Sometimes, the system gave hints that users could not predict.
[Something special might happen.]
With that alone, a user would fall into the pleasure of guessing what special thing it might be, and what it could possibly mean.
Just as Hyunsoo had looked forward to it with pleasure.
And one could say that notification had begun ten years ago, when Mandara left the Ares Church.
At the time, capable alchemists had followed him out.
Without Mandara, we cannot grow either.
For ten years, they had grown under Mandara’s teachings.
To them, Mandara was a parent.
And Ares.
“I have decided to go to a place called the nation of Hyun. This man made me a Legendary Alchemist.”
An emergency assembly after a long time.
Mandara introduced one young man.
But more than any number of words, “I became Legendary because of him” carried far greater weight.
And now.
“I will follow you.”
“If you are Mandara’s benefactor, then you are my benefactor as well.”
“I will manufacture potions for the nation of Hyun.”
That was the background behind more than 120 of Mandara’s disciples coming to serve a new king.
Also.
[Alchemist Mandara, compounder Henya, and Blessing Maker Alrod are migrating to the Asgan Continent.]
[125 alchemists are migrating to the Asgan Continent.]
The Japan server had been a place whose growth was expected.
That was because of the talents who would become the core of its production classes.
Yet the three who would have led Japan, along with more than 120 alchemists, had ended up leaving.
Haruto, team lead of the Japan Special User Management Team.
He trembled with rage.
No, how can he come into someone else’s country and take them away......!?
He hoped Hyunsoo would never come here again.
Also.
“Team lead, are you going through growing pains too?”
Kimura smiled gloomily.
“......Growing pains?”
“Overtime is growing pains. Hoohoohoohoo.......”
From that day on.
It was said that Haruto could not go home for two weeks.
“We have our pride too.”
Mandara.
Those were the words he spoke while looking at more than 100 of his disciples.
It was the first day after they had migrated to the Asgan Continent, and to the nation of Hyun.
In Mandara’s hand was the proposal Nell had written.
[Proposal for the Manufacture of Sleep Grass and Various Potions.]
The alchemists watching him burned with enthusiasm.
Looking at them, overflowing with motivation, Nell said,
“Even if you complete it within six months, it will be a great help to Lord Hyunsoo and the nation.”
In truth.
There was a world of difference between taking three years and taking six months.
The nation of Hyun could hold out for six months.
It could not hold out for three years.
At that, Mandara and the alchemists looked shocked.
“Six months?”
“Six months......?”
......Was six months too harsh?
Well, highest-grade alchemist Pearl had estimated at least three years.
But Nell had no room to spare.
I’m sorry, but I think I need to keep the schedule tight.
So, seeing their surprised expressions, Nell made a face that said there was no helping it.
“I know it will be difficult, but please do it. Six months. You must do it within that time.”
With that, Nell stepped forward.
The alchemists were still frozen in shock.
One of them, a highest-grade alchemist, said,
“Six months? Good heavens.......”
At that, Mandara and the alchemists let out incredulous laughs.
Had they been shocked because the time frame was too short?
Not at all.
“You’re saying something like this takes six whole months?”
Of course.
“If it were one alchemist alone, it might take two or three years, never mind six months.”
Mandara looked baffled.
“But there are 120 of us.......”
“.......”
“.......”
“.......”
There were more than ten highest-grade alchemists, and at the center of them stood Mandara.
To summarize the proposal:
“You want to use something called Sleep Grass to cure insomnia and gain a special effect, and you want to develop a potion that can help the nation.”
The minds of 120 people gathered.
“Mandragora. The root of that herb that screams when pulled is useless, yes, but if it is blended properly, it may give someone overflowing strength when they wake.”
“An orc’s whole bone. Since ancient times, there have been rumors that if one simmers that whole bone and makes a potion, one gains strength like an orc. Especially that it is good for virility......”
They had lived learning nothing but alchemy.
They supplemented each other’s shortcomings and gathered only the advantages.
“Mandragora root. Even if it is discarded as useless material, the unit cost won’t match.”
“An orc’s whole bone is better, at least, but it has far too many impurities. Wouldn’t orc teeth and nails be better instead?”
At some point, Mandara watched them complete the idea at the end of their debate.
This was the first time he and the 120 of them had made something together.
With many minds gathered, better opinions emerged.
They immediately began work.
Using their individual cauldrons, they began making Sleep Grass into potions.
“It is complete.”
“It’s finished.”
“I’ve completed it.”
The potions were made in an instant.
Among them, Mandara personally selected the potions.
The best ones among those they had made.
The ones with the best combinations of materials.
Because if Mandara alone then rebirthed them, the result would become far better.
Also.
He did not forget what mattered most.
Their role was to make it from the cheapest materials possible and turn it into a specialty product.
At last, Mandara put in the materials he had selected and made the potion.
Barely half a day.
In that amount of time, Mandara went to Nell.
*****
“I’m sorry. I clearly said it with my own mouth, didn’t I? That I would make this nation’s alchemy the finest. But it seems it will take some time.”
Mandara took out one bottle of potion.
“This is a sample. I looked down on it too much. Perhaps becoming a Legendary Alchemist made me far too arrogant.”
“.......”
Nell smiled bitterly while looking at Mandara, who had come after half a day and was revealing his sense of defeat.
No, you brought this after only half a day, so what are you.......
Still, Nell was impressed.
Because he had completed a sample in barely half a day.
Looking at him repeatedly rubbing his face dry, Nell did not expect much either.
Could Sleep Grass be difficult to make into a potion?
They kept that possibility in mind as well.
Soon, Nell checked it.
(Potion of Sleep.)
Grade: Normal.
Restriction: None.
Special Effects:
·The moment you drink it, you gradually fall asleep within 3 minutes.
·It helps you enter the deepest stage of sleep.
·When you wake, your vitality increases by 3%, Strength by 1%, and HP by 1% for that day.
·It is good for virility.
Description: A sample Potion of Sleep created by Legendary Alchemist Mandara and his disciples using Sleep Grass.
Had they seen that wrong?
Nell rubbed their eyes.
Then they checked again.
Nothing had changed.
What Nell had hoped for was a 1% effect.
Not 1% vitality or 1% HP.
Because if something that helps sleep raises even those kinds of things, that alone is excellent.
But what were these numbers rising now?
Ah!
Nell realized.
“......What materials did you use?”
He must have used expensive materials to make something like this.
“I mixed Noadra Grass sold at the general goods shop with lowest-grade fusion liquid and so on.”
“???”
Nell became even more bewildered.
Because Noadra Grass and lowest-grade fusion liquid were cheap materials used by beginner alchemists.
Yet Mandara clutched his head.
“I am disappointed that it is only 3% vitality. I thought it would reach 5%. It is merely something highest-grade alchemists might make......!”
“.......”
That day, Nell realized something.
A person who did not even have 1 million won would be happy if they gained 1 million won......
But a person with 10 billion won would be lukewarm if they gained 1 million won.
In the same way.
Everything changed depending on a person’s standards.
That was right.
He °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° was Legendary Alchemist Mandara.
That was why he did not know how to be easily satisfied.
*****
[Nell: They say the sample Potion of Sleep costs only 5 gold to make. If we sell it at a high price to nobles, royalty, and merchant-company owners across the continent who suffer from insomnia, I think it can become the second specialty product created by our nation of Hyun.]
[Hyunsoo: How much do you think would be appropriate to sell it for?]
[Nell: 100 gold.]
“......?”
That was a margin twenty times its 5-gold cost.
However, the Potion of Sleep’s effect was good enough that even Hyunsoo would be willing to buy it.
The Japan server sure is wonderful! I should visit often from now on!
It was a thought that would make Haruto and Kimura blanch if they heard it.
In any case, Hyunsoo did not forget his original purpose in first visiting the Japan server.
In other words, the Kingdom of Ruad.
He met Alrod, who was now a proper citizen of the nation of Hyun.
“May I truly proceed with making blessings as much as I wish? It may defy the power of the gods.”
Blessings were rebellion against divine power.
Alrod, who had been expelled because of that, still felt anxiety about it.
“Why would that be rebellion? Having such power is a blessing.”
“.......”
Hyunsoo was different.
“It is incredible, truly incredible. There may be no one else in this world with a power like yours, Alrod.”
This was not empty flattery.
The fact that he could create blessings meant he possessed boundless power.
“......Thank you.”
Alrod smiled softly.
Then he handed Hyunsoo a sheet of paper.
Written on the paper were the following words.
[1. Blessing for a king.]
[2. Blessing for a blacksmith.]
[3. Blessing for a warrior.]
[4. Blessing received again.]
The moment he received it, notifications rang out.
[Linked Quest: Alrod’s Dear Friends complete.]
[You did more than convey Alrod’s feelings. You resolved a long misunderstanding and reconciled them.]
[This is an astonishing achievement.]
[The reward changes.]
DING!
[You can receive a custom blessing.]
Hyunsoo asked after reading the notification.
“So this is a custom blessing?”
“......That is correct. Outsiders sometimes know what they will receive, I’ve heard. It seems that was true.”
Alrod continued speaking.
“I am a Blessing Maker. But this custom blessing is slightly different from the concept of making one.”
“Different how?”
“It brings forth blessings held by those of previous generations who never bestowed a blessing. Those who died before they could bestow one, or who lived their whole lives without finding anyone they wished to bestow a blessing upon. Among those blessings, the one that fits you best will descend. However, you must choose from among these.”
“Hmm.......”
“If you choose king, you may receive a charismatic blessing with absolute power once held by some king. If you choose warrior, you will receive a suitable blessing among those held by legendary swordsmen. And if it is a blessing related to blacksmiths, it could be a blessing a dwarf, or a former blacksmith god like you, could have bestowed.”
“......That is difficult.”
All of them were appealing.
“What is certain is that all of them will be excellent. This custom blessing is something I can grant only once in my entire life.”
“.......”
There was only one chance.
Perhaps.
Huh?
Hyunsoo reached a thought.
“Does that mean I might be able to receive the Overlord’s Blessing too?”
“......Unfortunately, you cannot receive the Overlord’s Blessing. He is alive. In the same way, you would not be able to obtain the Tyrant’s either.”
“......That’s a shame.”
Hyunsoo smacked his lips and thought.
First, he would pass on the “blessing for a blacksmith.”
Because he was a blacksmith who lived by his own skill.
Then?
A blessing for a warrior doesn’t look bad either.
The Overlord and the Tyrant were strong.
But they were famous because they were “kings.”
Across history, “warriors” stronger than them had existed.
In tales.
Those said to have cut down gods, or those who had cut down the mother of vampires.
Those who had fought three demons, and so on.
Ares still had many such stories.
Maybe it could become the key for me when I fight Valhalla.
Valhalla’s advantage lay in the fact that he was an outstanding warrior.
However.
If I choose a blessing for a king, it may be more varied.
Not just strength alone.
He might gain a power like a king’s authority, or a mighty force as well.
There was also something that sent a chill down his spine.
A blessing received again.
In that case, Hyunsoo would receive a blessing he had once received before a second time.
If so, Hyunsoo could receive the Great Archdemon Gremory’s Blessing again.
The Great Archdemon Gremory’s Blessing was incredible.
It could be called one of the best of all time.
And after thinking for quite a while, Hyunsoo opened his mouth.
“I’ve decided.”
Hyunsoo pointed to one of the four choices with his finger.
Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!
Use arrow keys (or A / D) to PREV/NEXT chapter