In her previous life, Ye Xiruo was betrayed by her husband and best friend, dying a tragic and desolate death.
In a single moment of transmigration, she becomes a "jinx" who brings di...
Recently, two major events occurred in Danwang City. The first was the cloth shop in the central district. Although it caused a great uproar and made everyone anxiously await its development, Ye Xiruo intervened and calmed it down without making a ripple.
The second major event is that mysterious restaurant in the East District. The owner of the restaurant has yet to show his face, but as the restaurant continues to be renovated, it has attracted the attention of many people.
The reason is simple: the restaurant's decor is unique among the many shops in the East District, making it unforgettable.
The door was made from a single piece of crystal, shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight. It seemed to be engraved with an array, capable of automatically opening and closing upon sensing approach. Essentially, it was a simplified version of a modern automatic door, but they had managed to create something extraordinary. Ye Xiruo was quite satisfied with it.
The table on the first floor is made of an elegant white stone similar to white marble. It is carved with some understated yet luxurious patterns. Above it is a magnificent crystal chandelier, which is also engraved with arrays to store light and fire elemental energy. The inside is inlaid with spirit stones. Each lamp can last for three months, after which it can be replenished with energy and spirit stones.
If that's not impressive enough, then the semi-enclosed, semi-open spaces in the restaurant, separated by green bamboo, are quite novel. Although the bamboo is only of the third grade, its planting in the restaurant still gives people an extremely surreal feeling. The greatest effect of green bamboo is to calm the mind and spirit. In such an environment, one can relax, enjoy life, and savor its beauty.
The green bamboo was just an appetizer; what truly shocked and even horrified everyone were the potted medicinal herbs that looked like ordinary potted plants in a common household. Indeed, judging from their color, shape, and the spiritual energy they emitted, those potted plants were definitely spiritual herbs, and of quite high quality at that.
This was the consensus reached by several intermediate alchemists, because according to Ye Xiruo's instructions, there was no need to be discreet about decorating the restaurant; they should do it as high-profile as possible, treating it as a form of advertising for the restaurant.
So, the alchemists at the Pill King Hall who had accepted the assignments all took up their posts. Their tasks were quite simple: after greeting the stewards and registering briefly, they got to work. Those tending the fires were busy in the kitchen in the backyard, with the occasional roar of the cooks echoing through the air.
"The fire was too high, it's all burnt."
"The fire is too small; the water won't even boil. Haven't you eaten?"
Finally, all those who had gone to help in the kitchen gathered together for a barbecue training session. At this time, the person in charge of the kitchen was Master Zhang's apprentice—Huang Tian, a mid-level spirit chef. Huang Tian devised a method to train their control. These people were all alchemists, so why was their control so poor? How exactly were these pills refined? With the restaurant about to open, and worried about not meeting his master's requirements, Huang Tian shook his head.
"Don't bother with the fire today, just grill the meat! There are fifty skewers in front of you, and the seasonings are ready for you. It's time to test your cooking skills. Remember, grilling meat is like alchemy; it tests your control. The heat must be evenly distributed throughout the meat. You can figure out how to do it on your own. This is an essential skill for survival in the wild; learning it can save your life."
When Huang Tian uttered his last sentence, the alchemists, who had previously had no interest in alchemy, suddenly brightened up. That's right, if they ran out of rations on their training trips, knowing how to grill meat would indeed be very useful.
Of course, Huang Tian didn't go so far as to teach these alchemists to use their precious alchemy cauldrons to roast chicken or cook a pot of soup.
After settling the pampered alchemists, Huang Tian went to prepare the things needed for the restaurant's opening.
Those alchemists who chose to care for the spiritual herbs each selected a pot of their favorite spiritual herb and began to check its growth. Some of the herbs that were malnourished were watered with spiritual water, placed in a sunny spot, and then infused with some wood-elemental true energy.
These junior alchemists are quite proud, but they are all devoted to spiritual herbs, treating each one like their own child. Moreover, Ye Xiruo has gone all out this time, digging up several sixth-grade spiritual herbs from the herb gardens of her senior brother, second senior brother, and master, and then digging up more than a dozen fifth-grade spiritual herbs from her own space. The prized possession is the Vajra Bamboo mixed among the green bamboo, which was given to a martial artist with a thunder spirit root and an alchemist to take care of together.
If people had any doubts before, they fell silent after this group of alchemists appeared. They began to speculate about the background of the restaurant owner, given the extremely luxurious doors, crystal chandeliers, meticulously designed tables and chairs, the magnificent spiral staircase, and the abundance of spiritual herbs and alchemists.
It's clear that these alchemists are doing this willingly. Although they are only looking after the medicinal herbs, it is already quite incredible that alchemists would be working in a restaurant.
These are noble alchemists, rarely seen in ordinary times. The fact that so many of them have appeared all at once, and all in the same restaurant, doing things so incongruous with their status, has drawn considerable attention. Many people have come specifically to visit this restaurant, which is said to be the most extravagant in Danwang City, and many have even brought their descendants.
With an earnest tone, he said, "Look, those are all alchemists. You must work hard and become as great as them."
The child's eyes were still confused. Wasn't he a waiter at the restaurant? How did he become an alchemist?
The people in the restaurant didn't react much to this. The manager and the servants were all rigorously trained, and besides, wasn't this the result the master most wanted? The more people who came to watch, the better; the bigger the spectacle, the better; the more people attracted, the better.
Those alchemists were simply thick-skinned and completely absorbed in their own inner world, unable to extricate themselves.
Only alchemists of the sixth rank and above are allocated their own dedicated spirit fields. They usually obtain their medicinal herbs from the Merit Pavilion or buy them from the herb shops in Pill King City, and have no opportunity to see living fifth or sixth-rank spirit herbs. Now, suddenly seeing so many rare, living spirit herbs, these alchemists were overjoyed. After taking care of their own herbs, they silently went to observe the others' herbs.
This is also why Ye Xiruo had them look after the spiritual herbs. Only by fully observing the habits of various spiritual herbs can they gain a deeper understanding of their medicinal properties and preserve their activity as much as possible during the process of refining pills.