Grade 2 Alchemist
The last auction which had been held at the Misty Auction Hall was remarkable.
The Trading Chamber Commerce had crazily advertised the Qi Gathering Pills which Long Chen had auctioned out, and after hearing that they were 18 Qi Gathering Pills on auction, with all of them in the Mid-Tier quality or higher, an uproar had ensued.
And after the auction had begun, and the pills were auctioned out, the entire audience within the Misty Auction Hall went completely bombastic.
When had they ever seen so many Mid-Tier quality pills before? The pill scent had basically enveloped the entire Auction Hall the moment it was revealed.
Many organizations and families tried to search up for that mysterious Alchemist who was behind this pill, but the Trading Chamber Commerce had an iron clad rule, which was that the identity of the people who used their services to auction out items, will always be kept secret.
Long Chen was unaware of how great the impact of his pills were, until he heard some murmurs of discussion as he passed along the street, towards the Trading Chamber Commerce.
After knowing of this though, his face turned strange as he involuntarily looked down towards the storage bag in his pockets.
Then, Long Chen looked around the shops around him, and bought a bamboo hat and a dark robe to keep his appearance more unnoticeable.
His disguise was still on, and when he entered the Trading Chamber Commerce, he slightly lifted up his bamboo hat, allowing the attendant to see part of his features.
The attendant was the one who had led Long Chen to Gu Yin's room the last time, and she apparently recognized Long Chen as the revered Alchemist.
Her face inexplicably changed, as she courteously led Long Chen towards the room where Gu Yin was situated at.
Long Chen kept silent throughout, and noticed that he was being led to the second floor, where the decorations were more lavish, and the flooring more luxurious.
The attendant stopped at one of the room, then opened the door for him to enter, which he did.
"Who is...?" Gu Yin lifted up his head when he heard the door opening, when he saw Long Chen. Without wasting a single moment, he especially politely walked over to Long Chen, and personally led him towards a seat.
"Senior, which kind of tea would you like to drink?" Gu Yin carefully asked while slightly bowing when Long Chen sat down.
"I don't need that." Long Chen plainly replied, then took a casual glance around the fancy room, "Looks like you have gained quite the benefit from the sales. "
"Senior, you are flattering me. All of which I had received came from you. If not for Senior, I would never have been promoted." Gu Yin lightly chuckled with a humble expression.
"Senior…are you here to collect your earnings?" Gu Yin then asked an obvious question.
Long Chen slowly questioned, "How much did I earn?"
"Senior, out of the 18 pills you had auctioned out, the 14 Mid-Tier Pills were auctioned for a price of 160 Crystals, while the 4 High-Tier Pills were auctioned out for 450 Crystals!"
Damn! Long Chen cursed inwardly.
"Deducting the service charge, your total earnings will amount to around 550 Crystals." This time, Gu Yin took out a small bag, and placed it on the table.
One look at the sheer size of it made Long Chen involuntarily gulp his saliva.
He fought to keep his expression indifferent, as he lightly nodded his head, "Okay."
Taking over the small bag of crystals, and placing it within his storage bag, he took out 20 pill boses and placed it in front of Gu Yin.
"19 Qi Gathering Pills. 15 High-Tier, 4 Mid-Tier. Check it yourself, and if it is okay, I will take my leave." Long Chen tapped his fingers onto the table, and lazily leaned back on his seat, gesturing for Gu Yin to confirm the validity of the pills.
His tone was brimming with nonchalance and casualness, as though he was merely talking about a meagre matter.
Gu Yin eyes widened to the point of bursting when he had heard this. He had thought that the Senior in front of him bringing to him 4 High-Tier Grade 1 Pills were astonishing enough, but who knew that he could do even better than that?
He opened up the pill boxes with anticipation shimmering in his eyes, and as he had expected, it truly was as he says.
15 High-Tier, 4 Mid-Tier.
Not one more, not one less.
"Are you done?" Long Chen asked in a low and slightly imposing voice.
"Yes, yes. I am done with the checking." Gu Yin lifted his head and swiftly replied.
As Long Chen stood up to leave, Gu Yin made a deep bow of utmost politeness, "Senior, I hope that you have a safe trip."
When Long Chen had left, he did not forget to dive his eyes and feast upon the shimmering crystals that sparkled with a resplendent and alluring gleam.
With the numerous crystals in hands, Long Chen's next destination was the Alchemy Association. He took out the Alchemist's token and hung it beside his waist.
The guards standing at the entrance of the Alchemist Association glanced upon his token, and cupped their fists and greeted, "Welcome."
Long Chen gave them a second glance. The sudden change of the guards from being the usual serious and fierce, to being polite, made him rather dazed.
Entering the building, he cast a slight gaze to a group of people, where he noticed that the lady who had taken the Alchemist exam along with him, stood.
The old Alchemist, who he heard was named Elder Yin, was also standing there, and both of them were evidently the center of attention, as the rest of the people crowded among them while singing endless praises.
The lady was putting on a humble smile while thanking each and every one of the people who had congratulated her, while Elder Yin was smiling from eye to eye.
"Junior Xiao Ran, congratulations for refining a Mid-Tier Grade 1 Pill! Elder Yin, your disciple is truly a talent indeed. Her aptitude towards Alchemy really puts this old man to shame."
"Elder Yin must be delighted indeed to have such a promising disciple. It seems like you won't need to worry about finding a successor!"
The rest of the Alchemists were all trying their best to fawn up to Elder Yin, whose face had already turned red with delight, and pride.
Long Chen retracted his gaze and simply walked past them, towards the counter, when he heard something that made him pause in his footsteps for a brief moment.
"Elder Yin, did you hear about the Qi Gathering Pills that had been put up on auction in the Misty Auction Hall by the Trading Chamber Commerce? I heard that there were 14 Mid-Tier pills and 4 High-Tier ones!" One of the Alchemist stepped forward and asked.
Elder Yin was stumped for a moment, before he revealed a serious expression and said in a low voice, "The higher-ups has already taken note of this situation. Even if it is only Grade 1 Pills, it is still rarely seen for an Alchemist to be able to refine so many Mid-Tier quality pills, and even an amount of High-Tier ones. It is best if we are able to get such an experienced Alchemist over to our Alchemist Association instead."
"Maybe I will be able to ask for some teachings from that Alchemist if he agrees to come to our Alchemy Association!" Elder Yin continued with a faint bit of expectation in his eyes.
Listening to Elder Yin's words, Long Chen lips rose up into a faint smile, and he continued his way towards the counter, where an attendant was standing.
"I would like to apply for the Grade 2 Alchemist examination." Long Chen straightforwardly said.
This attendant was a different person than before, and did not think too much about his request. She recorded the information on Long Chen's Alchemist token, before she led him towards one of the examination rooms.
An Elder calmly sat there, his body unmoving, and would be thought to be a statue if not for the fact that his eyes were moving along with Long Chen.
"You have 10 hours to refine a Grade 2 Pill of any type. You may begin." The Elder slightly opened his mouth, and without even waiting for Long Chen to respond, he started the countdown.
Long Chen was not worried about the time limit, as he casually sat down while staring at the pile of ingredients placed in front of him.
He decided to go for the Grade 2 Elementary Pill, which works the same as the Qi Gathering Pill, just that this one was effective for those in the Elementary Realm.
Completing the entire refining process in less than 2 hours, a notification rang in his head
[Host has refined a Mid-Tier Grade 2 Pill.]
[Host's has upgrade from a Grade 1 Alchemist to a Grade 2 Alchemist]
The sound akin to a glass breaking echoed in his mind, as his bottleneck was being broken through in one straight shot.
The Elder, who was still sitting down motionlessly, abruptly opened his eyes when he could smell a faint pill scent permeating the environment, and glanced down at the pill within the cauldron in shock.
"Elder, I have already completed the pill refinement process. Please check it." Long Chen stood up and handed it towards the Elder, who merely took one glance at it and nodded his head in satisfaction.
"Good! To be able to refine a Grade 2 Pill with Mid-Tier quality in less than 2 hours could almost compare to the Peak Grade 2 Alchemist." The Elder praised while he stamped down onto a piece of paper, and gave it towards Long Chen.