Back to the Academy to Poach Talent

Ya Fei chuckled and said, "This time, the Mittel Family moved to the Black Corner Region, bringing with them the Mittel Caravan and their Shadow Guards. Establishing an intelligence system requires a lot of Gold Coins to maintain, so we still need to first make a name for the Mittel Auction House in the Black Corner Region!"

"Mittel's Shadow Guards can directly absorb other cultivators on this basis. For alchemists, Gold Coins are not a problem at all. Does Mittel Auction House have its own alchemists?" Xiao Yu asked Ya Fei.

Ya Fei nodded slightly and said, "Of course, but as you know, even with the Mittel Family's prestige in the Jia Ma Empire, the alchemists we recruit are all third-grade. There are only a handful of Fourth-grade Alchemist in the Mittel Family!"

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "That's enough. As for Fifth-grade Alchemist, I'll have a good talk with President Fama when I go to Black Mountain Fortress this time. The alchemist level in the Jia Ma Empire is still too low. I'll help them train alchemists, and it wouldn't be unreasonable for them to stay and help me in the end!"

Yun Yun stood to the side, watching the slightly lewd look on Xiao Yu's face. Her elegant expression held a hint of disdain as she said, "If President Fama knew you'd been plotting to bring the alchemists from the Alchemist Guild to the Alchemist Conference, I think he definitely wouldn't let you go to Black Mountain Fortress to participate in the Alchemist Tournament!"

Upon hearing Yun Yun's words, Xiao Yu's expression immediately turned serious. He said, "What are you saying? This is all strategy. Do you understand strategy?"

"Besides, this isn't about taking advantage of them, okay? At most, it's a win-win situation. I'll give them some pointers to help them improve their alchemy levels, and that makes me their teacher. Now that their teacher is in trouble, shouldn't you help me out?"

Yun Yun rolled her eyes at Xiao Yu and said reproachfully, "That's all nonsense. But are you really confident in guiding them?"

Although Yun Yun is not an alchemist, she had some understanding of Pill King Gu He when she was the Misty Cloud Sect Master. Even Pill King Gu He could not teach alchemy to many people at the same time. First, each alchemist has different aptitudes, which would make it impossible for them to understand the alchemy techniques you teach!

Secondly, every alchemist has their own elixir formulas, which belong to the alchemist themselves. High-grade elixirs are especially precious, which is why alchemists need to become apprentices to learn the art of alchemy.

Xiao Yu naturally understood what Yun Yun meant. In the original story, Yao Lao had met Fama once and casually offered a few words of advice, which ultimately enabled Fama to become Fifth-grade Alchemist. This was due to Fama's talent, but more importantly, Yao Lao had the ability to mentor others!

"Don't worry, I can give a few pointers to second or third-grade alchemists, and I can also exchange ideas with fourth or fifth-grade alchemists," Xiao Yu said, then lightly stroked his Storage Ring with his finger.

Several sheets of white paper appeared in Xiao Yu's palm. Xiao Yu picked up a brush and wrote down some medicinal herbs and refining steps on them, then handed them to Ya Fei, saying, "These are all second and third-grade pills. You can give them to the alchemists recruited by Mittel to refine!"

After accepting the pill formulas Ya Fei said, "I will arrange for alchemists to refine the pills as soon as possible. There is still a shortage of pills in Maple City, and the Miter family doesn't have enough alchemists!"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yu said, "That's true. Where did all the alchemists who originally belonged to Han Feng in Maple City go?"

"According to Elder Hai, those alchemists who originally joined Han Feng's sect all fled after Han Feng's death. As for where they went, Elder Hai and the others are not very clear because there are too many things to do!" Ya Fei said.

Xiao Yu frowned slightly and said, "These alchemists are quick to run away. Since they've all left, let it go. How about this, I'll go back to the Jia Nan Academy now. The Alchemy Department at the Jia Nan Academy has quite a few very good alchemists. Their alchemy skills are comparable to those of the alchemists in the Black Corner Region, and they're even more reliable!"

Ya Fei said with a hint of surprise, "That would be the best! I'll go hand over these pill formulas first, and I'll leave the task of finding an alchemist to you!"

After saying this, Ya Fei left. Xiao Yu turned to Yun Yun and Cai Lin and asked, "Are you staying here now or coming back with me?"

Cai Lin rose from her chair and said calmly, "I'm going to cultivate!" With that, she swayed her alluring figure and walked outside.

Yun Yun looked at Xiao Yu and said, "I still need to stay with Little Xiao Nian, you should go alone!"

"Well, "Xiao Yu pouted, "In the end, I ended up going back alone."

Just as I was sighing, a small head peeked out from behind the door and said with a grin, "How about that? Didn't expect that, did you? In the end, I'm the only one left with you!"

A small white figure jumped in from outside the door, and Xiao Yu couldn't help but chuckle, "I guess you've just been sitting here doing nothing, haven't you?"

The one who walked in was the mischievous Zi Yan. She tossed her long purple hair behind her and said, "I'm not idle. I've been accompanying Sister Cai Lin in cultivation every day. But I haven't been back to the academy for so long, and I'm worried that my title of ' Brute Force King' has been forgotten. So let's go back together!"

"Fine, I think you're just itching to get back and stretch your muscles!" Xiao Yu glanced at Zi Yan and said irritably.

"Hehe, you really understand me, let's go!" Zi Yan chuckled, her charmingly naive appearance quite adorable!

Inside a conference room in the Alchemy Department of the Jia Nan Academy.

Elder Huo glanced at the Alchemy Department elders sitting before him and sighed, "The Alchemy Department has now reached a bottleneck. Whether it's you or the students who have entered the Alchemy Department, we've all entered a period of constraint, and even I am one of them!"

Elder Huo's words made the several Alchemy Department elders present lower their heads in shame. Most of the alchemists in the Alchemy Department could no longer improve their alchemy skills, especially the elders in the Alchemy Department, including Elder Huo, who had been stuck at the peak of the fifth grade for many years and could no longer advance!

At this moment, an elder timidly looked at Elder Huo and said, "Actually, we have a Sixth Grade Alchemist in our Alchemy Department. We can go and consult him!"

Another elder in yellow robes sitting to the side frowned and said, "Isn't Elder Huo the highest-ranking alchemist in our Alchemy Department? Where are there any other Sixth Grade Alchemist!"

Elder Huo looked at the elder and asked, "Who are you talking about? As far as I know, the Alchemy Department doesn't seem to have any Sixth Grade Alchemist anymore, right?"

The elder looked at Elder Huo and said, "Elder Huo, have you forgotten those two genius alchemists you personally recruited into the Alchemy Department?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Huo's memory was suddenly awakened. "Right, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu, right? When we recruited them into the department, we gave them a lot of privileges. Now we've forgotten about that!"

The elder in the yellow robe frowned and said, "But didn't Elder Huo say that their alchemists were at the fourth and fifth rank? How come there's a Sixth Grade Alchemist now? That's on par with Medicine Emperor Han Feng!"