Tale 14
Doing the Gods' Work
"I already Mastered Chapter One of the Resurrection Chapters!" nakangiting saad ni Amara
"Too slow.." komento ni Damnable
"Tsk.. Im busy with my life as an Alchemist.." depensa ni Amara
"Excuses.." Unbearable
"At least you have progress.. Chapter One makes you immune to all poisons. It is also the magic that enables you to enhance all of your senses at will. It also toughens the body so you wont easily get sick. And above all, it will make you invincible! No ordinary weapon can harm you!" Blabbermouth
"You invented the Resurrection Chapters when you got bored of studying alchemy and necromancy in one of your oldest lifetime.. Chapters two and three are even more awesome than chapter one." Damnable
"Hurry up and master it!" excited na saad ni Unbearable
"Yes, this is an awesome magic. Pero wag nyong kalimutan na mas malakas pa ang apat pang magic.. Inuna kong hanapin ang Resurrection Chapters para ihanda ang katawan ko sa paggamit ng apat pang magic na yun. No ordinary mortal can wield those magics. I used them to fought with the gods after all." Amara
"Don't take all the credits. We helped you invent the five magics." Damnable
"Yeah. You help out a little." Amara
"....."
Hindi nagtagal ay may narinig si Amara na mga katok sa pinto ng kanyang silid. Hindi sya sumama sa lecture nina Lyndon ngayong araw kaya naiwan syang mag-isa dito sa guest house.
"Lady Amara, Grandmaster Lambert invites you for a private discussion. He hopes that you wont decline." Magalang na saad ng boses sa labas ng pinto
Grandmaster Lambert?
Lambert?
Her curiousity was piqued.
Sa isang mansion sa pinakapuso ng Bloodmoon Alchemy Guild.
"Grandmaster.. She's here." Magalang na saad ng spy ng Grandmaster ng Bloodmoon Alchemy Guild.
Tumango ang grandmaster.. Bumukas ang pinto ng kanyang laboratoryo at isang magandang binibini ang pumasok sa pinto.
"Lady Amara of Thousand Crows. I'am called Grandmaster Lambert.. Thank you for gracing this old alchemist with your presence." Saad ng matanda.. Isang tango lamang ang itinugon ng dalaga. She's not showing enough respect, but the Grandmaster didn't mind that at all.
Inilibot ni Amara ang kanyang paningin sa loob ng laboratoryo. Maraming mga kagamitan dito na pamilyar sa kanya. This is what an alchemic working station should look like.. She inwardly gave the Grandmaster a thumbs up.
"Grandmaster Lambert, what could be the reason for you to invite me here in your laboratory?" tanong ni Amara.. Nasa Garden of Serenity ang iba pa nyang kasama sa guild. Sina Lyndon at Ayla ang nakatalaga para lecture ngayong araw. Ito din ang ikapitong araw nila sa lugar. Dahil sa nangyaring aberya kahapon, naextend sila ng isa pang araw para maituloy ni Amara ang lecture nya sa ikawalong araw.
"Hoho do not worry, I do not have evil intentions. I heard a lot about your talent lately Lady Amara." Grandmaster Lambert
Pinaglaruan ni Amara ang isang flask na maylamang kulay asul na likido..
"I heard about what happened in the Garden of Serenity. Thank you for saving our guildmember from the Menacing Star Bloom. As well as helping us perfect the formula of the fertilizer we use to that flower." Saad ni Guildmaster Lambert
"Don't mention it. It's not really a big deal." Amara
"Grandmaster Vermillion of your Thousand Crows is my friend thus I want to warn you that the 1st Elder of my guild won't stop his attempts to hurt you. He believes that it was your fault that his favourite disciple ended up in the mouth of the Menacing Star Bloom." Grandmaster Lambert
"Well he's not wrong about that." Amara
".........."
"Besides, he's just an old man. Why should I be scared?" Amara
"I admire your bravery. But the 1st Elder is someone you mustn't belittle. He is good with poisons. He is someone extremely dangerous." Babala pa ng grandmaster
"Is that why you tolerate him? If I'm not mistaken, he poisoned you with the Hundred Spider Toxin." Amara
Natigilan ang grandmaster..
"Don't look too surprise. All these potions and pills are antidotes against Spider Poisoning." Saad ni Amara habang patuloy na nilalaro ang hawak na flask na may lamang mga likido. May mga napansin din si Amara na symptoms sa Grandmaster kahit pa itinatago nya ito.
"I didn't know that you are this good Lady Amara.. You are very observant. It's rare for young people like you to possess such skill." Grandmaster Lambert
Hindi pinansin ni Amara ang papuri nito. Habang hawak ang isang flask, kanyang sinabi, "All these antidotes will only slow down the poison. You need the Hundred Herbs Pill to dispell the poison in your body. Then take a Body Strengthening Pill with the Amber Fruit as the main ingredient to stabilize your body after removing the poison."
Muling nagulat ang Grandmaster.. The things that came out of her mouth are things that only a Grandmaster Alchemist could say.. These knowledge cannot be posessed by a Level 5 Expert. Not even a Master Alchemist!
"Is there a problem?" tanong ni Amara
"Well..... I already have a Body Strengthening Pill.. But the Hundred Herbs Pill is only a thing from the legends Lady Amara. The formula to create such a godly level pill is already lost since no one can successfully refine it for the last several decades.." Grandmaster Lambert
Napapaisip si Amara. As far as she can remember, she just randomly invented the Hundred Spider Toxin in one of her past life to torture someone. Of course she also created the antidote. She wrote down the two formula inside the same book to avoid any accidents. So how come the Hundred Spider Toxin still existed while the antidote is already forgotten by the people?
"I have a very possitive opinion of you.. I guess I have no other choice then." Saad ni Amara
Kumuha sya ng mga herbs sa mga cabinet. May ilang magkakamuka na herbs pero kaunting diperensya sa amoy o hugis ay madaling nalalaman ni Amara kung anong klaseng herb ito..
Sa ikatlong pagkakataon, muling nagulat ang grandmaster..
"A-are you trying to create a Hundred Herb Pill??" hindi makapaniwalang tanong nito
"Yes." Tipid na sagot ni Amara
The cauldron's flame erupted.. An ordinary alchemist wont have enough money to buy a cauldron so they would only use pots to refine pills. But since this laboratory is owned by a Grandmaster Alchemist, he have good tools and stuffs!
Amara lazily and casually throw all the ingredients inside the cauldron.
The flames dance like a blazing phoenix under Amara's control.. Soon after, a sound that resembles vegetables being fried appeared.. The flames continue to refine all the ingredients.
"........." na-speechless ang Grandmaster.. Why does it looks so easy when it was her doing the refining?
Normally, even a Grandmaster Alchemist would struggle to refine a pill. They have to be careful in controlling the fire. Careful on putting the ingredients in proper order. Careful on the overall process.
Why does her method resembles cooking and frying vegetables? She makes it look so easy!
Grandmaster Lambert is proud of his talent. He is deemed a genius when he was young. But right now, he was dazed while watching Amara refine pills.
"Done." Saad ni Amara before she turned off the fire.. In the blink of an eye, six bottles of Hundred Herbs Pill appeared before his eyes. Each bottles contain three golden balls as big as a pingpong.
Amara didn't look like she just refined a pill. She didn't even sweat at all!
"It's....... done? Just like that??" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ng grandmaster
"Aha..." balewalang tugon ng dalaga
This was the fastest refining speed he had ever seen in his entire career!
Grandmaster Lambert slowly opened the lid of one of the bottles.. The medicinal frangrance assured him of it's authenticity.
Hindi sya makapaniwala.. Even a Grandmaster Alchemist couldn't guarantee success when refining pills. A single mishap could ruin the entire process. But now, he witnessed a young alchemist casually refining a pill that even a grandmaster like him will surely have difficulty to refine!
Is this a dream? Has the world turned crazy? What the f*ck is this?
"I will take my leave now. Goodbye, Grandmaster Jaden Lambert." Paalam ng babae
Hindi nakapagsalita si Grandmaster Lambert.. Pinagmasdan nya ang papalayong pigura ng dalaga.
Isang halimaw.
Isang halimaw ang babae..
The 1st Elder messed with someone he cannot offend this time..
"Grandmaster, I heard that the 1st Elder issued a challenge to Lady Amara. He claims that she's a wicked woman who will ruin the reputations of alchemist." Saad ng spy na pumasok pagkalabas ni Amara sa silid
"........" Grandmaster Lambert
"Should we help Lady Amara??" tanong ng spy
"No need.. The 1st Elder will surely hit his head on a wall this time."
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