Adventurer of Many Professions

This was good for the team. When new teammates joined, they wouldn't need to replace their gear immediately, and the current equipment should suffice for 'Bronze Level' tasks.

It was a long road ahead for them to be promoted to the 'Bronze Level,' but once they were there, they could opt for easier 'Silver Level' commissions or avoid those tasks altogether, which would give them more time to save for equipment upgrades.

At the 'Bronze Level,' commissions could reward up to ten gold coins. Even if the team grew to five members, Raymond believed that it wouldn't be long before they'd have enough money for equipment upgrades after reaching the 'Bronze Level.'

This was, of course, referring to Lorene.

For Raymond, the daily income from the "Primary Magic Recovery Potion" would be enough for the team to change their equipment once they reached the 'Bronze Level.'

And since Raymond was a craftsman, his main expense would only be for the materials.

When it came to the 'Silver Level,' the equipment would likely come with additional special effects.

In order to add special effects to equipment, the "Forging" skill must be upgraded to the second stage.

Currently, Raymond's "Forging" skill is only at the first stage, so he cannot add special effects to equipment. To upgrade his "Forging" skill, he needs three more skill points.

However, Raymond wasn't considering upgrading his "Forging" skill at the moment.

By the time he needed it, he would certainly have enough money. He could craft the equipment himself and then ask skilled "craftsmen" who had reached the second stage of "Forging" to help add the special effects.

One of these craftsmen is Greytor, a dwarf who has already mastered the second stage of "Forging."

But that was something for the future—who could say what might change by the time he was ready?

Soon, Raymond and Arya carried the eight herbs for the "Primary Magic Recovery Potion" upstairs to the pharmacy.

The pharmacy had been converted from an unused room. Raymond had originally used the utility room for potion refining, but since he exercised there every morning and there was an empty room on the second floor, it made sense to transform that room into an alchemy space.

The pharmacy was lined with shelves filled with glass medicine tubes, and there was a long table in the middle of the room.

Raymond placed the chopping board with the eight herbs on the table, then moved to the shelf to retrieve a row of glass medicine tubes.

Arya chose to watch him at work.

Although she had seen Raymond refine the "Primary Magic Recovery Potion" many times before, she never grew tired of watching. Perhaps she enjoyed seeing the process so much because, in her mind, each potion represented "eight silver coins."

Those bottles of "Primary Magic Recovery Potion" were as good as round silver coins, especially now that they were so short on money.

At that moment, Raymond reached for the large water cup on the table to fill the glass medicine tubes, only to find that it was empty.

Just as he was about to get the water himself, Arya quickly stepped in to take the cup.

"I'll get it, you just focus on making the 'Primary Magic Recovery Potion'!" she said, already excitedly heading out with the large cup to fetch water from the bathroom on the second floor.

Raymond smiled in amusement, feeling helpless.

Every time he was about to make the potion, Arya always seemed to get so excited.

Soon, Arya returned with the filled cup. "Here, Raymond, the water's ready."

"Thanks," Raymond said with a smile, taking the cup from her.

He then began pouring water into the eight glass medicine tubes, filling each one halfway.

Next, he picked up the herbs that Arya had washed and chopped and began placing them into the glass tubes one by one.

Eventually, all the herbs were in the glass tubes.

Though Arya had seen these steps many times and could easily help, she preferred to watch. She seemed to enjoy seeing the careful, focused way Raymond worked.

Raymond noticed her watching him intently with a cute expression, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Don't just watch me—hurry up and make the potion!" he teased.

When he suddenly turned to look at her, Arya's face flushed, and she quickly urged, "Okay, okay, I got it!"

Raymond smiled and shook his head, then turned his attention to the medicine tubes on the table.

He extended his hands slowly, pointing at the first glass medicine tube, his expression turning serious.

In a soft voice, he whispered, "Refine!"

As soon as his words fell, a light blue glow enveloped his hands.

After a few seconds, the blue glow faded, and the water and herbs inside the glass tube disappeared. In their place, a light blue liquid now filled about two-thirds of the tube.

This was, of course, the "Primary Magic Recovery Potion."

Raymond picked up the tube, carefully inspecting the clear blue liquid. Satisfied that the potion's potency was intact, he nodded in approval.

Since he began refining the "Primary Magic Recovery Potion," Raymond had never encountered a failure or any loss in the potion's effectiveness.

There are only two reasons a pharmacist might fail to refine a potion or experience a loss of potency:

First, if the herbs used are of poor quality, with their potency already diminished, the resulting potion will have reduced effectiveness.

Second, if the potion isn't refined correctly according to the formula, or if certain materials are improperly used, the potion's quality will degrade.

Raymond set the first bottle of "Primary Magic Recovery Potion" aside with satisfaction and began refining the second.

One by one, each bottle of "Primary Magic Recovery Potion" was completed, and soon, Raymond finished the last bottle.

"Raymond, you're amazing!" Arya exclaimed, seeing the final bottle of the potion.

"Alright, it's done. Time to rest," Raymond said, stretching his shoulders. He then looked at Arya and added, "Don't forget, tomorrow I'll teach you close combat."

Arya's eyes brightened. "I'll be waiting! You better teach me well."

"Don't worry about it," Raymond replied with a grin. "Although I haven't taught you yet, I'm now a multi-professional with ten different skills. I know all the strengths and weaknesses, so I'm more than qualified to teach you."

"Hehe... That sounds perfect!" Arya smiled.

The two then returned to their respective rooms to rest and prepare for the training the next day.

Raymond lay on his bed and opened his status panel to check his current information:

Name: Raymond Kelton

Age: 15

Magic Value: 51.2/1151.2

Occupations: Fighter, Warrior, Craftsman, Magician, Swordsman, Hunter, Pharmacist, Archer, Thief, Assassin

Skills:

Bone Crushing

Taunt [Upgradeable]

Wind Slash

Camouflage

Forging [Upgradeable]

Primary Magic Recovery Potion

Skill Points: 2 | Cumulative: 55%

Awakenable Occupations:

Priest: Awakening Requirements: 200 people must be grateful to you | Progress: 16/200

Learnable Skills:

Breaking Assault [Warrior] | Cost: 2 skill points

Flame Shock [Mage] | Cost: 3 skill points

Burning Fire [Mage] | Cost: 2 skill points

Spider Jump [Assassin] [Archer] | Cost: 1 skill point

Flash [Swordsman] [Assassin] | Cost: 2 skill points

Instant [Assassin] [Thief] | Cost: 2 skill points

Guardian Shield [Warrior] | Cost: 5 skill points

Shield Strike [Warrior] | Cost: 1 skill point

Fireball [Mage] | Cost: 1 skill point

Ice Field [Mage] [Upgradeable] | Cost: 3 skill points

Ice Crystal Wall [Mage] | Cost: 3 skill points

Storm Fist [Mage] | Cost: 5 skill points

Eagle Eye [Archer] [Hunter] | Cost: 1 skill point

Bio-Perception [Hunter] [Thief] [Upgradeable] | Cost: 1 skill point

Fatal Blow [Assassin] [Rogue] [Hunter] | Cost: 1 skill point

Blade of Wind [Mage] [Upgradeable] | Cost: 1 skill point

Magic Cyclone [Mage] | Cost: 2 skill points

Earth Tremor [Warrior] [Upgradeable] | Cost: 3 skill points

Indestructible [Warrior] | Cost: 3 skill points

Locked Arrow [Archer] | Cost: 1 skill point

Hunting Through the Heart [Warrior] | Cost: 1 skill point

Wind-Breaking Arrow [Archer] [Hunter] | Cost: 3 skill points

Sprint [Rogue] | Cost: 1 skill point

Frenzy Slash [Warrior] [Swordsman] | Cost: 1 skill point

Charged Charge [Warrior] | Cost: 1 skill point

Random Steal [Rogue] | Cost: 3 skill points

Thunderstorm Gun [Warrior] | Cost: 5 skill points

Flowing Like Clouds and Water [Warrior] [Swordsman] [Upgradeable] | Cost: 3 skill points

Iron Elbow [Fighter] | Cost: 1 skill point

Upgradeable Skills:

Taunt | Upgrade Cost: 3 skill points

Forging | Upgrade Cost: 3 skill points

Raymond smiled as he scanned the long list of new skills. After a brief moment of thought, he sighed. "What a pity, there are no skill points to learn any of these!"