There was no moment of excitement for the Bai family's notice. Immediately on the other side of the city wall, a man in red posted a notice on the wall.
Everyone immediately gathered around again.
"What...what's going on? Why is the Zhu family also recruiting alchemists of level three or above? And the conditions they offer seem to be more generous than those of the Bai family." Everyone started talking immediately.
After the people from the Zhu family posted the notice, another man in yellow and blue came over and posted new notices on the left and right sides of the city wall.
"Both the Huang family and the Lan family have taken action? What is going on? Why are the four major families taking action at the same time? They have all received large orders and are all short of people? Good guy, the Lan family is indeed the first family. This condition is better than The other three are much better." Everyone sighed with emotion.
"Hehe, of course you people don't know, but the news will spread tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at most. My buddy works as an errand in the city lord's mansion, so I'm relatively well-informed. Let me tell you, the family ranking competition that happens once every twenty years is about to begin. !" A middle-aged man said with a proud look on his face.
"Brother, don't say half of what you say. What is the Family Ranking Competition?" someone asked.
The middle-aged man laughed and replied generously: "Do you know how many elixir families there are in Dandu? Four? Or ten? That's wrong. There are sixty aristocratic families certified by Dandu! This aristocratic family The ranking battle is to rank these aristocratic families, and the four major families that have occupied the top four seats all year round are the four major aristocratic families we are familiar with: blue, yellow, vermilion and white. Now the Lan family is first, the Huang family is second, the Zhu family is third, and the Bai family is third The ranking of four was decided twenty years ago. Now that the ranking battle has started again, the family rankings may be reshuffled."
"I see, but what does the family ranking competition have to do with recruitment? Is foreign aid allowed?" someone else asked.
"Of course, yes, family connections are also an important part of the family ranking competition. As long as the elixir comes from your house, it doesn't matter whether that person is from your family or not, including those who are worshiped by guests. You know the ranking of this family How do we compete?" The strong man said, looking at the curious eyes around him.
"Brothers, please stop being so pretentious and speak up." Some people were impatient. Zhan Yue on the side was also waiting for the strong man to explain.
"Why are you urging me? Let me moisten my throat." The strong man took out the wine gourd and took a sip of wine, and continued: "Every twenty years, Yedu will buy elixirs from my alchemy capital, and the quality of the elixirs ranges from third-grade to Rank seven. No one knows what elixirs are needed in Yedu, so they cannot be refined in advance. Of course, if you guess it, you are lucky. The successive lords of our Dan City have inherited the same rules and will make this The order is distributed to all the families in Dandu, and the families are ranked at the same time. All families refine the elixirs according to the order requirements, and submit them to the city lord's palace after refining. Different grades of elixirs have different points. When the order is completed, it is ranked. When the bit ends.”
"At that time, the families were ranked based on the level and quantity of the elixirs submitted by each family. At the same time, Ye Du spent money to buy these elixirs." After that, the strong man added: "This method of the city lord allowed Yedu has never defaulted on its orders.”
"But...but what's the use of this family ranking?" someone else asked.
The strong man glanced at the man with disdain and explained: "Not to mention that Yedu and the City Lord's Mansion have provided good rewards to the top three. Even the name of the first family is extremely important, except for Dan Apart from the four great masters of Taoism, the No. 1 family is the best sign. Twenty years ago, the Lan family narrowly defeated the Huang family with a small number of points and won the first place. This title has allowed the Lan family to make more money in the past twenty years. How much money was paid, who knows. Besides, the four major families have a long heritage and no one is convinced by anyone. The family ranking competition is the best opportunity to prove oneself."
"That's it. Thank you for clarifying the doubts, brother. But I heard that both the Lan family and the Huang family have two seventh-level alchemists, while the Zhu family and the Bai family only have one. It seems that this year, the first family will fall to the Lan family again. The family or the Huang family." Someone said.
"One more seventh-level alchemist does have a huge advantage, but other backbone alchemists are also unavailable. After all, the order requires a large number of third-level and fourth-level elixirs. That's why the four major families are eager to recruit people. , hoping to get as many points as possible." someone explained.
"And I heard that the Bai family has become very close to Master Jindan recently. Maybe Master Jindan will join the Bai family and become a guest minister. In that case, the Bai family will have two seventh-level alchemists, so they may not be at the bottom."
Zhan Yue, who was not far away, frowned when he heard this man's words. "It seems that in addition to the eighth-level elixir recipe, the Bai family has another reason for Bai Zhi to marry Master Jindan. No wonder they are so anxious to get Bai Zhi back. The first family, the title of number one is indeed very attractive. "
"Are you talking about the Master Jindan who has a very bad reputation? Is the family willing to cooperate with him?" someone questioned.
"It doesn't matter if you have a bad reputation or bad character. After all, Master Jindan is a seventh-level alchemist. He is on an equal footing with the heads of the four major families. Speaking of this, the Bai family is really unlucky. The last head of the Bai family was a seventh-level alchemist. At that time, the current head of the family was only at the sixth level. When he advanced to the seventh level, the previous head of the family disappeared and there is no news yet. The Bai family never had two seventh-levels at the same time. "
"You said that after so many years, why can't these aristocratic families produce an eighth-level alchemist? And why don't those eighth-level alchemy masters have their own aristocratic families?" A white-haired old man asked.
"It's so difficult for an eighth-level alchemist to break through. The experience of aristocratic families can be inherited in the first seven levels. Therefore, there are many seventh-level alchemists who can reach the eighth level, but they can only cross the river by feeling the stones. As for those alchemy masters, why If you don't have your own family, you are talking nonsense, because an eighth-level alchemist can open an alchemy sect, which is a level higher than that of a family. You don't look down on the name of this family at all. For example, I, the Lord of Alchemy City, am one of the four great masters. Master Changqing, although he has a name in Dandu, he rarely appears in Dandu. Generally, the deputy city lord is responsible for government affairs. Master Changqing's Changtian Medicine Sect is in a secret place and rarely appears in the world. . There are too many people in the world asking for help from eighth-level alchemists. These masters are all annoying and they all hide away." Someone who is familiar with these histories explained.
Zhan Yue on the side learned a lot of secrets about alchemy just from these conversations, and secretly Alchemy is worthy of being the capital of alchemy. He found someone to ask for directions and then walked to the Bai family's mansion. At this moment, many people lined up at the back door of the Bai family, all of whom came to apply for the position of alchemy assistant. Third- and fourth-level alchemists who are rarely seen in other places now have a long queue, which is quite spectacular. Although the conditions offered by the Bai family are not as good as those of the richest Lan family, the requirements are relatively low. Moreover, we all know that the icing on the cake is not as good as the timely help. If the bet on the Bai family succeeds, the Bai family will naturally thank them even more in the end. They are also betting. .
