Xu Qingtong followed Du Siwen, walking at a leisurely pace all the way, as though they were deliberately waiting for someone. Yet by the time they reached the Duty Hall, no one had appeared.
Xu Qingtong took out his Storage Bag and handed it to Elder Duan behind the counter. Elder Duan accepted it and swept it with his Divine Sense: fifty Essence-Nourishing Pills, not a single one missing.
"Give me your Identity Jade Token," Elder Duan said.
Xu Qingtong hurriedly handed over his Identity Jade Token. Elder Duan took out a pen-like Magical Artifact and touched it to the Jade Token. A short while later, he put the pen away and returned the Jade Token to Xu Qingtong.
Xu Qingtong accepted the Jade Token and scanned it with his Divine Sense: "Name, Xu Qingtong, location, Swallowtail Peak, contribution, five points..."
"Elder Duan, I'd like to take on more alchemy assignments. Would that be possible?" Xu Qingtong felt that fifty pills at a time was too much trouble, so he wanted to accept more assignments.
Elder Duan gave him a sidelong glance and said slowly, "Your alchemy skills are average. You may take an assignment for three hundred pills at most."
Hearing this, Xu Qingtong hurriedly fished five Mid-Grade Essence-Nourishing Pills out of his Storage Bag and offered them to Elder Duan. "Elder Duan, I refined these five Mid-Grade Essence-Nourishing Pills as well. Please accept them as a gift from this disciple, and kindly cast your discerning eye over them."
Elder Duan accepted the Elixirs and examined them carefully in his hand. After looking for a while, he said, "If you truly refined these, your skills are passable. Very well, take an assignment for five hundred pills."
Xu Qingtong collected the medicinal ingredients and pulled his senior sister out of