Chapter 162: Alchemists Are So Annoying, They Are All the Same
Inner courtyard.
"Creaky!"
A wooden door was slowly pushed open, and sunlight spread in through the crack of the door. The light spread rapidly, reflecting several figures of different lengths.
"Xiao Bai, this will be your residence from now on!" Elder Su glanced at Xiao Bai and the others behind him and smiled.
"Five people?" Xiao Bai's soul power swept through this attic. There were three floors above and below, with quite a few rooms.
"Uh, Elder Su, I just saw that Mu Chuan and his family only lived there for four people. Can I live there?" Tu Shan scratched his head, and his dark face turned slightly red.
Xiao Bai and the others looked at Tu Shan with playful eyes. This guy was a little hesitant earlier; it seems he wasn't interested in the wine but in the petite woman!
"As long as they don't mind, there is no problem here!" Elder Su smiled and shook his head. As someone who had been through it, how could he not know the reason? After all, he was young once.
"Hey, Boss, I won't bother you anymore. If you have anything to say, just ask someone to call me!" Tu Shan winked at Xiao Bai, said goodbye, and left in a hurry!
After leaving the door, Tu Shan patted his chest, scared to death! Among the five people, two are the boss's women, and another is also a woman. If he, a grown man, dared to live here, would he be killed by the boss?
"For you four, I won't remind you of the things to pay attention to like I did for the other freshmen. To put it bluntly, this inner courtyard is all about four words: the strong are respected!"
"This inner courtyard is not like the outer courtyard. There are no courses or anything like that. As long as you have enough fire energy, you can enter the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower to practice. Practicing there is better than any course. The only thing you need to pay attention to is not to miss the weekly organization of the academy to enter the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower for students!"
"In addition, there are also fighting arenas and martial arts pavilions in the inner courtyard. If you want to learn martial arts and fighting skills, you can go and have a look. Of course, it's not free, and you need to exchange it for fire energy!"
"If you feel that you don't have enough fire energy, you can go to the Mission Hall and the Arena. The Mission Hall will regularly release some tasks of varying difficulty every month. If you don't want to do complicated tasks, you can also go to the Arena, which is the fastest way to get a lot of fire energy. Of course, this requires sufficient strength, otherwise, you will lose everything!"
"Generally speaking, this inner courtyard has more freedom than the outer courtyard. You can make your own decisions. Well, it's getting late today, so clean up and take a rest! If you have anything, you can come to me!"
After saying that, he waved his hand, turned around, and walked out the door. When he reached the gate, he seemed to remember something and turned his head, saying, "By the way, Xiao Bai!"
"Elder Su, what's the matter?" Xiao Bai let Xiao Xun'er and the others go in first and asked, puzzled, as he came to the door.
"That..." Elder Su's old face was a little embarrassed, and he said with a slightly expectant look: "I heard from the Great Elder that you are a fifth-grade alchemist. I wonder if you can refine the Dou Ling Pill?"
"Dou Ling Pill?" Xiao Bai looked at Elder Su and understood instantly. He couldn't help but feel a little speechless. This was the second time he had heard the name of this pill since coming to Jia Nan Academy. He smiled and said, "Elder Su is now an eight-star Dou Wang. Hasn't he used it?"
"No! In Jia Nan Academy, many elders are stuck in the realm of Dou Wang. Dou Ling Pills have always been a hot commodity. Occasionally, they will be snatched by a group of old men. Due to my duties, I cannot leave the academy for too long to attend auctions, so I have been dragging it on!" Elder Su shook his head.
"Is that so?" Xiao Bai thought, "Didn't you go to Elder Huo?"
"Don't mention that old guy!" Elder Su heard the name, veins on his forehead jumped, and he said angrily, "This old guy patted his chest and promised me that there would be no problem at the beginning, but in the end, he spent all the three medicinal materials that I had worked so hard to collect!!"
Xiao Bai almost laughed out loud when he saw his furious look. He didn't expect that Elder Su, who seemed to have a gentle personality, would also be angry. In addition to Elder Zhao in the outer courtyard, this is Elder Huo's second victim!
"I haven't refined the Dou Ling Pill!" Xiao Bai smiled and shook his head.
Hearing this, Elder Su's turbid eyes flashed with disappointment, and he said, "Even you can't do it?"
He was still thinking that Xiao Bai's soul power was so strong, he must be more reliable than that old guy Huo!
When he heard the Great Elder say that Xiao Bai was a fifth-grade alchemist, he was very excited. As long as he had a Dou Ling Pill, he would be not far from Dou Huang. Unexpectedly, he couldn't do it either!
"Don't be anxious, Elder Su! I just said that I haven't refined it before, not that I can't refine it!" Xiao Bai pondered for a moment and said, "I just heard that the Dou Ling Pill is in short supply in the inner courtyard. I guess many elders have medicinal materials but no access to alchemists. How about this! As long as Elder Su finds three people who need to refine the Dou Ling Pill, I will be sure to refine it. What do you think?"
"You want to practice with medicinal materials?" Elder Su's eyes twitched, and his eyes were suspicious. The last person who practiced only cheated him, but this kid is even more ambitious and wants three!
"What do you mean by practice?" Xiao Bai was unhappy: "Dou Ling Pill is a sixth-grade pill. Unless you are an alchemist above the peak of the sixth grade, who can guarantee a 100% success rate? This is called a sunk cost!"
"It's the same!" Elder Su rolled his eyes. These alchemists are so annoying. They are all the same! They are all big liars!
Old Man Huo is one step closer to success, and this kid has another sunk cost. It turns out that he doesn't feel sorry for the medicinal materials that are not his own!
After hesitating for a moment, Elder Su gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it! I trust you once, and I will contact the two others when I go back!"
"Hehe." Xiao Bai showed a smile that was not surprising on his face and nodded: "Don't worry, Elder Su! I will never let you down! But..."
In the puzzled eyes of Elder Su, Xiao Bai slowly said: "Do you know the rules of the alchemist?"
"!" Elder Su was choked, waved his hand unhappily, and said: "I know... I know three portions of medicinal materials, eight hundred fire energy! Don't worry, you will be indispensable after the matter is done!"
"Eight hundred fire energy?" Xiao Bai frowned. What is the situation? Thinking back carefully, he didn't seem to say anything about the rules of the eight hundred fire energy!
"The Great Elder said that Lin Yan has eight hundred fire energy points, and you are a fifth-grade alchemist, so eight hundred fire energy can refine a pill once, which should be... no problem, right?" Elder Su asked carefully.
Eight hundred fire energy points, even for an elder, is not a small amount, so this kid shouldn't ask for too much.
Now it was Xiao Bai's turn to be a little dumbfounded. Lin Yan's eight hundred fire energy points were determined based on the fire energy obtained from Liu Qing. He didn't expect that this could be priced. If he had known, he would have asked for eight thousand days from that guy Lin Yan!
"Okay!" Xiao Bai shook his head, shook off the unrealistic idea in his mind, and agreed. Eight hundred days is already a high price!
"Okay, let's make it like this. I'll go find someone now, and there should be a result tomorrow!" After saying that, Elder Su turned around and left in a hurry.
Watching Elder Su's back as he left, Xiao Bai smiled and knew why he was so anxious. Just now, he sensed the unstable Dou Qi fluctuations in his body, which should be a breakthrough to the Nine-Star Dou Wang. Once he broke through, if he took the Dou Ling Pill, there would be a chance to break through again and reach the Dou Huang realm. This would make anyone anxious!
This transaction also made Xiao Bai truly realize the status of a high-level alchemist. In the past, he had learned about it through the original book, but the power of words is not as profound as the real experience in reality.
Now it seems that the transaction with Yao Lao was very wise! This profession is really lucrative!
The situation of Elder Su and others also gave Xiao Bai some new ideas for future planning. Although the Black Horn Region is chaotic, it is a big piece of opportunity!
The resources that appear here are almost the best in the northwest continent. Things from all parts of the entire Dou Qi Continent have gathered here, but there is no force that refines pills for purely commercial purposes. The only one with a little prototype is Fengcheng Han Feng.
If a force is established here, a medicine refining force that does not rely on connections but only on interests, and then eliminates Han Feng to become the sole power, the resources earned would be massive.
Xiao Bai himself may not need these, but Xiao Yixian and others do! This is very helpful for their growth.
However, this is not something he can do alone. It requires a large number of alchemists. He can make high-grade pills himself, but if he is required to refine low-grade pills, it will delay his practice, which is not worth the loss!
"It seems that we should have time to talk to Elder Huo. He has many alchemists under his command. It seems to be a feasible plan!"
After thinking for a while, Xiao Bai felt that cooperating with the Alchemy Department of Jia Nan Academy seemed to be a very good way. He could provide medicinal materials, the Alchemy Department could provide manpower, and it could also train students and increase their experience in alchemy. It was a win-win situation!
"Brother Xiao Bai, it's dark! What are you doing standing here?" Xiao Xun'er came over and looked at him curiously with her beautiful eyes.
"Nothing, just thinking about something!"
Xiao Bai smiled and shook his head. Only then did he come back to his senses and put his thoughts in his heart. Everything is planned, and if it is not planned, it will be abandoned. This is his habit. Although there is no plan yet, take it slowly. As long as there is a plan, there will be an action goal. One day, the goal will be achieved. There is no rush!
"What are you thinking about? You are so absent-minded!" Xiao Xun'er took his big hand and laughed softly.
"How to marry Xun'er home and raise a family!" Xiao Bai stretched out his hand and stroked that pretty face, smiling.
Xiao Xun'er's heart suddenly pounded, and a gentle blush appeared on her pretty face, like a newly blooming peach blossom, elegant and delicate. She spat softly: "Bah! Bad guy!"
Looking at the shy and charming Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Bai slowly approached, gently put his hands around her waist, and held her in his arms. Xiao Xun'er lowered her eyes slightly, leaned her head on his shoulder, and felt his gentle palm covering her waist. A warm current instantly surged through her body, and a sense of security rose in her heart.
Under the soft moonlight, neither of them spoke again, and their shadows overlapped on the ground, interweaving into a warm picture.
The moon set and the sun rose, and a night passed slowly.
In a room on the third floor, Xiao Bai slowly woke up from his practice and jumped off the bed.
After stretching his muscles and bones, he looked around and saw that the windows were clean and bright. A hint of warmth flashed in Xiao Bai's eyes. This was what the two girls helped him clean up yesterday. Xu Su didn't want to disturb them, so he lived on the first floor. Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yixian lived on the second floor, and the third floor belonged to him.
Suddenly, there was a noise downstairs, as if two people were fighting.
Xiao Bai walked over and opened the window, looking down, only to see two beautiful silhouettes flashing and crossing each other, two colors of fighting spirit, one gold and one gray, gushing out from the two people, and when they collided, strong winds rippled in the open space in front of the attic.
"Haha. These two girls!" Xiao Bai smiled and lay on the windowsill watching this scene. When he saw the exciting part, he shouted loudly:
"Come on, Xun'er! This move is just like a god descending to the earth, tearing the sky apart, it's terrifying!"
"Come on, Xian'er! This move is too powerful! It's surging, destroying the world, and it's rarely seen in the world!"
As a result, they were met with two pairs of beautiful white eyes, and the two stopped fighting instantly. The exaggerated praise made them blush, and those who didn't know might think it was a fight between two Dou Di! Who would still have the mind to spar?
"Bang, bang!"
At this moment, a knock on the door sounded.
Xiao Bai climbed through the window and landed lightly from the third floor. He waved his hand to stop Xiao Yixian, who was about to open the door, and said, "Let me do it!"
"Elder Su, you are very efficient!" After opening the door and looking at the three old men outside, Xiao Bai was not surprised and smiled at the leader, Elder Su.
"Haha. I am not like you. I have outstanding talent and have the opportunity to break through. Of course, I have to hurry up!" Elder Su smiled. He treated Xiao Bai as a person of the same level, not like other freshmen. After all, no matter how young he was, the fifth-grade alchemist status was real and worthy of this!
"Come on, let me introduce you. This is Elder Liu and this is Elder Duan!"
"Three elders, come in and talk!" Xiao Bai smiled and nodded at the two of them, then turned and walked into the main hall of the house.
The three old men came in one after another and sat down in the hall. After Xiao Yixian served tea to them in a gentle and virtuous manner, she walked aside to stay with Xiao Xun'er.
"Elder Liu, Elder Duan, I think Elder Su has told you all! This Dou Ling Pill is also my first time refining, so I can't guarantee it's 100%. Can you accept this?" Xiao Bai took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and spoke first.
He glanced at the two old men; one was a seven-star Dou Wang, and the other, judging from the fluctuations on his body, was actually a nine-star Dou Wang!
After the two old men looked at each other, Elder Liu, who was a nine-star Dou Wang, spoke:
"Student Xiao Bai, Old Su has explained the situation clearly last night. We also came here after making a decision. Although we are not alchemists, we old guys still know some of the situations of alchemy. Even a sixth-grade alchemist will have a chance of failure when refining a sixth-grade pill, so you don't have to have any psychological burden!"
This elder is too reasonable! Xiao Bai was a little surprised and couldn't help looking at Elder Su.
As if sensing his gaze, Elder Su, who was sipping tea, raised his head and winked at him with great pride. He first went to find that hateful old man Huo, and after confirming Xiao Bai's ability to refine medicine, he used the banner of the Great Elder to attract these two people!
The words of the Great Elder worked; otherwise, how could he attract two people overnight, and how could these elders believe in Xiao Bai, a new student?
Although they knew that he was a fifth-grade alchemist, they believed in old man Huo more, even though they had been cheated by him!
"Okay! The elders trust Xiao Bai so much, then I will do my best to refine pills for you!" Xiao Bai smiled and clapped his hands. He was very happy in his heart. How could he miss the opportunity to practice for free!
You know, the higher the grade of the pill, the fewer opportunities to practice, because the materials are hard to find!
"Okay! The herbs are here. We have duties to fulfill. We can't stay long. We'll take our leave first. If you encounter any problems in the inner courtyard, you can come find us!" The two elders were also very straightforward. After leaving the herbs, they left directly.
"Xiao Bai, you must refine the elixir! I don't want to collect herbs again!" Elder Su also stood up at this time, took out the herbs from his ring, and handed them to Xiao Bai.
"Don't worry! I will do my best!" Xiao Bai took the herbs and smiled.
"That's good!" Elder Su heard these familiar words but didn't care too much. He smiled, nodded, and left.
On the way back, Elder Su recalled carefully. It seemed that Elder Huo had also promised him the same thing last time. He was instantly shocked and kept comforting himself in his heart: "Old man Huo said that Xiao Bai's alchemy skills are better than his. There shouldn't be any accidents. No."
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