Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After his first class with Combat Class Three ended, Feng Qi had a preliminary understanding of his 11 students.

Some of them came to Star City Academy to be gilded. After graduation, they would be picked up by their respective factions.

However, there were also people like Xu Hongyun, Yang Xiaoxin, and Cai Guo who wanted to rely on their own efforts to achieve something.

The most dispirited one was the monk. He had a clear goal slack off.

he was here to

Among them, the most mysterious one was Lu Yue. He had never revealed his true motive for coming to Star City Academy.

After the first class ended, the students dispersed, leaving Le Ping’an behind.

Looking at the shy Le Ping’an, Feng Qi smiled and asked, “Ping’an, can you brew a concoction similar to Merit Wine?”

In the face of the question, Le Ping’an immediately shook his head.

“I’ve read up on the ingredients for the Merit Wine. It’s very complicated and requires hundreds of spiritual materials to be mixed and concocted. At the very least, only High-level or Special-level alchemists have the ability to concoct it.”

With that said, Le Ping’an asked curiously, “Teacher Feng, do you have any needs in this area?”

When Feng Qi heard this, he nodded.

“I usually spend a lot on spiritual materials to cultivate, so I need the help of an alchemist like you. However, I won’t get your help for free. I’ll make up for it with funds or other aspects.”

Le Ping’an nodded shyly.

“I can’t brew the Merit Wine, but I still have the ability to concoct other energy potions. Teacher, what’s your estimated budget? I can try.”

“There’s no fixed budget. Just do as you think is the best value for money. Let’s add each other’s contact first. You can just send me the list of materials then.”

“Okay, no problem.”

After adding Le Ping’an’s contact, Feng Qi returned to the dormitory.

Sitting at the desk, he thought of the mysterious girl that Lu Yue had mentioned and wondered why Lu Yue had called her a “miracle.”

As he was thinking, he suddenly thought of Mu Yao.

She was a mysterious figure in history. No one knew her background, it was as if she had appeared out of thin air in history.

In his guess, Mu Yao was very likely from the Path to Heaven.

From her appearance alone, she fit the description of a “girl.” As for whether she had lived for a long time, he didn’t know.

As he was thinking, a jumping avatar frame appeared in the lower right corner of the screen.

When he opened it, it was a message from Le Ping’an. The message was accompanied by a document titled “Heart Cleansing Wine”. After clicking on it, a list of spiritual materials was listed in detail.

He did not expect Le Ping’an to be so efficient. He had already made a list.

After glancing at the names of the spiritual materials on the list, he opened the shopping website and began to calculate how much money it would cost to buy them.

A moment later, he received an answer. The cost of brewing a Heart Cleansing Wine was about $1.2 million.

He did not have much savings left, so he naturally did not have the money to buy this batch of spiritual materials.

After a moment of silence, he took out his phone and called Bai Fusheng.

After the phone rang a few times, Bai Fusheng’s laughter came through.

“Little Qi, why are you looking for me?”

“Grandmaster, I have something to discuss with you.”

“Tell me. As long as you’re not asking to be the principal, everything is negotiable.”

“Then can I be the vice principal?”

“If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.” Bai Fusheng’s angry voice sounded from the other end of the call.

“Don’t. Actually, I just want to get an advance on the $3 million prize money for the Tiger Soul Concept Contest,” Feng Qi said in embarrassment.

“Get an advance on the prize money? Do you really think you can definitely win the championship?”

“Is that not the case?”

On the other end, Bai Fusheng seemed a little helpless faced with Feng Qi’s confidence.

He wanted to refute him, but he realized that the truth was just as Feng Qi had said. There was no doubt that the Planting Gods concept would win the championship.

After a moment of silence, he said, “Although I also think that we’ll definitely win the championship, don’t think that just because I’m the principal, I can do whatever I want.”

“This $3 million can indeed be rewarded to you in the form of prize money after you win the championship, but the funding of the academy has to be reported to the higher-ups. If I get it in advance, what reason do you want me to use? This can be considered abusing public office for private interests.”

Hearing this, Feng Qi was speechless.

He really hadn’t considered this. Although the championship was already on the way, Bai Fusheng couldn’t report it before the championship was in his hands.

But just as Feng Qi was about to give up, Bai Fusheng’s voice sounded again.

“Recently, there’s a batch of funds for the infrastructure update that will be distributed. Why don’t I transfer $3 million to you first? When you win the championship, you can make up for it.”

“Is this not abusing public office for private interests?” Feng Qi was astounded, and he was slightly unable to keep up with Bai Fusheng’s train of thought.

“Just tell me if you want it or not!”

“Will taking this money affect the construction process of the academy?”

“No, it’s only $3 million. How much impact will it have? Besides, this sum only ought to be paid after the construction was completed and inspected. It will probably take a month, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Then I’ll take it. Thank you for taking care of me, Grandmaster!”

A moment later, Feng Qi received $3 million from the Star City Academy.

Note: The cost of maintaining and updating the special track in Star City Academy’s field.

Originally, this sum of money should have been transferred to the outsourced construction unit.

But at this moment, it had entered his pocket.

He knew that Bai Fusheng had definitely taken a great deal of risk by doing this, and he was extremely moved in his heart.

After receiving the appropriation, he opened the shopping website and pulled the spiritual materials into the shopping cart according to the list provided by Le Ping’an.

After emptying the shopping cart, he spent a total of $1.21 million.

By the time he was done, it was already night outside the window.

After contacting Lin Ran, he left the dormitory and went straight to the cafeteria.

After dinner, he chose to study in the library with Lin Ran and only returned to the dormitory in the wee hours of the morning.

The next morning, Feng Qi received eight packages.

After contacting Le Ping’an, he brought the package to his dormitory room.

After knocking on the door, Le Ping’an, who was wearing slippers and blue pajamas, opened it.

“Teacher Feng, come in.”

Feng Qi nodded with a smile and walked into the room.

The layout of Le Ping’an’s room was the same as his dormitory. In addition, there were four small mechanical instruments placed in the room.

As if sensing his confusion, Le Ping’an immediately explained, “These instruments are essential tools for alchemists. They are used for refining, crushing, mixing, and measuring. Without the help of these machines, it’s still a little difficult for me to refine spiritual materials with my hands.”

After listening to Le Ping’an’s explanation, he immediately nodded to show that he understood.

Feng Qi had a rough understanding of the situation of alchemists. In the mixing of concoctions, control of quantity was extremely important.

If too much of a certain spiritual material was put in, the concoction that was created might become highly toxic. Therefore, the assistance of various mechanical instruments was required.

However, there were also powerful alchemists who no longer needed the help of mechanical instruments.

They only needed to grab and weigh with their hands to accurately determine the quantity of spiritual materials.

As for the age of the spiritual materials and their medicinal effect, they could tell with their eyes and nose. Top-notch alchemists were comparable to humanoid detectors.

After Le Ping’an opened all the packages, the dormitory was filled with a rich medicinal fragrance.

“Teacher Feng, the steps to brewing the Heart Cleansing Wine are not complicated. Do you need me to teach you?”

Hearing this, Feng Qi could not help but be stunned.

“Is it simple?”

“Actually, the profession of an alchemist is mainly complicated and requires a lot of knowledge. It’s not difficult to blend a single formula. As long as you master the steps and with the cooperation of the measuring equipment, it’s quite simple.”

After listening to Le Ping’an’s explanation, Feng Qi’s interest was immediately piqued.

If he could learn it, he would not have to trouble Le Ping’an every time in the future.

In the following period of time, he began to learn how to mix concoctions. During this period, Le Ping’an explained every step very carefully without the slightest impatience.

Feng Qi also learned very seriously. If he didn’t understand, he would ask questions. There was nothing to be embarrassed about.

During the exchange, their relationship was no longer as distant as before.

After three hours of modulation, blue liquid flowed out of the modulation instrument and dripped into the glass bottle that had been prepared in advance.

A moment later, a rich medicinal fragrance spread in the room.

“The spiritual materials used to make the Heart Cleansing Wine contain Drunken Fragrance Fruit. The alcohol content of this bottle of medicine should not be low. Teacher Feng, drink in moderation. Don’t be greedy.” After handing the glass bottle to Feng Qi, Le Ping’an advised with a serious expression.

“Thank you.” Feng Qi immediately nodded in thanks.

“You’re welcome. In the future, I’ll still need you to guide me on cultivation problems. When the time comes, just don’t despise me for being annoying.” As he spoke, a shy smile appeared on his face.

“How can it be annoying? I like students who are eager to learn the most.”

As they chatted, the barrier between the student and teacher dissipated.

After the Heart Cleansing Wine was made, Feng Qi bade farewell to Le Ping’an and returned to his dormitory.

Sitting at his desk, he looked at the blue liquid in the glass bottle and decided to give it a try.

After unscrewing the cap, he took a sip.

The blue liquid emitted a chill when it entered his mouth. After sliding down his throat, he immediately felt a chill in his heart and could not help but shiver.

The energy progress bar that had dropped to zero the last time he entered the dream began to jump upwards. It slowly rose from 0.8% and finally stopped at 4.7%.

Without hesitation, he immediately poured the Heart Cleansing Wine into his mouth.

While feeling cold all over, the energy progress bar increased rapidly at 0.5% per second.

A few minutes later, the coldness in his body dissipated, and the energy progress bar reached 175.9%, increasing by a total of 175.1%.

The Twilight Wolf Rune Crystal which cost $880,000 each could replenish about 100% of the energy progress bar. Every 1% would cost about $8,800.

The Heart Cleansing Wine cost $1.25 million and brought about 175% of energy replenishment. The price of every 1% was about $6,900.

Although it could not be compared to the Merit Wine, the effect was significantly improved compared to eating the rune crystal raw.

Having found a way to save money, a smile appeared on Feng Qi’s face.

Under Le Ping’an’s guidance, he had already roughly grasped the steps to brew the Heart Cleansing Wine. He planned to practice with him a few more times and buy a few mechanical instruments to brew it himself in the future.

At this thought, he went online to check the price of the alchemists’ auxiliary equipment.

A basic set of equipment on the shopping website was not expensive. It only cost about $400,000.

It was well worth buying in the long run.

Before the hazy drunkenness brought about by the Heart Cleansing Wine subsided, Feng Qi immediately lay on the bed.

This time, his future line involved joining the Scarlet Research Institute and exploring its secrets.

To this end, he had already prepared four research results in the biological sciences.

The plan had already been formulated and there was no need to think too much. He decided to enter the future dream to investigate.

Before falling asleep, he couldn’t help but ask with a smile,

“Narrator, it’s time to go to work. Are you happy?”

[What’s there to be happy about? I’m taking leave!]

“No.”

[Pui!]