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Chapter 37: One pill a day, one hundred days to build the foundation, if the nobles can do it, why can't I?!
Gunpowder East Street, Yaolu.

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Zheng Jun opened his mouth, staring in amazement at the six round, dark brown leopard fetus pills that appeared when the alchemy furnace was opened in front of him.

I felt dizzy and almost fainted.

Zheng Jun couldn't help but start counting on his fingers:

"One day, two days, three days."

"No, he's only been here for a few days?"

His face twitched constantly and he was terrified.

Zheng Jun is twenty-six years old this year.

Since he was eighteen years old, when he arrived in Anning County, which is 500 miles away, he has been helping Huang Yaoshi and was one of the first batch of medicine boys.

For a full eight years, he outlasted batch after batch of his colleagues who were scolded and criticized by Huang Yaoshi, and only survived to this day thanks to his cleverness.

Through the scattered summaries of alchemy techniques that Huang Yaoshi had recorded over the years like ghostly talismans, he had barely figured out the method of refining the ninth-grade elixir.

Just as he was thinking about it, he decided to spend several months' salary to buy some herbs and try it out with the help of the fire.
But he had never expected that he would watch with his own eyes as the 'sword-wielding retainer' sent by Lu Zhuang to guard the medicine house actually sat in Huang Yaoshi's seat and refined the 'ninth-grade pill' that he had always dreamed of! ?

"The technique is skillful, steady, and methodical. Although it lacks some spirituality, it is still very precise."

"If we are only talking about refining the ninth-grade pill, your success rate should be around '30%', which is considered to be a beginner."

"Moreover, the first time we refined it, we increased the temperature and dosage, which undoubtedly means that the difficulty of refining the pill will also increase."

Huang Yaoshi leaned over, picked out one from the six leopard fetus pills, put it to the tip of his nose, sniffed it gently, and nodded:

"The medicinal properties are still good. Although not great, it is decent enough to be circulated in the market and handle those low-level orders that annoy me so much."

"Well."

"Boy, go on."

He waved his sleeve, picked up three pills, and threw them towards Ji Xiu.

Ji Xiu instinctively raised his hand to take it.

Open your palms.

Looking at the three pills that he had made with his own hands, which were worth ninety taels of silver, equivalent to his three months' salary, and could only be bought with ninety thousand yuan in his previous life.

Ji Xiu couldn't help but feel happy.

"Alchemy is really lucrative!"

"It's a pity that such a low-cost business is only available for a short time. If I want to hone my alchemy skills and quickly pay back this advance, I will probably have to buy the materials myself and use the furnace to refine them."

While Ji Xiu was thinking secretly, he took out the paper bag from his arms and wrapped it carefully.

But at this moment.

Huang Yaoshi kept talking, but his eyes lit up as he looked at him, causing Ji Xiu to mutter in his heart:
"This old man, he won't regret it, right?"

"No, three 'Leopard Embryo Pills', with my superior standing practice, I can refine one a day. In less than three days, my blood will boil, and I will gain more than ten pounds, which will take me one step closer to 'tendon strengthening'!"

"If I were asked to stand still by myself, it would take me ten days or half a month to achieve this progress."

He muttered to himself.

However, he found that Huang Yaoshi was not as usual, showing a smiling expression and pointing at the alchemy furnace:
"Boy, your name is 'Ji Xiu', right?"

"How much benefit do you get from Luzhuang Sword Master in a month?"

"I think it's only about thirty or forty taels of silver."

"Look, the three pills I just gave you are equivalent to two or three months' wages. In comparison, between me and Lu Chengfeng, who can give you more benefits?"

Huang Yaoshi placed the three pills in the brocade box with a smile on his face.

"From now on, you should just stop doing his work."

"Just come to this medicine house."

"I am Huang Xuan. I don't have much else to say, but I do have a lot of experience in alchemy."

"A warrior has to endure the hardships of tempering his muscles, bones, and skin. Each level is more difficult than the last."

"If you don't have a good family background, don't have a side job, and don't have a way to make money."

"The road ahead is like a natural chasm!"

"But if you are a qualified 'Ninth-Rank Alchemist', it will be different."

"Do you know that in this 500-li Anning County, there are no more than a dozen pharmacists who can refine the 'Ninth Grade Pill', including those hired by the government, the three major gangs, and the four major halls?" "As the saying goes, things are valuable because they are rare."

"As long as you have matured your skills, you will have a much better future than being a 'sword-carrying retainer'!"

"By the way, do you know how many alchemists in the entire Anning County are able to refine the seventh-grade mortal elixir and supply it to the skin-refining warriors for their practice?"

Huang Xuan shook his sleeves, his demeanor proud:
"I am the only one here!"

"If it weren't for the strong fire in this kiln, which is helpful for refining the elixir, I would not have settled here. There are so many forces in the entire Anning County that would flock to me!"

"When you come to my place in the future, you won't have to do the work of serving as a medicine boy anymore."

"I have 9th-grade elixirs here, such as Leopard Embryo Pills, Tiger Blood Powder, Deer Sinew Pills, etc., which are used to help warriors in the Aojin Realm to practice. I have to make several batches of them every day. It's a sheer waste of my time."

"Boy, come to my place later and open three furnaces a day."

"If the furnace explodes, I'll pay for the materials, as long as you don't blow up the furnace."

"I will take care of my own profits and losses, and open a door to the art of alchemy for you!"

"Would you like that?"

Huang Xuan is rich and powerful, and he waved his hands generously.

It seems that there is no benefit for Xu Jixiu.

But on one side, Zheng Jun's eyes were fixed straight ahead, and he almost drooled.

Alchemy, alchemist!
It’s difficult to get started.

But if you want to really find the "door" to refine it, you must ensure that the materials will not be wasted.
Experience is more important!

Without refining for hundreds of times, how can there be a 70% to 80% chance of successful pill production?
This is enough theory, the next step is to get used to it.

Take the leopard fetus pill for example, one pill is worth thirty taels, and the cost of materials means it would cost fifteen taels.

In other words, you have to ensure a '50%' success rate in making pills in order to break even, and that requires at least a minor level of pill-making skills.

How can you find an alchemist without spending hundreds of taels of silver?

Idiot's dream!

You are responsible for your own profits and losses, and you can refine the furnace materials as you like!

This is the opportunity that Zheng Jun has always dreamed of but could never get.

In response to this, Ji Xiu's eyes gradually lit up.

What does it mean when someone brings you a pillow just because you feel sleepy?
This is it.

"I guess these small ninth-grade pills are just a waste of time in front of Mr. Huang who spends all day thinking hard and studying Qi Dan."

"In the past, no one shared my worries and difficulties, so it was fine."

"But since I'm here, I must help Mr. Huang share some of the burden, freeing up some time to study the Pharmacopoeia and become a 'Qi Dao Alchemist' as soon as possible!"

Qi Dao Dan Master!

Huang Xuan's breathing stagnated, and he thought to himself:

"Qi Dao Dan Master? If that day comes, I will be able to stand up straight when I return to Jiangyin Prefecture, and I won't have to look at other people's faces anymore."

"It's a pity that the recipe for the 'elixir' is incomplete and damaged. If it could be completed, perhaps my unfortunate situation could be turned around..."

"Ugh!"

Thinking of this, his eyes dimmed, but when he looked at Ji Xiu, he couldn't help but admire him again:
"The boy can talk."

"From now on, as long as I refine the elixirs well every day, I can pay the orders."

"No matter what, I will leave one for you. It will help you nourish your blood and strengthen your tendons!"

"If you digest the medicine quickly, you can replenish the medicinal properties in one or two days. Take one pill a day. With this cost, some rich kids in the mansion are no better than this."

A solar eclipse?
hiss!
What a grand gesture!
Others can only eat one pill a month, and I have to eat it every day?

"If that's the case, the so-called '100-day foundation building' mentioned by Master Duan can be accomplished by nobles, I..."

“It’s not impossible!”

Huang Xuan’s promise.

For a moment, Ji Xiu clenched his fists and felt his heart pounding.

(End of this chapter)