Chapter 42 The Black Market
It is July, and the sun is scorching and the sun is scorching.
Ye Xingchen entered the realm of Seven-Star Warrior and rushed to the middle stage of Seven-Star Warrior in one fell swoop. He felt particularly happy and walked with ease. He always felt that there was endless power in his body.
"Now I have become a seven-star warrior, and I no longer have to worry about being kicked out of the Royal Academy of Roland." Ye Xingchen looked at the teaching building of the advanced class not far away, with confidence in his eyes.
"However, my cultivation level cannot be revealed yet. Zhang Ying's vicious woman must be waiting for the end of the year to see my jokes. Then I will make her feel extremely happy and sad. Humph!" Ye Xingchen sneered.
"There is also a fight with Zhang Mang. Although I have defeated him now, there are still four months left before the end of the year assessment. During this period, I can continue to improve my cultivation."
"However, both the medicinal materials of the marrow washing pill and the Qi Condensing Pill have been used up, which is a problem."
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Ye Xingchen was meditating while walking on the academy path.
He had already used up all the medicinal materials that King Roland gave him, so even if he became a junior alchemist, he had no medicinal materials to refine elixirs.
Of course, medicinal materials can be purchased, but he has no money.
In addition, you can also search for medicinal materials in the monster forest near the Kingdom of Roland. However, the monster forest is very dangerous. Without the level of a warrior, you will almost die when you enter.
More importantly, Ye Xingchen dared not leave the royal city at will now because he didn't know whether Zhang Ying still sent someone to stare at him. Once he left the royal city, if he was caught by Zhang Ying's people, he would be dead.
"Oh my God, why did you break through the four-star warrior? Didn't you just entered the peak realm of the three-star warrior some time ago?" On the path not far away, two junior class students came towards him, one of the short-haired boys exclaimed.
Another long-haired boy smiled proudly and said, "My father spent a lot of money to ask an alchemist to help me refine a Qi Condensation Pill. With this Qi Condensation Pill, I entered the realm of a four-star warrior in one fell swoop."
"So that's it. I heard that the medicinal materials needed to refine a furnace of Qi Condensation Pill are very precious. After the refining is successful, half of them will be given to the alchemist. In this way, it will cost a lot of money to hire the alchemist. Your father has invested a lot this time." The short-haired boy looked envious.
"There is no way. Those alchemists who can refine Qi Condensation Pills are occupied by the three major families and the royal family. The rest have joined the alchemy union. The alchemist union strictly controls the outflow of Qi Condensation Pills, so my father can only ask someone to refine them on the black market at a large price." The long-haired boy sighed.
The two left side by side immediately.
Ye Xingchen looked at their backs, his eyes lit up slightly, and then he smiled and said, "I almost forgot that I am an alchemist. Does the alchemist still have to find medicinal materials? I will help others refine Qi Condensation Pills, and then charge some fees from it."
After thinking about it, Ye Xingchen immediately returned to the dormitory, changed into a black robe, and left the Royal Academy of Roland.
After leaving the academy for a while, Ye Xingchen sensed someone following behind him, and a sneer suddenly roared: "Sure enough, Zhang Ying, this vicious woman, has been sending people to stare at me outside the academy. If I leave the royal city, I will definitely die."
In the past, he didn't even dare to leave the Royal Academy of Roland.
Now that he has joined the alchemy union, Zhang Ying dared not attack him in the royal city.
But equally, Ye Xingchen could not leave the royal city, otherwise Zhang Ying would send someone to kill him outside, and the alchemy union would not be able to control it.
"Hmph, as long as I have the strength of a one-star general, I can go to Ziyue Academy."
"Zhang Ying, you won't be proud for long."
Ye Xingchen snorted coldly and walked along the wide street towards the front.
While passing by the downtown area, Ye Xingchen bought a ghost face mask, then put it on his face and continued moving forward.
About an hour later, Ye Xingchen came to a huge manor. The manor was very strange. Although it looked very grand, it had no gates and no one was guarding it.
"This should be the black market!"
Ye Xingchen looked at the manor in front of him and thought to himself.
Wherever there is light, there will be darkness.
In the royal city, some things that cannot be traded openly will come to the black market to trade.
This is the black market.
In the black market, there are only fair transactions and no legal restrictions. As long as you pay a price that satisfies the other party, you can exchange anything.
Although such an underground world is not permitted by the laws of the Kingdom of Roland, those princes and ministers, even the royal family, turn a blind eye.
Because there is no absolute light in the world, sometimes, they also need some darkness to hide themselves.
Moreover, Ye Xingchen heard Bai Mingyuan say that this black market was actually run by a senior royal family, so no one dared to offend it.
"The Qi Condensation Pill is a strategic material and is strictly controlled by the alchemy union. So if I want to refine Qi Condensation Pills for others, I can only come to this black market. Moreover, the benefits of refining Qi Condensation Pills for others in the black market are even greater."
Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and then walked into the manor.
As soon as he entered the manor, Ye Xingchen seemed to have entered another world, with many houses arranged side by side, neatly arranged, like a city in a garden.
In these houses, there are men and women coming and going, both old and young. But everyone has one common characteristic, that is, wearing black robes and masks.
This is the black market.
Transactions in the black market do not reveal each other's identities. Of course, if you decide to disclose your identities privately, it is your own business.
Ye Xingchen learned some information about the black market from Bai Mingyuan, so he was not surprised by this. He directly found a place to sit cross-legged, then took out a roll of white cloth from his arms and spread it in front of him.
I saw a line of words clearly written on this white cloth: Refining Qi Condensation Pill for others, and only one piece is collected per furnace.
After doing this, Ye Xingchen closed his eyes and practiced his fighting spirit while waiting for the business to come.
There are many people in the black market, especially the business of refining Qi Condensation Pills for others, which is simply terrifying.
Ye Xingchen had just closed his eyes when a man in black robe walked in front of him, his voice a little wild: "This alchemist, what you said above is true? For every time you refine a furnace of Qi Condensation Pill, do you only collect one?"
Because Ye Xingchen's whole body was covered in a black robe and he could not tell his age, the man in black robe used the title of honor.
In fact, when facing alchemists, everyone uses the honorific title.
After all, as long as you are a warrior, you will sooner or later find an alchemist.
"Not bad!" Ye Xingchen raised his head and said lightly: "There is one thing I want to explain first. I have not become an intermediate alchemist yet, so I can only succeed once every three furnaces are refined, and after each success, I can only get two or three Qi Condensation Pills at most."
"This is already very good. Those intermediate alchemists are big names in the alchemy union and the big family. They are well-off, so how could they come to the black market to refine alchemy for others?" The man in black robe in front of him laughed when he heard this.
Ye Xingchen smiled and said, "If you want, I can open the furnace and refine the alchemy at any time."
"Let's do this. I just brought only three furnaces of medicinal materials today. Please ask Lord Alchemist to refine it for me and follow your rules." The man in black robe smiled.
Ye Xingchen smiled faintly.
I just brought only three furnaces of medicinal materials? Is it such a coincidence?
Ye Xingchen knew that this was the other party doubting his ability. After all, it was his first time to come to the black market. If the success rate was too poor, the other party would definitely not ask him to refine it.
However, it is rare to meet an alchemist who can refine Qi Condensation Pills. The other party doesn't want to miss it, so he took out three furnaces of medicinal materials to try it out. Even if it fails, it won't lose too much.
Ye Xingchen could understand this, so he was not angry and said lightly: "Okay, I will refine it for you now."
After saying that, a light flashed in Ye Xingchen's hand and a pill furnace appeared.
"Space Ring!" The man in black robe in front of him lit up his eyes and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Ye Xingchen owning a space ring, the man in black robe was relieved. After all, an alchemist who could own a space ring was obviously of extraordinary origin and was definitely not fooling people.
At this moment, the man in black robe respectfully presented three furnaces of Qi Condensation Pills.
Ye Xingchen took it and began to refine the alchemy.
He has refined more than fifty portions of Qi Condensation Pills and is already familiar with this process. Although he cannot say that every step can be perfect, it is still possible to do it without making any mistakes.
The man in the black robe nodded secretly when he saw it. He also found someone to refine Qi Condensation Pill. At least in the steps, Ye Xingchen did a good job and there was nothing wrong with it.
This made him even more relieved.
Next, it depends on Ye Xingchen's ability to control flames, which is the most critical part of alchemy.
The strength of an alchemist is judging by his fire control realm. Only a powerful alchemist can control the flames as much as possible.
"laugh!"
An hour later, a familiar fragrance came.
Ye Xingchen and the man in black robe in front of him immediately smiled and looked happy.
"It seems that you are very lucky, and the first furnace will be successful." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly, then began to weaken the flames. When the flames were completely extinguished, he began to open the furnace cover.
Suddenly, two Qi Condensation Pills that emitted a strong fragrance appeared in front of them.
Ye Xingchen put away one of the Qi Condensation Pills and handed the other Qi Condensation Pills to the man in black robe in front of him.
The man in black robe was not polite, so he took it over and laughed: "The alchemist is very capable, and it seems that he is not far from becoming an intermediate alchemist."
"According to the rules, the remaining two furnaces of medicinal materials will belong to me." Ye Xingchen said with a faint smile.
He had previously guaranteed that three furnaces would succeed and one furnace, so among the three furnaces, as long as he refined one furnace, the rest would be his.
"It's easy to say!" The man in black robe smiled and continued, "I didn't bring enough medicinal materials today. I will come back tomorrow. I will trouble Lord Danshi at that time."
Chapter completed!