on Monday.
When Tom saw the five thousand Galleons in the dragon skin bag, he was completely stunned.
"Tom, it really works!"
Daphne jumped happily in front of the boy: "Mom said Astoria's face was red, and she ate a whole plate of pasta for dinner! She could only eat one-third before, I know she was starving.
"It's expected." Tom understood Daphne's excitement. After she calmed down a little, he shook the dragon skin bag.
"So what happened to the money?"
"Medicine expenses." Daphne said as a matter of course.
"I can't take such a precious potion for free. Mom is already helping you find the ingredients. From now on, each bottle will cost 5,000 Galleons. Don't think it's too little.
"Oh, by the way, she also said that if you tell her what materials you need, she will collect them. Also, the amount of money is a bit too much, it's not safe for you to carry it all with you, so she plans to give you a safe, and you can just deduct it from it."
The girl finished her words in one breath, but the boy fell silent.
He now has a doubt.
Where does the Greengrass family's money come from? How can he say 5,000 Galleons as casually as 5,000 Knuts?
This might involve the core secrets of the Greengrass family, but Tom did not ask.
It's not that I'm afraid Daphne won't tell him, but I think this silly kid doesn't even know it herself.
"Daphne."
Tom suddenly said solemnly, the girl was startled and became nervous: What's wrong?
"I said this potion is for you, I won't take your money."
Seeing the young girl was about to speak, Tom interrupted her quickly: "I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry, just listen to me.
Daphne had no choice but to shut her mouth in grievance.
Tom continued, "I'm not short of money now. I haven't used up the money you gave me before. And you know that I still have the materials for the fire dragon. Selling them will bring me a lot of money."
"Given the relationship between you and me, if I ask you to borrow money, will you lend it to me?"
"Of course!" the girl said firmly.
"Me too." Tom shrugged. "Astoria is your sister, so she is my sister. If my sister is sick, should I pay her for preparing medicine for her?"
"So from now on, as long as Madam Greengrass can get the materials, I will help Astoria refine it, and you don't have to pay me."
"But I have to remind you that the strengthening potion has drug resistance. It will no longer be effective after fifteen to twenty bottles at most."
Daphne was so moved after hearing this that she didn't know how to express her gratitude in words, so she simply expressed it through actions.
First——!
The soft lips were imprinted on Tom's cheek. After this bold action, Daphne woke up from her dream and ran out of the grove with a blushing face.
When Mrs. Greengrass saw her daughter's reply, she was filled with emotion.
Meeting Tom is not only Daphne's luck, but also Astoria's luck.
However, Tom can refuse it, but she cannot refuse to give it to him. So she can ask Daphne to invite Tom home as a guest during the summer vacation, and then give him the key to the safe as a gift.
It's not the cost of the potion, you can't refuse it this time, right?
But this is not enough. Astoria's problems have not been completely solved. Tom may have to find a solution in the future, so sincerity is necessary...
Thinking of this, Mrs. Greengrass took out another piece of parchment from the cupboard, but this piece of parchment was blank, with only the Greengrass family crest printed on the edge.
Proof that this is no ordinary paper.
Tom finally witnessed the efficiency of the big family. Three days later, all the materials he needed were gathered and sent to him.
Two fire dragon hearts, five pairs of sphinx eyeballs, and other materials were also configured five times according to the standard he gave.
Apart from anything else, just the sight of these two fresh hearts made Tom tremble with fear.
After asking Daphne, I found out that although their family did not own a dragon farm, they had shares in several other pure-blood dragon farms, but they directly exchanged the dividends for hearts.
Damn capitalists, so he worked so hard for a whole holiday, but no one word from him worked?
Tom's eyes watered with envy and he felt sick to his stomach.
Damn it, will I only be able to eat soft rice from now on?
With the materials in hand, there were enough to make at least a hundred bottles, basically achieving potion freedom. Tom was no longer stingy and arranged a meal for Hermione as well.
In exchange, Hermione gave Tom a... lifetime dental care package?
I don't know if this lifelong commitment refers to Mr. Granger or him. If it's him, then it's not a loss.
What's wrong with the wizard? Gangshi's teeth will also have problems.
Dumbledore had told him that he had seen Muggle dentists many times and that they were much better than those awful potions.
Although he didn't like sweets, he overworked his brain every day and his two old masters took turns to exploit him, so he still had to rely on sweets to replenish his energy. Hermione's promise was a precaution.
As the days passed, the castle was very peaceful and no major incidents occurred.
Tom's life was also very regular. He went to and from get out of class, took a daily trip to the Forbidden Forest, checked the status of the potions, and then went to talk to the unicorns to build relationships.
He found the unicorns in the forbidden forest, five in total, four big and one small, two males and three females.
The male unicorn Tom ignored him and focused on getting close to the other two female unicorns. Unfortunately, the effect was not good. Because of Long Wei, several unicorns were afraid and ran away when they saw him, which made Tom so angry that he missed a meal.
The order of the twelve trials was simply a trap for him. Most creatures were afraid of the might of dragons, but he got the blood of a fire dragon as the first reward. Wasn't this making the difficulty more difficult for him?
Up to now, only the little unicorn has a good relationship with him. Tom is a foodie, and the way a foodie builds relationships is through food. "Now the little unicorn is willing to eat the herbs and fresh flesh and blood he brings.
However, Tom was still not allowed to get close to three meters. If he exceeded this range, he would be frightened and run away. Tom did not dare to chase him for fear of causing a bigger misunderstanding.
However, the distance of three meters was enough for Tom to set a tracking spell with early warning measures on the little unicorn. As long as there was an attack, he would be able to sense it even if he was inside the castle, so he would not be afraid of being caught off guard.
In addition to building relationships with unicorns, Tom also made great progress in magic. Andros had already begun teaching Tom the techniques of opening the magic barrier.
With the blood of a fire dragon, Tom should actually be considered half a magical creature. No magical creature needs to use a wand to cast magic, so his talent in this area has been greatly enhanced, but he is still far from reaching Andros' level.
Grindelwald had verified this long ago, having seen Andros cast a wandless spell, unleashing a giant-sized Patronus, and had exclaimed that this was not magic at all.
He used to think of himself as a master in the field of wandless spellcasting, and was most proud of the fact that he had easily subdued the Scamanders with just a few waves of his hands (see Fantastic Beasts I for details). However, compared with Andros, he was nothing.
Now it is Andros' turn to be proud. He has suffered a loss due to the times. He and Tom learned many modern magical concepts from Grindelwald. Now Grindelwald finally has something to learn from him.
The two have a good relationship, but as they are both the kings of the century, neither is willing to admit that the other is weaker than the other, and they are secretly competing with each other.
In order to master it as quickly as possible, Tom activated the extraordinary state several times. The credits were enough, but the progress of achievement points was much slower than last semester.
There is nothing we can do about it. Many achievements are easier to get at the beginning, but become more and more demanding later on.
Although Grindelwald's recognition is increasing, the speed is very slow and it has not yet reached 50%.
This is the disadvantage of dark wizards. It is difficult for them to completely trust a person. Even if under the influence of the system, he will not harm Tom and will impart knowledge without reservation, but it does not mean that he will recognize you.
That's why Tom wanted to find another teacher for himself to complete the system upgrade as soon as possible.
He asked the system whether a great man with 100 achievement points met the requirements, but received a negative answer.
Because this generation of outstanding people belong to the ranks of teaching assistants in the system's judgment, and only the King of the Century is considered a real teacher, their recognition is naturally nothing.
Tom had no choice but to give up.
Another week of classes ended. After the Potions get out of class, Tom followed Snape silently into his office.
Snape pretended not to see him. He went about his business after entering the room, put away the students' homework, and lit the extinguished fireplace before asking, "Tell me, what problem have you encountered?"
"I want to publish a paper and would like you to proofread it to see if there is anything that needs improvement."
"Paper?" Snape looked at Tom in confusion, wondering what had happened to this kid all of a sudden and why he wanted to publish a paper.
However, he did not doubt Tom's level. Doubting Tom would mean doubting his own teaching level.
With a smart student and a knowledgeable teacher, Tom had long surpassed most people in the field of potions.
He was just wondering why Tom had suddenly changed. Wasn't strength the only thing this guy cared about?
"Show me."
Snape's curiosity had been thoroughly aroused, and Tom handed him a booklet of about ten pages.
On the Feasibility of Extracting and Refining the Active Medicinal Power of Life
After reading the title, Nep frowned.
Was there any research on this in the notes he gave Tom to research?
For the next half hour, Tom closed his eyes and rested. The only sound in the office was the sound of Snape flipping through the booklet. His expression kept changing, as if he was considering every word and every paragraph.
The main point of Tom's article is to propose a method to extract the life activity in the medicine. The extracted substances can not only be better absorbed and integrated, but also reduce negative impurities and toxins, significantly improving the quality of the potion.
It sounds simple, but it completely subverts the previous potion-making process.
Generally speaking, grinding, cutting, and juicing are the basic methods of processing all materials. If we only need the life activity, then wouldn't the formula change?
Is it the same potion as before?
So Snape checked Tom's experimental data very carefully.
Tom has been making too many strengthening potions these days, and he feels that the most troublesome thing is the processing of the fire dragon's heart.
The impurities must be removed carefully, leaving the most essential part.
If it is not processed properly, it will affect the efficacy of the medicine.
Then he suddenly had an idea and thought of the extraction technology in modern medicine to extract the ingredients he wanted. After two failures and the loss of two-fifths of the fire dragon's heart, he succeeded. The tonic potion he made was more effective and easier to absorb.
Originally he had no plans to write a paper, but seeing that the number of credits was not increasing at all, he wanted to try to get credits through academic research.
The experimental data and the improvement in drug efficacy were real, so Snape naturally couldn't find any problems.
But he still
Blind spots discovered.
Fire 4.9 Dragon Heart, Sphinx Eyeball... Why the hell are these so similar to the herbs he threw?
"Riddle."
The boy slowly opened his eyes. Snape looked at him scrutinizingly: "Where did you get these materials from? And why didn't you explain the effects of this potion?"
Tom was already prepared for Snape to read the paper.
"I got this potion formula by accident. As for the ingredients..."
Tom smiled shyly: "It's Daphne, to be exact, it's sponsored by the Greengrass family.
Greengrass?
When Snape heard the name and thought of Daphne, who wanted to stick to Tom all the time, his suspicion immediately disappeared.
If it was taken out by this family, there would be no surprise.
But Del deserves to die here. He is living off his wife at such a young age. How can he strive for success in the future?
Seeing Snape's reaction, Tom became even more curious about the Greengrass family and simply asked:
"Professor, Daphne is a little confused and doesn't know much about her family, but I think Greengrass is a little too wealthy, and they don't marry into other families.
How did it grow to this point?"
Snape gave him a long look.
"Riddle, you should have read the Pureblood Directory written by Cantankerus Nott. Do you remember what he said about Greengrass?"
Tom thought about it and searched for the corresponding memory.
"A model of pure blood, a family that will never decline?"