Chapter 871 - The Alchemist Badge (1/2)

“Little brother, how about we also go with you?!” the Little Witch said eagerly.

Although Zhao Xingyue did not speak, she nodded repeatedly. She did not want to be separated from Qin Haodong, too.

“Today is the first day of school. It’s not good for you to be absent. You’d better go to class!”

After Qin Haodong bought the Star-Moon Bodhi Fruit, he was going to refine the Cultivation Pill. He did not want Little Witch to be with him and was afraid that she would make trouble with him.

“But little brother you don’t attend classes. Why should we?”

“I’m different from you!”

In terms of cultivation experience and knowledge, Qin Haodong’s level was definitely better than that of those teachers, so he didn’t need to attend classes. He only needed enough top-level Spirit Stones.

Seeing that the Little Witch was about to say something, he immediately used his trump card. “You go to the canteen to eat in future if you are not obedient.”

“Okay! Be good!”

Since tasting Qin Haodong’s delicious food, the Little Witch would never go to the canteen again. She nodded hurriedly and said, “We go to class now.”

Seeing the two girls walking in the direction of the classroom, Qin Haodong smiled. Then, he walked to the Alchemist Association.

This is the second time he came here. He was already familiar with the place. He came to the sales counter of the Star-Moon Bodhi Fruit and said to the waiter inside, “I want this Star-Moon Bodhi Fruit.”

The waiter said politely, “This student, may I ask if you have the Alchemist Medal?”

Qin Haodong was slightly surprised. “Do I need the medal to buy herbs? Ordinary students can’t buy the herbs here?”

The waiter explained, “That’s not the case. Ordinary people can also buy the herbs here but there is no discount. If you are a Level One Alchemist, you can get a 10% discount when you buy the herbs here. A Level Two Alchemist can get a 20% discount, and so on.”

Qin Haodong said in surprise, “If I were a Level Nine Alchemist, wouldn’t I get a 90% discount?”

The waiter said, “You are kidding me. The highest level in our academy is the Level Seven Alchemist, the president of our Alchemist Association.

“This rule is set by the Alchemist Association to encourage students of our academy to study alchemy as much as possible.”

Qin Haodong nodded. He had already seen through it. The mechanism encouraging students of the entire Tortoise Academy was the temptation of money. He then asked, “If I have an Alchemist Medal, are there any other preferential treatment?”

The waiter said, “If you have an Alchemist Medal, you can sell your pills to the Alchemist Association.

“We dare not accept the pills refined by Alchemists without medals.

“Similarly, the higher the level of the Alchemists is, the higher the price we paid. The prices of pills from a Level One Alchemist are 10% higher than the market prices. The prices of pills from a Level Two Alchemist are 20% higher than the market prices, and so on.”

Qin Haodong thought about it. The treatment of Alchemists was really good. It seemed that he had to get a medal first. Not only would he get a discount when buying raw materials, but he could also earn more Spirit Stones when selling pills.

“This student, do you have an Alchemist Medal?”

“Not yet, but I can take the examination,” Qin Haodong said. “How can I take the examination of getting an Alchemist Medal?”

The waiter was slightly stunned and then said, “This student, it seems that you don’t know much about the Alchemist industry. Alchemists have a very high status in the entire Lingwu Continent because every cultivator needs to buy pills from them.

“To become an Alchemist is also very difficult. I advise you to learn for a while longer before applying for the exam.”

Qin Haodong said, “You don’t have to worry about that. Just tell me how to take the exam.”

The waiter shook his head and said, “The examination room for the Alchemist Medal is on the left from here but I advise you to think about it carefully.

“Because each registration fee of the examination is 10 top-level Spirit Stones. If you are not sure of success, this money will be wasted.”

“Ten top-level Spirit Stones? So expensive?!”

Qin Haodong felt that it was really difficult to do a thing in the Tortoise Academy without money.

The waiter said, “The examination is naturally charged. The academy also costs money to run. Furthermore, if there are no requirements, there will be students coming to take the exams every day. The academy will be extremely busy.”

Qin Haodong nodded. Although the exam would cost some money, it was generally worth it.

With his current ability, he could at least obtain a Level Five Alchemist Medel. It wasn’t that his alchemy skills were insufficient but that he was completely limited by his cultivation.

The higher the level of the pills is, the higher the requirements for the internal strength of the Alchemist. The reason why an Alchemist was respected by people was that an Alchemist could refine high-quality pills and also was the expert at martial arts but the combat capability was a little worse than that of a warrior at the same level.

He left the medicine sales hall and followed the waiter’s instruction to the nearby Alchemist examination room.

When he arrived, there were already more than a dozen candidates gathered in front of the door. It seemed that they were all here for the Alchemist Medal. What surprised him was that he met Zhang Dapeng here.

“Brother Qin, you’re here.” Zhang Dapeng also saw Qin Haodong. He warmly came over and looked Qin Haodong up and down to seemingly see if Qin Haodong was injured.

“Little brother, the Little Witch didn’t make things difficult for you yesterday, right?”

“No, I’m fine!” Qin Haodong smiled and said, “Brother Zhang, are you also here to take the Alchemist Medal exam?”