Once all the theoretical knowledge was learned, Du Yue gathered her courage and truly began to refine pills.
Don't add the Medicinal Ingredients yet! The furnace hasn't even heated up properly... Now you can.
Pay attention to the fire temperature and keep it stable.
Oh my, don't be in such a rush. This one hasn't been refined yet; don't be in a hurry to add the next one.
……
"I, did I actually succeed?"
After an unknown amount of time, Du Yue asked, murmuring while holding a bottle of freshly made pills that were still radiating heat.
Of course, what else would you be holding?
Du Yue was about to cry with excitement, her eyes widening faster and faster, "I've made progress! I actually know how to refine pills! I finally have pills that I refined myself!"
She had thought she would fail miserably, but she didn't expect that with Mo Jiuwei's early warning, she only failed one batch, and by the second batch, she had produced finished pills!
Du Yue counted on her fingers, "The various Medicinal Ingredients cost me a total of 230 Crystal Stones. I failed one batch and succeeded in one. There are 10 pills in a batch, so that's 23 per pill... Heavens, when I bought Spirit Returning Pills, they were 80 Crystal Stones each!"
That is to say, for these 10 pills, refining them herself saved her five or six hundred Crystal Stones compared to buying the finished product!
This money was enough to buy two more portions of Medicinal Ingredients!
"Wow, knowing how to refine pills is just too great; I can save so many Crystal Stones!" After finishing her calculation, Du Yue's eyes began to sparkle.
Yes, yes, not only can you save a lot, but you can also earn a lot! The more powerful the pill, the more you earn.
Du Yue had tasted the sweetness and was incredibly happy, developing an infinite interest in alchemy.
She went to the Market, purchased many types of materials from the Pill Recipes, and prepared to show off her skills.
Because she was still a beginner and learning had to be done slowly, these pills were all beginner-level, only differing in difficulty.
After Du Yue got started, Meng Ling snatched Mo Jiuwei away.
"Junior Sister Jiuwei, Senior Sister Meng likes you too. You can't favor one over the other. After spending time with Senior Sister Du, you have to spend time with me too!" Meng Ling hugged Mo Jiuwei, gave her a big kiss on the cheek with a smack, and said with a laugh.
Mo Jiuwei reached out her hand, Okay, I'll accompany you!
Meng Ling's smile deepened as she talked to herself, "Sigh, these past few days I've been learning Artifact Refining. I've finished reading all the Jade Slips and books; all that's left is the practical application. I'm so nervous."
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here!
Meng Ling chuckled and then took out a piece of paper—
"Speaking of which, I've had some things I didn't quite understand these past few days, but I didn't know who to ask... Sigh, forget it, I won't ask. Maybe I'll figure it out if I just ponder it myself."
As she said this, she looked at those difficult problems and read them out one by one.
For every one she read, Mo Jiuwei answered it for her.
Mo Jiuwei's language was concise and very direct, going straight to the point. In just a few words, she made Meng Ling feel as if she had suddenly seen the light.
Wonderful!
So that's how it is!
Now all her doubts were resolved, and the problems that had troubled her for days were gone.
Senior Sister Du Yue was right after all. It's best to read the books yourself first, write down what you don't understand, and then ask Junior Sister Jiuwei one by one. You're guaranteed to get answers, and it saves time and increases efficiency.
"Forget it, let's put these doubts aside for now. I'm going to try Artifact Refining."
After taking out the Artificer's Furnace, Meng Ling began her first experience with Artifact Refining.
Mo Jiuwei was a little sleepy, but she still kept her eyes open to watch her, not forgetting to guide her at the same time.
Wrong, wrong, this isn't Black Jade Iron, you recognized it wrong... Good thing you swapped it back.
This Material is very hard to refine; you need to increase the Pill Fire and be patient while observing its changes.
If only you could add some Lingling Water to it, the Material would be even harder!
Huh, you actually added it. You really thought of the same thing as me.
Mo Jiuwei was also very surprised inside.
First Du Yue, then Meng Ling; these two had one thing in common: they would seem to be about to run into trouble, making her break into a cold sweat, but for some reason, they were able to make corrections at the very first moment!
Perhaps... this is the reason they have Talent?
Self-taught?
However, although she had Mo Jiuwei's guidance, Meng Ling's first attempt at Artifact Refining still failed. The reason was that she was flustered midway looking for something and couldn't find it for a long time, so she missed the best opportunity.
But she wasn't dejected; clearly, this was expected, so she adjusted her mood and started over.
The time required for Artifact Refining is longer than for alchemy. Refining a batch of pills might take two quarter-hours to several Shichen, but Artifact Refining often takes half a day or even several days.
The first item Meng Ling refined was just a basic Dagger. It didn't have any fancy designs, so it was relatively time-saving.
The Dagger in the furnace had gradually taken shape, and it was at this moment that Mo Jiuwei's voice rang out—
You can release the lightning now!
Release the lightning!
Meng Ling had been prepared for a long time. Upon hearing the voice, she felt a jolt of energy, gathered lightning at her fingertips, and shot it toward the Dagger in the furnace with a swoosh.
"Snap!"
After that sound, a lightning pattern appeared on the Dagger, and at the same time, its texture seemed to have a subtle difference.
After this, a freshly made Magic Tool was held in Meng Ling's hands.
"It looks so good!"
Meng Ling blinked, her cheeks flushed—of course, it was from happiness.
Heavens, she really had made progress; she could actually refine a Magic Tool!
Although this was just the most ordinary Dagger, with nothing special about its style, color, or Material—only that streak of lightning could be considered Special—it would only cost one or two hundred Crystal Stones if bought.
But! This was made by her own hands, so the more she looked at it, the better it looked!
Great job! Keep refining like this, and you will get better and better.
Mo Jiuwei thought with great satisfaction.
She hadn't been watching Meng Ling refine the artifact the whole time because she was too sleepy midway and took a short nap.
After waking up, she discovered that Meng Ling was still refining that Magic Tool and hadn't failed. At that moment, she had a Premonition that Meng Ling would succeed.
And the result was very happy; it had indeed succeeded.
"That's great, this Dagger has a very Special meaning to me. I want to treasure it and then give it to Junior Sister Jiuwei!" Meng Ling said excitedly, "Junior Sister Jiuwei, do you like it?"
Mo Jiuwei:……
That, Senior Sister Meng, although I quite like you, but... I'll have to decline.
Meaning or whatever, it certainly had some, but it couldn't hide the fact that this Dagger was too poor. Mo Jiuwei really didn't want to accept it.
Otherwise, if she accepted it but kept it at the bottom of a box without using it, it seemed to lose its meaning.
Meng Ling:……
She scratched her head awkwardly, "It was my oversight. Such an ordinary Dagger is simply not worthy of Junior Sister Jiuwei! I will study and practice diligently, and in the future, I will refine a most beautiful and powerful one to give to Junior Sister!"
Only then was Mo Jiuwei satisfied, Hee hee, then thank you, Senior Sister Meng.
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