Recruitment

The Realm of Winter was jointly developed by four major schools of thought.

At the center of the four schools of thought was a large market.

The market, selling all sorts of strange and unusual items, was one of the main trading locations for pioneering apprentices.

It was still early, and there weren't many pedestrians on the road.

However, most of the shops have already started operating.

Matthew observed the surrounding shops along the way and finally pushed open the door of a grocery store.

Dim light streamed in through the window, revealing countless dust particles floating in the light.

The grocery store wasn't large, but it had a lot of items inside.

"Thump thump thump—", a crisp tapping sound came from the floor.

An elderly man with a cane walked over.

"Hey, isn't this Matthew?"

"I hadn't seen you in so long, I thought you'd died on mission like those apprentices."

"You're here to buy elemental crystals again?"

"Old York, I'm not here to buy those things this time."

"Oh? You finally figured it out?"

I told you long ago that your experiment was unreliable.

It's better to give up; don't waste magic stones there.

In the Realm of Winter, the most important thing is to survive, to endure thirty years.

"By the way, we've recently received some rare items. Would you like some?"

After saying that, Old John took out a test tube containing a purplish-red liquid from behind the counter, which looked like the blood of some kind of magical beast.

"This is?"

At this moment, detailed information about the liquid appeared in front of Matthew.

【Name: Blood of an Unknown Dragon Beast】

[Ingredients: Plasma proteins, special hormones, magic flame particles, fire element antibodies...]

[Description: Blood of a hybrid of an unknown monster and a Flame-Eating Wyvern.]

[Can be refined from: Blood of the Flame-Eating Wyvern, Dragon Scale Crystals, Trace Amounts of Soul Residue, Impurities...]

"This is the blood of the Molten Dragon Lizard."

"This thing is in high demand even in the main world, let alone in the Winter Realm."

"If you want it, I'll sell it to you at a discount because I'm a regular customer."

Matthew shook his head. "What would I do with this thing?"

He now only has four fragments of magic stone left behind by the original owner, and he doesn't have any spare money to buy such things.

Besides, extracting blood wouldn't be of much use to him now.

Do you have any wound healing potions?

"Yes, this place is very dangerous. It would be good to have some wound healing medicine on hand."

"I need the formula, not the medicine."

"The recipe? I do have it."

However, there are many people who refine this thing, so if you want to earn magic stones from it...

Unless it's a high-quality healing potion, it's not easy to sell.

"I know I have a pretty good talent for pharmacy."

For wizarding apprentices pioneering the Winterlands, healing potions are an essential consumable.

Therefore, many apprentices would refine healing potions to sell in their spare time while pioneering new lands, which led to a proliferation of healing potions.

But Matthew is different; he can refine raw materials through the system to produce high-quality healing potions.

In the wizarding world, while magic stones can't solve all problems, you can't get by without them.

Matthew plans to start by crafting healing potions to earn magic stones.

Then we need to figure out how to resolve the aftereffects and leave the Winter Realm.

……

The Realm of Winter, the stronghold of the Tidal School.

Matthew pushed open the door and quickly locked it before finally feeling a little safe.

"Fortunately, we didn't encounter any danger on the way."

Matthew quickly went to the table and took out the items he had bought one by one.

The equipment included a crucible, a distillation apparatus, a pestle, a mortar and pestle, a dropper, and several medicinal herbs for making wound healing agents.

After buying all these things, Matthew only had one magic stone fragment left in his pocket.

"Everything has been bought."

Matthew breathed on his hands, which were red from the cold, and rubbed them together.

Let's begin!

Following the instructions in the medicine formula, Matthew began to tinker with it.

"One Moonflower root with one gram of Bloodthirsty Vine powder..."

"The roots of the white sphagnum moss must be completely removed..."

"Pour into the heated crucible and wait for the materials to liquefy and fuse..."

Matthew stared intently at the crucible, silently calculating the time in his mind.

This step is crucial; he must add calendula drops the instant the materials are fused together.

After a while.

"Now."

He quickly added the prepared marigold drops into it using a dropper.

however……

The next moment, the crucible began to boil violently, and a strong smell of burning emanated from it.

It failed...

"Again!"

……

late at night.

The cold wind howled, and snowflakes filled the sky.

The small house was drafty, and the candlelight inside flickered.

After six failed attempts, Matthew finally succeeded in making his first healing potion.

In Matthew's memory, the original owner of this body had a good talent for potion making, but he was always busy with apprentice assessments, so he neglected it somewhat.

"It's faster than I expected."

Matthew looked at the test tube containing the white solution, feeling a cool sensation flowing through his palm.

【Name: Healing Agent】

Ingredients: ...

【effect:……】

[Note: The raw materials have been refined, significantly enhancing the therapeutic effect.]

[Unrefinable; the item's purity has reached its limit.]

"It seems that once the medicinal herbs are extracted, the resulting potion cannot be further refined..."

"Let's refine the remaining materials when we have some free time."

Matthew put away the remaining materials and took out some flake-shaped crystals from the drawer.

Since he agreed to the advanced apprentice's drug research, his work in the Winter Realm has been arranged to produce documentary films.

This is a strategic tool. Apprentices can infuse magic into the recording tablets, which will automatically sense and imprint the surrounding terrain, generating a map.

Since the Winter Realm is still in the early stages of exploration, a large number of recording films are needed to document the terrain.

This kind of crystal is not difficult to refine, but it is quite time-consuming.

However, this also meant that Matthew didn't have to go out and perform dangerous pioneering work; he only needed to submit fifty documentary films by the end of each month.

"Two more are needed. Let's finish this month's documentary first."

"Achoo!" A cold draft seeped in through the crack in the door, and Matthew couldn't help but shiver.

"The Realm of Winter is no place for humans."

"We must get out of here!"

Without much hesitation, Matthew picked up his magic carving knife and began making the documentary film.

However, at that moment, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door.

Matthew was a little confused. Logically speaking, no one should be looking for him at this time.

"Bang, bang, bang—" The door was knocked on more forcefully, and a voice urging them on came from behind.

"People inside, get out quickly!"

"They're here, they're here."

Matthew strode forward and opened the door.

A cold wind swept across our faces, and the temperature plummeted.

A senior apprentice dressed in a black robe stood in front of the door.

"What were you doing in there for so long?"

"Lord Luke, I am currently crafting a recording disc."

Luke glanced around the room and found that there were indeed some French film blanks on the worktable.

"Forget about all that for now, come with me right away."

Matthew was puzzled and couldn't help but ask.

"Where to?"

"You've been urgently drafted."