Xiao Yi Xian's Envy (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

Lin Ze looked at the information on the Bronze Mirror, a look of pleasant surprise in his eyes.

In truth, Lin Ze had no idea if a Death Soldier could even possess Alchemy.

After seeing the Merchantry and Hunting skills, Lin Ze had already stopped holding out much hope for a Death Soldier to have Alchemy.

After all, compared to skills like Merchantry and Hunting, Alchemy was clearly far more noble.

Under such circumstances, it was naturally even more surprising to project a Death Soldier who possessed Alchemy.

Without any hesitation, Lin Ze immediately consumed ten units of Flesh Essence and summoned the Blue Rare Death Soldier.

The Death Soldier was of medium build with a fair complexion, looking like a pampered young master.

Lin Ze stroked his chin, feeling a bit troubled. How should he name him?

After all, he had never named anyone before in his life.

Ma Fugui had been given the surname Ma and the name Fugui because he possessed the Merchantry skill.

But the number of Death Soldiers would surely increase in the future.

Would he have to name each one based on their specific characteristics?

Lin Ze felt he wouldn't be able to remember them all.

After all, he still hadn't named the second Blue Rare Death Soldier.

"Naming... Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, Wang... Surnames are easy. I can just borrow from the Hundred Family Surnames."

"As for the names... just use codenames?"

"If that's the case, then you shall be called Zhao Yi."

Zhao Yi nodded upon hearing this.

"You possess Alchemy. What level of Alchemist are you currently?"

"Replying to Master, my current Alchemy is equivalent to a Second-Grade Alchemist."

Lin Ze's eyes widened upon hearing this.

A Second-Grade Alchemist right off the bat!?

Were Proficient Grade skills this powerful?

He knew that for ordinary skills like Merchantry and Hunting, reaching Proficient Grade typically required over ten years of practice.

However, he wasn't sure how this translated to the Alchemist system, so he asked Zhao Yi for details.

"Replying to master, Proficient Grade is roughly equivalent to a First-Grade to Third-Grade Alchemist in the alchemy system."

Zhao Yi said expressionlessly.

"Meaning, you can still continue to improve and reach Third-Grade Alchemist?" Lin Ze asked in surprise.

"Yes."

"Then can you break through further and reach Fourth-Grade Alchemist?"

Lin Ze said with a sudden whim.

"No, Third-Grade Alchemist is the limit of my aptitude."

Zhao Yi said crisply.

Lin Ze nodded in understanding upon hearing this.

The Alchemist profession on the Dou Qi Continent indeed heavily emphasized talent.

For the first hurdle, if one didn't possess the innate Fire and Wood Attribute, it would be very difficult to become an Alchemist.

And possessing the Fire and Wood Attribute was only the first step to becoming an Alchemist.

Some people, after becoming Alchemist Apprentices, would spend their entire lives stuck at First or Second Grade.

Being able to reach Third-Grade Alchemist was already quite good.

Next, Lin Ze further inquired with Zhao Yi, gaining a deeper understanding of the Alchemist system and the skill levels of the Bronze Mirror.

The skill levels of the Bronze Mirror could be roughly divided into Introductory, Proficient, Expert, and Master.

Corresponding to the Alchemist system, Introductory was equivalent to an Alchemist Apprentice.

Proficient corresponded to First to Third-Grade Alchemists.

Expert corresponded to Fourth to Sixth-Grade Alchemists.

Master corresponded to Seventh Grade and above.

Understanding this, Lin Ze secretly felt fortunate that the skill attached to the Blue Rare Death Soldier was Proficient Grade.

It directly skipped the Alchemist Apprentice stage.

Otherwise, Lin Ze would have to spend a large amount of resources to support it.

"No, according to Zhao Yi, the skill level one possesses is equivalent to the limit of their talent..."

"That means, if the Death Soldier truly only possessed Introductory Grade Alchemy, then they would never be able to become a true First-Grade Alchemist in their lifetime."

After questioning Zhao Yi, Lin Ze sent him off to cultivate.

After all, although he possessed Alchemy skills equivalent to a Second-Grade Alchemist, he was currently just an ordinary person.

On the Dou Qi Continent, Alchemists advanced in both cultivation and Alchemy. It was difficult for low-level cultivators to become High-Tier Alchemists.

Let alone having an ordinary person become a Second-Grade Alchemist.

Only the power of the Bronze Mirror could achieve this.

"I can only wait until Zhao Yi becomes a Dou Practitioner and cultivates a Fire Attribute Cultivation Method before he can start alchemy."

"Zhao Yi lacks nothing else, only cultivation."

"Unfortunately, Alchemy is a long process, and the three minutes of Proxy State are not enough."

"No, the Proxy State borrows my strength. If he enters the Proxy State, Zhao Yi's attributes will become Wind Attribute, and then he won't be able to alchemy at all."

Lin Ze rubbed his temples with some distress.

Although Lin Ze was very happy when the Alchemist Death Soldiers were first projected, Upon closer thought, there were still various troubles.

"However, even so, Zhao Yi's importance is still undoubtedly first among the Death Soldiers!"

The next morning, Lin Ze accepted the spoils of war collected by those Death Soldiers.

"Huo Lie's Fire Attribute Cultivation Method is just right for Zhao Yi to use."

"The Dou Techniques here don't seem very suitable for me..."

Lin Ze pondered for a while and finally shook his head.

"They are all Yellow Tier High-Grade Dou Techniques, so I don't need to take them too seriously. After all, in that ruin, the lowest are Xuan Tier Dou Techniques."

"There seems to be a Dou Technique in that ruin that is suitable for me."

"Mad Lion Chant, which should have been obtained by Mu She?"

Lin Ze began to send the Death Soldiers from Fire Wolf Town towards Qingshan Town.

Before having Death Soldiers, exploring ruins required him to do everything himself and overcome difficulties on the journey.

With Death Soldiers now, if he still had to solve difficulties himself, wouldn't the Death Soldiers have been summoned in vain?

Therefore, Lin Ze naturally dispatched those Death Soldiers to the vicinity of Qingshan Town.

To search for the location of that ruin.

Although Lin Ze didn't know the exact location of the ruins.

He did know it was near one of Wan Yao Zhai's herb gathering spots.

Just in case, Lin Ze specifically asked Xiao Yi Xian about all of Wan Yao Zhai's herb gathering locations.

Only one location was in the Sunken Basin.

From the Sunken Basin, he would need to search in a fan shape towards Qingshan Town, looking for terrain like cliffs and valleys.

As Lin Ze thought this, Xiao Yi Xian's door opened, and she saw Lin Ze sitting at the stone table.

Xiao Yi Xian walked up to Lin Ze with a smile and sat down, bringing a gust of fragrant breeze.

"Huh? Is that a storage ring on your finger?"

Xiao Yi Xian was about to greet Lin Ze when she suddenly noticed the storage ring on his finger and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Yes, my subordinate obtained it by chance while adventuring in the Magical Beast Mountain Range."

Hearing Lin Ze's casual words, deep envy flashed in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes.

The thought resurfaced in her mind: where did Lin Ze find so many subordinates who were loyal to him?

A storage ring cost at least tens of thousands of gold coins.

This was a sum that could make most mercenaries greedy.

Xiao Yi Xian was certain that if an ordinary mercenary found a storage ring, most would choose to keep it for themselves.

They wouldn't hand it over to Lin Ze without hesitation like his subordinates did.

And it seemed like they rushed to deliver it as soon as dawn broke.

Not only loyal, but also so considerate.

Xiao Yi Xian pouted her crystal clear, pink lips and couldn't help but say to Lin Ze.

"Lin Ze, I find myself envying you to the point of jealousy!"

Lin Ze:???