Sorinus's lips twitched slightly, and he suddenly regretted applying to join the Magic Potion Society.
"Let's go inside and take a look!"
A group of people surrounded Sorinus and marched into the society's building.
Sorinus found himself in the center of their circle, feeling like they were afraid he might run away.
The room was a mess.
There were shattered crystal fragments, water stains, broken tables and chairs, and scorch marks scattered all over the floor.
"President..."
The tomboy called out softly.
Clatter!
A sudden noise startled Sorinus.
Someone sat up abruptly from the debris.
"President!"
Everyone rushed excitedly towards the figure.
"It's great, President, you're still alive!"
"What are you saying! You little rascal!"
The tomboy received a light tap on the head, causing her to clutch her head and fall silent.
The president finally got up from the ground.
Sorinus noticed for the first time that she was a woman.
With short hair and a dark complexion, she wore a tattered purple robe that symbolized seniority, with occasional glimpses of enticing fairness.
The president gave a helpless smile and self-deprecatingly said, "Oh dear, another failure..."
"As long as you're okay, that's all that matters..."
Other members immediately comforted her.
"Who is this person?"
The president noticed Sorinus standing alone on the side.
Instantly, everyone excitedly exclaimed, "President, it's a new member! Our society has a new member!"
"Yes, and he's a handsome guy! Ahh, it's been so long since the Magic Potion Society had a handsome guy!"
"What about me???"
"Get lost!"
The president's demeanor changed instantly.
With a flick of her finger, a magical ripple formed in the air, producing a stream of water that landed on her face and hands.
Someone handed her a clean white towel.
Wiping away the black ashes from her face, a fair and attractive face appeared in front of Sorinus.
"Welcome, new member!"
The president smiled brightly as she approached Sorinus, extending her hand. "Sophina! President of the Magic Potion Society, nice to meet you... junior."
Sorinus performed the standard mage greeting.
Sophina withdrew her hand awkwardly and followed suit.
"Sorinus Alduran."
"Oh, oh, so you're Sorinus... Wait, what did you say your name was?"
Sophina widened her eyes in an instant.
Others also came running over, staring at Sorinus intently.
Sorinus repeated his name.
Instantly, everyone exploded.
"Oh my god, I must be dreaming. Sorinus Alduran! Sorinus Alduran actually joined our society!"
"Let me take a good look, does the legendary super genius really have three heads and six arms?"
"A day worthy of history!"
Sophina exclaimed excitedly, "This year's strongest new students have all joined the Magic Potion Society. Who dares to say that our society is in decline!"
With a wave of her hand, Sophina declared, "I've decided, we'll have a party tonight!"
Cheers erupted.
Soon, a weak voice piped up, "President, it seems like we've run out of funds for this month..."
"Um..."
Sophina looked embarrassed. "Then let's postpone it to next month."
Sorinus sighed inwardly. Was this a comedy club?
The members of the Magic Potion Society were very happy about Sorinus's arrival and proceeded to introduce themselves one by one.
There were fewer than ten members in the society, most of whom were fourth or fifth-year students.
The tomboy, with her beautiful lavender eyes, stared at Sorinus curiously as she introduced herself as "Dia."
A name as neutral as her appearance.
"I'm here for credits..."
Sorinus stated his reason for joining the society directly.
"No problem, no problem..."
Sophina patted her chest proudly, stirring up a wave of excitement. "Although our Magic Potion Society is poor! But... we've got plenty of credits!"
"Is there still a vacancy for the heads of the Magic Material Department and the Magic Instrument Department?"
"None left, President..."
"Oh."
Sophina nodded decisively. "Then Sorinus will be the vice president of the society! Does anyone object?"
Sorinus:!
Was this too hasty?
Becoming vice president within an hour of joining the society?
"No, no objections!"
Everyone raised their hands in agreement.
What kind of society was this.. Sorinus couldn't help but lament.
"The vice president will receive a subsidy of two credits per month... Of course, if Sorinus junior is not satisfied, the position of president can also be negotiated!"
Sophina smiled and patted Sorinus's shoulder.
Sorinus:...
And so, Sorinus's decision to join the Magic Potion Society was finalized.
Sophina rummaged through the pile of debris and found a silver badge engraved with the crystal vial emblem for Sorinus.
The badge of the vice president.
Similar to Sorinus's student badge, but with an iris flower pattern engraved on it.
"President, just now, what kind of potion experiment were you conducting?"
Sorinus couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"Call me Sophina..."
Sophina's face showed a hint of sorrow as she sighed, "It's a new potion formulation..."
Sophina explained to Sorinus.
It turned out that some member had a sudden inspiration to mix water elemental magic crystal powder with fire elemental magic crystal powder, resulting in a highly powerful attack-type potion.
(Magic potions are roughly divided into two types, status and attack. The former includes: invisibility potions, transformation potions, strength potions, etc., while the latter includes: poison potions, fainting potions, sleeping potions, etc.)
"Can I see the formula?"
Because of his experience with potion crafting, Sorinus naturally became interested in potionology.
"Oh, sure..."
Sophina nodded.
Rather than a formula, it was more like an experimental notebook, full of records of failures.
Sorinus's expression was strange as he couldn't help but speak up, "Have you ever thought about adding another ingredient?"
From Sophina's notes, it can be seen that she had been doing one thing repeatedly in hundreds of experiments: continuously adjusting the amounts and proportions of water elemental and fire elemental magic crystal powders.
"Is there something wrong?" Dia quickly responded, "Theoretically, if the water and fire magic elements reach the right proportion, they can maintain a perfect balance, achieving coexistence of water and fire..."
"For example, there are fifth-level dual-element spells that combine water and fire magic, which are much more powerful than single-element spells."
Others nodded in agreement.
Although the members of the Magic Potion Society were few, each one who remained had a genuine love and enthusiasm for potionology.
Every magician with magical talent was an extraordinary genius, and those who could successfully advance to higher grades were even more outstanding.
Their understanding of magic and research in potionology were fundamentally solid.
"But have you ever thought..." Sorinus, holding the notes, calmly said, "that this so-called perfect balance point actually doesn't exist?"
"!!"
Everyone was stunned.
Sorinus's words were like a wake-up call, ringing loudly in their heads.
Yes... What if this ratio didn't actually exist?
"Impossible!" Dia exclaimed, her face turning red with embarrassment as she tried to refute but found no reason to argue with Sorinus.
Everyone realized that they had been stuck in a dead end, ignoring this critical point.
But they were unwilling to admit it, because admitting it would mean that all the money and effort spent on hundreds of experiments before were all in vain.
"The water and fire magic elements are inherently contradictory and conflicting. Without something to mediate between them, it's impossible to achieve balance..."
"But..." Dia objected, "how do you explain fifth-level dual-element spells? They don't have... um, the kind of mediating substance you mentioned."
"Who says they don't?"
Sorinus looked Dia in the eye.
The confident and firm gaze sent a shiver down Dia's spine, and she couldn't help but look away.
"The medium for mediating dual-element water and fire magic is..." Sorinus calmly stated, "mental power!"
"Without a mage's own mental power to control it, the fire and water elements would probably collide and run wild at the first opportunity..."
"Exactly..." Sophina nodded in agreement, "This fifth-level magic requires high mental control from the caster, and it's easy to get injured during practice due to conflicts between water and fire elements..."
Sophina smiled wryly, "Just like every time we failed before, with violent explosions."
Sophina's gaze towards Sorinus had completely changed, shining with a strange light, as if she was seeing Sorinus anew.
Others looked at Sorinus with admiring eyes.
Indeed, the genius's way of thinking was beyond their imagination.
Only Sorinus knew.
This was actually too simple.
The so-called attack-type magic potion with dual water and fire elements was not much different from the "liquid bomb" or "plastic explosive" on Earth in his previous life.
Mixing two or more chemical liquids in proportion to create a simple yet powerful bomb.
The most common one was: nitroglycerin.
With just a slight impact or a spark, it could produce a powerful explosion.
In the magical world, the conflict between water and fire magic elements was greater, and the power was greater too.
"So, as long as we can find a suitable mediating substance, success is possible?!" Sophina's eyes lit up.
Sorinus's words opened up another path for them in their dead-end magical experiments.
A new dawn.
"Yes."
Sorinus nodded.
"Sorinus junior, do you have any good suggestions?"
Everyone looked at Sorinus expectantly, their faces full of anticipation.
Sorinus pondered for a moment.
"I think we can try adding ice spirit grass juice into it."
Sorinus had also read through the "Compendium of Magic Materials" and "Fundamentals of Potionology," gaining a certain understanding of the magical materials in this world.
"Ice spirit grass?!" Sophina's eyes brightened.
Others also wore thoughtful expressions.
"Yes!" Sophina suddenly exclaimed with joy.
"Ice spirit grass juice can transform water elements into more stable variant ice elements, so the conflict between water and fire elements won't be so intense... Let's try it right away!"
Sophina was filled with renewed vigor.
Sophina was already very familiar with the mixing process, having personally conducted hundreds of experiments.
Because she was the strongest member in the society, she could ensure that she wouldn't get injured in possible explosions.
Sophina pushed her magical shield to the limit.
The thick shield, like an eggshell, hinted that she was at least fourth-tier or higher in strength.
Carefully adding ice spirit grass juice, the red and blue liquids in the crystal vial boiled like a rainbow.
"It's going to explode!"
Others were all too familiar with this scene and subconsciously wanted to run away.
Dia had already grabbed Sorinus's sleeve first.
"Boom!"
Sophina had already used magic to throw the vial away in advance.
And it didn't affect anyone.
Although it failed, Sophina's expression became even more excited.
"It's really effective! The power of the explosion has been greatly reduced!"
Seeing hope, Sophina's enthusiasm soared even higher.
After three more failures, by the fourth attempt.
With the water and fire elemental crystal powders and ice spirit grass juice carefully calculated and mixed into the crystal vial.
The red and blue liquids flowed like ribbons of light in the transparent prism-shaped bottle.
No explosion...
Success!
Everyone's faces showed uncontrollable excitement.
Dia looked at Sorinus in astonishment, with a hint of admiration and curiosity in her eyes.
Sophina's eyes couldn't hide her excitement as she exclaimed to Sorinus, "Sorinus, this is your masterpiece. Give it a name."
Sorinus was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly, "How about calling it Frostfire Bomb?"