章 47: Chapter 47: Problems and solutions

Created Element: Repair Potion

Description: A potion designed to heal internal injuries and completely cleanse the body of harmful substances.

Cost: 400 Creator's Points.

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Looking at the cost requested by the phone, I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself. It seemed somewhat illogical. Why was fortifying myself against the sacred fruit much cheaper than cleansing my body?

Is the task really that difficult? I mean, cleansing the body of harmful substances. From my experience in pharmacy, I knew there weren't many potions with such an effect. They were either stored in inaccessible places or sold at the budget of entire cities.

The easiest way to get something similar is to travel to the goblin nation center. It might not be impossible, but it could take a long time. The three races only come together when demons attack, and the last direct attack was eighty years ago.

Currently, the relationship in the Three Races Council is at its worst in history. A world war could break out at any time, and the survivors will be the rulers of the earth. I tried thinking of other ways to heal myself, but nothing came to mind.

Previous Cassian's knowledge in the field of pharmacy was extensive. He even learned how to conduct precise examinations of living beings' bodies. All the test results I did a while ago indicated the same thing: my body was severely contaminated by the materials I consumed on puppet's Society.

My body was at its limits when I finally escaped slavery, but the subsequent battle against Vantos destroyed what was left of my body, and paralysis was determined afterward.

Because Jin acted immediately and gave me a potion, my body remained as it was. However, rising in level again would definitely require cleansing my body at least. It's extremely difficult.

Even though things seemed very tough for me currently, there was still more than one hope. There are several things I can do, most of which have good success rates fortunately:

1. Take more lessons on this subject, spend some time explaining the formula to Jin, and then have him make it for me.

2. Have Jin create the materials, then I mix the potion myself.

3. The worst option if everything else fails, complete phone missions to collect Creator's Points and heal myself eventually.

The problem with the first two options is the lack of sufficient knowledge, as no human has ever made this potion before. The reason is that the recipe for this potion includes resources not found in the human nation, some exclusively in the goblin nation.

As for the materials, I know exactly what I need, but gathering and combining them is a completely different matter. I took a deep breath, hid the phone in the inventory, and examined the sacred fruit.

As for the excuse I used to take this fruit from Jin, it wasn't entirely a lie. It's true that I want to use it to increase my strength now, especially with my current injury problem, but I also wanted to conduct some research on it.

As someone who will use everything he has to succeed in what he wants, I won't neglect anything that sets me apart from others, and my pharmacy skills will definitely not be neglected.

In fact, it might be an important factor in the upcoming inheritance war. I intend to develop that skill now.

From an ordinary person's perspective, this fruit seems very tempting but equally frightening. Knowing its effects, they would approach and review it from a distance, but would never eat it willingly.

For a pharmacist, this fruit is a miracle embodied before them, an element that can raise the user's strength without any side effects. The addiction might be very dangerous, but finding a solution is possible.

Creating a permanent antidote is very feasible, even old man Adam could have done it but didn't. The reason is simple: an antidote like that would completely destroy the puppet's Society, which wasn't in his and his children's interest.

I decided to examine everything about this fruit, hoping to find something beneficial. I also felt a bit of hope in my heart, great hope.

The way this fruit increases a person's strength is very simple. During my stay in that Society, I noticed several things about the fruit.

First, this fruit doesn't affect mana at all, or so I noticed based on observing the puppets around me eating it.

Second, upon eating the fruit, a slight tingling sensation spreads throughout the body, but the euphoria from eating it completely covers it.

Third, the fruit improve general health. I noticed this effect just now after examining my body. I tried eating the fruit now and focused on my body's reaction.

For less than a second, my body's muscles moved strangely then returned normal, and I noticed something odd.

My level didn't rise from eating the fruit, but something else happened.

I felt lighter and the air I breathed became slightly cleaner.

This didn't happen before, I will conduct more tests on this matter.

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The carriage could be seen moving on the road between the trees, the sun shining its rays on the paths.

The cold began to recede a bit, and the weather became more pleasant.

The mountains and the edge of the forest could be seen from where the carriage was, revealing the beautiful natural scenery of the west more than anywhere else.

If it weren't for the monster waves passing a few kilometers from here, this place would definitely be a tourist spot.

While the others slept, Elara went to the front of the carriage and sat with Jin. The fact that both were awake at this time revealed how much their minds were preoccupied and how worried they were.

"Are you sure about returning? Even if the contract has been annulled, it's still very dangerous." Elara spoke after sitting at the corner, looking at Jin deep in thought.

After hearing his story and his clash with Loana StarHold, Elara found it hard to believe Jin's decision to return there.

"As for the other MorningStar heir, you can present yourself to him elsewhere. Doesn't Darian StarHold attend the Academy of Hope? Can't-"

Jin interrupted Elara at that point, seemingly unable to listen to another word.

"I've already decided to go. I can't act as if nothing happened and continue my life normally." Jin sighed after finishing his words, and closed his eyes again to ensure the smooth flow of mana in the carriage.

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He needs to stop the carriage soon..

His storage of mana is about to reach half. In a remote and dangerous place like this, he won't risk using up his entire storage, no matter how reckless he is.

Elara looked at him and didn't pursue the matter further.

"I understand..." He fell silent after that and started watching the road with Jin.

The person responsible for this journey was awake in his room now…

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Several days have passed since I started my examinations. I feel that the progress is very good so far. As I initially suspected, I can heal my injury using this fruit, but it's not as simple as it seems.

To explain it in the simplest terms, I'll start with the muscles.

When a person trains their body, they somewhat destroy their muscles and then heal them over time.

After the healing process is complete, the muscles return stronger than they were before.

The sacred fruit has a similar effect; it's nature's way of providing an alternative to the gym.

Inside this fruit, there are two effects:

1. Destroying all the muscles in the body to a certain extent.

2. Healing all the muscles in the body completely.

It's the perfect form of body strengthening cycles, a true natural miracle!

To clarify further, I need to explain the state of paralysis in my body better.

First, the concept of paralysis for me is quite different from the concept of paralysis for other Awakened.

First, an Awakened is considered paralyzed when their mana system inside their body is destroyed and completely lost.

In that case, they lose the <Intelligence> stat entirely, and it becomes impossible for them to raise it in rank again.

This is why they are called paralyzed, but the situation is somewhat different for me. Since my body Awakened without creating any internal mana system, I become paralyzed when I lose the ability to strengthen my body.

The reason preventing me from developing my body now is that harmful substances have overwhelmed it beyond its limits. To solve the problem, there are two options:

1. Expel the harmful substances from my body, which can be done by creating or finding a body cleansing potion.

2. Make my muscles more resistant to the effects of harmful substances by destroying and healing them repeatedly.

However, this needs to be done very quickly. Eating the fruits rapidly isn't even close to being sufficient.

Therefore, I need to create a concentrated extract of the sacred fruit, enough to push my muscles beyond their limits and make them more resistant to harmful substances.

In simpler terms, I'll make my muscles so strong that the harmful substances will be too weak to affect me.

Using the natural process of body strengthening, I will heal myself!