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Chapter 110 Can I Buy on Credit? (Third Update, 10,000 words)

"Is Manager Chen here?"

Lu Chen changed into the same face he had when he came here to trade with Hu Bufan last time. As soon as he entered, he saw the same servant sweeping the floor.

"Oh, it's Young Master Qin! The manager is inside, let me show you!"

The servant recognized Qin Yi at a glance.

"Oh, Young Master Qin has arrived? Please have a seat. I just bought some fine tea; let's have a taste together!"

When Manager Chen saw Lu Chen, he immediately smiled.

This is a big customer.

"Manager Chen, I'll pass on the tea for now. I have something to ask you! I wonder if you could procure one of those extra-large furnaces, like an alchemy furnace or a cauldron?"

Shopkeeper Chen pondered for a moment upon hearing this: "Young Master Qin, I won't ask about your intended use. Do you have any requirements regarding the material?"

"No, copper, iron, or even porcelain are all fine. It doesn't have to be beautiful; a plain, undecorated piece is acceptable. It doesn't have to be an artwork or an antique, just large, intact, and functional. The sooner the better!"

"This requirement is very low, and it's easy to find someone. I'll arrange it right away!" Manager Chen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his request.

I thought it was some big deal.

"Xiao Wang, go to the storeroom and look for it. I remember there's a bronze tripod. Have a few people move it over," Manager Chen said to a servant. Then he gestured for Lu Chen to sit down, "Come and try this year's new tea!"

Lu Chen took a sip, and the taste was indeed good. He simply drank it all in one gulp. Before long, he saw several people carrying a huge bronze cauldron over with heavy thuds.

The courtyard trembled when the bronze cauldron fell.

Lu Chen looked at the round cauldron, which was nearly half a person tall. It had two handles, three legs, and a round belly. The shape was exquisite and it was very well preserved. It had a light golden color, somewhat similar to champagne gold, with a dazzling metallic luster.

"I've had this for a while now. It used to be used for cooking meat, but very few people use it anymore. Do you think it's suitable? If you need a larger one, it will take some time to find one, or you could have one custom-made."

Shopkeeper Chen touched the belly of the bronze cauldron and looked at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen carefully examined the bronze cauldron, looking for cracks or anything. He tapped it from all sides and listened to the sound, but found nothing wrong.

"This is it. How much?" Lu Chen was very satisfied with the size of the bronze cauldron.

This pot is much larger than the small iron pots and earthenware pots I bought before; it can refine at least 20 portions of pills at once.

Lu Chen nodded.

He felt that the price was not expensive.

The bronze alone must weigh nearly a thousand kilograms. With its exquisite shape, carvings, and patterns, he quite liked it. He probably wasn't ripped off for 4 yuan.

However, he had no money left.

Not only was he penniless, but his family also had very little money left.

That's not enough for at least 4 taels.

He can't pay right now, but he wants the goods. What should he do?

Can I buy on credit?

Lu Chen felt somewhat embarrassed.

Manager Chen was taken aback for a moment.

Want to buy on credit from the pawnshop?

He looked at Lu Chen, his smile unchanged: "Is there something troubling you, Young Master Qin?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "There's no difficulty, it's just that I didn't bring any money with me at the last minute, I'm completely broke, but I urgently need this. I wonder if Manager Chen is willing to take the risk?"

Shopkeeper Chen pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "No problem, I trust Young Master Qin's character! Now, it's yours!"

Lu Chen was touched by what he heard and quietly withdrew his oppressive aura.

"To be honest, I know a little about alchemy, and I bought this to use for alchemy. But I left in a hurry and I don't have any money on me right now. I also need to buy some alchemy materials. I wonder if Manager Chen would be willing to lend me some more money? Once I've finished refining the pills, I'll give you some!"

He continued.

The servants were all a little angry when they heard Lu Chen's shameless words.

However, this shop doesn't belong to them, so they have no say in it.

Manager Chen's face stiffened for a moment, then he shook his head and smiled.

"Of course, no problem. Do you think ten thousand taels is enough?"

"That's enough! Thank you for your trust, Manager Chen!" Lu Chen was very grateful.

After taking the money, Lu Chen went to several different pharmacies and bought a lot of herbs for Qi and Blood Pills and Body Strengthening Pills. He also bought a large amount of charcoal and asked the people from Lao Jiu Pawnshop to deliver all of these things to his rented house.

He had rented a place here before, and now it's coming in handy.

"Go back and tell your Manager Chen that we are very grateful for his trust. We will repay this kindness tenfold!"

Lu Chen clasped his hands in greeting to the group, closed the door, and began to operate the equipment.

He first placed the giant cauldron inside the house, and then built a small step next to it with bricks so that he could stand on it.

Then, a small stove was built under the giant cauldron, filled with charcoal, with a perforated bottom for ventilation to ensure even heating.

After lighting the charcoal fire, Lu Chen cleaned the giant cauldron and placed the medicinal herbs into it one by one to test how many portions of herbs could be put in at once.

The 20 portions of herbs, plus water, are almost overflowing.

He was worried that the water would overflow after boiling, so he changed it to 15 portions, which was just the right amount.

"It can refine a maximum of 15 portions of medicinal herbs at a time. I wonder if it will be successful!"

Lu Chen was also a little uneasy.

Instead of starting rashly, he chose to test the waters with one sample first.

Alchemy also carries the risk of failure, and a success rate of over 70% is already considered relatively high.

With his arm supporting the bronze cauldron, golden energy slowly flowed out from his body and entered the cauldron to heat it up.

The power of the sun is extremely yang and incredibly hot. Soon, the water inside the round cauldron began to boil, producing white steam.

A rich aroma of herbs filled the air.

Lu Chen meticulously prepared the medicinal liquid.

Time passed slowly.

However, at the final step, due to a carelessness, the liquid in the bronze cauldron emitted a burnt smell, and the entire cauldron of liquid turned black.

Failed.

He was not discouraged.

Having never used such a heavy and sturdy vessel as a bronze tripod before, I was inevitably a little unfamiliar with it.

With experience, he became much more skilled the second time and succeeded on his first try!

You have obtained 25 Qi and Blood Pills!

"Ten servings this time!"

Lu Chen's energy was being depleted very quickly.

The energy consumption for 10 portions of medicinal herbs is also more than 10 times that of other herbs.

However, he is not in combat mode right now, so he can briefly multitask, refining pills while cultivating Qi, which he can barely manage.

Two hours passed slowly.

Inside the room, a faint aroma of medicine rose from the cauldron.

Lu Chen manipulated the energy to perform the final condensation of the medicinal liquid.

One by one, the scalding hot spheres slowly took shape.

He wiped away non-existent sweat, looked at the round cauldron filled with pills, and smiled.

"This batch must have at least 200 pieces!"

Lu Chen found a cloth bag and counted all the pills. There were 233 pills in total. Relatively speaking, the loss was still a bit more than when he refined a single batch of Qi and Blood Pills.

However, he can accept it.

After putting away the pills, Lu Chen sat cross-legged and began to recover his energy and treat his injuries.

Refining 10 pills at once was still a bit of a challenge for him.

Half an hour later, he stood up, stretched, and continued.

Having learned from his first experience, Lu Chen was quicker the second time, serving 15 portions of medicinal herbs and finishing in less than two hours.

A total of 357 Qi and Blood Pills were obtained this time.

The third batch, 11 portions of medicinal herbs.

Because that's all that's left.

It took two hours to produce 270 pills.

After resting for a while, he glanced at the sky outside.

The sun is almost setting.

It was already the afternoon of the second day.

"There are still 15 portions of ingredients for the Body Strengthening Pill. Let's refine them all in one go."

Including the time for energy recovery, another three hours passed. Lu Chen was very lucky and succeeded on his first try, obtaining 348 Body Strengthening Pills.

The moon was already high in the sky above the willow branches.

He stopped.

The medicinal herbs bought with 10,000 taels of silver have all been used up.

There were 38 portions of ingredients for the Qi and Blood Pill, each costing approximately 150 taels of silver. The 38 portions of ingredients were used to refine 885 pills.

The ingredients for the Strengthening Pill come in 15 portions. The price is a little expensive, with each portion costing 280 taels of silver and yielding 348 pills.

"Based on this calculation, the cost of the medicinal materials for one Qi and Blood Pill is about 6 taels and 4 mace of silver, while the cost of one Body Strengthening Pill is about 12 taels."

"I am, after all, a master at the Yuanqi Realm level. My labor costs are no less than one, no, one hundred thousand taels of silver. Add to that the 4 for the bronze cauldron, let's say 20. With my unique technology, selling a Qi and Blood Pill for 200 taels of silver is no problem. And a Body Strengthening Pill for 400 taels."

Lu Chen was overjoyed.

He can refine more than 1000 pills in a day without sleep. If he sells them all, it would be equivalent to more than 1 life points.

If he does this a few more times, he'll be invincible!

"The injuries have become minor; even if I neglect them, they'll fully recover in a day or two. Now, it's time to find a buyer!"