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Chapter 102
Chapter 102: Anesthetic Potion
"Is this big iron pot used for concocting potions?" Vivian circled the alchemy furnace, looking at Charlotte with doubt.
"Yes, from now on, this will be my exclusive alchemy furnace, and I'll give you the new pot." Charlotte moved the alchemy furnace to a corner and covered it with a piece of cloth.
If it wasn't too ostentatious, he would have wanted to move this alchemy furnace to the Harriman Manor.
The Potion God wouldn't feel heartbroken for losing such a furnace, but if he lost it, he would truly cry.
"Let's go, let's head back." Charlotte grabbed the money bag and the iron pot, and with Vivian, he returned to the Harriman Manor where a fox guard was waiting with a carriage at the entrance.
On the way back, Charlotte asked the fox guard to make a detour to the grocery store and purchased some materials according to the prescription for the anesthetic potion.
"Boss, what's that? A new prescription?" Vivian looked at Charlotte who was earnestly studying a piece of parchment in surprise, curious.
"Yes, this is the prescription for an anesthetic potion," Charlotte replied without lifting his head.
Vivian exclaimed, "Anesthetic potion! If you have this prescription, why didn't you start brewing it earlier? Sister Louisa wouldn't have to suffer so much today."
That was because he received the prescription after healing Louisa. Charlotte calmly said, "I hadn't figured it out before. I bought some materials to try it out now."
The dosage provided by the system for the anesthetic potion was quite accurate. He just needed to weigh the ingredients and proceed with the concoction, eliminating the trouble of guessing the dosage.
However, the prescription was rather vague when it came to the heating process, requiring him to practice and master it on his own. It was something to be understood through experience and not easily explained.
Upon returning to the Harriman Manor, Charlotte had a simple lunch and then locked himself in the laboratory with the pot and materials.
The anesthetic potion was a necessary item for surgical procedures, there was no doubt about that.
Just like when he extracted Louisa's wisdom tooth this morning, if he had the anesthetic potion, he could minimize her pain during the surgery and reduce the risk of being bitten.
For more complex surgeries, the necessity of anesthesia became even more prominent.
When he performed the appendectomy on Ruth in the past, if he hadn't administered analgesics and sedatives, the scene would have been unimaginable.
[50g of Sea Serpent's Scale, 50g of Giant Winged Blood Butterfly, 50g of Withered Bone Bamboo Root, 50g of Hidden Wing Insect Venom, 50g of Fire Beetle...]
Charlotte used a small balance scale to weigh the medicinal ingredients and followed the prescription strictly. He lit the charcoal furnace, placed the iron pot on top, and began his first attempt at brewing the anesthetic potion.
The first pot was ruined due to excessive heat!
The second pot lacked heat, resulting in insoluble floccules. Failure!
The third pot had inadequate stirring, causing sedimentation and solidification at the bottom. Failure!
...
It wasn't until the light outside the laboratory completely dimmed that, on the ninth attempt, Charlotte finally managed to concoct a pot of anesthetic potion that looked fairly decent.
He poured the potion into vials—six bottles in total. The clear and translucent potion emitted a faint fragrance and showed no impurities.
After putting out the charcoal fire, Charlotte walked straight to the cage of the little white mice and grabbed Jerry #1 and Jerry #2.
"Huh, the food in Harriman Manor is really good. They've gained quite a bit of weight." Charlotte looked at the slightly panicked little white mice in his hand, which had become chubby.
"Don't be afraid, I'm just going to test the medicine on you."
Charlotte bound the four legs of the two little white mice to a wooden board and then administered a drop of the anesthetic potion to Jerry #1, while Jerry #2 was given a drop of plain water.
Soon, Jerry #1, who had consumed the anesthetic potion, began to show signs of drowsiness, and within three minutes, he fell into a deep sleep.
Jerry #2 turned his head to look at his sleeping brother, his face showing a terrified expression as he shook his head and struggled.
"Don't be afraid, you are contributing to the field of potions and sacrificing your bodies." Charlotte held a needle in his hand, cleaned and disinfected it with a sterilizing agent, and pricked Jerry #1's foreleg.
Jerry #1, in his sleep state, did not react whatsoever and even continued to emit slight snores.
Then, out of rigor, Charlotte re-disinfected the needle and pricked Jerry #2, who had consumed the placebo.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Jerry #2 jumped up and down, reacting violently. If his legs weren't tied with ropes, he would probably try to kick Charlotte.
"Forget it, let's just give him one injection." Charlotte took a bottle of hemostatic potion and applied it to both little white mice.
These few little white mice were all precious. Where could he find better test subjects?
Jerry #2 squeezed into the corner of the cage, trembling with fear.
As for Jerry #1, even after the potion was administered and he was placed back in the cage, he remained in a state of anesthesia.
After about ten minutes, Jerry #1 woke up from his drowsy state, looked around, and then flipped over to start nibbling on corn, seemingly unaware of the terrifying experience he had just gone through.
"Based on the current observation, the efficacy of the potion is good. It belongs to a general anesthetic with a duration that should be related to the dosage. The onset of the effect is relatively short." Charlotte recorded in his diary on the side.
The anesthetic potion had been successfully brewed.
He thought of the system rewards today, which also opened up the advancement system for alchemists. Curiously, he opened his attribute panel:
[Player: Charlotte]
[Professions: Knight, Doctor, Alchemist]josei
[Level: Knight Apprentice: 1000/2000 Alchemist Apprentice: 540/2000]
[Wealth: 20430]
[Professional Skills: Wound Dressing and Medication Replacement: Advanced: 80/4000 Skin Wound Suturing: Advanced: 700/4000 ...
[Special Skills: Hemostatic Potion Brewing: Basic: 300/1000 Moisturizing Essence Elixir Brewing: Basic: 400/1000 Anesthetic Potion Brewing: Basic: 60/1000 Sword Drawing Technique: Basic: 990/1000 Whirling Slash: Basic: 940/1000 Flash of Insight: Basic: 890/1000]
[Main Quest: None!]
[Long-term Quest: Exterminate the Jardson Family! Quest Completion Reward: 10,000 Copper Coins; Rare Item!]
[Side Quest: Eradicate the Jardson Family! Quest Completion Reward: 10,000 Copper Coins; Rare Item!]
[Favorability Panel: Not Yet Opened]
...
Indeed, the alchemist advancement system had appeared. He was currently an Alchemist Apprentice with an experience value of 520.
He was curious about the significance of the alchemist level when a line of notes appeared in his sight:
[Alchemist Apprentice: A rookie alchemist who has preliminary mastery of the methods for brewing low-level potions.
The success rate of potion brewing is extremely low, the effects of the brewed potions are ordinary, and the proficiency in potion brewing is low.
There is no ability for independent research and development of potions.
As the alchemist level increases, the success rate and efficacy of the brewed potions will increase, and the ability to research and develop potions will gradually be mastered.]
Charlotte frowned, feeling that the system was mocking him, but he had no evidence to prove it.