Chapter 3648 — Preparing to Refine Pills!
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
And from what Wei Zhao knew, for the vast majority of alchemists the higher a pill's grade, the lower the success rate—meaning that for a fourth-grade pill like the Barrier-Breaking Foundation Pill, the odds of failure far outweighed the odds of success.
If Senior Brother Kubi truly gritted his teeth, saved up two hundred spirit jade, and went to the Pill Hall, there was at least a sixty percent chance he would lose it all.
Of course, with two portions of ingredients the odds were somewhat better—but it was still a considerable risk.
That was exactly what had made him so excited and impatient earlier. After all, if he had Wei Zhao refine the pill for him, even if the success rate was lower than that of the Pill Hall's alchemists, it didn't matter—he only had to supply the ingredients, and compared with the steep price of two hundred spirit jade, such a loss was negligible.
The spirit jade Wei Zhao had just given him was enough to buy five more portions of ingredients—so what was there to worry about?
"Junior Brother Lin, I'll leave the pill refining to you. But don't put yourself under any pressure—if the pill succeeds, it's better than I could wish for, and if it fails, that's all right too. Gathering these ingredients really doesn't take much effort," Senior Brother Kubi said earnestly.
Wei Zhao nodded. "Rest easy, Senior Brother Ku. I'm confident."
Seeing that look on Wei Zhao's face, Senior Brother Kubi still felt his Junior Brother Lin was a bit blindly self-assured, but he dared not dampen his confidence. He could only say, "Then when do you plan to start refining? I'll figure out a way to get you a few days' leave from the Spirit Jade Hall."
Even an outsider like Senior Brother Kubi knew that pill refining always drained enormous mental and physical energy, especially when refining high-grade pills—a single session could well last several days. If Wei Zhao kept going to the mines every day to dig ore instead of properly conserving his strength before refining, something could easily go wrong along the way.
A failed refinement would be the least of it; Wei Zhao himself might well be injured. After all, more than one alchemist had died when a cauldron exploded—the risks involved were only too easy to imagine.
"I'll get ready and start tonight, then see how things look by tomorrow morning. If you don't see me come out, Senior Brother Ku, please request a day's leave for me." Wei Zhao smiled. In truth, he expected results within a single night, but he had never refined a Barrier-Breaking Foundation Pill before and did not know exactly how it would go, so he did not dare make any promises.