Openings: A LitRPG Adventure (The Divided Lands Book 1) by Thomas Davidsmeier

Author:Thomas Davidsmeier [Davidsmeier, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Love potions?” asked the bald apothecary in confusion. He was the villager who had first met Chris at the ford. He had introduced himself and brought him Chris back to his hut in the village.

Ruefully, Chris shook his head in the fading light. His cheeks were flush with embarrassment. It had been a long day. “No, that’s not what I mean. I mean a potion or ointment or something that I can use to make an enemy be my friend. Like a ‘Charm’ spell?”

“You mean to say that you want a potion which mimics the Enchantment skill of Wizards?” The apothecary’s name was Marcus. He set his mortar and pestle down on the doorstep of his hut where he had been sitting. All of the excitement of the skeletons’ attack had faded with the setting sun. The villagers had been a buzz at first, but then they had all drifted off to their respective huts. Chris had made his way to the apothecary to discuss potions and alchemy.

“Hmmm, let me think a bit. I’m not sure I know of anyway to do that. But, I’m only a journeyman. And, I’ve got fewer recipes than I ought to. Not being able to trade with the towns across the fen has made things difficult lately.” Marcus was a fifty-something man with clear blue eyes.

He was bald, but as Chris observed to himself, not quite Jean Luc Picard bald. A half ring of curly salt and pepper hair circled the back of his head and then looped over his ears and formed a neatly trimmed beard and mustache.

The older man sat for a little while with a far away look in his eye. Chris guessed that apothecary was reviewing info from the Game on his personal display. Finally, he looked back to Chris and spoke gruffly.

“I’ve got recipes and ingredients for health and mana potions. I can also make a couple of minor stat buffs, but those are more expensive.” Marcus seemed to look Chris and Nathanael up and down in appraisal. “Experts, Masters, and Legends can do more than me, I’m sure. I’ve got an expert recipe I can’t make called Transmogrifying Tea. It’s supposed to do what the Wizard’s Alteration skill does. But, I haven’t ever come across any potions to make a fellow more charming with the ladies...”

Marcus scowled as he seemed to continue thinking about something while he scooped his mortar back up.

Chris looked around at the village of Fenton for a moment. He was happy none of the farmers had heard his conversation. They were thankfully in their huts for dinner. The huts were close to the river bank but on higher, flat ground. Surrounding them were perhaps a dozen fields in a surreal mixture of stages. Some looked like they were just fresh turned earth planted that day. Others looked like plants had sprouted and had a good start. Still others had stands of ripening grain that looked almost ready to harvest. The last couple looked like they were just the stubble of freshly harvested fields.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.