Could you open it? (1)

3rd August 2020, Monday.

Six High School.

"Hey, Miss Arum. I am looking for you..."

That shout draws everyone's attention at once.

It was a familiar voice and familiar scene in the afterschool.

"Oh? What brings your conscience to looking for me on your own?" ask her casually.

But on others ears, it was akin to annoyance of a girlfriend that already couldn't wait for her boyfriend presence any longer.

Stab!

Every boy who heard it took a lot of damage with a critical hit.

A bedlam broke out at this moment.

Feeling the noise around him, he says, "Here is a bit crowded. Let's go to the usual place!"

"Um." nods her.

Stab!

What did he say again? Usual place?

Stab! Ugh!

Their heart is bleeding so much that a river could be formed from it.

While those two have their casual conversation in short. Their surrounding could only see an intimate talk between them from their angle.

Like they say, when beautiful things gather with beautiful things, they will shine each others.

Now, not only the boys that envied Lin Hang. Even some of the girls in the Six High starts to feel jealous with Princess Ratu Arum. Such a handsome and cool boy would always attract a stray butterfly. And not a few of students and teachers felt, both of them well suited to each others.

On the way.

"So, what did you wanna tell me?" She directly asks him, while smiling happily.

It was really rare for him to come looking for her by himself, even without an appointment ahead of time like before.

On the other side. Lin Hang also smiles himself like a fool. Maybe because he smiles all day, a few girls attract to him today.

Well, he was really too happy. So long he had enough medicinal herbs, he could increase his strength endlessly. Of course that was only his imagination. Every pill had their own limitation, like you could only take one each day or each month or even each year. Maybe you could eat a dozen pill at once, but that is all you could eat for a lifetime.

Who knows how limitation of the pill recipe in his hands? He was laughing too early!

But, whatever. He could obtain a lot of gold bar at the least. It is mean, he could also gather a few merits using that gold.

"Hahaha!" for unknown reason for Ratu Arum, he started to laugh at her questions.

"Stop it already! What makes you so happy like that?" her smile got snapped at this annoying guy's happiness.

"Sorry, sorry... I am just thinking about irrelevant things just now. Pft, hahaha~"

Lin Hang suddenly broke his laugh again.

"Ugh! Snap it off!" said her in annoyance.

She throws a pillow from the sofa at his laughing face. "Aya!"

On the other side.

Nana looking at her Young Lady who could smile and joking happily with others without worries is something so rare to be seen.

There are tears in the corner of her eyes. Then she hastily erases it and put a stern countenance again without leaking a trace of emotion.

But, there is one opposite her that catch her weird action.

"Is she crying just now?" thought him a while, he shook his head and throw another pillow to Miss Arum.

In the end, they stopped after playing pillow war for ten minutes. How childish they are?!

Lin Hang exhaled deeply before wiped his perspiration. "Let.. Let's stop it here..."

You ask why is he sweating? Isn't he is a cultivator?

Of course, he is sweating right now. He didn't use his spiritual energy nor exert his vital energy out, he is still a mortal who could sweats after a round of pillow war. Well, if either one of them used a spiritual energy, the result would be devastating, even though they are just using pillows as a weapon.

Ratu Arum still bares her fangs while grabbing pillows on both of her hands. There is a smile on her face that she hurriedly hide when she heard his declaration of defeat.

"Hmph! You know your place. I will spare you this time..." she picks her handkerchief and give it to him. "Use it. Don't wipe your face with uniform! It's just unmannered of you!"

Nana served a pot of Darjeeling tea over them.

After taking a sip. "Didn't you have any good news to tell me?"

"Oh, you're right." Lin Hang showed a serious expression while saying, "Actually, I was able to refine a set of Foundation Pill yesterday. Look..." he put out a bottle with Foundation Pill inside.

"You... you..." Ratu Arum gaped at the sight of glistening bluish-red pill in front of her.

She knows that he would not lie about something like this. Besides, from her investigation, he never lies throughout his days in Six High, it might because he seldom starts a conversation himself. But, at the least, he never lies and there is no merit for him if he lie now as she could find out sooner.

With a smug face, he said, "Yes, yes. It is me."

She regains her composure when looking at his smug face. There is a small frown above her left eye, but released while exhaled afterward.

"Then? Are you selling this pill at that price like before?" As expected of Ratu Arum, she is able to revert back the conversation to the main topic.

Lin Hang has already given it much thought before coming up with an idea, "Well, the price would be same as our first transaction. But, every two piece of pills, I would give you one for free. And every two set of herbs you provide, I would give you another one for free. How about we divide it like this?"

Arum made a fast calculation.

I still had a gold deposit in small island near Solomon left on my parents' hidden inheritance. So, I could give him a gold bar anytime when the next transfer is done. Or, If I sold them on US currency and bought another batch of gold bar with that, I still could get a lot of profit with those free pills he gave me.

She nods, "Alright, I don't mind with it. Also, it could be said you are giving me more than enough. Right, Nana?" and tossed a question with meaningful glance.

Understanding her Young Lady means, Nana directly explains everything to him.

"Um," nodding her head before said, "Young Mistress means, every known alchemist would ask for a sky high price to get their service. As the success rate is too low, they would not promise the said pill could be done. Like this high grade pill that Young Master Lin made, without giving them at least three sets of herb, they would decline the order."

Lin Hang was taken aback at how hard to get a pill refined by an alchemist.

He wanted to sound his amazement at it but...

Nana continued, "Not to mention, those esteemed alchemist is hard to look for. There is only one Low Grade Mortal Alchemist that resides in this City. He would never guarantee the refinement would success even if you give him three sets nor giving back the initial money."

"Eeeeh~"

What an outrageous trade, he has done here!

Ratu Arum added another detail, "By the way, you need to give him half of price order in advance. Furthermore, the price of Mid Grade Pill would be around 100-500 Million. As for Low Grade Pill would be 10-50 Million IDR, and apparently an apprentice alchemist could refine them if they were lucky."

He gave another amazed expression while shrieks, "Wow! Alchemist occupation is really wealth making profession."

"Ahaha~" She cutely laughs opposite him. What he said made Ratu Arum laugh at how naive he is...

"Lin Hang, apparently you're really just learns about the ins and outs of an alchemist. Well, I would not bullied you for not knowing anything about it. The price of the High Grade Pill like your Foundation Pill is around 500 Million to 10 Billion. Depending on the use, effectiveness, and market demand."

Arum honestly tells him, "Foundation Pill, have a high effect on cultivator at the Peak Qi Gathering Realm to break through next realm. As Foundation Building Realm, this pill could help to break through the next small level till Peak Foundation stage. The market is apparently a bit too small, as Foundation Pill would only raise a few years worth of cultivation."

"Even so... A high level Martial Practitioner would also bid them for a high price, as this pill helps them shorten their training time. That is why, your price for 1 KG of Gold is already a fair price. As at most they would only sold for around 1 Billion IDR."

Hoho. The [Golden Trade] from the Idle Book giving me a fair price. And, I am sure, It would be lower than directly asking an Alchemist refine it.

Also, from the look of it. In the Earth's Cultivation World, Alchemy Pill or Elixir divide in rather complicated grading. If he didn't predict it wrongly from the [Merit Store], On Idle Book, it roughly divided from Level 1 to 9. In here, they divide it on Low Grade Mortal Level Pill or just Low Grade Pill, Mid Grade Pill, High Grade Pill, Top Grade Pill. And it seems there is another higher level than Mortal Pill.

"Then, is they, em, Mortal Alchemist is called as Junior Alchemist too?" He casually asked them.

Ratu Arum and Nana look at each other.

Nana smilingly answered, "They called like that a few hundred years ago or so..."

"We heard." Continued Arum.

"We heard?"

Ratu Arum meaningfully says, "Because..." (Because...)

"They said 'we are too lofty to be called as 'Junior'" said both of them.

"Ouh... They are really too—"

She cut through his sentence, "Arrogant. Hahaha..."

"Young Mistress, don't laugh at them like that. Even though they were just a bunch of talentless alchemist in these days, still their Ancestor is Great Alchemist. So, they live under the shadow of their past brilliant." Nana added from the side.

Lin Hang furrowed his brows and said, "Wait! Let me sum this up."

"There was a group of Alchemist in the past that have a great achievement to the point, they could influence other factions. But, now days, those groups of Alchemist have already declined but still roaring about their past achievement. Till here, is it right?"

"Um," they nods.

"Then, this rumored 'The Only One' Alchemist in our Three Regions is also a member of the said Alchemist group? And for this reason too, you guys have a hard time when dealing with him. You want to lash out your authority, but he has a big faction of alchemist backing him."

"Ahaha... Well, when do you want to bring me to the Grotto Heaven?" With reddened face, Ratu Arum changes the topic directly.

"Ah!" looking outside, while he scratches his head foolishly. "I still haven checked the gate inside. So, I haven't got myself the key nor how to open the black door. Ehehe..."

He shamelessly laughs it off in front of her.

Thud!

His head hammered so hard by a pillow, before him, a small frown jutted out on her cute little face. She was so angry at this fool.

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