I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 206 - 204: Xi Yuan Tournament (Part 30)
Jiang Yuesheng, like a wandering soul, walked up to Li Xing and after a fierce internal struggle, finally spoke with difficulty.
"Li Xing, can you explain to me how you manage to avoid the effects of high temperature without using thermal talismans?"
Li Xing was considering ways to escape, hardly had time to explain, pulled out the huge display board, and placed it in front of Jiang Yuesheng for him to see himself.
"Clear Wind Powder?" An Qing glanced at the display board, then at Ye Qingting in the midst of battle, uncertain.
If the medicine is as effective as advertised, he really wanted to try it.
An Qing, being a Golden Elemental Spirit, was not significantly hindered by the desert environment, but the dizziness and discomfort caused by the high temperature were unavoidable. Spending some money for comfort wasn’t unreasonable.
But Li Xing was the Healing Master of a rival team; who could guarantee her medicine was safe? Now everyone suffered together, maintaining peace, but what about once they were free of trouble?
After the last competition, An Qing ranked the rebellious team as the number one enemy; he studied the Harssas preliminary round’s recording from start to finish.
After watching, An Qing felt emotional for a long time, as he realized that Li Xing’s detestable medicines, if used on him, would undoubtedly make him leave Qianyuan overnight.
If Li Xing tampered with the Clear Wind Powder, adding side effects similar to those of an Unstoppable Pill, how would he deal with it post-crisis? If he ended up as a laughingstock in front of millions of viewers, An Qing might as well meet his end.
Should he trust Li Xing’s professional ethics and buy the medicine to alleviate discomfort from the heat, or should he guard against this dark-minded psycho and continue enduring the harsh environment?
This truly was a dilemma!
Jiang Yuesheng and An Qing’s expressions were changing, indecisive, while Li Xing observed, chuckling inwardly.
At this moment, Chu Yunyi raised his eyes and said to Li Xing, "Ah Xing, give me a Clear Wind Powder."
"All right! It’s now eleven twenty-five, so I’ll charge you one million one hundred and twenty-five thousand star coins, thank you for your patronage!"
After the star coins were credited, Li Xing grinned and handed out a bottle of Clear Wind Powder, along with a tall metal can, to Chu Yunyi.
"Brother Chu, this medicine is a powder, not as easy to swallow as a pill; here’s a complimentary can of water, don’t waste it!"
"Thank you."
Jiang Yuesheng, An Qing, and Lin Caier’s eyes almost glued to the water can, wondering where Li Xing got it since the desert was so dry and the oasis might not have liquid water.
Chu Yunyi tilted his head back to take the Clear Wind Powder, then drank the water in front of his teammates. Lin Caier pursed her lips, disappointed that Brother Yun didn’t even offer her a sip.
The Clear Wind Powder indeed felt like a cool breeze through bamboo, dispelling the summer heat, and Chu Yunyi’s elemental spirit gradually recovered.
"It truly is a good medicine."
Seeing Chu Yunyi’s approval, the others were no longer hesitating.
"Li Xing, I want one too!" "Me too." "Me as well."
Li Xing glanced at the three, smiling meaningfully: "Sure, it’ll be one million one hundred and twenty-five thousand star coins."
Jiang Yuesheng was dumbfounded: "You must have miscalculated; how can three portions cost over a million?"
"Don’t misunderstand, that’s the price for one portion."
"What—?" An Qing protested, "Are you serious? Raising the price tenfold on the spot?"
Li Xing didn’t spoil him a bit: "Are you blind? Didn’t you see the sign saying it’s only sold to fated buyers? Don’t think I didn’t notice; before Brother Chu placed his order, none of you believed in my medicine. Since that’s the case, we don’t have any fate, if you insist on buying, I can only sell at retail price. What, think it’s expensive? Don’t buy then!"
Jiang Yuesheng looked at Chu Yunyi, who nodded to him, and Jiang Yuesheng gritted his teeth: "Fine, I’ll buy!"
With a clinking sound, Li Xing tossed Jiang Yuesheng a small ceramic bottle.
"What about the water?"
"What water?"
"The water for the medicine!"
Li Xing was shocked: "You’re a grown man and need water to swallow just a gram of powder? So cowardly!"
Chu Yunyi: "..." Felt hurt.
Jiang Yuesheng gritted his teeth: "I paid so much more than Yun Yi for the same medicine, and not even a bottle of water included?"
Li Xing tilted her head proudly: "You think my Clear Wind Powder can’t sell by itself and needs to be bundled with water? This is the desert, you know, water is far more precious than the medicine, if you want it, it costs extra!"
"You—!" Jiang Yuesheng was so angry his stomach hurt, it was the first time he witnessed someone so boldly profiteering from a crisis.
Li Xing looked at An Qing, who was stared down by her black glass-like eyes, suddenly feeling chills up his spine, possibly did not need Clear Wind Powder that much after all.
"I, I’ll pass, I can still manage."
Over a million is no small amount; buying such a tiny bit of powder made An Qing feel a bit pained.
"Sister Lin, aren’t you getting one?"
Lin Caier was conflicted; she deeply resented Li Xing, loathed anything related to her, but she hated the discomfort caused by high temperatures even more.
After much deliberation, Lin Caier finally made up her mind.
"I want some! Give me two bottles!"
Li Xing raised an eyebrow: "You’re the one, Sister Lin, rich and discerning."
Lin Caier, feeling the sting, transferred money to Li Xing and received two small ceramic bottles, walked dejectedly over to An Qing, her small face scrunched up in grievance:
"Brother An, please don’t be angry with Cai Er, okay? It’s not that I refuse to cure your injuries, but my elemental spirit was shackled, unable to perform the Healing Technique! I was afraid you’d blame me for being useless, so I never dared to speak..."
An Qing’s expression visibly softened; Cai Er was always proud, it wasn’t impossible.
"Brother An, this bottle of Clear Wind Powder is Cai Er’s apology, you must accept it, or I’ll truly be too ashamed to face you again..."
With a beauty’s tearful plea and offering a gift worth over a million, any anger An Qing felt was quickly dissipated.
Seeing An Qing engrossed with Lin Caier, chatting warmly with her, Li Xing couldn’t help but be amazed at how Lin Caier managed to captivate a boot-licker like An Qing.
"Everyone, once you’re rested enough, could you return our Captain Ye? I’ve thought of a way to handle the Red Fierce Ants, and without the captain, I can’t make decisions."
Chu Yunyi signaled to An Qing, who understood and went over to switch out Ye Qingting. Lin Caier followed, continuing to help with An Qing’s injuries.
Li Xing, Ye Qingting, Chu Yunyi, and Jiang Yuesheng, represented two teams, engaging in discussion.
Ye Qingting: "Ah Xing, what’s your plan?"
"I plan to concoct a medicine to stick the General Fierce Ants’ antennae together, that way, the General Fierce Ants won’t be able to transmit commands and direct their subordinate Big Red Fierce Ants and Flying Fierce Ants through antenna vibration."
The idea was spot on; as long as the commanding Red Fierce Ants were controlled, the ant army wouldn’t be threatening anymore.
Chu Yunyi: "From my observation, the distance between the two General Fierce Ants won’t exceed a thousand meters. This means their antennae can transmit information at a maximum distance of a thousand meters."
Li Xing: "Exactly! We’ll use one General Fierce Ant as the center, draw a circle with a thousand-meter radius, and stick all the antennae of General Fierce Ants within that range simultaneously."
"The General Fierce Ants within the circle can’t transmit information, and those outside the circle won’t detect our intentions, let alone take any countermeasures."
"We’ll use the circle as a boundary, dismantling the Red Fierce Ant army’s supercomputer brain bit by bit; once the brain is totally down, even the remaining Big Red Fierce Ants and Flying Fierce Ants are numerous, they’ll be leaderless and no longer a threat."
