inspire-indiana Chapter 24 Luna's Test
Chapter 24 Luna's Test
[You have helped a rogue alchemist who has been immersed in alchemy for many years. He has given you a recipe for the Qi Cultivation Pill. You have successfully completed the task. Reward: Mastery of Qi Cultivation Pill Alchemy.]
[The recipe for the Nourishing Essence Elixir: One Nine-Spirit Grass, one Spirit Ginseng, and one bowl of Rootless Water. Place all ingredients in the alchemy furnace and refine the elixir using your own true fire or earth fire.]
[You think the sect might have these materials, so you plan to ask your junior sister later.]
Lin Er picked up the recipe that Carlisle handed him. It listed more than a dozen ingredients and very complicated refining steps, and it had almost no resemblance to the pill recipe displayed by the system.
Seeing that he didn't know where to start, he simply took the reward.
The next second, a flood of knowledge rushed into my mind.
Lin Er closed his eyes, only to see images of refining the Qi-Nourishing Pill appear in his mind.
An elderly man with a youthful face and white hair appeared before them. He remained silent, picked up a purple alchemy furnace, put down all the materials one by one, and then used true fire to refine the pills, demonstrating in great detail.
Lin Er remembered very quickly and firmly memorized all of these things.
He slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, he had not only learned how to refine the Qi-Nourishing Pill, but also mastered the method of refining pills with true fire.
Although it cannot compare to the old man in the video, it is sufficient for alchemy.
When Lin Er looked up at Carlisle, his expression was slightly surprised. The old man in the image actually looked seven-tenths like Carlisle.
So that's how the system views Carlisle; it really thinks of him as a rogue alchemist.
Lin Er snapped out of his daze and shook his head again when he looked at the recipe.
This recipe was basically useless to him, and he wouldn't bother learning how to concoct so-called magic potions, so he said:
"Here, take this recipe back."
Carlisle looked at him strangely and asked, puzzled, "Guest, don't you want it?"
Lin Er continued to shake his head and said, "I've thought about it, and I'd rather not have your formula. In exchange, I'd like to cooperate with you."
Carlyle replied, "Please speak."
Lin Er immediately revealed his idea of selling Rejuvenation Dew. After all, a mountain orchid only costs a few wheat coins, and once refined into Rejuvenation Dew, even an inferior version could bring huge profits.
Lin Er heard it too: a bottle of healing potion costs 10 workshop coins on the market, but he didn't ask for much, only 7 workshop coins.
Carlisle's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Guest, your price is too high. Mountain orchids are not worth much. I will pay you a maximum of 3 workshop coins."
In Carlisle's view, even 3 workshop coins was a huge profit, especially since he now knew the recipe and could make it himself.
Lin Er said calmly, "You don't need to be in a hurry to confirm. You can try to refine a bottle, and then you'll understand."
Carlisle patted his chest dismissively and said, "What's so difficult about that?"
He turned around to get the materials, took out the notes he had just written, and, like Lin Er, sat cross-legged on the ground, meditating silently.
Lin Er shook his head. He didn't stay there any longer and turned to head towards the Adventurers' Guild.
The system just prompted him to go to the sect to find his junior sister, and Ellie was the first person he thought of.
Lin Er approached the window Ellie was in charge of and spoke very respectfully:
"Lord Lin'er, what type of bounty would you like to accept?"
He paused for a moment after hearing what Ellie said. Although he now knew the ingredients for refining the Qi-Nourishing Pill, Ellie would definitely not understand if he mentioned things like Nine-Spirit Grass and Spirit Ginseng.
Lin Er thought for a moment, since Ellie was in charge of issuing bounties to adventurers, could he start by making money from the bounties?
He immediately asked, "Junior Sister Ellie, do you have any gathering-related bounties you could show me?"
Ellie's expression was a little strange when she heard Lin Er address her, but she didn't think much of it.
She asked Lin Er to wait a moment, then turned around and rummaged through the pile of bounty posters, quickly taking out seven or eight.
Lin Er glanced at them and saw that they were all of the gathering type.
He carefully examined each one, hoping to trigger a quest.
However, after Lin Er finished reading everything, the expected mission still did not appear.
Lin Er's expression darkened, and he asked again, "Is there anything else?"
Ellie replied, "Lord Lin'er, these are all within your capabilities. The next level up is the silver-level bounty."
Lin Er said, "Let me take a look first."
Without hesitation, Ellie took out several more bounties.
Lin Er took a look and flipped to two of them when a new clue finally appeared.
[Thanks to your junior sister's reminder, you finally know the location of the Spirit Ginseng and the Nine-Spirit Grass.]
[Task: Find a Spirit Ginseng and a Nine-Spirit Grass in the wild. Reward: Methods for cultivating Spirit Ginseng and Nine-Spirit Grass.]
Lin Er took out the two bounty cards and returned the rest to Ellie.
Ellie also saw the contents of the two bounties and said, "Lord Lin'er, these two magical plants are very rare. They can only be found in the central area of the Misty Forest, where second and third-tier monsters often appear. Adventurers must be at least second-tier to get close, otherwise they will be committing suicide."
Lin Er frowned upon hearing this. It seemed that even if they called Flora, it would still be very dangerous for them to go as a team.
We should focus on improving our cultivation level first.
Seeing that he had already accepted the system mission and no longer needed to accept the guild mission, Lin Er returned the two bounties to Ellie.
At this moment, Ellie whispered, "Lord Lin'er, the Silver Shield family is asking about you."
Could this have been done by Luna?
Lin Er fell into deep thought for a moment. He had displayed extremely strong "object manipulation" skills that day, so it was normal for Luna to want to find out about him.
He replied, "I know, thank you for reminding me."
Ellie added, "Lord Lin'er, if you don't like it, I can help you get rid of it."
Lin Er couldn't help but glance at Ellie; her eyes were serious, not like she was joking.
The Silver Shield family held considerable power in Blackrock City, yet Ellie dealt with it with a single word, as if it were a trivial matter.
Lin Er re-examined Ellie and still felt that she had a very ordinary temperament and dressed in a very unfashionable way.
However, Ellie doesn't seem to lack money; she's probably richer than the average citizen and is likely the daughter of a businessman. Does she really have that kind of ability?
Lin Er replied, "Thank you for your concern, but I don't need it for now."
Ellie then withdrew her sharp gaze and looked at Lin Er gently again.
Lin Er said goodbye to Ellie and turned back to the Broken Sword Tavern.
As soon as he entered, he was about to find a place to sit down.
At this moment, a boy walked over, took off his hat, and bowed to Lin Er.
Lin Er felt something was off, since he didn't recognize the person.
The young man continued, "You must be Mr. Lin Er?"
Lin Er replied, "Yes, you wanted to see me about something?"
The young man quickly produced an invitation and said, "Mr. Lin Er, I am Xiao Bei, a male servant of the Silver Shield family. My lady Luna invites you to the manor for a victory celebration banquet tomorrow."
After Lin Er accepted the invitation, the young man completed his task and hurriedly left.
He looked away, glanced at the contents of the invitation, and then put it down again.
I have to go to Silver Shield Manor tomorrow morning, so I need to go to bed early tonight.
……
Meanwhile, after returning home that day, Luna immediately sent people to inquire about Lin Er, wanting to find out information about him.
When Luna saw the information brought back by her servant, she was stunned.
He has no background, only recently joined the Adventurer Guild, has no class, and has F-rank elemental affinity.
"How is that possible?"
Luna already found it hard to believe that such powerful manipulation of objects that day was unprofessional, let alone the fact that the elemental affinity was so low.
Luna's first reaction was that there must be something wrong with this information.
She suspected that the servant was lying to her, and only after verifying the information repeatedly did she fully realize that it was true.
Lin Er has definitely been hiding his strength. If he is really that strong, he wouldn't have let two peak first-tier bandits go.
However, it definitely wouldn't be an F-level elemental affinity. Luna pondered this carefully but couldn't figure it out; she felt she couldn't see through it at all.
It just so happens that my father is going home tomorrow because my brother was seriously injured.
She had a plan in mind. If she couldn't figure it out herself, why not let her father see it? After all, her father was a third-tier expert.