"Please don't bother, Elder! What I'm going to make is just a simple kind of medicine. So, it doesn't need your level of skill." Zheng-Fu said while smiling lightly at Ming-Wang. Even though he was upset, he did not show it. He just kept on smiling…

"Ugh!"

Ming-Wang lost his words, again, when he heard Zheng-Fu's reply. Even Kong-Chang knew what Zheng-Fu wanted to mean…

Ming-Wang: "Well, then I'm not going to bother you. Please make yourself at home!"

Ming-Wang said while smiling dryly and walked out of the room with a bitter face. Kong-Chang wanted to say something, but he decided not to…

"I know you probably feel awkward, but I never blamed you for anything. You've been helping me a lot, but with him it's different. Even though he brought me in and offered me the tests, what he did about the auction was something unacceptable. I don't want to encourage anyone to stab me in the back or lie to me."

Zheng-Fu said with a serious face while looking straight at Kong-Chang. It alarmed Kong-Chang for a second, but he started to get used to this side of Zheng-Fu…

Kong-Chang: "Well, if you need me, let me know then…"

"Thank you, brother!"

Since everything was at the mixing table, Zheng-Fu started right away with Kong-Chang as an assistant…

*Stir!*

Whoosh!

Each medicine-making process was planned by Zheng-Fu, whether they be increasing or reducing heat flames. He was the one who directed Kong-Chang…

Whoosh!

The nice smell of the medicine started to flow gradually from the mixing bowl. All the ingredients began to mix perfectly. This was the first time that Kong-Chang got to witness and help in the making of a third-rank medicine…

It made Kong-Chang feel extremely joyful and delighted. Both Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang continued the medicine-making process. The nice smell started to get stronger and stronger. It caused Kong-Chang to lose himself in it…

"We reach the final process, brother. You can put off your heat flame now. I'll take care of the rest." Zheng-Fu politely told Kong-Chang in a serious tone to step aside…

"You got it!"

Kong-Chang put his hands down right away because he was aware of not impeding the mixing rhythm. He knew that a small mistake could cause damage to the medicine. Even if they could successfully produce the medicine, the quality would not be completely efficient with a tiny mistake…

Whoosh!

As all the ingredients were about to be completely incorporated, Zheng-Fu took out a monster core that he got from the Iron-Horned Bison Monster. Then he transmitted his Qi energy into the monster core to put some basic-level Qi energy in it…

From having a purple light, the monster core began to change into a golden color. Kong-Chang was in awe because he never saw anything like that. He also noticed that the monster core that Zheng-Fu was holding was a good-quality one…

When the monster core turned golden, Zheng-Fu tossed it into the mixing bowl. Then he increased his heat flame. The white color of the smoke that came out of the mixing bowl turned golden slowly. The golden light started to get brighter and brighter…

Boom!

An exceptional smell began to permeate the room. Then a yellow-purple pill, the size of an egg slowly floated from the mixing bowl. The aura that radiated from that pill was very strong. It gave out immense energy too…

Grab!

Whoosh!

"Finally! I thought we wouldn't make it! That was quite exhausting, wasn't it?"

Zheng-Fu said while wiping off the sweat from his forehead. Now he was able to take a clean breath with relief…

Kong-Chang looked at the pill in Zheng-Fu's hand with curiosity, so he asked…

Kong-Chang: "What kind of pill is that, little Zheng-Fu?"

Zheng-Fu turned to smile at Kong-Change and said, "This is a third-rank pill that I came up with. There are actually 10 formulas for this type of pill. Each formula gives a different result. The formula for this one is called,…"

[The Monster-Core Elixir]

"This kind of medicine needs a monster core as the main ingredient. I can use any level of a monster core, but different levels give different outcomes. The higher the level of the monster core, the harder it gets in the mixing process."

"A monster core!?"

Kong-Chang: "I noticed that you did something with the monster core before you put it in the mixing bowl. Right?"

"Yeah!"

"I couldn't just put the monster core in the mixing bowl. I needed to adjust the Qi energy in it first by transferring my Qi energy in there. The thing is, there is some kind of dark energy in the monster core. Even though it can make good medicine, there are some side effects to it too. So, I had to readjust its energy for the best result."

Zheng-Fu explained the monster core to Kong-Chang and smiled at him. Kong-Chang was amazed by how Zheng-Fu completed the process successfully. Just standing and watching the process gave him a good kind of light headache. It was very difficult because it was the making of a third-rank pill…

But Kong-Chang did not have a headache because of the rank of the pill. It was the readjustment of the medicine formula. Coming up with a new formula was not a small deal. It was already difficult to readjust a first-rank pill, not to mention the third-rank one…

Kong-Chang: "And what can this pill do?"

Kong-Chang continued to ask a question, but then Zheng-Fu could sense that someone was watching him. Although he did not know who it was, he rushed to throw the pill into his spatial ring. Then he put his hand into the mixing bowl to take out a handful amounts of pills, the size of a bead. He cleaned up the mixing bowl after that…

Seeing Zheng-Fu taking out more pills from the mixing bowl, Kong-Chang felt stunned because he did not know where those pills came from. And there were a lot of them too…

Kong-Chang: "How did you do that? I thought we could only make a pill at a time!"

"Tee-hee!"

"I can't tell you that now, but I will next time. And if you want to know what this pill can do, why don't you try it and see for yourself!?"

Zheng-Fu said while sending a signal to Kong-Chang to show that somebody was watching them. Kong-Chang nodded and said nothing further…

Kong-Chang: "Thank you very much for giving me this pill…"

Kong-Chang said while cupping his hands and bowed to Zheng-Fu. He did not see Zheng-Fu as a small boy anymore at this point, so he treated him as if he treated another mature man…

"Don't do that, brother Kong-Chang! We are brothers! You don't have to do that."

Zheng-Fu said and smiled at Kong-Chang. Kong-Chang at the same time looked at Zheng-Fu with utmost respect and admiration…

"And these are for the time I spent in your mixing room. I have to excuse myself now. I need to be at the mansion of the owner of the city tonight. So, see you next time."

Zheng-Fu said while giving two more pills to Kong-Chang for the mixing room rental. However, he did not have to pay for the mixing room because he had a high alchemy position in the association. He was as equal as those Elders in the Association of the Alchemists in the In-See branch…

Zheng-Fu left the association building instantly, leaving behind Kong-Chang who was standing still with his hand holding the pills. He watched Zheng-Fu walk away until Zheng-Fu disappeared before gazing down to check out the pills in his hand…

Gulp!

Kong-Chang threw a pill into his mouth right after that. His body absorbed it immediately. The pill could make him feel the tremendous energy wave that ran through his meridians. He just got himself injected with an immense amount of Qi energy. After a second, the Qi energy moved to his Qi energy center, and then it was sent to his energy range…

Boom!

"Argh!"

Kong-Chang let out a satisfying scream. He could feel the new set of energy running through his veins. Now he had moved from the first to the second stage of the Foundation Building stage…

Kong-Chang: "I've moved up to the next level! Wait! There's more…"

Kong-Chang rushed to meditate to absorb the Qi energy that was circulating in his meridians. And then another explosion began…

Boom!

"The third level of the Foundation Building stage!"

Kong-Chang: "Only a pill could give this much effect! And it was just a smaller one. What would happen if I took that big one…?"

???: *What was that pill? How come it could help Kong-Chang move up his energy by two levels? And it seemed like that kid knew that I was watching him because all of a sudden, he lowered his voice down.*

The face of the mysterious guy who was peeping earlier was full of curiosity. He walked to the medicine mixing room that Zheng-Fu was in because the great smell attracted him. He could sense the immense amount of energy from the room too. When he got to the room, he saw Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang…and a pill the size of an egg…

He also saw many smaller pills from the same mixing bowl. He did not understand how that small pill could be that powerful. It made him wonder what would happen if he took the bigger one…

When his mind got hooked by the idea of the effect of that big pill that Zheng-Fu made, he sent out a greedy vibe through his eyes. Then he disappeared from the scene…

*Who was that person trying to watch me and brother Kong-Chang? It wasn't Elder Ming-Wang because it wasn't his energy that I could sense. It was familiar though, but it was hard to tell who it was. Never mind! Now I have enough pills for everyone. It's a lot enough to give some as presents too.*

Zheng-Fu smiled while looking at his spatial ring. It turned out that the reason why he went to the Association of the Alchemists was that he wanted to make pills for everyone to reinforce their energy levels…

[At the tavern]

Tong-Kuang, Dan-Chun-Gu, and Fu-Tao-Qi were sitting at the table, waiting, while the rest separated to do their things…

Dan-Chun-Gu: "Brother Tong-Kuang! Young master Zheng-Fu's energy level is very high for his age. Only eight years old, he could get to the Foundation Building stage! I don't want to imagine how powerful he would be if he gets older…"

Fu-Tao-Qi: "He is extremely gifted. Ever since I met him, I've learned and received from him a lot. And it's only been a few days…"

Fu-Tao-Qi said with respect to Zheng-Fu. He admired him tremendously. Ever since he got the fighting manual from Zheng-Fu, he went back to it regularly. And it helped him fix his flaws efficiently. He could take his skill to another level too in terms of speed. It made him feel thankful to Zheng-Fu very much…

Tong-Kuang: "I did not expect anything at first when I saw him because I was doing my protection job as a mercenary for young master's clan. But when I got close to him, I received a lot whether they be warmth, knowledge, and help to improve my strength. Young master Zheng-Fu gave those things to me, so no matter what happens, I'll always be by his side…"

Squeak!

"Young master!"

As the guys were talking about Zheng-Fu, he arrived at the tavern from the association. He rushed to join Tong-Kuang and the group immediately. Zheng-Fu sat down when he got to the table…

"Where's everyone else?"

Dan-Chun-Gu: "They've gone to do their errands, young master. They'll be back soo…!"

"We're back!"

Wu-Xiao and the other three came back right before Dan-Chun-Gu finished his sentence…

"You guys!"

Fu-Tao-Qi had to crinkle his eyebrows when he saw his four mercenary friends who just got back to the tavern. And that was because they all came back in new outfits. Ji-Zhung-Gong got himself solid armor. He looked like a walking ironed shield. Yan-Yu, on the other hand, came back in lighter armor. It made him look as strong as Ji-Zhung-Gong.

As for Wu-Xiao, she looked sexy and tough in her feminine style of armor. And last but not least, it was Lang-Guang-Kuang. He changed into tight black armor. His look could chill the place. It could cause goosebumps, but the armor looked great with his facial expression…

The appearances of the four mercenaries spooked the people at the tavern. They all looked like either commanders or warriors who were ready for a war…

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