Starting from a short stick, becoming the master of the universe

Chapter 300: It's a Losing Business
It's just an idea. Whether it is feasible or not needs to be verified.

Fortunately, he can afford the cost.

Take out all six portions of medicinal materials and place them in the corresponding positions of the alchemy furnace.

Then, start the machine.

That’s right, he didn’t refine it one by one, but six at a time!
It is known that the quality of the elixir is related to its medicinal properties.

The more medicinal materials you invest and the higher their grade, the more finished pills you will refine, and the greater the possibility of high quality.

For example, if one wants to refine high-level nourishing spirit pills, for a master of alchemy, two portions of medicinal materials are enough to refine ten high-level nourishing spirit pills, with a profit of 200%.

For those who are decent in skills, they may need to use three or even four portions of medicinal materials. In this way, the chances of refining high-level nourishing spirit pills will be greater, and there is a chance of obtaining top-level quality pills. One pill can be worth nearly ten thousand yuan, which is a big profit!
If you want to do this, there is a prerequisite, that is, you must have the level of an alchemist, otherwise it will be a pure loss.

Just like Shen Ming, he can use one piece of medicinal materials to easily refine six or seven primary nourishing spirit pills.

But with 1.5 portions of medicinal materials, he could refine two intermediate-level nourishing spirit pills and several primary-level nourishing spirit pills, no more than that.

Using two portions of medicinal materials may perform better than using 1.5 portions, with one more intermediate or a few primary ones, but it will result in a huge waste of medicinal power.

If it were three or four portions, it would indeed be possible to produce a high-level nourishing spirit elixir, but that would not be at his level. It would just be piling up the herbs, and the amount of medicinal power wasted would be even more astonishing.

In the end, the losses increased.

There are people who do business that involves killing people, but no one does business that involves losing money.

But Jiangcheng just wants to do this.

He could only refine one primary nourishing spirit pill at a time. If he was luckier, he might get two.

But what if there are multiple copies?

He knew that his skills were limited and it was almost impossible for him to refine intermediate or advanced level nourishing spirit pills. However, because the medicinal power was too great, he could completely rely on quantity to increase the number of finished primary nourishing spirit pills.

Others are more skilled and can refine ten primary nourishing spirit pills with one portion of medicinal materials.

If he uses several times the amount, or even ten portions of medicinal materials, he can definitely refine ten primary nourishing spirit pills, right?
In the eyes of others, this is just losing money, and the brain has been kicked by a donkey. Ten portions of medicinal materials cost fifty thousand! How much is the market price of ten primary nourishing spirit pills? Ten thousand!

But Jiang Cheng didn't care.

Because he wants efficiency.

As long as the latter can gain more experience points per unit time than refining one by one, he will accept it.

As for cost?

One package of medicinal materials costs five thousand yuan.

Not to mention anything else, he can now receive 200,000 cultivation resources for free, which can be converted into 40 portions of medicinal materials.

Not to mention, he uprooted the Iron Fist Gang two days ago and looted two or three hundred thousand in cash. Excluding the fifty thousand he gave to Shi Yan, he still had more than two hundred thousand, which was enough to buy another forty or fifty sets of medicinal herbs.

As long as the added experience points are enough, money is not a problem, and these are all necessary investments. As long as you increase your proficiency, you can earn several times the money later!

Closing his eyes, information about alchemy emerged in his mind.

If you want to refine high-quality pills, not only the amount of medicinal materials you put in is different, the timing of adding the medicine, the temperature in the furnace, etc. are also different. The time and mental energy you spend on it will also increase.

Jiang Cheng did not intend to follow the method of refining high-level elixirs. He knew his own limitations, so he followed the method of refining primary nourishing spirit elixirs, but increased the potency six times!
The process went smoothly. It didn't even take an hour. In more than half an hour, the ten primary nourishing spirit pills in the furnace were formed, and they were even still absorbing the medicinal power.

Seeing this, Jiang Cheng showed a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Perhaps, it is possible that one or two intermediate-level nourishing spirit pills will appear?

As time passed, two of the pills actually became intermediate-level nourishing spirit pills, and the other eight pills seemed to be of better quality than the ordinary primary-level nourishing spirit pills.

Finally, after an hour, the alchemy was completed.

Jiang Cheng was not in a hurry to open the furnace cover. After all, what was going on inside? He could see it clearly with his mental power.

So, he looked at the panel in front of him, a little nervous.

The next moment, his pupils suddenly dilated.

The experience bar of alchemy suddenly increased by 20%! Jiang Cheng took a deep breath.

That's right.

According to the previous experience value calculation, the experience value provided by a finished primary nourishing spirit pill is a little more than 1%.

The pills in this furnace of mine are all finished products, two of which are intermediate-level nourishing spirit pills. If converted, they are 12 primary-level nourishing spirit pills. How can the experience points not be high?
The most important thing is that the consumption of mental energy has not changed much. He still has four chances today!
"What if I put in ten doses of medicinal materials at once?"

Jiang Cheng looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to make more shots, but the space is limited and ten is the limit.

In this case, there will be more than two intermediate nourishing spirit pills that appear at that time. It is very likely that all of them will be intermediate nourishing spirit pills!

As for the experience value...

Jiang Cheng quickly came up with the answer: more than 33%.

After doing it three times, you will have mastered the art of alchemy.

time?

Less than a day!

"Yes, just do it!"

Jiang Cheng immediately walked outside.

I came to the logistics department and received medicinal materials worth two hundred thousand.

Amid the other party's stunned expression, Jiang Cheng turned and left, entering the alchemy room.

After cleaning the furnace, he directly put ten portions of medicinal materials into it.

As expected, an hour passed.

All ten pills in the furnace are formed!

Moreover, nine of them are intermediate-level nourishing spirit pills and one is advanced, so the final increase in experience value is close to 35%.

Jiang Cheng looked at the panel.

The experience bar has accumulated 55%.

Do it two more times and you will reach a proficient level.

Of course, if you calculate carefully, the loss is even greater.

Previously, six portions of medicinal materials were used at one time, with a cost of 30,000. The final product was eight primary nourishing spirit pills and two intermediate nourishing spirit pills, worth 12,000, resulting in a loss of 18,000.

Now ten portions of medicinal materials are used at one time, with a cost of 50,000 yuan. The final products, nine intermediate nourishing spirit pills and one advanced nourishing spirit pill, are worth 21,000 yuan, which means a loss of 29,000 yuan.

It's no big deal if it happens once, but if it happens eight or ten times, the loss will be considerable.

But still the same sentence.

As long as the level of alchemy is improved, the losses will be earned back several times.

It was evening now, and after using up twenty doses of medicinal herbs, a large number of memories emerged in Jiang Cheng's mind.

It was as if I had been refining nourishing pills for a month, and I had become more familiar with various operations.

"Now I have met the assessment requirements."

Jiang Cheng said in his heart.

But, it's not enough.

The good news is that his level is improving now.

After using ten portions of medicinal materials, the final product should be more than one high-level nourishing spirit pill.

(End of this chapter)