Wizard:Start as a Potion Master

"Ah!!" The one-star bloodline wizard screamed as the fleeing civilians glanced back, witnessing the once-menacing figure that tormented them now reduced to a lifeless corpse. His life force and bloodline essence had been completely extracted by Sunan within three short minutes.

Many of the Peter Territory's civilians, whose loved ones had perished at the hands of these cultists, felt a surge of excitement, gratitude, and joy as they ran. Their lord had truly protected them.

Some even recalled the incident when Bulgar invaders threatened the fringes of Peter Territory. Despite villagers spotting the ruthless scouts, they mysteriously vanished like melting snow by the next day.

Now, they realized they'd been under protection all along—not by the elusive Storm God, but by their lord, standing before them.

They remembered Sunan's reforms after becoming lord, reducing corruption, lowering oppressive taxes, and improving their quality of life.

Someone softly exclaimed, "Glory to Lord Sunan."

As they fled, the civilians began chanting this phrase, even influencing those from outside Peter Territory who joined in, perhaps hoping to integrate into the Peter Territory themselves.

They no longer wished to return to their previous lands. Even if they miraculously escaped, they'd still face exploitation by lords and nobles, have their belongings seized by soldiers, and toil daily while praying not to attract unwanted attention. Visits to the Storm God's chapel only led to further extortion by the clergy.

Previously, they had no choice. All lords were the same, and as estate serfs, they lacked the right to leave. Any escape attempt would be met with soldiers' swords.

But now, they felt they had a lord who genuinely protected them. They were even willing to give up their status as free citizens to become serfs under Sunan's benevolent rule. In legal terms, being a free man paled compared to being a serf under a kind lord.

Meanwhile, Sunan took a vial of birch sap stabilizing potion from Wolf Beta, opened it single-handedly, and placed a red orb-like sphere—the condensed bloodline essence—into it.

The stabilizing potion preserved various substances without diminishing their potency or losing energy over time.

Sunan shook it gently and commented, "This technique has been developed quite successfully, with almost no waste of bloodline essence."

"Last time, when I extracted a wizard's bloodline essence, at least 50% was wasted."

"However, there's room for improvement. I intended to extract only the bloodline essence, but his essence was too deeply intertwined with his life force, making it impossible to separate them. I suspect the energy beings of the energy world also extract wizards' bloodline essence, often resulting in their deaths."

"Anyway, that's a problem for another time. I have no solution for it now."

"With this bloodline wizard's essence, I can attempt to brew a special version potion that boosts mental strength by +3."

Having previously calculated with my cognitive data, the modifications weren't extensive, given the existence of the +2 special version potion. It took just an hour for the cognitive data to build upon the existing +3 mental strength potion and derive the formula for the +3 special version potion.

A werewolf messenger brought over a cauldron.

Sunan glanced at it, and energy particles in the air gathered automatically. Wind magic gently lifted the cauldron into the air, while earth and water magic cleaned it, and fire magic preheated it.

As a wizard specializing in alchemy, Sunan prepared to brew a potion on the battlefield using freshly acquired materials. He took a sip of the +2 mental strength potion to enhance his state.

He retrieved the necessary ingredients from the cart pulled by two obsidian bull statues.

Licorice, ginseng, jujube seed, ageratum, white fungus, mint, pig brain mixture, and more...

With meticulous control of heat and timing, a cauldron of azure potion was crafted.

Next, Sunan poured in the birch sap with bloodline essence. The sap's magical properties were stable and hardly reacted with other materials, allowing Sunan to proceed without concern.

Previously, he wouldn't have dared such an approach, but advancements in alchemical techniques made this possible.

On the West Virginia lake shore, another one-star bloodline wizard watched in horror as his companion's bloodline essence and life force were extracted. The wizard then began brewing a potion with his companion's essence!

What madness was this?

Terrified, the wizard felt his legs weaken. Attempting to move, he stumbled and fell on the lakeshore.

The noise caught Sunan's attention, and he glanced at the fallen cultist, causing him to shiver with PTSD-like fear.

The one-star cultist scrambled to his feet and fled in the opposite direction of Sunan, desperate to escape.

Even if it meant failing his mission and facing pursuit by higher-ranking wizards and energy lords, he had to flee.

Because the wizard lord before him wasn't human!

How could he be human?

How could he be a native?

He couldn't possibly be a native; he was too terrifying.

Seeing the old butler Warwick pursue the fleeing cultist, Sunan focused on brewing the +3 mental strength enhancement potion.

Seven minutes later, the potion was complete. Sunan poured it into ten glass bottles.

"Because it's a new potion, it took two extra minutes to brew. Once familiar, it should only take five."

Sunan picked up a bottle of the +3 mental strength potion and drank it.

Instantly, the surrounding sunlight twisted and converged upon Sunan, dimming the area.

Sunlight transformed into photons, then high-energy particles, shooting into Sunan's soul.

He was enveloped in a golden-blue glow.

This technique, enhancing mental strength and physique at the soul level, was possible only by combining magical and energy world forces.

The original wizard civilization likely lacked such efficient mental enhancement potions.

According to Guardian Aul's account, the wizard civilization from over two millennia ago never found a true counter to the energy world's beings.

They used other methods to win the war, then chose to leave as the magic tide receded.

They never truly understood the energy world's beings.

Your normal mental strength has increased by 1 point, now 26.

Your normal physique has increased by 0.5, now 2.

Sunan was extremely satisfied. Using a one-star wizard's bloodline as the base for the latest mental strength potion had significantly boosted his spiritual energy.

However, according to cognitive data and current wizard information, the gap between a formal wizard and a first-rank wizard apprentice is far greater than that between first and second-rank apprentices.

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