Chapter 81: There Is No Book Too Tough for Dark Demon
There was no need to wait for the professors to lecture; as soon as Dark had an idea, he went directly to the library after the end of the afternoon History of Magic class.
Soon, he found the book titled “Pierre’s Personal Guide—How to Transmute Potions into Magus Cards” with ease.
Pierre was a very famous potion master in the annals of magic history, and from his perspective, there was no potion that couldn’t be transmuted into a magus card!
The guidebook was thick enough to span three fingers, which was intimidating at first glance.
Even the first-year students, let alone the seniors, seldom had the courage to take it off the shelf.
After picking it up, Dark suddenly remembered another problem he needed to solve. He temporarily placed it on a table in the reading room, securing a spot with his single-shoulder bag, then continued searching through the shelves.
Before long, he found an insect-type illustrated guide and discovered a description of the “Huhu insect.”
The description in the book was rather brief but covered the essential points.
“Huhu insect” existed only in rare magical experiments and could not be found in reality.
In fact, most “Huhu insects” were white cards without any skills.
Even the rarer blue cards had at most the passive skill “Sturdy.”
There were no skills like “Power Trick.”
The card name of “Huhu insect” was just “Huhu insect,” differing by only one character from Dark’s “Huhu.”
Perhaps this one-character difference led to the two identical-looking golems having different life forms.
Additionally, the activation of the Capital Sin series magus card caused “Huhu” to gain the special ability to ferment fruits into juice.
In other words, his “Huhu” was absolutely unique!
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Having resolved his doubts, Dark returned to the reading room and noticed someone else reading the book “Pierre’s Personal Guide” on the seat he had occupied.
He walked over and lightly knocked on the desk, “Cough, cough!”
Emma looked up at him and silently closed the book, turning back to her seat.
Dark pretended nothing happened and started studying the book himself.
The book clearly explained the differences between potions and potions turned into magus cards.
Potions transformed into magus cards were categorized into magic spell cards and item cards based on their forms, though their actual effects remained largely unchanged.
Current potions were generally single-use, disappearing after consumption.
But when transmuted into magus cards, they became reusable “magic potion” cards.
However, the disadvantage of “magic potion” cards was that their effects were weakened and not long-lasting.
For example, a potion that restored 10 mana points per second after being consumed might turn into a card that could only restore 10 mana points once.
The advantage of “magic potion” cards was their convenience and reusability.
Of course, the more precious the potion, the higher the difficulty of transmuting it into a “magic potion” card. Without sufficient technique, one might lose all investment.
For magi, using potions in dueling competitions required transmuting them into “magic potion” cards.
Learning how to transmute potion cards was a necessary part of every magus’s journey.
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Starting that afternoon, Dark began slowly devouring books, setting aside other matters temporarily.
However, Dianna, who had tasted the benefits, began daily pestering him for apple juice, while Rose developed a keen interest in pear juice.
Apple juice was good for brain function and energy, making it suitable as a learning beverage.
Dark understood why Dianna asked for apple juice, but what was the deal with pear juice?
Clearing heat and reducing fire, yes, but you can’t be on fire every day, right?
It wasn’t until Rose mentioned clearing heat and detoxifying without causing acne that Dark realized its benefits.
But did it really work?
Dark didn’t know.
Human knowledge had its limits, so he didn’t pursue it further.
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The week flew by, and it was Friday.
After the morning Duel Class, students once again looked forward to the trip to Traveler’s Street.
With only a week left before Halloween night, more people began paying attention to their costumes for the masquerade.
Senior students even started contacting dance partners.
While Halloween dances weren’t as romantic as Christmas dances, and often included the tradition of catching ghosts, they hadn’t been popular among couples.
This time was different.
The announcement of the kingdom princess’s participation elevated the event from a bizarre costume activity to a new level.
Some students even declared they would wear the most formal attire and transform into princes fit for a princess, aiming to dance with her.
As for how they were mocked, that was another story.
In short, those funny and strange outfits were less popular than last year, while elegant sets like the Vampire Series, Knight Series, and Royal Palace Series became more sought after.
The romantic atmosphere also led male and female students to develop other ideas.
They began looking for dance partners.
First-year students lacked the foresight of senior students and would likely take a few days to catch up.
At this moment, Dark entered Traveler’s Street to find suitable fruits for materials.
Traveler’s Street was known for fruit shops, but they only sold pears and apples.
He naturally bought some apples and pears to take home, but his main goal was those fruits with special effects.
For instance, the legendary Dragon’s Saliva Fruit!
—Just kidding.
Even if it existed, Dark couldn’t afford it.
He first arrived at “Wind Traveler” material store.
But soon, he walked out again.
“Wind Traveler” indeed had various materials, but regarding fruits, it only offered dried fruits.
And everyone knew dried fruits had no juice.
After leaving “Wind Traveler,” Dark strolled around the street for a while and entered “Gugu Bird Nursery” where he had previously bought the worm tree.
Buying fruits at a nursery sounded unreliable?
But during the golden autumn season, the nursery actually produced quite a few fruits!
The plump aunt, who was the owner, clearly remembered this first-year student who had bought a worm tree.
When Dark asked about it, she smiled and said, “I can sell them, but the fruits are part of the value of the plants. If I sell the fruits, my plants won’t sell.”
Dark also smiled and replied, “But the fruits have matured, so they need to be picked. I just want to buy one or two that have fallen.”
Auntie: “That’s not much, perhaps you won’t find what you’re looking for?”
Dark: “Let me see.”
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