Wizards: Starting with the Refined Meditation Technique Guide

Chapter 79 Advanced Potions, Impurity Separation

"OK."

The Advanced Potions section records two other techniques related to potion preparation.

One of them is impurity separation.

Leo focused his attention on watching Mord's potion-making process.

Although it was mentioned in Advanced Potions, Leo had not yet mastered this method. Therefore, while he could understand some things from watching, he didn't understand much.

After several attempts at refining, Mord stopped and asked, "Leo, did you understand what I just refined?"

Leo shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Mord said, "Your mental energy is too low. If you want to understand the technique of separating impurities, it's best to have a mental energy level of 20 or higher to have a higher chance of understanding this technique."

Leo chuckled sheepishly and said, "Sorry, Wizard Mord, it seems my talent is still lacking."

"This isn't a matter of talent," Mord said. "Mental energy plays a significant role in learning ability. Among third-class wizard apprentices, it's very difficult to learn the technique of separating impurities before one's mental energy reaches 20. Those who can master it are all geniuses in potion-making."

Leo asked, "Wizard Mord, how much mental energy would be needed to more easily master the advanced potions?"

"Above 50," said Wizard Mord.

Leo's current mental energy is only 20. It will definitely take a long time to go from 50 to above 50, which makes Leo even more convinced of his current growth strategy.

Prioritize enhancing your mental energy to master advanced potion-making techniques.

Maud said, "Although you don't understand it, you can observe my refining process now. It will make it easier for you to understand when you study advanced potion-making later."

Although Leo didn't provide the expected help, Mord still gave him pointers from time to time.

Time passed, and night fell.

"Alright, everyone, take a break."

Andrei said, "The leaders of Group Two and Group Three, please stay. The rest of you may leave."

After Leo and his two companions, along with the other wizards in the research lab, left.

Andrei said, "Now, report on your progress."

"2 groups."

Mord stepped forward and said, "Andre, our group has produced three bottles of ordinary quality Raven mana growth potions and thirty bottles of inferior quality Raven mana potions today."

"3 groups."

"Our group has produced two bottles of ordinary quality Raven mana growth potion and thirty bottles of inferior quality Raven mana potion today."

Andrei said, "Your progress is quite good. My team has crafted 10 bottles of ordinary quality Raven Mana Growth Potions and 50 bottles of inferior quality Raven Mana Potions."

The leader of Group Three said, "Compared to your group, my group and Morde's group are much weaker."

Andrei shook his head and said, "Although I'm making the fastest progress, what truly determines the outcome is the high-quality Raven Mana Growth Potion."

The other two nodded slightly, agreeing wholeheartedly.

"Then there are questions about the three newcomers."

Andrei asked, "How are the new recruits doing with their work?"

The group leader said, "Hughes, the new student at the Almon Gathering, is not only not a wizard, but also has only average talent in potions. I tried to get him to do sorting work, but he couldn't do it well, so I could only assign him to some errands."

The second group leader, Maud, said, "Leo on my side is doing quite well. He's doing a good job with the sorting, which has given us some time. However, I tried to get him involved in the impurity separation work, but he still couldn't get it right. It seems that for the time being, he can only help me with the sorting work."

The group leader said enviously, "That's already quite impressive. After all, he's only just become a third-level wizard apprentice, so asking him to handle the task of separating impurities is rather difficult for him."

Andrei said, "My Almon Gathering recruits, Lexus and Leo, are about the same. Their sorting work is impeccable. However, they are a bit better than Leo at separating magazines, and they are gradually getting the hang of it."

At this moment, Maud said, "Andrei, I have a question for you about Leo. He's the only one of the three new recruits from the Esmond Gathering. Why didn't you put him in a group?"

Andrei said, "While it's important for the new students who help our own gathering, I don't want to delay our research progress. I just assigned them to groups that suited them."

"Fine." Mord didn't believe Andrei's reason.

Mord thought that Andre must have thought that having Leo join would affect their progress, which is why he chose Lexus, who had a level 5 mental power talent, to join his first group.

However, the group has already been divided.

Maud knew that dwelling on these things was pointless.

Moreover, judging from Leo's performance today, he is only slightly inferior to Lexus.

Of course, Maud found it difficult to accept Andre's approach of ignoring the interests of the wizarding assembly in order to win.

Helping new wizards in their own guilds when they have the capacity is an unspoken rule that all wizarding guilds tacitly abide by.

Leo, Hughes, and Lexus were on their way back.

Hughes was very talkative and kept complaining.

"Wow, Leo, I feel like I'm being rejected."

"I don't know if it's because I'm from another gathering, but these wizards don't take me seriously at all and actually make me do errands."

"They made me carry materials around all the time, and didn't let me participate in the refining process at all."

Listening to Hughes's complaints, Leo asked, "Didn't you help with the sorting?"

"I did try that, but I failed," Hughes said, scratching his head. "But I think if I could have more chances to try, maybe I'd succeed."

Leo felt it was time to end the topic.

There is a strong competitive atmosphere among the three groups in Andrei's laboratory.

Leo figured that if he hadn't done a good job with sorting, he would most likely have been assigned to these errand-running tasks as well.

Leo said, "Perhaps it's not a problem with the gathering, but rather that you haven't become a wizard and can't be of much help."

Lexus, who was standing next to him, suddenly spoke up: "I think the same way as Leo. It's not that the people from the Esmond Gathering discriminate against you because you're a freshman from another gathering, but rather that you really can't be of much help, so they put you in charge of some errands."

"Like me, Wizard Andre assigned me the task of sorting."

Leo said, "I'm also responsible for some sorting work."

Hughes stared blankly, remaining silent for a long time before finally saying, "Alright, maybe you're right. It's not a problem with Leo and your Esmond gathering, but rather my own lack of ability."

Although Hughes is talkative and loves to complain, he is able to listen to what those around him say and is not stubborn.

Lexus asked, "Leo, were you assigned to magazine splitting work today?"