Global Coming: Farming with my sister-in-law in the end times

Chapter 575 The Gospel Returns, A Legendary Alchemist! (5600)

He carefully put the recipe into his backpack.

Cao Xing said, "Isabel, this formula is very important to us!"

The priest of holy light smiled faintly, "I am also very happy to be able to help you."

At this moment, Cao Xing also noticed that Isabel was somewhat different from before.

It seems... there's been some kind of change in his demeanor.

Previously, Cao Xing felt that his holiness was tinged with a hint of darkness.

But now, it is completely sacred, as if the dark power has disappeared.

Through their previous contact, Cao Xing knew that the dark power was Isabel's Dark Witch form.

Now, that wisp of dark power has vanished.

In other words, her Dark Witch form also disappeared?
Although he had some doubts, Cao Xing did not ask any further questions.

After all, this is Isabel's private matter, and in her Dark Witch form, she is still herself, so it doesn't really matter to Cao Xing which personality she is.

He continued, "Isabel, you've just returned from inheriting the legacy; you should be allowed to rest."

"But you also know that the Blood Legion is about to descend."

"We all need to hurry up and go outside to deal with those ice nest monsters, and try to level up as much as possible."

"Once you break through to the tenth rank, I will find a way to directly make you a legendary Holy Light Sage!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, even this composed Holy Light Priest couldn't help but show surprise in his eyes.

After all, that's legendary power!

Even within their own papacy, there are not many Holy Light Sages.

She was about to confirm, but then swallowed the words back.

Because Isabel knew that the lord would not deceive her.

In an instant, his eyes blazed with intense desire and fighting spirit!
Isabel nodded solemnly and said, "I understand, Your Majesty. I will go and punish more evil!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Holy Light Priest casually waved her hand, and a glowing light shuttle appeared beneath her feet, carrying her forward.

The speed it unleashed was even faster than that of the old griffin.

Now that her mastery of light element has been directly upgraded to legendary level, it's naturally very easy for her to use this method.

After Isabel left, Cao Xing quickly went to the alchemy workshop to find Francesca and ask her about the formula.

Upon entering, I saw Sabina working.

In fact, this woman has been working in his territory for almost three months.

Cao Xing had previously promised to let her go back and deal with her enemies.

Now, the agreed date is almost here.

Sabina also noticed Cao Xing's arrival and quickly straightened her clothes to make herself more presentable.

Then he came to his side, bowed respectfully, and said, "Lord, good day."

Cao Xing nodded slightly and then said, "Sabina, our agreed date is approaching."

"You can do whatever you want now, whether it's leaving the territory or seeking revenge on your enemies, I will support you."

This woman possesses a series of blessings bestowed upon her by Cao Xing, and coupled with her own combat skills, her true combat strength is roughly equivalent to that of a seventh-tier leader-level creature.

Dealing with a few minor nobles is a piece of cake.

However, upon hearing this, the woman did not show the expected excitement or agitation; instead, a look of hesitation appeared in her eyes.

She spoke softly, "My lord... is Sabina no longer of value?"

Cao Xing was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "Why would you say that?"

Upon hearing this, the intellectual woman in front of her bit her lower lip lightly.

“Recently, I have run out of potions to brew, and you have not given me any new tasks. I have not made any contributions to the territory.”

“I know my skills aren’t anything special in this territory, so if… if you’re going to send me away…”

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing realized that she had misunderstood.

Then he smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't worry, it's not that I think you're worthless, but because I want to keep my promise."

"Even if you go back now, the gates of the territory will always be open for you if you want to come back someday."

Upon hearing this, Sabina's eyes showed a look of gratitude.

Without hesitation, she replied, "I don't want to leave. I want to stay in this territory for the rest of my life. My lord, please don't send me away..."

Cao Xing asked, "And what about your enemies?"

Upon hearing this question, a hint of hesitation appeared in Sabina's eyes.

Before this, her only goal in life was revenge.

However, after spending a few months in this territory, she seemed to have found a new meaning, and even her obsession with revenge was gone.

However, she still deeply hated those guys, which made Sabina's expression somewhat conflicted.

Seeing her like this, Cao Xing decided not to tease her anymore and chuckled, "Don't worry, it's okay if you don't want to go out. Once things are done, I'll send Heli out to take care of those guys for you."

"You just need to focus on making medicine for me in the territory."

Upon hearing this, Sabina nodded vigorously, saying, "Yes, my lord."

"I will serve the territory wholeheartedly!"

After saying that, she turned around and started fiddling with things on the workbench.

After dealing with Sabina's situation, Cao Xing went to the beautiful witch.

She was completely focused on the crucible in front of her and didn't even hear his conversation with Sabina.

At this moment, she was elegantly holding a black book, occasionally tossing a few flower petals and herbs into the crucible, and then stirring it.

The movements were quite skillful and pleasing to the eye.

Speaking of which, Francesca, with her half-elf blood, is one of the top three beauties in the entire territory.

Moreover, this time, Cao Xing even met a real elf.

Although the elves were also quite beautiful, even ethereal and refined, each one a stunning beauty.

But compared to those ancient elves, Francesca was still much more beautiful.

Of course, Cao Xing wasn't there to admire her looks; he had serious business to attend to.

He took a yellowed blueprint out of his backpack and said:
“Francesca, take a look at this recipe for me.”

The beautiful witch also stopped concocting the potion at this moment.

He extended his slender right hand to take it, and then unfolded the secret recipe to examine it closely.

As she looked at it, her beautiful pupils gradually became more focused, as if she too was interested in the formula.

After a few minutes, she nodded slightly and said, "This is an interesting formula, and the researchers have improved it, making the steps much simpler."

"Can you make it?" Cao Xing asked.

"Yes, but you'll need to prepare the necessary materials."

Francesca replied casually, "If all the raw materials are plentiful, I can make about two or three hundred bottles a day."

Cao Xing was secretly pleased, and then asked, "Do you know where I can find these materials that the authorities require?"

Francesca glanced at it, then said casually, "Bloodclotting grass is a fairly common magical plant. It grows in some forests or near magical water sources, so it's not hard to find."

"As for the Blue Blood Lotus, I've never even heard of it."

"We can only try your magical method."

The magical method she mentioned was, of course, the trading market. Cao Xing had obtained a large number of rare materials through the market several times before, which left a deep impression on her.

"I understand, I'll go look for it."

After saying that, Cao Xing left the alchemy workshop and headed straight for the [Market] area.

Upon opening the trading interface, a series of consignment information immediately appeared before me.

It has been a while since his last major transaction.

Currently, many strange and unusual items have appeared in the markets of the four major regions.

Various consignment listings, exceeding tens of thousands of pages!

Of course, Cao Xing didn't look at it much, but directly typed in "[Blood Clotting Grass]".

In an instant, more than a dozen pages of consignment information appeared in front of me.

Just as Francesca said, it is a blue-grade material, which is quite common.

"Good, one of the key materials has been solved."

"Now... it's another crucial ingredient, the Blue Blood Lotus..."

"Hopefully we can find it together..."

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Cao Xing entered the keywords.

The next moment, two full pages of consignment information popped up in front of me.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on his lips!
"Excellent! As expected of a trading channel with hundreds of thousands of users, you can find anything here!"

"There are so many of these precious medicinal herbs."

"This way, I can mass-produce the [Blood Suppression Elixir]!"

Including today, there are still eight days until the new data is released.

According to Francesca, she can now produce two to three hundred bottles a day.

In other words, approximately two thousand bottles could be produced before the Blood Legion arrived.

Although it's not much, it's enough to equip most of Cao Xing's combat personnel with one bottle.

At that moment, he remembered something else.

"Speaking of which, I still have more than a dozen proficiency emblems in my backpack, which I obtained after completing the quest [Uproot].

"Francesca's alchemy skills have already reached the master level. I wonder if she can improve them further?"

"If possible, the speed of medicine refining should be able to be greatly increased!"

"After all, a master-level alchemist is four or five times faster than an expert-level alchemist!"

"And at even higher levels, the speed of alchemy will definitely be even more terrifying!"

Cao Xing decided to ask Francesca again later.

What he needs to do now is to collect a large amount of Blood Clotting Grass and Blue Blood Lotus.

However, although there are many materials on the market, it is still too slow to make transactions by sending private messages one by one.

Cao Xing decided to directly post a consignment notice and use the materials he had to make the acquisition.

Then, he began entering the information one by one. [Consignment Item: Fresh Lizard Meat (Orange)]

[Inventory Reserves: 50000 units]

Required items: Bloodclotting Grass, Blue Blood Lotus

[Consignor: Cao Xing]

[Seller's Note: 1 portion of lizard meat = 10 Bloodcloth Grass = 1 Blue Blood Lotus. Limited quantity, buy now while supplies last.]

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As before, epic-grade lizard meat remains highly sought after.

Less than half a minute after he listed the product, Cao Xing received a massive amount of transaction information.

[Transaction successful! You gained 100 units of [Bloodclotting Grass (Blue)], but lost 1000g of [Fresh Lizard Meat (Orange)]...]
[Transaction successful! You have gained 5 Blue Blood Lotus (Orange), but you have lost 500g of Fresh Lizard Meat (Orange)...]
[Transaction successful...]
...

He acquired a large quantity of Blood Clotting Grass and Blue Blood Lotus.

Although Cao Xing only needed two materials this time, the market was just too hot!

In just five or six minutes, 50,000 servings of lizard meat, worth 5,000 yuan, were sold out!
Moreover, Cao Xing added 10,000 more portions at the last minute, but they were still snapped up by the survivors in a short time.

After the transaction was completed, he patted his backpack with satisfaction and then glanced at the quantity of materials inside.

【Hemostatic Herb (Blue)】*345890
【Blue Blood Lotus (Orange)】*25411
...

These materials combined are enough to refine over 20,000 doses of the [Blood Suppression Elixir]!
Excitement welled up in Cao Xing's eyes, and he said happily, "Great! We won't have to worry about the materials for a while."

Then, he quickly pushed open the door of the alchemy workshop and found Francesca.

As soon as he entered, he shouted loudly.

"All the materials have been gathered."

Upon hearing this, the witch smiled with interest, seemingly curious about Cao Xing's method of collecting materials.

"Put it in the storage box, and I can start making it right away."

Cao Xing nodded, but before that, he glanced at her proficiency panel.

[Master-level Alchemy Proficiency: 196267/200000]

……

Cao Xing was somewhat surprised when he saw this number.

"Good heavens, it's almost full!"

"In other words, she only needs to increase her proficiency by a few thousand points to reach a higher level of alchemy?"

So Cao Xing asked directly, "Francesca, can your alchemy skills be improved again?"

The half-blood witch looked up, then nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

"So you're already a master-level alchemist now. What level would you reach if you advanced further?"

The witch replied, "Life skills like these are not like our power system, which requires progressing from master to hero, and then to legend."

"Upon further breakthroughs in master-level alchemy, one directly becomes a legendary alchemist."

"And once I become a legendary alchemist, I will experience a qualitative change."

"Not only will the speed of medicine making increase several times, but special effects will also occur during the medicine making process."

"What are the special effects?" Cao Xing asked, puzzled.

"When refining potions, there is a chance to upgrade the finished product by one grade, but of course, this probability is very small."

A look of realization dawned on Cao Xing's eyes.

He continued, "So, what conditions are required for you to break through to the legendary alchemist level?"

Just as Harold needed [Artisan's Soul] to upgrade his forging proficiency to Master, Cao Xing was worried that Francesca would need some strange and unusual items to reach the Legendary Alchemist level.

The witch gently shook her head and said, "No need. As long as I accumulate enough, I can strive to become a legend."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing's face lit up with surprise and delight.

He was about to speak when Francesca interrupted, "However, raising a life skill to legendary level is an extremely difficult thing..."

"Even though I've been refining medicine for hundreds of years, I've only scratched the surface."

"Even if I have enough experience, I will most likely fail if I try to break through to the legendary realm now."

Cao Xing frowned slightly. "What will happen after we fail?"

Francesca paused for a moment to recall, then said, "Perhaps... some of my memories and insights into alchemy will be lost."

"A large number of potions need to be refined to make up for it."

Cao Xing suddenly understood something.

"You mean, failing to reach Legendary rank will result in a loss of proficiency?"

The witch paused, seemingly not understanding what he meant by proficiency.

But she still replied, "Probably..."

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face. "That's easy!"

After saying that, he took out a total of 16 proficiency emblems from his backpack.

Then, he used one directly on Francesca!
When the emblem in Cao Xing's hand disappeared.

In an instant, the witch felt a vast amount of memories suddenly flood her mind!

These memories are filled with all sorts of knowledge and techniques about alchemy, even comparable to what she would gain from two or three months of alchemy practice!

A moment later, she had completely digested these memories.

Cao Xing noticed that Francesca's proficiency level was already maxed out.

Then he asked, "How is it? This thing should be able to restore the experience or proficiency you lost, right?"

Francesca nodded solemnly, "Okay."

"However, this number is not enough. A single failed attack will result in the loss of half of your memories and experience."

Cao Xing did some mental calculations.

Half of that is 10 proficiency points.

These 15 expert-level emblems only add up to 75000 proficiency points, which is definitely not enough.

His brows furrowed slightly.

Francesca continued, "Furthermore, while it's not as complicated for secondary professions like alchemists and blacksmiths to reach the Legendary level as it is for combat professions, there are still certain limitations."

"That means the number of times each person can attempt to reach the legendary level is fixed."

“Every failure diminishes a certain foundation, which cannot be replenished.”

"If you fail three times, then there is no hope of ever reaching the legendary level again."

Cao Xing's eyes flickered; this was the first time he had ever heard of such a claim.

Three failures completely ended his legendary journey.

From this perspective, a legendary secondary profession is even rarer than a combat profession!

The witch seemed to sense Cao Xing's worry and chuckled, "Should I try to break through to the legendary level now?"

"You don't need to worry too much. It's not like I'm bound to fail this time. What if I succeed on my first try?"

A smile also appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Yes, he's a man with dozens of luck points. What if Francesca succeeds on her first try?

Moreover, even if she fails, she will still be a master-level alchemist and will not suffer any loss.

"Let's give it a try and strive for a breakthrough in one go."

“Okay.” Francesca nodded slightly.

Then she said, "I need a quiet environment now."

"It will probably take about ten hours to break through."

Cao Xing nodded slightly, "I understand, you can go now."

After saying this, the witch left the alchemy workshop and returned to her room.

Cao Xing also came out from inside.

Standing in his territory, Cao Xing also felt a sense of anticipation for Francesca's breakthrough this time.

"At present, I have almost finished preparing everything I need to."

"Isabel has also made a successful comeback and has become the best candidate to break through the legend."

"With only a week left until the new expansion launches, I need to start sprinting now!"

Thinking of this, a pair of transparent wind wings instantly appeared behind me.

With a slight tremor in the air, it flew directly into the sky.

Cao Xing left the territory to search for and fight those enhanced ice nests.

Time flies, and the daytime passes quickly.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Xing returned to his territory on time.

After nearly ten hours of fighting during the day, he gained a large amount of experience points again, and his level soared by three levels!

Not long after he returned.

Cao Xing suddenly sensed a vast aura rising from one of the houses in the residential area of ​​his territory.

"Buzz!"

Like a whirlwind sweeping through a primeval forest, it carries a chilling tremor.
"Crash!"

All the plants in the entire territory were shaking violently, including the canopy of the Pale Tree, which was moving in one direction.

It was as if they were celebrating the birth of a great being!

As the whirlwind grew stronger, it was accompanied by the fresh scent of herbs and the smell of earth.

"This commotion... could it mean Francesca is about to succeed?"

A look of surprise and uncertainty appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

At the same time, a system notification appeared.

[Your territory member: Francesca has dedicated herself to rigorous training and has finally broken through her limits, elevating her alchemy skills to legendary level!]

[Congratulations! You have acquired a legendary alchemist. Territory prosperity +500...]

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(End of this chapter)