Chapter 070: Berserk Potion
“Is that so…”
Chen Ran couldn’t help but lower his head and start to think.
He hadn’t expected this kid Colin to be much cleverer than he had imagined. Anyone who could use such a method was clearly no pushover. At first, he had only thought this kid was ostentatious and shameless, but now it seemed he had really underestimated him. However, having such a companion was clearly a fortunate thing. It would be more reliable to ask him for help in the future.
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Ran finally spoke. “I understand the situation you’ve described. In fact, it’s not as bad as you think. It’s a good thing you came to me in time. One day is enough to prepare what’s needed.” At this, Chen Ran smiled again. “I haven’t told you yet, but not only can I make magic items, I can also make magic-enhancing potions.”
“Really!”
Hearing this, Colin’s eyes immediately lit up. He asked excitedly, “Can you really make magic-enhancing potions? You know, the potion the other party bought is a high-grade one…”
“You’ll know how good mine is when you use it,” Chen Ran said, not overly praising his own product. The calmer he appeared, the more Colin would be unable to figure him out, and the more he would trust him. “The enhancement potions I can make include ordinary magic power enhancement, spiritual power strengthening, elemental perception, and so on. If it’s just to temporarily reach the strength of a Tier 5, I can help you achieve that. I don’t know what specific potion you need to bring out your specialty. One day is not much time, and my magic power is limited. I can’t make them all for you. I can only pick the important ones to help you with.”
“Which of the potions you mentioned has the strongest effect?” Colin asked, smartly getting straight to the point.
Chen Ran replied, “If you want the strongest effect, it would have to be the Magic Berserk Potion. It can reliably raise your magic power to the level of a Tier 5 or even close to a Tier 6.”
“Really? Then I’ll choose that one!” Colin said without hesitation.
“Don’t be in a hurry. Think about the consequences before you decide,” Chen Ran explained. “Although this potion can briefly and powerfully enhance one’s strength, making it perfect for a tournament, it only lasts for about ten minutes. After that, the side effects are also quite significant. They will worsen over the next few hours, and you might even be unable to take care of yourself for the next week. Incontinence would be a light case. Are you sure you want to do this?”
“This is it,” Colin said. Hearing Chen Ran’s description, his face turned a little ugly, but he still didn’t hesitate. “What’s a little suffering? Face is important. As long as I get into the Imperial Capital Academy, I’ll have made a name for myself in this city. And I can already see the beautiful senior and junior sisters of the Imperial Capital waving their underwear at me. This suffering is worth it!”
“Good!”
Although he was a rich man’s son, this kid Colin really understood the principle of suffering before pleasure. With his potential, glibness, and decisiveness, it shouldn’t be difficult for him to achieve something.
“I’ll give you a list later. You can buy the medicinal materials I need according to it. It will probably cost a few hundred gold coins. I’ll work through the night to make what you need. I wish you success tomorrow!”
“Good!” Colin was filled with heroic spirit. He raised a cup and clinked it heavily with Chen Ran’s. “To victory, cheers!”
“Cheers!”
The two drank it all down.
In fact, it didn’t take Chen Ran much time to concoct a bottle of potion. He had deliberately made it sound so grand, and his motives were definitely not pure.
With the completion of “Light’s Defiance” and the establishment of a connection with Colin, his plans in this city were gradually falling into place.
“By the way, Chen Ran, you’ve helped me so much. I don’t know how to thank you. Actually, my cousin is quite nice. Whether I succeed this time or not, I’ll introduce her to you…”
“…”
After returning to the church, Chen Ran sorted through the bundle of medicines and quickly began the process of making the potion.
With Material Refinement, he easily extracted the required essence from the animal and plant medicines and configured it into a high-purity powder. Then he began to mix the ingredients according to the required amounts.
Reasonable combination, stirring, controlling the fusion temperature, and continuous, proportional mixing. His steady hands made no mistakes. With his master-level potion-making skills, it didn’t take much time to make a few bottles of blood-red potion.
Although the smell was a bit unpleasant, just a little sip could instantly make a person as strong as a bull in heat. Of course, after a burst of strength, they would become weaker than a maggot. Chen Ran could already see Colin’s tragic end.
After preparing the potion, Chen Ran busied himself with a few other things before finally resting peacefully.
The next day, Chen Ran was once again awakened from his sweet dream at a critical moment.
Colin was knocking on the door early in the morning. After receiving the news that the potion was successfully made, he took the precious Magic Berserk Potion and, without waiting for Chen Ran to fully wake up, pulled him outside and into a luxurious carriage.
He dozed off again in the carriage. Colin thought that Chen Ran had stayed up all night again to make the potion for him, and his eyes were filled with gratitude. He thought that he had made a good friend, and this time, he would definitely introduce his cousin to him. Good brothers were hard to find these days, especially brothers with real skills.
For Chen Ran, who was used to sleeping in, this bumpy ride was obviously a bit painful. Waking up early was the most annoying thing, even though he had always taught Dongfang and the other children that they must wake up early to study. A typical dogmatist.
After dozing off for another half an hour or so, Chen Ran finally woke up a little. But it was only six or seven in the morning at most.
Until the carriage stopped, Colin led Chen Ran out of the carriage and to the famous Xilan Academy.
As Colin entered the academy’s gate, looking at the quiet path, smelling the fresh scent of green grass, Chen Ran unknowingly had a nostalgic feeling of returning to campus. This atmosphere made him very nostalgic.
The small, shaded grove, the couples walking in twos and threes, the warriors sparring in the training ground, and especially the various clothes hanging out to dry when passing by the girls’ dormitories, fluttering in the gentle breeze, stirring the hearts of every passing boy…
Seeing this, Chen Ran couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.
He didn’t know when he had become so far away from this kind of environment. Although he seemed to have become a few years younger after coming to this world, he could no longer find the same flamboyance as before. He didn’t know when he had started to change, becoming more calm and steady. Perhaps it was because he had experienced more and had become more independent.
Colin brought Chen Ran to the competition venue early.
Because it was still early, there was no one here yet, only a few other contestants with the same mentality as Colin, who had come early to prepare.
