I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 87 - 86: Preliminary Round (Part 4)

Ever since meeting Li Xing, Ye Qingting found that his tolerance for medicine has reached a new height.

From childhood to adulthood, he had only seen medicine in liquid form, but the potions Li Xing concocted rarely were liquid. They tended to be in pill or powder form, and now there’s a doughnut shape! Isn’t that surprising?

"What is this...?"

"It’s a medicine that can make low-level water beasts actively avoid us." Li Xing scratched his head, his face showing a brief flash of embarrassment. "Uh, it’s a new invention. I haven’t had time to name it yet."

Ye Qingting’s scalp tingled: "Didn’t you just have a sudden inspiration after boarding the ship to make it?"

Li Xing nodded: "Yes, I didn’t know we’d encounter carp beasts, how could I prepare in advance."

Ye Qingting: "..."

That’s not the point, right? The fact that he invented a new potion in just a few hours should be the focus here!

Li Xing is only at level ten, but he seems more amazing than a Heaven Rank Healing Master.

Without noticing the shocked expression on Ye Qingting’s face, Li Xing calmly walked to the edge of the ship and rinsed his hands in the river. The medicine powder on his hands immediately caused several nearby carp beasts to flip belly up. Li Xing didn’t waste any time and casually picked the crystal stone from them.

"Fix this potion to the bottom of the ship, and it will make the quality of the water within a ten-meter radius of the ship become extremely bitter. Low-level water beasts cannot tolerate this taste and will actively stay away from our ship."

After hearing Li Xing’s explanation, Ye Qingting’s eyes suddenly lit up, and his gaze at the doughnut became incredibly fervent.

If the effect is really as described by Li Xing, then this doughnut is simply an artifact for solving the safety issues in waterway navigation!

"What have you guys been chatting about for so long, come lend a hand! I really, really am – out – of – power – !"

Cui Tianxiao cried out pitifully, and Ye Qingting didn’t have time to marvel, quickly diving into the water to fix the doughnut into the metal circular clasp at the bottom of the ship. Having a teammate from the metal group was convenient; whatever hardware is needed, a flick of a finger is all it takes. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Upon returning to the wooden ship, Ye Qingting accidentally drank a mouthful of water, and was instantly struck by the bitterness, making his tongue go rigid. Oh, that taste is unforgettable.

"Bleh—bleh bleh! Ah Xing, this medicine is—really, really bitter!"

Li Xing reached out to pull him onto the ship and asked Little Fatty to dry his clothes.

"Bitter means it’s effective, but don’t worry, aside from the bitterness, there’s no other effect. It doesn’t affect your health."

Ye Qingting: "..." Hey, hey, hey, we’re on a live broadcast, aren’t you being too harsh on your own potion?

Shortly after Ye Qingting boarded the ship, the leaping movements of the carp beasts became even more violent than before, their bodies twisting crazily in mid-air, with fins nearly getting tied into knots. But the number of carp beasts surrounding the ship visibly decreased.

Soon, the sounds of water splashes gradually subsided, and within a ten-meter radius centered around the wooden ship, no carp beasts leapt out of the water anymore. However, outside the range of the potion’s effect, it remained like a boiling pot with carp rain continuing to fall.

The spectators in the live broadcast room were dumbfounded.

//Am I seeing things? Why is the area around the wooden ship empty?//

//Black screen, black screen! Strongly protesting the admin for violating editing rules! We want to see the original footage!//

//This isn’t edited; it seems like Li Xing made some kind of medicine causing carp beasts to avoid.//

//Huh? Is the Healing Master’s alchemy technique so powerful? Problems that martial masters and talisman masters couldn’t handle, she solves with just a piece of medicine?//

//Speaking of which, has Li Xing obtained her Healing Master certificate?//

//To the upstairs neighbor, your internet cut out? My Mei Xing is already a level ten Healing Master.//

//Tsk tsk, double master combo, impressive!//

//I’m from the Rune Department, I’m reporting Li Xing publicly for being able to carve talismans by hand! If I’m not mistaken, she’s a triple master combo.//

//Dang! Brothers, this live stream is worth the hype, quickly gather more people!//

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After the bitter medicine tablet took effect, Qi Ming’s pressure dramatically reduced. "Sister Xing! The formation at the bottom of the ship has stabilized!" The rate of spiritual power consumption plummeted, indicating that the impacts on the defensive formation had vanished.

"Whoa, miraculous—!" Cui Tianxiao collapsed on the deck, gazing at the boiling surface of the water ten meters away and the continuous carp rain, his mouth agape wide enough to fit a Fire Crown Chicken egg.

In front of the auditorium screen, since Li Xing took out the doughnut, Director Jin had enlarged the small screen on his optical brain, looking on with brighter eyes with each glance.

When the carp beasts actually started avoiding the wooden ship, all the teachers watching this team realized that Li Xing had done something remarkable.

Director Jin’s eyes were blazing, repeatedly replaying the moment Li Xing took out the doughnut, magnifying and freezing the frame for closer inspection, longing to snatch the doughnut from the screen for research.

Wen Dao stroked his beard and asked, "Director Jin, is the formula for Li Xing’s potion provided by the department?"

Director Jin shook his head: "The formula isn’t ours; I’ve never seen such medicine before. This matter must be asked of Li Xing."

Wen Dao: "Does the Healing Department’s library have any reference literature on such types of medicine?"

Director Jin confidently denied: "Principal, let me tell you, before meeting Li Xing, I had never seen medicine without healing properties!"

Wen Dao felt the same. Yes, indeed, from ancient times till now, Healing Masters are scarce, and the medicines they make are insufficient for treating injuries, detoxifying, and purifying Chaotic Power. Who would waste Primordial Spirit and energy to frivolously create medicine with no healing effects?

But Li Xing, this quirky little girl, hasn’t received formal Healing Master training, so her thought process isn’t bound by rules.

Her thinking is more divergent and creative, not fixated on healing effects, allowing her to concoct such a "useless" medicine aside from its bitterness, which perfectly solves the nuisance of low-level water beasts’ instinctual disturbances, ensuring the safety of ship navigation—a problem that even the Elder Council finds challenging!

Luo Jun chuckled: "Who would’ve thought, this brat doesn’t even have spiritual power, but she does have a knack for medicine making."

"Li Xing is indeed a very talented Healing Master; otherwise, she wouldn’t have successfully advanced to Earth Rank Healing Master after more than ten years of struggle."

Remembering Li Xing’s dangerous Ancient Medicine Making Skill, Jin Hua felt both a headache and sympathy. Headache over her excess laboratory maintenance fees, sympathy for Li Xing not receiving professional guidance earlier, making her choose such a bizarre path in alchemy.

Luo Jun smugly shared his experience with Jin Hua:

"Sister Jin, from my year of torment... uh, training, experience, this brat is like a rubber ball; the harder you hit, the higher she flies. You should give her more toughness, you might cultivate a Heaven Rank Healing Master for Harssas!"

Recalling the battle-like laboratory as well as the drawer full of complaint letters, Jin Hua shivered, rejecting Luo Jun:

"I think I’ll pass, your approach doesn’t work here. Moreover, Li Xing’s alchemical method is unique, it’s hard to force... scary..."