Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Lesser Dragon Blood Potion Among all the Wizard potions, the Dragon Blood Potion is considered a very special one. Its effect is to enhance the body’s constitution. Even for an Official Knight, it has an effect. The reason it is special is that the variance in the limit of the Dragon Blood Potion can be extremely vast. A low-quality Dragon Blood Potion doesn’t even have a rank and is only considered a zero-grade potion. But a high-quality Dragon Blood Potion can even reach a third-grade level, making even Official Wizards tempted. The grade of the Dragon Blood Potion primarily depends on the quality of the Dragon Blood, its main ingredient. The higher the quality of the Dragon Blood, the better the potion’s effect, and the higher the grade naturally. However, Sunan currently lacks the ability to acquire even slightly stronger Sub-dragon Species blood, let alone real Dragon Blood. But there are substitutes available. The ancestors of the Black-scaled Lizardman were descendants of the Dragon Race thousands of years ago and had Dragon Race blood in their veins. Though diluted to the limit over time, the Black-scaled Lizardman still contains traces of Giant Dragon blood. Sunan’s goal is to refine Dragon Blood from the Black-scaled Lizardman’s blood that meets the material standards of the Dragon Blood Potion. After giving his cheeks a few pats, Sunan summoned his Spirit, ready to proceed. Yet even just moving the heavy lizardman’s corpse to the operating table left him gasping for breath. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢 "Once I’ve made the Dragon Blood Potion, I must take it myself first and improve my physique!" After catching his breath, Sunan picked up the scalpel and began dissecting to draw blood. These Black-scaled Lizardmen had just died not long ago, and their bodies were preserved with chemicals, so their blood had not yet coagulated, making the blood extraction process very smooth. After spending over an hour to extract all the lizardman blood, Sunan then began the blood extraction process. [Completed a blood purification, ’Biological Transformation’ study progress +0.01%] [Completed a blood refinement, ’Biological Transformation’ study progress +0.01%] [Completed a bloodline extraction, ’Biological Transformation’ study progress +0.03%] ... After multiple purifications and refinements, a whole barrel of blood ended up with a little over three liters remaining. Staring at the glass cup where the blood thickened like jelly, Sunan’s eyes flickered slightly. [Dragon Lizard Blood, purity 35.68%, contains Dragon Lizard lineage blood, injecting into the human body has a tiny probability of mutating into a Dragon Lizard body, a high probability of rejection reaction, severe cases may lead to death, the stronger the physique, the higher the mutation success rate, the lower the rejection reaction.] "With my current skills, refining to this level is already the limit." Sunan sighed softly. Bloodline extraction and refinement are part of Biological Transformation. He has not even mastered Biological Transformation skills, so his techniques are naturally limited. Fortunately, he still has the synthesizing cube as a cheat. "Making a Dragon Blood Potion requires 80 ml of Dragon Blood." Sunan separated two portions of 80 ml Dragon Lizard Blood, placed them into the cube, and soon the corresponding information appeared on the synthesize interface. [Dragon Lizard Blood, purity 51.59%, contains Dragon Lizard lineage blood, injecting into the human body has a small probability of mutating into a Dragon Lizard body, a large probability of a rejection reaction, severe cases may lead to death, the stronger the physique, the higher the mutation success rate, the lower the rejection reaction.] "Still not enough." Sunan continually added more Dragon Lizard Blood. The purity of the synthesized product continued to increase, but the increments became smaller and smaller towards the end. When the 8th portion of Dragon Lizard Blood was added, the synthesized product’s information finally underwent a qualitative change. [Sub-Dragon Blood, purity 1.12%, contains Dragon Race lineage blood, injecting into the human body has an extremely low probability of mutating into a Sub-Dragon body, a high probability of a rejection reaction, severe cases may lead to death, the stronger the physique, the higher the mutation success rate, the lower the rejection reaction.] "Finally succeeded." A smile of joy appeared on Sunan’s face. Sub-Dragon Blood is the minimum standard material for refining Dragon Blood Potion. Considering that the failure rate might be a bit high for the first drug-making attempt, Sunan decided to prepare several portions of material and did not continue synthesizing. The final bit over three liters of Black-scaled Lizardman blood yielded a total of 5 portions of Sub-Dragon Blood. Sunan did not immediately begin potion-making but went through a round of Meditation to recover his energy to its peak state before starting the first potion-making attempt. The most crucial ingredient in the Dragon Blood Potion is Dragon Blood; the rest of the materials are not difficult to find and Sunan had prepared them long ago. He lit the alcohol lamp, placed the beaker, then added water and sequentially added the materials. The entire process was almost the same as refining Silver Moon Flower, except for an additional step at the end. Under the bright candlelight, Sunan flicked his finger, and a blue-purple halo instantly merged into the beaker. Meanwhile, his lips moved slightly, softly chanting a series of strange syllables, sometimes sharp and high-pitched, sometimes low and faint. Along with his voice, the scarlet liquid in the beaker also transformed into various shapes. A true potion, even a zero-grade potion, must have Spiritual Power as a guide in the making process, otherwise it is bound to fail. This is the mysterious and powerful source of Wizard’s potions. After more than ten minutes, the scarlet liquid gradually calmed down, its volume shrinking slowly. But at a certain moment, the liquid suddenly boiled violently, producing a large amount of green smoke, and with a puff, it transformed into a mass of charred black powder. [Completed a potion-making (failure), potion-making proficiency +4] "Even a failed potion-making, the proficiency gained far exceeds the extraction of Silver Moon Flower." Not a trace of frustration could be seen on Sunan’s face. He didn’t expect to succeed on his first attempt anyway. After resting for a while, Sunan continued with a second potion-making attempt. However, this also ended in failure. The subsequent third potion-making also met with failure. Summarizing the experience from the three failures, he finally succeeded on the fourth potion-making. [Completed a potion-making, potion-making proficiency +12] [Lesser Dragon Blood Potion (Zero grade/Low quality), upon consumption can enhance physique, the extent of enhancement depends on the consumer’s physique, the weaker the physique, the stronger the effect, repeated consumption will weaken the effect.] "Just a Lesser Dragon Blood Potion, huh." "Well, considering the low purity of Sub-Dragon Blood, the success is already quite good." Without a word, Sunan poured the potion into his mouth. As soon as the potion hit his stomach, a surge of heat exploded, rushing through his whole body in an instant. Sunan felt like his entire body was submerged in scalding magma, severe pain mixed with an inexplicable, almost pleasurable shiver. After four or five full minutes, the intense pain gradually faded. Soaked with sweat as if just pulled out of water, his clothes were drenched. But at this moment, he felt energized, like his body was filled with endless strength, completely different from the previous weakness and fatigue. Removing his shirt, Sunan lowered his head to examine his body. The previously frail frame, where ribs were clearly visible, had now become much more solid. Pressing lightly on his abdomen, he could clearly feel abs under the thin layer of fat. Clenching his fist, muscles immediately stood out on his arms. Sunan opened the panel to check and was pleasantly surprised to see his physique had risen from 0.7 to 2.6. An increase of 1.9! "A physique of 2.6, almost equivalent to a Squire having trained for four or five years." Sunan was filled with astonishment. One bottle of potion turned him from a frail ordinary person into a powerful Squire. This is the power of Wizard’s potions! And this is just a low-grade zero-level potion. If it were a graded Dragon Blood Potion, it might even directly elevate an ordinary person to a Knight! "Graded potions are still far beyond reach, but having a Lesser Dragon Blood Potion is enough for now." ```