the wooden door was pushed open.

This was a mage wearing robes and holding an ebony staff; there was a hint of nervousness between his brows. He looked to be in his forties, but in reality, he was only thirty.

The person was none other than the guild master of the E-Rantel Mages Guild, Tiqil.

"That is because your standards are too high."

Master Rigrit kept her eyes closed and said flatly without raising her head.

Guild Master Tiqil noticed at this moment that Master Rigrit was clearly not in high spirits, and the atmosphere was slightly off.

"What happened?"

The smile on Guild Master Tiqil's face faded as he walked forward and sat on the sofa on the other side.

This time, Master Rigrit did not speak, but instead raised a hand to point at a blue solution in an ordinary transparent potion bottle sitting on the table.

Guild Master Tiqil was somewhat surprised and picked up the strange potion: "Is this a new potion you developed?"

While feeling puzzled.

Guild Master Tiqil channeled his magic and said softly: "Item Appraisal!"

The entire potion bottle emitted a faint glow.

"An alchemy potion with a paralysis effect?" Guild Master Tiqil was naturally no fool and quickly realized something, "Is this the reason for the refusal?"

He did not believe that the rigid Master Rigrit would be so calm if there were no justifiable reason for refusing a scroll-making master.

The clear and bright blue liquid in the potion bottle.

Rather than an artificial object, it looked more like a natural solution.

Clang, clang!

Suddenly, another knock sounded at the door.

"Enter." Master Rigrit straightened up from the sofa.

Click!

The door was pushed open.

Grandmother Lakyus, wrapped in a light green headscarf with her hands behind her back, walked in with an expressionless face.

She glanced at the two people in the room.

"Guild Master Tiqil."

Grandmother Lakyus first nodded to the guild master, then looked at Master Rigrit, her voice impatient and even tinged with a hint of sarcasm,

"Why did you have someone bring me here? A pharmacist like me has no business with a high-and-mighty scroll-making master like you."

"Lady Bareare." Guild Master Tiqil was somewhat surprised, casting a glance at Master Rigrit from the corner of his eye.

These two had never gotten along.

"Give the alchemy potion to her."

Master Rigrit's cheek twitched as she spoke expressionlessly.

A look of gossip flashed in Guild Master Tiqil's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged as he handed over the alchemy potion.

She first took a look at the clear and bright potion.

Grandmother Lakyus's eyes brightened, and she then cast "Item Appraisal" as well.

Soon.

Emotions of surprise, suspicion, and uncertainty appeared on her face.

"How is it?" Master Rigrit asked.

Grandmother Lakyus ignored her, reached out to open the potion bottle, took a few drops onto her hand, extended her tongue to lick them a few times, and closed her eyes in thought.

Guild Master Tiqil was somewhat puzzled to see the two of them looking so concerned.

He had also checked this alchemy potion just now, and the effect could only be considered average.

In his understanding, alchemy was generally used for support; being able to craft a potion independently with alchemy showed that the young man had quite good talent in that field.

Under such circumstances, refusing scroll technology was indeed not a problem, as a person's energy was limited.

However!

Seeing the attitudes of Master Rigrit and Grandmother Lakyus, Guild Master Tiqil also realized there was a problem.

"Where did you get this alchemy potion?" "The effect of the potion is only average, but there is a problem with the production method!"

Grandmother Lakyus looked up at Master Rigrit and said in surprise, "I mean, I have never seen such a technique."

"Using materials from magical beasts to create items or potions with special effects is nothing, but items created this way inevitably contain the characteristics of those magical beasts."

"In the words of a pharmacist, it is 'impurities,' the kind that cannot be removed."

Having said this, Grandmother Lakyus held up the clear and transparent alchemy potion in her hand and looked at the others as she spoke:

"But compared to that!"

"What is more interesting is that this is not an enchanting technique."

"As I thought." Master Rigrit nodded slightly, a hint of realization flashing in her eyes.

She had noticed this problem before, but she had invited Grandmother Lakyus, who was more proficient in potions and alchemy, to confirm it.

"What do you mean?" Guild Master Tiqil on the side was somewhat bewildered.

The two before him were a scroll-making master and an expert in pharmacy and alchemy; he could not understand the conversation between them.

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Grandmother Lakyus glanced at Guild Master Tiqil, seemingly unwilling to explain.

"Starting from the era of the Thirteen Heroes over two hundred years ago."

"With the gradual loss of the Dwarf Kingdom's Rune technology, the enchanting technology mastered by us humans began to occupy the mainstream."

"Simply put, whether it is the enchanting of weapons, the production of scrolls, or various potions, all are realized by relying on enchanting technology."

Complex emotions appeared on Master Rigrit's face as she spoke softly.

"Where is the person who made this alchemy potion?"

Grandmother Lakyus was full of excitement.

"He left. His name is..." Master Rigrit's voice paused.

She suddenly realized that she did not seem to have asked for Tang Zheng's name, or perhaps from the very beginning, she did not believe anyone could refuse a scroll master.

"He is a black-haired youth. Since he has mastered such a technique, he might have some connection with you. Keep an eye out for him."

Master Rigrit looked at Grandmother Lakyus and spoke again.

A black-haired youth?

Grandmother Lakyus was startled, and the image of Tang Zheng appeared in her mind.

"I'm taking this alchemy potion." Grandmother Lakyus did not give Master Rigrit a chance to speak and turned to leave.

Seeing this scene.

A look of helplessness appeared on Master Rigrit's face.

"To be able to craft alchemy solutions independently and develop such a technique—no wonder he looked down on my scroll-making methods."

Master Rigrit sighed.

The use of alchemy requires high control over magic power; this should also be the reason why the other party was able to create "papermaking" at the same level as her.

"Master."

Guild Master Tiqil was actually somewhat worried at this moment.

"At least one thing is certain: the other party is definitely not from the Slane Theocracy." Master Rigrit leaned back on the sofa.

"Are you sure?" A sense of gravity added to Guild Master Tiqil's eyes.

"He took a second-tier 'Angel Summoning' scroll from me." Master Rigrit waved her hand,

"If he were from the Slane Theocracy, that would be too unnecessary."

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On the other side.

Tang Zheng was already returning toward the small inn; he needed to experiment with the scroll-making technique as soon as possible, as this might involve whether he would do a certain thing next.

"Scroll-making master?"

"Such a title feels dangerous, right, Xiao Hei?"

Tang Zheng looked at the active little evil spirit dog following by his side, "What do you think of the title 'Genius Alchemist'?"

"Combined with the identity of a faith-based magic caster who also doesn't seem like much of a threat, it seems pretty good."

"Awoo."

The little evil spirit dog let out a soft cry; it naturally could not understand Tang Zheng's words, but that did not prevent it from responding.

As mentioned earlier, pharmacists and alchemists are considered magic-based professions; readers might have doubts about this, so I will include an Easter egg chapter with Nfirea's data chart later.

Enfirea can use second-tier magic, which is a calculation that includes the two professions of alchemist and pharmacist.

(End of chapter)