Chapter 267: Activation Potion
In the early morning, as the sky was just brightening, Chen Ran got up early from the wooden bed, put on a white cloak, and went out early.
After Elder Famar settled his identity, Chen Ran could finally travel freely in the Elf Land.
Because the recipe given to him by the elder required morning flower dew, and the fresher the better, Chen Ran had to get up early to prepare and collect it in the fragrant gardens of the Elf Clan.
This was a process that required patience. Fortunately, Chen Ran had the magical skill “Material Refinement.” After obtaining the dew essence, he specifically extracted the most essential part of the flower dew, which ordinary elves could not do.
With Elder Famar’s reminder, Chen Ran knew that his human identity made it harder to obtain the power of transformation than elves, so he was very careful in the collection process, carefully refining every drop of flower dew to ensure that no impurities entered.
With his efforts, the dew in the collection bottle gradually filled up. The flower dew inside was crystal clear and bright, as if filled with a bottle of shining starlight.
Unknowingly, the sun had risen. A morning of busy work finally allowed him to carefully collect more than half a bottle of flower dew, which was enough in quantity.
And next, it was to collect some special petals, pollen, and flowers and plants.
The next process was very important.
Unlike collecting dew, where the more essence the better, next, in addition to the quality of collection, he needed to master the required proportion. In the recipe, a series of plants such as moon lilac petals, mustard flower seeds, and ambergris pollen were needed. They represented attack, defense, agility, wisdom, ambition, etc., respectively. Through mixing, they became a unique bottle of activation potion.
The higher the purity of the activation potion and the more it matched one’s nature, the higher the chance of successful transformation. Having a high-quality activation potion was equivalent to half the success.
Because of the process of special refinement, Chen Ran did not need to destroy the plants. He only needed to extract the required ingredients and make them into medicinal powder, which saved time and increased purity, and also saved the process of grinding them into medicinal juice and powder. He filled a few small test tubes.
When he finished these, Chen Ran finally wiped his sweat. Looking at the large and small bottles and test tubes on his body, he breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.
Suddenly feeling a gaze watching him, Chen Ran turned his head and saw a touch of green shadow.
Turning back, it was the elf captain who had brought him here yesterday, the female elf who seemed to be called Aurelia. She carried a longbow on her back, crossed her legs, and leaned against a big tree.
Seeing that Chen Ran had finished his work, she shook her cloak and walked toward him without concealment.
“What’s the matter?” Chen Ran asked.
“Human,” Aurelia walked over, put one hand on her hip, and stopped in front of him. “I don’t know what method you used to make Elder Famar trust you so much, but this is the homeland of the Elf Clan. Please do not disturb the peace here. After you complete your task here, whether successful or not, please leave directly.”
Chen Ran let out a breath.
It could be seen that this female elf’s attitude toward humans was not friendly. He argued, “Many people are not as unbearable as you imagine. I also maintain a high respect for the Elf Clan. If you let go of some prejudices, like the elder, perhaps the world would be more cheerful.”
“We have learned enough lessons,” Aurelia coldly interrupted Chen Ran’s speech. “Most elves are not like Elder Famar who travels outside all year round and has a benevolent heart that tolerates all races. We only remember the shameful things those hateful human stowaways did to our brothers and sisters. Including me, I don’t like other thoughts polluting the souls of our Elf Clan. Even if you humans possess the vast majority of resources on the continent, please remember, this is Avalon!” The female elf emphasized the last sentence.
Faced with an unreasonable person, Chen Ran couldn’t explain.
The Elf Clan was mostly beautiful and unrestrained, and also notoriously stubborn. Especially the imprisonment brought to their thoughts by the long years, rarely could change their character.
Chen Ran snorted, didn’t say anything, picked up his things, and left on his own.
Aurelia in green glanced at the departing figure, pulled the hood on her head, and walked away in another direction.
In Famar’s small house.
Looking at the bottle of emerald green potion mixed by Chen Ran, emitting a rich fragrance, Famar held this bottle of activation potion against the sun and found that there was not a trace of impurities or sediment. He looked shocked.
“How did you do it!” Even Famar, a druid elder who possessed five transformation spells, was seeing for the first time someone who could mix the reagent so perfectly, without even a bit of impurity. This was the most perfect potion he had ever seen.
Chen Ran smiled and said, “Nothing, just a little bit of my old trade. I used to be a pharmacist, so this is not a problem.”
“Too perfect!” Famar returned the test tube to Chen Ran and exclaimed, “Even an old monster like me who has lived for a thousand years can’t achieve this technique. You can actually do it so perfectly. I have to admire your superb talent. If I could mix such a tube myself, I estimate there is a high probability of possessing an elite-level transformation spell.”
“I hope so,” Chen Ran put away the potion and said, “What should I do next?”
“Follow me first. Let’s go to the Hall of Ten Thousand Beasts…”
Famar made a gesture and led the way in front.
The Hall of Ten Thousand Beasts was an important place for the Elf Clan, where generations of elves comprehended transformation spells.
This stone hall was unremarkable. Compared to the iconic Moon Temple of the Elf Clan, it was extremely simple. It was completely piled up with a pile of large random stones, and even felt like it could collapse at any time.
Entering inside, the ground here was the purest dirt ground like outside, just softer to step on.
There was no ceiling in the center of the Hall of Ten Thousand Beasts. Below the place corresponding to the ceiling was a special small pool. The water in the pool was purple, emitting a psychedelic mist.
Elder Famar took Chen Ran to the side of the purple small pool and let Chen Ran sit down.
“Alright, now drink your potion.”
Chen Ran nodded, picked up the bottle of emerald green potion, and drank it down in one gulp.
When he finished drinking, he suddenly frowned.
Famar asked, “How do you feel? Any reaction?”
“So bitter!” Chen Ran smacked his lips and stuck out his tongue. “My mouth is numb. If I had known, I would have added some honey. It smells so good, I didn’t expect it to taste like this.”
A few black lines appeared on Elder Famar’s forehead. “Kid, be serious. I’m talking about serious business.” Chen Ran felt carefully again, and suddenly found that he could actually feel the sound of blood flowing in his body, and his body gradually felt like floating.
“It seems, I feel like I’m going to float. My head is so heavy, so sleepy.”
