It can only be said that as an epic potion, its effects certainly aren’t worse than an ordinary third-level potion!
The next day, when Lin Xue and Little Ya got to work, they were already in the Elf Forest in the game.
[You have entered the domain of the Elf Forest.]
[It’s best not to damage any trees or use undead magic here, or you will be seen as an enemy by the forest’s tree-men and elves.]
Upon arrival, the game issued this reminder.
However, this is quite an understatement. Elves are a very insular race, very sensitive to outsiders. Even simple trespassing on their territory can provoke hostility or expulsion.
Fortunately, they were entering a section managed by Little Ya. She’s the admin of this area, and her authority is absolute, so Mu You and Lin Xue didn’t need to worry about getting kicked out.
Shortly after entering the forest, the trio quickly met up in the game.
Little Ya directly led the two to the center of her managed area.
Obviously, it wasn’t just Little Ya living in this forest. It was home to an entire elf tribe.
Elves venerate nature and inherently have long lifespans. This leads them to live quite leisurely lives without much urgency because they don’t value time. They spend vast amounts of their days contemplating nature and listening to the babbling streams, activities incomprehensible to humans. As for expelling enemies and healing plants, they do it casually when they see a need. Elves don’t have strict jobs or employment systems. To put it nicely, they’re enjoying nature. To put it bluntly, they’re lazy.
So, having a player like Little Ya who diligently completes tasks every day as a priest is bound to annoy them sooner or later.
[You follow the player "Pea Breeder" into the tree house of the Forest Priest.]
Indeed, Pea Breeder is Little Ya’s game ID. She first showed them her tree house and explained its wonders, like how it functioned as a surveillance system for the entire area.
Unfortunately, Mu You and Lin Xue couldn’t see any of these descriptions in their text because those features were only accessible to Little Ya.
Mu You set up a Dark Teleportation Array in her room, formally unlocking the Elf Forest’s "teleportation point".
Afterward, the three stepped out, and Little Ya took them for a tour around the tribe’s central plaza, an occasional open space in the forest where elves would set up stalls to sell items or trade goods if they were strapped for cash.
[You see an elf merchant. There are goods on the booth in front of him, but he doesn’t seem enthusiastic about greeting you. Do you want to approach and check?]
As expected, elf merchants appeared quite aloof. They sold things serendipitously with a mindset of ’take it or leave it,’ and they never acknowledged the concept ’customer is king.’
[You walk up and examine the items on the stall. You find elf cookies, elf bread, endless quiver, small elf sack, Jungle Ring, red oak seeds...]
The text listed more than twenty goods, apart from a few magical plant seeds, all were unique products characteristic of the elf tribe.
Mu You clicked to check every product in the text and finally found something that piqued his interest.
[Magic Bottle: A magic bottle crafted from special crystal. It can perfectly preserve the effect of potions and spring water. When pouring multiple potions into it, they will not affect each other and can be perfectly separated when needed.]
A bottle for storing potions where multiple magic potions can be kept without affecting each other!
It’s not incredibly useful to an ordinary person, but it’s incredibly handy to Mu You, the Magic Potion Master.
[You asked the elf about the price of the Magic Bottle. The elf tells you he doesn’t need a lifespan, but you need to offer something he appreciates for an exchange.]
As expected, elves aren’t very interested in lifespan, they only support bartering.
Mu You thought for a moment and took out an ’Experimental Equipment Box’ from his game backpack.
This was one of the supplies he had intentionally left in the Star Spirit World. Inside the box was a distillation device, alcohol lamp, and a lot of test tubes. The purpose was to bring some potions he would refine in reality into the game at any time.
The principle was simple: Mixing potions with pure water in a test-tube, sending it into the game, then using the distiller to evaporate the water. Apart from a few special potions like Explosive Elixirs that couldn’t be heated, most potions could be purified this way.
However, now that he had the Magic Bottle, he didn’t need this tedious operation. He could directly transfer the potions using the Magic Bottle.
As these things weren’t useful to him anymore, Mu You left some test tubes for potion storage, and gave the rest to the elf to see if he wanted them.
[You give a box of experimental equipment to the elf.]
[The elf looked surprised at your generosity and agreed to the exchange.]
[You have obtained a ’Magic Bottle’ and recently received a ’Jungle Ring’ gifted by the elf.]
[Jungle Ring: When worn, movement in the jungle becomes more skillful and movement speed increases by 10%.]
The elf was pretty fair, perhaps because he felt like he was benefiting too much from the exchange, so he gave a nice item back.
Mu You wasn’t shy and immediately put on the ring. He then used the Magic Bottle to transfer the ’Life Potion’ into the game.
[You have acquired a Life Potion (Epic Grade).]