Once he was back in his personal laboratories, Seifer grinned widely. Access to a Diffusion Crystal had been the only thing stopping him from making his move.
He intended to brew a potion called the Careless Concoction. It put people in a trancelike state, making them more honest and less cautious. With this, Seifer could coax information out of Orion that he would never have revealed if he was in his right senses.
Cyrus did not suspect him at all when he said he was just studying the Diffusion Crystal. Regardless of his talent, he shouldn’t already be able to brew potions complex enough to require Diffusion crystals.
Indeed, no amount of talent could have allowed him to do this, only the years of experience could. Unfortunately, the vast knowledge and experience could not replace power, which was why he needed Cyrus to create the crystal for him.
Seifer placed the crystal on another table before beginning the brewing process. Unlike the Eres Draught, this potion used far from common ingredients. It had been quite hard to get his hands on Elf placenta.
The hours flew by as Seifer carefully brewed the Careless Concoction, smirking when he realized the irony.
Right as the sun was starting to set, the potion was ready. Now, it just needed to be run through the Diffusion Crystal. Seifer poured the vial of Careless Concoction into a silver plated device on the other side of the lab.
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He placed the Diffusion Crystal on a stand next to that very device before inserting the extremely narrow tube attached to the device into the opening on the Diffusion Crystal.
Slowly, the colourless potion was passed through the Diffusion Crystal little by little until it dripped out of the opening at the other end and into a smaller vial. Ten minutes later, Seifer held a vial of perfectly made Careless Concoction in his hands.
Now I just have to go on to the bar thought Seifer as he fixed a spray nozzle onto the vial and sprayed it on his neck, wearing it like perfume. This way, it wouldn’t activate until he guided his own ether into the potion.
The Members section of the Guild was well protected, he wouldn’t be followed there but now that he was out, whoever was following him would tell Arcturus and Orion would be sent to the bar.
The spy would only be able to see him enter the Bar. The Golden Dragon was well protected although not to the extent of the Potions Guild or the House of Nox. Either way, Seifer doubted that Arcturus’ spy could negate the Bar’s spells.
The main selling point of the Golden Dragon was their privacy and security, any stealth spells or potions that the spy was using would be negated at once.
Each patron also had the option to make it so only the person on the seat next to them could hear them speak. Anyone else would hear nothing and also see a blur on the person’s lips, making lip reading impossible as well.
This was why he had chosen to meet Orion at the Golden Dragon, it was lucky that Orion frequented the bar anyway. Though that was to be expected, practically every Second and Third Step Transcendent in Ceres frequented the Golden Dragon.