Chapter 12: Become an Alchemist (2)
Qingshi has not taken the third-level alchemist assessment and is sitting in the big living room drinking tea at the moment. He is accompanied by a young man about thirty years old. This is President Lin's disciple Yu Tao. The two of them are chatting quite happily.
President Lin and the other three were having a meeting behind closed doors. The three of them were shocked when Qingshi proposed to take the third-level alchemy exam. Then President Lin said he wanted to study it, so he called Yu Tao to sit with Qingshi for a while, and the three of them closed the door and went to "research".
In the conference room, the three of them were both happy and sad. What they were happy about was that a genius fell from the sky. They now believed that Qingshi had a high chance of passing the exam as a third-level alchemist, even though he had not even passed the second-level exam.
The Liangyuan Alchemist Guild has not registered an alchemist for almost three years. When the three-year assessment period is up, if it still fails to develop an alchemist, then not only will the interests be greatly damaged, the key is that the three Mr. Zhang’s face, especially President Lin’s, didn’t know where to put it.
Now that such a genius is here, he will undoubtedly be able to gain a lot of benefits at the headquarters and at the same time be proud of his face.
But there is also a worry, that is, the Liangyuan Alchemist Guild does not have the qualifications to assess three-star alchemists at all. This has to be done by the Beijing Guild.
"No," Elder Lu said resolutely, "We must not let him go to the capital to take the assessment. That would be like registering with the capital guild, and he would be getting an advantage over Wang Dapao."
"Of course I understand, but we don't have the qualifications for the assessment," President Lin frowned.
"So I want you to think of a way, my president. And you, Liu Zhugan'er, stop holding it like a bamboo pole and say something." Elder Lu said urgently.
"I don't think there is a big problem," Elder Liu said: "We will let him take the Level 2 Alchemist Examination. Once he passes the exam, he will be directly issued a certificate to register as a Level 2 Alchemist. In the future, it doesn't matter how many levels he is promoted to or where he takes the upgrade. After all, the assessment is registered in our Liangyuan."
"Hey...I don't know this yet?" Elder Lu said, "I'm worried that he will go to the capital directly after knowing that we can't take the third level exam or even the second level exam."
"Then let's be honest," Elder Liu said. "Just say that we hope he will register with us for Level 2 first and then go to the capital to take the upgrade assessment. We can give him some more benefits."
"Benefits? You have more benefits than Wang Dapao?" Elder Lu said loudly, "Then do you want to tell me the difference between registering in the capital and registering in Liangyuan? If you tell him, he will go directly to the capital to register. If you don't tell him, what will happen to him later? Do it? Wouldn’t it be our fault?”
"It's just weird, he didn't ask." Elder Liu was still tepid.
"No," President Lin made up his mind: "We can't hide it. We didn't tell him at first because we didn't know that he might directly register as a third-level alchemist. Now that we know it, we can't hide it. This may affect It’s about the little guy’s future.”
In fact, what the three of them are worried about is this: the Capital Guild is also the Mingshan Guild Association. President Wang, nicknamed Wang Dapao, is recruiting disciples. The basic requirement is a second-level alchemist under the age of thirty.
If Qingshi is admitted as a third-level alchemist at the age of eighteen, there is a high chance that he will be accepted as a disciple by President Wang.
President Wang, President Lin, and Elder Liu Lu all had some old grudges. As a result, all three of them were pushed out of the capital to Liangyuan by President Wang, especially President Lin, who was originally the vice president of the General Association. A fifth-level alchemist.
The fact that no one has come to Liangyuan to register in the past few years is also due to the influence of President Wang. After all, he is the number one alchemist in Mingshan Kingdom and the only sixth-level alchemist.
If Qingshi cannot reach level three, then everything will be fine. But if Qingshi can reach level three, then there is the possibility of becoming President Wang’s disciple and inheriting his mantle. However, if Qingshi registers with President Liang Yuanlin first, then President Wang's narrow-minded and violent temper would never choose him as his disciple, so President Lin would say things that might affect his future.
However, President Lin and the three of them were aboveboard, and after some discussion they decided not to hide Qingshi.
The three of them walked out of the conference room and sat down in the living room. After explaining the reasons and stakes to Qingshi, President Lin said calmly: "Friend Qingshi, this is the situation. You decide where to register."
Qingshi understood what he heard and stood up and said to President Lin and the others: "The three seniors are really broad-minded. Thank you Gao Yi. But don't worry, you three, I will register in Liangyuan. In terms of alchemy, I will not worship anyone again." To be a master.”
"That's right." Elder Lu patted his thigh and suddenly realized, "Brother Qingshi is young and his alchemy skills are so good. His master must be an unborn expert. I think he is probably no worse than Wang Dapao. How can he be better?" I need to worship the master again, hahaha, why didn’t I think of it at the beginning, is that so, little friend Qingshi?”
Qingshi just smiled and said nothing.
Seeing this, the three of them took it as Qingshi's acquiescence, and for a moment they were relieved and smiled at each other.
An hour later, Qingshi walked out of the Alchemist's Guild, and Elder Lu walked all the way to the door.
What is different from when he entered the door is that Qingshi is now a second-level alchemist in the Alchemist Guild of Mingshan Country.
The jade pendant nameplate that proves the identity is hung on the belt with a colorful silk ribbon. The jade pendant is engraved with exquisite patterns. It is the spiritual pattern carved by the weapon refiner and contains identity information. The monk can scan it with his mental power and read it. There is absolutely no way to fake registration information.
In addition to being an identity plate, this jade pendant is also a storage treasure. It contains nearly a hundred cubic feet of space and is worth a lot of money.
In addition, President Lin also gave ten three-star Qi pills. According to President Lin's idea, Qingshi will be able to practice to the eighth level of Qi training realm within three months, but Qingshi knows that this is just It just increased consumption for a few more days.
After saying goodbye to Elder Lu, Qingshi turned around and entered the alchemy store next to him. Now he knew that the largest elixir store in the county was the property of the Alchemist Guild, and the person in charge of this store was President Lin. Disciple Yu Tao.
As soon as he entered the store, Yu Tao saw him and greeted him personally. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Congratulations, brother Qingshi, you are the first alchemist registered by Liang Yuan in the past three years."
Glancing at the jade pendant on Qingshi's waist, Yu Tao was surprised and said: "Level 2! Tsk, tsk, brother Qingshi is simply a genius!"
Qingshi couldn't help but be humble.
Yu Tao then added: "Now that Brother Qingshi has joined us, we finally won't fail in the three-year assessment. It's really great. By the way, Brother Qingshi, if you are free, you might as well finish some things these days. Alchemy mission, look here, the supply exceeds the demand, the order price has been increased by 30%."
Qingshi looked in the direction pointed by Yu Tao and saw two tables placed side by side in the spacious center of the store. There were queues of about ten people in front of each table. Two clerks were sitting behind the tables writing something on paper. , and there is a clerk on each side counting the spiritual stones handed over by the people in line.
Qingshi was puzzled and asked Yu Tao: "Brother Yu, what is this..."
Seeing that Qingshi didn't understand the situation, Yu Tao immediately explained it to Qingshi.
After listening to Yu Tao's explanation, Qingshi understood that in this world of cultivation, spiritual elixirs are a very important cultivation resource, but there are thousands of monks but only one alchemist, so the supply and demand relationship for elixirs is naturally such that there are more monks and less rice.
Therefore, if you want to buy elixirs, especially high-end elixirs, you often need to reserve them in advance. In order to get the pre-ordered elixir as soon as possible, some people do not hesitate to add a large additional fee on top of the normal elixir price.
Naturally, the elixir store of the Alchemist Guild is the most crowded when it comes to customized elixirs. Although the elixirs of the Alchemist Guild are more expensive, the quality of the elixirs is guaranteed, and you will never buy inferior or fake medicines.
In this world where the law neglects to focus on force, the extent of the proliferation of substandard and counterfeit drugs can be imagined.
Registering as an alchemist not only enjoys the benefits of guild protection and discounts on cultivation resources, but also has the obligation to help the guild refine a certain amount of elixirs for free every year. Of course, the alchemy materials are provided by the guild.
As a second-level alchemist, Qingshi's current obligation is to refine a certain number of two-star elixirs for the guild every year. However, the task is not heavy and it mainly serves a symbolic purpose. Qingshi has understood that with his level, he can only practice ten furnace pills at most.
The most important source of elixirs for the Alchemists Guild is the elixirs that the alchemists have refined themselves and sold to the guild or entrusted to the guild for sale.
Yu Tao saw that the shortage of elixirs had intensified recently, so he suggested to Qingshi to complete the elixir refining task as soon as possible to alleviate the urgent situation. At the same time, entrusting the elixirs refined after completing the task to the guild for sale would also allow Qingshi to take advantage of the current high price increase. Earn more spiritual stones.
Qingshi agreed without any objection. But he asked in confusion: "I dare to ask Brother Yu, why is the demand for elixirs so high during this period?"
"After the New Year, there is the triennial admissions exam." Yu Tao felt slightly surprised, "Why don't Brother Qingshi know about it?"
"I know this," Qingshi understood a little better, "Oh! Are you saying that these people are buying elixirs for people who are taking the school admissions exam?"
"Yes," Yu Tao replied, "It's always good to use elixirs to improve your cultivation before the exam, so there will be such a wave of medicine purchases every three years. By the way, Brother Qingshi, it seems you haven't Come to school, why aren't you preparing for the exam?"
"I have this plan," Qingshi replied, "so I want to know more about it."
"Well, Liangyuan College is located on Dahua Road in the east of the city. I remember that half a year before each enrollment, there will be an admissions brochure posted with a detailed introduction to the college. By the way, there is also an admissions consultation office where you can go and ask. "
"Well, I'll go take a look someday. Thank you, Brother Yu." Qingshi didn't want to continue this topic and asked, "Where can I get the medicinal materials for the mission?"
"Okay, wait a minute. Xiaodong, Xiaodong." Yu Tao called a boy, "Take the bluestone alchemist to the medicinal material warehouse to find Master Huang to get some medicinal materials."
Turning around, he said to Qingshi: "Brother Qingshi, I won't take you if you can't leave here. You go to the warehouse to find Master Huang Lunhuang. Tell him about your mission and he will know how to prepare it for you." , and you also hand in tasks to him. As for elixirs other than tasks that you want to sell to the guild or entrust the guild to consign, just ask me or Master Du Feng."
Qingshi said goodbye to Yu Tao. I went to get the medicinal materials and went directly back to the hotel. When I arrived at the hotel to renew my room, I found out that the hotel was also owned by the Alchemist Guild. Yu Tao sent someone to say hello and offered half the room rate. I couldn't help but sigh that it was nice to enjoy the shade against the big tree.
