Chapter 40: Pineapple Candied Fruit

"When processing slugs with tentacles, you need to pay attention to the distribution of their mucus,

and try to choose the time when they secrete more mucus.

If you see them extending their tentacles to touch the table,

don't hesitate, this is the best time for brewing...

A small reminder, when you see small bubbles appearing in the cauldron, you can stop brewing...

Very good! Mr. Dickinson, processed just right.

Oh! Mr. Green, perhaps you brewed for a bit too long,

remember? You can stop when small bubbles appear in the cauldron..."

In the greenhouse.

The twelve cauldrons set up were bubbling, and the steam was misty, making those pumpkin-shaped plants sway slightly.

Professor Sprout had just finished praising Senior Bruce when she hurried to Sien's side to help him put the escaped slugs back on the table.

She smiled gently and said:

"Mr. Green, don't let the slugs run away next time."

Sien was indeed a bit flustered; he was processing two cauldrons at the same time.

While Senior Bruce seemed much more at ease.

As for Professor Sprout, she could not only brew seven cauldrons at the same time, but also had plenty of time to guide Sien.

"Observe the mucus situation, wait for the bubbles to appear..."

Sien muttered the techniques taught by the professor while operating seriously.

As time slowly passed, Sien's brewing gradually became proficient, although he still couldn't avoid being a bit flustered.

The liquid in the cauldron gradually turned dark green, and Professor Sprout walked over.

Sien gripped the spoon tightly, waiting for the professor's evaluation.

He was a bit uneasy, partly because of his poor talent, and partly because he felt sorry for the materials.

Slugs with tentacles were not cheap; the purchase price at Diagon Alley was one gold galleon per jar.

The prices of materials in the wizarding world were always terrifyingly expensive,

which made Sien realize one thing: potions must be highly profitable, otherwise one couldn't afford the materials at all.

Soon, Professor Sprout gave her evaluation:

"Mr. Green, qualified processing."

Sien breathed a small sigh of relief; although Professor Sprout let them use them at will, he couldn't keep wasting them.

After getting on the right track, Sien finished processing the slugs with tentacles in no time.

The three of them put the brewed liquid into glass bottles and selected the slugs with enough mucus, placing them in a large jar.

Professor Sprout said,

this selection could help the young wizards increase the success rate of brewing the Boil-Cure Potion.

As for those brewed slugs, they would be used as exemplary demonstrations,

and to help Professor Sineipu solve some preliminary work.

When selecting porcupine quills, ===== CHAPTER 41 =====