Chapter 4946 — Seeking Him to Lodge a Complaint
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The Divine Farmer's Cauldron could be used ten thousand times over, but the materials were only enough for three attempts. That was the reality of it. If all three failed, it would be as good as declaring the whole alchemical endeavor a failure.
Since Zhuang Yifan had supplied slightly more materials than strictly required, Wei Zhao now had a little over two portions left in hand—not quite three.
He certainly did not dare throw it all in at once. Even though the alchemical curve had already been adjusted somewhat, no one could know whether it would truly succeed until the results of the second attempt came out. If further fine-tuning proved necessary and he foolishly dumped every last scrap of material in at once, it would be absurd.
Wei Zhao thought it over and put in half of what he had, then pressed the advantage and began the second refining. Whether it succeeded or failed hardly mattered to him personally; everything depended on whether the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, fitted with its alchemical artifact peripheral, could deliver.
This time, the refining process was clearly far more tortuous than the first. Strange noises issued from it again and again, and with every sound Wei Zhao's heart sank a little further. This was the rhythm of impending failure!
Yet when he finally opened the Divine Farmer's Cauldron and looked inside, he was struck dumb on the spot. There, unmistakably, lay two earth-yellow pills—without question, Earth-Solidifying Pills.
So those odd noises had not signaled failure at all, but the legendary truth that good things come only after hardship. Two pills at once! Han Jingyi's alchemical artifact was truly remarkable—it handled even a Mystic-rank, first-grade pill with ease, and could still overproduce as reliably as ever. How could those lofty Mystic-rank alchemists not be mortified?
Holding the two Earth-Solidifying Pills in his hand, Wei Zhao could not help letting out a long breath of foul air. Now he could finally give Zhuang Yifan a proper accounting, with no further mishaps. Otherwise, had the refining truly failed, the man might have flown into a rage and done something to his detriment—and that would have been serious trouble indeed.
While Wei Zhao was refining his pills, Bao Zuoliang and Su Kesheng, on the other side, took advantage of everyone's inattention and quietly slipped off the treasure ship.
"Young Master Bao, are you sure we can really borrow a flying spirit beast in a place like this?" Su Kesheng asked, trailing behind Bao Zuoliang.
"Of course! A mere flying spirit beast—how could we possibly fail to borrow one?" Bao Zuoliang shot him a look.
"But this is Thunder Plain Island. It's desolate and uninhabited, with no academy main city anywhere about. Where would we even go to rent a flying spirit beast?" Su Kesheng said, astonished.
"Who said anything about renting? We just go ask someone to lend us one! Don't forget, there's an Alliance branch here, and my father happens to know one of the Alliance higher-ups stationed on this island. Once I make the request, borrowing a flying spirit beast will be a trifle." Bao Zuoliang said smugly.
"I see. As long as we can borrow a flying spirit beast, our plan is already half successful." Su Kesheng nodded, his eyes lighting up.
"All right, on the ship you were afraid of eavesdroppers and wouldn't speak. Now there's no need to keep us in suspense—out with it, what exactly is this plan?" Bao Zuoliang asked impatiently.
"Young Master Bao, if we were to go up against that fellow surnamed Lin with our current strength, how confident do you think we'd be?" Su Kesheng answered with a question of his own.