bookrandom Chapter 65 Medicine King Valley 4
Chapter 65 Medicine King Valley 4
"Are you still going to take the alchemist assessment?" Liu Shaoyuan asked curiously.
"Hmm!" Although some unpleasant things happened yesterday, the benefits of the Medicine Alliance are really good. As an alchemist in the Medicine Alliance, you can get 100 Medicine Alliance points every month, as well as Medicine Alliance subsidies, and there are also hidden benefits such as store discounts.
It can be said that the lower-level alchemists in the Medicine Alliance may not be wealthy, but they are definitely not poor.
The subsidies provided by the Medicine Alliance are more than enough to cover the vast majority of the medicine-making expenses for low-level alchemists.
This is why alchemists are so eager to join the Medicine Alliance. Because the Medicine Alliance actually pays them!
"Tomorrow is the sixteenth, I suggest you take the alchemist assessment tomorrow," Liu Shaoyuan nodded and suggested.
"Tomorrow, what happened tomorrow?" Actually, the group wanted to stay a few more days before going, since today's events had been so unsightly, and their main purpose in coming to Medicine Dust City was to wait for the Iron-Eating Beast clan from the Demon Realm.
The alchemist assessment was merely a side effect.
"Tomorrow, Senior Brother Yuan will be in charge. He is Elder Huoyan's eldest disciple. Elder Huoyan is a rogue cultivator, so the assessment is usually quite lenient. As long as you can refine the pills, you can become an alchemist in the Medicine Alliance."
Moreover, the rotation of supervisors is actually random, and outsiders would never guess it. This news could fetch a top-grade spirit stone on the black market.” Liu Shaoyuan raised an eyebrow, indicating that he was being very kind to them.
"Are all the other elders like that Xiao Fan?" Senior Sister Ying was somewhat surprised. The Medicine Alliance in their Guiyuan Sect territory was jointly led by her master and several ninth-grade alchemists who served as branch alliance elders.
The assessment has always had a standard. As for whether something like Xiao Fan's incident happened, Senior Sister Ying guarantees that it didn't happen in Qingli City.
"Hey, no, as you all know, for rogue cultivators to become alchemists, they either need to be lucky enough to inherit an alchemist's legacy, or be favored by an alchemist and taken as an apprentice, or have some talent and become self-taught."
However, in general, apart from being favored by the alchemist and taken as a disciple, the other two can be considered as self-taught. Another elder stationed in the sect likes to give some traditional questions that only those who have studied can answer during the assessment. Although there are not many, they are often just a few points short of the independent cultivators.
Another rogue elder was relatively strict. He never believed that one could become an alchemist simply by refining low-grade pills. In addition to the difficulty of the questions, the pills had to be of medium grade or above.
However, he has one advantage: he will take on disciples. If someone refines a high-grade pill while alchemy and has not yet been formally apprenticed, he will accept them as a disciple.
Another elder, though well-behaved, inevitably showed favoritism towards disciples from wealthy families, and thus was relatively stricter in his assessment of those skilled in alchemy.
The group had a general impression of the five elders of the Medicine Alliance, and could only say that they truly lived up to the name of Medicine King Valley.
"I understand, I'll go tomorrow!" Although Cheng Jiu wasn't afraid of those assessments, who wouldn't want to take it easy?
Anyway, she's not the one who'll suffer the consequences of causing trouble today.
"What compensation did Elder Xiao Ming give you?" Liu Shaoyuan, who was about to leave, turned back.
Yingyue and Gongcheng Gongyu both looked at her, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Cheng Jiu took out the sapphire-like ring from his pocket, and could only say that Elder Xiao Ming had pretty good taste.
Among them were several sets of women's robes, of a high grade, probably seventh grade, but with an indescribably delicate and charming color.
"Elder Xiao Ming must have taken a fancy to some girl again and is trying to win her over," Liu Shaoyuan asserted.
"Shameless old man," Gong Yu retorted.
“That’s right.” Liu Shaoyuan nodded vigorously.
Cheng Jiu set the robe aside. Although he felt a little uncomfortable with it, he could sell it for spirit stones later. He then took out a second item: a card worth 50 top-grade spirit stones, which could be used at the Wanbao Pavilion.
Cheng Jiu felt it was just so-so. Compared to this card, she preferred the mountain made of 50 top-grade spirit stones. Could she take out the spirit stones inside?
Several defensive magical artifacts, some talismans, and finally three boxes containing ninth-grade spiritual herbs.
Overall, he was quite sincere, but none of them were very interested. You might say he was stingy, but he wasn't stingy at all. You might say he was very satisfied, but he was also very satisfied.
Especially this Wanbaoge card, it's amazing! 50 top-grade spirit stones, which can only be spent by participating in Wanbaoge's auction.
Basically, these are things I don't need now, so I just put them in the ring to collect dust.
After reading it, Liu Shaoyuan took his leave. He had obtained a good method, so he had to put it into practice as soon as possible! "Then, Junior Sister Cheng Jiu, I'll be going now. I'll contact you again when I have time."
Watching his departing figure, the group went to see the little iron-eating beast first.
The other person was lying in the cradle, holding bamboo shoots, already fast asleep.
Seeing its adorable appearance, Cheng Jiu couldn't help but soften. The four of them quietly left the room, said goodbye to each other, and returned to their own rooms. It was getting late, so it was time to rest.
As expected of a room booked at a high price, this bed is really comfortable, especially since Cheng Jiu hasn't slept in it much in the past two years, turning her from a sleeping person into a cultivation person.
But as soon as she touched the soft bed, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, after washing up, Senior Sister Ying and Gongcheng Gongyu were setting out breakfast. The little food beast also came out of the room, walking with its head tilted, looking at the three of them, and pointing with a soft whimper, as if to say that it wanted to eat too.
"Junior Sister, you're awake! Come and have breakfast! My two junior brothers and I specially bought it in the city today," Senior Sister Ying greeted Cheng Jiu cheerfully.
Cheng Jiu sat down at the table. In front of each person was a bowl of white porridge, several steamed buns, and some pastries. In the center was a soup.
Yingyue mixed the porridge and soup together and put them into a large bowl, then served it to the little iron beast.
The little iron-eating beast, a demon that had grown up with the big black bear, had never tasted such delicious food made by humans before, and ate without even raising its head.
"Junior sister, junior sister, this steamed bun is super delicious!" Gong Yu recommended the steamed bun.
The steamed buns were made from the meat of an unknown monster, and putting everything else aside, the filling was absolutely delicious.
Gongcheng poured Cheng Jiu a bowl of porridge and patted his lively younger brother beside him: "Alright, alright, stop teasing your junior sister and eat."
"Hmph, what a hypocrite!" Gong Yu retorted.
"What did you say?" Miyagi wondered if he hadn't shown his authority as an older brother in a long time.
Gong Yu immediately calmed down when he met his brother's eyes: "Hey bro, dinner's ready!"
Seeing that his younger brother had backed down, Miyagi didn't press the matter and picked up his porridge to drink.
After a hearty meal, the four instructed the little iron-eating beast to stay in its room and not leave the inn. Receiving the beast's obedient agreement, the four set off for the Medicine Alliance once more.
Unlike yesterday, when many people came to the Medicine Alliance, most of them were well-dressed alchemists. Today, however, many strangely dressed rogue cultivators appeared.
The group was quite eye-catching, not only because they were somewhat out of place among these rogue cultivators, but also because the four of them had caused trouble at the Medicine Alliance yesterday, and today they actually swaggered into the Medicine Alliance again.
They were watched almost the entire way, making all four of them feel extremely uncomfortable. Although Cheng Jiu felt a little uneasy, she still walked into the Medicine Alliance with her head held high. What was there to be afraid of? It wasn't her fault!
As soon as they entered the main hall, a steward rushed over and asked, "Are you here to take the alchemist assessment? Please come this way."
Some of the independent cultivators who were lining up to take the exam were dissatisfied.
"What's going on? Why can they cut in line? Which sect's young master or young lady are they?" The number of people who can participate in the assessment is fixed. They are all worried about whether they can participate today. As a result, some people cut in line and were led in by the manager. Of course, those who saw this felt unbalanced.
"They're the ones who caused trouble at the Medicine Alliance yesterday, don't you think?" Another rogue cultivator rolled his eyes. He was also there yesterday. He had finally managed to scrape together the pill fee and was wondering if he could pass the test, but he never expected to see someone daring to cause trouble at the Medicine Alliance.
The steward in charge of registration was taken away. His plan fell through, and he planned to come back today, but luckily, Elder Huoyan was on duty.
"It was actually them!" The rogue cultivator beside him exclaimed in disbelief, his eyes filled with awe as he watched the four figures depart.
The commotion caused by the Medicine Alliance yesterday is known throughout Medicine Dust City. Everyone was wondering which brave warrior it was. They never expected it to escalate to such a huge level. And today, they're even here to participate in the alchemist assessment!
The complaining rogue cultivator dared not speak anymore. Such a person was either lucky or had an extraordinary background and strength. But how many lucky people are there in this world?
"Did you not hear what I just said?"
"No, that's probably not the case. Yesterday, it was that simple-minded young man who exposed the steward's request for spirit stones. If he had held a grudge, he would have said it just now."
"Wow, that's impressive! He actually said it like that!" another rogue cultivator exclaimed. "No wonder he's a disciple of a major sect!"
The complaining rogue cultivator breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that they didn't hold a grudge, it's good that they didn't hold a grudge, may good people live a peaceful life!"