The Last Adventurer

Chapter 132 – Plastic Potion (2)

3.

Most adventurers did not give high marks to Magatia’s alchemy.

“What’s the point of alchemy that can only be used in Magatia?”

That would be the case, since Magatia’s alchemy was essentially a meaningless technique without the special power created by Magatia’s underground laboratory.

But not everything was like that.

“Except for potions.”

The potions made by Magatia’s alchemists were highly rated.

“Magatia’s potion has a good price.”

First of all, the price was good.

Basically, making a potion required expensive manufacturing tools, equipment, and materials.

However, the alchemists of Magatia had such tools and equipment in each of their laboratories.

It wasn’t for making potions, but it means that if you want to make something, there’s nothing you can’t make.

So the cost of making potions had to be cheap.

“The performance is also good.”

Also, since he spent his whole life researching such things, his potion making skills were also very excellent.

“Alchemists in Magatia, desperate for money, are creating them like crazy.”

Crucially, production was very high.

From the perspective of Magatia’s alchemists, they needed money to hire adventurers, and they needed to hire them to go on adventures in the underground laboratory.

For that reason, Magatia’s specialty was potions.

There were also many special potions.

That’s exactly what El Palm was after.

‘Umar must have a special potion recipe.’

In the case of potions, they were well made by Zenumist school alchemists who pursued life alchemy rather than mechanical alchemy.

To be exact, only they could make it.

And Umar was a disciple of the head of that Zenumist school.

‘If you can make a chimera.’

Moreover, creating a chimera was no ordinary task.

Finding out how to make a chimera isn’t easy, but even if you do find out how to make one, creating one with it isn’t easy at all.

Indeed, the alchemists said:

Even if you tell the alchemists of Magatia how to make chimeras, there won’t be more than twenty people who can actually make chimeras.

Of course, when saying that, the alchemists added that there weren’t many who could make them in the Maple Union, so they asked for permission to create chimeras, but it was true that it wasn’t easy.

Furthermore, El Palm knew.

‘Becoming the King of Chimera isn’t something just anyone can do.’

Among the living alchemists of life annuities, the one with the greatest talent and ability is Umar.

Meaning it is useful in many ways.

Of course, it didn’t matter if it was useless.

‘If it’s not right, you can just hand it over to the Knights.’

Then it was something that could be dealt with.

Anyway, at El Palm’s words, Umar’s eyes began to roll quickly.

Of course he noticed.

‘I want to make a deal.’

That now there is a chance to save your life.

Actually, that was a misjudgment.

Because there was no credibility in what El Palm said.

If he had just received it, it would not have been strange to kill Umar.

‘I guess he’d do something like this since he’s a secret agent of the Knights of Signus.’

However, the reason why the quick-witted Umar believed El Palm’s words was because he believed that he was a member of the Knights of Signus.

Of course, that was also El Palm’s intention.

All of this was done to create this stage and continue the conversation in order to obtain Umar’s obedient cooperation.

El Palm’s intention was successful, Umar said.

“What do you need?”

“I need anything.”

Umar rolled his eyes again at that question.

Looking at Umar like that, El Palm also thought of several potions in his head.

Actually, I didn’t have high expectations.

‘There’s nothing special.’

Although Umar is a great alchemist, potions are merely consumable items that aid in battle.

Because adding a few more potions wouldn’t change the fate of the El Palm party.

‘But even the smallest thing is needed now.’

Just thinking about what El Palm has to do in the future, I can’t help but feel like I can’t turn down even the smallest of things.

But El Palm’s thoughts did not last long.

Umar, he said.

“Do you know anything about plastic surgery potions?”

4.

Plastic surgery potion.

The moment those words came out, everyone, including Devo, tilted their heads.

But El Palm was different.

The moment he heard that, his eyes twitched.

That was evidence that it was quite a surprise.

‘You really made that?’

In other words, El Palm knew about the plastic potion.

‘Have you got your hands on the recipe for Polymorph Juice?’

To be exact, I knew the background of how the plastic surgery potion was created.

In Maple World, there was a potion called Polymorph Juice that could change you into another being.

But that polymorph juice wasn’t something that just anyone could make.

‘The magic of the Onyx Dragon?’

Because it was none other than the onyx dragons who created it.

Dragon magic created by them, now extinct!

Of course, even if you knew how to make polymorph juice, it wouldn’t be possible to make it.

El Palm had also never seen Polymorph juice produced.

I knew why.

The power of the Onyx Dragon, because without that power it would have been impossible to manufacture by any means.

Instead, there were those who interpreted the recipe for Polymorph Juice and created potions.

That was a plastic surgery potion.

A potion that doesn’t change the body itself like Polymorph Juice, but instead changes the face and head.

Of course, even that wasn’t easy to make.

‘Created by Aldin and Mazra.’

There were only a handful of people in history who created that cosmetic potion, and even then, it was quite a long time ago.

‘They died ten years ago.’

At this point, no one has created a plastic potion.

In fact, not many people even knew of its existence.

That’s what Divo did right away.

“That’s a strange thing to say, a cosmetic potion? There’s no way something like that could exist.”

Even that looked like he couldn’t believe it.

It was such a rare item, and yet Umar created it?

“It’s true. When you drink it, your appearance changes. It’s not a drastic change, but your hair color, facial features, and eye color change. And your hair also grows.”

Umar spoke his truth about it, but no one believed him.

“That’s interesting.”

El Palm, except for him.

He believed.

“I think it would be really helpful if there was something like that.”

At the same time, I was quite attracted to the existence of plastic surgery potions.

It was natural.

“I guess it’s because there are often times when I have to hide my face while working.”

For hiding your identity, nothing will help you more than a cosmetic potion.

And that’s why Umar came up with the plastic potion.

In fact, Umar had no particular interest in cosmetic potions.

Not only was it not worth the money, but all his thoughts were fixed on the day of the end, the day when monsters would burst out of the Mystic Gate.

On days like that, plastic surgery potions were of no use.

However, I thought that a plastic surgery potion would be more helpful to the El Palm Party than just any potion or item, so I took it out.

“Yes, that would be very helpful.”

Umar’s gambit worked.

El Palm nodded.

“great.”

At that moment, El Palm gestured to Dibo, who smiled and made Umar sit up straight in his seat.

Then he placed the knife he had just used to cut off Umar’s finger neatly in front of him.

A place was set for the meal.

Of course, it wasn’t the mood for eating.

Umar just wants to get out of here right away.

So, I was thinking of concluding the negotiations quickly.

“What are the effects of the potion?”

“Once you drink it, it will last for about ten days. After that, the effect will disappear quickly.”

“Good.”

And the negotiations didn’t have to last long.

Because everything is on the negotiating table.

There’s only one thing left.

“But there are a few problems with making this. It costs more than you might think.”

“Is the price of the goods expensive?”

“yes.”

“How much does it cost?”

“It costs about 500,000 mesos just to make one bottle.”

“What? How much?”

At that moment, everyone, including Devo, looked surprised.

One potion, and it doesn’t even save your life, and it only costs 500,000 mesos to change your appearance?

Even if it only takes ten days?

“I think they’re selling drugs.”

“Hey, are you kidding me? Whose dog’s name is 500,000 mesos?”

It’s only natural that Devo and Miner react violently.

Of course, he was the one who reacted the most violently.

thud!

“Ralph,” he said, pounding the table with his fist.

“If you mess with money, you will be killed by my hand.”

Umar was not fazed by the reaction.

Because it was expected.

Even from his perspective, the price of 500,000 mesos was extremely expensive.

And that was another reason why I wasn’t interested in plastic surgery potions.

If it had been cheaper to make, they could have mass-produced it to make money, but this was not a profitable endeavor.

So I gave up.

‘Even 500 thousand is a loss from my perspective.’

Even the price quoted just now was somehow lowered.

‘You need at least 700,000 mesos to make one. Considering the opportunity cost, it’s worth 1 million mesos.’

A price that actually causes losses the more you make.

Still, I deliberately proposed 500,000 mesos. If I had proposed 1 million mesos, there would have been no negotiation, so that’s why I did it.

‘It’s cheap for the price of life.’

Because this was a life-or-death matter.

“Okay. It’s expensive, but I’ll order it.”

‘thank god.’

Umar let out a deep sigh of relief at the fact that his trick had worked.

“Okay, so how much do you need?”

‘I know I’ll lose some money, but what do you think?’

In response to Umar’s question, El Fam raised one finger, and Umar said:

“You need 10.”

‘I lost 5 million mesos. Damn it.’

El Fam smiled and said to Umar, who was trying to soothe his bitter heart.

“Of course, please prepare 100.”

“Yes? And how many?”

At that point, instead of answering, El Palm took out five checks for 10 million mesos each.

He said afterward.

“One hundred for now. I’ll order more if needed.”

5.

“Then please take care of it.”

The deal is done.

“……yes.”

Umar headed to his study with his shoulders more hunched than ever.

A clear view of who is the winner of the deal.

However, Dibbo’s heart was not at ease when he saw Umar.

“Hey boss, what are you trusting me with 50 million mesos for? If it were me, I would just run away.”

No matter how much he thought about it, Dibo didn’t think Umar would properly carry out the deal.

It wasn’t just Debo who thought that way, it was everyone’s thoughts.

“I won’t run away.”

El Palm, on the other hand, spoke confidently.

“Because he can never leave Magatia.”

‘The safest place for him is Magatia.’

For Umar, the world outside Magatia was nothing but a land of death.

So he built his own castle in Magatia and reigned there as the king of the chimeras.

But even if he ran away, there was a high possibility that Magatia would be there tomorrow, so finding him wouldn’t be difficult.

‘If you run away, we can just catch you again.’

And if they caught Umar, who had run away like that, they would be rewarded differently than they are now.

The Knights of Signus, they deserve a reward worth 50 million mesos.

‘There is no need to run away.’

Of course, El Fam believed that Umar would be cooperative.

Aren’t you someone who is so obsessed with life that you would create a chimera just to survive?

Would it be possible for him to break his deal with El Palm and run away?

Even so, it wasn’t right away.

‘Even if I only get 10, it’s worth my life.’

On the other hand, from El Palm’s perspective, the plastic potion had a value that could not be compared to any other potion.

‘From now on, the Black Magician’s Legion will use every means and method to kill El Palm Party.’

Because the enemy targeting them was none other than the followers of the Black Wizard.

If not, there would be no reason for El Palm to go to such great lengths, effort, and most importantly, his time, to obtain a fake identity.

‘Now that we’ve finished our deal with Oz, let’s get moving.’

Anyway, there isn’t much time left now.

So El Palm wanted to set up a meeting with Oz right away.

It wasn’t possible right away.

Meeting Oz, the Commander of the Knights of Fire, was not something that was always possible for just anyone.

El Palm estimated that it would take approximately three days.

But El Palm’s prediction was wrong.

On the night that the negotiations with Umar were concluded, news spread to Magatia.

“Traces of Aran have been discovered in the Elnas Mountains! Items of Aran, the hero of Polarm, have appeared!”