!Chapter 209 [Alchemist] (two in one)!

"The Potbed of the Potbed is more than 130 years old. Speaking of the Pompedi family, it is a famous family in the empire. The rise of the Pompedi family began 130 years ago, and even earlier than the Tulip family.

Speaking of which, the Pompedi family was just a second-rate chamber of commerce in the Empire, but the Pompedi family produced a legendary figure nicknamed Warcraft Mountain. This legendary patriarch was the confidant of the regent of the empire at that time, and had a good personal relationship with His Highness Duke Du Wei of Tulip. The Pompedi family originally only did the ordnance business in the army, supplying some weapons, ordnance and military funds to the army, and was also responsible for raising some military rations.

The Pompedi family first started out with these businesses. However, when the Lord of Warcraft Mountain hosted the Chamber of Commerce, the gentleman clearly pointed out that if the family was just conservative and satisfied with being a military supplier, then it would never be a climate.

Therefore, although the Empire was in a war period and the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce made a lot of money, the Lord of Warcraft Mountain still made new plans for the Chamber of Commerce. He spent his whole life changing the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce from a simple military supplier to a comprehensive chamber of commerce. At present, the Chamber of Commerce's business involves catering, jewelry, antiques, miscellaneous items, magic potions, Nanyang specialties, food, weapons, etc. In short, the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce has dabbled in almost all industries. At present, the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce is recognized as the third largest chamber of commerce group in the empire, and it is also the largest military supplier and the largest potion workshop."

Pingtuo has said this introduction hundreds of times in more than ten years, so he is very skillful. He bows down and takes Chen Daolin to the hall, passes through a small door, and comes to a display room inside.

As soon as he entered the door, Chen Daolin actually saw something at first sight, which made him stunned.

This is a specimen of a flame rhino!

The internal organs of the flame rhino have been hollowed out long ago. The body has been treated with special medicines and placed at the entrance of the hall. The four hooves are spread out, making a roaring look, lifelike.

The flame rhino can be regarded as an intermediate-level monster. Such a thing is already very rare.

Then, there was a wall in this exhibition hall, all hanging specimens of the heads of the monsters. There were flame rhinoceros, ice and snow demon wolves, snow foxes, shuffle foxes, and even a griffin!

"To be precise, our potion shop is not just about magic potions, but we also have some common magic materials. For example, some materials for monsters. Our Pompeii Chamber of Commerce and several large mercenary groups in the Empire have good cooperative relationships all year round. Every year, these mercenary adventure teams venture to hunt monsters in the frozen forest or southern swamp areas. We will purchase and stockpile the goods brought out. Of course, if the guests have any special needs, they can also book directly. We will offer rewards to the mercenary groups based on the customer's booking needs."

After pausing, Pinto smiled and said, "In the first half of the year, there was a guest...I'm sorry, in order to protect the privacy of the guests, I couldn't reveal my name. The guest asked for a monster skin that was only produced in the sea in the South China Sea. We asked for a reward for three top mercenaries. Later, we organized a fleet to go to the South China Sea at a high cost, searched and waited for two months. Finally, we finally found the trace of the monster and hunted it back."

When Pinto said these words, his tone couldn't help but reveal a bit of pride and pride.

"In the north of the empire, the business of the frozen forest was basically monopolized by the Tulip family. Only their caravans can enter and exit the frozen forest. Other chamber of commerce convoys will be blocked by those damn orcs. However, our Pompeii Chamber of Commerce also has an agreement with the Tulip family. Our convoy can enter and exit the frozen forest with the tulip family every year. We will also trade with the elves every year. Some objects made by the elves, such as bows and arrows, magic swords, and some wood carvings, are very popular here."

As he said that, Pinto couldn't help but look at Barossa beside Chen Daolin, and laughed in a low voice: "If I didn't take it wrong, your female companion should be from the shore of Dayuan Lake."

Chen Daolin glanced at Barossa, and Barossa pursed her lips and smiled: "You are indeed a wise person, I am a veterinarian."

"Then I will welcome the people of the Elf God on behalf of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce." Pinto smiled slightly, and then stroked his chest and performed a ritual of the Elf.

Barossa quickly returned the gift, and when she looked at Pinto again, her eyes became more and more dear

"Four years ago, for the goods that I booked for some customers, I personally went to the north with the caravan. On the shore of Dayuan Lake, I was warmly entertained by the elves tribe. That journey is still unforgettable to me." Pinto smiled and said, "I had been taught by Elder Gearo at that time. I wonder if you know Elder Gearo?"

Barossa heard this and smiled softly: "Elder Gearo is a sacrificial priest of the Qiluo tribe. I don't come from the Qiluo tribe, but I had the honor to meet Elder Gearo last year, who is a noble and wise elder."

"May he be healthy, and may the god of the elves protect him." Pinto's tone was very sincere.

Speaking of this, several people walked out of the exhibition hall and walked up the stairs to the second floor.

When I walked to the second floor, what came towards me was a smell that made Chen Daolin extremely familiar.

Various magical plants and extracted potions, these scents floated in the air, making Chen Daolin smile.

There are rows of cabinets in the room, just like the bookshelf in the library. But the cabinets are naturally not books, but bottles and jars of different sizes, as well as some boxes and boxes of all sizes.

"Basically, common magic potion materials can be found here." Pinto's tone was full of pride: "It can be said that the 3,644 common materials listed in the latest version of the Magic Pharmacopoeia last year can be seen on these shelves. Of course, some materials that are particularly cherished and rare are not placed, but are hidden in the warehouse."

Speaking of this, Pingtuo politely smiled at Chen Daolin and said, "Of course, I won't go into details about this magician like you here. I think you are more familiar with these things than me."

Chen Daolin shook his head: "You're welcome, I'm young after all, but you've been studying this industry for many years."

"There are three rooms on the second floor. This one contains plant materials. There are two rooms inside. One is minerals, and the other is raw materials extracted from the monsters, as well as some miscellaneous materials."

Chen Daolin knew that Barossa was an elf, and loved peace and did not like killing. I thought there should be many specimens of monsters in the Warcraft Hall. The specimens I saw just now had already made Barossa feel unbearable. Chen Daolin felt sorry for his elves, so he simply decided not to go to the Warcraft Hall, but asked Pinto to take him to the Minerals Hall directly.

The mineral hall is naturally filled with various magical gems, from the most ordinary magic crystals of different quality levels to various magical gems of different attributes.

Chen Daolin noticed that most of the gems here are raw materials, that is, some naked stones, and they have not been made into any utensils, such as rings, wands, rings, bracelets, lucky charms, etc. And there are even some, which are not even naked stones, but are basically some raw stones.

The so-called raw ore is the ore that has not been polished and mined, and it looks like inconspicuous broken stones.

However, Chen Daolin had the knowledge of a great alchemy expert like Mrs. Stone. In his eyes, these seemingly inconspicuous stones were piles of treasures. After looking at them for a while, he realized that there were many valuable high-quality magic gems contained in them.

Pingtuo saw Chen Daolin taking it seriously, obviously not just a quick look, but carefully savoring it, and he couldn't help but feel a little respect in his heart. He naturally knew that unless he had a considerable attainment in magic ores, he would not be able to see any tricks about such a bunch of raw stones.

Even some ordinary low-level magicians may not be able to see anything about these rough stones. After all, many low-level magicians can rarely see a few high-level magic gems in their lifetime, let alone rough stones.

Chen Daolin looked at it for a while and couldn't help but sigh with regret. He shook his head while sighing.

"Master Darling... Is there any problem with this?" Pingtuo couldn't help asking when he saw Chen Daolin's face strange.

"What a pity, what a pity." Chen Daolin frowned: "These raw stones are fine, there is no problem. But.........The naked stones mined are......... Alas, there are many problems, waste, waste! A waste of resources!"

"What do you mean by this?" Pingto asked in confusion.

Chen Daolin glanced at Pingtuo, hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't know if these naked stones are used to make tools?"

"Well..." Pinto's tone was a little twisted, and then he smiled bitterly: "We don't dare to think about making the instrument. These naked stones were just mined, polished, and sold them like this. As for the people who bought them, what they made with them, they only made into an amplification ring, a bracelet, or what magic equipment they were inlaid on, we don't know."

"It's true." Chen Daolin shook his head: "That's why I said, it's a waste."

After a pause, he pointed at a gem in a glass cabinet on the table - a fiery red gem as big as a fist.

"This fire-type ruby ​​looks like it can scare people. Such a big size is rare and its quality is pretty good." Chen Daolin said this, Pingto glanced at it and smiled: "No, this is a good thing here. It was mined from a mining area deep in the southern swamp, and the quality has reached the intermediate level four."

"It's a pity that you shouldn't have mined it." Chen Daolin shook his head: "If the raw stones are transported over, it would be great."

Looking at Pingto's puzzled eyes, Chen Daolin said: "Mining raw stones and polishing gems is a job that seems simple... But you must know that magic gems are not ordinary gems! It is not to say that you can mine and polish the gems by just finding a jewellery. Alas!

Your stone is big enough, but what can such a large gem be used for? Is it used to inlaid a magic wand? The level 4 gems and the inlaid a magic wand are really bad. A better magician would not choose to inlaid such a low-level gem. It is big and heavy, but its magic power is not as good as a level 6 gem that is less than one-tenth of his size. Which magician do you think would be willing to hold such a large stone in your hand all day long?

Level 4 gems, generally speaking, are used as base materials on some ordinary magic circles.

Look at this fire ruby, although its quality has reached the middle level four level, there are also differences. The right corner of it is darker in color. From the texture, it should be able to reach level five! This is one level higher, but the difference is huge!

A level five gem can barely be made into a ring face and can be inlaid on the ring.

But I see the traces of your gem polishing, and this corner has been obviously ground. I think the person who polished this stone should be the craftsmen in your workshop? It must not be done by the magician. Since I am not a magician, I am afraid that when polishing, I will not see the nuances of level 4 or level 5. As long as I accidentally grind off a little bit of the size of sesame grains during polishing... Then the loss will be too great. Alas!

The most valuable thing about your stone is the corner on the right. Unfortunately, half of it was polished off. The remaining large piece is nothing more than the part of the Dangdang base material."

When Chen Daolin said this, he ignored Pingto's face and pointed at another yellow stone casually.

This is a golden wire fire diamond, which can be regarded as a treasure among magical gems.

"The golden wire fire diamonds are of very good quality, but unfortunately you didn't do it well." Chen Daolin smiled bitterly and said, "There are three golden wire fire diamonds on this platform. If I read it correctly, these three fire diamonds should be a piece of raw material and you cut them open by yourself, right?"

Pingto was stunned and nodded repeatedly: "You have a good eye! That's right. Our craftsmen said that although this raw material is a large piece, the quality of the raw material is uneven. Some of the quality is poor, so they simply cut it open. The poor quality cut two pieces, and the good quality is a piece of it. When it is sold in this way, it is easy to distinguish.

"Slice what shouldn't be cut, but what shouldn't be cut." Chen Daolin sighed.

Then he slowly said: "The golden wire fire diamond is a rare fire gem. Pingtuo, you have also learned magic. For any fire mage, the golden wire fire diamond is the most favorite thing for the mage. If your golden wire fire diamond is not cut, it will be inlaid with enough volume on the wand! If it is a magic wand inlaid, it is the output of magic. In fact, I don't care much about the subtle color difference of the gem itself. But you have cut out the color difference, but what after you cut it out? Take out any of these three gems and inlaid with magic wands. It is too small, and the magic output is obviously not enough.!

Make a magic circle, use golden wire fire diamonds to make a magic circle, I'm afraid only the magician will be so luxurious.

As for making other rings, they are too big and will be wasted once they are cut again.

The only option is to make some equipment inlays.

Look, it was originally a very good magic wand inlaid with gems. If you do this, you can only make some magic equipment. Do you think this is a pity?”

When Chen Daolin said this, he suddenly closed his mouth and looked at Pingto.

Pingto was stunned, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, his hands were hanging down, and his fingertips were trembling slightly!

Seeing Pingto's appearance, Chen Daolin couldn't help but wonder. He walked closer and whispered: "Pingto, Mr. Pingto?"

Only then did Pingtuo suddenly wake up, his body shook, and then looked at Chen Daolin with an incredible look. He took a deep breath and his voice trembled: "Da, Master Daling, I, I'll ask you, are you studying alchemy?"

Chen Daolin smiled when he heard this: "It's not easy to study, but he's still a bit engaging in alchemy."

After hearing this, Pingtuo stared at Chen Daolin with a complicated look for a long time.

Finally, he let out a long sigh.

"Mr. Darling!!" Pingtuo bent down and saluted seriously. When he raised his head, he looked sincere: "Thank you for your tips just now... If it weren't for your tips, I'm afraid I wouldn't think of these things. Although I have learned magic, I know nothing about alchemy, and I only have some understanding of magic theory and potions. However, I don't know anything about magical instruments and alchemy. Over the years, the development of the Potion Floor has been at a bottleneck, but I think our raw materials are selling well.

But what you said today made me suddenly realize that over the years, I don’t know how many good things have been ruined in my hands!!”

Pinto looked regretful.

Chen Daolin was a little curious: "Huh? Is there no magician consultant in your workshop? After all, you are in the magic material business. Even if you know some magic theories, you still need a magician to be in charge. The Pompeii Chamber of Commerce has a great family, so can't you recruit a magician?"

"Are there two magicians consultants?" Pinto smiled bitterly: "One is from the magic union, and he only comes to see him occasionally on weekdays. The other is worshipped all year round, but he is only a low-level mage. Fortunately, he is very proficient in potions."

When Pinto said this, his tone became more and more helpless: "You have just seen that we only have some rough stones and naked stones here... In fact, don't we want to do the business of finished utensils? How much can we earn by selling rough stones? A rough stone can be up to three or five thousand gold coins, but if it is made into magic equipment, it can add a zero at the back!"

Chen Daolin nodded: "This is not bad."

"But..." Pinto smiled bitterly: "But the magician who can make tools can't be found."

"Oh?" Chen Daolin looked at Pinto in confusion.

Pingto also frowned and said, "Isn't this obvious? Although there are magicians, they are not common! Alchemists are the rarest and most rare among magicians. If you know how to make alchemists, even a low-level mage will be regarded as the most popular VIP by the wealthy family and can enjoy the most favorable treatment! But alchemists are really rare, and it is more difficult to become an alchemist than other types of magicians. An alchemist must be familiar with all the magic theories of various systems and have profound attainments, and at the same time proficient in magic potions.

To learn and be proficient in various magical minerals, magic creatures, magic theories, magic elements, and various material principles, you must also have superb skills and genius ideas... In short, an alchemist is almost a magical master. Such characters are now becoming increasingly rare. The entire imperial capital, famous alchemists can count them with one hand, and some of these people, some of whom are noble and cannot be hired by us. Others are held in their hands by other wealthy families, guarding against outsiders to poach like thieves... "

When Chen Daolin heard this, his face became more and more strange.

He knew that alchemists seemed to be rare.

However, he never expected that alchemists were so scarce?!

After all, Chen Daolin was not a native of Roland. His knowledge of magic was all from the memory of Mrs. Stone.

But because Mrs. Stone herself is an alchemist, she herself does not think she is too rare.

After all, people will not particularly cherish and value what they already have.
To be continued...