"Wow, it's Jin Yin dollars!" Chu Yao's eyes were filled with little stars. Only the heavens knew how long it had been since she last saw a Jin Yin dollar!
"Jin Yin dollars?" Lin Muyu was stunned.
Hawkeye sneered, "The Gold Sore Medicine on the market is only one Silver Yin dollar per bottle. Your first grade Gold Sore Medicine is extremely rare, so I'll give you ten times the price. What, you're not willing?"
Lin Muyu's concept of money was still very vague. After all, she had just arrived in this world. Chu Yao whispered in his ear, "Yu, we've struck it big! The Hundred Spirits Medicine Hall used to only earn three Jin Yin dollars a month, but we've earned three in one day. We can buy an old hen to stew tonight! "
The food in the Hundred Spirits Medicine Hall these past two days couldn't be considered good. Lin Muyu could only eat gruel and steamed buns every meal. The medicine hall's business was bleak, so the food naturally wasn't much better. However, when Chu Yao mentioned the old hen, Lin Muyu couldn't help but feel hungry. She knew what had happened, so she grabbed the three Jin Yin dollars on the table and said with a smile, "Many thanks for your patronage, hero!"
"Hero?"
Hawkeye couldn't help but smile. He raised his blood-stained battle-axe and said, "I'm no hero, I'm just a mercenary who kills for money!"
As he spoke, he pointed at the eagle on his shoulder and said, "Do you know how I lost this eye of mine? That's right, it was pecked blind by this beast. I later caught this beast, but I didn't kill it. Instead, I tamed it and made it kill for me. Brat, let me tell you, there are no heroes in this world. There are only people who kill for money and women! "
Lin Muyu couldn't be bothered to listen to his brainwashing. She happily took the Jin Yin dollars and sat down again.
… …
"Boss, let's go!" The mercenaries behind him urged.
Hawkeye nodded and glanced at Lin Muyu. He stepped on the table with his tattered boots and asked, "Brat, I'll ask you again. Did you personally refine this first grade Gold Sore Medicine?"
"Yes!" Lin Muyu said.
"Is that so?"
Hawkeye suddenly roared, and his aura rose rapidly, as if he was possessed by the God of Death. He turned his wrist and swept out with his battle-ax. Lin Muyu felt a tingling pain on the skin of his neck before it even touched. With a "hua" sound, Hawkeye's battle-ax stopped just as it was about to chop off Lin Muyu's head. He looked at the calmness of the young man in front of him and could not help but praise: "Good boy … you really have a bit of my personality. I haven't seen such a brave young man for many years!"
How could Lin Muyu remain calm? He was so scared that he couldn't move. When Hawkeye took out his battle axe, his legs still couldn't move.
"How about this …"
Hawkeye said, "Brat, I need 10 Paralysis Potions and 20 Stone Skin Potions. But the quality must be above second grade. If you can refine them, I will definitely reward you handsomely. How about it? Do you dare to accept this order?"
Lin Muyu was startled. These two potions were level 4 and he had never refined them before. He didn't know if he could refine them or not. However, he still agreed and said, "I can, but you have to give me 20% down payment!"
"Okay!"
Hawkeye hefted his battle axe and grinned, "The Paralysis Potion is priced at 10 times the market price of 5 silver coins, so 10 bottles will be 5 gold coins. The Stone Skin Potion is priced at 10 times the market price of 10 silver coins, so 20 bottles will be 20 gold coins. That's 25 gold coins in total, 20% down payment. Here are 5 gold coins, take it. Right, what's your name? Which medicine shop are you from?"
"Lin Muyu, Hundred Spirits Medicine Hall."
"Oh, I haven't heard of it. But it doesn't matter. Can you give it to me tomorrow?"
"Okay."
Hawkeye looked down at Lin Muyu and grinned, "If you can't give me 30 bottles of potions above second grade, I will twist your head off. I, Hawkeye, am a man of my word!"
Lin Muyu nodded and said lightly, "I know."
It was as if the head that was about to be twisted off wasn't his.
…
Watching Hawkeye and the other mercenaries leave, the people of Divine Feather Medicine Hall saw all of this. Li Qin, who was wearing a brocade robe, walked up to Lin Muyu and sneered, "Where did this brat come from? How dare you court death like this? Do you know how many people Hawkeye has killed in public? Now that you've taken his Jin Yin Coins, let's see how you're going to get your hands on a Level 4 medicine that's above the second grade. Unless you're a King Herb, you won't be able to refine a high grade Level 4 medicine.
The youths from Divine Feather Medicine Hall behind Li Qin laughed and ridiculed the people from Hundred Spirits Medicine Hall.
Lin Muyu didn't try to argue. Instead, she packed up the Gold Sore Medicine that hadn't been sold and said to Chu Yao, "Sister Chu Yao, let's pack up and go back?"
"Oh? Okay … "Chu Yao didn't have any objections.
Luo Kai and Wang Ying were stunned. They only came back to their senses when Lin Muyu and Chu Yao's figures disappeared into the alley.
However, Lin Muyu didn't go back. Instead, she brought Chu Yao around the nearby medicine shops. Chu Yao was also anxious, "Yu, I don't know how much of your alchemy skills are hidden, but … a level 4 potion of second grade is definitely not as easy to make as a level 1 potion. You … you are not only harming yourself, but also harming Hundred Spirits Medicine Hall. Hawkeye is a mercenary who kills without batting an eye!"
"Sister Chu Yao, help me hold the medicine chest!"
Lin Muyu didn't answer and handed the medicine chest to Chu Yao instead. Then, she walked into a medicine shop with 10 Jin Yin coins in her pocket. The shopkeeper came forward and didn't think much of it when he saw that it was a young man and a young woman. "What would you like to buy?"
"Shopkeeper, give me half a jin of Demon Snake Flowers."
"Oh? Demon Snake Flowers? "The shopkeeper looked at the young man in front of him in astonishment." That's a level 4 herb, what do you want it for? "
"I'm buying herbs for my master."
"Oh, so that's how it is …"
Standing at the side, Chu Yao inwardly praised Lin Muyu's cleverness. It wasn't good to be too ostentatious. After all, there were only so many great alchemists in Silver Fir City, and there weren't many who could refine level 4 potions. Moreover, the two of them looked too young.
… …
Half a jin of Demon Snake Flowers cost 1 Jin Yin coin. After that, Lin Muyu walked into the storeroom and looked at the herbs around him. His gaze finally landed on a giant black tree that was about two meters tall and covered in brambles.
"What, do you know this tree?" The shopkeeper looked at the young man and woman in ridicule.
The corner of Lin Muyu's lips curled up. "A 121 year old Black Iron Tree."
"What?" The boss was shocked and looked at him with a dumbfounded expression. "You … You know about the Black Iron Tree, but how do you know the age of this Black Iron Tree?"
Lin Muyu pointed at the brambles on the Black Iron Tree and said, "A Black Iron Tree will grow a new bramble every year it survives. This tree has 121 brambles in total, so it's a 121 year old Black Iron Tree, right?"
The shopkeeper laughed. "Even if that's the case, it's not a big deal. However, you can't afford this tree. I spent a lot of money to buy it from the mountains."
"Seven Jin Yin coins, I'll buy it," Lin Muyu said indifferently.
The shopkeeper was stunned again. This young man in front of him actually had seven Jin Yin coins? Looking at his attire, it would be good if he could take out seven Jin Yin coins. He looked like a beggar.
"What, you're not selling it?" Lin Muyu asked with a smile. "I know that the Black Iron Tree only grows on mountain rocks. Its entire body is harder than iron, and its roots pierce into the rocks to absorb nutrients from the rocks and water to grow. If you want to obtain a Black Iron Tree, you have to cut open the entire rock on the cliff. Even so, this Black Iron Tree can only sell for seven Jin Yin coins at most."
The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him with interest. "The Black Iron Tree's entire body is as hard as iron, and it's even tougher than Iron Pear Flowers. Alchemists below the rank of Alchemist Saint can't refine medicine essence from it. Young man, whose disciple are you? Why do you want to buy a Black Iron Tree?"
"You don't need to worry about that. Are you selling it or not?"
"Of course I'm selling it. How can I not do business?"
The shopkeeper sold the Black Iron Tree without hesitation. The Black Iron Tree was a Level-4 medicinal ingredient, and it was a necessary ingredient for concocting the Stone Skin Potion. Lin Muyu didn't know how the young man named Li Qin managed to refine the Black Iron Tree's medicine essence, but he was definitely far from being able to do so. He must have had help from an expert in his family.
Refining the medicine essence from the Black Iron Tree was ten times more difficult than refining the Iron Pear Flowers. A 121-year-old Black Iron Tree had 121 layers of iron shell, and it had to be completely peeled off. All of this required the sharpness of the Essence Condensing Hand.
After that, he bought some black wood-ear, which was also a Level-4 medicinal ingredient, Swallow's Ear, and one of the necessary ingredients for concocting the Stone Skin Potion.
Chu Yao watched as Lin Muyu busied herself and spent almost all ten Jin Yin coins in a short while. Although her heart ached, she didn't stop him. She could already feel that Lin Muyu was doing something big.
… …
After returning to the Hundred Spirits Medicine Shop, Lin Muyu didn't go out at all. He tied the Black Iron Tree to the wooden frame and stood in front of this indestructible medicinal herb tree. He opened his palms, and green Qi surged from his arms. It was the Essence Condensing Hand.
Peeling off 121 layers of the Black Iron Tree was easier said than done, but Lin Muyu had to do it. He knew that only a Black Iron Tree that was at least 100 years old could be concocted into a Level-2 Stone Skin Potion. Otherwise, it was destined to be a failure. Li Qin's Stone Skin Potion was only Level-9, so the Black Iron Tree was probably only a few years old.
… …
By nighttime, 47 layers of the 121 layers of the Black Iron Tree had been peeled off. Lin Muyu's forehead was full of sweat, and his entire body was drenched in sweat. His Qi was constantly being depleted, and he almost collapsed from exhaustion. However, he couldn't be careless. The Essence Condensing Hand only expanded the fine lines of the Black Iron Tree, and didn't actually peel off the bark. As long as Lin Muyu paused for a moment, the process would definitely fail.
"Dong dong!"
Chu Yao knocked on the door. "Yu, I've brought your food over!"
A faint aroma wafted into his nose. It was chicken stewed with mushrooms. As expected, there was an additional meal for dinner. However, Lin Muyu didn't stop his work. He only smiled and said, "Sister Chu Yao, you eat first. I can only eat after I'm done."
"Then I'll wait for you!"
Chu Yao stubbornly stood at the side, accompanying Lin Muyu just like that.
… …
It wasn't until late at night that the last layer of the Black Iron Tree was finally peeled off. The entire tree was covered in fine cracks, and a faint luster could be seen. Although Lin Muyu was about to collapse from exhaustion, he still took a deep breath and exerted force to increase the strength of the Essence Condensing Hand in one go. Finally, the entire Black Iron Tree trembled, and tiny particles of medicinal essence flew out of the tree.
"Ah? They're going to fly away, what do we do? "Chu Yao looked towards the sky, both excited and anxious.
Lin Muyu smiled slightly, "Don't worry, they won't be able to escape."
As he said this, he opened the bucket on the side. Inside was a thick pile of swallow's ears. The moment he opened the bucket, the black iron tree's medicinal essence in the room was immediately attracted to the bucket and seeped into the swallow's ears!
This was the secret of refining the Stone Skin Medicine. After absorbing water, the swallow ears would produce an invisible suction force, and the medicinal essence of the Black Iron Tree and the swallow ears would attract each other. After being mixed and fermented, it would become a defensive Stone Skin Medicine.
… …
"Success!"
Lin Muyu smiled slightly and said, "Sister Chu Yao, take out these swallow ears, grind them, and dissolve them in water. That's the Stone Skin Medicine!"
"Okay!"
Chu Yao was incomparably excited, as if she had successfully refined the Stone Skin Medicine herself.
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