When Luo Chen came, Mi Shuhua smiled from the bottom of his heart.
When Luo Chen left, his smile was already a little forced.
In the Bright Moon Hall, Sikong Shoujia and Luo Chen had already left, and only Mi Junping, who came from behind, sat with them.
"Dad, does it cost that much to build an alchemy room?"
Mi Junping couldn't help but ask.
She is the head of the Hall of Honors. In addition to managing personnel, the Hall of Honors is also responsible for some accounting calculations.
Based on some estimates, the things Luo Chen just proposed would cost thousands of spiritual stones.
Moreover, this is just the construction of the alchemy room.
The Mi family also invested in a Xuanyun Cauldron worth nine hundred spirit stones and a Ziyun Copper Furnace worth four hundred spirit stones.
In addition, after the alchemy room is completed and the alchemy is actually started.
The Poshan Gang will at least provide countless raw materials.
Even if Mi Junping passes hundreds of spiritual stones every day, that's not how the spiritual stones are spent!
Mi Shuhua sighed, showing a hint of bitterness.
In front of his family, he would not cover himself up all the time.
"Ping'er, you don't understand. Where does our investment lead to?"
Mi Junping was surprised, "It's already a lot!"
Mi Shuhua shook his head, "Why are alchemists generally only available in large sects? Even if they are family alchemists, they are usually from the Jindan family or the old foundation-building family."
"This kind of investment that outsiders usually don't know about is also the reason!"
"Our Mi family is just a new foundation-building family and cannot support the squandering of a real alchemist. The establishment of the Alchemy Hall today actually borrowed the power of the Poshan Gang."
Mi Junping naturally knows everything about the situation in her family.
She also felt a little horrified when she thought about supporting a monk in refining alchemy for hundreds of years.
This is simply not something that a new foundation-building family can do.
"Luo Chen, this is just a small fuss."
"Those second-level alchemists are more noble, and their alchemy equipment is at least high-grade. They don't bother to use ordinary fire. If they want to use it, they use earth fire. Do you know how much an alchemy room containing earth fire costs?"
Mi Junping asked in a low voice: "How much?"
"From having an earth fire spring, to pulling out the earth fire, building a formation, isolating the inside and outside, and building an alchemy room. The Ailao Mountain monk once quoted a price of eight thousand spirit stones!"
"Hey, why don't you grab it!" Mi Junping took a breath.
Mi Shuhua sighed, "This does not include the cost of building materials. The building materials also have to be purchased from Xianzhuju in Ailao Mountain. They still have to make a profit."
"So, Luo Chen seems to have made so many demands now, but they are only one or two thousand spirit stones. I can afford it, and the Poshan Gang can also afford it."
Mi Junping asked: "Can we make money back in the future?"
"You can definitely make money back, but if you want to make more money, you have to see if that kid can refine the elixir I gave him."
Mi Shuhua said lightly, with some expectation in his words, but also hesitant.
...
"Elder Sikong, I'm sorry to trouble you about the Alchemy Hall."
"It's easy to say. The gang leader has said that he will fully support you. I definitely can't hold you back."
"So, see you tomorrow?"
"See you tomorrow!"
At the crossroads in the inner city, Luo Chen smiled slightly as he watched Sikong Shoujia leave in a hurry.
Afterwards, he couldn't wait to rush home.
After a while, he returned to the courtyard.
Close the door, but there is no need to turn on the light.
Two glazed skylights have been added to the new inverted room, and the light is much better than before.
Luo Chen sat at the desk and took out a bunch of things from the storage bag.
Two bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills, which were his fixed salary for the next month, he had just received.
It just so happened that the five bottles I bought with my own savings had already been consumed, and now I am taking over.
In addition to the Qi Nourishing Pill, there is a yellowed book and two volumes of bamboo slips.
First, use the spiritual eye technique and check it carefully to make sure there is no hidden trick on it.
Luo Chen then picked up the book with confidence.
"Detailed Explanation of Qing Yuanzi's Alchemy"
These are the books related to alchemy that Mi Shuhua promised before.
The paper is yellowed, and there are even many comments on it.
It is conceivable that Luo Chen is not the first person to read this book besides the author himself.
Those in the Mi family must have seen it many times.
"The art of alchemy is broad and profound, ranking first among the hundred arts of cultivation. Although it does not have the power of weapons, talismans, puppets and other arts to show off, it can help monks like us lead the way."
"I am not talented. I am only in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but I am ranked as a third-level alchemist. I can be a master of the generation."
"This book is my daily essays while refining alchemy. It records the beginning of alchemy to..."
Just by reading the beginning, Luo Chen could feel the pride of the alchemist named "Qing Yuanzi" from between the lines.
He is indeed entitled to be proud.
Using the foundation-building realm, he refined the third-level elixir.
This book is very detailed.
It covers almost all kinds of techniques for getting started with alchemy, and even some professional terms would give even Luo Chen a headache.
"The book is a good book, but I can't finish it in a short time. I can read more at ordinary times."
Putting away the "Detailed Explanation of Qing Yuanzi's Alchemy" carefully, Luo Chen's eyes fell on the two bamboo slips.
One volume is complete, but the other volume has traces of fire damage.
Mi Shuhua actually gave him two pill recipes, but one was incomplete, so the other party had no expectations of Luo Chen at all.
What the old man really cares about is the complete recipe.
"Chalcedony Pill!"
Luo Chen took the prescription and looked at it very carefully, from the main ingredients, to the quota ratio, to the taboos.
After looking at it for a while, it was already night time without realizing it.
He rubbed his swollen brows and felt extremely emotional.
"No wonder Mi Shuhua went to such great lengths to bring me in, and even set up an alchemy hall at all costs."
"If I can really refine this Chalcedony Pill, the Poshan Gang will make a fortune!"
"No, no, it's Mi Shuhua who is going to make a fortune."
Luo Chen secretly asked Qin Liangchen how the profits created by Dan Tang were divided among others, excluding Luo Chen's share.
Although there is no specific ratio, gang leader Mi Shuhua definitely takes the biggest prize.
Except for the hall master and the ninth-level Qi Refining monks, other halls had almost no spiritual stones.
In other words, most of the profits from Dantang will fall into Mi Shuhua's pocket.
And this Chalcedony Pill can create huge profits.
"It's actually an orthodox practice of elixirs!"
This label alone can explain the value of Chalcedony Pill.
According to the description of the effectiveness of the elixir, after taking the chalcedony elixir, it can increase the monk's spiritual power.
Pretty common utility, right?
However, the more common it is, the more mainstream it becomes.
But this kind of mainstream elixir, whether it is the recipe or the channel, is controlled by the major sects.
Ordinary forces do not have similar elixirs for sale at all. Even if there is, there will definitely be some sect forces involved.
"However, this elixir also has many shortcomings!"
Luo Chen recalled the description of the efficacy and taboos on the elixir prescription, feeling a little pity.
Although the Chalcedony Pill is also a mainstream elixir, it does not contain much spiritual power, only one-tenth of the Qi-Nourishing Pill.
Not only that, taking too much can lead to drug resistance.
The drug resistance is pretty good, and most elixirs have this shortcoming.
The biggest disadvantage of Chalcedony Pill is that excessive consumption of it will cause the Dantian to become jade-like!
This is absolutely unacceptable to the monks.
Dantian is the most important point for low-level monks.
Once damaged, the path may be cut off at best, or the spiritual energy may be violent and lead to death.
Yuhua is not a good word either.
Once the jade is transformed, it will be very difficult for the monks to break through the realm.
The professional term used in alchemy is "alchemy barrier", which is an obstacle caused by taking elixirs.
Many partial elixirs can easily cause elixir blockage.
Only elixirs like Nourishing Qi Pill, Transforming Dust Pill, and Jade Dew Pill, which have been studied thousands of times, have been able to solve the problem of elixir barrier.
If you eat too much, it will have no effect at all.
"Although it has many shortcomings, it is still a panacea for low-level monks!"
Luo Chen came step by step from the first level to the second level of Qi Refining. He suffered greatly from the pills!
The Qi-nourishing pills sold in Lingyao Pavilion are never sold in small quantities, at least one bottle.
And one bottle is one hundred spiritual stones!
One hundred spirit stones, the foundation-building monks don't even notice them. Those in the late stage of Qi refining can easily take them out, and the mid-stage monks can grit their teeth and buy a bottle from time to time.
But for the early monks, this was a huge sum of money!
Even if you go bankrupt, you may not be able to afford a bottle.
Chalcedony Pill is different.
From the main materials, to the utility, to the shortcomings, it is destined that its price will not be high.
In other words, low-level monks can afford it!
"A poor man is poor, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have spiritual stones."
"If I had known about the existence of such elixirs, I would have been able to buy some in a year if I had just gritted my teeth."
"This elixir is made specifically to plunder the spiritual stones from the hands of poor people!"
Luo Chen put down the bamboo slips and had no more doubts.
As for whether what Mi Shuhua is worried about can be refined?
Just kidding, he is a systematic man!
Of course, it cannot be easily refined.
Luo Chen had his own plan in mind, and then his eyes fell on the burned bamboo slips.
"Tongyou Pill?"
