62 Flame Suppressant Pill (2/2)
”What about Vilis? Isn't he coming as well?” Akig asked. He really liked Vilis, and had developed a good friendship with him when Arnin was gone.
”Don't worry. Vilis will join you right after he evolves. We can't disturb him right now, or else something might go wrong.” Arnin headed towards the door. Akig followed after a little bit of hesitation.
Both boys headed towards the Alchemy building which held the dimension. Although Arnin was not allowed to bring others to the public area, Arnin had no other choice. He needed to get to his house and didn't know any other way.
Soon they arrived in front of the building and Arnin inserted his sphere into the hexagonal hole, which caused the doors to open. The same black wall appeared in front of him, however this time Arnin was the one leading.
When they entered the dimension, Akig was shocked. His mouth was open and his eyes looked like they were about to pop out.
”T-this place is amazing!” He couldn't help but exclaim somewhat loudly. People nearby looked over, and acted somewhat prideful before looking away. They assumed that Arnin and Akig were new Apprentice alchemists since they were so young.
Arnin walked over to the platform that would transport him to his house. ”Akig, stay here and don't go anywhere. I am going to quickly go and purchase some items.” Arnin needed to get himself a small cauldron that he could take around with him. The large one in the basement of his house was not something he could drag around in public as it was too eye catching and heavy.
Akig nodded his head, and sat down in the middle of the crowded platform. No one spoke to or disturbed Akig as he sat quietly. All the alchemists just minded their own business.
Arnin walked into the public area and began to look around. Other than a pill cauldron, he also needed herbs and seeds, and maybe even some gardening tools.
Arnin looked around and found many shops. Some were selling herbs and pills for points, while others were only looking to trade. Arnin entered the shops that would sell for points, and bought himself a bag of seeds. These seeds weren't of high-level herbs, rather they were just for low-level herbs. Arnin just needed to create Orange level pills, so he didn't need anything fancy or high leveled.
Arnin used about twenty points to get himself at least a thousand seeds of various herbs. Seeds were much cheaper than herbs since the latter had already reached maturity, and could be used directly for pill making, while seeds needed to be grown, resulting in time being wasted.
Arnin was carrying the seeds around in a large bag that was tied onto his back. With his small body and the large bag, Arnin looked quite funny to others. He, of course, ignored their giggles and laughter. He needed to find himself a cauldron now that he got the seeds.
Arnin walked for ten minutes before finally reaching a place that sold cauldrons. ”Hello there, little kid.” An old man was sitting on a wooden chair as he looked at Arnin with a smile.
Arnin nodded his head towards the old man, and began to search for a cauldron that met his requirements. He needed the cauldron to have ten holes for the fire, and have enough space to hold at least fifty pills. Not only that, but the cauldron needed to be made from materials that were extremely fire resistant. Ordinary cauldrons were resistant enough to handle normal fire, however Arnin's fire was different. He had the Flames of Neutrality, so he needed a cauldron that was like Fasona's, very high leveled.
Arnin slowly looked through the shop, and began to walk in deeper, and as he did so, the prices also began to increase. The cauldrons he was looking at costed about sixty points. They were good, but they didn't meet Arnin's standard.
The old man watched Arnin look around, and couldn't help but smile and walk towards him. ”Little kid, if you have a particular cauldron in mind, why don't you tell me? I can help you narrow down your search.” Arnin thought for a moment and agreed. He began to explain the number of holes needed, the size of the cauldron, and also the level of resistance he required.
The old man stood in shock. He looked at Arnin weirdly before asking after some hesitation. ”Little kid, which alchemist needs this cauldron? Although a big cauldron is common, ten holes are extremely hard to control. Even Purple Alchemists can barely control them. Would you mind telling me which alchemist needs this cauldron?” The old man spoke with reverence at the mention of a Purple Alchemist, which was likely because the Lepidoptera Academy only had a extremely small number of Purple Alchemists.
Arnin thought for a moment, and decided not to mention who the cauldron was for. It was better to remain a little mysterious, and hide some of his cards so that others would be caught off guard when he did reveal his skills.
”Sorry, I cannot mention his name.” Arnin's reply caused the old man to sigh deeply before shaking his head bitterly.
”That is fine. People of such caliber usually do not like to be known and disturbed. This is normal.” The old man looked at Arnin with a little more respect. Since Arnin was here to buy a cauldron for the 'Purple Alchemist,' that meant he had some sort of connection with him.
The old man gestured for Arnin to wait, before he quickly ran deep into the store. He came out a few minutes later with a red and black cauldron.
”Here you go. This cauldron meets the requirement, and is also very special. It is made from the bones of a fire phoenix, and was discovered around the borders of one of the mysterious continents.” The man smiled, and handed Arnin the cauldron. He looked at it, and began to silently inspect it. He was satisfied, but felt that the price would be much higher then he could afford.
”Old man, I only have about a thousand points, so I don't think that would be enough.” The old man was somewhat shocked. Usually a cauldron at the level Arnin described would go for tens of thousands of points.
The old man thought for a moment, before his eyes brightened. He nodded his head, and looked at Arnin. ”Since you cannot use points, why don't we make a deal?” The old man said.
”Deal? What kind of deal?” Arnin was suspicious, and decided that if it was something too difficult, then he would just get the cauldron when he had the points for it.
The old man quickly ran to the table he was sitting by, and opened a hidden drawer that Arnin didn't even notice. He pulled out a sheet of paper and gave to Arnin.
”You can take this cauldron as a gift for that senior, however I hope that he could concoct this pill for me in return.” Arnin looked at the pill, and was somewhat dumbfounded.
Purple Level Pill: Flame Suppressing Pill
Flame Suppressant Pill: A pill that can be taken to suppress flames of the Hell rank. Can also be used to tame flames of the Sky level.
Arnin was shocked at the description. He knew about the flames ranking system. They were ranked as Earth, Sky, Hell and Heaven.
There were about ten thousand Earth flames, a thousand Sky flames, a hundred Hell flames and only ten Heaven flames.
Inside each each category, they would be ranked based on their strengths and abilities. Most mortals could only use the Rank Ten Thousand Burning Earth Flame. It was the most simple of the all. It didn't do much damage to cultivators, and was really only used for bonfires, and possibly to boil water. It was the weakest of them all.
If this pill was able to suppress a Hell ranked flame, then its use was extremely high. ”Alright, I will tell him about your request.” Arnin nodded his head and quickly placed the formula inside his robe.
Arnin didn't even know the ranking for his Flames of Neutrality, but he felt that the original version of the Flames of Neutrality would be ranked as Heaven flames, however he felt that his version of the Flames of Neutrality were much stronger, and could place as peak level Heaven flames, or even higher.