A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 98 Melting Love

"A masterpiece!"

Alger Guy, the guild master of the Velisco Alchemy Guild, looked at the potion in front of him with excitement.

"Quick, show me which master made this!"

"Uh, he's a newly promoted first-tier alchemist."

Boyd was still somewhat dazed. He had studied pharmacology for many years and had only explored some non-standard formulas, far from being able to create his own.

"What a genius! He has some of my talent back in the day."

You must have taken the exam several times before you passed, right?

Boyd thought to himself, "How can this person be so shameless?"

"Let's go, let's meet this genius."

With that, Alger immediately cast a teleportation spell, teleporting directly to the Alchemist Guild in Velisco.

Jiang Shuzhou was still being stubborn at this point.

"Just tell me, can it be shaped?"

"The reason those previous test subjects couldn't hold out was because they were too soft. If it were a mid-level one, I guarantee I could fix it up perfectly!"

"You look quite good, with a strong and robust physique. Would you like to consider a free trial?"

"No need, Master Vess, I'm the one who's going to pay you!"

Oh, so it's the big spender. Well then, let's not touch it.

"What are you saying? What are you saying?!"

"Does our Alchemists' Guild not afford to pay?"

Alger, who had just arrived and heard such explosive content, was immediately furious.

Who sent you? You dare to poach our talent!

"Master Alger, it's like this..."

Shawshank then explained the whole story, including how Jiang Shuzhou originally intended to make a cosmetic procedure, not poison.

During this time, he repeatedly ignored Jiang Shuzhou's signals with his eyes and insisted on telling the story.

You want to use me as a test subject for drugs!

Although Shawshank was confident that the drug would be ineffective against him, he still felt a chill when he thought about what had happened to the experimental subjects.

If Boyd had a control panel at this moment, this line of text would definitely be displayed on it.

Current mood: Devastated

Sometimes, what defeats you isn't necessarily your competitors, but rather those from other industries.

You said you were researching cosmetic agents, but you ended up developing a poison that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction?

Isn't that ridiculous?

What am I supposed to do with this?! I jumped.

"Master Boyd?"

"Boyd!"

Alger waved his hand in front of Boyd's face, but when he didn't react, he had to speak up to remind him.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired." Boyd's voice was filled with a weariness that made him feel utterly hopeless.

He turned to Jiang Shuzhou, seemingly using the last of his strength and means, and asked.

"By the way, Venerable Vess, how long did it take you to develop this potion?"

"This... three... no, it's five days."

Originally, it was supposed to be one evening, but just to be on the safe side, Jiang Shuzhou extended the time a bit.

What? Only five days?! I'll fucking slap you geniuses!

Just as Boyd's Dao heart was collapsing and he was lost in thought, Alger spoke up.

"Not bad, you were able to research this in just five days. You're much better than me. It took me a full seven days to create the first potion. Luckily, I specialize in runes, so it doesn't matter if my potion is poorly made."

Upon hearing this, Boyd fell completely silent.

Sure enough, I did attract some attention. I should have gone on for longer, Jiang Shuzhou thought.

"How can my potion compare to yours? It's like a firefly trying to outdo the moon."

Flattery is never wrong, no matter what.

"Good, young man, don't be impatient or impetuous, you will surely achieve great things in the future!"

Alger was in a good mood; the young man was so sensible, and he was very pleased.

"By the way, does this medicine have a name?"

"I used to call it a shaping agent, but now it can't shape anything anymore, so I can only call it the love of dissolving."

Dissolving Love? What a strange name. He can understand dissolving, but where does the love come from?

Alger thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why he chose such a name. Little did he know that it was just Jiang Shuzhou's wicked sense of humor.

Soon, more specialized experiments began.

Alger conducted experiments in his own laboratory. After all, seeing is believing, and hearing is deceiving. No matter how eloquently Shawshank described it, nothing was as accurate as an experiment.

Soon, after consuming some murloc prisoners, detailed information was available.

Potion Name: Dissolving Love

Drug description: Integrated into one, unified.

Effect of the potion: It melts the flesh. No body with strength below the mid-level can avoid being melted. Using spells or materials to isolate and avoid direct contact can prevent the effect from occurring.

Potion rating: Tier 3, excellent quality, a masterpiece.

Alger looked at the freshly printed report with excitement.

"There's hope! The front lines are saved!"

He had been extremely annoyed by the prolonged siege of the front lines, mainly due to the obstruction of the Alliance of Saints. Those smelly and hard iron shells were causing everyone in the Mage Alliance a lot of suffering.

Now that this drug has been created, what will happen if it is poured down from high in the sky?

Alger felt incredibly excited just thinking about it.

"Young man, do you wish to hand over the formula to the guild?"

"What are the benefits?"

"Benefits? There are plenty of benefits. As long as you want to sell, when the other high-level mages arrive later, I'll negotiate with them on your behalf and help you squeeze a hefty sum out of them. How about that?"

"Then I'll trouble you, Chairman Alger, but I have a small request."

"What request?"

"This concerns my territory."

Then, Jiang Shuzhou told Alger about his request.

It's not difficult at all. Just have him put in a good word and ask Jiang Shuzhou to choose a good piece of land. There can be fewer people on it, but the resources can't be too scarce, and the surrounding neighbors should be easy to get along with.

Jiang Shuzhou didn't want to be fighting aristocratic wars with his neighbors every day.

"It's no big deal. It would be a waste to send such a talented young man as you to a remote frontier. I'll take care of it."

Upon hearing this, Alger laughed heartily and readily agreed.

"Don't say a word. I'll take on three of them by myself and make those old bastards bleed!"

"Who are you calling old?"

Sidney Parker, a high-ranking alchemist in Velisco, left his territory to live in Velisco and devote himself to research because his main research area was aquatic elixirs and he wanted to make better use of the ocean's resources.

"How old are you? Why are you still acting like a child?"

Alger was not intimidated at all. The two were old partners, living in the same place and both being high-level alchemists. They saw each other every day and naturally became very familiar with each other.

"Come on, you've come at the right time! Take a look at this!"

As he spoke, Alger handed over the Love of Dissolution.

"That's good. How much will it cost?"

"Less than one hundred gold coins."

"Genius! I thought this thing would cost tens of thousands to make."

"So how much do you think we can squeeze out of them?"

"In my opinion, we should at least try to acquire some equipment first, otherwise we shouldn't sell it to them. Besides, it would be a loss to buy it outright. If we're going to sell, we should sell it for a share of the profits."

I think so too.

The two then began to whisper and plot, and later even communicated using their mental powers, so that Jiang Shuzhou and the others could not hear what they were saying.

All that could be heard were the two men's sudden, lewd laughter.

It seems these two alchemists aren't in very good mental condition either.