Darryl ignored their laughter.
He shrugged while picking up an empty ceramic jar from the floor. There were many bottles and jars left behind in the cave. It was uncertain who left them there.
He rinsed the can, looked around, and said, "Justin, William, and Kent. Take off your shirts."
"Why should I do that? Are you crazy?” Kent shouted.
"I need fire to produce the elixir and all the twigs are wet from rain, so I'll need your shirts for fire,” replied Darryl calmly. 1
Justin yelled, "Why did it have to be our shirts? What don't you use yours? Don't you know that we might catch a cold in this weather?"
Darryl replied, "Fine, your shirts are more important than Nancy's life."
How dare you!
Kent was furious. "Fine! I'll give it to you. I shall see what you'll do if Nancy doesn't wake up later."
The three of them looked at each other and started removing their shirts while everyone laughed at them.
A fire was soon set up with the ceramic can boiling as Darryl started producing the elixir.
Darryl was very cautious and serious with every step.
William and Kent were laughing at him. "He looked ridiculous! That's how you produce an elixir? It looks fake!”
Kent was pressing on his stomach while laughing tearfully. "Stop pretending. Traditionally, special cauldrons are used to produce elixir. How will you be able to do it with a broken ceramic jar? It looks cheap too!"
Kent glared at Darryl as he spoke. Let's see how he could defend himself!
Everyone turned to look at Yvonne. Oh right, why did n o one think about her earlier? She would be the most knowledgeable person on that topic.
Yvonne bit her lips. She had been observing each step Darryl took while producing the elixir. She had earlier read about them in some ancient manuals.
A long time ago, people were superstitious. They had always tried to produce the Eternal Youth Elixir. That was how the occupation of Elixir Masters came about. However, there were many fake Elixir Masters around. Besides, no one would produce an elixir in such a simple and casual manner as what Darryl was doing.
Yvonne spoke softly, "Based on my knowledge, ancient Elixir Masters would require special tools such as an elixir cauldron, pot, seawater, pomegranate jar, and many others. This is the first time I've heard o f making an elixir in a ceramic jar.
Wow! Everyone was startled from hearing what Yvonne just said and concluded that Darryl was just faking it. All of them turned to Dax to see what his reaction would be.
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