It’s too dangerous to seize the direct descendant, so I choose to be the leader of the Demon Cult

Chapter 18 Are they alchemists or girls from the hair salon?

For practitioners, elixirs are not indispensable.

However, during the critical period of cultivation, elixirs can often play a great boosting role and even have a long-term impact on the future path of cultivation.

The opening of other divine treasures each has corresponding elixirs. This elixir is of high grade, low yield, and suitable for practitioners at a high level, so it is not considered by ordinary people.

Let’s just talk about Qi training pills.

This thing can not only shorten the accumulation period of the Qi consciousness period.

In the later stages, it also plays a very important role, because for civilian practitioners, it is very likely that the reserves of true energy will be insufficient.

It just so happens that the first time you train your body, relax your tendons, and strengthen your bones is the time when your greatest improvement occurs. If your true energy is insufficient at this time, it will really affect your life.

Therefore, for civilian cultivators, the most ideal situation is to have three Qi Training Pills in reserve when rushing into the realm.

But in this world, alchemists are scarce. Even though the main medicine, Nourishing Heart Grass, is very cheap, the Qi Training Pill is ridiculously expensive, at least the income of an ordinary family for several years.

Faced with this situation, common people have to work as retainers in big families despite their hard work, passing on the costs to the big families.

If you can't squeeze in, you can cook your own medicinal soup or make medicine in wine.

Some extreme ones are even willing to work as slaves for alchemists, testing new elixirs for them in exchange for the supply of Qi training pills.

Try to avoid situations of insufficient Qi as much as possible.

Therefore, there is never a shortage of people in Danfang Street. There are not only buyers and sellers, but also various customers.

The carriage of the Tenth Prince's Mansion swayed into Danfang Street.

It quickly attracted some attention.

The second floor of a Danfang somewhere.

"Huh? Zhao Ci's carriage?"

When Zhao Yong saw the carriage, his eyelids twitched violently.

In the past few days, he had been immersed in work, and he could barely get out of the shadow of Xiangzi. In addition, the incident occurred in aristocratic circles, so he did not dare to spread the matter.

That's why he had the courage to go out again.

But never thought.

As soon as he saw Zhao Ci's carriage, he felt like he was being dragged back into the shadows.

His face looked a little ugly: "What is this guy doing here?"

aside.

Zhu Yan thought for a moment and smiled slightly: "Your Highness doesn't know something! That day, Your Highness was busy meeting His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I took some time off from my busy schedule and contacted the stewards of the Zhu family and the Feng family.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ci and Feng Kucha went to the Feng Family Alchemy Studio that night, intending to break into the alchemy room. However, they were quite sensible and gave up after trying several times without success! "

The Zhu family has a queen, who is now a relative.

The Feng family gave birth to a crown princess, who would become a relative in the future.

However, according to the Dayu ancestral system, it is difficult for relatives to get too many additional benefits.

Therefore, the Feng Zhu family is now a princeling party.

Zhao Yong's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but smile: "Oh? He doesn't want to start with the elixir to accumulate merit, right?"

Zhu Yan nodded: "Probably, but he should have given up now!"

Zhao Yong was in a good mood: "You did a good job. Although you feel like killing a chicken with a knife, it is also a good thing for him to cut off his thoughts as soon as possible.

Speaking of which, my good brother is also pitiful. It has been seven days since he opened the palace, and his father even posted an imperial list to help. However, no one from Linge went to his palace to apply for government officials, not even that good-for-nothing from the Feng family. .

The mansion has just been opened, and it has become the laughing stock of the entire Linge. It is the only one in the history of Dayu, alas..."

He gave a fake sigh, but his expression management was a bit out of control.

The corners of his mouth were grinning so much that his back molars were almost exposed.

It's not that he is too expressive in his emotions.

But these days, the matter of Zhao Ci's opening of the mansion is really a hot topic in Linge.

The laughing stock of the whole town is not an exaggeration at all.

Coupled with the hatred he had accumulated in the past, it was really difficult for him to stop smiling.

Zhao Yong stood up and said, "This time he came to Danfang to seek help from Concubine Jing. However, Concubine Jing cannot protect herself. How can she support this stupid son? Let's go down and take a look. Maybe we can help me." younger brother."

"Ok!"

Zhu Yan nodded and followed Zhao Yong downstairs.

These days, Zhao Yong has taken a lot of elixirs to protect his intestines. In addition, the imperial doctor has diagnosed and treated the back chamber, and checked and cured all possible hidden diseases.

The embarrassing scene last time should probably never happen again.

……

"Da da da……"

The carriage stopped at the entrance of a slightly dilapidated Danfang. "Li's Danfang."

Zhao Ci dismounted and looked up, with indescribable disappointment in his eyes.

This Danfang is almost on the edge of Danfang Street.

It doesn't matter if the decoration is broken, but it's really unacceptable to have a empty space.

I took a look at other alchemy shops and found that there was no need for waiters to attract customers, and everyone was busy.

Looking here again, the gap is really too big.

Of course, the Li family is not among the seven meritorious families. Even among ordinary families, it is not that conspicuous. However, it is the mainstay of the Xiang family's alchemy society. Now the Xiang family's alchemy hall has not been fully completed. Here is the Xiang family's alchemy club. The base camp of the Shidanhui.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

A middle-aged man wearing brocade clothes and with a plump figure ran over and said diligently: "I, Li Fugui, have met His Highness!"

Li Fugui is the second in command of the Li family, and he is also in charge of the Danfang business.

He was quite enthusiastic.

At least much more enthusiastic than Gu Xiangzhu.

But yes, Gu Xiangzhu didn't regard him as his son, but others didn't know that.

It should be coaxed or coaxed.

Zhao Ci cupped his hands and said, "Shopkeeper Li! I have something important to do today and I need to borrow the help of your alchemist."

Li Fugui hurriedly said: "My Majesty has already told me, Your Highness just come with me!"

talking.

Then he respectfully led Zhao Ci into the store.

Then he ordered the servants: "Hurry up! Call all the alchemists in the alchemy workshop and let His Highness choose."

After a while, the alchemists lined up in a row, about a dozen of them.

One by one, they raised their chests and raised their heads and stood upright.

Zhao Ci: "..."

He suddenly felt like he was choosing a younger girl among Shang K.

These people are in good spirits, their service attitude is extremely good, and their response speed is ridiculously fast.

But it gave Zhao Ci an ominous premonition, that is... the masters are all talented.

He had met many alchemists before. Although they bowed to him when they saw him, they seemed to be more reserved.

These……

Putting aside their professionalism, alchemists from other families, apart from refining alchemy every day, spend the rest of their time practicing on their own, and are very busy all day long.

These few people seemed to be fishing at work when they suddenly saw the leader coming to inspect.

Looking at the deserted business in Danfang, Zhao Ci completely understood.

He coughed lightly: "The Gongdan Conference is coming soon, isn't everyone busy?"

"not busy!"

Li Fugui explained: "The Gongdan Conference requires on-site elixir refining and assessment of each company's elixir production capacity. Before the Gongdan Conference starts, in addition to preparing materials, everyone just needs to recharge their batteries.

Except for the occasional secret method of alchemy that the empress will send us, which we need to study carefully, there is nothing else. "

"But this business..."

Zhao Ci looked puzzled: "Didn't you say that the supply of Qi-training pills exceeds the demand? Although we are not as good as the pill masters, we won't have no customers at all, right?"

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone looked a little embarrassed.

Li Fugui smiled coquettishly: "Your Highness, you don't know. In terms of the quality of elixirs, we are indeed inferior to others in elixirs, but the cost is not lower than theirs. There will be no profit if the price is lowered, and our alchemist is not willing to do it. If we can afford it, we can practice Qi." They won’t come to us to buy elixirs. If Dannu wants to come, we won’t develop new elixir recipes.

Therefore, the qi-training pills refined by our big families are mostly digested internally, or they are exchanged for resources with several closely related families, and each of them recruits retainers.

It has become increasingly unsustainable recently. If the empress were not willing to stand up and open up a way for everyone to survive, we, the alchemy shops, would have completely withdrawn from the Linge market a few months ago. "

"Oh……"

Zhao Ci suddenly realized that the elixir business could be so cruel.

Li Fugui was afraid that he would be angry, so he quickly promised: "But don't worry, Your Highness, as long as we can get these pill furnaces from the Zhuge family this time, we will definitely win a place in the Gongdan Conference."

The voice did not fall.

A strange voice sounded outside the door.

"There are many people who want to fight for the Zhuge family's alchemy furnace. Shopkeeper Li is so confident that he can win the alchemy furnace?"

(End of this chapter)