Chapter 9 Climbing the Mountain Again

  "Little Dragon Song, you're refining equipment?" The village chief rushed in, and when he saw that Long Song was refining pills, his heart felt both happy and guilty!

  Luckily, Long Song not only knew how to refine equipment but also how to refine pills. He felt guilty for disturbing Long Song's pill refinement, knowing that even if he didn't know how to refine pills himself, he was aware that during the process of refining pills, it was most taboo to be disturbed by others.

  "......" Long Ge remained calm and undisturbed, still focusing on his alchemy, not daring to be distracted in the slightest.

  ... At this time, the village chief also stopped speaking, and even dared not to breathe loudly, but quietly looked at Long Ge.

  About ten minutes later, Long Song let out a long sigh "Finally done!" He said, opening the stove, and suddenly a strong fragrance of medicine wafted out, refreshing the mind and lungs!

  "Am I disturbing you?" Village Head Long Xiao asked cautiously.

  "Of course~~~~~~~~~~not!" Long Ge said with a smile, taking out the dan from the stove and putting it into a porcelain bottle, "Hehe, but there are only ten grains in total."

  "I heard your father say that you can refine equipment, so I rushed over. I didn't expect that not only can you refine equipment, but also refine elixirs! You're truly a genius in our village! To think that even in Double Horse Town, there aren't more than a hundred people who can refine equipment and elixirs!" The village chief exclaimed, "It's already remarkable that our village has produced a martial arts prodigy, but for you to also be able to refine equipment and elixirs... You're truly a genius among geniuses!"

  "Haha!" Long Ge laughed happily, who doesn't like to be praised, especially now that Long Ge is a child, it sounds even happier, he didn't say boring things like "too much praise".

  "Just now you said you could make ten pellets, what if I didn't disturb you? How many could you have made?" The village head said as he sat down on the stool in the courtyard.

  "It should be possible to get 20 pellets, after all I spent 8 gold coins on the materials. All of them were thrown into the furnace and synthesized." Long Song said with a smile, not minding the loss of 10 pellets at all. He still had 2 gold coins which he used to buy the materials for refining the Great Return Pellet, and was preparing to synthesize it.

  "Twenty grains?" The village chief couldn't sit still and stood up from the stool. "You mean to say it's short of ten grains? What kind of pill are you making?"

  The village head hoped it was a low-grade elixir, but thinking about the expensive materials, the grade of the elixir must not be low. However, the village head now hoped it was a low-grade elixir, or else he would feel guilty to death.

  "It's nothing, just a second-grade elixir, a minor restoration pill." Long Ge said calmly.

  "Second-level dan?" The village head jumped up and rushed over "You're not fooling me, are you?"

  "Then you take a look yourself," Long Ge poured out one of the pills from the bottle for the village chief.

  "What a rich aroma! This smell seems to be able to restore one's vitality at any time, it's indeed a second-grade elixir that can restore vitality!" The village chief said as he smelled the medicinal pill, his face was very colorful! He was happy for Long Ge, but also regretful for losing ten pills; he was happy that the village had produced a great alchemist, but also regretful for his own rashness. "If I didn't rush in, or if I rushed in a bit later, then there would be ten more pills, and one pill can sell for a lot of money!"

  Long Song ignored the self-pitying village head and continued to refine his elixir.

  This time it's the Great Return Pill, so the difficulty has decreased a lot and the success rate is also much higher. So Long Ge started refining it, since the materials have been purified, he directly entered the dissolution into Dan water and then condensed into a pill.

  Because the elixir refinement just now consumed a large amount of Dou Qi, Long Ge ate a small Replenishment Elixir and continued to refine it. The effect of the small Replenishment Elixir was indeed very good, and after a while, he recovered some of his Dou Qi. After recovering his Dou Qi, Long Ge began to dissolve the materials and condense the elixir.

  The village chief also fell silent this time.

  After about ten minutes, Dan had solidified, and this time it went very smoothly. He obtained thirty large Return Pills, with a synthesis effect that was extremely good! (The evaluation of the synthesis effect is generally based on the number of pills. If thirty-six pills are synthesized, it means the synthesis effect is the best! Of course, some medicines can only be synthesized one pill at a time and cannot be generalized.)

  Just as he finished putting the medicine together and storing it in another bottle, Long Wu came back: "Village head, you're here too?"

  "Yes! I originally wanted to see if Xiaolong's song was really going to refine the instrument, but I didn't expect to disturb his alchemy." The village chief said awkwardly.

  "This kid is still practicing alchemy?" Long Wu looked at Long Ge with some surprise.

  "Yes! Look, this is the Xiao Long Song's refined Dan." The village chief handed the Dan refined by Long Song to Long Wu.

  "Ah! It seems that we celebrated the birth of an Alchemist at noon, and now we have to celebrate the birth of a Dan Master tonight. Today is really lively!" Long Wu said excitedly.

  "By the way, Xiaolong Song, where did you learn your alchemy and artifact refinement methods?" The village chief asked with a puzzled expression.

  "It's what I learned from books! Last time I went to the town and bought a lot of books!" Long Ge explained, he definitely couldn't say that he already knew how.

  "What?! You can even learn by reading books yourself? You're truly a genius! When I was young, I specially went to study for a period of time, but no matter what, I just couldn't learn it. It seems that after all, one's innate talent is the key!" The village chief exclaimed.

  "Tonight, let's kill the domesticated wild boar and invite everyone in the village to come and drink together, celebrating that our village also has its own little alchemy master and little pill master." Long Wu said excitedly.

  "Alright, I'll go call mom back to cook!" Long Ge also happily ran out, of course before running out, he had already put the alchemy equipment into his own room.

  (Dan medicine recovery effect: Xiao Hui Dan can recover 30% of physical strength in a short period and stop bleeding from wounds;)

  Zhong Hui Dan can restore 60% of physical strength in a short period of time and make wounds scab.

  Da Huai Dan can restore 90% of physical strength in a short period of time and also accelerates wound healing.

  The above is the first-level elixir, and below is the second-level elixir:

  Xiao Fu Dan can restore 30% of one's Qi in a short period of time and also improve their mental state.

  Zhong Fudan can restore 60% of one's Dou Qi in a short period of time and invigorate the spirit.

  Da Fu Dan can restore 90% of one's Qi in a short period of time and invigorate the spirit.

  The whole village men basically got drunk at this dinner because they were really happy.

  A copper-tiered equipment craftsman, what does that mean? It means that as long as there are enough materials, copper-tiered weapons can be forged, not only greatly enhancing the combat effectiveness of Longjia Village, but also allowing them to challenge more powerful magical beasts in future hunts and obtain better things, making the villagers safer and happier.

  What does it mean to be a second-rate alchemist? It means that you can refine many elixirs, and after refining the elixirs, the villagers will recover their physical strength in time during future hunting trips, reducing casualties. Not only that, but they can also recover their fighting spirit in time, restoring their combat effectiveness. If there are enough elixirs, even if facing multiple high-level opponents of the same level, you can wear them down to death. An alchemist also means countless wealth. Wherever there is a battle, injuries are inevitable, and when injured, elixirs are needed most. So, once Long Ge refines several furnaces, it's estimated that the whole village will live a happy life.

  So, tonight, the men were basically all drunk, and Long Ge was also almost drunk from the wine fumes even though he didn't drink. Even Xiao Yue had a few cups, having a good son is just great! Then Xiao Yue helped the already drunk Long Wu back to sleep, leaving the bowls and chopsticks for the other aunties to clean up.

  Long Song's mood also couldn't calm down for a long time, he was so annoyed to be hugged and carried around by the drunken adults tonight. Almost everyone took pride in being able to hug their village genius, and after Long Song grew up, they could proudly tell others, I once hugged this master oh.

  A peaceful night passed, and Long Ge ran to the village chief's house early in the morning. "Village Chief Uncle, I refined so many elixirs yesterday, today we can go hunting, hunt for even better prey, only then can I have more materials to refine elixirs."

  "Hmm..." The village chief thought for a moment. "Yes, it's a good idea. We need to hunt more, otherwise there won't be enough materials for you to refine. We can't let a master alchemist like you go to waste."

  Half an hour later, the forty-eight villagers with Qi Dan level gathered in the village square, including twenty archers, twelve shield bearers, and twelve long spear and broadsword wielders. Today, they were going to hunt again on the mountain with the aid of elixirs, so they regained their confidence, even if injured, they could recover in time. Moreover, having just entered the city yesterday, their weapons had been updated, holding bright weapons, a strong fighting spirit surged up inexplicably in their hearts.

  "Alright! Let's go!" The village chief had great confidence in these seasoned hunting teams, especially with the support of Longgeshentan medicine this time, so he was even more confident. With a single order, the hunting team set off.

  In addition to the 48 village names of the Qi Dan level, there are also Village Chief Long Wu and Long Ge. The members are basically the same as last time, but with some changes in weapon configuration. Since they are going to hunt more powerful magical beasts, they bring more bows and arrows. Now the team has three bronze-level weapons, one more than before, which is Long Ge's "Wind Blade".

  Entering the mountain 100 meters, I start to see small animals such as rabbits and deer. This time there are many bows and arrows, so we catch a lot of them. The most striking one is Longge.

  He no longer uses a bow, but instead his bronze-level weapon - Wind Blade. When designing the "Wind Blade", it was discovered that its curved shape had a streamlined effect. Unexpectedly, this streamlined effect resulted in the "Wind Blade" flying back on its own when thrown (referencing the Australian Aboriginal boomerang), leaving the villagers amazed and saying that after defeating the demon beast, they would exchange more cold iron and have Long Ge help forge such weapons.

  Long Song readily agreed, as the cultivation of the Five Elements Technique was a constant process. Therefore, Long Song did not worry about neglecting his practice, and instead, during the refinement process, he continuously consumed and restored his own Qi. This not only increased his Qi storage capacity but also allowed him to recover his Qi more quickly in future battles. Thus, this opportunity to both build good relations with the villagers and temper his own Qi was one that Long Song could not refuse.

  The villagers were overjoyed when Long Ge agreed, and every time he effortlessly hit an animal with his "Wind Blade", the villagers cheered on the side, making Long Ge feel extremely honored and proud. Ha ha! It's always comfortable to have others' support, including the village chief and Long Wu, who also joined in the cheering, because they too wanted Long Ge to help them forge one or two more bronze-level weapons!

  But was this hunt really as easy as they imagined? Was it really as smooth as they imagined?

  Next chapter: Wearing Mountain Iron Armor