Chapter 727
Return to the Refining Pavilion! Notices Posted, Frenzied Refining
"puff!"
Inside the alchemy room, Zhang Lingshan coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face deathly pale.
Gu Nanxiang did the same; it was as if the two of them had made a pact.
"Hmph, trash."
Huo Ran snorted coldly and said, "Your temporary assignment is over. You can get out of here."
"Yes."
Zhang Lingshan and Gu Nanxiang immediately took their leave, exchanged four more bottles of Clear Spring Pills, and after refining them in the stairwell, they asked the steward, "Steward, how do we return to our weapon-refining pavilion after our temporary assignment ends?"
"Go downstairs and leave our Alchemy Pavilion. Follow the path you came from, and you will see the manager of your Weapon Forging Pavilion."
"Yes, thank you for your guidance."
After saying that, Zhang Lingshan hurriedly went downstairs, so fast that Gu Nanxiang almost couldn't keep up.
"Wait for me."
Gu Nanxiang couldn't help but exclaim.
Zhang Lingshan couldn't be bothered to wait for him. He was afraid that something might go wrong and just wanted to get back to the weapon-refining pavilion as soon as possible.
Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened along the way.
After leaving the alchemy pavilion, they walked straight back the way they came and sure enough, they saw Zhao Chuanying standing in the distance waiting for them.
"Manager Eagle!"
Zhang Lingshan and Gu Nanxiang walked past the area guarded by soldiers and quickly saluted Zhao Chuanying.
Zhao Chuanying smiled slightly and said, "You two look quite well. It seems you're adapting well to the Alchemy Pavilion."
"I'm not used to it at all."
Zhang Lingshan waved his hands repeatedly: "The Alchemy Pavilion is no place for humans. We pray every day that our temporary assignment will end soon, and we just want to return to our Weapon Forging Pavilion as soon as possible. Only the Weapon Forging Pavilion is our eternal home."
"Haha."
Zhao Chuanying laughed loudly: "It's good that you understand this point. Then come home with me. After this secondment, you won't be seconded again for at least six months. During these six months, you should work hard."
"Understood, thank you for your guidance, Steward Eagle!"
Zhang Lingshan immediately replied.
soon.
The three returned to the third floor of the weapon-refining pavilion.
Zhao Chuanying continued to stand at the top of the stairs doing his job, while Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands to Gu Nanxiang and said, "Gu Huogong, Manager Ying said that we have at least six months to improve ourselves in the weapon refining pavilion. Don't miss this good opportunity. Goodbye."
After saying that, he left without waiting for Gu Nanxiang to react.
Zhang Lingshan had a clear goal and immediately went to find Song Yi.
However, after visiting several refining halls, they still couldn't find Song Yi.
'This guy, did he apply for a weapon-forging room all by himself to forge weapons?'
Zhang Lingshan was speechless.
Given Song Yi's skill level, could he have successfully forged the weapon without Zhang Lingshan's help?
Moreover, the flame tempering method that I taught him is a technique that allows one to absorb the flames around them.
In the refining hall, flames were everywhere where everyone was refining molten liquid. Song Yi was in his element and could enhance the flames within them.
But once he arrived at the weapon-refining room, there were only two fire-starting boys to provide flames. How could Song Yi possibly improve his skills?
If Zhang Lingshan were by Song Yi's side, serving as his fire-tending attendant, then Song Yi could easily improve his abilities using his flames.
But since he was temporarily transferred away, without his assistance, how could Song Yi possibly succeed?
According to Zhang Lingshan's idea, after he was transferred away, Song Yi should continue to work as a fire-starting boy and slowly improve until Zhang Lingshan returned, and then everyone could work together to refine weapons.
Unfortunately, he forgot to tell Song Yi this before he left, or even if he had, Song Yi, that fool obsessed with weapon forging, wouldn't have listened.
'This guy applied to use the weapon-refining room, which means I'll lose a fire-tending boy. Am I supposed to go back to Gu Nanxiang, or just refine weapons myself? But this is my first time refining weapons, and without Song Yi's guidance, how can I succeed?'
Zhang Lingshan felt a wave of helplessness.
He didn't like dealing with Gu Nanxiang, even though the woman later trusted him and entrusted him with refining the Qingquan Pill for Zhang Lingshan.
But what he gave back to her was far more valuable than the Clear Spring Pill she had given him.
Even though she had clearly profited, Zhang Lingshan felt that the woman wasn't very grateful to him. On the contrary, she felt that she deserved what she received because she had given up the Clear Spring Pill. He, Zhang Lingshan, had also received the Clear Spring Pill, so everyone got what they needed and neither owed the other anything.
But the truth is, Zhang Lingshan can live a very comfortable life without the Clear Spring Pill, and if Gu Nanxiang hadn't had his help, her water-type spiritual root would have been ruined long ago. How can this be called owing each other nothing?
Because he did not receive the gratitude he deserved from Gu Nanxiang, Zhang Lingshan was unwilling to have anything to do with this woman again. Even if all the fire-starting boys in the world died out, he would not go looking for this woman.
crunch.
Pushing open the door to another refining hall, Zhang Lingshan still couldn't find Song Yi, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
In the past six months, Zhang Lingshan estimated that Qi Shuyan and Wei Sheng had both been promoted to bronze-level weapon refiners, and might even have reached the third level.
But since they are weapon refiners, these two must also be refining weapons in the weapon refining room, and the weapon refining room is sealed off. How can I push it open to search for them?
This is really the end.
I was hoping to quickly become a weapon refiner so I wouldn't be seconded there again, but I never expected to be so unlucky. I didn't get to see a single person I could trust.
Oh shit!
Zhang Lingshan cursed under his breath and decided not to waste any more time searching. Instead, he found Zhao Chuanying and said, "Manager Ying, do you know which weapon-refining room Song Yi, who was promoted to the third floor with me, went to? I need to talk to him about something."
"do not know."
Zhao Chuanying said, "There are too many people on the third floor. I don't have the time or inclination to pay attention to each one of them."
"Manager Eagle is right."
Zhang Lingshan nodded repeatedly. He already knew this, but since he came to ask Zhao Chuanying for help, he just asked casually to try his luck. It didn't matter if he didn't get the answer. This wasn't his main purpose.
Then Zhang Lingshan continued, "Manager Ying, I need your help. If you see Song Yi, could you ask him to find me? I'm in the No. 3 Refining Hall."
Zhao Chuanying snorted, "Kid, you really don't stand on ceremony at all. Asking me to pass on your message? I'm busy every day, where would I find the time to pass on your message? Besides, I don't even know who Song Yi is."
"but."
Zhao Chuanying first rebuked Zhang Lingshan, then changed his tune and said, "You can exchange for a page of paper and apply for a posting board in the exchange hall. You can leave your message there. Once Song Yi sees it in the exchange hall, he will naturally come looking for you."
"Thank you, Steward Eagle!"
Zhang Lingshan was overjoyed: "Manager Ying, you are a great benefactor. I, Zhang Lingshan, will surely repay you handsomely in the future."
"Hahaha." Zhao Chuanying laughed loudly.
What generous reward? He's just a fire-starting boy. Even if he's promoted to a gold-level fire-starting boy, he's still just a fire-starting boy.
Even as the manager, I can't escape this weapon-refining pavilion. I'll spend my whole life here and never gain true freedom. How can you, a mere fire-tending boy, possibly reward me handsomely?
Although he knew the other party wouldn't offer any generous reward, Zhao Chuanying felt comfortable hearing that the other party had this intention or could say these words, so he waved his hand and told him to get lost.
'But this kid is indeed quite capable. He's only been on the third floor for a short time, yet he's already helped Pei Daoming successfully refine a weapon. He was temporarily transferred to the Alchemy Pavilion and returned unscathed. And he's already so energetic upon his return, not needing any rest at all. It's clear he has exceptional talent; advancing to the silver rank is definitely not a problem.'
Zhao Chuanying watched Zhang Lingshan's figure disappear quickly and thought to himself.
Exchange Hall.
Zhang Lingshan immediately exchanged for a page of paper. It wasn't expensive, just one merit point, but upon closer inspection, it was still a loss.
After all, it's just an ordinary page of paper, why should it deserve one merit point?
One merit point can be exchanged for a bowl of third-grade rice.
Making money in the Exchange Hall is too easy.
But when Zhang Lingshan learned how many merit points were needed to apply for a bulletin board, he felt that this one-page sheet of paper was really cheap.
"Damn it, it's been posted for a month and it costs 10 merit points! This is robbery! No wonder no one's redeeming it. If Manager Zhao Chuanying hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have even thought to redeem this."
Although he inwardly cursed the price of this item, it was necessary for Zhang Lingshan at this moment.
then.
He immediately spent 11 merit points to exchange for a page of paper and apply for a month's notice board, then wrote a line on the paper.
"I'm in the No. 3 refining hall. Come find me immediately, it's urgent. —Zhang Lingshan"
There's no need to mention Song Yi, Qi Shuyan, or Wei Sheng's names; I believe they'll all come looking for Zhang Lingshan once they see him.
Having come to the Weapon Refining Pavilion, everyone cherishes these trustworthy friends they've finally found. If they learn that someone has important business, they'll inquire about it regardless of whether it concerns them or not.
If you don't even ask, can you still be considered a true friend who shares your joys and sorrows?
After posting the message, Zhang Lingshan immediately went to the No. 3 Refining Hall and began a frenzied refining process.
I don't even have a hundred merit points left. They're almost all gone. A single Flame Crystal or Divine Sense Crystal costs at least a thousand merit points. How can I not work hard and save money?
Moreover, if he wants to become a weapon refiner, he needs 300 merit points to apply for a month's use of the weapon refining room. He doesn't have enough merit points right now, so even if Song Yi and the other two come to him directly, he still won't be able to refine weapons.
and so.
We have to work hard to earn money.
How can you have a bright future if you don't make money?
"From the time I returned to the Refining Pavilion until now, it's been less than half a day, and I've already refined thirty-six pieces of second-grade water-based materials, and I'm not tired at all."
Zhang Lingshan couldn't help but marvel at his own growing strength.
As before, I only revealed 30% of the flame's intensity, but this time the refining was surprisingly easy.
It is evident that the two Flame Crystals and one Divine Sense Crystal refined by Pei Daoming were very useful.
Besides that, I didn't waste the six months I spent in the Alchemy Pavilion.
Because I can clearly feel that my perception of these water-based materials is becoming clearer and clearer. This is because the growth of the Xuanbing Tree has made my affinity with water stronger.
If he were to refine first-class water-based materials now, it would probably not take long, much faster than when he helped Pei Daoming refine weapons before.
However, the cost-effectiveness of first-class materials is too low.
If I want to be promoted to Silver-Rank Fire-Steering Boy in the future, refining first-class materials is one of the requirements for promotion, so I have no choice but to refine them.
But now, my goal is to become a weapon refiner, so why bother refining top-grade materials?
Instead of wasting time, we should refine all the second-grade materials.
Compared to wasting time on first-class materials and wasting energy on third-class materials, second-class materials offer the best value for money and are the most suitable for your own refining.
"With my current strength, I can refine second-grade materials for five days without sleep, one piece per quarter of an hour. That's ninety-six pieces a day, worth one hundred and ninety-two merit points. In five days, that's nine hundred and sixty merit points."
Zhang Lingshan did a rough calculation.
After five days of frantically refining second-grade materials, you can earn about a thousand merit points, enough to exchange for a Flame Crystal.
After the Flame Crystal increases its flame intensity, it can legitimately continue to accelerate, creating a positive cycle that will allow it to accumulate energy points faster and faster in the future.
Is there any reason not to work hard?
Time flew by in the frenzied refining process.
Before we knew it, more than ten days had passed.
During this time, whether Zhang Lingshan liked it or not, he had already become a celebrity on the third floor of the Weapon Refining Pavilion.
Everyone in his refining hall was shocked by his speed and his madness.
"What's gotten into Zhang Huogong? He's working so frantically, refining things day and night. Isn't he worried about his health?"
Someone couldn't help but sigh.
"I heard that Zhang Huogong and Gu Nanxiang Gong were seconded to the Alchemy Pavilion and came back like this."
One person said.
Another person said, "Gu Nan, the incense maker, has been working very hard to refine the incense these days, but her ability is not as good as Zhang, the incense maker, and her speed is still a bit slower."
"But no matter what, they're still better than us. It's clear they've benefited from the Alchemy Pavilion; it's truly enviable."
One person couldn't help but say.
Another person shook his head and said, "No, the Alchemy Pavilion is not a good place. Those who were seconded to the Alchemy Pavilion in the past would soon fall ill after returning to our Weapon Forging Pavilion. I think these two are just having a final burst of energy before death."
"I don't think so. I think the two of them are in exceptionally good condition. They must have improved in the Alchemy Pavilion, but they also witnessed the dangers. So they are refining their pills with all their might, hoping to advance to the silver rank as soon as possible so they won't have to be seconded there anymore."
A white-bearded man remarked with considerable insight.
Another person said, "According to your logic, they should be refining first-class materials now."
"Foolish. They will definitely refine second-grade materials first to exchange for flame crystals and divine sense crystals, and then accumulate enough merit points before they can refine first-grade materials."
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. We also need to work hard. Who knows what will happen if we are seconded to the Alchemy Pavilion one day?"
Upon hearing this person's words, everyone stopped discussing and their faces showed worry.
For them, everything about the third floor of the Weapon Refining Pavilion was great; the only risk was that they might be temporarily transferred to the Alchemy Pavilion.
It is precisely this risk that fuels everyone's desire to advance to the silver medal.
This can also be an effective incentive to push everyone to work harder.
"Zhang Huogong!"
That day, a man with thick eyebrows and large eyes rushed into the refining hall, shouting, "I saw Song Yi, the firesmith! Come with me quickly, he failed in his weapon forging attempt and was seriously injured." (End of Chapter)