Melina was stunned when she realized Stella had lived for at least a hundred thousand years. Compared to her own youth, Stella’s timeless beauty filled her with envy.
Aaron, however, looked troubled. “Miss Stella, please get up. Don’t embarrass me. I have no interest in alchemy at all.”
But Stella shook her head firmly. “No, Master Aaron. Unless you accept me as your apprentice, I will not rise.”
Aaron sighed, conflicted. He knew the truth, alchemy was costly. Each recipe demanded vast amounts of experience points:
- Tier 3 recipes: 100,000 points to learn, 400,000 to perfect.
- Tier 4 recipes: 5 million points.
- Tier 5 recipes: 10 million points.
- Tier 6 recipes: 100 million points.
- Tier 7 recipes: a staggering 1 billion points.
Just thinking about it chilled him. Yet Stell
