"Uh...where did I get my girlfriend?!"
Chen Cheng was a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said honestly: "I'm not here to go shopping, I'm here to sell the potions I made..."
"Selling potions?"
As soon as Qin Yun saw his expression, he knew that the situation might not go well, but he still nodded and asked: "That's good. You are a pharmacist with S-level talent. The potions you make should be very popular, right? By the way, How high has your specialization skill been?"
Sure enough, when this topic came up, Chen Cheng's expression became a little unnatural and seemed very lost.
"Where, I..."
The future great pharmacist was hesitant to speak and looked embarrassed.
"Uh, did you encounter any problems?"
Qin Yun thought to himself, as expected, just across the road, he saw that the other party's expression was not quite right, he looked distressed and worried, and his mood was not good at first glance.
If he really went out for shopping and fun, he shouldn't have this expression!
"..."
Chen Cheng shook his head and nodded again, looking like he was in a dilemma.
"Why don't we find a place to chat?"
Qin Yun took the initiative and suggested in a sincere tone.
"Yeah, what's the problem? Tell us about it?"
The little fat man Liu Haoran was also very discerning. He understood what Qin Yun meant and immediately echoed.
"……All right."
Finally, Chen Cheng nodded and agreed.
Qin Yun took him to a nearby coffee shop, found a table and sat down, and even ordered a few cups of hot coffee.
Chen Cheng thanked him and took a sip of the steaming coffee. It seemed that he had finally found a trace of warmth in this cold weather.
"actually, I……"
Next, Chen Cheng briefly explained to Qin Yun what he had experienced in the past six months and the difficulties he faced now.
It turned out that after awakening and changing jobs to become an S-level pharmacist, Chen Cheng was quite happy, and he was also recruited by many guilds.
As long as he agrees to join their guild, the other party can provide him with various materials for making potions, allowing him to concentrate on improving his specialization skill level.
But the problem is that the contract signed between those guilds and him completely bound him. He must serve in the guild for twenty years before he can leave the guild.
No matter how hard Chen Cheng fought, the guild he most wanted him to join was only willing to shorten the contract period to fifteen years.
Because it costs a lot to train a pharmacist. If the signing time is too short, it is not worth it at all!
What if you finally train a master pharmacist, but then you run away?
By then, wouldn’t the costs they spent have been sunk?
Therefore, those guilds did not want to give in on this issue and were very insistent.
As for Chen Cheng himself, he didn't want to be bound by a guild contract for so long. He was worried that his life would be wasted, so he wanted to come out early and open a store to make money.
Because if he joins the guild and serves the guild, the potions he makes will basically be sold to members at a discount and he will not make much money. And his family needs a lot of money, and he also hopes that his family will Be able to live a prosperous life!
Therefore, his idea is to only sign the contract for ten years. If the time is longer, he will not be willing to do so.
The two sides were in a stalemate on this issue for a long time, and ended up breaking up!
Finally, Chen Cheng decided to go it alone and not join any guild.
At the beginning, with the 200,000 yuan awarded by the school and the gift package of materials for life and career, he successfully upgraded his professional skills to level 4, which is the junior pharmacist.
Generally speaking, according to the professional skills level of life occupations, levels 1-3 are apprentices, levels 4-6 are beginners, levels 7-9 are intermediate, levels 10-12 are advanced, and levels 13-15 are expert. Levels 16-18 are master levels!
Chen Cheng, whose specialization skill level has been raised to level 4, can only be regarded as a junior pharmacist.
In the past six months, while selling the potions he made to the store, he used the money earned to buy materials. In this continuous cycle, he finally raised his specialization skill level to level 7.
Although the improvement speed is a bit slow, it is still smooth and there are no problems.
Even, because his talent level is S level, the potions he makes are of better quality and can be sold for more money, making them more popular!
But after he reached level 7 intermediate pharmacist, problems arose.
First of all, the materials for the potions made by mid-level pharmacists are not cheap. Even if Chen Cheng had made some money through continuous recycling before, he could not afford many copies of the materials.
Secondly, if an intermediate pharmacist wants to improve his specialization skill level, the potions he needs to make have some special effects. Those that treat burns, frostbite, and paralysis... are all potions with relatively unpopular uses. There is a demand in the market. Very few, hard to sell!
In the end, even those stores were unwilling to buy it because they really couldn't sell it and there was too much inventory!
But if he doesn't make these potions, he won't be able to improve his specialization skill level and won't gain experience.
Chen Cheng was trapped in an endless loop. The potions he made could not be sold. If he couldn't sell them, he would have no money to buy materials to continue to upgrade his specialization skill level. He was stuck in place.
The money he earned in the beginning was basically invested and trapped.
This is the difficulty you have to face as a pharmacist, because no one may buy the medicine you make!
This is also the cost that must be paid to train a pharmacist, and it is the basis for those guilds to recruit them to join!
After all, it’s easy to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree!
Chen Cheng has been stuck at the intermediate pharmacist level for more than a month and has no choice but to agree to join the guild and sign a long-term contract.
Recently, because of this incident, his family's financial situation, which had just improved, collapsed again, becoming increasingly difficult.
The New Year was about to come, but his wallet was dry and his pockets were empty. He could only worry about the unsold potions in his space backpack.
"I see……"
After listening to Chen Cheng's complaints, Qin Yun finally understood why he was so depressed and was walking alone on the street blowing the cold wind.
However, if you want to train a pharmacist to a master level, the cost involved is quite high. Even if he spends all of his current net worth of more than 4.3 million, it will not be enough!
"It seems that life and career are not easy either!"
After hearing this, the little fat man Liu Haoran couldn't help but sigh. Every profession has its own difficulties.
"...Yes, my initial idea was too simple!"
Chen Cheng has experienced these months of struggle, and he is deeply aware of it. He knows that it is very difficult to do it alone, and it is almost impossible to move forward!
The later it gets, the more so it becomes!
Without the support of a guild as a foundation, it would be impossible!
"Chen Cheng, how about you join our guild?"
Qin Yun thought carefully and decisively extended an invitation to the other party: "I can promise you that I will only sign for ten years!"
Although this period of time should only be able to barely recover the cost of training, it is not very profitable.
However, it is still worth it to get an S-level pharmacist to join us!
