Chapter 83 Learning Alchemy
"Shitou, you will continue your studies here in the future, remember?"
There is a special school in Baicaotang, which is dedicated to training younger apprentices to read and write, and then assign them according to their performance, either to study medicine, make elixirs, or to the guard team.
In fact, with Zhong Lin's current status, it is not a bad idea to ask a teacher to teach Xiao Shitou alone, but Zhong Lin wants Xiao Shitou to experience this collective mode, and children still need more playmates.
And this school in front of him is specifically for the descendants of the management staff in Baicaotang. In addition to teaching reading and writing, it will also teach some herbal medicine and pathology knowledge.
Xiao Shitou's face was bitter, and he said: "Second brother, can I not go to school!"
"No."
Zhong Lin refused righteously. It's not that he can't satisfy other things, but not going to school is absolutely not possible.
"Oh!"
Xiao Shitou pouted, unhappy, but still did not dare to resist the majesty of his second brother.
"Liu Zhao, send Shitou to the academy. Also, I don't want Shitou to be bullied in the academy."
Zhong Lin said to the guards beside him.
This guard was specially assigned to him by the master to protect his safety. There are six of them, Liu Zhao is one of them, all of them are middle-level third-grade warriors who have condensed their qi and blood, and the leader Xing Kui is a master of the fifth-grade inner strong realm.
Zhong Lin asked Liu Zhao to send Xiao Shitou to declare his status and prevent Xiao Shitou from being bullied inside. After all, the existence of bullying is more blatant in this world with strict class.
"Don't worry, young master, I know what to do."
As a member of the guard team who climbed up from the bottom, Liu Zhao has seen all kinds of intrigues and naturally understands what Zhong Lin asked him to do.
Watching Xiao Shitou enter the academy, he turned around and left.
"Let's go! Go to Danding Garden."
Deng Yunsheng had been waiting in front of Danding Garden for a long time, and saw Zhong Lin coming and quickly went to meet him.
"Meet you, sir."
"Excuse me."
"No, no, please."
Led by Deng Yunsheng, the two walked in Danding Garden one after the other, while the guards were waiting outside the garden.
"Sir, there are 92 first-grade alchemists, 24 second-grade alchemists, and 2 third-grade alchemists in Danding Garden. Our Baicaotang accounts for 80% of the elixirs sold in Dachen."
As they spoke, the two came to a square, where many apprentices came and went, drying herbs or cutting and cooking.
Different herbs have different processing methods, some need to be sliced, some need to be steamed, and some need to be dried in the shade, which contains a great deal of knowledge.
Many herbs are highly toxic in themselves, but after being sliced and dried, they can be turned into good medicines for detoxification, so different processing methods are required.
"Old Deng, I don't know much about elixirs. Apart from knowing some elixirs needed for cultivation, I know very little about other things. Can you tell me what elixirs of different levels are available?" Zhong Lin asked curiously.
"Sir, you are too polite. There are many types of elixirs. Even my subordinates are only a part of them. In addition to blood-replenishing elixirs and bone-strengthening elixirs, the first-grade elixirs in our Danding Garden also include detoxification elixirs, root bone elixirs, healing elixirs, beauty-nourishing elixirs, blood-nourishing elixirs, essence-nourishing elixirs, and foundation-strengthening elixirs, etc., 18 kinds, each with its own effect."
"For example, the beauty-nourishing elixir, as its name suggests, has the effect of keeping the face young if taken for a long time. It is quite popular among some women, and it is expensive. It is usually much more expensive than the blood-replenishing elixir when it is sold."
"The root bone elixir is a kind of elixir specially given to children who have not yet practiced martial arts. If the child is too young and his heel bone has not grown, practicing martial arts too early will have It is beneficial and harmless. Taking root bone pills every day at this time can improve people's root bone talent and make people's martial arts path smoother. These are generally prepared for the children of those aristocratic families, and the price is also quite expensive. "
"Healing pills are pills that can relieve or even directly treat injuries after being injured. Even if they cannot be cured, they can also play a suppressive role. "
"These three kinds of pills are the most expensive among all first-grade pills, and they are also the three main types of pills in our Baicaotang. "
Zhong Lin also shouted in his heart when he heard this. It can only be said that no matter which world it is, women, children and patients are the three types of people whose money is the easiest to make.
Deng Yunsheng naturally didn't know what Zhong Lin was thinking, and continued: "The types of second-grade elixirs are even fewer, including Qixue Dan, Wuling Dan, Chixue Dan, Qibao Heart-protecting Dan, Yangyuan Dan, Bigu Dan, Huangya Dan, and Feixue Dan, totaling twelve types."
"As for third-grade elixirs, there are even fewer. Even the two third-grade alchemists in the garden can only make two kinds of elixirs, Dahuan Dan and Humai Dan."
As they spoke, the two had already arrived in the alchemy room. As soon as they entered, a scorching air hit them in the face, accompanied by a strong smell of medicine, which made people want to sneeze.
The alchemy room was extremely empty, and the first thing that caught their eyes was a half-human-high bronze alchemy furnace placed in the center.
The alchemy furnace had three legs with animal patterns engraved on it. The top cover was suspended on the beam with an iron chain, and it could be pulled open by pulling the iron chain.
The bottom was heated by burning charcoal fire, and the bottom of the alchemy furnace was smoky due to long-term use.
There was an old man in green sitting next to the alchemy furnace. When he saw Deng Yunsheng, he quickly stood up and saluted.
"Meeting Manager Deng."
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"Xie Tianyun, why don't you quickly pay your respects to the young master."
Xie Tianyun was shocked. Yesterday, he had received news that Baicaotang had a young master who was the master's personal disciple. He didn't expect that it was the young man in front of him.
Xie Tianyun didn't dare to neglect it. He patted the dust on his sleeves and bowed, saying: "Xie Tianyun, meet the young master."
"Young master, Xie Danshi is a second-grade alchemist, and he has been immersed in blood-replenishing pills and bone-strengthening pills for decades. What do you think of him?" Deng Yunsheng said.
Zhong Lin could smell the strong smell of elixir on Xie Tianyun, and it could even be said that he had been pickled. This can only be done by people who have been in the alchemy room for a long time.
He bowed and said: "Please ask Xie Danshi to guide me. Zhong Lin is very grateful."
"I dare not, it is my honor to be able to enlighten you." Xie Tianyun said with fear.
"Then let's get started!"
Zhong Lin has been looking forward to the art of alchemy for a long time. Now that he finally got the chance, of course he wanted to experience it as soon as possible.
Xie Tianyun pondered for a moment and asked, "How much do you know about alchemy?"
"Not at all."
Zhong Lin told the truth.
Xie Tianyun's right hand trembled, and two of his beards were pulled out.
"In that case, I will start from the beginning! Please sit down, sir."
The two of them sat cross-legged on the futon next to the alchemy furnace, and Zhong Lin listened attentively.
Zhong Lin's attitude also made Xie Tianyun very satisfied, and the tension in his heart also subsided a little.
"The alchemy is simple, simple, and simple. Only the way is inaction, so it is called alchemy. The sky is clear, the earth is peaceful, the valley is full, and people are immortal."
