The Mighty Mage
Chapter 75: A+ Rank Pills

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: A+ Rank Pills

The three elders were taken aback by Gu Jin’s gesture.

Old Xiang spoke first, his voice filled with emotion,

"Child, you don’t have to do this. We’re simply doing what we can to support you."

Old Wu nodded in agreement,

"Indeed. We’re not helping you with the expectation of receiving anything in return."

Old Fan chimed in,

"But we appreciate your gesture. Rest assured, we will support you in any way we can, regardless of shares or dividends."

Gu Jin shook her head,

"I insist you take this share. I am not trying to return your favor. I am just ensuring that I have a clear concise."

Old Wu chuckled,

"Child opening an Alchemy shop is not easy let me tell you. Not only there will be various difficult people you will have to deal with.

There will also be a day when you won’t be able to sell anything. I am not discouraging you, I am telling you the harsh reality so that you won’t feel defeated when you face it.

In such a situation if we take away the money that you earned with hard work especially when you are hardly able to make any profit, then aren’t we scamming you?"

Gu Jin stood up and took out a box.

Without saying anything she passed the box to the three elders and said,

"Why don’t you see it for yourself? If you think the pills are not passable then I will not continue the idea of opening a stall anymore."

The three elders looked at each other and then turned their attention to the box Gu Jin had placed before them.

With curious anticipation, they opened it to reveal a selection of neatly arranged pills.

Old Fan spoke up, his tone cautious,

"Child, are you sure about this? We appreciate your gesture, but we don’t want you to feel obligated to prove anything to us."

In his heart, he was thinking about whether Gu Jin was even successful in making any pill.

After all, Gu Jin didn’t receive any training, so it was quite possible that the pills she made were not even beneficial for the body and may even be poisonous.

Not like he was doubting Gu Jin’s capability, but even he made poisonous pills on his first try.

It was only after learning alchemy for 2 months that he was able to make edible pills.

Gu Jin stared at Old Fan,

"I believe, that it is better if you try testing it before concluding."

Old Fan was about to say something when Old Wu said,

"Alright. Please wait."

Old Wu signalled Old Fan to remain silent and Old Wu with 2 elders took the box and entered the testing room.

"Old Wu you are not serious, right? Are you really going to test the pills?"

Old Wu looked at Old Fan and sighed,

"I don’t want to hurt the child by doubting her. We can stay in this room for 5 hours, not perform any test so we won’t get disappointed and then when go out, we will just say that the pill is not up to the mark."

Old Fan was hesitant at first but then he nodded.

Gu Jin wasn’t the only person who had asked them to examine her pills.

Like her, they had seen tens of thousands of people. At first, they were hopeful to find some amazing talent, then the disappointing result from time to time made them lose hope.

Finally, they were so disappointed that they stopped having any hope.

Gu Jin’s actions were the same as others.

Among those people who wanted their pills to be examined, almost 50% of them wanted to open a shop.

Result? Only 1% of them were able to run a shop successfully, and that was only after using underhanded methods.

49% of the people almost died repaying the loan and never touched the alchemy.

All they wanted was to ensure that Gu Jin didn’t suffer the same setback as those who came before her.

They knew the harsh realities of the alchemy business, and they didn’t want Gu Jin to face unnecessary hardship.

"Alright."

"Hey, Old Xiang why are you so silent and staring at the pills?" Old Fan asked.

Old Xiang looked at Old Fan and Old Wu with a hesitant gaze and finally, after a long while he said,

"Don’t you think that the pills are a bit strange?"

"Strange? Is it that bad? Sigh looks like we have to guide her properly..." Old Fan was interrupted by Old Xiang,

"No...not bad. Just...don’t you feel that the quality of the pills even though only at being Apperentcie level is very good...I can’t explain but the smell of the pills, the texture, and even the color seem...different."

Old Fan and Old Wu exchanged puzzled glances. They hadn’t noticed anything unusual about the pills during their initial examination.

Old Wu spoke up, his voice tinged with curiosity,

"What do you mean, Old Xiang? Can you elaborate?"

Old Xiang furrowed his brow, deep in thought.

"It’s hard to describe...Um...why don’t we test it first?"

Old Fan was about to object when Old Wu said with a thoughtful look,

"Alright."

"Huh? Old Wu you too? That girl has only just passed her Aprrentcie level exam and you are saying that the pills made by her will be good?" Old Fan said with a grumpy look.

Old Wu smiled gently,

"Old Xiang has a point. Gu Jin has surprised us before with her talent and determination. It wouldn’t hurt to give her pills a fair chance."

Old Fan nodded in agreement, albeit with some reluctance.

"Very well, let’s proceed with the testing then."

The three elders entered the testing room with the box of pills, leaving Gu Jin outside.

They carefully examined each pill, assessing its smell, texture, and appearance before finally deciding to conduct a practical test.

Old Xiang prepared a simple alchemy formation while Old Wu and Old Fan observed closely.

They placed one of Gu Jin’s pills into a machine and activated it, watching as the pill underwent the process of getting assessed.

So far the pill’s texture, smell, and appearance were of the best quality, however, the three elders weren’t that impressed.

They had seen many pills that passed the texture, smell, and appearance test but failed in the final assessment.

However, the result made them so stunned that they couldn’t believe the result.

The bright golden "A+" on the screen flashed, indicating that the pill had passed the assessment with flying colors.

Old Fan, Old Wu, and Old Xiang exchanged astonished glances, unable to hide their surprise.

Old Xiang rubbed his eyes in disbelief, thinking that he might be seeing things.

Old Fan spoke first, his voice filled with disbelief,

"Is this...is this real? Can beginner create an A+ class pill that is too of Apprentice Level?"

"Is this the legendary...genius among genius?" Old Xiang asked.

Old Wu looked at the pills and concluded,

"From what I know so far, the pills are of top-notch quality and could even compete against C-class Yellow Rank Pills.

Even the top talent in the Capital don’t have the capability to make such pills. Not only that...if that girl is trained well then she would be able to compete on the international level.

Meaning once she reaches the Heaven Rank, she would be able to make pills that can compete against Master Rank Pills...won’t we then have the chance to look at the Master Pills before we die?"

A smile formed towards the end of the line on Old Wu’s face.

"Does that mean...."

"Yes...she is the genius we were looking for centuries!" Old Fan said with an excited expression.

Gu Jin’s pills may not seem much when compared to Yellow Rank Pills, but her future potential could be deduced from the pills.

"Say just how those other fogies will die from jealous when they know that we know a genius like that girl!" Old Fan asked with a smug expression.

Old Xiang and Old Wu ignored Old Fan and suddenly ran toward the exit.

At first Old Fan didn’t understand why they were running, but he too started running behind them.

On reaching the scene, he heard Old Wu’s gentle voice,

"Ah! You girl, you should rethink your decision. I don’t want to be your master, just make me your half-master. Or we can be colleagues too..."

"Hey Old Wu, stop it! You scaring her. Girl don’t listen to this bast*rd. I am telling you, be my friend and I will give you all the herbs for free!" Old Xiang proposed.

"You two bast*rd why didn’t you wait for me!" Old Fan shouted.

Gu Jin stared at the three elders with a bitter smile.

Were they still the esteemed Elders of Alchemy Tower?

Why were they behaving like children?

"I thought..." Gu Jin said and the three elders instantly stopped arguing and looked at Gu Jin.

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