Chapter 441 - 356: What’s He Up to Now?

Chapter 441: Chapter 356: What’s He Up to Now?

After a moment’s thought, Zelir decided to take the bottle of Raging Potion.

"I’ll buy it."

Eighty it was.

He was out adventuring and risking his life every day. He always felt uneasy not having something in his Storage Pouch to fall back on.

It was better to be safe.

"You’re truly one of my best customers, Mage Zelir." Seeing how decisive Zelir was, the smile on Mary’s face grew even brighter.

After buying the Raging Potion, Zelir turned his gaze to the other colorful Magic Potions.

The shop had a decent variety of Magic Potions.

Besides the most basic Healing Potions, various resistance potions were also fully stocked.

Potions like the Fire Resistance Potion, Antitoxic Potion, and some Magic Potions that improved adaptability to special environments were all for sale.

Zelir also saw a few bottles of equally expensive, high-grade potions.

For instance, the Frenzy Potion.

It was a Magic Potion that could greatly increase the strength of one’s Fighting Qi in a short period. Similar to the Overclocking Potion, it induced a period of weakness after use.

Or the Potential Activation Potion.

This was also for Warriors.

The Potential Activation Potion didn’t increase Fighting Qi strength as much as the Frenzy Potion did.

However, its advantage was its mild nature. Even after the effects wore off, there weren’t any severe side effects.

’Come to think of it...’

’It seems Kilian drank a Potential Activation Potion when he fought the Nine-headed Dragon Snake, didn’t he?’

’After paying for that potion, he probably didn’t have much of his share of the money left...’

’As expected of someone from a noble family. He came out to hunt a Cruelty Demon purely to train himself, not caring about the money.’

Zelir looked around in front of the display case for a while longer before taking out his money and buying two bottles of Spiritual Light Potion.

Each bottle cost a hefty sixty-five Gold Coins.

Spiritual Light Potion.

Its effect was similar to that of a Source Energy Crystal Stone; both were for a Magic Refill.

However, a Source Energy Crystal Stone needed to be held continuously in one’s palm to absorb Magic Power, and one couldn’t use Casting during that time, making it rather restrictive.

But after drinking a Spiritual Light Potion, it would continue to work on its own inside the body, making it a more convenient Magic Refill item.

Moreover, the reason the Spiritual Light Potion was so expensive was because its effects didn’t stop there.

Besides providing a Magic Refill, it also enhanced the user’s natural Magic Power recovery speed.

For an average Mage, the rate of Magic Power recovery while conscious was almost negligible.

But the Spiritual Light Potion could break that convention, greatly enhancing this ability for a short period.

Therefore, a normal Source Energy Crystal Stone had a Magic Refill limit of 100%.

A Spiritual Light Potion, on the other hand, could reach 120%, or even more.

The extra Magic Power was the surplus generated by the enhanced recovery speed.

’Hmm...’

After some deliberation, Zelir made up his mind.

’In ordinary battles from now on, I’ll try not to use anything.’

’If I run low on Magic Power, I’ll use a Source Energy Crystal Stone for a Magic Refill at most.’

’I’ll only resort to a Spiritual Light Potion in a real crisis.’

’One small bottle of this stuff costs sixty-five Gold Coins.’

’My reward for fighting the Nine-headed Dragon Snake was only a little over four hundred.’

’And in that battle, I also used up a thirty-five-gold-coin Overclocking Potion and consumed more than one twenty-gold-coin Medium Source Energy Crystal Stone.’

’The costs alone were almost sixty Gold Coins.’

Zelir had two stalks of Evening Primrose in his Storage Pouch; they were the main ingredients for Refining Spiritual Light Potions.

Zelir had specifically set them aside.

He remembered that Mary’s buyback price for Evening Primrose was Thirty Gold Coins.

’Now, if it’s Refined into a Magic Potion and sold, the price more than doubles!’

’Looks like I need to put my Magic Potion Science studies on the agenda...’

’Even if I don’t sell them for money, I should at least be self-sufficient.’

After buying his supplies, Zelir started to wander around the shop again.

Mary thoughtfully followed close behind him.

Wherever Zelir went, if his gaze lingered on an item for even a moment, Mary would immediately begin to describe it.

"Oh, Mage Zelir, you have excellent taste... This is the Whisper of the Wind Elf."

"Wear it, and your hearing will become much sharper than an ordinary person’s. Plus, when the wind blows, you can even catch peculiar, rhythmic sounds."

"This is a Giant Strength Belt, tanned from the entire hide of an adult Giant-Horned Wild Ox."

"Its buckle was meticulously crafted by a Dwarven Artisan and has undergone the Enchanting Art... Just fasten it around your waist, and your Power will increase."

"Oh! This pair of glasses is great, too! Put them on, and your vision will improve, allowing you to notice more details in your surroundings on your adventures!"

’Aren’t those just regular prescription glasses?’ Zelir thought to himself.

Although Mary’s descriptions were flowery and extravagant, most of these Magic Items weren’t very useful.

If you were to quantify them with stats,

they were probably things like "Agility +2," "Power +2," or "Intelligence +1."

Their effects were minimal, yet they weren’t cheap, easily costing tens or even hundreds of Gold Coins.

"It seems none of these Magic Items are to your liking."

Noticing Zelir had no intention of buying anything, Mary laughed. "It seems you’re a pragmatist."

"I just don’t like things that are flashy but impractical."

Zelir said, "Money should be spent where it counts."

"Then what about that Bracelet?" Mary’s gaze swept over, landing casually on Zelir’s wrist.

Zelir subconsciously touched it.

The Calm Mind Bracelet he wore clearly fell into the "flashy but impractical" category he had just mentioned.

"Let me guess..."

Mary blinked. "Since you wouldn’t buy something like that yourself, it must have been a gift from a girl, right?"

"Ah... yes, it was."

Remembering how Bev had relentlessly insisted on giving him a gift to celebrate his advancement, a smile involuntarily touched Zelir’s lips.