No sooner said than done.
As her mind wandered, Lan Qingyou's thoughts gradually began to clear.
Although she hadn't slept well last night, who could sleep soundly during a mana tide anyway?
Thus, still riding the high from her earlier excitement over researching the magic shield, Lan Qingyou decided to skip sleep altogether.
Research, after all, had to be conducted in one's area of expertise.
Though she hadn't been practicing alchemy for long, her time spent concocting potions had given Lan Qingyou a natural understanding of the standard dosages and ratios of this world's magic potions.
However, she was well aware of her current limitations. At this stage, developing a medicine to heal her legs was simply not feasible.
Setting aside her lack of knowledge and experience in potion development, the materials themselves were a major hurdle.
She didn't believe that the common E-grade materials she found everywhere could create a potion capable of restoring her legs to their former state.
So, she shifted her focus and sought out Shang Chuan.
Lan Qingyou: "Do you have any Blue Jade Mayfly carcasses, blood, or sap? Also, do you have any White Dandelions or Rama Flowers?"
Shang Chuan: "I do. I have five Blue Jade Mayfly carcasses and about twenty kilograms of Rama Flowers. I only have about two kilograms of White Dandelions here, but Gu Xiaobei should have some."
As a merchant, he had long known that Gu Xiaobei and Lan Qingyou were acquainted.
So, he naturally offered her up.
Lan Qingyou: "Give them all to me."
After speaking, Lan Qingyou turned to find Gu Xiaobei.
Gu Xiaobei hadn't been doing well over the last two days.
Even though she had the mana potions Lan Qingyou had made, which she'd obtained through Shang Chuan, she was alone and didn't have an alarm clock.
She didn't dare sleep too deeply.
She didn't even dare get into bed; she only dared to sit on a bamboo chair and squint for a bit.
After all, as soon as she fell asleep, she would fall off the bamboo chair, which would wake her up for an hour or so. Then, she would replenish the shield's energy and go back to dozing.
This cycle had continued until, in just two days, dark circles had crept under her eyes.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
After dozing off yet again, the sound of a friend's message notification chimed from the magic desk in front of her.
Gu Xiaobei jolted awake, her whole body trembling.
Because her movement was so sudden, the blanket covering her slid onto the floor.
When she saw it was from the expert, she immediately perked up.
Lan Qingyou: "How many White Dandelions do you have left?"
Gu Xiaobei: "About thirty kilograms or so. Do you need them, boss?"
Lan Qingyou: "Yes."
Gu Xiaobei: "Hold on a second."
With that, Gu Xiaobei rummaged through her storage room, pulled out the White Dandelions, and sent them to Lan Qingyou.
She had originally bought these White Dandelions from Shang Chuan to make tea to go with her food, so the meat-heavy meals wouldn't be too greasy.
They were essentially free extras.
Now that Lan Qingyou wanted them, she sent them all over, even though she didn't know what they were for.
Gu Xiaobei knew where her priorities lay: if she could help the expert, she was helping herself.
Once Lan Qingyou had the materials, she began her research.
The potion she wanted to develop wasn't for healing her legs, but one that would allow her body to float—an effect similar to her Body Lightening Technique talent.
Ever since her last fall, she had realized that she couldn't rely too heavily on her talent.
Where did the talent come from?
It had awakened on the small screen of the magic desk, or more accurately, with the help of Karim's world will. It was essentially a free cheat.
But it was precisely because of this that Lan Qingyou didn't fully trust it.
After all, it was something given by someone else. What if it disappeared one day?
If she hadn't developed a potion to heal her legs before it vanished, wouldn't she be forced back to a life confined to her bed?
Compared to a healing potion, developing a potion with this kind of magical function would certainly be much easier.
So, while she was reading and calculating late into the night, the plan to create this potion had gradually taken shape.
The most important aspect of potion-making was attribute alignment.
Fire-attribute materials could produce fire-attribute potions.
Water-attribute materials could produce water-attribute potions.
Therefore, to develop a potion 'similar to the Body Lightening Technique,' she naturally needed to use materials from magic creatures that could float.
After all, 'floating' and 'flying' were two different concepts.
The Blue Jade Mayfly—a creature about the length of an arm that could float in both air and water, possessed two pairs of transparent wings like a dragonfly, and combined both plant and insect attributes—was naturally her first choice.
Supplemented with plants like the White Dandelion and Rama Flower, which could launch their seeds to float in the air in search of a suitable place to grow, it shouldn't be too difficult to create, right?
Of course, in addition to these, Lan Qingyou prepared several other herbs and magic creatures.
Regardless, she intended to test as many combinations as possible, using an exhaustive method to find the right fit.
After preparing the materials and clearing the stone fragments from the floor by tossing them under the large tree, Lan Qingyou took out her small stone slabs and her long-unused enamel mugs. She used a bottle of ink to write sequence numbers on the mugs.
Then, she began her concoction.
For every combination she tried, Lan Qingyou used a charcoal pencil wrapped in cloth to record the enamel mug's number and the ratio of medicines used in her notebook for observation.
The key word here was rigor.
Although a hundred enamel mugs seemed like a lot, they weren't nearly enough given the sheer number of herbal combinations.
Fortunately, Lan Qingyou was no longer the clueless survivor who had first arrived on the Karim Continent nearly a month ago.
She already knew Basic Drafting, Basic Symbology, and Basic Magic Circuitry by heart.
Therefore, the alchemy circle she used this time was no longer the elementary kind made of circles, triangles, and symbols of the sun and moon.
Not only did it significantly reduce the time needed to brew the potions, but it could even improve their quality.
It was just a bit troublesome to draw.
It wasn't much, but for brewing research-oriented potions like these, it was perfectly fine.
After five hours, the first batch of potions was finally complete.
Once the dregs had settled, Lan Qingyou used her Identification Glasses to inspect those among the hundred enamel mugs that had emitted a golden glow.
She then screened them for the ideal ratios to use in a second round of production.
After each batch, Lan Qingyou would go upstairs to add energy to the magic shield, ensuring her safety.
And so, after three rounds of screening, Lan Qingyou finally got what she wanted.
【Crude Potion: Lightness (E-)】
【Effect: Upon use, your body weight will be zeroed for 10 minutes.】
【Description: A bizarre potion that never existed before; after all, no one would ever think to make something like this just to fly through the air. Of course, you can also use it to attack your enemies; watching them flail about helplessly in the air might be quite amusing.】
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