Chapter 4 Business
"Mr. Brand, I heard from the servant that you discovered a new plant? Its seeds help to refresh your mind?" In an
alchemy laboratory of the Kaya Empire Mage Academy, a man with pale hair and dark circles under his eyes The thick, wrinkled old mage asked Brand curiously.
This old mage is called Morian Hanfa. He is the alchemy professor at the Kaya Empire Mage Academy, and he is also the alchemy teacher for Brand's new batch of students.
The old mage was quite impressed by Brand, a student.
In terms of appearance, Brand is second to none in the Mage Academy. At almost every tutor's gathering, Professor Morian can hear the "superficial" female tutors gathering together to discuss Brand with excitement. De's every move during class.
cough!
Of course it doesn't matter!
As a highly respected alchemy instructor, he is fundamentally different from those "superficial" female mages.
With Master Morian's mental attainments, he can easily observe the mental level of ordinary people below junior mages and mage apprentices.
Therefore, there is no secret in Brand's mental power level in the eyes of Professor Morian. He has seen everything from the level of an ordinary person when he entered school to the level of a junior mage apprentice.
This level of mental strength improvement is the fastest among the students of this class.
To use an easy-to-understand evaluation, Brand is the top student among this class of students.
This is why Professor Morian is so impressed by Brand, and it is definitely not because of Brand’s enviable “useless body”!
All in all, for such an excellent and unique student as Brand, the old professor was slightly more patient than others!
On Brand's side, after hearing the old professor's inquiry, he took out a few brown "beans" from his backpack and placed them on the table between the two of them.
Then, he introduced to the old mage: "Yes, Professor Morian, these are the seeds of that plant. I call them coffee beans.
Just grind them into powder, then brew them with hot water, and then filter them out." The residue, in this way, you can make that kind of super potion that refreshes your mind after a cup. I call that potion coffee!"
Professor Morian, who has always been rigorous, ignored Brand's exaggerated boast.
He has seen a lot of nobles. They always like to use exaggerated language to show that what they say is right.
But magic is rigorous, and any conclusion without empirical evidence is worthless.
After Brand took out the coffee beans, the old professor took out a "detection tool" like a magnifying glass from his magic pocket and studied it carefully.
It didn't take long for him to come to the conclusion:
"Although it is indeed the seed of an unrecorded new plant, it seems to be just an ordinary plant without any magical response or extraordinary characteristics." See Professor Morian's
expression Despite his suspicious expression, Brand was not in a hurry.
This coffee bean was materialized by him from the simulated world. Things in the physical world certainly do not have extraordinary properties.
But who said you have to have extraordinary properties to be refreshed and refreshed?
Brand's lips curled up slightly, and he suggested confidently:
"Although it is not a magic plant, it does have a refreshing effect. How about I make you a cup of coffee and let you experience it directly?" If someone
else That being said, Professor Morian would definitely refuse if nothing else happened.
There are just new species, and many are discovered every year. Before determining their specific value, it is not worth spending too much time on him, a master of alchemy.
But considering that the person who made this suggestion was a genius student in his class, a fan of "superficial" female mages, and it was said that this person's father was a viscount in the imperial fiefdom.
Taking all things into consideration, Professor Morian smiled and nodded.
Magic is not just knowledge, interpersonal communication is also very important!
Without the magic gold coins contributed by the imperial nobles, the research funds of their professors would not be as generous as they are now!
Moreover, now that I have more contact with Brand, won’t there be a lot more to talk about at the next party?
I don’t know how many “superficial” female magicians will be attracted by Brand’s alchemical deeds!
cough! The last one is not important!
Then, Professor Morian saw Brand take out a complete set of tools from his backpack, grind the coffee beans into powder, and ask for hot water from the servant to brew it.
After finally being filtered through a filter cloth, Brand produced two cups of dark brown "potion".
Although I am somewhat dissatisfied with Brand's rough "alchemy" technique.
But because he was so close, Professor Morian could already smell the strong "pharmaceutical fragrance" emanating from it.
After taking a deep breath, he felt that the fatigue caused by his long-term research seemed to have weakened a bit.
After Brand's "potion preparation" was over, and before Brand seemed to want to say something, Professor Morian couldn't wait to pick up the cup of "coffee potion" placed in front of him and take a sip.
After taking this bite, in addition to being a bit hot, a bitter taste bloomed in the taste buds on the tip of the tongue.
The feeling is somewhat indescribable.
Although the taste is very bitter, it is under the keen perception.
He found that this bitterness contained a subtle sense of coolness.
And it was this feeling of coolness that slightly lifted his spirits!
Although the process of this change is so subtle that ordinary people cannot even detect it.
But as a master of alchemy, he instantly realized what this meant!
"Incredible! This thing contains a natural refreshing substance! This substance has never been discovered before! It may be able to replace the main ingredient in the refreshing potion!" Looking at the unfinished coffee in his hand
, Professor Morian's eyes gradually became hotter.
In addition, he also developed a lot of affection for Brand, who brought this cup of coffee.
"Mr. Brand, you must have this kind of plant seeds named coffee beans, right? I am willing to buy them at a high price!"
Seeing that Professor Morian recognized the "value" of coffee beans, Brand felt relaxed many.
Don't look at Brand's confident look before, but it was all just an act.
Performance is a required course for nobles.
After all, it was about whether he could pass the final exam, and Brand was always worried.
Regarding Professor Morian's proposal to purchase coffee beans, Brand smiled and did not make any statement.
Now that the refreshing value of coffee beans is recognized, it’s time for negotiation.
Acquisition at a high price?
Brand would not be so stupid!
As Professor Morian said at the end, coffee beans may be able to replace one of the main ingredients in awakening potions.
The Awakening Potion is a potion that can quickly restore mental power.
Brand would occasionally drink a bottle or two to replenish his mental strength when he was creating a simulated world.
Because of its high price, Brand went to the alchemy department of the academy to inquire about its production formula and refining techniques.
The price of the refreshing potion comes from the magical plant that has the effect of refreshing the mind.
There is no second plant with the same effect found in Farnes Continent.
Limited by planting conditions, the price of this magic plant is very expensive.
Then consider issues such as the success rate of potion refining.
The market price of a bottle of awakening potion has reached 30 magic gold coins!
You know, Brand, who has always been extravagant, only has a monthly spending limit of 50 magic gold coins.
Under the influence of magic, the Kaya Empire is not short of basic food. One silver coin is enough for an ordinary civilian family to live for a month!
Although he didn't understand how a plant that only had a refreshing effect could be used as the main material for a potion that restored mental power, this was not something Brand needed to consider.
That’s what they say anyway, Brand just needs to think so!
All in all, if coffee beans could be used to replace the main ingredient of the awakening potion, the benefits involved would be huge and terrifying.
The Holland family may take a big step towards becoming a great noble.
Yersin might be ecstatic!
(End of chapter)