Shawa's pale eyes showed no emotion, but as she watched Wei'en's fluid potion-making process, it felt like a stone was caught in her throat, making her miserable.
'I'll never learn... I'll never learn...'
In contrast, Zero watched with relish, muttering to himself, "Enlightenment Potion. Creation time: 20 seconds. First, add the Vengeful Spirit's essence, stir clockwise three times, then add the brain matter, 3 seconds..."
Clearly, Zero didn't understand alchemy at all; he just memorized each step.
But Wei'en didn't dare let him start making Magic Potions himself so soon.
As he had said before, while making a Magic Potion by the book could increase the success rate, success didn't guarantee the potion would be of high quality.
Even with two sets of ingredients of identical quality, the fusion process would be different. This required the Alchemist to perceive the subtle variations and adjust accordingly at a moment's notice.
