Chapter 152 - Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Passed the Examination, The True Purpose of Steward Zheng (1/2)
Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Passed the Examination, The True Purpose of Steward Zheng
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At this moment…
Lin Jing seemed unaffected, still refining his elixir, a sheen of sweat having already emerged on his forehead.
Lin Jing simply reached out to wipe his brow, his gaze never leaving the pill furnace.
Thus, another quarter of an hour passed.
Only then did a faint fragrance of elixir drift from Lin Jing’s pill furnace.
As time ticked away, the scent of the elixir became increasingly strong, eventually pervading the entire courtyard.
At this point…
Lin Jing’s elixir furnace medicine had reached the final stage of condensation.
This was the last, and most crucial step of the entire alchemy process.
As time passed incrementally, Lin Jing dared not be negligent, continuously monitoring the inside of the pill furnace with his divine sense, while simultaneously turning up the flame.
With the final medicinal liquid coalescing together and beginning to solidify within the pill furnace.
At last…
The elixir medicine was refined.
Lin Jing finally relaxed.
After waiting a while longer, Lin Jing opened the pill furnace.
As the pill furnace opened, the fragrance instantly wafted out, spreading all around.
Lin Jing extended his hand to retrieve the successfully refined elixir medicine from the furnace.
This batch of elixir medicine yielded a total of four pills, one superior, one medium grade, and two low-grade.
Not bad.
The results matched closely with what Lin Jing had anticipated.
In fact, Lin Jing had intentionally controlled the outcome of the pills to yield.
He needed to produce a superior pill without being too conspicuous.
Therefore, even with his rank as a Third-Grade Alchemist, this batch had been challenging to refine.
Especially considering he was outside the alchemy room, without the aid of system enhancements.
Originally…
Lin Jing had considered using the system’s enhancement feature.
But then he gave it further thought.
This assessment required only one superior elixir medicine.
If he used the enhancement feature, he would very likely produce a supreme elixir.
It might even result in a Pure Elixir.
That would be far too conspicuous.
Therefore, Lin Jing decided against using the enhancement feature.
Upon seeing the superior elixir in Lin Jing’s hand, joy unconcealably spread across Steward Cheng’s face.
He had not expected Lin Jing to actually produce a superior elixir, which eased his anxious heart immediately.
Then, Lin Jing took a small porcelain bottle out of his storage bag, placed the elixir into it, and handed it to the steward standing beside him.
The steward took the elixir and promptly walked over to Steward Zheng.
Approaching Steward Zheng, he passed the elixir to him.
Steward Zheng took the elixir, opened the porcelain bottle, poured out the pills, and scrutinized them carefully.
After a long pause.
Having examined the pills, Steward Zheng kept them and handed them back to the steward.
Following this, Steward Zheng advanced a few steps forward, turned to address everyone, and said:
“You’ve all performed well today. In this assessment. you have all passed.’
“Your abilities have been recognized by Yuebaolou. We hope to continue working closely together, and Yuebaolou will certainly not fail to reward each of you.”
“Alright, Steward Cheng and Lin Jing, the two of you stay behind; the rest may leave…”
After Steward Zheng finished speaking, the others exchanged glances and then walked out.
With everyone else gone, only Steward Zheng, Steward Cheng, and Lin Jing remained in the courtyard.
At this moment, Steward Cheng took the lead to ask:
“May I inquire, Steward Zheng, why have you asked us two to stay? What are your instructions?”
Steward Zheng looked at Steward Cheng and said:
“Steward Cheng, you’ve been in charge of collecting the elixir offerings submitted by the offering priests these past few months, haven’t you?” “Yes…” Steward Cheng nodded and responded.
“I’ve reviewed the elixirs you’ve collected, and the rest seem fine…” At this point.