Chapter 19 Quick Tutorial

After learning all the theoretical knowledge, Du Yue mustered up the courage to actually start refining the elixir.

[Don't put the herbs in yet! The furnace isn't heated up yet... You can do it now. ]

【Pay attention to the fire temperature and keep it stable. 】

[Oh, don't be impatient. This one hasn't been refined yet. Don't be in a hurry to put it down. ]

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"Have I succeeded?"

After an unknown amount of time, Du Yue asked, holding a bottle of freshly-made pills that were still steaming in his arms.

[Of course, what else are you holding? ]

Du Yue was about to cry with excitement, her eyes blinking faster and faster, "I've made it, I can actually make pills! I also have my own pills!"

She thought she would fail miserably, but unexpectedly, with Mo Jiuwei's advance warning, she only failed in one furnace, and the finished pill came out with the second furnace!

Du Yue counted on his fingers, "Several kinds of medicinal materials cost me 230 crystal stones in total. One furnace failed and one furnace succeeded. There are 10 pills in one furnace, and one pill costs 23 yuan... God, when I bought the Huiling Pill, it was 80 crystal stones each!"

In other words, for just these 10 pills, refining them yourself would save you 500 to 600 crystal stones compared to directly purchasing the finished products!

This money is enough to buy two more doses of medicinal materials!

"Wow, it's great to be able to make pills. I can save a lot of crystals!" Du Yue's eyes started to sparkle after she finished the calculation.

[Yes, yes, not only can you save a lot, you can also earn a lot! The more powerful the elixir, the more money you can earn. ]

Du Yue tasted the sweetness and was extremely happy. He also developed endless interest in alchemy.

She went to the market and bought many kinds of ingredients for the elixir recipe, ready to take action.

Because she is still a novice and has to learn slowly, these pills are all elementary, just with different levels of difficulty.

After Du Yue entered the family, Meng Ling snatched Mo Jiuwei away.

"Junior Sister Jiuwei, I like you too, Senior Sister Meng. You can't be partial to one over the other. After spending time with Senior Sister Du, you have to spend time with me too!" Meng Ling hugged Mo Jiuwei, gave her a big kiss on the face, and said with a smile.

Mo Jiuwei stretched out her hand, [Okay, I'll accompany you!]

Meng Ling's smile deepened, and he muttered to himself, "Hey, I've been learning to refine weapons these days. I've already finished reading all the jade slips and books. All that's left is the actual combat. I'm so nervous."

[Don't be afraid, I'm here! ]

Meng Ling chuckled, then took out a piece of paper -

"Speaking of which, there are some things I don't understand these days, but I don't know who to ask... Oh, forget it, I won't ask, maybe I can figure it out myself."

As he spoke, he looked at the difficult questions and started reading them one by one.

Every time she read one, Mo Jiuwei would answer it for her.

Mo Jiuwei's language was concise and straightforward, and she went straight to the point. In just a few words, Meng Ling felt as if a world of enlightenment had suddenly dawned on him.

Wonderful!

I see!

Now all her doubts were resolved, and the problems that had troubled her for days were gone.

What Senior Sister Du Yue said was indeed correct. I should read the book first, write down the parts I don’t know, and then ask Junior Sister Jiuwei one by one. I am sure I will get the answers, and it can also save time and increase efficiency.

"Forget it, let's put these doubts aside for now. I'm going to try refining the weapon."

After taking out the refining furnace, Meng Ling began her first experience in refining equipment.

Mo Jiuwei was a little sleepy, but she still kept her eyes open to look at her, while not forgetting to give her instructions.

[No, no, this is not Xuanyu Iron, you made a mistake... Fortunately, I got it back.]

[This material is difficult to refine. You need to increase the fire and be patient to observe its changes.]

[It would be nice if I could add some cool water inside, so the material would be harder! ]

[Eh, it was actually added. I was thinking the same thing.]

Mo Jiuwei was also surprised.

First it was Du Yue, then Meng Ling. These two had one thing in common, that is, it seemed like something was going to go wrong, which made them nervous, but for some reason they were able to correct it in the first place!

Maybe... that's why they are gifted?

Self-taught?

However, despite Mo Jiuwei's guidance, Meng Ling's first attempt at refining the weapon still failed because he was in a hurry to find something and couldn't find it for a long time, so he missed the best opportunity.

But she was not discouraged. Obviously this was expected, so she adjusted her mood and started again.

The time required for refining equipment is longer than that for refining pills. It may take from two quarters of an hour to several hours to refine a furnace of pills, but refining equipment may take half a day or even several days.

The first dagger Meng Ling refined was just the most basic one, without any fancy designs, so it saved relatively much time.

The dagger in the furnace had gradually taken shape. At this moment, Mo Jiuwei's voice rang out -

[It’s time to set off the bomb! ]

Set off the mine!

Meng Ling was prepared. When he heard the sound, he was shocked. He gathered lightning at his fingertips and shot it towards the dagger in the furnace.

“Bang!”

After a sound, a lightning pattern appeared on the dagger, and at the same time its texture seemed to be subtly different.

After this, a freshly made magic weapon was in Meng Ling's hands.

“So pretty!”

Meng Ling blinked her eyes, with a blush on her cheeks, of course, because she was happy.

Oh my god, she has really made it. She can even refine magical weapons!

Although this is just a most common dagger, there is nothing special about its style, color or material, only the lightning is special, but it only costs one or two hundred crystals to buy it.

But! This was made by her own hands, so it looks better and better the more you look at it!

[Great! Keep practicing like this and it will get better and better. ]

Mo Jiuwei thought with great relief.

She didn't watch Meng Ling refining the weapon the whole time, because she was too sleepy and took a nap in the middle.

After waking up, she found that Meng Ling was still refining the magic weapon and had not failed. At that time, she had a premonition that Meng Ling would succeed.

And the result was very gratifying, it really worked.

"Great! This dagger has a very special meaning to me. I will treasure it and give it to Junior Sister Jiuwei!" Meng Ling said excitedly, "Junior Sister Jiuwei, do you like it?"

Mo Jiuwei: ...

[Um, Senior Sister Meng, although I like you very much, but... I declined. ]

It does have some significance, but the dagger is so weak that Mo Jiuwei really doesn't want to accept it.

Otherwise, even if you accept it but keep it in the bottom of the box without using it, it seems to have lost its meaning.

Meng Ling: ...

She scratched her head in embarrassment. "I was careless. Such an ordinary dagger is not worthy of Junior Sister Jiuwei! I must study hard and practice hard, and refine the most beautiful and powerful dagger to give to Junior Sister in the future!"

Mo Jiuwei was now satisfied, [Hehe, thank you, Senior Sister Meng. ]