Master Of None

Chapter 1153 – 1153. Alchemy Basics

Walker had the clippings from many herbs picked in a thrush. The roots he had were not saveable to keep alive but could be used in potions or other things. He also had the seeds which were mostly in vials that had been cracked or had been strewn about the ground of the overgrown alchemist lab. Remey seemed to be vibrating in place while she held back her excitement. She could tell what some of the herbs were at first glance whereas some she had no idea since they were so rare. 

Remey knew exactly what the lighting vines were. She had seen them before and she was already wearing gloves to pick some up. "Can anyone tell me what herb this is? And who can tell me what properties it has? What uses does it have?" Remey knew that Walker would explain. She also knew that Walker would also tell her that these were grown by Alma in some manner. Remey had noted that the blue ivy that Alma grew were strangely shaped and had slight striations on the base of the vine. She could see the same on the lightning vines here. 

"That's a yellow vine!?" One young alchemist shouted this out and was met with the shake of Remey's head. The same girl was looking at it from the back row but pondering it carefully. 

"That's a lightning vine but it was grown too fast!" Walker could say that he was very impressed. He had no idea how to tell if an herb was grown too fast and lacked the current appraisal to say that in the least. 

"Exactly. These are lightning vines. They were grown faster due to another elves' skills. What properties do they have?!" Remey yelled out the next question while every single one of the young alchemists racked their brains for the answers that they had seen in their lives thus far. 

"Poison! They had poison that paralyzes people like lightning elemental monsters!" The boy that shouted out sounded as if everything had just clicked within his mind. He had a wide smile because he knew well that he was correct. 

"Exactly. They have a very potent paralyzing poison that stops motion. They can make even large monsters stop and fall in place. But they are not deadly in the least. Now, what can they be used for!?" It appeared that Remey was not yet satisfied with their performance. She wanted to hear the last bot as soon as possible to move on to the seeds. 

"I think…I think…. I think that they are antidotal and can be used to treat pain." A very timid boy right in the front row spoke up just loudly enough for Remey to hear. 

"That is correct. Now shout it louder and I will give you these lightning vines for your own collection." Remey knew that this was enough motivation to make the boy face his fear of speaking. Walker knew this was something that Remey had learned from her siblings in the orphanage. It also made him want to ask her how they were doing since they had all moved to Genesis with them and less and less of them returned to the mansion every day as they found homes of their own. 

"They are antidotal and treat pain in the right potion and salves!" The boy took a deep breath and shouted out to the room. Remey felt her ears ring a little since she was not expecting such a small boy to be so loud. 

"Now that is how you answer in my class. Take these and be careful. I think you will be able to make salves with them as a training task. When you come back, share them with your next instructor." The herbs were put in to a bad and handed to the boy who was redder than a tomato since he was so embarrassed. 

"These seeds are hard to distinguish and I know all of you lack the skills to define what they are. So, I will tell you. Even I need to research some of these' but these here are very useful. These are water lily seeds. They are larger and very soft. It is rare to find them properly preserved without water because they grow fast and die fast. They have a very high mana absorption rate and are perfect for increasing a mana p[otion from low tier to mid tier on a budget. The trick is growing them and timing the picking of the lily properly." Remey demonstrated by placing one of the seeds in a glass of water. Within three minutes it had already sprouted. 

"This seed will grow in to a full water lily within seven hours. It needs to be picked at about six hours when the lily is about to bloom. By the time it is picked and thrown in to the potion it will be blooming and adding the pollen inside to the potion you are making." Remey had demonstrated this for the respective reason that they all needed to know that some herbs were not worth picking when found in the wild. Some were better off to be left and the seeds hunted. 

"If I want to mass grow those as an herbalist, should I make sure that many alchemists are on standby?" Another younger student called out. She looked like a young elf who had three potted plants by her side, clearly an herbalist in the making.

"It is better to give instructions to the alchemist using them or to grow them one by one when the alchemist needs them. If you dry them they are useful but lose a lot of the efficacy so they are better off replaced with other herbs." This seemed to end the conversation and Remey waved for the alchemists and herbalists to leave. She wanted to speak with Walker now. 

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