Chapter 828: The Miraculous Uses of Mandrake
The breeze blows, mixed with the faint fragrance of flowers.
The girl took a sip of the fruit tea in the cup and looked at the blooming flowers in the courtyard, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of her mouth.
This is more like a new home for just two people than a place to work.
Isobel withdrew her gaze from the flower garden, sat back at the desk by the window, picked up the envelope on the table, and carefully read the letter from Professor Bathsheda Bablin. Professor Magic had mentioned a lot to her in the letter. Useful suggestions and ideas.
“Sure enough, taking the first step is always the most difficult.” Isobel murmured.
Just as she picked up the quill and prepared to continue her work, there were sudden light footsteps in the study, causing her to raise her brows slightly and look up at the bookcase next to her.
A few seconds later, the bookcase suddenly moved to the side, revealing the secret door hidden behind the bookcase, and a familiar figure walked out of the hidden room.
“Why are you here?” Isobel asked in surprise.
During the day, Albert basically stayed at home with his relatives and would not come to the Hogsmeade hut. Now that he is here, it is obviously because of other things.
"Well, I just received a letter from Mr. Serra." Albert took out a piece of letter paper from the pocket of his slacks and briefly described the content of the letter to Isobel: "We are going to Egypt the day after tomorrow to participate in the International Alchemy Technological Conference.”
"Are you going to participate in a competition, or are you just going to exchange alchemical experiences with others?" Isobel has done a survey on the International Alchemical Congress. Its nature is more of an academic conference, where alchemists gather together. Exchange research results.
As for the so-called Cairo International Alchemy Congress Pioneering Contribution Gold Award, it is to select the most valuable achievement from the wizards who participated in this academic conference.
“Since I have participated, it would be best if I could win an award.”
Albert was very satisfied with the task reward given by Barnabus Finkley's Gold Medal for Excellent Spellcasting Technique. The skills of Voldemort's Spellcasting Technique were gone and replaced by AA Spellcasting Technique.
However, what makes Albert a bit dissatisfied is that Voldemort's spell-casting skills that have been upgraded to level 3 have not been inherited. The new skills have directly become level 0. You have to spend experience to upgrade the skills again. You must know that skills 2 to 3 But it takes a lot of experience.
The rewards given by tasks in international competitions are usually not too bad. Of course, Albert wants to fight for it for himself. Maybe the rewards from the tasks can bring him unexpected surprises.
“Then what works are you planning to participate in?” Isobel was a little curious about this. She knew that Albert was very good at alchemy and had also made many interesting things.
Albert subconsciously glanced at the package in his left hand, shook his head with a smile and said, "I haven't thought about what I want to take to participate in the competition. Mandrake wine is the most suitable result for me at the moment."
That is the magic wine that Albert brewed through the "Basic Knowledge of Mandrake" skill. It is said that this wine has a very good effect.
I have to say that "Basic Knowledge of Mandrake" is really a treasure trove. It basically arranges Mandrake clearly.
Albert sometimes even wants to learn a similar skill. It would be better if he could learn the basic common sense of unicorns. He is sure that unicorns are full of treasures. If they can be used properly, they will definitely be a fortune. Extraordinary wealth.
You must know that the horn, tail hair and blood of a unicorn alone have many uses.
“Can mandrake be used to make wine?” Isobel was surprised. Of course she knew what mandrake was.
“Yes, fresh mandrake roots can be used to make wine, but the process is a bit troublesome. As for its effect, you will never imagine it.” Albert smiled meaningfully at Isobel.
Noticing the smile on Albert's face, Isobel stopped asking and changed the subject, "Actually, I'm more curious about what's in the package you're holding?"
“You mean this?” Albert handed the package to Isobel and said mysteriously, “This contains the dreams of countless people.”
“The dream of countless people?” Isobel looked at the package in front of her and asked tentatively, “Can I open it and take a look?”
“Take it apart.”
Isobel opened the package and found a sealed metal box inside. Except for some patterns, there was no crack in the box.
“It’s very well protected. Did M. Flamel send it to you?”
Isobel had seen similar stuff before, and her intuition told her that there was definitely something good inside.
“It’s an insurance policy,” Albert explained with a smile. “It’s set so that only I can open it. Forcing the box open will destroy the contents.”
As he spoke, Albert pressed his thumb somewhere in the box. With a slight click, the box opened without warning, and inside was a bottle of magic potion as pure as ruby.
“What is this?” Isobel couldn’t help asking.
“A magic potion that can delay aging.” Albert handed the potion to Isobel.
"Slow down aging?" Isobel stared at Albert in disbelief, as if she wanted to make sure whether he was lying, and she couldn't help but hold the potion in her hand. At this moment, she suddenly understood why Albert said this was for countless people. dream.
"Probably... ok." Albert took out another bottle of powder from the box, as well as many pieces of parchment. The parchment contained detailed records on how to make this potion.
"This is what you discussed with Mr. Nico at that time?" Isobel's voice had a tremor, and she seemed to pull out the cork of the bottle and drink the potion in one gulp.
No woman can resist the temptation to delay aging.
"Well, the teacher helped me finish it initially. However, the way he chose is different from the way I originally imagined." Albert stared at the red powder in his hand. This thing is actually a catalyst, somewhat similar to the function of the magic stone. .
Obviously this practice was inspired by the elixir of life.
Albert knew that as long as he mastered the method of making this kind of potion, he could completely improve and perfect it by upgrading his skills.
This is the advantage that panel skills bring to him.
However, since many of Albert's alchemy skills are upgraded through panel skills, his theoretical alchemy level is directly high, but his actual alchemy level is not too high. He can master the alchemy on the skill panel relatively quickly, but he can't make too advanced items.
“Mandrake root is actually one of the raw materials of the elixir of life. It can be turned into a medicine that delays aging through complex magic potion technology.”
As he spoke, Albert shook the pile of parchment in his hand and handed them to Isobel, whose eyes were shining, with a smile.
However, Isobel was a little confused. She could understand every word, but she was still confused.
"It's normal for you to not understand the theory of alchemy without certain knowledge." Albert looked at Isobel's disappointed look and comforted him softly, "Your expectations are too high. This thing will not go through a long process." Research and improvement, the results will definitely be different from what you think.”
“You don’t want to take it to participate in the competition, do you?” Isobel obviously disagreed with Albert’s decision, although if he took it to compete, he would definitely win the Cairo International Alchemy Conference’s Pioneering Contribution Gold Medal.
but…
It’s not worth it.
Just a broken prize.
It's not worth it for Albert to leak out the anti-aging method.
Once the anti-aging agent is known, God knows what will happen.
“No.” Albert shook his head and said to Isobel with a smile, “Follow me, the things in the laboratory will definitely bring you unexpected surprises.”
“What?” Isobel asked, “Mandrake wine?”
“Can you guess what its effect is? If you guess it, I’ll give you that bottle.” Albert said with a smile.
"I don't know." Isobel stared at Albert for a while, and couldn't help curling her lips. Albert's Occlumency is getting more and more powerful. As long as Albert doesn't want to, it will be difficult for others to see through what he is doing. What to think.
However, Isobel is not in a hurry. She knew very well that with Albert's talent in alchemy and potions, he would definitely be able to improve a more perfect potion to delay aging.
The two of them walked towards the laboratory. The house elf had already moved all the glass wine-making utensils over, and the liquid inside turned rose red.
Well, it’s mainly related to the rose petals added during the brewing process of mandrake wine.
“Is wine considered a form of alchemy?” Isobel asked in confusion.
"This is not really wine, it's more like a potion, but it doesn't need to be boiled like a potion. But I asked Mr. Serra, and he said it should be considered. Because the scope of alchemy itself is It’s very broad, and the boundaries are blurry. Some potions are actually made through alchemy. You’re right to call it alchemy. I remember that pharmacists actually have other names: brewers or pharmacists.”
“What is its effect?” Isobel asked.
"Don't you guess?" Albert smiled and put his face close to her ear, and whispered: "This kind of wine is good for fertility and has a certain aphrodisiac effect. Do you want to try it? Sierra has already made a test. Now, you can drink it with confidence and there are no obvious side effects.”
“Test?” Isobel frowned slightly when she heard the word.
"After several animal tests, we found someone to test it." Albert noticed Isobel's frown, stretched out his hand to smooth it for her, and said softly, "As long as the price is right, there are actually many poor wizards. I am willing to help the pharmacist test the potion. According to the feedback from the test, this wine is indeed effective. It is said that the taste is sweet, somewhat similar to liqueur, which is probably related to the honey added at the end."
He picked up a paper cup and poured some wine from it. A faint fragrance immediately spread out. Albert dipped his finger into some wine, put it on the tip of his tongue and licked it. His eyes couldn't help but brighten. Unexpectedly, With so many additions, it actually tastes pretty good.
Isobel also imitated Albert and dipped some of it on her fingertips, and found that the stuff had nothing to do with wine. It was a bit like a kind of juice, and it didn’t have much of a wine flavor.
However, how could there be no alcohol in it? It was even higher than beer. It was just covered up.
“What else are you going to do?” Isobel stared at the mandrake wine in the bottle for a moment, then moved to Albert who was weighing things, with a little confusion on his face.
"I'm going to try to make an ointment." Albert took out a note from his pocket and handed it to Isobel, which recorded the manufacturing method.
Name: Flying Ointment
Materials required: 200 grams of beeswax, 20 grams of beeswax, 10 grams of Billywig sting, 25 grams of mandrake root powder, 30 grams of mandrake extract, 15 grams of buttercup.
Production process…
“What is the use of this thing?” Isobel found that there are two formulas for the ointment, and the methods of use are also different.
Looking at how to use the flying ointment, Isobel raised her eyebrows slightly. She felt that this was not a serious thing.
“Flying ointment can make people relax physically and mentally and enjoy the feeling of floating in mid-air.” Albert was melting beeswax and said to Isobel, “If the formula is adjusted, people can fly directly.”
“Fly?” Isobel was a little confused.
“Literally.” Albert explained. "However, the danger is that it is uncontrollable and there is a risk of falling directly from mid-air."
Isobel suddenly didn’t know what to say.
“Okay, do you want to try it?”
Albert put the flying ointment into a small bottle, winked at Isobel and said, "It will definitely impress you."
As if to verify the effect of the flying ointment, Albert applied the flying ointment on the back of his hand and felt it carefully. Apart from being a little cold, he didn't seem to feel anything.
After Albert asked Isobel to help him paint his left arm, it finally had some effect. He waved a few times in the air and said to Isobel, "The arm has indeed become lighter. It seems that something is helping to offset it." Gravity. Well, you can think of it as the feeling of a person floating on water."
Although the effect was relatively average, Albert still felt that this potion had good potential. He spent some time finding the flying ointment on the skill panel and put some experience into it to upgrade the skill.
By adjusting the raw materials and manufacturing process, Albert quickly recreated an improved version of the flying ointment, which feels particularly relaxing when applied to his arms.
The effect of the other version is more obvious. As long as it is applied to the surface of the object, it will be like applying a floating spell to the object. Albert suspects that if this thing is further developed, it may be able to be made with broom technology. A magical version of the airship is released.
He quickly found Isobel, shared his new discovery with her, and successfully made the chair in the study levitate.
“I think this thing is more reliable than mandrake wine.” Isobel commented.
“Okay, don’t worry about that for now, come here and apply this stuff for me.” Albert thrust another bottle of flying ointment into Isobel’s hand and took her hand towards the master bedroom.
"You shouldn't think...wait until night." Isobel understood what Albert meant and said with a slight blush on her cheeks.
“I think there is no difference between day and night.”
(End of this chapter)