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The agile woman in red armor and black cape who escorted Wang Shouye away was, of course, none other than Wang Shouye’s fourth sister, Wang Luotong.

These days, Wang Luotong is already twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but she looks no more than twenty-four or twenty-five.

Her demeanor has grown increasingly composed and charming, like a peach with deadly allure. However, the slight hint of murderous aura that she inadvertently reveals gives off the vibe of a dangerous fierce beast.

The current her is completely different from the girl who once stood in front of Wang Shouzhe, seeming a bit delicate and somewhat aggrieved.

"Fourth Sister."

As soon as he returned to his room, Wang Shouye respectfully saluted Wang Luotong, and then took out his treasured Spirit Tea to start brewing tea for his sister.

Although he is a direct vein of the Wang Family, his treatment in the Pill Workshop is no different from that of an alchemist of the same level. The room is also standardized.

However, his room is meticulously decorated, with just a few simple furnishings and paintings, creating a warm atmosphere, indicating a lot of thought was put into it.

This also reflects Wang Shouye’s character from another angle, patient, meticulous, hardworking, with clever ideas in subtle places.

This is also why Wang Shouzhe specifically chose him to study alchemy among many Wang Family disciples.

After brewing the tea smoothly, Wang Shouye offered the cup to his sister Wang Luotong with both hands: "Fourth Sister, it’s time to prepare for the autumn and winter hunt, right? How come you have time to see me today?"

The autumn and winter hunt has always been a traditional hunting festival for the Black Tortoise Clan.

Firstly, it can supplement the clan with spiritual food; secondly, it can train the new generation of young people, reminding them not to forget the hardships and achievements of their ancestors who pioneered arduously.

Nowadays, many Black Tortoise Clans, especially those in prosperous areas, have treated the autumn and winter hunt as purely a festival and rarely venture into the Outer Domain to explore and hunt fierce beasts, but the Wang Family has always adhered to this tradition.

Wang Luotong has always been a devoted supporter of the autumn and winter hunt. She actively participates every year, prepares diligently, and her performance has always been quite good.

That’s why Wang Shouye is puzzled about why she came to find him at this time.

"I have urgent matters to attend to, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to participate in this year’s autumn and winter hunt." Wang Luotong, while sipping Spirit Tea, couldn’t resist teasing her seventh brother, "Those two young ladies earlier were quite good-looking, how about bringing them along and having a few more children for our family?"

Wang Shouye blushed immediately, smiling bitterly as he pleaded, "Fourth Sister, please don’t tease me anymore. I just want to focus on alchemy and strive to earn back the money the family lost as soon as possible. They’re making trouble in the Pill Workshop every day, causing a lot of annoyance among my colleagues, and I’m really troubled."

"Don’t take it too hard," Wang Luotong laughed and comforted him, "Any family needs to make significant investments in the early stages to cultivate an excellent alchemist. Unlike those alchemists who enter the Pill Workshop on an indenture contract, your task is to quickly master Tier Two Pills, and in the future, even Tier Three Pills and Tier Four Pills. When you can one day refine a Tier Five ’Celestial Spirit Pill,’ our family will be truly remarkable."

"Tier Five Celestial Spirit Pill!" Wang Shouye’s face fell, he smiled bitterly, "Fourth Sister, now I feel even more pressured. My master, Ancestor Ning Chao, has spent a lifetime refining only Tier Three Pills, and that barely makes a profit. Tier Five Pills, that’s impossible. Losing money all the time makes me uncomfortable."

"Don’t rush, don’t rush," Wang Luotong savored her Spirit Tea, her eyes filled with laughter, "You’re only twenty years old and about to start refining Tier Two Pills. You’ll only lose more in the future. After losing seventy or eighty thousand Qian Gold, you’ll probably start refining Tier Three Pills, and after losing a few hundred thousand Qian Gold, you’ll be able to refine Tier Four Pills. The family will always be your unwavering support!"

"%￥*&#..."

Wang Shouye’s eyes rolled up as he looked to the sky, lamenting, my name is Wang Shouye, how come it now seems like I’m Wang Spendthrift! The more Fourth Sister comforts him, the greater his internal pressure grows.

"Fourth Sister, I can already make a profit from refining Tier One Minor Primordial Cultivation Pills," Wang Shouye said weakly, "I can earn ten Qian Gold from each batch. And as I become more skilled, I’ll surely earn twenty or thirty Qian Gold per batch in the future. I want to rely on refining Minor Primordial Cultivation Pills to supplement the family’s expenses."

"You earn ten Qian Gold per batch, but it takes you two days’ work," Wang Luotong shook her head, "Doing so, you’ll have to toil for one or two months just to have one attempt at refining Tier Two Pills, and it will take decades to become a qualified Tier Two Alchemist. Your fourth brother’s idea is to let you try refining Tier Three Pills as much as possible after ten years."

Each batch of Tier Two Pills costs two to three hundred Qian Gold. If it’s ruined, it’s a total loss. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Especially in the early stages, the probability of ruining a whole batch is not small.

With improved skills and proficiency, you can slowly produce one or two Tier Two Pills, which can somewhat slow down the loss.

However, once you become a mature Tier Two Alchemist, opening a batch of pills can at least earn tens of Qian Gold, and with good luck, you can even earn one or two hundred Qian Gold.

At that time, if Wang Shouye focuses on refining Tier Two Pills, he becomes a money-making machine, and within just seven to eight years, he can recover all the previous losses.