Chapter 281 - 174: Intermediate Flame Reagent
This way, fighting something two Levels higher would also grant him extra Skill Level.
’Anyway, judging by my performance in this battle, as long as I play it safe, don’t get cocky, maintain my distance, and use the [Shadow Splitting] Skill to kite, a Level Six Demon isn’t necessarily unbeatable.’
Of course, that was assuming it wasn’t an Agile Type Demon.
He walked over, removed the Ogre’s two sharp teeth, and put them in his pack.
This stuff seemed pretty valuable. Although they were stinky and looked a bit disgusting unprocessed, after careful polishing by a Blacksmith, they were excellent materials for crafting short-handled weapons. In the hands of a highly skilled Blacksmith, they could be made into an Excellent Level dagger, or even one approaching the peak of that grade.
As for a true Excellent Level weapon, that would require materials from a Lord Level Demon at the very least.
After collecting the materials, Lin Mo began to search the secret chamber.
Compared to the previous Bronze Level and Silver Level chambers, the Gold Level chamber seemed a bit larger. The ground was littered with Ogre excrement and what looked like Goblin remains.
’This guy really has no sense of hygiene. Couldn’t it have at least cleaned this stuff up?’
Lin Mo endured the foul stench invading his nostrils and quickened his pace, searching the chamber.
Soon, he saw what he was looking for—a solid gold Treasure Chest.
The Treasure Chest felt heavier in his hands than the previous ones. It seemed the material on the outside was indeed real gold. The chest itself was probably worth no less than 30 Gold Coins.
’If I don’t have anything else to carry later, I can put this chest in my pack too.’
But what was truly important was, of course, the treasure inside the chest.
The previous Gold-Plated Silver Treasure Chest had given him a bottle of Elemental Reagent and a Skill Scroll. ’What could be inside this Gold Level Treasure Chest?’
With a mix of anticipation and excitement, Lin Mo opened the Treasure Chest.
Inside was a bottle of red Potion, and nothing else.
’Just one Potion?’
Lin Mo frowned. This was even worse than the previous Gold-Plated Silver Treasure Chest.
’Unless...’
His gaze fell upon the reagent before him. It was clearly a Flame Reagent, but as Lin Mo looked at it, his first impression was that this bottle seemed different from the Flame Reagent he had obtained during his last trip to the Secret Realm.
Now that he could see the information for Alchemy Potions, he didn’t have to guess.
Soon, the information for the Elemental Reagent appeared before Lin Mo’s eyes.
[Intermediate Flame Reagent]: An Alchemy Potion containing powerful Fire Element. Drinking it will increase the user’s Fire Element Affinity by 26%. (Note: A Basic Flame Reagent must be consumed first, otherwise the reagent’s effect may be compromised.)
’Oh, never mind... This is actually an Intermediate Flame Reagent!’
Lin Mo remembered clearly. If a Basic Flame Reagent was generally worth around 600 Gold Coins, then the price of an Intermediate Flame Reagent was at least 5,000 gold coins!
Moreover, based on his previous experience, the Elemental Reagents created by the master of this Secret Realm were more potent than ordinary ones.
Following that logic, if the Elemental Reagents from this Secret Realm were about 30% more effective than the most common ones, then the actual value of this Intermediate Flame Reagent before him would be at least 6,500 gold coins!
Even for the current Lin Mo, this was an astronomical sum he couldn’t possibly afford.
’Mage is such a money-burning Profession... It’s probably a bit better for regular Mages, since they only need to buy one Potion like this. But for a Mage like me, who’s developing all his Attributes across the board, the goal is naturally to drink every type of Elemental Reagent. The combined cost would be terrifying.’
Furthermore, according to the note, you couldn’t cut corners with these Elemental Reagents. You had to drink them in order, starting from the basic level. You couldn’t skip a single Potion, or it would affect the efficacy of any subsequent reagents you took.
"Flame Reagent?"
Shefilya, who was standing to the side, also recognized the Alchemy Reagent in Lin Mo’s hand and stopped him as he was about to drink it.
"If you’re going to drink a Flame Reagent of this level, it’s best to make some preparations first."
"Preparations? What kind of preparations?"
Lin Mo was taken aback. ’Do I really need to prepare just to drink a reagent?’
But since Shefilya had said so, she must have her reasons. Lin Mo stopped himself from uncorking the bottle and listened attentively.
"Unlike the Basic Flame Reagent, which contains relatively little Fire Elemental Energy and is easier for a novice to handle, an Intermediate Flame Reagent has a lot more. At your current Level, you’re barely at the point where you can drink it, but the excessive Fire Elemental Energy will still affect you. Normally, you’d need a Water Element or Ice Element Mage to assist you to ensure there are no problems..."
Shefilya paused for a moment before continuing, "We don’t have the luxury of finding someone else to help us here in the Secret Realm. However, you know Ice Element Magic yourself, so you could give it a try. But you must be extremely careful. Remember to use your Magic Power to resonate with the Ice Element in time to counteract the effects of the excessive Fire Elemental Energy. To be safe, I suggest you only drink half of the reagent first."
"I see..."