For the next few days, Han Shuo lived a leisurely life. Andrina, who was on the third floor, was still munching on crystal coins as though they were biscuits. Her complexion was getting better and better. It was obvious that she had mostly recovered from her injuries.
Han Shuo did not go out to collect medicinal ingredients or refine medicinal pellets. Instead, he stayed on the second floor and meditated.
He understood that in the City of Shadows, only members of large family clans could afford to buy medicinal pellets with crystal coins. After all, such people were in the minority. If he were to refine too many medicinal pellets, the supply and demand would be out of balance. That would not reflect the rarity and preciousness of his medicines.
Therefore, Han Shuo did not continue to collect medicinal ingredients to refine medicinal pellets. He told the public that he had too few medicinal ingredients and that his energy was limited.
Three months went by in the blink of an eye. Han Shuo's avatar that had been painstakingly cultivating the energy of death in the Cauldron of Myriad Demon finally made a breakthrough to the early-stage midgod realm. With the help of the midgod divine soul, Han Shuo's avatar rapidly stabilized its current realm and focused on mastering several new energy techniques.
Han Shuo's avatar of destruction had become even more adept at using the Orb of Destruction. He could now use it at will.
According to Cauldron Spirit, after his main body was reconstructed, the strength of Han Shuo's physical body had improved to the point that it could withstand a portion of Cauldron Spirit's demon general energy. In other words, Han Shuo could temporarily borrow Cauldron Spirit's energy to dramatically increase his strength for a short period of time.
However, this came at a great risk. If Han Shuo's body was unable to withstand the risk, or if he was seriously injured again, he would not be able to recover as easily as before. That was because borrowing Cauldron Spirit's energy required the use of Han Shuo's demonic infant. Once the demonic infant was injured, Han Shuo would have to spend far more time to recover than his physical body could.
In short, according to Cauldron Spirit, Han Shuo's current body could borrow a portion of Cauldron Spirit's energy to dramatically increase Han Shuo's strength in an instant. However, this process would only last for a very short period of time. Once it was over, both his physical body and his demonic infant would pay a heavy price.
When Han Shuo learned of this information from Cauldron Spirit, he was rather delighted. The short-term boost in strength would be enough for Han Shuo to deal with some unexpected events, such as Avery's sudden attack!
Donna never came to see him again. Although she didn't say it out loud, Han Shuo knew that Donna was suspicious of him. He knew that the two of them couldn't be as close as before. Although he felt helpless, Han Shuo didn't try to salvage the relationship. From the moment he treated Avery as his enemy, he knew that he and Donna would part ways one day.
During this period of time, Andre paid another visit and asked Han Shuo if he knew anything about Carmelita. As Carmelita had not returned to the City of Shadows for several months and had not sent any news to the House of Sainte for over a month, Andre was rather worried about her safety.
Naturally, Han Shuo couldn't provide Andre with any help. He could only honestly admit that he knew nothing about Carmelita's safety.
It seemed that Avery of the Fifth Corps was also working outside. He hadn't been in the City of Shadows for over two months. With Avery not in the City of Shadows, Han Shuo didn't have to be constantly on guard against Avery's attacks.
One day, Han Shuo who was meditating on the second floor received an invitation.
The invitation came from the Godswamp Pharmacy in the City of Shadows. It stated that there was an exchange meeting between pharmacists and Han Shuo was invited. Han Shuo wanted to immediately decline the invitation but the invitation clearly stated that they wanted to discuss business with him. After hesitating for a moment, Han Shuo decided to go and take a look.
At dusk of the second day.
"Where are you going?" Andrina suddenly asked as soon as Han Shuo walked to the door.
"There's an exchange meeting between pharmacists. I'm going there to take a look. You can just stay here," Han Shuo replied casually and walked away without paying any attention to Andrina.
"I'm going with you!" Andrina's petite voice floated down from the third floor. She lightly stepped on Han Shuo's shoulder with her two little feet, giggled, and hopped down.
"My enemies aren't in the City of Shadows for the time being. You don't have to follow me. It'll be fine. "With Cauldron Spirit's assurance, Han Shuo felt much more assured. He believed that if he were to borrow Cauldron Spirit's energy in an instant, even if a highgod were to launch a sneak attack, he would at least have the opportunity to escape using Demonic Blood Disassembly. Therefore, he no longer needed to rely too much on Andrina.
"No, I want to protect you. I have to follow you all the time!" Andrina wrinkled her nose. Soon after, she let out a soft laugh and whispered, "Are you going to do something naughty? For example, fooling around with some woman? Hehe … Even if that's the case, I will still follow you! "
"Suit yourself," Han Shuo didn't particularly care whether he followed Andrina or not.
However, Han Shuo suddenly recalled something. He stared blankly for a moment before he asked Andrina, "You have more or less recovered from your injuries. Will you be able to get rid of an early-stage highgod?"
Andrina did not immediately answer Han Shuo's question. Instead, she thought seriously for a moment before she answered, "I haven't fully recovered. If that guy continues to fight me, I will definitely be able to kill him. But I will also be injured. But if he immediately escapes when he sees that the situation is bad, I won't be able to kill him! "
"I see …" Han Shuo nodded. Shortly after, he put on a mischievous smile and said, "Little Andrina, there's a guy who wants me dead. Why don't we join forces and get rid of him? Don't worry, if you get injured, I will provide crystal coins for you to recover for free. What do you think? "
Rather than sitting and waiting for death, it was better to take the initiative and attack. With Cauldron Spirit's assurance, Han Shuo suddenly had a bold idea. He would wait for Avery to return, join forces with Andrina, and use the same method to launch a sneak attack on Avery, eliminating his greatest enemy.
Han Shuo could roughly guess Andrina's strength. In addition to the instantaneous eruption of strength that he borrowed Cauldron Spirit's energy, Han Shuo believed that if he and Andrina worked together, they would have at least a seventy to eighty percent chance of succeeding. Therefore, he could no longer suppress his evil thoughts.
"No, I'm only responsible for protecting you. I won't help you kill anyone!" Andrina flatly refused. When she saw Han Shuo's gloomy face, she giggled and said, "But I can look after you. You can do it yourself and I will cheer for you from the side. If you can't do it, I can save you. How does that sound?"
Han Shuo coldly groaned and did not say anything. He walked towards the Godswamp Pharmacy. Even with Cauldron Spirit's energy, Han Shuo did not believe that he could easily kill Avery. Without Andrina's assurance, Han Shuo would not take such an unknown risk.
When Andrina, who was behind Han Shuo, saw Han Shuo's cold and stiff face, she giggled. She did not get angry and continued to follow Han Shuo.
… …
When Han Shuo appeared in front of the Godswamp Pharmacy, Andrina, who had been lively all this time, suddenly turned cold. She immediately reverted to her cold, unapproachable demeanor when there were outsiders around. Her flushed little face was no longer adorable and gave people a very uncomfortable feeling.
The Godswamp Pharmacy was the largest pharmacy in the City of Shadows. Before coming here, Han Shuo had learned that the Godswamp Pharmacy was not only famous in the City of Shadows, but also in the entire Darkness Dominion. The Godswamp Pharmacy was also sold in several other major cities that were equally famous as the City of Shadows.
Although there were five major family clans in the City of Shadows, it was said that the overall strength of the Godswamp Pharmacy in the Darkness Dominion was not weaker than that of the other four family clans except for the House of Sainte. This piece of information was beyond Han Shuo's expectations. He did not expect that a small pharmacy could possess such power.
It was for this reason that Han Shuo felt that the Godswamp Pharmacy had pointed him in the right direction. He was very curious about the Godswamp Pharmacy and therefore decided to pay a visit after seeing the invitation for business.
The interior of the Godswamp Pharmacy was very spacious. There were quite a few buildings scattered all over the place. Each and every one of them was bigger and more spacious than Han Shuo's Celestial Pearl Pharmacy.
After handing over the invitation, the guard seemed to take Han Shuo very seriously when he learned that he was a pharmacist of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. He personally led Han Shuo to a tall building at the back that was used to receive guests. They went all the way to the top floor.
It was a banquet hall that was a thousand square meters in size. Beautiful paintings were hung on the walls. Soft, colorless carpets were spread all over the floor. There were many glassware placed in the banquet hall. Some pharmacists with grizzled hair and rosy complexions were holding wine glasses in their hands and chatting cheerfully.
It was not necessary for a pharmacist to be strong in the cultivation of physical strength. Most pharmacists used the cultivation of physical strength as a supplement. Most of them cultivated in the elemental energy of fire or water. Fire elemental energy could make it easier for them to refine medicines while water elemental energy could make it easier for them to refine the essence of medicines.
However, as long as they cultivated to the realm of lowgod, they would be able to handle every step of medicine refinement. Therefore, almost all pharmacists would stay at this realm and spend the extra time studying the true essence of medicine refinement.
The guard who led Han Shuo to the banquet hall announced Han Shuo's name after sweeping his eyes across the people in the banquet hall. The originally noisy banquet hall suddenly quieted down. Those pharmacists who were chatting cheerfully turned their gazes to Han Shuo at the same time. Their eyes were filled with curiosity and astonishment.
During this period of time, Han Shuo's Celestial Pearl Pharmacy had been in the limelight in the City of Shadows. The name of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy would be mentioned in almost every banquet held by the members of large family clans. As fellow pharmacists, it would be difficult for these people not to hear Han Shuo's name.
Therefore, when the young Han Shuo suddenly arrived and stood before them, these elderly pharmacists all turned their attention to him. They wanted to know what kind of person this famous pharmacist from the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy was.
"This youngster is the owner of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy?" An old woman with green hair and a face as pale as a sheet of paper, dressed in colorful clothes, suddenly cried out in alarm.
"Senior Gu Li, this is the owner of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, Brian!" The guard who led Han Shuo in confirmed smilingly. He pointed at the eccentric old woman in colorful clothes and continued to introduce, "This is Senior Gu Li, a famous pharmacist in Mirage City. Senior Gu Li is the number one pharmacist in Mirage City. Many large family clans have requested a bottle of medicine from Senior Gu Li, but it all depends on Senior Gu Li's mood!"
After that guard's introduction, Gu Li arrogantly sized up Han Shuo. After a long while, she coldly groaned and said, "What can you refine by mixing Heavenly Musculus Flower and Greensilver Fruit at five hundred degrees Celsius for three hours?"
Han Shuo smiled and paid no attention to Gu Li. As a matter of fact, he had no idea what he could refine because he wasn't a pharmacist at all.
"Oh right, where is your owner? The invitation says that he wants to discuss business with me," Han Shuo said calmly as he looked at the guard who led the way.
"Hmph, an pharmacist who only knows how to earn crystal coins has already fallen to such a low level. He doesn't seem to have any real talent," Gu Li sneered. "He might have stolen a medicine recipe from somewhere. If he doesn't study hard at such a young age, he won't amount to much!"
"Firecloud Grass, Frigid Jade and Boundless Water, mixed at high speed and frozen at negative 130 degrees with frigid air. What can be formed?" Han Shuo shot a cold glance at Gu Li and asked in a similarly arrogant manner.
"Wha, what is it? I have never heard of the ingredients you mentioned! Nonsense! "Gu Li stared blankly for a moment before she sneered.
Han Shuo put on a disdainful face and said in a cold voice, "You haven't even heard of these ingredients and you call yourself the best pharmacist in the City of Mirage? You have lived for so many years in vain. If I were you, I would be too embarrassed to participate in this conference!" Han Shuo mocked them mercilessly and didn't even look at Gu Li, who was about to faint from anger. He said to the guards, "Take me to your master, or I'll leave right away. I feel that it's embarrassing to be with a bunch of people who don't have any real skills."
"Yes … yes …" The guard put on an odd expression and hastily led Han Shuo through the area towards the midget. "This is the owner of our Godswamp Pharmacy, Steiss!" the guard introduced respectfully as he pointed at the midget.
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment. He did not expect that the owner of the largest pharmacy in the City of Shadows, the Godswamp Pharmacy, would be such an unprepossessing, deformed person. Han Shuo put on a faint smile and asked in a refined manner, "Nice to meet you, Mister Steiss. Are you here to discuss business with me?"
With a warm smile on his face, Steiss nodded and said, "That's right, I'm very happy to meet the young pharmacist from Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. Haha, if you don't mind, let's find a quiet place to talk!"
"This way, please!" Steiss led the way. Han Shuo immediately followed behind and headed to a room at the back of the banquet hall.
"This way, please!" Steiss led the way. Han Shuo followed behind and headed to a room at the back of the banquet hall.
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