It turns out that Ringo had a mistaken impression of what magic potions were. Well, not entirely, magic is necessary to create potions, it's not a simple mixing of ingredients. But the magic in this world isn't exactly a universal mystical energy, but rather the use of different energies for different effects.
Wizards use their super energy to extract or simulate other universal energies, there is no single source energy that alters reality, but rather an unlimited number of energies that they can control for different purposes.
Basically, mages possess a certain type of neutral energy that can simulate other energies. This is also why crystals produced from Xenomorph feces are considered magic crystals, because the energy of these crystals is the same as that produced by mages—without inherent properties, but with high adaptability and conversion capabilities.
The process of creating potions often requires different types of energy to function, which is why Ringo always thought that creating potions was limited to wizards, but that's not true, there are machines that can act like wizards, extracting specific energies to fuse with the potions.
There are even machines that can simulate certain energies for engraving runes.
The problem is that these machines need certain energy crystals to function, for example, if a potion needs void energy, it needs a void energy crystal to be completed. So, compared to the zero energy cost for mages, creating potions is expensive for other classes.
Sure, there's a loophole, magic crystals.
As previously stated, magic crystals have no attributes, but they can acquire them. Precisely because of their neutral nature, they can become any energy, to be clearer, magic crystals can be easily corrupted.
Leave them in a secondary dimension charged with energy for a while and they acquire the same properties, mages can also extract dimensional energy directly into the crystals, transforming them.
It's still something that's only really easy for a wizard, but paying a wizard to create crystals of different energies is very simple. In the end, Emma discovered the process while navigating the galactic network and Ringo managed to strike a deal with the Ecozmar group, exchanging part of the production for crystals of different types of energy for Emma to research.
Now with Ames' protection, letting the magic crystals into the market is no longer a problem, Ames was truly their lucky star.
Of course, the happiest person during that time was Emma, the woman was radiant most of the time, even the parasite in Ringo's mind remained quiet, feeling happy that Emma was happy.
It was ironic, but it was good for Ringo, so he let it go.
Potions differed from genetic serums, they utilized both the physical and energetic properties of something and their mixture was not simple, requiring a high degree of stability to achieve different effects.
In the end, the resulting product was a substance that fused pharmacology and magic to give birth to something new.
In ancient times, potions were much simpler, a process of trial and error, although their effects could be potent, the side effects could be significant.
Modern potions involve a high degree of calculation, becoming a science of their own, to the point where every small factor is taken into account. In the end, a potion could double a super power for a few minutes without side effects, heal, or acquire strange characteristics such as invisibility or underwater breathing.
It could enable someone to survive in the cold of space, transform someone into a completely different species, or even have simpler effects like helping with hair loss.
To put it more directly, potions are like bottled spells that anyone can drink and test their effects on.
They are incredible because they don't rely exclusively on material logic, but also on energy properties for fantastic effects.
Emma soon found herself completely immersed in a sea of knowledge, studying potions diligently.
Ringo, on the other hand, despite the wonders of potions, he had no interest in wasting time learning about them.
Even wizards consider potions a niche subject, just like enchantments, few dedicate their time to learning this kind of knowledge.
If you can spend the time learning how to make a potion, wouldn't it be better to learn a spell with a similar effect?
Even enchantments are more popular among wizards, potions, while a good source of income, take time to learn and even if the effects can be more powerful than their own spells, they are not worth the time spent.
While there may be few mages who turn to potions, they are all a difficult bunch to deal with, you never know what kind of potions they carry. There's even a report of a Grade A mage who created a black hole potion.
Literally, he threw a potion and when the potion broke, a black hole was formed, eventually sucking in several planets and even a nearby star.
Ringo could only be impressed by the power of the potions.