"Oh? My treatment water is done?"
Engrossed in the sea of books and martial techniques, Fang Yuan almost forgot about the time.
He only recalled this matter when a resentful Lisa came forward to inform him.
"Alright, I'll head over there now!"
Unless it was entrusted to someone beforehand, any precious medicament couldn't be claimed by another person, either under false pretenses or on the behalf of others. Although the pharmacist's fee was very high, they were still trustworthy in this regard.
At that moment, Lisa had a surprised and bewildered expression as she looked at Fang Yuan as he walked.
Through her sixth sense, she discovered that this man was somehow different from the one she saw a few days ago, but she was unable to see any changes when she looked up close.
"Based on my current ability, I might be judged as a C-grade Demon Hunter. However, if I were to be assigned to be in the surroundings, it would be enough if I was just able to survive through this mission."
Fang Yuan took a glance at his stats window:
"Name: Hulk (Fang Yuan)
Essence: 10.0 (110)
Spirit: 10.0 (100)
Magic: 10.0 (130)
Profession: Demon Hunter
State: Healthy
Technique: Basic grapple (Proficient), Gun Fighting Skill (Normal), Secret Study (Normal), Pharmaceutics (Basic), Alchemy (Basic), Morning Stars Swordsmanship (Old Moon)
Specialization: [Medicine (Level 3)], [Botany (Level 6)(Peak)], [Fiery Golden Eyes (Level 3)], [Body Seal (Ultimate form)]"
It wasn't hard to get into entry-level alchemy and pharmaceutics as it only meant that he had sufficient basic knowledge in these aspects.
As for the advancement of Morning Stars Swordsmanship, it was even easier.
"My technique can advance past the proficiency rate." Fang Yuan looked at the proficiency bar at the end of each technique and smiled without saying anything.
Maybe cultivation techniques like Pangu Eagle's Body and Creation Sword Array were quite high-level on their own. Fang Yuan had also advanced to the peak, and it would be difficult to progress further for even half a point. Hence, that small proficiency rate was naturally very minute for him.
However, if he was able to level up those basic techniques, the results would have an immediate effect.
Just by reading for these past few days and familiarizing himself with the swordsmanship, he was able to complete the Morning Stars part and promote himself to the state of Old Moon.
With an improvement in techniques, his various traits had also grown.
This was why Fang Yuan was able to promote his ability to a scary cultivation state within a few days time.
However, the fact that these minor changes could be discovered by Lisa showed that her senses were quite frightening as well; perhaps she was gifted.
Fang Yuan's gaze focused on the Morning Stars Swordsmanship, causing more details to immediately appear:
"Morning Stars Swordsmanship (Old Moon): A swordsmanship invented by Daybreak Sword. Through your revision and refinement, it has become more efficient for one's body to perform. There are three levels in total. Currently, it's in the Old Moon state! Evasion ability has been enhanced, and the damage to the Night Family Clan has increased!"
"Increased evasion and damage? It's a pity that I cannot quantify them directly…" Fang Yuan felt that it was normal. After all, reality isn't a game, and it was impossible to have "Damage (+2), (+1)" appearing like in a game. Otherwise, he would've doubted the world.
Even so, he had the confidence to be able to kill a Vampire with one slash if he happened to come across one again.
…
Master Soma's Experiment lab.
"D*mn it, I've failed again!"
After a loud bang, Master Soma popped his head out and muttered to himself. Seeing Fang Yuan, he said, "Oh, it's you? Come in, take the treatment water medicament, and leave. Don't disturb me!"
Fang Yuan smiled and walked into the lab. With only one glance, he saw a black experiment stand with messy test tubes, as well as the other materials on it. His heart tightened.
He was better at calculating the value now and sighed instantly—being a Pharmacist was indeed a profession that required a large amount of money.
"This is yours, two portions of treatment water!"
Master Soma found a box in the storage room at the back. There were lots of pure white goose feathers and two test tubes stored within a pocket when it was opened. The test tubes were stored nicely.
Fang Yuan took out a test tube and disturbed the water. Lines of golden brilliance appeared on the originally translucent treatment water as if there were countless gold threads in the water. He nodded his head and said, "Thank you!"
"It's able to treat most external wounds, especially broken limbs. If the broken area is treated reasonably and was reattached within 24 hours, there won't be any side effects!"
Master Soma announced proudly as he promptly waved his hands to gesture the guest out of the room.
"I trust in the ability of Master Soma…"
Clearly, Fang Yuan wouldn't leave like this. To improve his pharmaceutics skills, he would need the necessary tools to practice and make medicament. Even the proficiency rate couldn't rise without this limitation.
He sniffed and smiled slightly. "Only… Was Master trying to mix the bat-eared mouse?"
"How did you know that?" Master Soma's immediately revealed a shocked expression.
"It's because of the rose essence oil-like smell and the tendency to explode when the mixture failed. There are no other ingredients aside from those." Fang Yuan rubbed his nose.
"Yes, it's very challenging to allow the blood of this type of mouse to return to normal before extracting the energetic spiritual energy!"
Master Soma nodded his head solemnly. "I remember that you… said that you wanted to learn pharmaceutics before? Looks like you've worked hard, but it's a pity that it's not enough!"
He definitely knew that to become a Pharmacist, one needed not only a gift but also nurturing.
Without the investment of expensive tools and large amounts of materials to practice, it would still be a disaster when he went tried to apply it, despite the fact that he might thoroughly understand the theory.
"I know, but I might be able to succeed in extracting the energetic spiritual energy from the body of the bat-eared mouse…"
There was also a description of how to deal with the ingredient in the Fundamentals of Pharmaceutics book. Of course, it was one of the most difficult examples.
This was because the Pharmacist required a ridiculous hand speed. The margin of error for each ingredient and the flames couldn't be more than 0.1 seconds. What was even more difficult was the fact that the Pharmacist had to judge on his own and adjust the process based on how each portion of the mouse blood works. This experiment tested one's patience, attentiveness, and luck.
"You?" Master Soma looked at Fang Yuan suspiciously and doubted him.
There seemed to be a voice in his heart that was persuading him to let the boy try. Anyway, the bat-eared mouse wasn't anything precious before the energetic spiritual energy that was extracted. If he wanted to, many Demon Hunters would bring a dozen or more gallons of it over just from a phone call.
Fang Yuan was sensitive enough to discover Soma's hesitation and added on, "How about this, if I cannot succeed within three tries, then I will compensate you for all of the ingredients!"
"Alright… You'll also have to pay compensation if you damaged any of my experiment instruments during the process!" Soma clenched his teeth.
"No problem!" Fang Yuan nodded his head readily.
"You… you…" At this time, Lisa finally understood what was happening. "Hulk… You id**t, you're actually challenging an experiment that even Master Soma failed?"
She was at a loss of words, he was simply dumb and bold to the point of no return!
"Shut up!"
At that moment, Master Soma glared at Lisa and scolded her when he saw Fang Yuan standing in from of the experimental stand and arranging the new instruments.
"As a Pharmacist, his instruments are the weapons in his hands. He's facing a completely different battlefield. Hence… he needs to familiarize himself with every single inch of his weapons…"
Master Soma mumbled. He would be very disappointed and would scoff if a Demon Hunter was to go into the process immediately.
Looking at Fang Yuan's movement then, the anticipation in his heart rose.
"If it was just about making medicament, there's no way that I can be compared to an experienced Pharmacist at the moment. However, it's a different story when it comes to extracting the bat-eared mouse blood… This experiment's process has been set long ago and nothing needs to be changed, what it needs is only to carry it out!"
In this aspect, Fang Yuan, who had powerful magical energy and was able to operate his body with precision, had an advantage that even titled Demon Hunters had to concede defeat.
"First step: Settlement!"
He opened the cork and poured the blood into a beaker. The crimson red blood was like amber as it had solidified.
What was worse was that after making contact with the air, there would be some golden brilliance gathered in the crimson red blood, bringing with it an unstable smell.
"Second step: Observe and analyze."
Fang Yuan quickly put in a litmus paper and judged the nature of the blood according to the marked scale on the paper.
These statistics would have the final call of whether the extraction would need to be heated for 0.1 seconds more or cooled 0.2 seconds earlier. A minor error would cause an immediate explosion.
"It's beginning!"
He placed the beaker onto the metal stand and lit the flames to increase the temperature immediately.
"This…" Master Soma was dumbfounded when he witnessed this scene.
In his eyes, every movement of this young Demon Hunter was skilled and smooth as if he had long prepared for it a thousand times.
It didn't matter if it was the timing to add the ingredients, to increase or decrease the temperature, there was no hesitation. He was as stable as a robot.
Of course, this was impossible. As the extraction experiment of the bat-eared mouse was infamous for being complicated and ever-changing. Any sudden situations may lead to him feeling anxious.
"This young man might really have the potential to become a Master Pharmacist!" He thought about it silently. Even the sound of his breathing slowed down gradually as if he was worried about disturbing the other party's movements.
Fang Yuan quickly reached the last step of the extraction process.
The blood that was originally amber-like had already been separated into different layers. This was the part that even Soma didn't reach previously.
"It's almost done!" Soma was so emotional that his cheeks flushed.
However, at that moment, Fang Yuan frowned and threw the beaker into the safety box at the side.
Bang!
A low sound was heard, and promptly, dense smoke emitted out from the box.
"This is… because he was bound to fail based on the failure rate?" Soma shook his head. "But he's pretty good to be able to reach the last step."
It was unexpected that Fang Yuan was able to find out the danger prior to it happening, judging the failure before putting it into the safety box to isolate and minimize damage.