Chapter 734: A grand occasion (1/2)
GDK 734: A grand occasion
There were many small rooms built on the top of the gymnasium. Carmelita pulled Han Shuo to a secluded corner and softly asked, “What took you so long to come back?”
“I ran into some issues along the way and was held back,” Han Shuo casually explained before he asked, “Speaking of which, you came to the Celestial Pearl twice to look for me. Is there anything you want to tell me?”
“Of course there is!” Carmelita replied, “The first time I looked for you was to tell you to save some of your medicines for those two. The second time was to tell you about Andrina. You separated from her on your way back, didn’t you?”
Han Shuo’s heart skipped a beat when Carmelita mentioned Andrina. He nodded and replied, “How did you know that?”
“Andrina contacted the divine guards at Fort Verka and asked them to deliver news to me. She said that after you drew the godhunters away, while taking your friends to the City of Shadows, she ran into some trouble and suffered slight injuries. She also said that you need not worry and that your friends will arrive in the city safely.”
“Andrina is injured!” Han Shuo was almost frantic. “Did she say anything else? Did she mention who injured her?”
“She did not.” Carmelita continued, “She just wanted you to know that you don’t have to worry and that your friends are all doing fine!”
Han Shuo’s face turned dark. “I had clearly drawn those godhunters away from them. How could Andrina even get injured near the City of Shadows? Who did she come across? In the city, all the members of large family clans would know that Andrina is a member of my Celestial Pearl Pharmacy and logically speaking, would certainly not attack her. But other than the large family clans, who in the city could possibly injure Andrina? I’m baffled!”
“Don’t you worry, Andrina said that everything will be fine. I reckon they will safely return to the city soon!” consoled Carmelita.
Han Shuo nodded. He then said to Carmelita, “Thank you. If you receive any news about Andrina, please let me know as soon as possible!”
“Got it,” promised Carmelita.
“Alright. I’m going back to refine medicines. This will take some time,” Han Shuo replied and immediately headed back to the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy.
Andrina had delivered the message to Carmelita because she was aware of Carmelita’s influence in the City of Shadows. In addition, she trusted Carmelita. Most of the people in the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy were merely pharmacists. The only expert there who could fight was Akley. She had delivered the message to Carmelita instead of Akley because he was too weak and he did not possess much of an influence in the city.
On the way back to the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, Han Shuo weighed in on whether he should go searching for Andrina or not. But in the end, after much hesitation, he decided to stay in the city. The territories under the influence of the City of Shadows was vast. It was extremely difficult to locate someone among the expansive mountain ranges and valleys, especially when Han Shuo couldn’t be sure specifically which region Andrina was in. The chances of him finding Andrina by mere luck was minute.
But above all, Han Shuo had confidence in Andrina. He was certain that if Andrina claimed that she could take his friends and girlfriends safely to the City, then she would. He planned on asking Andrina about what mishap she met after she returned.
The large family clans soon learned about Han Shuo’s return to the City. They sent men to book his medicines in advance when they heard that Han Shuo would be making a new batch of medicines. The Celestial Pearl Pharmacy was therefore filled with people. This even drove up the sale of regular medicines made by regular pharmacists.
At this point in time, Han Shuo had a private room inside his living quarters specially for him to refine medicines. Inside were large cabinets mounted to the walls, where all sort of medical ingredients could be stored. There was also a myriad of medical containers in the room, mostly for decoration purposes. Han Shuo instructed his staff that he was not to be disturbed while he was refining medicine in that room.
The two avatars inside his Cauldron of Myriad Demon did not stay idle while his main body was occupied with pellet-producing work. Both his avatars had made significant progress after absorbing divine energies from those godhunters. His avatar of destruction was on the verge of a breakthrough to midgod realm. It had enough divine energy in its body and all it needed was a flash of enlightenment.
The avatar of death appeared to be able to reach mid-stage midgod realm very soon. Han Shuo was elated by their progress. He thought that if he ever needed more divine energy in the future, he shall use this speedy shortcut that allowed rapid improvement – to venture around the vast mountain ranges, to hunt and consume the divine energies of the godhunters.
Time flew. Two months had passed.
After having produced a new batch of pelleted medicines, Han Shuo finally exited from the seclusion. During the two months, his avatar of death finally broke through to mid-stage midgod realm. His avatar of destruction, however, was still stuck in late-stage lowgod realm.
Han Shuo internally remarked that if there was a pure divine soul of a midgod of destruction that he could fuse with, the process of advancing to midgodhood would be much faster.
Han Shuo’s avatar of death used to fuse with a midgod divine soul in the Void. Therefore, making breakthroughs was relatively easy as long as he accumulated sufficient divine energies. It was crucial to have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the energy one cultivated in. Without having the corresponding comprehension towards the energy, no amount of divine energy would allow a breakthrough.
This also signaled the end of Han Shuo’s level-up bonanza. The divine soul his avatar of death had fused with was merely a mid-stage midgod. This meant that from this point onwards, to make any improvement, Han Shuo’s avatar of death had to rely on his own effort and ability to gain a deeper understanding into the energy of death. He had reaped all the knowledge the conscious-less divine soul had to offer.
Soon after exiting from his private pharmaceutical lab, Han Shuo discovered that divine guards from various family clans were lingering around the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. Some would enter and walk around his pharmacy, and perhaps buy some ordinary medicines.
Those divine guards were excited to catch Han Shuo. They ran to greet him and expressed the immense interests their respective family clans had in his medicines.
“After three days, the medicines I personally refine will be up for sale here at the Celestial Pearl. Tell them to come at that time,” Han Shuo loudly announced to the dozens of divine guards who suddenly surrounded him.
The divine guards thanked him and hastily left, disappearing from the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy in no time. It appeared that they had gone to inform their masters of the news.
After those people left, Han Shuo went to speak with Anito, asking him to announce to everyone that after three days, other than the large family clans, any gods, with enough crystal coins in hand, could purchase the medicines he had personally refined, that is, before the stocks ran out.