HLnovel Chapter 56 He really went all out.
Chapter 56 He really went all out.
"You little brat, what evidence do you have?"
Zhong Qi took out a bowl of mid-grade third-level pills and handed it to Elder Mu.
Elder Mu snatched the bowl away, his anger blazing, and roared, "What a waste! Such a waste is shameful!"
He picked up a pill, smelled it carefully, put it down, picked up another one, and repeated this process.
"Not bad, really not bad. If the spiritual energy is sufficient, the quality of the pills can be improved even further."
Geng Yu clapped his hands and laughed: "Hahaha, you old geezer, do you believe me now!"
You once said that you would become the apprentice of whoever knows the method of refining a whole furnace.
I offered to help you pray, but they wouldn't agree. There's nothing I can do; you're too poor!
Elder Mu looked puzzled: "What does this have to do with my poverty?"
Geng Yu still remembers the way the little mute girl looked at him as an idiot.
"Are you out of your mind? Taking on disciples and then giving them gifts? I must be crazy. I'm going to teach others my secret techniques and then give them spirit stones and flowers? Do I look like a sucker to them?"
He looked bewildered: "Isn't it only right to give a token of appreciation to one's apprentice?"
"Please, it's not me begging to take on apprentices; it's others learning from me. It's not me asking for favors, so why should I give gifts? If you want to learn from me, you have to pay tuition."
"tuition fee?"
Tu Shan stared at him for a while: "You don't have spirit stones, you can't afford it, don't ask, lest you break your heart and shed tears."
That's hard to explain. It's not that I despise you, but the look on your face that said you had no spirit stones deeply pierced Geng Yu's heart.
Since it has hurt him deeply, he won't be able to have a good time, and no one else can expect to either.
Therefore, Geng Yu's expression towards Elder Mu changed to "You're a poor wretch. It's not that I look down on you, it's just that you really can't afford the tuition."
Elder Mu was deeply provoked by his disdainful look and roared, "You little brat, explain yourself clearly, what does this have to do with my poverty?"
"Cough cough!"
It's incredibly satisfying when you're not the one being provoked.
"Well, she said that to learn the full range of secret techniques, you have to pay tuition. She doesn't accept apprentices, she only teaches once, and it depends on your comprehension."
This was the first time Elder Mu had met someone with this idea.
People either take on disciples to pass on their skills for the sake of inheritance, or they teach for free for the sake of fame.
This is the first time I've encountered a situation where I have to pay tuition to receive a teaching.
Tu Shan: Ha, if it weren't for keeping a low profile, I could open training courses all over the Misty Continent.
For the best alchemy skills, look to the Pill Emperor in the Misty Continent.
That's right, I am the Emperor of Dan, I am the Emperor of Dan—Tu Shan.
I speak for myself.
Geng Yu thought of Tu Shan's confident advertising slogan and turned his head away, not daring to look at the old man.
It's not that I don't believe in the little mute's abilities, but these words inexplicably make me feel ashamed.
He couldn't bring himself to say it.
"Don't think I don't know what that brat is thinking," Elder Mu glared at Geng Yu and asked, "How much is the tuition?"
Geng Yu guiltily extended his right index finger.
Elder Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was within his means. He smiled and said, "Your master still has ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. Come on, I'll go and see the secret technique you mentioned now."
Geng Yu shook his right index finger and said, "Too little!"
"Could it be 100,000 low-grade spirit stones?"
That's a lot, but not unacceptable.
Geng Yu shook her head firmly.
What are you thinking?
Think bigger.
"It can't be a million!"
Geng Yu nodded heavily.
Elder Mu was speechless. Charging one million for one viewing was not too much.
However, once he learns how to refine a full batch of seventh and eighth-grade pills, he can earn back the one million low-grade spirit stones in just one batch.
"Alright, one million low-grade spirit stones it is!"
Geng Yu looked at the old man speechlessly. When did he ever say it was one million low-grade spirit stones?
"It's one million mid-grade spirit stones. Old man, don't even think about bullying my grandmaster."
Elder Mu gasped, took a few deep breaths, and roared, "Have some shame! That's a million mid-grade spirit stones! How dare you ask for such an exorbitant amount?"
Geng Yu said disdainfully, "Even lions don't open their mouths much, are you going to open them like a tube-nosed fish?"
Although he didn't know what a tube-nosed fish was, he had said that the little mute was asking for too much.
That's how the little mute boy replied to him.
He swore that not a single punctuation mark was missing.
Elder Mu asked in confusion, "What kind of fish is a tube-nosed fish?"
Geng Yu suddenly remembered something, coughed lightly, and said in a serious tone, "Hey, you old geezer, don't worry about it. I think it's worth it. You just can't do math."
"Tell me, how many pills can you get from refining one batch of eighth-grade pills?"
"At most, there can be three or four, but I felt that was too few and wasting most of the medicinal properties of the spiritual plants, so I tried to find a way to increase it."
Geng Yu glanced at her disdainfully, raised her chin slightly, and said arrogantly, "If you can refine ten of them, just think about how many spiritual plants you can save and how much benefit you can bring to the sect."
Stepping forward, Geng Yu, like a close friend, embraced Elder Mu and analyzed:
“Master, you should know that you are not learning for yourself, but for the sect.”
"Now that you've learned it, won't the sect benefit? Surely the sect will support you!"
Don't think he can't see that the old man doesn't want to pay out of his own pocket.
Even if you asked this poor wretch to part with his money, he couldn't possibly produce a million mid-grade spirit stones.
The little mute said that if the old man spends one million mid-grade spirit stones to learn, he will give him a commission of ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
That's ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones!
I've never even touched 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones in my entire life, just thinking about it makes me excited.
"You can negotiate terms with the sect. For example, once you've learned the skill, you can give the sect 10% of the pills you refine for anyone else."
Elder Mu slapped the hand off his shoulder: "You little brat, do I need you to teach me?"
After listening to the two masters and disciples chatter on for a while, Zhong Qi said, "Uncle Mu, I actually think spending one million mid-grade spirit stones is a good deal."
Think about it, that person didn't say it couldn't be passed on to others. You can teach Junior Brother Geng or other people in the sect later.
What she learned belonged to her, and she couldn't say anything if she passed it on to her apprentices.
This is equivalent to paying the tuition of one person and earning the tuition of two, three, four, five, six, seven, or eight people.
Do you think it's worth it?
Cough!
This was the first time he had spoken so much; he was really giving it his all.
Tu Shan said that as long as he and Geng Yu successfully deceived them, cough cough, and brought people to learn, each person could receive a reward of 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones.
He could almost see those ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones beckoning to him.
It's beautiful to think about.
Elder Mu thought about it and agreed; once he learned it, he could teach others.
cough!
Can he also charge tuition fees?
As one of only two experts on the Misty Continent capable of refining eighth-grade pills, he has an obligation to carry forward his master's unique skills.
I'll take five million mid-grade spirit stones!
The little rascal did a good job this time; he recognized his master quite well.
It was as if he could see a million high-grade spirit stones beckoning to him.
“I think you’re right. We’re all doing this for the sake of the sect’s development. There are some things we have to learn. I’ll go and discuss it with the sect leader now.”
Geng Yu: You figured it out so quickly? Is this still my stingy master?
Zhong Qi: It's a sure thing, my 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones.
By the time the two realized what was happening, Elder Mu was nowhere to be seen.