Wizard: My magic facility can be upgraded!

Chapter 64 Joining the Research Group

The class ended quickly. After closing her handouts, Karin lazily announced the end of get out of class and left the classroom first.

Li Ang then got up to leave, intending to go to the workshop to process the moonshine moss he had collected the day before. At that moment, Sandra Mea and the witch named Harris approached him from the left and right.

"Li Angqing, wait a moment," Sandra Meya spoke first, her emerald eyes shining with anticipation, "There's something important I need to discuss with you."

Harris adjusted his glasses, his tone becoming more formal: "Wizard Leon, excuse me for bothering you. We would like to formally invite you to join our current research group."

"Research group?" Li Ang was slightly taken aback; he had never heard of this term in the small classroom on the fourth floor.

"That's right, the research group." Sandra Meyer nodded vigorously and explained:

"This is a crucial step in becoming a formal wizard. To become a true wizard, it's not enough to simply gather six star points; you must also join a research group. Group members must cooperate to complete at least one valuable potion improvement project and gain the approval of the mentors in order to qualify for promotion."

Harris added, "Upon completion of the project, you will receive corresponding school contribution points based on your research contributions. After becoming a formal wizard, you can choose to stay in the tower, where you will usually receive a good job and preferential treatment in resources, or you can choose to leave the wizard tower and develop independently in the outside world."

Harrison paused, looked at Li Ang, and his tone carried a hint of barely perceptible envy:

"You are the winner of this year's Silver Crucible competition. Countless research groups are secretly eyeing you, hoping to have a strong member join them to improve the success rate and quality of their projects."

Sandramea proudly raised her chin, intending to pat Li Ang on the shoulder, but finding she couldn't reach it, she could only pat his arm instead and say:

"As my chief knight, personal apothecary, and future prime minister, Li Angqing will naturally join us, right? Our group currently consists of me and Harris, plus you, making it exactly three!"

Li suddenly realized that to become a formal wizard, one had to go through all of this.

"What are your current research topics?" Li Ang asked.

"It's the Dragon Power Potion!" Sandramea answered first, her eyes gleaming with longing for power.

Dragon Power? What kind of potion is this? It sounds like it's similar to the Giant Power potion.

Seeing that Li Ang seemed a little confused, Sandra Meyer added somewhat embarrassedly:

"I came up with this name myself. It's actually an advanced version of the Giant's Strength Potion. Our goal is to develop a more powerful potion that can rival the power of a true dragon."

Harris calmly added from the side:

"Comparable to a dragon or something, Maxwell is exaggerating. Her idea is to pursue the ultimate power amplification as much as possible, regardless of cost or usage barriers."

Sandramea interrupted her, waving her little fist: "Effect is the most important thing. As long as the effect is powerful enough, powerful wizards or other races will naturally be willing to use it."

Harris sighed helplessly: "But such a potion has too narrow an applicability. I'm afraid only a very small number of races with special constitutions or high-level wizards can withstand it. My idea is to optimize the existing Giant Power potion, with the goal of increasing its effectiveness by about 10%, while controlling costs and side effects as much as possible, making it safer and cheaper, so that it can benefit more wizards."

Li Ang understood. This was a typical debate over whether to prioritize performance or market. Sandra Meyer wanted to create a concept supercar, while Harris wanted to create a family-oriented performance car.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Perhaps...we could try to find a compromise? To maximize the drug's effectiveness while ensuring its safety?"

Harris immediately shook his head, his gaze behind his glasses revealing rationality:

"This is too difficult, Wizard Leon. The Giant's Strength Potion is known for its strong side effects. To balance efficacy and safety at the same time is far more difficult than simply enhancing or weakening it. This almost means reconstructing the entire formula and refining process, which is far beyond our current capabilities."

"I agree with Li Angqing's idea." Sandra Meya seemed to have found a kindred spirit and was so excited that she almost jumped up.

"Li Angqing's idea is more suitable for my research topic. Harris, you are too conservative. With Li Angqing around, we might actually succeed. He is a genius who can independently develop that kind of magical stabilizer."

She had an almost blind faith in Li Ang.

Li Ang smiled as he watched the two arguing.

"I just joined today and don't have a deep understanding of the topic yet. I'm just suggesting a possible direction. As for how to choose, we may need to study the original formula and the characteristics of various materials more thoroughly before making a decision."

He was very humble and did not become arrogant because he was the winner of the silver crucible competition.

Harris nodded: "Indeed, there's no rush. Wizard Leon has just arrived; he can familiarize himself with our previous experimental data and failure records first."

Although Sandra Meyer was somewhat impatient, she did not force Li Ang to immediately devote himself to the research:

"Alright, then it's settled. Li Angqing, you are now the chief researcher of our Longli R&D team."

The three exchanged a few more words before going their separate ways.

Li Ang first went to the cafeteria and enjoyed a special set meal of roast chicken and garlic bread to reward his brain after learning new knowledge. Afterwards, he went straight to his mentor Eve's workshop.

He remembered that there were several high-level commissions on the workshop's commission board that required moonshoe moss extract, with very generous rewards. Moreover, he himself was very interested in processing such an expensive material as moonshoe moss.

The extraction of moonshoe moss requires extreme care; the temperature must never exceed 40 degrees Celsius, otherwise its precious active and regenerative properties will be destroyed, rendering it worthless.

Li Ang first used the Water Creation Technique to generate the purest magical water, then further purified it and slightly cooled it using the [Rune Distiller Lv3].

Next, he took out a portion of the newly collected moonshine moss, carefully washed away the impurities on the surface, and then used the [Black Stone Grinding Bowl Lv2] to grind it into a fine paste with extreme gentleness.

Mix the grass pulp with cooled purified water and place it in a [High-Quality Crystal Crucible LV2]. Then, use a [Magic Heat Furnace LV2] for precise temperature control, maintaining the temperature at 39.5 degrees Celsius throughout the extraction process.

All that's needed now is to wait patiently. Moonstalk extract is a core ingredient in many high-level healing and regenerative medicines.

For example, there is the high-level regeneration potion, which is said to be able to regenerate severed limbs! However, its maximum effect is only at the level of regenerating a finger or toe. It cannot do anything about larger defects, but even so, it is still an extremely precious potion.