"Zhong Kui, you said you can only be considered a low-grade alchemist right now, right?" Jing Hongchen said as he took a sip of tea.
"Indeed, it is like that. According to the ancient ruins' classification of alchemists, I can only be considered a relatively low-grade alchemist. I am still just a beginner and not all that impressive."
A Grade 2 Alchemist could only be considered a low-grade alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent, capable only of providing pills to families in small cities of remote, minor nations to obtain a certain degree of resource protection.
Truly formidable alchemists were basically Grade 7, Grade 8, or even Grade 9.
Emperor-grade alchemists basically no longer existed before Xiao Yan became a Dou Emperor, because Source Qi had vanished from the Dou Qi Continent at that time, leaving no emperor-grade alchemists behind.
Therefore, the most powerful ones were only Grade 9 Alchemists, though Grade 9 Alchemists were further divided into alchemists who refined Grade 9 Treasure Pills, Grade 9 Profound Pills, and Grade 9 Golden Pills.
Before Xiao Yan became an emperor, the most powerful ones were only Grade 9 Profound Pill alchemists, while Grade 9 Golden Pill alchemists were basically just legends, even among the Eight Ancient Emperor Clans.
Even the Yao Clan among the eight great clans only possessed Grade 9 Profound Pill alchemists.
A Grade 9 Golden Pill alchemist was an existence even harder to attain than a 9-Star Dou Saint, and wanting to become a Grade 9 Golden Pill alchemist required an extremely high threshold, such as already being a 9-Star Dou Saint or the like.
Thus, the Yao Clan only had Grade 9 Profound Pill alchemists, and even the Soul Clan only had Grade 9 Profound Pill alchemists.
In the Douluo Universe, the Creation God was presumably only at the Dou Zun level. After all, the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life had combined their forces to form the Creation Divine Power just to barely protect the God Realm from being destroyed by Space-Time Turbulence.
Hence, the creation-tier was estimated to be merely at the Dou Zun level.
Therefore, the peak of pills that could be refined in the Douluo Universe was probably only the Grade 8 Pill.
A Grade 9 Pill would likely drain the Douluo Universe dry.
"The matter is like this: I hope to cultivate more talented individuals for refining pills. After all, whether in the Sun Moon Empire or the Douluo Three Kingdoms, there are actually many people whose talent does not lie in becoming a spirit master or soul engineer. A lot of people are skilled at refining medicine, and in our Sun Moon Empire, many people are good at refining medicinal items.
These people are not good at fighting as spirit masters, nor are they skilled in soul tool technology, but they are very adept at alchemy. The problem, however, is that our pill refinement technology is not all that great. Currently, the pill technology of the Douluo Three Kingdoms is the strongest, and before I met you, the most powerful pill was the Mystic Water Pill.
The faction capable of producing this kind of pill is in the Dou Ling Empire.
However, ever since I met you, I realized that I was merely a frog at the bottom of a well.
I hope you can cultivate the empire's alchemical forces. In this way, roping in more talented people to join our Sun Moon Empire—as compensation, we will not treat you poorly either. You can have whatever you need."
After hearing all this, Zhong Kui roughly understood. Indeed, refining pills and roping in more people could help the Sun Moon Empire, but at the same time, this was also an opportunity. Zhong Kui had always been afraid that his parents might encounter danger and become his weakness.
After all, Zhong Kui believed that he was exceptionally strong and had no need to fear anyone making an enemy of him head-on; besides, he had a system, so he was not particularly worried.
The problem, however, was that if someone used his parents as a threat, the trouble would be enormous.
Consequently, Zhong Kui had always hoped to find a faction that could both shelter his parents and be trusted, and the Sun Moon Empire was precisely such a faction.
If he made a request at this moment—asking Jing Hongchen or Kong Deming to protect his parents' safety—they should probably agree, right? They ought to.
Moreover, the character of these two people could be trusted; they were much better than the protagonist group, much better than Shrek, and much better than the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
"Well, Hall Master, I can agree to teach more people how to refine pills, but the catch is that I hope you can protect my parents."
"Hm? Can you elaborate? You can completely trust me; our Sun Moon Empire will never treat those who render meritorious service unfairly."
"The matter is like this."
Zhong Kui recounted some of his experiences, though he left out things that shouldn't be spoken of, simply explaining how he became an alchemist and his wish to prevent his parents from being threatened and becoming his weakness.
"I see. I can indeed understand the public security situation of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and I also understand your thoughts. You want your parents to be safe and not become a weakness that threatens you; I can understand this point as well. I promise you, as long as you bring your parents to the Sun Moon Empire and are willing to teach more talented individuals to learn alchemy,
I can guarantee with the Virtue Hall Master's authority that your parents' safety will be secured. At the same time, their living conditions will absolutely be arranged according to the highest standards.
If I, Jing Hongchen, break my oath, then may lightning strike my family, may every member die a wretched death, and may my Hongchen Family have no descendants from this day forth."
"Hall Master, you are a ruthless person, but I also trust you. I will teach more people how to refine pills to repay the kindness you have shown me."
At this moment, Zhong Kui trusted the Sun Moon Empire even more; these people were truly willing to show sincerity to make you believe in them.
My stomach is so hungry. Oh well, I'll grill some fish. But come to think of it, how am I supposed to make money? At Shrek Academy, there certainly are many shops where you can set up your own shop to sell things and make money, but the problem is what should I do?
As an illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke from the Duke Mansion, Huo Yuhao looked at the pitiful amount of coins on his person at this moment. He basically had very little—he wasn't even valued at all, so how could he possibly have much money on him? Having a single Gold Soul Coin would already be considered a miracle.
"Little Yuhao, it looks like you're worrying about money. Don't worry, I have a way."
Tang Ya walked over at this time. Seeing Huo Yuhao's worried expression, she understood what he was fretting about and directly told him what he should do.
"Aren't you exceptionally good at grilling fish? Since your fish-grilling technique is so impressive, I naturally know what you should do. In Shrek City, there are certain areas where you can make snacks and things like that. You can sell grilled fish there for about three copper coins per fish. With how delicious your grilled fish is, a lot of people will definitely be willing to come buy it. As long as you can earn a bit more money every day, your tuition will definitely not be a problem."
Tang Ya:(●°u°●)"
"Junior Brother, it really is like this. The skill you can pull out right now is your fish-grilling technique. Selling grilled fish is very convenient, and no one will come find trouble for you.
And because it's delicious, a lot of people will definitely come to buy it."
Beibei also walked over at this moment.
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