After thanking them, Su Ye turned and left the Exchange Office.
But instead of heading straight to the Pill Hall, he returned to the Thunder Department's Base Camp and found Zhang Xuan sorting through a list of spoils.
"A'Su?"
Zhang Xuan adjusted his glasses.
"What's up?"
"I need a favor."
Su Ye got straight to the point.
"Come with me to the Pill Hall. I need to see the Profound Fire Elder."
"About alchemy?"
"Yeah."
Zhang Xuan closed his notebook and stood.
"Let's go."
The two made their way to the Pill Hall.
The Pill Hall stood in the southeast corner of the Heavenly King Hall. It was a nine-story tower, crimson from top to bottom.
Even before they reached it, they could smell all sorts of medicinal fragrances in the air, along with... a faint whiff of something scorched.
Clearly, someone had blown up a furnace.
"The Profound Fire Elder is on the Seventh Floor."
The Pill Child at the entrance recognized Su Ye—by now, few people in the Heavenly King Hall didn't.
"But the elder gave orders not to see visitors today. He's working on a new pill formula, and he said he'd burn anyone who disturbed him."
The Pill Child looked shaken as he said it. Clearly, someone had already been burned.
Su Ye smiled, took a carton of cigarettes from his Bracelet, and pressed it into the Pill Child's hands.
"Do me a favor and let him know Su Ye is here to see him—with a gift."
The Pill Child stared at the cigarettes, eyes wide.
He gritted his teeth.
"All right! I'll risk getting burned to pass on your message!"
With that, he turned and ran up the Stairs.
Three minutes later, the Pill Child came back down, looking like he'd barely escaped with his