Ye Chong left the Pavilion of Treasures and went on a shopping spree. Bags of all sizes filled their hands, and within a short period of time, Ye Chong had bought more items than both Rui Bing and Fei Si could ever buy. However, Wang Meng could see that the guy was buying alchemy materials.
Was he an alchemist? Looking at Ye Chong's thin body, Wang Meng felt that it was a reasonable guess.
"Do you have any alchemy tools here?" Ye Chong turned to Wang Meng. As expected, Wang Meng thought to himself, so this guy was an alchemist. In this way, there was a reasonable explanation as to why Ye Chong could become the leader of this group.
The thought flashed through his mind, but he replied quickly, "Yes, I will bring you there when we get back to the manor."
Alchemists were not as popular as martial artists and mentalists, but they were a respectable profession. Almost all the potions were made by them. If there was an alchemist in a team, the team's survivability would be improved.
In the free space zone, compared to Grandmasters of Combat and Mentalists, Alchemists were much rarer. The inheritance of alchemists was stricter than that of martial artists and mentalists. A mature alchemist would not have more than 5 apprentices in his life. Only those with a long history of alchemy would have a special training system, and the number of alchemists would be considerable. Because of this, outstanding alchemists had always been the target of every powerful tribe.
"What are you planning to do?" Fei Si was curious. It was the first time she spoke after so many days. Unlike Ye Chong, she was a professional and experienced alchemist. She had wanted to stay on the starship to continue her research on the H virus. The information Ye Chong obtained from the underground base was enough for her to digest for a while. However, she could not overcome Old Jalopy's insistence, and could only follow the team to the shore. She took a glance at the various materials Ye Chong had bought. While she was not familiar with the Guan's school of alchemy, the basic principles were the same.
Fei Si was surprised. "Are you planning to use the heat contraction principle?" The Heat Flow Contraction Principle was a very obscure method in modern alchemy. If not for her extensive knowledge in alchemy, she would not have recognized it at all. The system of alchemy in the He Yue Galaxy was similar to that of the Five Galaxies.
Ye Chong nodded. "Yes."
The conversation between the two caused Wang Meng's heart to race. Just who were these people? There were two alchemists in this team? He had no idea how good the two alchemists were, but it was rare to see two alchemists in a team. Furthermore, the two alchemists did not seem to be from the same school.
Wang Meng led the group through many twists and turns before finally arriving in front of a thatched hut. The thatched hut looked very simple and crude, but a fragrant aroma shook everyone's spirits. Ye Chong was intrigued. This was the scent of white grass, recorded in the chip Lunatic Guan gave him. The scent of White Grass had an invigorating effect, and alchemists liked to keep some in their labs. However, as far as he could remember, neither the alchemists' laboratories in the Five Galaxies nor the He Yue Galaxy had ever seen the White Grass that Lunatic Guan mentioned.
However, he found it here.
Wang Meng knocked on the wooden door of the hut a few times.
Creak! The wooden door opened, revealing a very ordinary looking man's face.
Seeing the man, Wang Meng quickly bowed. "Master Yan, I apologize for disturbing you. These friends are our guests who just arrived yesterday. Today, this friend here wishes to borrow some alchemy tools, so I brought them here. I hope you don't mind, Master Yan. "
The man who was addressed as Master Yan studied Ye Chong from head to toe. At the same time, Ye Chong was also studying the man. The man's face was very ordinary, almost inconspicuous. With a face like this, it would be hard to notice him in a crowd. However, Ye Chong was not fooled by the face. He could see that the man's face had been altered just like his. The face he was seeing now was only a layer of disguise. However, compared to Ye Chong's crude disguise, his was more deceptive.
The man could also see that Ye Chong's face had been altered, and smiled. "Oh, I didn't expect to meet a like-minded friend here. Please come in." The man's age was indiscernible, and he was rather thin. He was dressed simply, but there was an indescribable aura about him as he stood there. His words had a double meaning, both referring to the fact that both of them were alchemists, and that Ye Chong was just like him, hiding his face.
"Thank you!" Ye Chong nodded to the man, and entered the hut first. When Ye Chong first learned alchemy from Lunatic Guan, he knew many of the taboos and unspoken rules between alchemists. However, before entering the free space zone, the relationship between alchemists was not as casual as Lunatic Guan had described.
However, here, Ye Chong found, to his surprise, that the strange things Lunatic Guan had described about alchemy were very similar here.
Could it be that Lunatic Guan came from the free space zone? Suddenly, the thought popped up in Ye Chong's mind.
However, it was only a fleeting thought. After all, this was not a good time to think about it.
The hut was much larger than it looked from the outside, and was filled with all sorts of equipment. The bright colors of the reagents in the equipment and the unique smell seemed to represent a strange power. The profession of alchemy was becoming more and more mysterious to the people.
Fei Si was stunned. This was the first time she had seen such primitive alchemy equipment. There was no photon processor, no micromanipulation equipment, no vacuum incubator, only the simplest glassware. The reagents here were also different from what he was familiar with. There were no pure materials, only plants and minerals.
This was unbelievable! She was shocked speechless. She was familiar with the history of alchemy. A long time ago, alchemy was separated from botany, and became a purer discipline. But what about before her? The alchemy here was still at the stage of botany!
"Feel free to use the equipment here. As for the materials …" Master Yan glanced at the other bags and smiled, "I believe you've brought them."
The equipment was too simple, and Fei Si thought that Ye Chong would refuse. She could not imagine how he could perform alchemy in this place.
However, to her surprise, Ye Chong thanked her directly, "Thank you!"
He's not crazy, is he? Fei Si looked at Ye Chong in surprise.
Ye Chong took out the brown nut from his bag. Master Yan was moved. "Brown Shell Nut, good stuff. Hehe, this should be the one from the Treasure Exchange Pavilion, right? I've been drooling over it for a long time. It's a pity that I don't have anything good in my hands that the old man is interested in. He wouldn't sell it no matter what. I didn't expect it to fall into your hands. "
Wang Meng interrupted, "Master Yan, what's this brown shell nut for?" This was a question that everyone was curious about, and they all perked up their ears. It was a good thing, everyone knew that, but no one knew its use.
"Brown Shell Nut is a very rare medicinal ingredient, and one this big is even rarer. It can be used to make premium grade medicine, "Master Yan explained concisely.
Premium grade medicine was priceless in the free space zone, where fights could break out at any time. There were no high-tech healing methods like those in the Five Galaxies and He Yue Galaxy here. Premium grade medicine was often equivalent to a life. It was something that every Grandmaster of Combat dreamt of.
Seeing that Ye Chong did not make a move, Master Yan suddenly realized that he had been too rash. There was an unwritten rule among alchemists that when alchemists were making reagents, other alchemists should not peek at them. After all, alchemists from every school were proficient in different things, and many unique recipes were treated like treasures.
Master Yan smiled knowingly. "Let's wait outside, don't disturb him." Seeing Ye Chong's signal, Rui Bing led everyone out. Fei Si actually wanted to see how Ye Chong would use such primitive equipment for alchemy, but she could not bring herself to ask. In the end, she could only follow the rest out of the straw hut.
Brown Shell Nut was indeed an excellent ingredient for making premium grade medicine, but that was not its only use. It could also be used to make powerful knockout agents. Ye Chong had once fallen victim to this knockout agent. Lunatic Guan had used it to knock Ye Chong out in the blink of an eye. The short duration of the drug's effect made it a powerful weapon, and an alchemist's best defensive tool. However, Ye Chong was not interested in that, but its AOE effect. If the dosage was high enough, it could create a large area of unconsciousness in a very short period of time.
Brown Shell Nut had a unique smell. Ye Chong's sense of smell was very sensitive, and he could smell its faint fragrance as he walked along the street. That was why he entered the Pavilion of Treasure Trading to trade for this brown shell nut. However, he did not expect the brown shell nut to be so big.
Ye Chong stared at the brown shell nut, and carefully recalled the recipe and alchemy method for this knockout agent.
*****
Heavens, his cold was finally getting better!
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