After Retirement, Living a Stud Life in Another World - 114

Chapter 114: The Use Of Magic

“Claudia.”

“Yes?”

“Please teach me as much as possible about what you can do with magic.”

After finishing a tough bedroom exercise session, I relaxed and chatted with her, probing into her abilities.

The gold attribute, in the terminology of my old world, encompassed engineering, chemistry, and general pharmacology, so it had a broad scope… Individuals with the same attribute seemed to have different specialties.

Without questioning my inquiry, Clara tilted her head lightly and candidly began to explain.

“Well… I’m best at crafting delicate items like embroidery and decorations. I’ve studied pharmacology, but due to my low magical power, I can only make one stamina recovery potion a day at most. I can also make aromatherapy oils from flowers, but due to the limitations of my magical power, I can only make about a spoonful.”

Hmm, as expected. If she can extract essential oils from flowers, then providing knowledge of general chemistry from my previous world might be helpful.

“In that case, shall we try making potions tomorrow?”

The Next Day:

I took Clara to the pharmacy in the territory.

In Stuttgart, which served as the frontline base for adventurers, there was a high demand for potions such as stamina recovery, magic recovery, or treatments for poison and paralysis.

With nearly thirty thousand war slaves engaged in pioneering labor daily, injuries and illnesses were inevitable… Since there were few light attribute magic users capable of healing magic, the necessity for potions was even greater.

So, I had promptly established a pharmaceutical facility and gathered gold attribute magic users with potion-making skills.

However, potion-making required considerable magical control, and despite having nearly a thousand gold attribute users, fewer than a hundred were suitable.

While Clara’s weakness lay in her low magical power, she seemed to possess considerable magical control that could be improved through effort.

So, I decided to have her diligently engage in the potion-making process, which demanded the highest level of magical control among gold attribute magic, not only to contribute to solving our potion shortage but also to regain her lost confidence.

“Alright, Claudia. Let’s start by making a stamina recovery potion.”

“Yes… It’s been a while, so I’m not confident, but…”

Despite her somewhat unreliable response, Clara approached the workstation I provided and confidently began selecting the appropriate ingredients, crushing them swiftly without hesitation, and mixing them together without the need for measuring instruments.

The recipe seemed to be fully memorized in her mind… Her “studied pharmacology” was evidently not a trivial matter.

However, it’s during the heating stage that magic is infused into the potion, turning the liquid into a beneficial potion.

This is where magical power becomes crucial… Most of the gold attribute magic users gathered here could only manage to make two potions a day at most, with even the A-class individuals from Baden able to produce only about five bottles a day.

As expected… or rather, after she finished making a potion, she seemed to have depleted her magical energy, breathing heavily.

If she faltered at this level, it would certainly be difficult for her to make a living as an apothecary.

Thinking so, when I took the bottle of potion she had made, I felt something odd.

“It’s unusually clear, isn’t it?”

Yes, normally, a potion simmered from ingredients would have quite a bit of cloudiness. However, the one Clara made was a clear, bright yellow… It was different from the potions I usually see.

“Hey, could you appraise this for me?”

I handed Clara’s potion to a woman with the “appraisal” ability.

The gold attribute magic is truly diverse, and there are rare women with the ability to thoroughly examine the performance of items.

We only have three of them in our territory.

“This… this is!”

The woman exclaimed with excitement.

“Is something wrong?”

“No, this is undoubtedly a stamina recovery potion, undoubtedly… but likely, its effectiveness is almost double that of the normal ‘advanced’ grade!”

“…Seriously?”

I was genuinely surprised. How could a princess, who wasn’t even a professional apothecary, make such a special doping potion?

“The effectiveness of a potion is determined by how accurately magic is infused. The cloudiness comes from uneven magical distribution, as such substances don’t absorb all the active ingredients.”

Clara suddenly spoke up. Unlike her previous lack of confidence, she spoke with a decisive tone.

“So, Claudia is exceptionally skilled at infusing magic, isn’t she?”

“It’s possible. I’ve trained my magical control to the utmost extent. If only I had enough magical power, I could provide everyone with high-quality medicine…”

She seemed to have regained some confidence, but then lowered her gaze again.

The strong shackles of her C-class magical power were restraining her potential… and perhaps that led to her withdrawn nature.

“It’s okay, Claudia will get there. There are so many things she can do.”

I declared as brightly as possible.