Chapter 46: Solstice's Fire Element

  The next morning, when the sun rose with unparalleled cheerfulness - please forgive this meaningless simile. Because Du Wei was enjoying his sunny breakfast when someone came to see him.

  That... fake magician, Solskia.

  After everyone thought Du Wei was taken away, Solstice bore tremendous pressure... He is the only magician beside Du Wei! But there isn't any sign of battle on his body!

  Everyone was injured except him!

  Solzhenitsyn endured immense pressure from his fellow inmates.

  To be honest... he also felt that the fact that he was knocked unconscious by the title of 8th level magician before they even started fighting... was quite embarrassing.

  Isn't it difficult? You let a first-level magician (who still cheated for the qualification) engage in a head-on duel with an eighth-level magician.

  That's not a duel... it's called murder!

  "Oh, my little master, seeing you return safely is truly making me so happy......" As soon as he entered the study door, Solstice immediately broke into a smile.

  Bang!

  Duvier's response was a kick.

  Duvie kicked the magician to the ground with one foot, then looked at him, narrowing his eyes and laughing in a low voice: "My dear Sol'skia... I see you, but I'm not that happy."

  Sorushyak got up, awkwardly adjusting his hat: "...... My little master......"

  "Whenever I recall your appearance that day, I really feel ashamed." Du Wei's face turned black: "My magical advisor, you actually fainted straight away during the battle... Your courage is even smaller than a rabbit's!"

  That day, Solskaya was the last person left beside Du Wei, but this useless guy didn't show any effect at all and directly fainted! It almost made Du Wei furious to death!

  "My goodness! The other party is an 8th-level magician! 8th level!! Mr. Duwei!" Solaskya defended himself: "I'm just a guy with a 1st-level magician qualification, and my actual strength isn't much stronger than that of a magic apprentice... You understand this very well...... Do you think I can withstand that 8th-level magician?"

  "You can't just pass out either. How embarrassing! Du Wei shook his head: "As your employer, I'm really disappointed in you... by the way, where have you been running off to these days?"

  "I... took a few people and went south, moving the things from my laboratory over there." Solskaya's answer slightly satisfied Du Wei.

  "Did you move your laboratory here?" Du Wei was somewhat surprised: "Don't you worry that I won't come back? If something happens to me, do you think this family will still accept you?"

  Solaskya had no choice but to tell the truth... He had received news that the young master of the Rorin family had been found and brought back, which was why he had rushed over.

  "Oh, so that's how it is... If I hadn't come back, you were planning to make a run for it, weren't you?" Du Wei looked at this cunning guy: "With the 'spoils of war' I threw at you that day? Weren't you?"

  Solzhenitsyn was silent.

  "Alright, bring out the stuff." Du Wei was referring to those things that had been extorted from Vivian.

  It was almost instinctive for Du Wei to feel that these "Vivian things" he didn't want to give to others, only wanted to keep them himself.

  Sorceress somewhat anxiously said: "Du Wei young master... You are not a magician, these things, only in the hands of a magician can they show their value..."

  Don't want to pay?

  Du Wei hummed a sound, glanced at the closed study door, and smiled slightly, raising his hand to gently summon...

  Wow!

  On the candles burning on both sides, several sparks jumped up again, and these flames flew to Du Wei's palm, condensing into a fireball in an instant!

  "Sorcha's eyes widened: 'Magic?! My god, you can actually use magic now?!'"

  "Do you think I'm performing acrobatics? This is a method taught by an 8th-level magician!" Du Wei sneered, "Bring it on."

  "May I have a piece of the magical crystal?" Solstice ventured, "Just a small one... my experiment requires a good quality magical crystal to store fire element..."

  Du Wei didn't say anything, he just opened his palms.

  Solovyova reluctantly handed over the bag and let out a deep sigh.

  "Alright, no more sighs, my magical advisor." Duve got Vivian's things and felt a little better: "You'll get what you want soon. I guarantee it."

  "A mid-grade magic crystal costs at least several hundred gold coins." Apparently, Solstskya also knew about Du Wei's current situation, the order to be confined and suspended from allowance, many people in the castle knew.

  "Don't worry, you'll get your gold coins soon." Du Wei wasn't worried about this.

  The plan to rob the pirate is underway, and there will be a lot of progress soon... And don't forget, in the secret passage under the study, there is a secret room with many treasures left by Semmel.

  "Ah, Solstice, come on, I'll take you to see your new laboratory! It's just in the woods outside the castle!"

  When leaving the study, Old Qian came to see Du Wei. Du Wei pointed at a pile of burnt ashes on the ground and smiled: "My dear butler... I'm so sorry, last night when I was reading, I don't know what happened, the oil painting on the wall fell down and hit a candle holder... it just burned like that. I think you'll let the servants clean up, right?"

  The old housekeeper stared blankly at a vacant spot in a row of oil paintings on the wall, then looked down at the pile of ashes on the floor.

  My goodness... those are antiques!

  The words "prodigal son" turned around in the old steward's mind, but he didn't dare say them out loud. He lightly bit his lip before reluctantly responding with a single word.

  Duvie carelessly took Solsticia out of the study and headed towards the forest beside the castle.

  Deep in the forest, a wooden building has been built by the riverbank.

  The three-story wooden building looks very solid and obviously uses high-quality materials.

  "Satisfied? From now on, this place will be our magic laboratory... Our Magic Laboratory!"

  Entering the first floor of the small building, this is a hall with basic furniture, such as the wide desk that Duweit requested to use as a worktable. On the shelves next to it are many glassware items that Duweit had ordered, including various bottles and jars, even several pieces of crystal.

  The second floor is lined with iron cabinets used for storing various raw materials.

  The third floor is Du Wei's place. A spacious balcony was left here, specially for Du Wei to observe the stars.

  Du Wei even prepared to make an astronomical telescope by himself and put it here.

  "Satisfied?" Du Wei smiled at Solaskya.

  Solrska's expression was delighted: "Great! Such a big place, it's enough for me to do many experiments!"

  Du Wei smiled and pulled him to the back of the small building, pointing at the plants in front of them.

  These are some of the most basic materials in potion-making... Of course, many magical materials can't be bought at Duwei, and town shops don't have them either. They can only occasionally be purchased from those adventure teams or the Mages' Guild.

  However, the Magician's Guild is not open to outsiders, and people without a magician qualification cannot buy anything from the Magician's Guild.

  "I've prepared the most basic plants... As for the others, we can only buy them from the Mages' Guild. You'll have to go there in person to make the purchase, you know their rules. Don't worry about the money, we'll have it soon."

  Solrske silently looked at these things in front of her.

  He is very satisfied!

  The magician's trial is simply "burning money" in the eyes of ordinary people!

  Those precious materials may be destroyed or burned away in a failed experiment.

  In the past, Sorcerya didn't have that much money to buy these materials and go back to experiment. Many of his materials were secretly accumulated from his previous teachers. In addition, he also needed to go out and work for adventure teams, earn money by working, or get some magic cores from magical beasts.

  Now that we have the promise of this little nobleman, we don't have to worry about money problems anymore, so we can open our hearts and do the experiments we want to do!

  Du Wei still had considerable expectations for Suoerskaya.

  This guy actually managed to come up with a way to simulate magic... He can really be considered a genius! If this guy is allowed to continue researching, heaven knows what else he'll come up with!

  "Oh, right, let me see what you've brought back from your laboratory in the south!"

  Compared with Du Wei's laboratory, what Solaskya brought was much more shabby.

  He brought several bottles and jars... about half of them were earthenware, clearly this financially strapped wizard didn't have the extra money to buy those fancy glass containers.

  In these jars are stored some of the magical elements distilled by Solsticia... mainly fire elements.

  That is what Solzhenitsyn said, a kind of "yellow powder" he distilled.

  Du Wei was still most interested in this "fire element".

  With Sol's consent, he carefully opened a can and then saw this "yellow powder"!

  At first glance at these things, and that familiar smell... Du Wei was stunned!

  He couldn't help but gently stretch out two fingers to pinch a small handful and then brought it closer to sniff...

  "Is this your doing with the 'Fire Element'?" Du Wei turned his head around, looking at Solstice seriously.

  "That's right."

  Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Du Wei slowly asked: "You... can refine this thing at what speed?"

  "It depends on the raw materials. The main material needed is the powder of fire scale grass, but it needs to be extracted six times, and the extraction process must be extremely careful, there can't be any fire around... I once almost got burned to death in an accident."

  "What if I give you enough material?"

  Solskaya thought for a moment and calculated: "I think that if the materials are sufficient, maybe three bottles can be made in one day."

  Three bottles?

  The bottle Solskaya pointed at was roughly the size of a beer bottle from Duvy's past life.

  Three bottles a day... The speed is already pretty good.

  Du Wei suppressed his smile, suddenly hugged Solskja tightly: "My magical advisor Mr.... I'm very satisfied with your fire element... I'll give you a raise! When I have the money later! Hahaha..."

  He paused for a moment, then Du Wei said in a low voice: "Listen, this fire element formula, we must keep it absolutely confidential! Do you understand?"

  "Of course!" Solskaya replied hastily.

  The laboratory was temporarily at the disposal of Solskaya. He left behind in the laboratory, busy arranging the bottles and jars he had brought with him, as well as those crude instruments: several large cauldrons, some distillation flasks, and combustion devices.

  Du Wei walked out alone.

  The two servants following behind him couldn't help but stare at this young master who kept smiling.

  Du Wei walked far away, and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing loudly.

  His smile was filled with joy and surprise, as if a sudden rain of infinite gold coins had fallen from the sky, and they all fell into his pocket alone!

  "Hahaha... what fire element! It's obviously just a fire spark! Haha, I actually have a fire spark!!"

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