Locke snapped his fingers, and imdiately a 1,400-degree wood elent fla ignited on the stand beneath the cauldron, the green fla having the gentlest nature.
Only simple potions could be brewed using ordinary fire; slightly complex potions all required magical flas.
Only magical flas could extract the natural magical components from those dicinal materials and use the different properties of magical flas to alter these components, creating the potion effects that potion masters desired.
It could be said that in the potion brewing process, the material formula was one aspect, and how to control the timing of magical flas was another aspect.
To so degree, timing and formula were equally important.
Ordinary wizards without the relevant aptitude, even if they knew the specific formula and gathered all the materials, could never brew qualified potions because they couldn't accurately master the timing and temperature.
Locke first placed honey and cowhide gel into the cauldron, quietly waiting for the two to begin boiling.
Next, he poured blue butterfly cocoon powder and cat's eye stone powder into it, then waited quietly.
Thirty seconds after the liquid in the cauldron turned blue-green, Locke poured birch sap into it, then the magical fla beneath the cauldron suddenly turned red, that was fire elent magical fla.
The liquid in the cauldron, as if sensing the violence of the fire elent magical fla, also began boiling violently.
In Locke's mind, he recalled the key points of brewing Focus Ointnt.
The main material of Focus Ointnt was actually silver leaf mint. Within silver leaf mint were several types of natural magical structures, and these natural magical structures themselves had the effect of calming people and increasing attention.
In other words, within this magical plant called silver leaf mint, there were many natural components that were like magical runic structures of [Concentration] enchantnt spell models.
In fact, quite a few spell runic models were borrowed and optimized by wizards from the natural magical structures found in magical plant components.
And this was also one of the foundational bases of magical pharmacology.
By harmonizing, modifying, and extracting the natural magical structural components inside different materials, potion masters could brew various potions with different effects.
And Locke's current transformation of the magical fla into fire elent fla was to better extract the different natural magical structural components from the materials in the cauldron.
After waiting for one minute, Locke skillfully placed a piece of silver leaf mint into the cauldron, then changed the magical fla from fire elent fla to wood elent fla.
Fire elent flas in the potion brewing process mainly served to better force the special natural magical structural components within materials to flow out.
But the natural magical structural components inside silver leaf mint were easily destroyed by overly violent fire elent flas, so Locke needed to change the magical fla to wood elent magical fla.
Wood elent magical flas weren't as effective at forcing out the natural magical structural components from inside materials, but their nature was gentler, and without extre characteristics, they could be compatible with almost all materials.
Locke waited another three minutes. When the liquid in the cauldron turned silver-blue and emitted an intoxicating fresh fragrance, Locke changed the wood elent magical fla to earth elent magical fla.
Under the influence of the earthy yellow fla, the liquid in the cauldron gradually beca a gel-like substance, similar to a dicinal balm.
Locke waited for slightly over five minutes, then imdiately extinguished the earth elent magical fla, as the brewing work was complete. He changed the magical fla on the stand to water elent magical fla.
Water elent magical flas had very low temperature, only a re 100 degrees, which could slowly cool the cauldron, reducing the degree of influence that sudden temperature changes had on the dicinal properties of the Focus Ointnt.
This was actually a small technique that Witch Sophia had taught him. This small technique could improve the potion's efficacy by a tiny bit, though not much, it was indeed useful.
Many wizards didn't pay much attention to this point during brewing, rapidly cooling after the brewing ended, causing weak effects on dicinal properties, but Witch Sophia had a different understanding of this.
She believed that after most potion brewing was completed, during the finishing stage, water elent magical flas should be used for dicinal property consolidation.
This was also a good habit that many First Circle-level potion masters would maintain.
The three formal wizards, seeing this scene, all nodded slightly.
Wizard Derek Jones praised, "Good habit. Although your theoretical foundation isn't very solid, your practical operation foundation is very good."
"dicinal property consolidation, this step is one that many potion master assistants neglect. Of course, without sufficient mana stability, doing this final step is indeed quite tiring, which is also why many potion master assistants actively slack off."
The reason Locke could maintain this small habit long-term was also because switching magical flas was too simple for him.
Otherwise, if every switch required concentrated attention and would be very tiring, potion master assistants would indeed try to minimize the number of magical fla switches during the brewing process.
One hour later, all three had completed their brewing.
Wizard Derek Jones first examined the Focus Ointnt that Locke had brewed. He first observed the Focus Ointnt's appearance, then slled its scent, then said, "Very high quality."
"Your precise operation made this Focus Ointnt's quality at the upper-middle level. This is a level that wizard apprentices who haven't yet obtained potion master assistant certification rarely achieve." Wizard Derek Jones praised, "It seems that potion master assistant is just a stepping stone for your future. I hope you can continue to strive forward."
Wizard Derek Jones returned the Focus Ointnt to Locke, "The Focus Ointnt that the academy distributes to second-class wizard apprentices is generally at the lower-middle level, and sotis the quality can be even lower."
"If you beco proficient in mass-producing Focus Ointnt techniques in the future, you might be able to earn stable magic stones by taking on tasks to brew Focus Ointnt for the academy, or even receive academy contribution point rewards."
Locke bowed to Wizard Derek Jones, "Thank you for Lord Jones's guidance."
"I will continue to strive forward."
Wizard Derek Jones smiled and nodded, then walked to Gogol's side and examined the quality of the Hemostatic Moss Balm.
"Adequate."
Wizard Derek Jones couldn't help but say, "The quality is sowhat low."
Under Gogol's anxious gaze, Wizard Derek Jones still said, "I'll let you pass."
Gogol imdiately breathed a sigh of relief, wild joy appearing in his eyes, and he quickly bowed to Wizard Derek Jones, "Thank you, Lord Jones."
"Thank you, thank you."
Wizard Derek Jones coldly walked toward Bert, examined the Night Vision Potion, and under Bert's trembling gaze, said sternly, "Although you successfully brewed it, such a simple potion with such low quality."
"Unqualified."
Bert looked bitter. He knew that the academy generally had higher requirents for its own students than for outside wizard apprentices, but when it actually happened to him, he felt incredibly depressed.
After all, Lilith's Cottage was the dominant force in magical pharmacology in the southeastern quadrant, so their requirents for their own first-class wizard apprentices would definitely be much higher than the outside world.
Bert bowed to Wizard Derek Jones, "Thank you for Teacher Jones's guidance. I... I... I will continue to work hard in the next exam."
Wizard Derek Jones waved his hand and turned to leave. "The assessnt is over. Locke Augustine, Gogol Harden, you two have passed the potion master assistant assessnt and have beco potion master assistants."
"Congratulations to you both."
"The field of magical pharmacology is vast and boundless. I hope you can refine your skills in this field, learn more things, and stand out in the future."
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