As for some gathering, Ye Chen naturally had no interest.
It was nothing more than those forces trying to rope in the contestants, and to Ye Chen, it held no meaning whatsoever.
As for Song Lian inviting him to stay at the Song Family manor, Ye Chen did not refuse. In any case, he planned to refine that Meteorite Stone first over these three days. If he had time, he could also exchange some alchemy techniques with Song Qing.
As for the latter, Song Qing once again found himself looking at Ye Chen in a new light.
"I didn't expect you to know so much about Medicinal Materials!" Song Qing could not help saying.
As the two of them grew more familiar with each other, Song Qing discovered that Ye Chen's foundational knowledge of alchemy was extremely solid, even far surpassing his own.
At this, however, Ye Chen felt somewhat rueful.
"Like me, this was forced on me. After all, I was made to memorize the family's Medicinal Scripture from childhood. I didn't even have the chance to talk to people my own age..."
"Uh, then you really did have it pretty rough!" Song Qing suddenly felt a little sympathy for him.
Although he had also been strictly disciplined from childhood, it had not reached the point where he did not even have the chance to play with his peers.
Moreover, unlike Ye Chen, who had started memorizing the Medicinal Scripture at two or three years old, Song Qing had only begun coming into contact with alchemy after he showed talent for Dou Qi at the age of five, and then tested as having the talent of an alchemist at around ten.
This was also the experience of most people.
For someone like Ye Chen, who had come into contact