Buddhist player

For the next two weeks, Bai Chen began his endless and chaotic life of alchemy.

He was initially a little worried that wasting so much time on alchemy might cause him to fall behind others in his growth, but after discovering that alchemy could also give him experience, he let go of that worry.

There are actually many ways for players to gain experience points. In addition to the system rewards after completing tasks and fighting off the endless disasters in the real world, daily training can also add experience points, but usually very little. Even if you spend the whole day in the gym, you may only gain a few points.

In addition, players who have awakened their talents can also gain experience from developing, using, or training their talents.

白尘之前的等级是【Lv 3（0/400）】，这大半个月的炼药下来，他的累计经验值已经达到了【Lv 3（1377/400）】。

Experience points can be accumulated, but generally speaking, no one will intentionally suppress their level, since there's no benefit to it. Level only accounts for a part of a player's overall strength... unless you want to deliberately play dumb to fool others.

Bai Chen didn't intend to suppress his level; it's just that he didn't have the mind to focus on it at the moment. 1,300 experience points seemed like a lot, but it was only enough to get him to LV5. The further he progressed, the more experience he needed to level up. The experience required to go from LV5 to LV6 had already reached 1600, which was double the previous amount.

His current focus is almost entirely on the [Pharmacopoeia]. Since he successfully recorded the properties of green-quality medicines, in addition to the internal energy system, he has also gained a brand-new medicine point system. Every time he records a green-quality medicine property, his [medicine points] will automatically increase by one, and the medicine points lost will automatically recover at midnight every day.

The function of the medicine point is to synthesize from the void.

In other words, even if he has no materials, he can extract medicinal properties from scratch using medicine points and then generate the potion he needs.

This process can be done in batches.

Previously, he needed to synthesize a [Refreshing Incense Cigarette]. Assuming sufficient materials, the process of extracting the medicinal properties from the materials and synthesizing them would take about five minutes.

Now, with just one "potion point," he can synthesize five incense sticks in one minute. Although it requires a certain amount of game currency, the efficiency is greatly improved because there is no need to collect materials in advance, making it possible for him to stock up on magical items in bulk.

The only thing that made him somewhat regretful was that increasing the upper limit of [Medicine Points] was too difficult. The upper limit for recording new medicinal properties of green quality was one point, and for blue quality it was three points. As for purple quality medicinal properties... in the past half month, the only blue quality medicinal property he had recorded was one.

Currently, his maximum [Medicine Points] level has just reached 73, which is the result of his tireless and diligent efforts.

However, compared to his efforts, the rewards are quite pleasing. Currently, in the City of Players, his Magical Item Shop has begun to make a name for itself with the five exclusive products he offers.

Besides the [Refreshing Incense/Smoke] and [Basic Healing Potion] that he developed earlier and improved over the past two weeks, his other three main products are the [Basic Experience Potion] that grants 50 experience points when drunk, the [Paper Painting Potion] that makes one as light as paper for three minutes, and the [Transparency Potion] that makes one transparent and invisible.

These items sold out instantly upon release, especially the [Beginner Experience Potion], which was sold out in less than a minute, much to Bai Chen's surprise.

Unfortunately, because many of the acquired materials are non-replicable and one-time use, in order to ensure a continuous supply of goods, in addition to the first two types of goods, he had to use "potion points" and game coins to synthesize the latter three types of goods, which was quite costly.

Although he did make money, it wasn't as much as he had imagined. In addition, he needed to constantly spend money to buy new materials to extract medicinal properties, which was another extra expense.

"...So after working myself to the bone for over half a month, I only earned less than 5000 game coins in the end?"

Inside the magical item shop, Bai Chen's lips twitched slightly as he looked at the girl sitting quietly on the sofa in front of him, sipping a cup of tea.

"It's 4327, that's net profit."

Setting down his teacup, Yuan Qing corrected him.

"Although we earn a lot, we also spend a lot. For example, those rare materials you bought at the auction house yesterday cost nearly 10,000 game coins. Even if we earn more money, we can't afford to let you spend so extravagantly."

"Uh...isn't this a necessary expense...?"

Bai Chen coughed lightly and decisively changed the subject.

"By the way, has anything major happened during this time? I haven't been paying much attention."

He initially thought the other party was just joking about staying in Player City, but he didn't expect them to actually do it. No matter when he came to the Magical Item Shop, the other party would always be there, the only difference being whether they were sleeping in their room or sitting behind the counter drinking tea.

After several attempts, he figured out the pattern.

—The other person will definitely not get up before 9:30 in the morning.

Compared to his opponent, who always stayed in the City of Players, he, who always stayed in the garage refining medicine, was truly no match for his opponent in terms of information access.

"...There are a few."

After thinking for a moment, Yuan Qing gave his answer.

"Firstly, global temperatures have been rising steadily for the past two weeks, including in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Some believe this is a harbinger of impending catastrophes, and various factions are investigating. Secondly, according to joint statistics from major factions, the rate and frequency of disasters worldwide are rapidly increasing. Within six months, the situation will deteriorate to a terrifying level. Currently, various factions are discussing proposals to inform the general public about the existence of players and disasters, as well as the establishment of disaster shelters. Thirdly, a new shop called 'Magical Equipment Shop' has opened near us."

"……What?"

"Because we didn't have enough stock of our best-selling products, that store stole a lot of our business."

Yuan Qing picked up his teacup, took a sip, and added an extra sentence.

Bai Chen: "..."

"...When is your next mandatory mission?"

Bai Chen reached up and pressed his brow, then asked a question.

Three days later.

"I'll be there tomorrow. Please keep the shop closed for the next few days."

Bai Chen placed a card on the coffee table and stood up from the sofa.

"Take the card and make some preparations for yourself. The money in the account is yours to use as you see fit, just don't die."

"See you later."