Chapter 361: Chapter 75: Besides being rich and handsome, what else do you have_2

"No need for formalities."

Wang Shouye waved his hand, reminding, "Keep a close eye on the heat for this batch of Minor Primordial Cultivation Pills. My master said, if the pill formation rate reaches seventy percent again, I could be allowed to attempt a Tier Two elixir."

The Minor Primordial Cultivation Pill is the most widely used Tier One Pill, indispensable for any family.

As long as it can be refined, there’s no worry about the market. Over the years, Wang Shouye has refined the Minor Primordial Cultivation Pill the most. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Most of the raw materials are supplied by the Ping’an Wang Family, yet Wang Shouye has lost over twenty thousand Qian Gold on this.

That’s right, it’s a loss.

The training of an alchemist has always been extremely costly. An alchemist can only rapidly grow through accumulating experience from countless failures.

Due to the large number of people refining the Minor Primordial Cultivation Pill, its price has never exceeded ten Qian Gold per piece.

However, the cost to refine a single batch of these pills is as high as sixty Qian Gold. Only if a batch yields six pills will there be no loss. Reaching this level is barely considered to be a qualified Tier One alchemist.

Currently, Wang Shouye’s average yield per batch is 6.3 pills, mostly between six to seven pills, with occasional slips producing less than six.

If he could consistently maintain a yield of seven pills per batch, he could achieve long-term profitability. The twenty thousand Qian Gold previously lost by the Wang Family could be gradually earned back.

"Really?!"

Upon hearing he could attempt Tier Two elixir refinement, the on-duty furnace attendants were instantly wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Of course it’s true." Wang Shouye gave them a glare, "Do you think I would deceive you?"

"That’s awesome!!"

The furnace attendants instantly became excited.

They knew the Seventh Young Master had long been learning all kinds of theoretical knowledge about Tier Two elixirs. Once he becomes a genuine Tier Two alchemist, his status and position would naturally change.

Their own status and position as furnace attendants would also rise accordingly.

For a moment, they all became highly motivated, controlling the heat with exceptional focus and care.

Wang Shouye naturally performed the alchemy process skillfully.

Over two hours later, the pill furnace was opened amidst a cloud of steam.

"One, two, three, four..." The furnace attendants immediately crowded around to count, announcing the numbers loudly as they went.

Wang Shouye’s heart instantly rose in anticipation.

"Six... seven!" The furnace attendants exclaimed excitedly, "Seventh Young Master, there are seven Minor Primordial Cultivation Pills!"

"Phew~ That’s great~"

Wang Shouye breathed a sigh of relief, joining in their excitement.

This was already the third successive batch yielding seven Minor Primordial Cultivation Pills, which meant he earned ten Qian Gold from this batch. It also indicated a significant improvement in his recent standards!

Wang Shouye couldn’t help but beam with joy.

In reality, the pressure on him had been immense over the years.

The cost of fifty-year-old Purple-leafed Heshou and auxiliary materials was not low, yet the supply from his fourth brother never ceased. Initially, every batch he refined resulted in total loss, then gradually achieved a pill formation rate of one to two, until now, after more than nine years of effort, the yield reached six to seven pills.

The hardships and pressure within were indeed difficult to express to outsiders.

The news of Wang Shouye successfully refining seven Minor Primordial Cultivation Pills yet again quickly spread throughout the Pill Workshop.

This signified he had become a mature Tier One alchemist capable of stable profitability, rather than an alchemist in the narrow sense who could only refine Tier One pills.

An alchemist at this level could establish themselves firmly in any Pill Workshop and possess certain social status.

Meanwhile.

In the street-facing shop of Xu’s Pill Workshop, two stationed Tier One alchemists were left staring at each other upon receiving the news.

They were both middle-aged men in their fifties, and back then it took them over thirty years to become profitable Tier One alchemists.

Yet Wang Shouye had only taken nine years.

Truly comparing oneself to others is exasperating, comparing goods to goods is the same~

Alchemist A sighed quietly, "This Wang Shouye... apart from having a good family background, being wealthy, and good-looking, in what other way does he surpass us?"

"Back when we were tested and found to have alchemy talent," Alchemist B was also quite dissatisfied, "but after apprenticing to learn the craft, starting as furnace attendants, wasn’t each step arduous? Occasionally having a chance to refine a batch of pills was already a blessing. As for Wang Shouye, it’s only because he relies on his wealthy family that he can disregard costs and refine batch after batch. It’s all built by sheer volume."

"If I had such a family background, I’d surely be faster than him."

While the two middle-aged alchemists were engaging in all sorts of envious complaints.

In the alchemy workshop.

Suddenly, two groups of young maidens appeared.

One group was led by a young maiden of eighteen or nineteen, dressed in a water-blue ice silk skirt, beautiful with an elegant demeanor.

The leader of the other group was a vivacious and beautiful maiden dressed in a fiery red Fire Spirit Silk Martial Attire, giving off a fierce, pepper-like vibe.

Each led four or five similarly aged female companions, highly fawned upon, clearly coming from illustrious backgrounds.

The red-dressed maiden cast a mocking look at the one in the water-blue skirt, her eyes gleaming with scorn, "Huangfu Qianqian, do you really have the face to come support our Shouye? Aren’t you aware of how your Huangfu Family has clashed with our Wang Family?"