Selling Pills

Creating a Rank 1 Soul Tool was only the beginning of Liu Xinghan's path as a Soul Engineer.

To conveniently carry tools and metals, he truly needed a Storage Soul Tool. It would allow him to carry many things with ease, so he made his choice without hesitation.

The mission was complete, and a new mission appeared.

Soul Tool Side Quest Two: Become a Rank 2 Soul Tool Master. Reward: Rank 3 Soul Tool x1.

Liu Xinghan was thrilled as he looked at the mission details.

Following that logic, would there later be a mission to become a Rank 8 Soul Master, with a Rank 9 Soul Tool x1 as the reward?

Or perhaps becoming a Rank 9 Soul Master, with a Rank 10 Soul Tool x1 as the reward?

Putting away his fantasies, Liu Xinghan continued studying Soul Tools.

He could only be considered to have just crossed the threshold into becoming a Rank 1 Soul Master. He still had a long way to go before reaching the peak of Rank 1, and he needed to keep working hard!

Days passed one by one. The number of completed Rank 1 Soul Tools in Liu Xinghan's hands steadily increased, soon reaching seven. His understanding of Soul Tools also grew deeper and deeper.

At the same time, Liu Xinghan ran into a problem.

He was out of money!

It had to be said that being a Soul Engineer was an extremely expensive profession.

Researching and crafting Soul Tools required a large quantity of rare metals.

Although Soul Tools had not yet become widespread across Douluo Continent as they had in the second part of the original novel, causing the prices of rare metals to soar tenfold or even a hundredfold,

even at their current prices, his purse had been drained dry.

"What am I supposed to do now? Without money or metal, I can't continue researching Soul Tools at all." Liu Xinghan was troubled. If the academy did not provide free food and lodging, even eating would have become a problem for him.

He needed to think of a way to make some money.

"Ask my parents for it?"

Liu Xinghan shook his head. His father was only a Four-Ring Spirit Ancestor. Giving him ten Gold Soul Coins a month for pocket money was already the limit. If he asked for more, his father's finances definitely would not be able to bear it.

He could only figure something out himself.

Liu Xinghan considered selling the Soul Tools he had made. That might bring in a decent income, but for the time being, he did not want to sell his own Soul Tools.

"Maybe I can sell these useless pills!"

A thought struck Liu Xinghan, and a bottle of pills appeared in his hand.

These were Body Refining Pills. He had drawn them in a lottery when he was three years old. There were ten pills in the bottle. He had taken four in total. The first three had produced excellent results and significantly improved his physique, but the effects of the fourth had been greatly reduced.

After all, the human body developed resistance to medicine. The more one consumed the same thing, the weaker its effects became.

The medicine was useless to him, but it would be useful to others!

He might as well sell it. Perhaps he could make a small fortune!

The more Liu Xinghan thought about it, the more excited he became. Pills that could improve one's physique were rare on Douluo Continent. They were precious medicinal pills and worth a great deal of money.

But the question was, who should he sell them to?

He was only a six-year-old child from an ordinary background. It really was not easy to find a buyer.

"I'm so stupid. Spirit Academy is full of Spirit Master Second Generations from prominent families who don't lack money. I just need to find someone I don't know and sell it to them!"

Liu Xinghan's eyes lit up!

That night, he sneaked out and began searching for a target.

"Not this one. Too poor."

"Not this one. I know them."

"This one looks pretty good."

Liu Xinghan spotted a tall figure by the lake. The other person was not wearing the academy uniform, but her clothing was clearly anything but ordinary. At a glance, she was obviously someone who did not lack money.

"What a killer silhouette!"

Her slender body, pert hips, and long golden hair draped down her back. Moonlight fell upon it, casting a hazy glow that made one unable to look away.

Liu Xinghan shook his head to clear it, then walked over with an innocent smile. "Big sister, want to buy some medicine? I have rare Body Refining Pills."

The person turned around, and Liu Xinghan saw her face. He immediately froze.

"Not a killer silhouette—it's a true goddess!"

Liu Xinghan stood there dumbfounded.

He had never imagined that someone so beautiful could exist in this world.

There were quite a few beauties at Spirit Academy, but he could always find some flaw in them. Yet no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not find the slightest fault with the Blonde Girl before him.

This was true perfection!

The Blonde Girl asked suspiciously, "You're a Spirit Master too, aren't you? If you have Body Refining Pills, why don't you take them yourself instead of selling them?"

Liu Xinghan said awkwardly, "The medicine no longer works on me, so I want to exchange it for some money."

The Blonde Girl frowned. "It doesn't work, yet you're selling it? Do you take me for a fool and want me to be the sucker?"

Liu Xinghan hurriedly explained, "It only stopped working because I took too much of it. It's still very effective for someone who has never taken it before."

The Blonde Girl stared at Liu Xinghan. Judging by her expression, she clearly still did not believe him.

Left with no choice, Liu Xinghan said helplessly, "Try it first and pay afterward. If it doesn't work, you don't have to pay. Is that acceptable?"

Some of the Blonde Girl's suspicion faded. Liu Xinghan continued, "I'm really not lying to you. If it doesn't work, I'll drink all the water in this lake!"

"You said that yourself?"

The Blonde Girl's thin lips curled up as though she had thought of something amusing. "If it doesn't work, I'll supervise you while you drink this lake dry. Hand it over."

Hearing that, Liu Xinghan's mouth twitched. Business was really hard these days. He obediently handed the porcelain bottle containing the Body Refining Pills to the Blonde Girl.

The Blonde Girl poured out one pill.

She examined it for a while first.

She had consumed many kinds of body-refining pills before, but this was the first time she had seen this kind.

After hesitating for a moment, she opened her mouth and swallowed it.

"Hm?"

The Blonde Girl froze. The moment the pill entered her stomach, warmth spread throughout her entire body. Then, she felt as if all the flesh and blood in her body had begun to burn.

"What potent medicinal effects!" The Blonde Girl was astonished.

The Body Refining Pills she had taken in the past were not even one-tenth as effective as this one.

The Blonde Girl immediately sat cross-legged. Using the Soul Power within her body to guide the medicinal power, she began tempering her physique.

Beside her, Liu Xinghan let out a sigh of relief. The Body Refining Pill was working, so this deal should be a success. Once he had money, he could continue researching Soul Tools and advance toward the realm of a Rank 2 Soul Tool Master!

A full half hour passed before the Blonde Girl finally opened her eyes.

"Big sister, how does it feel?" Liu Xinghan asked.

The Blonde Girl sensed her own body and was deeply shocked.

The effect of a single pill was better than all the body-refining pills she had ever taken combined.

"Where did you get these pills? Their effects are far too powerful!" the Blonde Girl asked in shock.

Liu Xinghan made something up. "Years ago, I saved an injured old grandpa. He gave them to me."

The Blonde Girl nodded solemnly. "It seems that old grandpa was a reclusive expert." Liu Xinghan's mouth twitched. That actually worked?

As soon as she finished speaking, she frowned.

After her body had been tempered, impurities within it had been expelled. They were black and grimy, clinging to the surface of her skin and giving off a pungent odor.

"Ah!"

The Blonde Girl cried out.

"That's normal. Just go back and wash up."

Liu Xinghan held out his hand with a smile. "Big sister, you've tried the medicine. Isn't it time to pay?"

The Blonde Girl looked embarrassed. "I didn't bring any money with me right now. Come here tomorrow, at this time and this place, and I'll give you the money!"

As she spoke, she moved with incredible speed. Her figure was like a gust of wind, vanishing from sight within a few breaths, leaving a stunned Liu Xinghan standing there alone in a daze.