Chapter 9 Making a Deal
Time flies so fast, one year passes in a flash.
During this year, Long Chen will have one week of special training time every month.
After these days of arduous special training, his progress is obvious.
The body becomes tougher and the body becomes more agile.
For him, mountain climbing is no longer a challenge, but rather the joy of self-transcendence that he enjoys during the climb.
His steps are light and steady, and he can climb even steep mountain roads with ease.
He can flexibly shuttle between branches as fast as an ape in the forest.
Ye Tianming trained Long Chen's physical fitness to prepare for the subsequent fight with the soul beast.
Except for the period of training in the Soul Beast Forest, Long Chen spent the rest of his time practicing and studying medicinal herbs.
Whether it was the improvement of his soul power or his knowledge of medical theory, he had made considerable progress.
During the special training in the Soul Beast Forest, Long Chen picked a lot of rare medicinal materials.
On this day, he came to a medical clinic called "Guang'an Tang" on the street.
Guangantang treats people and has its own pharmacy.
It's not that big, but it has a good reputation. It's the ideal place for Long Chen to study.
Long Chen walked into Guangantang's pharmacy.
The pharmacy is filled with the unique aroma of medicinal materials.
Various medicinal materials are neatly placed on the rows of wooden medicine cabinets, and several clerks are busy grabbing and packing them.
Long Chen walked towards the counter and said softly:
"Excuse me, is your shopkeeper here?"
One of the waiters looked up at Long Chen and saw that he was just a child. He couldn't help but show a bit of contempt on his face, thinking that he was here to cause trouble, so he casually replied:
"What do you want from our shopkeeper?"
After saying that, he lowered his head and continued to sort out the medicinal materials in his hands.
Long Chen didn't care about the waiter's attitude. He slowly took out a jade box from his arms and opened it gently, revealing an orchid spirit grass emitting a faint green light.
The guy caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, raised his head suddenly, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Orchid spirit grass is an extremely rare medicinal material that usually only grows in places where spirit beasts often hang out.
Moreover, this is a fresh orchid spiritual grass, which is rare for ordinary people to see.
"This...is this the Orchid Spirit Grass?"
The guy's voice was trembling, and he couldn't believe his eyes.
Long Chen nodded and said calmly:
"Yes, I want to use it to negotiate a deal with the shopkeeper of your hotel."
Although Long Chen's voice was soft, it revealed a calmness that did not belong to his age.
When the guy saw this, his attitude immediately changed. He quickly put down his work and said with a smile on his face:
"Little brother, please wait a moment, I will go and ask the shopkeeper to come over."
After saying that, he hurriedly walked to the back hall, looking back as he walked, for fear that Long Chen would suddenly change his mind.
After a while, an old man in his sixties and wearing a robe walked out of the back hall.
The old man's steps were steady, and his eyes showed some wisdom.
He came to Long Chen, raised his hands and saluted:
"I'm the shopkeeper of Guang'an Hall. I heard that my little brother has Orchid Spirit Grass. I wonder if you can lend it to me?"
"Of course."
Long Chen readily handed over the jade box.
The old man took the jade box and looked at the Orchid Spirit Grass carefully, with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Little brother, your Orchid Spirit Grass is of high quality and is really rare. I wonder what you want to exchange it for?"
Long Chen already had a plan in mind and said:
"I would like to use it in exchange for the opportunity to learn about medicinal herbs and refine elixirs in your museum."
"What?"
Shopkeeper Wang frowned, thinking he heard wrongly.
You know, this is a very rare medicinal plant, but Long Chen's conditions are so simple.
Shopkeeper Wang looked at Long Chen carefully. If you want to keep the Orchid Spirit Grass alive, you need to use a jade device. The boy in front of you knows this at a young age and is by no means an ordinary person.
"Little brother, who are you? You didn't sneak this Orchid Spirit Grass from home, right? If your parents are soul masters, I can't afford to offend you."
Long Chen shook his head and said with a smile:
"Shopkeeper Wang, don't worry. To be honest, I am a soul master, and I dug this Orchid Spirit Grass in the Sunset Forest."
After hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang became even more confused.
"Since you are a soul master, why waste your time learning medicine and refining elixirs?"
"It's just a personal hobby. I have been studying medicinal herbs for more than a year and hope to put what I have learned into practice."
Shopkeeper Wang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said:
"What a young man with great ambitions! Although our Guang'an Hall is not big, it is still quite famous in Tiandou City. If you are willing, just come and learn, and I will personally teach you the knowledge of medicinal herbs and the art of refining elixirs."< br>
After hearing this, Long Chen was overjoyed.
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"Thank you, shopkeeper. By the way, I also have a rare medicinal herb here. Take a look."
Long Chen said, taking out a small iron box from his arms and opening it gently.
This time, what lay inside was a fiery red herb that looked like a lotus but exuded a faint medicinal fragrance - pitaya.
This fire lotus fruit is also an extremely rare medicinal material and plays an irreplaceable role in refining certain specific elixirs.
When Shopkeeper Wang saw this, he was even more surprised. He took the iron box, carefully observed the fire lotus fruit, and said in surprise:
"Fire Lotus Fruit! This is an unexpected surprise. Little brother, where did you get this?"
Long Chen smiled and explained:
"I found it accidentally on a cliff in the Sunset Forest."
After hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang secretly admired Long Chen's courage and strength.
"By the way, little brother, what's your name?"
"My name is Long Chen, please call me Xiaochen."
"Xiaochen, can you sell me this fire lotus fruit?"
"Of course! I want to trade it with you for something."
Shopkeeper Wang looked happy.
"Xiaochen, what do you want to exchange it for?"
"Exchange for two pieces of whale glue of better quality, at least thousand-year-old."
"What?"
Shopkeeper Wang was shocked again by Long Chen's words.
Whale gum is an aphrodisiac that was only used among nobles.
As an old doctor, shopkeeper Wang certainly knows its function.
It's just hard to understand what a child would do with it.
"Xiaochen, what do you want whale gum for?"
"Shopkeeper Wang, don't worry, I know it is an aphrodisiac, it is only used for research with other drugs, and has no other purpose."
Shopkeeper Wang nodded doubtfully.
This rare fire lotus fruit is more than enough to exchange for two thousand-year-old whale gum.
Coupled with that Orchid Spirit Grass, it was a huge profit.
"Xiao Chen, I have whale glue in my drug store, but the quality is not up to your requirements. Let me prepare it, and you can come back to pick it up in two days."
"No problem. I'll leave this pitaya to you for now. If there are any rare herbs in the future, I will sell them to you at a price lower than the market price."
"Okay. From now on, whatever you want to learn, I will teach you without reservation."
Seeing that Long Chen was so cheerful and eager to learn, Shopkeeper Wang was also very happy and expressed his willingness to teach him everything he had.
(End of chapter)