Alex was currently sitting on his bed in the cabin, staring at the recipes in his inventory. If they are anything like the tome he got, then simply putting them in his hand and thinking use would have him learning the recipes. He had so much shit to plan and now on top of it he had to deal with making potions manually. However it could also be seen as a good thing, maybe he can experiment and unlock new or more potent potions. First he took the mana recipe out.
{Use} he thought while holding it. The recipe turned into wisps of light before flying up his nose, before he gained knowledge of the recipe.
6 mana petals boiled at 101° in 12 ounces of water for 10 minutes, stir once during process. Remove petals once completed.
This would make one potion. He could make more at once too. Say 24 mana petals in 48 ounces of water. The times did not change at all. Now he just needed to learn how to use the cauldron.
Pulling it out of his inventory he used inspect on it. [Force your mana into the cauldron and think the temperature you want to change the temperature. The cauldron will stay at this this temperature for 12 hours before resetting to 1°C. Or you can reset the temperature by forcing mana into the cauldron and thinking reset. Force your mana into the cauldron and think stir to stir the ingredients in the cauldron. Max liquid: 10 gallons or 1280 ounces.]
This wasn't to bad. Currently he could make daily 72 mana potions all at once. And the cauldron had marks in the inside showing how much liquid was in it. For all 72 potions he would need 864 ounces of water, or 6.75 gallons. Now time for the health recipe. He pulled it out and use it.
10 health petals boiled at 101° in 20 ounces of water for 15 minutes. Stir twice during process. Remove petals once completed.
So for the water it's double the amount of petals. The time stays the same. Well this didn't seem to hard so far. He would have to try in the following morning.
[QUEST: MAKE 50 MANA POTIONS AND 25 HEALTH POTIONS.]
[REWARD: 50 STORE CREDITS, SPEED POTION RECIPE, 1 CLOAK OF SHADOWS]
He would be able to finish that quest tomorrow morning since the health plants in the greenhouse would be done growing by the time he woke up.
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After waking up Alex went and picked the 432 mana petals and 300 health petals. He then filled the cauldron with 12 ounces of water before setting it on the fire brick fire place. He spent the next 10 minutes forcing his mana into the cauldron experimenting with changing the temp quickly. After that he set the temperature to 101° and watched until it was boiling before putting in the 6 mana leaves. He let them boil for 5 minutes before pushing his mana into the cauldron and stirring them. 5 minutes later he quickly changed the temperature back down to 1°. Seeking some more information Alex risked touching the outside of the cauldron, only to feel no heat at all. Next he touched the potion…which burned his finger. After cursing like a sailor for a few minutes, Alex grabbed a nearby wooden spoon and took out the now grey limp petals. He then dumped the potion into a metal bucket that was already in the cabin when he rented it, he had cleaned it out the night before. Alex didn't want to immediately put the potion into a vial and risk shattering the glass.
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Next he cleaned the cauldron, just to be safe, before adding 852 ounces of water and boiling it. After reaching the boiling point he added the remaining 426 mana petals. While the potion was cooking or whatever, he pulled out one of the vials and before adding the finished potion into it he decided to inspect the vial. Something he should've already done.
[Regular glass vial with enchantments of heat and cold resistance. Resists up to 150° heat and -60° cold.]
Damnit he could've just put the potion straight into the vial. After pouring the potion into the vial, he it had been 5 minutes, so he stirred the cauldron. After another 5 minutes he reset the cauldron temperature before scooping out the petals. He then used the spoon to start filling vials, this process took the longest as he had to fill 71 more vials.
Once he completed the mana potions he then moved onto the health potions. Filling the cauldron with 600 ounces of water, after boiling he added the 300 health petal. At the 7 and 14 minute mark he stirred it. Once finished he turned down the temperature, removed the petals and filled all 30 vials.
{Wow I'm pretty good at this. Maybe I should forget about being a crime boss and just open up a shop….yeah no I'm good.}
[These are the simplest potions, you fool. A child could make them. I'd like to see you make a divine potion.]
Ignoring the system Alex cleaned the cauldron before putting on his cloak and heading to the town. After arriving he entered the inn to see Nyana at a nearby table eating. As soon as she saw him enter she rose and led him to her room. She was already wearing her cloak even while having her breakfast, smart girl. After entering he quickly pulled out 30 mana and 10 health potions, he put them in the bag she still had.
"If you sell all of these today, you will make 20 gold. The health potions also sell for 5 gold each. Remember everything I told you. One thing I did not tell you is the procedure for those who have buyer coins. If someone comes up to you and says 'Mafia?' You reply with 'Identification' they will then show you the coin. From there you can take them somewhere to make a deal if need be. Don't make deals out in the open. That should be all, good luck, I'll see you at the end of the day." Alex told her.
After leaving the inn he walked around for a bit looking for a building to purchase as they're headquarters in Everwinter. Eventually he found one, it's a 2 story house with a basement. It's in one of the less populated neighborhoods, not really a shady part of town, just less people around. Another bonus is the church and guard center is on the other side of the town. After finding the house he left to the cabin, from there he would use his eye to spy on Nyana.
/CURRENT INVENTORY/
GOLD: 107
BUYER COINS: 3
STORE CREDITS: 217
MANA POTIONS: 228
HEALTH POTIONS: 36
POTION VIALS: 148
FAST GROWTH GREENHOUSE: 1
SPEED SEED PACK: 1