This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 256 - 237: The New Alchemist Council is Established

Chapter 256: Chapter 237: The New Alchemist Council is Established

As long as one lives long enough, truly any sort of strange and rare incidents can be encountered.

Alchemy City had been banished into the void, and the teleportation circle casually set up by Amberser could not possibly be effective, after all, it was a seal imposed by deities.

If a simple teleportation circle could break the seal, then wouldn’t the deities lose face?

The only explanation was that the chairman had discovered the teleportation circle and then did something to it.

Although Amberser had only just met the chairman, considering the time, this person had been banished in the void for several months. Amberser had installed the Tentacles of Chaos on the chairman, making him the ruler of that world. With such a long time, it was enough for the legendary alchemist to come up with many tricks.

Amberser took some of the slime and returned to the laboratory for careful study.

Half a day later, Amberser had reached a conclusion: this slime was the body tissue of a sort of creature he had never seen before, and furthermore, it was still alive.

It looked like slime, but it was actually completely different from ordinary slimes.

Be it Amberser’s Mercury Slime or other types of slimes, they all have a characteristic of melting other substances and consuming them. Mercury Slimes only consume metals, while other slimes will eat any kind of organic matter.

But this slime had no corrosive properties at all, which was very inconsistent with the characteristics of slimes.

As Isabel had said, this slime possessed a very special time-space instability characteristic. Most creatures that consumed it would experience varying degrees of rejuvenation.

But this effect was completely different from that of the Youth Magic Potion produced by the Elf Tribe.

The Youth Magic Potion changed one’s physical constitution, restoring the body to a youthful and vigorous state, which had nothing to do with time; it merely extended one’s lifespan. Therefore, this cosmetic effect had a tolerance build-up, and it wasn’t possible to extend one’s life by several decades at once; the best effect was only for ten years, and after taking more than thirty doses of the Youth Magic Potion, most people would start to develop resistance, and the effect would diminish.

In the period before Amberser’s transformation into a lich, he practically had to take one bottle a year just to barely keep alive. So, when the price of Youth Magic Potion increased by half a million, he knew he couldn’t afford it anymore and resolutely transformed into a lich.

However, the time-space instability effect of the slime was extraordinary. It didn’t matter what your body was like, as it would reverse your body’s time to several decades ago, a bit like the time reversal effect of the Time Dragon, but once the Power of Time dissipated, the rejuvenation effect naturally disappeared as well.

"Naomi committed suicide in the Chaos World, and after being resurrected, she carried the Power of Time. This slime transferred from the Chaos World also carries the Power of Time... That’s really a treasure trove, isn’t it? The chairman might actually acquire a Divine Nature related to time in the end, which would be formidable."

A deity related to time is bound to have a high level of divine power, right?

Amberser felt a bit of regret, thinking that he should have treated him better back then. Looking back, the relationship wasn’t solid enough.

But no matter, there would be opportunities in the future; after all, his great-granddaughter was still in his hands.

Now there was no need to worry about that problem. Amberser pulled out a piece of parchment and began to scribble down a multitude of formulas, then handed it to Isabel.

"There are five new potion recipes on here, make ten bottles of each for me," he said.

Isabel nervously took the recipes, and after reading them, she breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, she could understand what was written and knew how to proceed.

Amberser didn’t idle, pulling out a large number of bottles and vials to begin his work. Whereas Isabel was only making five kinds, he intended to make more than a dozen.

These new potion recipes were specially designed by Amberser based on the characteristics of the slime, some of which were improvements on Isabel’s formulas, which he left entirely to Isabel to handle. The remaining dozen or so were Amberser’s own ideas.

This slime could do more than just create a diluted version of the Youth Potion.

As half a day passed, Amberser looked at the dozens of potion bottles before him, feeling somewhat displeased.

These potions were mostly failures. Amberser had originally planned to extract the Power of Time from the slime and create a new type of enhancement potion.

It was a special potion that could significantly increase one’s reaction and speed for a short time, expensive but indispensable.

To ordinary people, enhancement potions could double the range of movements, and they were also effective for some legendary warriors who weren’t skilled in agility.

But the enhancement potions on the market had one problem: once the potion’s effect ended, it would leave the user dizzy, and in severe cases, bedridden for days.

This enhancement potion also modified bodily functions, providing intense stimulation in a short time, allowing the body to become stronger and faster. Such strengthening naturally came with side effects, so dizziness was inevitable.

But the effect of this slime was completely different; it might be possible to formulate an enhancement potion without side effects.

It was just that it had failed. The potions he had concocted either had no enhancement effect, or the effect was extremely weak, or the side effects were stronger than the original version.

"Indeed, innovation isn’t that easy. Even with new materials discovered, it’s not something that yields results overnight," he said.

Amberser was not surprised by this. Alchemy was not such a simple thing, and the dozens of failed potions were not useless—they at least pointed out the wrong direction, greatly increasing the success rate for Amberser’s next experiments.

But there was indeed some good news, Isabel had yielded results with her improved version of the Youth Magic Potion.

Three potion bottles lay in front of Amberser, their colors slightly different, but all with the beautiful appearance of stars gathered within.

Isabel said excitedly, "Teacher, you are incredible, all three potions are better than my original formula."

The effects of the three potions to reverse aging were better than the original version, but it was unclear how long they would last, and a few more days were needed to determine this.

Amberser nodded, showing not the slightest hint of pride.

Modifying an existing formula was much simpler than creating a new one from scratch. Even if the ingredients deserved half the credit, Isabel’s efforts couldn’t be ignored.

Amberser instructed, "Do more tests over the next few days, and then categorize them according to the different effects. We will sell the basic version for one thousand two hundred gold coins, and then there’s also a premium version, an exquisite version... Anyway, think of the names yourself. Once the basic version has entered the market, we’ll promote the other versions."

"Ah? Can we really do that?" Isabel asked in surprise.

"Didn’t your previous teachers teach you to do that? Like diluting potions with water to decrease their effectiveness and selling it as the real deal?" asked Amberser.

Isabel quickly said, "No, that’s a serious crime in Alchemy City."

The city that respects knowledge the most naturally cares a lot about the quality of alchemy products; selling fake potions could result in the death penalty at worst, and at the least, the confiscation of all assets followed by permanent expulsion. Ordinary people really wouldn’t dare to do such a thing.

But Amberser said with indifference, "Serious crime my ass, the Alchemist Council itself used to sell fake potions. Besides, the Alchemist Council is gone now, and we’re not selling fake potions, isn’t it reasonable to sell a refined formula for a higher price?"

When the economy collapsed, Alchemy City itself sold diluted potions in place of the real thing, disregarding any law. In any world, this situation is not uncommon.

Isabel said awkwardly, "Teacher, the Alchemist Council seems to have been reestablished."

"Ah? What did you say?" asked Amberser in surprise.

Isabel quickly took out an invitation letter and handed it to Amberser, explaining, "This is an invitation from the newly established Alchemist Council, take a look."

Amberser opened the envelope which contained some polite words, followed by an invitation to Isabel to attend a ceremony for the re-establishment of the Alchemist Council in a month’s time.

The process felt familiar; the Alchemist Council had invited Amberser during its first establishment as well, and even the polite words used were exactly the same—it seemed they had just copied the old version and changed the name before sending it out.

Isabel had created a new type of Youth Magic Potion, and although it was temporary, the invention of a new potion warranted this invitation.

What caught Amberser’s attention the most was the signature at the end of the letter—Gustavo Flint.

"That old fart, he’s still not dead?" Amberser said, regretfully.

"Teacher, the ceremony is in three days, will you attend?" Isabel inquired.

Amberser casually tossed the letter aside and said, "It’s not addressed to me, why should I go?"

"But..."

Isabel was anxious to say that she didn’t dare to go.

This was the Alchemist Council, and Master Flint was a Legendary Alchemist. In the recent days, she had been reading the works of this master, to her, he was an untouchable figure.

She had just been lucky, encountering a special material that enabled her to create a new potion. Isabel didn’t think it was due to her own ability at all; given to any other alchemist, they would probably have created it faster and better.

Wasn’t it Amberser who just by glancing at the formula came up with an improved version? Isabel felt that she was still an apprentice and had no right to participate in such a high-profile event.

So Isabel had originally not wanted to embarrass herself, to avoid being unable to respond during an exchange with other alchemists at the event.

But then Amberser had suddenly returned, and Isabel hoped he could bring her along to see the world.

"Teacher, this is the Alchemist Council; shouldn’t a master like you join and become a member?" Isabel admired Amberser immensely; she believed he was no different from those Legendary Alchemists.

Amberser, however, responded disdainfully, "What are you thinking? The former president personally invited me, and I refused. What’s this Gustavo Flint? He joined forces with Laine to tear down my castle, and I haven’t even settled that score with him..."

As Amberser spoke, he suddenly stood up, his tone firm, "Oh, you reminded me, it’s about time to settle that account."

A rotten boat still has three pounds of nails, after all, Gustavo Flint had once been quite wealthy, so there might still be something to squeeze out of him.