Quickly, two months passed.

The small magic potion shop, Star Embers, quietly burned like the starfire contained in its name within the lush forest of Azure Vault City, and gradually brightened.

Thanks to the incredibly pure, stable, and diverse magic potions crafted by Duke, the name Star Embers began to circulate within specific circles in Azure Vault City.

Initially, it was only enthusiasts like Todd, as well as some sharp-smelling low-level adventurers or mercenaries who needed specific high-quality potions.

But as its reputation fermented, the information spread out like ripples across a wider area.

Some people with higher status started paying attention to this unassuming little shop.

For example, the steward of a minor noble responsible for managing some city defense supplies in Azure Vault City heard about the Star Embers' Blood Boiling Potion when purchasing potions to enhance his master's training effects; it not only had remarkable effects but also far fewer side effects than commonly found on the market.

For instance, a manager of a small Commerce Association was recommended here while searching for reliable Night Vision Potion and Swift Potion for the guard team of an upcoming dangerous long-distance trade.

Duke's potions, whether it's the common Stone Skin Potion, Night Vision Potion or the Basic Magic Recovery Potion, Quick Healing Potion found here, all exceeded the market average in purity and stability.

Duke himself became the most mysterious presence under this reputation.

He seemed excessively young, with a calm demeanor and even a touch of aloofness, quite different from the imagined image of an experienced, gray-bearded old alchemist.

The Star Embers shop operated by Duke didn't open every day, entirely depending on his mood, at least that's how outsiders see it.

But only he knew, many times he was simply focused on leveling up skills with no time to open for business.

Duke even contemplated whether to hire an assistant, but considering the trust issues, he dismissed the idea.

After all, he was an interdimensional traveler, it's best not to have too much contact with the natives here in a short period.

[Night Vision Potion: LV5 (Vision Extension)]

[Swift Potion: LV5 (Speed)]

[Magic Activation Potion: LV5 (Magic Amplification)]

In these two months, Duke had leveled these three secondary potions up to the max, all of which sell quite well in Azure Vault City.

His luck wasn't bad; all three secondary potions exhibited their corresponding properties, making them especially popular.

Duke still implemented a limited sales strategy, in reality, by this point, he was forced to limit sales as his personal production capacity was entirely inadequate to meet everyone's demands.

Sometimes he was forced to close shop, actually to refine a batch of potions, for running business again.

Until now, Duke mainly sold secondary potions; he only released a few Level 1 Potions, claiming lack of ability to produce more and couldn't guarantee stable Level 1 Potion output.

This was to protect himself from attracting too much attention due to his outstanding magic potion expertise.

Secondary potions were still within the normal range; Level 1 Potions would definitely provoke thoughts in many people.

Duke's Level 1 Potions mainly targeted player characters, who generally wouldn't think that an NPC's potion crafting skill warrants capturing him to craft exclusively for them.

They mostly consider it as encountering a very skilled NPC, as, to them, this was merely a game.

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Two months' time, enough to change many things.

When the first batch of players stepped out of the Newbie Village, carrying curiosity about the vast world and desire to become stronger, they braved hardships traversing wilderness and low-level magical beast areas, finally reaching Azure Vault City.

At least, within this region, Azure Vault City had already become a hub referred to by many players.

Those able to come here were generally players who mastered Extraordinary Power, whether possessing Casting Ability as a Mage, or having Fighting Spirit as a Knight or Warrior.

Robert wore a full set of white metal armor, carrying a longsword on his back, the aura around him indicated his status as a Knight Level power.

Displayed above his head was [LV10. Robert Yarvis].

Despite the level showing only ten, this game's leveling wasn't as easy as in other games; God knows how much effort Robert invested.

Leveraging his real-life financial power, over two months, he acquired many good items from other players, this armor alone cost him hundreds of thousands of Federal currency.

Robert also discovered seemingly having a great Talent for a Knight in this account, learning the Breathing Technique swiftly.

He had encountered many other players, those learned some Breathing Techniques, but clearly, none progressed as fast as he did.

Robert even speculated if the game's character attributes correlated with reality, otherwise what explains such differences?

But this thought was quickly dismissed, after all, it's just a game.

The journey from Newbie Village to Azure Vault City wasn't easy, requiring crossing too many dangerous maps; Robert and his companions nearly died along the way.

This was considering they had certain strength, players banded together to gradually make it here.

Despite banding together, they often faced team wipes during transit, respawning collectively at nearby points.

If players' real-life financial situations weren't favorable, they likely wouldn't afford the cost of respawning.

Though online featured videos of players reaching Azure Vault City in a single life, executing such was highly challenging, with scenarios constantly changing along the way.

Luck likely played a significant factor, just happening to favor that individual to make the journey successfully.

Players exerted tremendous effort to travel to Azure Vault City, primarily due to the Mage and Knight legacies found here.

Both Four Gods Sect and Light Sect held Mage and Knight legacies, a few players had successfully joined these sects, becoming members.

Yet, the difficulty of joining remains extremely high; according to players who joined, understanding the sect's background and culture is essential for application.

Also, during the joining application, managing expressions is crucial, absolutely no laughing; treat joining as an exceedingly serious matter, memorize the sect's doctrine and rules.

The opportunity to join arises only once; many players, after exhausting efforts to the last step, couldn't hold back from laughing.

This was enormous disrespect towards the God, leading to immediate expulsion with no future joining opportunities.

Many players complained about this game's brutal settings, the low error tolerance, and the NPC memorization being too proficient.

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