952 Pharmacis (1/2)
”Research assistant mission, published by Mentor Han Yunfeng. Long-term recruiting low-level Mystic assistants. Requirements: read 'Mineral and Plants Glossary, Edition 20077', proficient with Flame Control Technique! Those willing can come for an interview. The reward will be discussed in person!”
'Mineral and Plants Glossary'? Fang Yuan searched and found that it was an introductory book. Furthermore, there were thousands of them!
As the galaxy was vast and boundless, new species were being discovered all the time.
Unfortunately… there are only pictorial descriptions. Without seeing it in person, there's no way to trigger resonance and determine the needs of the Heaven Devouring Mystic Technique, Fang Yuan thought regretfully. He then checked out the comments below the mission.
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”Scam! The most that we learn now is the flora and fauna edition for Planet East Dragon. Who would try to remember those of the entire galaxy? Even seniors must find it impossible, right? There are no credits either!”
”Although the Flame Control Technique isn't expensive, it's standalone. There are no continuations. Who would waste their energy on learning that?”
”The poster above me is a fool! The Flame Control Technique was a must for low-level ancient alchemists. I am from the pharmacy department and have trained in the technique. I remembered the glossary and went for the interview with Mentor Han Yunfeng, but his requirements for the Flame Control Technique are too high. The mentor only accepts masters of the technique… I didn't make the cut.”
”What a big revelation!”
”Mysterious senior passing by, just smiling…”
”That Mentor Han Yunfeng is known to be stingy. The credits awarded are extremely few. He didn't impart any dao arts or spiritual techniques either.”
”Wow! The poster above me is really brave. You're not afraid of a teacher giving you trouble!”
”It's all right. I'm anonymous…”
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”It looks like the requirements are high, but the rewards aren't much. He's received a lot of negative feedback.”
Fang Yuan browsed again and found that the price of the Flame Control Technique was at a low thirty credits. As for the 'Mineral and Plants Glossary, Edition 20077', it was a public resource that he could read without paying. He made his decision immediately.
”Almost all the other missions have a cultivation level requirement, and there aren't many that are suitable for beginners. This one didn't mention a specific cultivation level requirement, so let's give it a try!”
He searched and found out that although the Flame Control Technique was a standalone technique incapable of further progression, its reviews among the low-level pharmacy students were very solid. He nodded and made the exchange.
”So pharmacy is the ancient alchemy equivalent? I've seen some drugs and tools on sale on the school website… If I learn this, I could make some money…”
Fang Yuan received the information, and the Arcane Smart-Brain immediately formed the psyche model, mastering the spiritual technique.
The interaction between his smart-brain and his True Spirit produced a fundamental change, the fusion of terrifying calculative power and supreme intellect. He absorbed the information in the Mineral and Plant Glossary at an incredible pace while walking along the road.
By the time he arrived at Han Yunfeng's door in the teachers' housing area, he had memorized thousands of books.
This mentor stayed near the core of the zone, and it was visibly different from Lü Songyang's corner house near the periphery. It was a three-story courtyard house with a garden.
Fang Yuan walked up to a lion carving on the main door and talked into it, ”Teacher Han Yunfeng? I am Student Lin Meng, here for the research assistant mission!”
The lion's eyes flashed red. Fang Yuan was prepared and immediately strengthened his Breath Holding Technique. A man's gentle voice emerged, and the main door opened.
”Come in yourself. I'm in the living room!”
Fang Yuan entered with large strides. Walking through the pebble walkway in the colorful garden, he arrived in the living room.
”Please take a seat!”
The traditionally decorated living room was full of dark wood furniture that gave off a thick and extremely refreshing herbal scent.
A young man wearing traditional clothes with hair reaching his waist was sitting cross-legged on an almond-yellow cattail hassock in the center of the living room and looking at a pill furnace in front of him.
It was a real pill furnace! It was bronze with three legs and two handles. Patterns of ancient beasts covered its surface, and flames were burning underneath.
Fang Yuan found it hard to take his eyes off of it. This kind of pill furnace must be an antique? It should really be given to a cultivation museum. The pharmacy students now synthesize all their drugs in the lab directly. With a smart-brain monitoring, they can calibrate proportions with extreme precision!
”Your name is Lin Meng? And you're a first-year?”
Han Yunfeng used his spiritual will to look up Lin Meng's information and frowned.
Of course, he did not see through Fang Yuan's disguise.
In fact, Fang Yuan's Breath Holding Technique (Modified) was only capable of dealing with this kind of initial inspection.
After all, the teachers did not have mental disorders. Scanning someone with their spiritual will on the first meaning was the norm, but constantly monitoring someone with it would be psychotic.
As long as he made it through the initial inspection, he could use the normal Breath Holding Technique in the future without any problem.
I'm also lucky… This Han Yunfeng seems to be at a similar cultivation level as Lü Songyang, both below ten!