54. Chapter 54 The battle between old and new alchemists
The curtain was lifted and Yue Jinghua walked in.
All the mercenaries in the entire tent were stunned.
Yue Jinghua did not return to Boluo City alone. Although Zac didn't have time to say anything before he died, Yue Jinghua assisted the local mercenary union in investigating the matter and spent some time, so Yue Jinghua came back late.
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A whole mercenary team, more than ten people died. Such a tragic situation where all members were killed has not happened in the small town of Sabah for more than ten years.
Yue Jinghua originally thought that the local mercenary union would investigate the matter thoroughly, but after hearing about the whirlpool and illusion that came and went without a trace, the mercenary union seemed to be shy and did not investigate in depth. This is what happened.
It's settled.
According to several old mercenaries of "Coconut Shell", a similar strange phenomenon occurs in the depths of the desert every ten years. Every time, dozens of people die, and no one knows where the weird whirlpool came from.
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The Tucker Desert returned to calm, and soon people forgot about the tragedy that happened deep in the desert.
In desperation, Yue Jinghua had no choice but to deal with Zach's death and left Sabah town with Zaria.
Before returning to the Backfire Mercenary Group, Yue Jinghua handed Zaria over to Hong Yao before returning to report.
"I'm late." Yue Jinghua walked straight to Ni Qianjun without looking at the other people in the tent. At the same time, she showed a mercenary badge pinned to her chest, symbolizing the status of a two-star mercenary.
It blinded the eyes of the mercenaries in the entire tent.
"You did it?" Even Ni Qianjun couldn't help but take a breath and stared at the ring in Yue Jinghua's hand in disbelief.
He became a two-star mercenary in just one month. Even I back then could only do it with the cooperation of my elder brother.
"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life," Yue Jinghua nodded.
"Impossible, it's only been a month, how can you accumulate enough merit points? This mercenary badge can't be fake. Barbarian, have any of you been promoted to two stars in a month?" Feng Buhui left.
He stepped forward and questioned the authenticity of Yue Jinghua's badge.
"Let alone a two-star, even if you successfully complete the first mission, it will take at least a month. Good guy, did she really become a two-star mercenary in one month?" Those veterans, including Manzi,
The mercenaries also don't believe it. Today's young people are too fierce.
"You are wrong. I did not become a two-star mercenary in a month." Facing the expected provocation again, Yue Jinghua had no intention of giving up just like that.
She smiled lightly and took out her mercenary manual, "Not one month, but twenty-three days. It took me twenty-three days to become a two-star mercenary. None of you can complete it.
It doesn't mean that I can't complete it. Just like, some people can become deputy captains, and some people can't, it's the same reason. Being able to do what others can't do is the most basic quality of a mercenary," Yue Jinghua's voice was concise and powerful,
In her hand, she held the mercenary manual high, and her eyes shone with arrogance that made people wonder.
The mercenaries who were watching were furious for a moment, but they didn't know how to refute it. The mercenary manual contained the mercenary union's directional seal, which could not be forged.
Feng Buhui was unconvinced and stepped forward to take the mercenary manual.
It records in detail every task that Yue Jinghua completed in the past twenty days.
"The first time, the Yellow Pearl-level mission was executed perfectly, and a hundred poisonous wasp and scorpion stings were obtained within two days. The second time, the lair of the Sand Dry Maggot was found in three days. The third time, five desert bandits were wiped out," one
Xiang Xiang's narration made the already noisy tent become silent.
After Ni Qianjun woke up from the initial surprise, a proud smile appeared on his face. Yue Jinghua's smooth promotion made his face very bright.
He cupped his hands to Mrs. Yao and said loudly: "Mrs. Yao, this trip is really going to be in vain for you. Our alchemist has come back, so we ask you to go back first. If there is a chance next time, we will come back."
We can work together again.”
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Mrs. Yao was looking at Yue Jinghua from the side. It was not difficult to guess the identity of this mysterious alchemist just from his ugly face.
Yue Jinghua, Yue Jinghua of Liejiabao. Unexpectedly, the mysterious alchemist in the rumors turned out to be the legendary waste - Yue Jinghua.
Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, Mrs. Yao smiled and said, "Deputy Captain Ni Qianjun, as the person in charge of this mission, who you want to invite is within your scope of authority.
I shouldn’t say more. But as an old friend of Captain Nihuo, I have the obligation to remind you that this mission is not simple. Are you sure you want to ask this girl to be your alchemist?"
Ni Qianjun raised his thick eyebrows with a very sure look in his eyes.
Mrs. Yao nodded to Yue Jinghua again, "If I guess correctly, this must be Miss Yue Jinghua from Liejiabao. I'm Mrs. Yao from Dingchang. I'm sorry for being so presumptuous, but please don't take offense to Miss Yue. I
I still have some friendship with Brother Lie, the head of the Liejia Fort. I have only heard that the eldest lady of the Lie family, Lie Sisi, is a genius alchemist. But I have never heard that Miss Yue Jinghuayue can also make elixirs."
Yue Jinghua's appearance and words just now were like adding a ladle of cold water to boiling water, cooling down the entire tent.
Mrs. Yao's words were like adding a handful of firewood to the extinguished firewood, causing the water to boil again in an instant.
"It turns out that she is a fake, some kind of genius alchemist. If she has the ability, she will make alchemy in front of all of us," the mercenaries shouted.
Mrs. Yao said at the right time, "Miss Yue, if you are dissatisfied with me, how about we each refine the elixir once in front of everyone? I can prepare the materials and the elixir cauldron for the girl."
Ni Qianjun frowned when he heard this and was about to interrupt.
But Yue Jinghua suddenly smiled and said, "What if I don't agree?"
As soon as these words came out, the mercenaries in the tent became even more irritable and restless.
One person's words are endlessly scolded.
"If you don't agree, get out."
"Nihuo Yongbin Gutan does not need impostor trash,"
Ni Qianjun stood in front of Yue Jinghua, trying to protect him behind him.
There was an extra hand on his shoulder. Yue Jinghua pushed him away and walked to Mrs. Yao.
Yue Jinghua still smiled and blinked with sly eyes, "Don't worry, everyone, I haven't finished speaking yet. Lie Sisi is famous for her alchemy skills because alchemy is her main business.
.As for me, alchemy is just my hobby. If I can’t make it to a big stage, the outside world will naturally not know about it. I can do it with Mrs. Yao, but Mrs. Yao has been famous for a long time, but she has to compare her alchemy skills with a junior.
If this spreads out, I'm afraid the outside world will laugh at you for being old and disrespectful."
Ni Qianjun was also stunned, it was not his main business? What did she mean by this?
Mrs. Yao had the upper hand, but after Yue Jinghua said this, she was really suspected of relying on her elders and selling her old age. With such a label of bullying being slapped on the younger ones, Mrs. Yao really wanted to criticize her.
Don't start.
But Mrs. Yao has been running a tummy shop for decades, and she has developed six orifices in her heart. She is very transparent, and she is not a fuel-efficient lamp. "Miss Yue is very eloquent, and people say that Lie Sisi Bingxue is smart. Now I have a look."
, I would say that Miss Yue has an exquisite heart with seven orifices. Since you said that alchemy is not your main business, I can’t force you to compare alchemy with me. I am interested in asking for advice, what is the girl’s real main business, if I am
He is also proficient in this art, so he can ask Miss Yue for some advice."
When she said this, the mercenaries in the audience also expressed their support and praised Mrs. Yao's magnanimity.
Yue Jinghua frowned, a little helpless, "Madam, do you really want to ask me for advice? Is this going to be embarrassing?"
Mrs. Yao was conceited, extremely smart, and a few rounds older than Yue Jinghua. She had dabbled in all six arts, and was not afraid of any of Yue Jinghua's suggestions.
"I wonder if Mrs. Yao knows how to improve the properties of weapons," Yue Jinghua asked.
"Weapons?" Mrs. Yao was stunned when she heard this.
"To be precise, it is to make a weapon to increase the attack power and hit rate. Yue is not talented, and happens to do some research on weapon improvement." This time, everyone including Ni Qianjun was stunned.
"Gudong," someone secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
From being an alchemist to being a weapon improver, the span between the two is so huge that only Yue Jinghua can accomplish it.
The corners of Mrs. Yao's mouth trembled, but she finally said nothing.
On the mainland, there are several ways for Xuanwu practitioners to improve their combat effectiveness. One is to strengthen themselves and practice more advanced Xuan skills.
There is another kind, which is to engrave spiritual patterns.
Both of the above are subject to limitations of their own talents and opportunities. If they are not careful, they may be destroyed.
Not to mention, obtaining high-level mysterious skills and spiritual patterns are all great opportunities that can only be encountered but cannot be obtained, and require paying a price that is unbearable for ordinary people.
However, there is another method recognized on the mainland to improve one's combat ability, which has nothing to do with a mysterious person's talent. It is weapon improvement.
By opening a mysterious elixir hole in a weapon, inlaying a suitable mysterious elixir, and engraving a weapon pattern to improve the weapon's combat attributes or protective attributes, it can also enhance the mystic's combat effectiveness.
For most mercenaries, strengthening weapons is far better than taking mysterious pills. It is the most convenient way to improve combat, and it is much more reliable than boring stuff like pills.
And Yue Jinghua learned her first weapon pattern from the demon sword "Lian Yun".
Yue Jinghua fulfilled his wish and became the alchemist accompanying the Backfire Legion.
This time, it was not the arbitrary insistence of Ni Qianjun alone, but the entire Niqianjun mercenary group. Except for Feng Buhui, all the young mercenaries and the old mercenaries headed by Manzi, without exception, all agreed.
Yue Jinghua stayed.
A person who has the dual identities of an alchemist and a weapon pattern master, and this person is also a two-star mercenary.
The combination of these three points, especially the Weapon Pattern Master, a status that is rarer than rare, suddenly made Yue Jinghua an unobtainable person for the Backfire Mercenary Group.