He paused for a moment.
"But this is just the first step."
"A true Magic Potion Master not only follows recipes to make potions. They create recipes, improve upon them, adjust processes according to subtle differences in materials, and find directions for improvement even in a cauldron of failed waste liquid."
His gaze swept across the room once again.
"This course does not teach you how to follow a recipe. That would be wasting your time and mine."
"This course teaches—when you encounter a new material, how to determine what it can do; when faced with an incomplete recipe, how to complete it; when you want to create a new magic potion, how to design its refining process."
The audience was silent for a moment.
The twenty young wizards sitting below were all excellent alchemists, at the very least skilled at refining various level 1 potions.
They were already proficient at making potions following recipes.
