MOSQUITO REPELLENT
Mortal tier recipe. No cultivation requirements
Alright, probably one of the more useful recipes in this entire section of mortal recipes. For those people who often live in the wilderness this is an utterly indispensable item during the warmer months, and could spell the difference between life and death.
Mosquitos have always been a nuisance to common people, but when you start mixing in magical energies you end up with far bigger problems… even if the bug itself is smaller now. Another factor to note is that mosquitos are not all bloodsucking creatures, especially in the case of male ones when you look at the non-magical variants. However, they are significantly more hostile as an insect when compared to other beings. In general they will automatically attack anything that nears them, even disregarding the threat of death.
As such even basic repellents have existed since time immemorial, but effectivity is questionable. A more perfected recipe appeared around the cultivation empire age when various sects destroyed the mortal empires and began controlling entire galaxies to hoard resources.
INGREDIENTS AND RECIPE
* Anibend stamens, 16 pieces – non magical plant
* Distilled alcohol @ 80% purity, 150 ml – non magical fluid
* Aerosolizing extraction, 2 grams – non magical mineral
* Antward Sap, 5 ml – non magical fluid
Anibend is a type of orchid known for repelling mosquitoes slightly. Specifically, the stamens release a chemical that sticks to its pollen. This chemical is then spread by the wind and bees meaning that placing them by a window can more or less stop any non-magical mosquitoes from entering. But that’s just in theory, some still enter.
Aerosolizing extraction is a pearl-white mineral that causes any non-magical liquid to burst into a fine vapour. This aerosolized state will hold for several months, such that the deodorant industry is half formed on this stone alone. The mineral requires a small concentration of wind-element Qi to form meaning that their common formation ground is off cliff faces. Mining these is pretty easy when you can fly but since these can also be grown, why bother?
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Antward sap is excellent at keeping away ants. The tree coats the bodies of thieving ants with the sap and eventually transfers the sap to these hive’s food stores. The sap itself has a neutral taste but can convert the flavour of anything else to absolute trash.
Drop the stamens into your alcohol and stir. You need the objects to be soaked in the fluid and structurally weakened as a result. Once that is done you take a knife and scrape off all the pollen on these stamens. Mix the pollen into your antward sap and prepare a spray bottle for the finished product.
Using a small flame, light the alcohol infused pollen thoroughly. Doing this supplements the release of its mosquito repelling scent, and the sap should be fire resistant enough to not really care about such flames. If the bundle of sap and pollen refuses to catch alight no matter where you poke it then assume this part is finished, some leftovers will not ruin the product instead only reducing its maximum capabilities.
Pour the remaining distilled alcohol into your spray bottle, then add the antward sap sub-product. Finally, add the aerosolizing extract and seal up the bottle quickly. The product will immediately begin fizzing and after no more than 5 seconds begin spewing out alcohol vapours.
Give the bottle a hard shake every few minutes for an hour or two. The alcohol is merely a medium for the sap and pollen which does all the heavy lifting. It takes a while for the aerosolizing extract to pull apart the sap into particulates so small that they remain buoyant in mid-air, but it happens eventually.
Still, don’t ever spray this around food. It’ll completely ruin the taste of your meals.
USAGE
It’s mosquito repellent in a spray bottle. You can either spray it on your skin or nearby surfaced to ward away the critters. Skin is generally recommended since it makes your blood taste bad, but you do have to be careful to not get it on your food. The thin film of sap will be practically impossible to remove as a mortal.
Spraying it directly onto the bugs can have a variety of consequences depending on their disposition. Aggressive species may simply go for the kill following such provocation, whilst timid ones will run at the scent alone. Make sure you don’t play with fire!