This house was purchased by the owner of the house next door. His family is not short of money and has a good relationship with the previous owner's family. It was because of this that he was willing to buy it.
Although he did not buy it at the original price, it was good enough that he was willing to take it over under the circumstances.
Maybe he felt uncomfortable holding it in his hand, and Ning Zhishui came up to ask about it, so he sold it.
They made a lot of money easily by reselling it, and both of them were very happy.
Now that we have the house, we also need the necessary servants. Ning Zhishui handed this matter over to Hua Jiaqing.
It just so happens that she is going to a pill meeting tomorrow, and Hua Jiaqing can go and buy someone then.
After a busy day, Ning Zhishui fell asleep early, and when he woke up, he went out with Hua Jiaqing.
After walking halfway, Ning Zhishui turned towards the Alchemy Association.
Every city has a professional guild. The size of the guild varies according to the development and prosperity of each city, and the main personnel are dispatched by the general guild of each continent.
The three strongest city-level guilds are of course the three continents' provincial guilds. However, probably because there are more strong people in Luoyu City and the weak ones cannot control the situation here, the configuration is not bad either.
Otherwise, an earth-level alchemist like President Meng, who has a high chance of reaching the heavenly level, would not be sent to Luoyu City.
When Ning Zhishui found the place, he saw a busy scene inside.
The guild can accept individual tasks as well as group tasks.
For example, if a family needs to distribute some cultivation resources to its disciples every month, then these pills may be handed over to the Alchemy Association for refining.
The same applies to individual travelers. If cultivators want to refine pills, they can find a guild. After the guild accepts the order, it will distribute the pills to the alchemists in the guild, and the profits will be divided proportionally.
The advantage of taking work from a guild is that the quality is reliable and there will be no cutting corners. The disadvantage is that the price is relatively high.
In addition, there are some learning and exchanges within the Alchemy Association, as well as competitions with guilds from other cities.
When Ning Zhishui arrived, he saw many alchemists receiving materials, and then hurried into the alchemy room. They had no time to take care of anything else during the process and were so busy that they kept their feet on the ground.
It was at this time that a female cultivator came.
The female cultivator was wearing old clothes, her face was haggard, and her hair was not carefully combed into a bun. As soon as she arrived, she asked, "Excuse me, Master Alchemist, are the Tiqing Pills I bought ready?"
The person sitting behind the cabinet at the door should be a manager. He raised his eyelids and said, "Tiqing Pills? Let me check."
The female cultivator seemed very anxious, but she still waited patiently.
The manager flipped through a few pages and then said, "Tiqing Pills? You must be mistaken. We don't take orders for this pill here."
The female cultivator was stunned, her face paled for a moment, and then her voice suddenly rose, "Impossible! You clearly accepted 800 crystal stones from me, and I still have your tokens here..."
As he spoke, he took out a wooden sign with the logo of the Alchemy Association on it.
This wooden sign is used exclusively for transactions. Each sign has a number, and each number will be registered and correspond to a different order.
For example, there is a "42" on this wooden sign. Normally, if you look for the registration book, you will find the transaction corresponding to 42.
Ning Zhishui was standing at the door looking around at this time. He was not in a hurry to go in. After seeing this, he just watched from the side.
Everyone inside was busy with their own things and no one paid any attention to her.
The steward took the female cultivator's badge and began to flip through the book.
As he was flipping through the pages, he seemed to frown, and Ning Zhishui noticed a change in his expression.
But he quickly said, "There's no Tiqing Pills. It says Miaqing Pills here. Did you remember it wrong?"
The female cultivator shook her head like crazy, "No, it's not the Mia Qing Pills. My son is seriously ill and what he needs is the Ti Qing Pills. There's no mistake! I want the Ti Qing Pills, give them to me quickly!"
The steward frowned and said, "Look for yourself, it says 'Zhaoqing Wan'. Here, this is it."
He took out the prepared miasma-clearing pills and handed them to the female cultivator.
The female cultivator knocked the bottle away. "This isn't mine! I clearly bought Tiqing Pills to treat my son's illness! I came here the night before last. You took my money and told me to come pick up the pills this morning... You must have made a mistake!"
The steward sighed, "There are only Miasma Clearing Pills, no Crying Clearing Pills. If you want them, take them. If you don't want them, I'll return the 800 crystals to you."
The female cultivator burst into tears, "How could you do this? I came here to buy pills because I trust your alchemy association. I refused to buy pills from other places that only charged 750 crystals. My son has finally made it this far, just waiting for the pills to heal his illness. How could there be no pills? How could there be no pills?"
The elixir is gone, what should she do with her three-year-old son?
Unlike the pills used for adults, the pills for children need to have precise dosage ratios based on their age and condition, so there are not many ready-made medicines and most of them need to be customized.
This kind of customization takes at least one day, which means we find someone today and the medicine can be delivered tomorrow.
If you want to get it done on the same day, you not only have to pay extra money, but most importantly, there has to be an alchemist willing to take the job.
They often have a lot of orders in hand and need to queue up, so they can't just jump the queue with just any order.
The female cultivator had already waited for over a day because she had given this order to the Alchemy Association. What would it matter if she was refunded now? How could she possibly find the Tiqing Pills in such a short time?
The manager shook his head. "I can't help you. The alchemists in our alchemy association are all busy. If you want us to refine it, we have to come and pick it up tomorrow."
The female cultivator cried helplessly, anxious and grief-stricken. "I can wait for a day, but my son can't wait... Master, please be kind and help my son refine the elixir quickly. I'll wait here for you, okay?"
She didn't know what the problem was. She was angry, of course, but her worry about her son prevailed, and she didn't dare to offend the alchemist.
It would be better to say something nice, maybe the other party would be willing to let her cut in line quickly?
Ning Zhishui saw the crux of the problem.
The steward clearly saw something when he was looking through the booklet, but for some reason he didn't say anything.
In theory, the registration booklet would contain very detailed information, such as the date the guest paid, how much they paid, who was responsible for registration, etc.
The manager just went to check and should have seen the corresponding registered name. The correct approach would be to call that person over and ask clearly who is responsible.
But he didn't do it.
Is he the one responsible for the registration?
No, if it was him, the female cultivator would have said it directly and would have confronted him on the spot.
That is to say, the person above is someone that even the manager doesn't want to offend?
Ning Zhishui didn't think that the female cultivator would get the name of the elixir that saved her son's life wrong, so the problem most likely lies with the person who registered it.
"What are you arguing about so early in the morning, Uncle Jiang? If there are any guests causing trouble, kick them out."
A yawning alchemist walked out of the alchemy room.
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