The fox as well quickly tossed in the first set of ingredients.
Their coordination was very strong and the herbs started dissolving immediately giving the required light green color to the boiling water in the cauldron.
Just as the first signs of white foam started appearing in this light green solution, Liam instantly gave the next command.
"Now."
Luna quickly tossed in the next batch of herbs as well. The color once again started changing and Liam began turning up the heat in the cauldron.
Just like this, the group continued diligently working.
Unlike the low grade mana potion, the high grade mana potion did not take a long time to concoct. The process was in fact a lot faster.
One batch only required ten minutes of brewing.
But every minute of those ten minutes was extremely crucial. Even the slightest mistake could make the whole thing burn out.
Liam took a deep breath and started churning out huge quantities of mana. He was now almost at the end. However, he was still not over the finish line. This was one of the more difficult steps.
This step in particular was very challenging because this required mana control when dealing with huge quantities.
Mana control when dealing with a medium amount of mana was the easiest to handle. When the mana amount became too low or too high, controlling it became exponentially difficult.
Liam already knew that he did not yet have the required control to achieve this part easily but he couldn't give up just like that.
He had to at least try a few times. Otherwise, he was never going to improve. So he was now basically dealing with high stakes and high heat.
If his mana manipulation was successful, the potion would form to conclusion and if not, then everything would blow up in his face, with the mana and the heat getting out of control.
1 second passed… 2 seconds passed… 3 seconds passed.
Beads of sweat trickled down Liam's forehead and his entire body was stinging with the sensation of the mana coursing through his veins.
It was as if his blood and mana mixed together to form a highly chaotic turbulent stream that cut through his body, scraping him ruthlessly wherever they came in contact with his flesh.
Liam clenched his fists, bore the internal pain, and continued churning out more and more amounts of mana.
Whatever he had put out was definitely not nearly enough. The color of the potion was not budging from the pale green. It did not change to the bright crystalline blue that he wanted.
"Damn it. Damn it. Damn it." Liam bit down and churned out even more mana when abruptly everything colluded together and combusted right in his face.
BOOOM!
A loud explosion rocked the alchemy room on the top floor, the noise echoing loudly in the empty corridors and the gas and smoke leaking out of the open window.
And inside the room, the three blackened beings stared at each other.
Liam's eyebrows and the front half of his head were burnt, leaving him half-bald and Luna's pearly white flawless fur was now covered in soot and dirt, making her look like a dirty black cat.
Seeka's condition was also no better. Her clothes became burnt and her upper body was now exposed.
Liam looked at the two of them who were once again staring at him in a daze, a slight fear, and anxiety mixed in their eyes.
He let out a small sigh and then broke into a laugh. "You two, stop spacing out. Time to start the next batch."
Kyuuuuu!
Luna's mood became better on seeing Liam smile and Seeka as well quickly started preparing everything again from the scratch after changing into a new set of clothes.
In a couple of minutes, the trio once again settled in front of the cauldron to start the process all over again.
Kyuuuu…
This time the fox apprehensively stepped near the vessel and Liam gave her a warm encouraging smile. "A couple of explosions are completely normal during pill concoctions. Ok?"
Kyuuu… the fox nodded, scrunching her nose. She did not know why but she felt as if her master's smile was a bit suspicious.