Benimaru walked to the door and opened it without knocking on it.
The moment he entered, his eyes met with Ravenna's back, who was standing in front of a table that had various herbs and a small pot.
Without disturbing her, he walked beside her and saw her focused face. She was intensely looking at the pot that was filled with green liquid, and some herbs could be seen swirling in it. She had multiple blood threads coming out of her fingers. They dove inside the pot full of liquid and moved from time to time.
This was Ravenna's way of doing alchemy. Instead of just using mental energy, she would use her blood threads to let the herbs essences mix along with each other, making them more potent.
[ General: Ravenna
Race: Blood Succubus
Class: Blood Doctor
Magic Realm: 9th Stage Apprentice Realm
Vitality Realm: 1st Stage Fleshcrafting Realm
Combat Strength: 4th Stage Apprentice Realm/Fleshcrafting Realm
Ability: Whisperer of Blood
Vitality Technique: None
Magic Technique: Mana Blessing Technique
Class Technique: Medical Blood Art(2 Star)
Skill: Basic Archery(Mastered)
Spell: Corpse Bomb, Blood Spike. ]
Benimaru also checked on Ravenna's progress, as hers was a bit interesting to him. He wanted her to focus on combat, especially archery, but after giving her the magic cultivation technique and the class technique, which was for alchemy, she totally switched her path from a physical to a magic user.
She progressed by leaps and bounds in just one month of hard work. These were all the results of the alchemy technique he gave to her. She fell in love with alchemy the moment she tried it.
But what caught Benimaru by surprise was the class section she got. Benimaru knew about the classes, as everyone would get them when they found their true path. He didn't expect Ravenna to find one and the system to immediately categorize it properly.
'I don't know when mine and other generals will be categorized.' Benimaru pondered, rubbing his chin.
"Done!" Ravanna's face suddenly glowed as a big smile appeared on her face. "I did it! I did it! ..."
Ravenna ran toward Benimaru and jumped on him, hugging him tightly. "I did it, Max!"
Benimaru also hugged, or this girl might have let them fall to the ground together. Benimaru was happy for her success but asked with confusion as he didn't know much about alchemy. "What did you succeed in?"
Ravenna let go of Benimaru and said excitedly."I finally made the Basic Healing Potion."
"Oh." Benimaru didn't know what to say, as the name sounded like something that was easy to make. It wasn't that she was doubting her, as she had already made very unique potions like Body Enhancer Pills, Stamina Recovery Potion etc.
But this Basic Healing Potion made Benimaru doubt Ravenna's excitement.
Ravenna could see Benimaru's confusion, so instead of shying away, she explained to him like a teacher explaining to her student. "Actually, just as you guessed, this potion is very easy to make, I could have made it anytime, but there was something else I wanted to try. I wanted to have a stamina recovery effect on this too. So that was where the delay became."
Ravenna took a vial in her hand and scooped out some green liquid from the pot with it. She showcased the vial to Benimaru, who could see everything inside. Benimaru's nonchalant face immediately disappeared when he looked at the vial in front of him. He saw small brown balls floating inside the green liquid. They weren't like bubbles that floated upward and piled up on the surface. It felt to him that they were a part of the green liquid. Just a few stains have occurred in it.
"Care to explain, Miss Ravenna?" Benimaru said it in a teasing manner.
Ravenna acted like he didn't do anything and started everything for him. "I used the recipe to make Stamina Recovery potion and mixed it with the Basic Healing Potion. But they didn't mix well with each other and produced something else, which was basically poison. I tried many times to combine them, but unfortunately, I failed."
Despite saying that her face wasn't saddened. She continued to answer enthusiastically. "So, after many failures, something clicked in my brain. If I can't combine then why don't I mix them in a way in which they will still act like separate entities? The result was this."
"You did something truly amazing. As expected of my first and best general." Benimaru nodded his head in satisfaction and with pride.
Ravenna giggled happily when she suddenly remembered something. "Max, will you give this potion a try?"
Benimaru's prideful face drastically changed after hearing that and seeing Ravenna with big, glowing eyes in front of him. The reason for this was that Benimaru heard a rumor that Ravenna would search for guinea pigs to test her first freshly made pills or potion. The one who tried it would mostly fall sick or be close to death.
This rumor was further proven when a meatscraper came home at night and was about to die. But fortunately, Ragnar was close enough to provide his blood to help it. Upon questioning, it revealed that Ravenna called it suddenly as it was passing by the alchemy chamber. After tasting her medicine, this happened.
Benimaru quickly put on an act, as he didn't want to risk his health. His face turned stern, and he put on a pensive look. "Ravenna, it is truly unfortunate that I can't try your newly created potion. I am fully rejuvenated and healthy, so this won't have any effect on me, and I won't be able to give you any feedback. Also, I have to gather everyone as we leave for the city. You can ask others, I will take my leave."
Benimaru walked toward the door while leaving behind some words. "Also, don't take too much time and come fast."
Ravenna pouted her face with disappointment and anger, seeing Benimaru escape his clutches. But that changed as she also came outside and called a passing swinefiend. "Hey, want to come and try this potion. It will help you get stronger."
The swinefiend flinched and got shivers seeing Ravenna's innocent smile. In its heart, it was saying, "Don't go," but the temptation of getting stronger overwhelmed its judgment, and it happily entered the alchemy chamber.
Benimaru, who was watching it from afar, prayed in his heart. 'If you survive, I will increase your salary, buddy.'
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