I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 461 Alice: The Boss is Generous
"No problem, but the only effect of this thing is to keep you looking young forever, which doesn't have much practical significance for you."

Vampires are inherently unchanging creatures; whether they eat or not makes little difference.

As soon as Su Fan finished speaking, he saw Alice looking at him with disbelief.

What are you saying?

Do you know how attractive the phrase "eternal youth" is to women?

Alice was so excited to see Su Fan's nonchalant expression that she even changed how she addressed him.

The transformation process of vampires is largely the same, but the reasons for transformation are varied and bizarre.

It is said that a significant number of female vampires chose to be transformed in order to remain in their most beautiful years forever.

Beauty in a woman's eyes is equivalent to power in a man's eyes. If someone promised that becoming a vampire would grant one a noble title and a hereditary position, probably no one in this world would want to continue being human.

Nothing is more important than life.

What Su Fan wanted to refine was a pill that could enhance combat power, replenish spiritual energy, and cleanse the marrow and essence.

However, things always have to be done step by step. Successfully refining both weapons and pills on the first try is already quite rare, and as a beginning, it can be described as perfect.

Congratulations on your successful first weapon crafting attempt! You have gained a new skill: Weapon Crafting!

[Weapon forging: You can use your limited understanding to forge some flawed and defective items.]

Congratulations on your successful first alchemy attempt! You have gained a new skill: Alchemy!

[Alchemy: You can occasionally refine some useful pills using alchemical formulas.]

After reading the skill description, Su Fan's expression was somewhat indescribable.

Is acquiring this skill really something to be congratulated on?
However, Su Fan didn't take it to heart.

As skill proficiency improves, future descriptions will become more natural.

It can even spawn various derivative skills.

Alice, having received permission, was now carefully examining the pill in her palm.

"I want to try the drug."

Suddenly she turned her head and made a serious request.

"Is this your first time refining pills, boss? Aren't you worried about any adverse reactions if others consume them?"

“I’m not worried, and I think I can test the drugs myself.”

"Boss, you really have no self-awareness at all. Is your physical strength even remotely human? The experimental data you obtained is completely worthless."

"..."

Su Fan had to admit that Alice's words made some sense.

Even if a newly refined elixir contains toxins, it may be automatically broken down by the body without the patient's knowledge.

But that's not quite right either.

"So, vampire experimental samples are valuable for reference?"

This time, Alice was speechless.

"Alright, just try eating a couple like candy. Tell me immediately if you feel unwell."

Su Fan will immediately take effect from the medicine.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten anything that humans eat."

When it came time to eat, Alice felt a little uneasy, but she didn't hesitate and gently put the round pill into her mouth.

"How does it feel?"

Su Fan quickly asked.

"It tastes good, sweet, and it's definitely no different from the candy I remember..."

Alice smacked her lips twice, then stuck out her little tongue and licked her lips.

"It melts in your mouth, as if it were melted by saliva."

"besides……"

She narrowed her eyes slightly, carefully sensing the changes within herself.

"I felt a surge of heat entering my body and then flowing to the surface of my skin."

"That's right."

Su Fan withdrew the spiritual power contained in his palm.

"The essence of the Youth Preservation Pill I refine is to continuously maintain the skin's condition and appearance through medicinal power, without improving any bodily functions." "In other words, although she may appear to be a young woman, if she doesn't know her limits and acts recklessly, she could be injured or even die at any time."

"That's already quite remarkable."

After listening, Alice did not change her previous opinion, but insisted on her point of view.

"There is no cost; you can stay young forever simply by swallowing a pill."

"It's much better than making a pact with the devil for the sake of appearance in fairy tales, selling your soul."

At this point, Alice seemed to have a sudden inspiration and clapped her hands.

"I forgot, demons really exist in this world, right? In other words, boss, once you release this pill, you're essentially cutting off the source of income for those demons who make a living by selling these pills?"

Su Fan tilted his head slightly.

He hadn't really thought of that; the way his vampire shop assistants thought was truly unique.

"Wait... something seems a little different..."

Alice suddenly spoke.

"What? Has the erysipelas flared up?"

"No... I feel full... that feeling of hunger has disappeared."

Alice spoke with increasing certainty and surprise.

Vampires' thirst for blood, especially human blood, is unimaginable to ordinary people.

It is true that animal blood can satisfy hunger and sustain life, but the difference between animal blood and human blood is like eating only vitamins necessary for survival and eating large amounts of meat at every meal.

Can it survive? Yes, it can survive.

But the taste of it makes you want to die.

"What's the principle behind this?!"

Su Fan pondered for a moment and then gave his answer.

"As a vampire, you don't age naturally. Although the anti-aging effect of the anti-aging pill is useless to you, the energy contained within it won't just disappear."

"They replenish the energy your body lacks."

Alice's eyes lit up after hearing this.

"Does that mean I can live off this stuff from now on and never have to suck blood again?"

"You could say that..."

Su Fan never expected that the youth-preserving pill he casually refined would become a fasting pill exclusively for vampires.

It's quite amazing.

"Boss, look at all this inside the alchemy furnace..."

Alice rubbed her hands together excitedly, a mischievous smile on her pretty face that was hard not to laugh at.

"Keep one, and the rest are yours for staff meals."

He didn't say it would be considered as wages.

Because this female vampire had already planned to use all of her salary to buy carbon fiber fishing rods.

If it moves, Alice will probably breathe on it on the spot.

"Oh yeah!"

Alice raised the alchemy furnace high, stood on tiptoe, and spun around.

"And one more thing."

Su Fan called out to Alice, who was about to return to her room.

"Medicines cannot be stored in iron containers casually. Take this."

He raised his hand and took out a small jade bottle from his spatial storage, tossing it to her.

"Jade is warm and belongs to the earth element, making it ideal for nourishing elixirs. I usually use this to store them. If I accidentally lose it, a wooden bottle or gourd will also work."

"Thank you boss~"

Alice was in a great mood and winked at Su Fan as she left.

“The boss is awesome.”

(End of this chapter)