Chapter Twenty-Five: First Alchemy
After resting, he worked hard for more than two hours and finally gathered over 1000 pieces of Red Leaf Grass and over 250 pieces of Blood Grass. Calculating the amount of Blood Grass he had gathered, he could refine about 50 Power Pills, which was just enough to upgrade his Alchemy level to Level 2. At that time, he would be able to refine more effective Instant Recovery Potions, so there was no need to continue working on Red Leaf Grass. Unfortunately, every type of potion required starting from the most basic recipe, otherwise Ye Chen wouldn't have spent money buying a Level 1 Blood Recovery Potion recipe.
All the way back to the city, Ye Chen rushed straight to the Alchemist Guild and bought 200 bottles of refining medicine, 50 first-class refining furnaces and 50 bundles of first-class medicinal fire from Krones. Then he sat down on the second floor and started refining medicine. It's said that this second floor is extremely quiet, absolutely a great place for refining medicine.
This was Ye Chen's first time refining a pill, although the primary refinement technique had no chance of failure, he still planned to start from the simple ones and refine the Return Blood Pill first. One hand grasped the Refining Vessel while the other hand threw in the Red Leaf Grass, then started operating the Refinement Technique to begin refining the pill.
"Ding, congratulations, you have successfully refined a Rejuvenation Pill."
Listening to the hint of voice in his ear, Ye Chen was slightly excited and hastily poured out the Dan medicine from the dull alchemy bottle, taking a close look.
【回血丹】: Instantly restores 100 health points, cooldown time 60 seconds.
It was a success, and although it was expected, Ye Chen still excitedly clenched his fist.
He continued to refine the elixir, this time Ye Chen was much more calm and composed. Following the steps of refining the Rebirth Elixir, he non-stop refined over 200 bottles until they were all used up. Only then did Ye Chen stop, looking at his storage pouch, where there were already over 200 Rebirth Elixirs inside. Conservatively estimating, these elixirs could sell for around 70 to 80 gold coins each, and it was certain that he would make a profit.
Here is the translation:
Finally, it's time for the main course, Great Strength Pill. Although Ye Chen thought this name was a bit rustic, he had to admit that this special elixir was where the true value of an alchemist lay. Even though this type of elixir was currently low-level goods with mediocre properties and couldn't be sold for a high price, as his alchemy skills continued to improve, he would eventually be able to create elixirs that could add tens or even hundreds of points to attributes, which would definitely be highly valuable and profitable. Most importantly, it would be an exclusive product, so whoever wanted it would not only have to pay a high price but also beg him for it.
Yeah, just like the current left-handed myth, so domineering.
Yechen immediately took out his alchemy furnace and dan fire and began to concentrate on refining the Great Strength Pill after briefly indulging in a wonderful future.
"Ding, congratulations to you, you have successfully refined the Great Strength Pill, Alchemy skill proficiency +1. As you are the first player to refine this pill, you are rewarded with the achievement title - Pioneer of Dan Medicine, which can increase the success rate of alchemy by 3%."
Unexpectedly, there's such a benefit. Ye Chen was delighted in his heart. Although he now had a 100% success rate with alchemy, after the fourth level, many elixirs would have success rate limitations. A 3% increase in alchemy success rate should be considered quite a good benefit.
He put away the first Great Strength Pill he had refined and took out the pill furnace to continue refining more Great Strength Pills. This time, there was no pause until all the pill furnaces and dan fire were consumed. Only then did Ye Chen stop, and his alchemy skills also rose to level 2.
He opened his backpack and took a look, 213 recovery potions, 53 strength pills, and a full row of various medicinal pellets filled Ye Chen's heart with a sense of accomplishment. He liked this feeling of harvest.
He didn't rush to buy the second-level Dan Fang, Ye Chen planned to sell out the Dan medicine in his hand first, at least he also wanted to have a specific estimate for these Dan medicines, so as to decide the next step strategy.
He opened the friend list and found Long Teng Jian Xing's avatar, intending to contact him directly. However, after some deliberation, Ye Chen closed the friend list again. Although Long Teng Jian Xing was a good choice, he didn't understand the market value of these two types of elixirs at present. Selling them to him directly might result in a loss, so it's better for him to set up a stall and sell them himself, only then would he be content.
Back in the high-priced trading district, Ye Chen found a stall with a relatively dense flow of people and put up his medicinal pellets. He then spent 10 gold coins to post a regional advertisement: "Selling top-quality red medicine - Recovery Pellet, can instantly recover 100 HP, cooldown time 60 seconds. Reverse-heaven attribute medicine - Strength Pill, can increase strength by 10 points, effective for 10 minutes. Both types of medicinal pellets are must-haves for traveling and adventuring, those with sincere intentions can come to stall 3025 to browse and trade."
As soon as the ad was posted, the entire high-end trading district erupted. Ye Chen's private chat channel and friend requests suddenly exploded, with a string of pink private messages popping up one after another, making it hard to see clearly. The friend requests were even more overwhelming, with notifications ringing non-stop in his ears. This sudden turn of events completely caught Ye Chen off guard, startling him into hastily closing the private chat channel and friend requests, restoring calm to the world once again.
But this tranquility did not last long, in just a few minutes, groups of players came from all directions, and instantly crowded Ye Chen's stall to the point where it was packed to bursting.
"How many of those Rejuvenation Pills do you have? 10 silver coins each, I'll take them all."
"Get lost, poor ghost! 15 silver coins, I'll give you 15 silver coins. How many Return Blood Dan do you have? I want that many."
"You think you're impressive just because you have money? I've got some too. I'll give you 20, 20 silver coins for one, brother sell it to me."
"How much does a Da Li Wan sell for? Is 20 silver coins each okay? If so, how many are there? I'll take them all."
"Dairymaru I'm out 30, 30 silver coins per one I'll take the whole scene."
Looking at the enthusiastic buyers, Ye Chen was excited. These are all fat sheep, and they should be slaughtered when they should be slaughtered. He shouted loudly: "The starting price of Hui Xue Dan is 20 silver coins, and the starting price of Da Li Wan is 50 silver coins. If you want to bid higher than this price, shout again. Let's start with Hui Xue Dan."
As soon as the price was quoted, people's enthusiasm suddenly disappeared by half. Spending 30 silver coins to buy such an expensive consumable is not something everyone can afford, and the starting bid of 50 silver coins for the Great Power Pill made many people hesitant.
After a brief calm, someone started bidding again. These people were Ye Chen's real targets, with funds and strength. The things produced by the alchemist were not for ordinary people to consume in the first place.
"Hui Xue Dan, I'll give 25." The quote came from a knight player holding a rare spear.
"Huiblood Dan, I'll give 28." A berserker provocatively glanced at the knight and started bidding.
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Other bidders followed suit, and the price of the Revival Dan quickly rose to 50 silver coins per piece. This price was already close to Ye Chen's psychological bottom line, but the upward trend gradually slowed down. Apparently, 50 silver coins were everyone's psychological bottom line. After all, this Revival Dan could only instantly recover 100 points of blood, which was far from being crazy.
After waiting for a while, the price of the Rejuvenation Pill was fixed at 60 silver coins per pill. At this price, even after deducting the cost of the pill formula and materials, Ye Chen could still earn nearly 70 gold coins. It seemed that being an alchemist was indeed a very lucrative profession.
