Chapter 301: Let Me Try?
Chapter 301: Let Me Try?
After a brief rest, Jiang Cheng continued to refine pills.
As expected, with his improved skill, this time, three Advanced Spirit Nourishing Pills emerged, and the remaining seven were all Intermediate Spirit Nourishing Pills, worth a total of 23,000.
A loss of 27,000.
Compared to the previous 29,000, it was a slightly smaller loss.
However, the experience bar was rising slowly.
If it wasn't for his proficiency, this pill refinement could have increased the experience bar by 38%.
But now, due to his Master Level proficiency, the experience bar only rose by a third, around 13%.
Jiang Cheng glanced at the herbs beside him; there were only ten portions left.
Even if he had 200,000, he could at most gather four more portions of herbs, which would increase his experience by around 50%.
But what about the remaining 50%?
The most valuable items he had were his two swords.
One was a Grade A Battle Sword, which he would never sell. It provided significant combat power, and he needed it to practice the Shadowless Sword Technique.
The other was a Grade C Battle Sword, which he could sell. After all, it wasn't very useful to him, and it wouldn't fetch much money anyway...
Go hunting for exotic beasts?
That was a good choice.
Not to mention hundreds of thousands, even millions, could be obtained in a few days.
However, people from the Dawn Society would definitely be looking for him outside. If he went out now and wasn't discovered, it would be fine. But if he was found, even as a Seventh Rank Force Warrior, his life would be in danger.
Moreover, his sniper rifle was still at the Dawn Society's headquarters, and he hadn't brought it with him. Now that he wanted to go hunting, he had to buy another rifle.
After much deliberation, Jiang Cheng decided to ask the black market people to lend him the money.
Indeed, he no longer intended to hide his talent; instead, he wanted to showcase his potential so the black market could see his value. After all, Yang Chun had already witnessed his exceptional talent in cultivation, and adding another pill refinement skill wouldn't be a problem.
Another day passed.
Jiang Cheng refined pills while cultivating the Cloud Piercing Technique.
Because his psychic energy was used for pill refinement daily, the amount he could cultivate each day decreased, and his cultivation speed slowed down significantly.
However, once his psychic energy improved, his cultivation speed would increase significantly.
The next morning.
Jiang Cheng entered the alchemy chamber, just like the previous few days. He noticed that besides the usual familiar faces, there were two additional people.
He recognized one of them—Brother Yang. I'm ready to begin."
The elder, Yang Chun, nodded.
As his voice fell, everyone's gaze turned to Han Tao.
Jiang Cheng instantly understood.
No wonder Yang Chun had come; it was because Han Tao wanted to attempt the assessment task.
Han Tao was also a bit nervous at this moment.
Yang Chun seemed fine, appearing amiable and kind.
But the elder beside him had sharp eyes, likely a Fourth or Fifth Rank Alchemist. It was challenging for ordinary people to remain calm before such a person.
Seeing this, Shen Ming patted his shoulder.
"Believe in yourself. You have the ability. As long as you perform normally, you'll pass the assessment."
Not just these past few days, but also previously, he often went to the latter's side to guide him in refining pills.
Now, it was time to prove himself before Elder Sun, Yang Chun, and the other supervisors.
"Mm."
Han Tao nodded heavily and walked towards the Alchemy Furnace.
"Manager Yang, Elder Sun, I'm ready to begin."
"Go ahead."
Yang Chun smiled.
The Elder Sun, as usual, remained expressionless.
In contrast, the man and woman standing beside Jiang Cheng, who were from the same batch, looked on with intense envy in their eyes, hoping for the day they too would reach this stage.
Especially the former.
The pill crafting soon commenced.
Time slowly passed.
Han Tao gradually entered a state of focus.
Everything proceeded smoothly.
Multiple strands of psychic energy were directed towards the Alchemy Furnace.
Jiang Cheng didn't use his psychic energy to observe.
His limited psychic energy was better spent refining more Essence, and he didn't care whether this person passed the assessment or not.
However, he could guess from the changing expressions of those present that something was amiss.
As the hour drew to a close, the faces of those present underwent various changes.
The most noticeable was Han Tao, the one undergoing the assessment.
His face was filled with anxiety, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Clearly, things weren't going well.
Beside him, Shen Ming's brows furrowed tightly.
The man and woman beside them also looked surprised, and perhaps relieved?
Yang Chun and the Elder, their faces unchanged from before. Perhaps they were experienced and unmoved, or perhaps they were used to such situations.
Finally, the one-hour countdown ended.
Han Tao's face turned ashen, as if all his energy had been drained.
"I usually can craft five Basic Spirit Nourishing Pills, but this time, I was a bit nervous. Manager Yang, Elder Sun, please give me another chance to craft the pill again."
Han Tao pleaded.
"Indeed, indeed."
Shen Ming also spoke up, "Elder Sun, Yang Chun, Han Tao can usually craft five Basic Spirit Nourishing Pills, and sometimes even six. I've witnessed this myself, and I'm not exaggerating. He was probably nervous, so he underperformed. Please give him another chance."
"I have no objections."
Yang Chun smiled and turned to the Elder.
"Elder Sun, do you have any objections?"
"Hmph."
Elder Sun let out a cold huff, his eyes like two sharp swords.
"Mental resilience is crucial. If this were a battlefield, do you think others would give you a second chance?"
Upon hearing this, Han Tao couldn't help but lower his gaze.
Shen Ming wanted to say something but stopped.
"Alright, wait until you're in a better state before trying again."
Elder Sun finished speaking and turned towards the door.
Yang Chun sighed lightly.
Just then, a voice rang out.
"Manager Yang, Elder Sun, do you have time now? I'd like to try as well and complete the assessment task."
As the voice fell silent, the surrounding people turned to look at the speaker.
When they saw it was Jiang Cheng, everyone, including Yang Chun but excluding Elder Sun, showed surprise on their faces.
Especially Han Tao, whose eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
(End of Chapter)
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