Chapter 159 Coral Expedition
Su Xia also succeeded, but he only realized it now.
He even changed the ratio of ingredients in the recipe.
In his hand, the color of the potion was darker than it should have been, as black as ink, as if it absorbed the entire night.
【Name: Black Ghost】
[Level: Level 3 Item]
[Type: Poison]
[Description: An upgraded version of the Gray Ghost, which condenses into a ghost warrior with poisonous fog, causing great damage to the enemy and lasts for 90 seconds]
[Note: Due to your improvement to the formula, the efficacy of this potion has been increased by 11%]
[Note: Under the effect of your talent "Death's Gentleness", the efficacy of this potion is increased by 14%]
The efficacy of this black ghost potion is much higher than that of normal potions, and it can be said to be a plus version.
Dad noticed this and let out a surprised cry.
He was not surprised that Su Xia could refine a third-level potion, because he thought this was as it should be. What surprised him was that Su Xia could improve the formula.
Dad is very familiar with most of the third-level potions, so he knows exactly what Su Xia did.
"show me."
"yes."
Su Xia immediately stepped forward and handed the black ghost in his hand to his father.
Seeing this scene, Hong Bafu, who was excited, calmed down instantly and his eyes immediately focused on the black ghost.
Lan Bafu was stunned and stood up from his seat. He knew what this scene meant.
Su Xia actually managed to refine a third-level potion today!
Among the three disciples, Lan Bafu is the only one who has not yet achieved a breakthrough, and he will need at least two or three days.
The differences between people emerge instantly.
But what shocked him even more was what his father said next:
“Did you change the recipe?”
"Well, I changed it a little bit. What ?"
Su Xia was quite honest. He nodded, folded his hands in front of him, and waited for his father's comments.
Dad wiped the small round lens, pinched the potion with two skinny fingers, looked at it carefully for a moment, and then made a positive evaluation.
"Not bad. Quite good."
"Thank you, teacher!"
Su Xia smiled but didn't seem too excited.
But it was different for Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu. They both widened their eyes because this was the first time they heard the words "pretty good" from their father.
Perhaps because his father himself is a genius, he is too lazy to praise even the most talented apprentice.
During their days at the pharmacy, Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu were almost always hit by their father.
The two looked at each other and saw the shock on each other's faces.
What the two of them failed to do, Su Xia accomplished!
Dad casually threw the potion back to Su Xia, and then said: "Relax for a few days and combine work and rest."
"Yes, thank you, teacher."
"No thanks, this is the result of your own hard work."
Dad seemed to be in a very good mood, with more smiles on his face than ever before. He even walked up to Su Xia and patted her shoulder with his skinny hand to show encouragement.
In Su Xia, he saw the prototype of a master.
In comparison, both Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu are a little bit inferior.
But the old man didn't forget about them either. He turned around and said, "Communicate more with Su Xia in the future. Maybe you can gain something different."
"yes."
They both responded in unison, with a sincere attitude.
Dad nodded slightly, took the healing potion from Hong Bafu and looked at it carefully.
After reading it, he also said a few words of encouragement, which made Hong Bafu very excited.
The last one is Lan Bafu.
He had nothing in his hands and rubbed them together, looking a little embarrassed.
But his father still left him with one sentence: "Keep up the good work and don't underestimate yourself."
"Yes, thank you, teacher."
Lan Bafu was shocked and gained a bit more confidence.
His personality is different from Hong Bafu's, and he is the one who needs .
Dad knew this very well, and after he finished speaking, he walked up the stairs with his hands behind his back and returned to the second floor to continue refining his potion.
What he was going to refine might be a fifth-tier potion, or it could be the legendary sixth-tier potion.
“Crack…”
The small wooden door slowly closed again.
The next time Dad comes downstairs will probably be for lunch.
On the first floor, Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu looked at Su Xia together with eager eyes, as if they were looking at some rare treasure, which made Su Xia feel uncomfortable.
"ox!"
Hong Bafu raised his thumb and searched his mind for a long time, but in the end he only found this one word.
Other words were too poor to express his current mood.
Lan Bafu also said one word: "Strong!"
The two men immediately pulled Su Xia to sit down, one on each side, so that Su Xia was flanked by men.
Hong Bafu lowered his voice, put his hand on Su Xia's shoulder and said, "Brother, how did you do it? Can you teach me? I can trade you my ten years of experience in picking up girls!"
Su Xia was puzzled: "Brother, haven't you always been single?"
Hong Bafu nodded: "Yes, I just want to use your method for free."
Su Xia: “…”
Lan Bafu was more practical. He directly gave Su Xia all the more than ten precious recipes that he had collected for many years and asked Su Xia to teach him how to achieve this step.
But Su Xia had nothing to say. He couldn't tell everyone that he was cheated.
After prevarication for a few sentences, Su Xia could only say: "It was an epiphany."
"Another epiphany?"
"Yes, brother, you saw it yesterday. I was able to skip many steps and make the healing potion with just one epiphany."
"You are too... genius..."
Hong Bafu sighed. He claimed to be a genius, but he was nothing in front of Su Xia.
He was able to improve the formula through a sudden epiphany. Is Su Xia destined to be a natural pharmacist?
Both of them believed Su Xia's reasons.
There seems to be no other explanation except enlightenment.
Although Hong Bafu was envious, he was only a fourth-level pharmacist after all, and he still had a long way to go.
Lan Bafu continued to refine medicine, striving to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible.
"come on!"
He secretly encouraged himself and did not get discouraged.
Su Xia put away the black ghost and began to prepare materials and try the other third-level potions.
The pharmacy returned to its peaceful state, except that the sound of exploding bottles decreased and there was a greater sense of harmony.
Before I knew it, another two hours had passed.
The time came to twelve noon.
Mr. Zhao, the owner of the restaurant across the street, delivered a luxurious lunch, and the aroma of the food instantly filled the entire shop.
"Please enjoy your meals, everyone. Just call me if you need anything." Boss Zhao was in a much better mood than in the past few days. Perhaps it was because the masked man was dead. He believed that the city's alert would be lifted soon.
"Thank you for your hard work, Boss Zhao."
“It’s my duty!”
Boss Zhao walked out of the pharmacy with a smile on his face, humming a little tune as he crossed the street.
Today's bright sunshine also makes people feel happy.
Dad came down from the second floor, turned on the old TV, and sat with a few apprentices to eat and watch the news.
There is actually nothing much to watch in the midday news. It’s still the same old stuff, like the situation in each district is getting better and the city’s economy is rising steadily.
If the situation was really as good as what is said in the news, there wouldn't be so many hungry homeless people out there.
Today's news seems to be the same old story.
Su Xia and the others just listened and looked at each other out of habit.
But not long after, when the third news was broadcast, the anchor suddenly read out the name "Wang Yongqiang".
Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu immediately raised their heads.
"Wang Yongqiang?"
They remember it very clearly.
The person who was going to bring people to seal up the pharmacy yesterday was none other than Wang Yongqiang.
Later, after Su Xia's explanation, they also learned that Wang Yongqiang was also the one who betrayed the Scimitar Organization.
Su Xia also looked up at the TV, wanting to see what disgusting thing Sijidao had done.
"…Early this morning…Mr. Wang went to the refugee camp to express his condolences and concern…"
The figure of Sijidao appeared on TV.
A new official has three things to do when he takes office. Even if the first thing is not done well, he still needs to do a good job in his follow-up work.
In the picture, he is smiling, sitting with many refugees, asking about their living conditions, and taking the initiative to donate a large amount of supplies.
Previously, Zhao Si was the subject of much publicity in Coral City.
Now that Zhao Si is gone, he is naturally replaced by Sijidao, who is also a traitor.
After the condolences, he gave a public speech.
“I have a dream.”
"I hope there will be no more war, I hope there will be no more poverty..."
“…”
"Here, I launch a call. I hope all the undead will join our team of pacification. I hope the wandering mercenaries in the wilderness will also..."
Unexpectedly, his speech was more than just lip service.
While watching the news, Su Xia received messages from several roommates.
"Brother Su, go to the forum and check it out. That idiot Sijidao has actually triggered a large-scale mission!"
"I'll go right away."
Su Xia immediately logged off and then logged into the forum.
As soon as he opened the game forum, he saw a bright red post.
【Coral Expedition! 】
After clicking on the post, Su Xia finally understood what had happened.
After the speech this morning, Sijidao immediately took action.
This guy raised the salaries of his Undead Management Department, so that every player can receive a full 900 in funding every month.
Attracted by the money, the number of players joining his team surged instantly and has exceeded a thousand.
At the same time, he also contacted a large number of wandering mercenaries in the wilderness and hired those wandering organizations with large sums of money.
In general, it's about using money to hit people!
After being fully prepared, he joined forces with other departments in Coral City and launched this mission called "Coral Expedition".
[This task is open to all players]
[Quest requirements: Explore the endless wilderness outside Coral City and find the base of the resistance organization]
[Note: During the mission, the Wilderness Wandering Mercenaries are your own camp]
[Note: The mission rewards are extremely generous, depending on the exploration situation]
[Note: There are extra rewards for killing members of the resistance organization]
【Note:……】
【……】
The entire novice map is indeed a truly large-scale task.
Previously, the only place with such a large-scale mission was the Oasis Camp.
The players in the Oasis Camp were happy for only a short while, as they did not expect that other maps could also trigger this kind of mission, and their level advantage would be lost.
Judging from the scale of the two novice maps, the rewards in Coral City should be more generous this time.
Li Defu asked Su Xia: "Brother Su, aren't you now at the same level as Sijidao? How come you don't know this? Can you cancel this mission?"
"Wait a minute, I'll go ask!"
Su Xia immediately went online, left the pharmacy, and took a taxi straight to the office building in the city center.
After all, power is something that you can only feel at ease if you hold it in your hands.
