It is September now, and after mid-month, it is time to go to Zhi Ginseng Valley to purchase.
In the past few days, Qin Ran has been urgently teaching Yan Yi how to make a purchasing plan.
"Each level of cultivation must be separated. What elixirs do foundation-building cultivators need? What elixirs do golden elixir cultivators need? What elixirs do Yuanying cultivators need? These need to be calculated separately.
"A new form should also be drawn up for the monthly payments of outer disciples, inner disciples, and personal disciples.
"The low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade elixirs of each kind also need to be separated, because the difference between each grade is huge, and the price difference is also very large."
He has already taught Yan Yi how to make a purchase plan and a spreadsheet.
"The market price of each elixir needs to be investigated in advance. The medicinal materials needed for each elixir must also be known, and the price of each medicinal material must also be known. Only in this way can we know how much spiritual stones Zhisheng Valley has earned from each elixir; we can also bargain with Zhisheng Valley in a targeted manner..."
Qin Ran taught very carefully, almost following the financial statements from his previous life.
This was a tough situation for Yan Yi. On the one hand, he had only been in this position for a short time and had not yet figured out which elixirs were important and which were less important. As for the ingredients and prices of the elixirs, he was completely in the dark and had no idea.
On the other hand, he had just taken over mathematics and had barely figured out Arabic numerals in the past few days. Now Qin Ran wanted him to draw tables and use them to do statistics, which was really a bit too much to ask.
Qin Ran was originally going to teach bar charts, line charts and the like, but when he saw that Yan Yi was about to collapse, he had to stop.
He patted Yan Yi on the shoulder and consoled him, "There are still several days left. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just take your time."
"Yes." Yan Yi replied with a bitter face.
Although Qin Ran said this, what Yan Yi heard was: There are only a few days left, hurry up and do it seriously, it's too late!
He couldn't help but become more nervous.
Seeing this, Qin Ran shook his head, stood up and left.
But before he walked back to his seat, he suddenly remembered something and went back to Yan Yi's desk. He asked in a serious tone, "I haven't asked you yet. Do you want to go to Zhishen Valley for the purchase on September 20th?"
"Ah?" Yan Yi was stunned. He had already taken over the position, so shouldn't he go by default? Feng Feiyan had gone every time before, until she couldn't go anymore.
"Shall we go?" he answered uncertainly.
"I will not hide it from you. To tell you the truth, purchasing is actually very dangerous..." Qin Ran said, "It's life-threatening."
"Are the robbers rampant now?" Yan Yi asked. They just killed Feng Feiyan, and they want to continue robbing?
“No, the danger lies elsewhere.” Qin Ran said.
Yan Yi wisely stopped asking questions. He knew there was something fishy going on. This also involved the reason why Qin Ran had cleared out the original group of people in the Pharmacy Hall. It was not something he should be involved in.
He thought for a long time and said, "Master, you are not afraid of danger, so why should I be afraid?"
“Haha…” Qin Ran smiled and shook his head, “It’s different.
"Whether to go or not, it's your choice. I won't force you. You don't have to answer now. Think about it carefully before you decide..."
Kieran's patience and kindness towards those he recognized were extraordinary.
Upon hearing this, Yan Yi nodded silently.
Qin Ran returned to his seat, took out the book, and started to make a purchase plan. It was naturally impossible to wait for Yan Yi, a novice, to make a purchase plan, so this time he had to make a plan himself.
He made plans and counted the spirit stones. The more he calculated, the more heartbroken he felt. The more he made plans, the more he realized how much spirit stones a sect like Zhishengu could earn.
For example, the medicinal materials required to make a Qi Gathering Pill are about twenty spirit stones, but a low-grade Qi Gathering Pill can buy twenty spirit stones. If the medicinal materials for a Qi Gathering Pill are successfully refined, seven or eight Qi Gathering Pills can be produced.
...This is just a low-grade Qi Gathering Pill.
As he was calculating, he felt really heartbroken, and suddenly threw down his pen and stopped calculating. He sat down in his seat and asked the four deacons and disciples in the hall, "Do you four have any intention of refining the elixir?"
For these outer disciples, having a technique and a few pills is enough for cultivation. As for what path to take, it depends on what technique they can get.
Therefore, most of the outer sects are sword practitioners and qi practitioners, because these two professions have the lowest starting points and require the least resources.
There are few professions that consume extremely many resources, such as talisman masters, alchemists, and formation masters.
Especially the alchemist, although this profession is a rigid demand in the cultivation world, but! To train an alchemist requires a huge amount of resources.
The decline of Daojianmen Danfeng is not unrelated to the fact that it cannot compete with Zhisheng Valley in terms of resources.
To sum up, becoming an alchemist is something these outer disciples dare not even think about.
Then, now Qin Ran asked them if they wanted to learn alchemy...
Who doesn't want to learn alchemy? !
Especially Zhou Fu!
This is what she was waiting for. She was determined to join the Medicine Hall at all costs, just to be able to become Qin Ran's disciple and learn alchemy.
So when Qin Ran said this, she immediately said, "Master, I want to learn alchemy!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the pharmacy became quiet and no one spoke anymore.
Qin Ran looked at her, this beautiful "old lady".
Actually, Zhou Fu’s appearance was not bad. In the world of cultivators, her appearance was considered average. But compared to Qin Ran, she was too old...
Of course, age has never been a problem in the world of cultivation.
"What is your level of cultivation?" Qin Ran asked.
"The late stage of foundation building."
Qin Ran nodded. During the foundation-building period, one can refine a series of essential elixirs such as foundation-building pills, qi-gathering pills, and fasting pills, so it is worth cultivating.
"Besides medicinal materials, have you ever learned to make elixirs before?" Qin Ran asked again. The previous test questions mainly tested medicinal materials.
"I can prepare some simple medicines for healing myself."
That means he has never made an elixir before. Qin Ran understood. He asked again, "Do you understand pharmacology?"
Zhou Fu hesitated, but still shook her head.
Qin Ran took out a simple pharmacology book from his Qiankun bag, threw it to her, and said:
"After I come back from Zhishen Valley, I will examine you. If you pass, I will teach you the art of alchemy."
Zhou Fu took the book, and was so happy that she wanted to bow down and call him master, but she had some shamelessness, so she just clasped her fists and said, "Thank you, Master!"
"What about you?"
Wu Yan and Zheng Jue remained silent, neither saying yes nor no.
Who doesn’t want to learn alchemy?
But they were afraid that there was something fishy going on, so they wanted Zhou Fu to go and take the risk first, and they would wait and see before making any decisions.
Yan Yi stood up, bowed and said, "I will follow the orders of the chief."
Qin Ran looked at Wu Yan and Zheng Jue with a smile on his face. He didn't say much, but just said, "You two can talk about it later!"
Then he said to Yan Yi, "First, make the purchase plan and don't worry about anything else."
All three of them bowed and nodded.
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