Chapter 3: Secondary Dragon Blood Elixir

Chapter 3: Secondary Dragon Blood Elixir

Among the many wizard elixirs, the Dragon Blood Elixir stands out as a particularly unique concoction.

Its primary effect is to enhance the physical constitution of the user.

Even formally knighted warriors can benefit from its effects.

What makes it special is the vast disparity in quality between different batches of the elixir.

A low-quality Dragon Blood Elixir is often considered a zero-tier potion, lacking any significant rank.

However, a high-quality elixir can reach up to the third tier, making even seasoned wizards covet its power.

The tier of a Dragon Blood Elixir primarily depends on the quality of its main ingredient: dragon blood.

The higher the quality of the dragon blood, the better the elixir's effects, and the higher its tier.

Unfortunately, obtaining genuine dragon blood, or even the blood of a slightly stronger dragonkin, is beyond Su Nan's current capabilities.

However, there is a substitute.

The ancestors of the Black-Scaled Lizardfolk were once descendants of dragons, carrying dragon blood in their veins.

Though the dragon bloodline has diluted significantly over the millennia, it still contains traces of dragon essence.

Su Nan's goal is to extract dragon blood from the Black-Scaled Lizardfolk that meets the standards for the Dragon Blood Elixir.

Slapping his cheeks to shake off the fatigue, Su Nan steeled himself and began the process.

Even the first step of moving the heavy lizardfolk corpse onto the operating table left him panting and out of breath.

"Once I create the Dragon Blood Elixir, I'll make sure to take it first to improve my physical strength!"

After catching his breath, Su Nan picked up the scalpel and started the dissection to extract the blood.

The Black-Scaled Lizardfolk had only recently died and their bodies had been preserved with drugs, so the blood was still liquid and the process went smoothly.

It took over an hour to extract all the blood from the lizardfolk, after which Su Nan began the process of blood extraction.

[Completed one blood purification, 'Biological Modification' learning progress +0.01%]



[Completed one blood refinement, 'Biological Modification' learning progress +0.01%]



[Completed one blood extraction, 'Biological Modification' learning progress +0.03%]



After multiple purifications and refinements, the large bucket of blood was reduced to just over three liters.

Looking at the thick, jelly-like crimson blood in the glass beaker, Su Nan's eyes flickered.

[Dragon Lizard Blood, Purity 35.68%, contains dragon lizard bloodline. When injected into a human, there is a minimal chance of mutating into a dragon lizard form, with a high probability of rejection. Severe cases can lead to death. The stronger the physical constitution, the higher the mutation success rate and the lower the rejection rate.]



"With my current skills, this is the best I can achieve."

Su Nan sighed.

Blood extraction and refinement are part of the broader skill of Biological Modification.

Since he hasn't mastered Biological Modification yet, his techniques are limited.

Fortunately, he has the Synthesis Cube to help him.

"To make a Dragon Blood Elixir, I need 80 milliliters of dragon blood."

Su Nan separated two 80-milliliter portions of dragon lizard blood and placed them in the Synthesis Cube. The synthesis interface quickly displayed the relevant information.

[Dragon Lizard Blood, Purity 51.59%, contains dragon lizard bloodline. When injected into a human, there is a small chance of mutating into a dragon lizard form, with a high probability of rejection. Severe cases can lead to death. The stronger the physical constitution, the higher the mutation success rate and the lower the rejection rate.]



"It's still not enough."

Su Nan added more dragon lizard blood to the Synthesis Cube.

The purity of the synthesized product continued to increase, but the rate of improvement slowed down as he added more blood.

After adding the eighth portion of dragon lizard blood, the synthesized product finally reached a significant improvement.

[Dragonkin Blood, Purity 1.12%, contains dragon bloodline. When injected into a human, there is a minimal chance of mutating into a dragonkin form, with a high probability of rejection. Severe cases can lead to death. The stronger the physical constitution, the higher the mutation success rate and the lower the rejection rate.]



"Finally, I've succeeded."

A delighted smile spread across Su Nan's face.

Dragonkin blood is the minimum standard required to create a Dragon Blood Elixir.

Considering the high failure rate for his first attempt at potion-making, Su Nan decided to prepare multiple sets of materials, just to be safe. He didn't continue with the synthesis for now.

In the end, from the three liters of Black-Scaled Lizardfolk blood, he managed to synthesize five portions of Lesser Dragonkin Blood.

Su Nan didn't immediately start making the potion. Instead, he meditated to restore his energy to its peak state before beginning his first potion-making attempt.

The most crucial ingredient for the Dragon Blood Elixir is dragon blood. The other materials are relatively easy to find, and Su Nan had already prepared them.

He lit the alcohol lamp, placed the beaker, and added water, then carefully placed the ingredients in the correct order.

The process was similar to refining the Silver Moon Flower, with an additional step at the end.

Under the bright candlelight, Su Nan flicked his finger, and a blue-purple glow instantly merged into the beaker.

At the same time, he murmured a series of strange syllables, sometimes sharp and high-pitched, other times low and weak.

As he spoke, the bright red liquid in the beaker began to shift and change shape.

Even for a zero-tier potion, the creation process must be guided by mental energy; otherwise, it would inevitably fail. This is what makes wizard potions both mysterious and powerful.

After about ten minutes, the bright red liquid gradually calmed down, and its volume slowly decreased.

But in an instant, the liquid suddenly boiled violently, emitting a large amount of green smoke. With a loud pop, it turned into a pile of charred powder.

[Completed one potion-making (failure), Potion-making Proficiency +4]



"Even a failed potion-making attempt increases proficiency more than the refinement of the Silver Moon Flower."

Su Nan showed no signs of disappointment.

He hadn't expected to succeed on his first try.

After resting for a while, Su Nan began his second potion-making attempt.

However, this one also ended in failure.

The third attempt met the same fate.

Summarizing the lessons from his three failures, Su Nan finally succeeded on his fourth attempt.

[Completed one potion-making, Potion-making Proficiency +12]



[Lesser Dragon Blood Elixir (Zero-tier/Lower Quality), when consumed, it can enhance physical constitution. The degree of enhancement depends on the user's current constitution. The weaker the user, the stronger the effect. Multiple servings will diminish the effect.]



"Just a Lesser Dragon Blood Elixir, huh."

"Well, considering the purity of the Lesser Dragonkin Blood is so low, it's already a great achievement to have successfully created it."

Without hesitation, Su Nan drank the potion.

The moment the liquid entered his stomach, a surge of heat exploded, instantly spreading through his limbs.

Su Nan felt as if his entire body was immersed in scalding lava, a mix of intense pain and an indescribable thrill.

It took about four or five minutes for the pain to gradually subside.

Su Nan was drenched in sweat, his clothes soaked through as if he had just been pulled out of water.

But at that moment, he felt a surge of energy, his body brimming with strength, completely free of the previous weakness and fatigue.

Taking off his shirt, Su Nan examined his body.

His formerly thin, rib-visible frame had become much more muscular.

Gently pressing his abdomen, he could clearly feel the faint outline of his abs beneath a thin layer of fat.

When he clenched his fist, his arm muscles immediately bulged.

Su Nan checked his status panel and was pleasantly surprised to see his constitution had increased from 0.7 to 2.6.

An increase of 1.9!

"A constitution of 2.6 is roughly equivalent to that of a squire who has trained for four or five years."

Su Nan was filled with amazement.

A single potion had transformed him from a weak, ordinary person into a powerful squire.

This was the power of wizard potions!

And this was just a lower-quality, zero-tier potion.

If it were a higher-tier Dragon Blood Elixir, it might even allow an ordinary person to directly become a knight!

"Higher-tier potions are still far beyond my reach, but having a Lesser Dragon Blood Elixir is enough to meet my current needs."

(End of Chapter)

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