RNP Chapter 11 Getting Acquainted
Chapter 11 Getting Acquainted
Xiao Zheng gazed at the woman in white.
Although no one introduced him to the woman, his intuition told him that this must be the famous Little Fairy Doctor.
Just as described in the original work, this girl's appearance was not outstanding, but her figure was excellent.
Little Fairy Doctor was explaining something to a young girl in the herb-gathering team: "Lanzhi, this is your first time going out with the herb-gathering team."
"Always be careful."
"Two days. Whether you can find the herbs on the list or not, you must come back within two days, understand?"
Lanzhi nodded: "Understood, Miss."
A middle-aged guard in his forties looked at Little Fairy Doctor with a wistful expression and said, "Little Fairy Doctor, aren't you coming along this time?"
Little Fairy Doctor glanced indifferently at the middle-aged guard and gently shook her head.
A series of wailing and howling suddenly erupted from the guards.
Xiao Zheng was both amused and exasperated by what he saw.
Good guy!
So, these people aren't here to make money, they're all after Little Fairy Doctor, right?
Moreover, if he is as young as this, that's fine, but what about those in their thirties and forties?
You guys came to be bodyguards for a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl? Have you no shame at all?
Xiao Zheng pondered whether he should use his first time serving as a guard as an excuse to ask Little Fairy Doctor some questions and then take the opportunity to strike up a conversation.
As the saying goes, a gentleman seeks after a woman.
However, after careful consideration, he abandoned the plan.
Xiao Zheng's role on this trip was merely that of a guard; his only responsibility was to ensure the safety of the herb-gathering team.
Using the matter of the guard as a reason to strike up a conversation is really insufficient, and it is very easy for Little Fairy Doctor to think that he is a lecher.
People really value first impressions.
Once he leaves a "lecherous" first impression on Little Fairy Doctor, it won't be easy to change it later.
Before long, the herb-gathering team set off in a grand procession.
For the next two days, Xiao Zheng followed the herb-gathering team into the Monster Mountain Range, but did not venture deep into it, only staying on the outskirts.
Along the way, they encountered some low-level magical beasts and even a group of bandits, but the escort team was large and powerful, and their cultivation levels were not low, so they successfully ensured the safety of the herb-gathering team.
In the past two days, just as he had done when he came from Wutan City, he insisted on practicing his internal energy every night, but he didn't have much time to practice his combat skills.
On the last day of the month, the herb-gathering team returned to Qingshan Town.
Xiao Zheng received a total of 2000 gold coins from the staff of Wan Yao Zhai, of which 1500 gold coins were commission and 500 gold coins were bonus.
That many gold coins are enough for him to buy a pill-shaped medicine prescription.
Xiao Zheng took the money and went straight to the inner room of the front hall of Wan Yao Zhai.
Since the shop assistants were still distributing money to the guards in the backyard, he was served by the shopkeeper this time.
Xiao Zheng's gaze swept across the list of first-grade medicine prescriptions, finally settling on one called "Qi Condensation Pill".
This is the cheapest first-grade pill formula, priced at 1500 gold coins.
Both the Qi Condensation Pill and the Qi Condensation Powder contain the words "Qi Condensation," so the Qi Condensation Pill's effect is also to accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy.
However, as a pill-type medicine, its effects are far superior to those of Qi-Condensing Powder.
Even so, among all the first-grade pills, the Qi Condensation Pill is still the cheapest, and its overall cost-effectiveness is not high.
Fortunately, Xiao Zheng's purpose in buying this prescription was merely to increase his proficiency in alchemy, and he did not intend to make any money from this Qi Condensation Pill.
The shopkeeper took the prescription out of the counter and handed it to Xiao Zheng.
Just as Xiao Zheng was about to ask the shopkeeper to get him some medicinal herbs, he saw a girl in white walk into the inner room.
Xiao Zheng and the girl exchanged a glance.
Little Fairy Doctor?
Little Fairy Doctor paused for a moment when she saw Xiao Zheng, then noticed the prescription in his hand, and her pretty face showed a slight surprise: "You've come to buy a prescription?"
"I remember you were a guard in the herb-gathering team, weren't you?"
Little Fairy Doctor's voice is so beautiful, it's like listening to her speak is like getting pregnant.
Xiao Zheng was somewhat surprised that Little Fairy Doctor remembered him as a guard. Could this girl have fallen in love with him at first sight?
Hmm... that's probably unlikely.
Little Fairy Doctor has an excellent memory; she probably just remembered his appearance.
Xiao Zheng nodded to Little Fairy Doctor: "Yes, I was indeed a guard for the herb-gathering team before."
"However, I have some knowledge of alchemy, so I plan to buy a pill formula and go home to see if I can make it."
The Fairy Doctor was skeptical: "Really?"
She knew all too well how demanding the requirements were to become an alchemist. For example, although she was known as "Little Fairy Doctor," she did not know how to make medicine.
It's simply because she doesn't possess the fire and wood elemental attributes in her soul.
Under such circumstances, no matter how much effort she puts in, she will never be able to become an alchemist in this lifetime.
Could it be that the soul of this boy in front of me possesses the enviable fire and wood attributes?
Little Fairy Doctor shook her head slightly. Although it was possible, she thought it was unlikely.
Because people with fire and wood soul attributes are extremely rare, she doesn't believe that just anyone she meets will possess this quality.
Moreover, people with such qualifications would have been recruited by the Alchemist Guild long ago, so why would they end up working as mercenaries in Qingshan Town?
Therefore, this person's attempt at alchemy is most likely to end in failure.
However, although Little Fairy Doctor didn't think highly of Xiao Zheng, she didn't discourage him. This wasn't just because of her kind nature, but also because of another reason...
Little Fairy Doctor saw her former self reflected in Xiao Zheng.
Once upon a time, she, like the young man before her, was skeptical and aspired to become an alchemist, but after much effort, all she got in return was repeated failures.
Little Fairy Doctor smiled slightly at Xiao Zheng: "I also quite like alchemy. You can come over often when you have time, and we can exchange ideas."
Xiao Zheng was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected to get to know Little Fairy Doctor in this way.
He was about to tell Little Fairy Doctor her name when he saw her say to the manager, "Shopkeeper, has this gentleman bought any materials?"
"If he didn't buy it, pack him ten sets of materials for the Qi-Gathering Powder and put it on my tab."
She sent the materials to Xiao Zheng as both support for his attempt at alchemy and a tribute to her past self.
After countless failures, Little Fairy Doctor has now given up on the idea of becoming an alchemist.
Xiao Zheng could tell that Little Fairy Doctor seemed to have no interest in his name.
Then why should he presume to inform him again?
The ingredients for the Qi Condensation Pill weren't expensive, so Xiao Zheng didn't stand on ceremony with Little Fairy Doctor: "Thank you for the gift. I'll give you a few when I refine the Qi Condensation Pill."
Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly: "I'm looking forward to it."
The shopkeeper walked out: "Sir, please come with me, I'll take you to get the medicinal herbs."
Before long, the shopkeeper handed Xiao Zheng ten sets of medicinal herbs.
Xiao Zheng left with the medicinal herbs.
Just then, Little Fairy Doctor came out from the inner room and happened to see Xiao Zheng leaving.
Upon seeing Little Fairy Doctor, the shopkeeper walked over to her and asked, "Little Fairy Doctor, when you gave that boy the materials, did you perhaps think he had something special about him?"
Little Fairy Doctor: "Shopkeeper, are you trying to ask me if he has any chance of becoming an alchemist?"
The shopkeeper nodded: "Yes."
"I've seen this kid before, about a month ago. He came to the store and bought a prescription for Ningqi Powder."
Little Fairy Doctor looked surprised; it turned out this person had already been here before.
Although she previously thought it unlikely that this person could have both fire and wood attributes, she felt it was still possible because there was no concrete evidence.
After hearing what the shopkeeper said, Little Fairy Doctor concluded that the other party definitely did not have the fire and wood attributes.
Just because...
She said quietly, "The requirements to become an alchemist are too strict."
"This person came to buy the pill formula this time, most likely because he failed to refine the Qi Condensation Powder and thought it was a problem with the formula, so he came to buy a more expensive pill formula to try it out."
The shopkeeper looked enlightened and agreed with what Little Fairy Doctor had said.
The reason why Little Fairy Doctor was so confident was because she had done similar things before.