Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 363: Chapter 76: I Just Want to Quietly Alchemize_1

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The robust woman who escorted Wang Shouye away, adorned in red armor and a black banner, was unmistakably not a stranger, but Wang Shouye’s fourth elder sister, Wang Luotong.

Wang Luotong, now in her late twenties, appeared to be only around twenty-four or twenty-five.

Her demeanor had become ever more calm and captivating, like a tantalizing peach wielding a deadly allure. However, the faint murderous aura inadvertently given off by her was akin to the dangerous breath of a wild monster.

The current her was utterly different from that of a delicate and somewhat wronged young girl who once stood before Wang Shouzhe.

“Fourth Sister.”

As soon as he returned to his room, Wang Shouye immediately respectfully saluted Wang Luotong with a bow. He then brought out his treasured Spiritual Tea and began to brew for his sister.

Despite him being of the direct lineage of the Wang family, his treatment within Danfang was no different from other pill masters of the same level. His room was standard.

However, the decor of his room was carefully arranged. With just a few plain decorations and scrolls, a warm atmosphere had been created, showing that considerable thought had been put into it.

This, from another perspective, reflected Wang Shouye’s character: patient, meticulous, enduring, filled with clever thinking in the details.

This was why he was handpicked by Wang Shouzhe from among many Wang family disciples to learn Alchemy.

After brewing the tea as smoothly as flowing water, Wang Shouye, holding the teacup with both hands, presented it to Wang Luotong, “Fourth Sister, isn’t it time to prepare for the autumn and winter hunt? What brought you here today?”

The Autumn-Winter Hunt was a traditional hunting festival for the Profound Martial lineage.

On one hand, it procured Spirit Food for the clan. On the other hand, it was a valuable chance to train the new generation, reminding them not to forget the hard work and achievements of their ancestors who established the lineage.

Nowadays, many families from the Profound Martial clans, especially those from flourishing regions, have turned the Autumn-Winter Hunt merely into a holiday, rarely venturing into the outlying areas for real exploration and Fierce Beast hunting. In contrast, the Wang family always maintained this tradition.

Wang Luotong had always been a faithful enthusiast of the Autumn-Winter Hunt. She actively participated and carefully prepared every year, consistently performing well.

So, Wang Shouye was puzzled as to why she came to see him at this time.

“I am preoccupied with important matters this year. I’m afraid I can’t participate in the Autumn-Winter Hunt,” Wang Luotong said casually, sipping her Spiritual Tea while taking the opportunity to tease her seventh brother. “Those two young women from earlier, they were rather pleasing to the eye. Why not take them both and produce more children for our family?”

Wang Shouye’s face turned red instantly as he broke into an awkward laughter, pleading helplessly, “Fourth Sister, don’t tease me. I just want to refine some pills and earn some money to help repay the family’s debts. Their constant disturbances at Danfang have caused my colleagues to complain about me. I’m already troubled enough.”

“Oh, sweetie, don’t be so hard on yourself,” Wang Luotong smiled, trying to comfort him. “Every family has to make significant investments in the beginning while cultivating an excellent Alchemist. Your task isn’t the same as those who are contract-bound to Danfang. You are to master the refinement of Level Two Dan medicine as soon as possible and perhaps even Level Three, Level Four in the future. Once you refine a Level Five ‘Heavenly Spirit Pill’, our family will prosper.”

“Level Five Heavenly Spirit Pill!” Wang Shouye’s face sank as he replied, bitterly laughing, “Fourth Sister, you’ve only added to my pressures. My master, the Old Ancestor Ning Chao, spent a lifetime learning alchemy and just barely managed to produce Level Three Dan medicine, merely scraping a profit. Level Five Dan medicine, that’s impossible. Continuing to lose money…I can’t bear the thought.”

“Don’t rush, don’t rush.” With a hint of laughter twinkling in her eyes, Wang Luotong tasted the Spiritual Tea, “At twenty, you are beginning to refine Level Two Dan medicine, suggesting your losses will only increase. After you lose around seventy or eighty thousand Qian Gold, you’ll probably start refining Level Three Dan medicine. After losing a few hundred thousand more Qian Gold, you’ll be able to refine Level Four Dan medicine. The family will always be your steadfast backing!”

“%$$*&…”

Wang Shouye rolled his eyes, bemoaning the heavens; was his name Wang Shouye, or should it better be Wang Squanderer? The more his Fourth Sister sought to comfort him, the more pressure he felt mounting in his heart.

“Fourth Sister, my Level One Little Pei Yuan Dan are now profitable,” said Wang Shouye weakly. “Each batch will earn me ten Qian Gold, and as my proficiency increases, each batch will earn twenty or thirty Qian Gold. I was intending to rely on the production of Little Pei Yuan Dan to offset the family’s expenses.”

“For a profit of ten Qian Gold, you would have to waste two days.” Wang Luotong shook her head. “In this case, you have to work hard for one to two months to have a chance to refine a Level Two Dan medicine once, consuming tens of years just to become a competent Level Two Alchemist. The intention of your Fourth Brother is that you attempt to begin refining Level Three Dan medicine within ten years.”

Each batch of Level Two Dan medicine can consume up to two to three hundred Qian Gold. If it fails, it provokes complete waste.

In particularly, a high chance of complete loss exists in the beginning.

Only as the skill level and proficiency increase could one begin producing a pill or two of Level Two Dan medicine, which gradually decelerates the rate of loss.

However, if one becomes a mature Level Two Alchemist, the opening of a Dan medicine furnace can at least earn tens of Qian Gold. On a lucky day, it can even yield one to two hundred Qian Gold.

At that time, if Wang Shouye focuses on refining Level Two Dan medicine, he will become a money machine, and it will take only seven or eight years to offset all previous losses.