Chapter 98: Potion

“Did you name this weapon?” Su Lun’s fingers touched the blade of the scimitar.

Heatherway tidied up the other items on the experiment table without looking up and said, “Not yet. Do you have any suggestions?”

“How about Night Blade?”

“Sounds good.”

Su Lun put down the scimitar and asked, “How many more of these scimitars are there?”

Heatherway crossed her arms and gave him an annoyed look before saying, “Do you think these are potatoes? You can’t just have as many as you want.”

“The Clawfiend claws you provided—only two were suitable for making this type of scimitar. The rest can only be used to make daggers.”

“Two is still good.” Su Lun put Night Blade back and said, “By the way, I just killed a Water Monster in the Red Sand River. See if there are any useful materials.”

“A Water Monster.” Hearing Su Lun’s words, Heatherway’s eyes lit up. “Where? Take me there.”

“I already arranged for someone to bring it over. It should have arrived by now.” Su Lun said with a smile.

The two left the Laboratory and waited for a few minutes until they saw a large block of ice being pulled by two draft horses. Heatherway eagerly ran over.

Standing in front of the ice block, Heatherway pressed close to it to look inside. “It’s an adult Dark-scale Water Monster. The body is surprisingly well-preserved.”

“You recognize this monster?” Su Lun stood nearby and asked.

“Of course. This is a Dark-scale Water Monster. It’s my first time seeing one. Later, we’ll bring it to my Laboratory. I want to dissect it.” Heatherway said excitedly.

Su Lun quietly took a step back. Looking at the excited Heatherway and then at the frozen body of the Dark-scale Water Monster, he imagined a big-chested, cute girl in a wizard robe, holding various knives and scissors, excitedly dissecting the Water Monster. The image sent a chill down his spine.

Heatherway didn’t notice Su Lun’s gaze. Happily, she directed everyone to push the ice block down and transport it to the Laboratory.

“What is this Water Monster useful for?” Su Ling asked curiously.

“The biggest use of this Water Monster is that its heart can be used to make an Underwater Breathing Potion,” Heatherway explained.

Su Lun said, a bit puzzled, “Underwater Breathing Potion? That kind of potion isn’t very rare, is it? Why are you so interested in it?”

“This Underwater Breathing Potion isn’t as simple as you think. A regular Underwater Breathing Potion lasts about three hours. A good one lasts longer, but at most, no more than six hours. However, the Underwater Breathing Potion made from the Dark-scale Water Monster’s heart is permanent.”

“It’s like permanently casting the Water Breathing spell on you!”

“Permanent spell? That’s so powerful.” Su Lun looked at the Dark-scale Water Monster’s body in surprise. The effect of a permanent spell was very rare; usually, only powerful Spellcasters or some mighty beings could cast it at a great cost. For example, beings at the Legendary Level or above could choose to permanently consume some magic power to grant a permanent spell effect to someone else.

Unless they were close relatives or offered something they couldn’t refuse, Legendary Wizards rarely gave permanent spells to others because it required permanently losing some of their own power.

Alternatively, some Demigods or gods could grant blessings, which could also give a permanent spell effect to others. However, gods rarely granted blessings; only some favored individuals might receive such treatment. Generally, the blessings granted by gods were quite powerful.

To cast these permanent effects, one needed to be at least at the Legendary Tier. And this Dark-scale Water Monster actually had this ability.

Of course, the permanent spell effect from the Dark-scale Water Monster was quite basic, far less powerful than the effects granted by mighty beings. But the cost was low, with no side effects, and the Water Breathing spell was very practical in many situations.

Actually, there were other ways to achieve permanent spell effects in this world. The most famous was the Magic Tattoo craft. It was said that this craft was invented by the Elves. This technique involved carving Magic Tattoos on the human body—a very powerful skill that allowed direct inscription of runes on the body.

For a period, many Wizards shaved off all their body hair and carved Magic Tattoos on themselves. The Red Robe Mage Association was the most skilled in this technique at that time, and during that era, it became trendy for Wizards, regardless of gender, to be bald.

Although this technique was strong, its growth potential was limited. Carving runes placed a heavy burden on the human body and was very painful. Many people failed because they couldn’t endure the pain.

After all, humans weren’t a magical race, born with innate spells or strong tolerance for various spells. Eventually, due to the high cost, strict carving conditions, and low-level spells that could be carved, this technique became less used.

Some did attempt to carve high-level spells with Magic Tattoos, but the human body’s skin was limited. It was said that the Elves had more powerful Magic Tattoo techniques.

Su Lun left the Laboratory after giving the Dark-scale Water Monster’s body to Heatherway to handle. Just the day before, the pure white marble he had sent people to mine from the Lotas Mountains had been delivered.

This marble had a fine texture and pure white color. It was a precious stone even in Karlt City, let alone in a place like the Northern Wilderness.

Originally, he had planned to build a bathroom in the Lord’s Manor today, but the Water Monster incident came up. By the time he dealt with the Water Monster and brought it to Heatherway, most of the day had passed. Now he intended to go back and hurry to build the bathroom.

Building a bathroom with marble was something Su Lun had planned long ago. The bathroom he was building was the kind you could swim in. He even planned to install a fountain in the bathroom. What statue should he put in the fountain? A mermaid or something else? Su Lun hadn’t decided yet.

Su Lun’s marble bathroom combined the architectural styles of ancient Rome and ancient Greece, with functions inspired by modern styles from his previous life, far surpassing the architectural styles of this world.

He also planned to use this style for the public bathroom in the Territory, but definitely not with marble. The water source for the bathroom was an underground hot spring that Su Lun had spent a lot of time locating using the Earthspring Surge spell. Then he spent a great deal of magic power to redirect the hot spring’s flow and channel it here.

The hot spring’s water temperature was about 60 degrees, just the right warmth. Su Lun enjoyed soaking in the hot spring with Chris. Pipes guided the hot spring water directly into the bathroom. The bathroom pool had flowing water, so the water was clean anytime you used it.

The bathroom walls also had various relief carvings, which were the work of several carving craftsmen.

These reliefs depicted various mythological stories and some powerful creatures. The entire bathroom was built like a piece of art.