As an Alchemist, Harrison naturally had a thorough understanding of the Starlight Meditation Potion and knew several different improvement plans.

However, among the improvement plans he was aware of, none could surpass the effectiveness of the one before him.

"For this version of the Starlight Meditation Potion, I can make the decision to purchase it at the price of one hundred and forty gold. However, if you can provide the recipe, we can buy your recipe outright," Harrison said.

His real target was not just the one or two potions, but the recipe behind them, which was the most important thing.

"If I sell the recipe outright, does that mean I can't sell this version anymore?" Duke asked.

Harrison squinted and smiled, "Naturally, and at the same time, the copyright of this recipe will belong to the Giant Rock Commerce Association. Anyone making this version of the potion without permission will be considered infringing."

As for the consequences of infringement, it would naturally mean paying compensation.

If no compensation is given, the results would naturally not be favorable.

The Giant Rock Commerce Association's ability to open a shop on Black Sail's Academy Island indicated a complex background.

Duke pondered for a moment and asked, "What price can you offer if you acquire the recipe?"

"The price for such a secondary potion won't be high. I can't say for sure now, but it's estimated between five thousand to eight thousand Level 1 Magic Stone," Harrison thought aloud.

Duke shook his head and said, "Then I will refrain from selling the recipe for now."

He was merely inquiring about the price and never really intended to sell the recipe.

From a profit perspective, Duke wouldn't engage in such a one-off deal; five thousand or eight thousand Level 1 Magic Stones might seem a lot in the short term.

But in the long-term, the money Duke could earn from making Starlight Meditation Potions far surpassed this price.

For the Giant Rock Commerce Association, the price to acquire the recipe was almost dirt cheap.

Given their scale and the number of Alchemists under their command, they could earn back that money in no time.

Moreover, if Duke sold the recipe, he wouldn't be able to make such a potion anymore.

It's not just a matter of not being able to sell it; making it would also not be allowed.

Making it secretly without being discovered would be fine, but once discovered, he would have to pay according to the contract since the Giant Rock Commerce Association couldn't ensure he wouldn't sell it to others.

Duke also wanted to master this potion to the highest level, and currently, it's only level one, far from mastery.

If he sold the recipe, he couldn't even increase his proficiency anymore, losing out on a lot of knowledge, attribute points, and most importantly, free attribute points.

For Duke, even ten thousand Magic Stones couldn't compare to the value of a single free attribute point.

Another concern was, the recipe itself wasn't actually improved by Duke but came from that Magic Potion Notebook, which belonged to Hela.

If Duke sold the recipe without permission, he might face punishment from Hela, making it a situation not worth the trouble.

However, he did think of the Skill Tree. Based on past experiences, once potion-related skills reached a certain level, he would gain deeper insights and knowledge.

These could be potential wealth for him, possibly allowing him to modify various Magic Potion Recipes in the future and earn considerable fortunes.

Harrison didn't seem surprised by Duke's refusal and wasn't very disappointed.

After all, for the Giant Rock Commerce Association, this was just an insignificant small deal.

This is also why Duke wasn't afraid to upset the Giant Rock Commerce Association; their scale made it unlikely that they would focus on such a small secondary potion recipe.

That would underestimate the stature and strength of the Giant Rock Commerce Association.

Duke subsequently sold the two Starlight Meditation Potions he had to the Giant Rock Magic Potion Shop and earned two hundred and eighty Magic Stones.

After subtracting costs, these two potions made over two hundred Level 1 Magic Stones in profit.

Besides these two potions, there were over twenty Basic Magic Recovery Potions, all of which were sold, except for a few reserved as his backup.

In the blink of an eye, the Magic Stones in Duke's pocket reached over seven hundred Level 1 Magic Stones, meaning he now had some small wealth.

Duke then purchased various magic potion materials from several magic potion shops in batches.

Distributing purchases this way could prevent others from deducing what his recipe's components were.

Buying all the materials from the Giant Rock Shop would likely lead to some deductions.

Although the most important main component, the Human-faced Snail, wouldn't be noticed, they could deduce Duke simply replaced the main component of Golden Grass.

Duke didn't want to reveal any information, hence taking a relatively cautious approach.

Harrison also knew Duke had to continue refining Starlight Meditation Potions and had scheduled in advance, telling him to sell directly to the Giant Rock Magic Potion Shop in the future.

Duke planned to sell half and use half for himself, thus earning money and speeding up his meditation progress.

...

Five days later.

Hela had rested enough from two days ago and taught Duke two new secondary potions, the White Orchid Antidote Potion and the Mud Corrosion Potion.

The White Orchid Antidote Potion was a fairly common antitoxic potion among secondary potions, effective against most toxins, and most Wizards would carry some.

This was one of the best-selling potions, with Hela continuously having orders.

For orders of such secondary potions, Hela generally assigned them to a magic potion assistant to handle.

Duke took on the task, hoping for more similar tasks.

It allowed him not only to learn a new refining method for magic potions but also increased his proficiency in a skill.

The Mud Corrosion Potion was a rather niche potion, and its effect was to turn the ground into mud.

If enough Mud Corrosion Potion was used, and on a large enough area, it could even create an artificial swamp.

Such potions were generally used when there was a special need for them.

Hela recently received an order for a batch of Mud Corrosion Potions, which was also entrusted to Duke to handle.

In these two days, besides diligently making these potions, Duke also experimented with the method he saw in the Magic Potion Notebook, making a batch of Starlight Meditation Potions with great success.

Hela didn't comment on this but remained silent for a moment, as if muttering to herself, "Magic Potion Notebook...must be my mentor's..."

Her mood turned somewhat somber, so Duke didn't bring it up again.

In fact, he just wanted to inform Hela of this, to let her know.

Unexpectedly, that Magic Potion Notebook was written by Hela's mentor. About Hela's mentor, Duke had heard from Reela.

Hela's mentor was also an excellent Wizard but lost his life protecting Hela during that experimental accident.

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