Randidly just stared Mana potions
Ho how do you refine them
Shrugging Shal gestured dismissively Unrelated to my class I cannot learn this skill Give me some time I must heal
But even as Randidly walked slowly away his eyes were bright If he had mana and health potions even if they weren’t as efficient as Shal stated they would still be invaluable to training up his skills
And surviving he added to himself a bit belatedly
Chapter 10
6 hours later Randidly had it or at least thought he had it He had experimented with the red crystals first because what he really wanted was mana potions and he didn’t want to waste the materials for them After playing around with them and applying pressure he realized that they were quite brittle and crumbled quite easily
So being of a determined sort Randidly put some of the crystal dust into his mouth Instantly heat flooded his body and he began sweating But his poison resistance did climb a level so it wasn’t a useless attempt Also wasn’t it true that too much medicine is poison
The next several hours saw Randidly cutting off smaller and smaller bits of crystal and his poison resistance climbing another level
It was only after becoming dejected and rummaging through his satchel that he found the old vials from the original owner of the dagger Trembling with the possible simplicity of it Randidly added water to the vial then put some red powder from the crystal in it
Then he inspected it
Amateur’s Potion Lvl 1 Will restore 10 Health over 5 seconds
Congratulations You have gained the skill Potion Making Lvl 1
With an explosive sigh Randidly used the rest of his mana and then prepared for bed It had been a long day
Randidly woke up to another level in farming and after he had fed Shal he set to experimenting with potions He had only used a fraction of a single crystal to make his first Amateur potion and he had over 50 crystals of each color to play with
He started simply just trying to find the best potion he could make Randidly swiftly realized two things were the primary determinants of whether the potion would heal more That was the ratio of crystal to water and then the uniformity of the crystal grain size It didn’t appear to matter what size the grains were as long as they were uniform
But for some reason it also didn’t work to just drop a single chunk into the water It needed to be split into a certain number of pieces which was a high enough count that it was rather impossible to ensure uniformity
So then Randidly started grinding them up with the mortar and pestle and achieved a pretty even consistency
The ratio was even easier if slightly unscientific due to the lack of available equipment Eventually Randidly had his ultimate creation and a Lvl 5 Potion Making skill
Apprentice’s Potion A potion made by an inexperienced but serious apprentice Will restore 48 health over 3 seconds
Although it was a far cry from 100 48 health was still quite a bit and Randidly was pleased with himself He had even only used about a dozen of the red crystals and had made a fair amount of potions that could restore 30 some health But the problem was that he only had 15 vials to fill with health potion So 5 became health and then 8 he filled with mana Most of these were in the low 40s but Randidly did manage to make one that restored 61 mana He tucked that one away for emergency situations
For the final two Randidly experimented with different combinations of health and mana This was much more difficult because if they were either 50/50 or 75/25 the potion turned into a foaming grey mess that he quickly dumped out 75/25 with red in the majority was a stamina potion and it restored a staggering 80 stamina but Randidly suspected that was a rather poor result After all that would come back in 4 minutes anyway
50/50 was something that can only be described as a concentration potion Under it even the tiniest detail seemed to stick out While under its influence Randidly’s speed of potion making and accuracy of measurements skyrocketed He remixed most of the potions and soon everyone of his vials was filled with liquid that restored between 50 and 60
But when it wore off it left him with a staggering headache that lasted for about an hour He took that time to practice jogging sweating out the weird potion And although it was strange it certainly was useful in small doses so Randidly filled one of the vials with it
75/25 with blue in the majority created the following potion
Lesser Restore Lvl 7 Weakens the effects of foreign influences on the body Cures minor status ailments
That potion was not only the highest level he had yet made but it also pushed his potion making up to Lvl 12 Blinking Randidly couldn’t believe that he had persisted so long without noticing the passage of time Then he frowned
He also didn’t feel tired Did End or Vit also affect a person’s need for breaks Or even sleep
But still in the hopes of leaving the dungeon sooner Randidly approached Shal
Uh excuse me Will something like this help you recover Randidly hated how weak he sounded but he had to admit he really was in the weak position here And he was desperate to escape the dungeon
Shal spared him a glance then beckoned him closer Randidly tossed the potion which Shal deftly caught After sparing it a glance with his third eye Shal grunted and swallowed the contents then tossed the vial back
For several seconds Shal was quiet Then he said in a small way yes If you had 1000 of such things I would be cured almost immediately
Grimacing Randidly walked away It had seemed to help but it wasn’t enough Even though he had been expecting something similar to this reaction the rejection still felt rather fresh 1000 such vials Although possible it would be rather slow going 15 at a time And he would be forced to dump out his precious potions
Shaking his head Randidly refocused on the moment Better to do what he can do now and leave the worrying for later Bringing up his path screen Randidly noticed that he had two new options for the staggering 15 PP he had gathered while making potions
But seeing them gave a sense of foreboding
0/10
Why did both change Shouldn’t I still have access to the old one Unles
Resigning himself Randidly picked the first option
You have selected the Pathless III Path
Sighing Randidly instantly maxed out the path Quite surprising was that he earned 1 stat at 5 as well as 1 at 10 in addition to the completion bonus
Congratulations You have completed the Pathless III Path +2 stat You have realized that all paths are the same and all paths lead to the same place You have gained the skill Pathfinder Lvl 1
Pathfinder Lvl 1 It is very difficult for you to lose your sense of direction Landmarks and interesting locations that you pass will be automatically added to maps you possess
4 stats and a random skill wasn’t such a bad hall all things considered Without a thought Randidly dumped all the points in Int He needed his spells to be stronger Learning to fight and handle close combat was too distant a goal
And with that Randidly returned to the Path Screen Surprisingly the options weren’t mirrors of each other
0/15
Shrugging Randidly selected the 15 options
You have selected the Pathfinder Path
1 4 PP got Randidly nothing but 5 got him +1 to P Supp which was a nice boost With these improvements Randidly left the safe room heading towards the monkey area
By now dodging was relatively simple but he kept still for a while allowing the rocks to hit his shield leveling mana shield twice It was almost enough to withstand a full power throw from the monkeys Mana Bolt improved one level as he threw some back at the monkeys to keep them honest
It was when they finally dropped down that he finally began using the mana potions Randidly practically chugged them casting Entangling Roots over and over again It was still barely enough to stop them for a split second but it delayed them enough that he was never in any danger