Chapter 337: Master Style
"It's troublesome."
Afeng felt a headache.
He brought Su Xia to this small room, actually he wanted to show off a bit, after all, this small room has a very high authority.
If Su Xia really has something precious, it is not impossible to exchange one or two bottles.
But now, Su Xia doesn't seem to have any treasures on him, so he plans to exchange them for the potion formula.
He is a sixth-level potion master. He has sixth-level formulas and can even create his own formulas. How many level formulas can Su Xia, a tavern newbie, give?
"Brother, I heard that the master has a bad temper."
"Why, are you worried that I can't get the things out?" Su Xia asked with a smile.
"right."
Afeng didn't beat around the bush and admitted it directly.
Su Xia said to him, "Don't worry, even if the formula I came up with doesn't satisfy the master, it won't make him angry."
A Feng still didn't quite believe it: "Brother, you have to think it over carefully."
"I've thought about it."
"No, think about it again."
“…”
Su Xia was a little speechless. She stared at A Feng in front of her and said, "What are you afraid of? Even if it doesn't work out, you'll just get scolded a few times. If it works out, you should be able to get a large share. Don't you always feel that the money is not enough? This is an opportunity."
"Well... then okay..."
Afeng gritted his teeth. Everything was caused by him, so he had no choice but to do something.
The members of the tavern have a high degree of freedom. If Su Xia is determined to exchange, even if Afeng does not help him, he can ask other people for help and put forward his own request.
At that time, with just a simple check, the people above will still know that this matter was caused by Afeng.
Of course, it is not so easy to meet a master.
It is said that there are several review procedures that can filter out more than 95% of applicants.
If not, if anyone can see the master, how would the master have any personal time?
"Brother, do you have the potion formula with you?" Afeng asked Su Xia.
"In my mind." Su Xia replied.
"ah?"
"What's wrong?"
"Those formulas are all filled with numbers, pictures, and a lot of dense text. They're so complicated. How do you remember them?"
"talent."
Su Xia smiled faintly and explained in two simple words.
A Feng pointed outside angrily and said, "Come on, follow me and find Liu Tongjia. He can introduce us."
Su Xia nodded: "Well, brother, you lead the way."
A Feng was surprised: "Why are you calling me 'brother' all of a sudden?"
Su Xia: "You gave me an opportunity to communicate with a sixth-level pharmacist. It's only right that I call you brother."
A Feng: "Your 'brothers' here are not for sale, right?"
Su Xia smiled but did not answer.
A Feng swallowed, his heart was in turmoil, and he took Su Xia out of the small room.
He turned around and swiped his card. With a beep, the door of the small room closed again, and the aroma of grass and fruit was isolated inside.
Afterwards, the two of them walked out and left the huge wine cellar.
They took the elevator up to the basement level.
On the basement floor, Afeng looked around and didn't see Liu Tongjia, so he took out his cell phone and sent a message to Liu Tongjia.
After a while, he looked up and said to Su Xia, "Brother, wait a minute. Liu Tongjia is still listening to his master's lecture."
Su Xia replied: "Okay."
He looked at the time. It was just past seven in the morning. There was still plenty of time. The proposal time was around noon, so there was enough time to do a lot of things.
At this point, it was already light outside and the city morning news had begun.
In the lobby on the basement floor, some people were looking up at the small TVs hanging around the lobby, watching the news while eating breakfast.
On the news, the host was dressed in formal attire and looked serious. He said in a serious voice: "Recently, many vicious cases have occurred in our city. The city's defense department reminds everyone..."
More and more outsiders have completely turned this city upside down.
Su Xia also looked up at the TV screen, and unconsciously thought of the time when she, her father, and two senior brothers had breakfast in the store.
The pharmacy was very cozy at that time. All affairs were handled by the dad. The three brothers did not have much pressure and only needed to make the potions seriously.
Times have changed, and now the three of them have different pressures on them.
Not long after, A Feng next to him suddenly said, "Brother, Liu Tongjia is back."
"Um."
Su Xia retracted his gaze and looked towards the elevator entrance on the first underground floor.
The elevator door opened, and the young man named Liu Tongjia was inside. Next to him was another person, Liu Yinjia, the manager of the Midnight Tavern branch in Haima City.
The master and disciple had just returned from completing a mission.
Unlike the fellow apprentices Yi Yi and Xue Lie, Liu Yinjia is a very competent master who teaches his apprentices personally.
The disciples of those two brothers were all free-range. Yi Mo was okay, but Xue Lin was a good-for-nothing. He relied on his status and position to do evil.
A Feng looked a little unnatural and whispered, "It's troublesome. The store manager must know about your application and may review it personally."
Su Xia said calmly, "It's okay, don't worry."
"Brother, have you always been this calm?"
"Well, I have a problem with my facial muscles and can't change my expression drastically."
“…”
At this time, the master and disciple were walking out of the elevator.
After seeing Afeng and Su Xia, Liu Yinjia frowned and sped up.
Liu Tongjia followed his master closely, with obvious beads of sweat on his forehead. He glanced at Afeng, then lowered his head and said nothing.
Soon, Liu Yinjia walked up to the two of them, with a cold face, and directly extended his hand to Afeng: "Give me the card."
Ah Feng hurriedly took out the permission card that allowed him to enter the small room in the wine cellar, handed it to Liu Yinjia, and said with an apologetic smile, "Boss, this is an anonymous permission card. I just use it to broaden my horizons. Please don't blame Brother Tongjia."
Anonymous permission cards do not have too many restrictions and the owner can lend them out.
But if serious problems are caused, all consequences will be borne by the owner.
As the store manager's apprentice, Liu Tongjia has high authority in this branch, so he was able to get an anonymous card. He lent this card to Afeng last night.
But he could never have imagined that Afeng would actually take a newcomer to the deep end of the wine cellar and show the newcomer that small room.
What if this newcomer was sent by other forces to steal things?
Although there are many safety measures in the wine cellar, they are not foolproof.
That guy Yi Yi often came here to steal wine, and he succeeded almost every time, but he was one of us, so he would just steal it and at most he would call and curse at us.
"Afeng, is this how you train new people?" Liu Yinjia looked serious and put away the anonymous permission card, as if he didn't intend to give him an apprentice anymore.
He had asked the same question once before, when Su Xia was selecting a mission.
He asked again today.
Ah Feng rubbed his hands and replied unnaturally: "Boss, don't blame me. My brother wants to see the master, and I have persuaded him many times."
Beside him, Su Xia nodded: "Yes, he has advised me many times."
Liu Yinjia moved his gaze, frowned and stared at Su Xia, looking him up and down, as if trying to see through Su Xia's true intentions.
There are many new people joining the tavern recently, but no one has left a bad impression on him twice in a row like Su Xia.
It would have been fine if he had accepted the mission to kill Wang Teng before . As long as this newcomer had a clear mind, he would not do it. One day he would cancel it himself.
But today, he caused such trouble again.
Can you see the master whenever you want?
Even Liu Yinjia himself did not dare to disturb the sixth-level potion master.
Even his master Liu Jinjia, a powerful level 5 creature of high status, would not cause trouble to a master of that level.
"If you make the master unhappy and get put on his blacklist, you'll never be able to ask him for medicine again in this life." Liu Yinjia said coldly.
"I understand." Su Xia answered seriously.
"I told you before that newcomers should not aim too high." Liu Yinjia said again.
"Thank you for your teachings, Manager. I will keep them in mind."
"Go back and do your mission well..."
As he spoke, Liu Yinjia glanced at Afeng with a bad look, and continued, "Afeng is not very reliable. Let someone else take you on the mission. Start from the beginning, be down-to-earth, and don't think too much."
Afeng felt sad and hung his head, not daring to speak.
But Su Xia said, "Master, I really want to meet that master."
"Do you know the price?" Liu Yinjia's tone became heavier, and he obviously had no patience anymore.
"I know." Su Xia nodded.
"Well, I will examine you personally. If you pass, I will consider letting you meet the master."
"Thank you, sir."
"Wait here!"
Liu Yinjia had a cold face and left with his apprentice after he finished speaking. He walked into the corridor on one side of the hall and went deep into the tavern, as if he wanted to reprimand his apprentice in private.
Young people all want to save face, and it is not good to scold them in public, as it can easily hurt their self-esteem and lead to psychological distortion.
Being a killer involves frequent bloodshed and there are many taboos.
Psychological problems are one of the most serious taboos.
After the master and apprentice left, A Feng sighed, leaned against the bar, and said to Su Xia: "Brother, it's just a marriage proposal for a nephew, you really don't need to take it so seriously."
Su Xia shook her head and said, "Not just for that nephew, I did ask that master some questions."
"Brother, are you also a master of potions?"
"no."
"I'll tell you, you're so young..."
Afeng said it very bluntly, being young means having less experience.
He continued, "On the entire continent, pharmacists of your age are basically still apprentices, except for a few apprentices of the old master in Coral City."
"You know a lot about it?"
"Of course I understand." A Feng raised his eyebrows. "Of all the disciples of Master Dad, the oldest is less than 30 years old, and the youngest is only in his early twenties. As for that Su Xia, I told you... He is really a monster. He is already a fourth-level pharmacist at such a young age. It's a pity that he has a bad character."
"Yeah, you're right, that Su Xia is not a good person."
Su Xia also leaned against the bar and nodded in agreement.
The two chatted from time to time, ranging from small things in the surrounding city to big things like racial wars, while waiting for the store manager Liu Yinjia to come back.
Not long after, there was a noise in the corridor.
But it was not the store manager Liu Yinjia who came, but a golden coin.
"call out--"
A flash of golden light passed by, like the golden dawn in the morning, streaking across the dim underground layer with brilliant light, and flew straight towards Su Xia.
Su Xia was quick-witted and quick-handed. She reached out and grabbed the coin.
The gold coins feel cool to the touch, but are quite heavy and have a nice texture.
At the same time, a familiar laugh came from the corridor: "Young man, we meet again. Use this gold coin to buy some wine."
Su Xia cupped her hands: "Thank you, sir."
"You're welcome!"
The one who threw the gold coin was the level 5 creature Hu Hanhai.
When Su Xia registered before, Hu Hanhai also invited him for a drink.
I had another cup today. Afeng next to me stared with his eyes wide open, swallowing his saliva continuously, and the word "envy" almost came out of his eyes.
It was fine that you treated me to drinks yesterday, but why are you treating me again today?
Could it be that this level 5 creature has taken a fancy to Su Xia and wants to take Su Xia as his apprentice?
Or is this boss in a good mood?
When he thought of this, A Feng looked eagerly towards the corridor and said, "Sir, I want to drink too."
Hu Hanhai walked out of the corridor and said with a smile: "Go buy it yourself. I don't have that much money."
A Feng was dejected: "Oh..."
Sure enough, some things cannot be obtained by envy.
With Hu Hanhai's status and family background as a level five creature, how could he be without money? He just didn't want to hire Afeng.
Hu Hanhai sat at the bar with a smile on his face and asked the waiter for a glass of wine.
Appearing with him was another level five creature, Liu Jinjia.
Liu Jinjia looked at Su Xia and examined her carefully, without much expression on his face.
"young people……"
He suddenly opened his mouth and said these three words, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't continue. He quickly shook his head, retracted his gaze, and also asked the waiter for a glass of wine.
Su Xia was still waiting for him to continue speaking, but unexpectedly he stopped talking midway.
What kind of quirk is this?
It is said that some advanced creatures have strange personalities and are difficult to communicate with.
Su Xia is also a level five creature, and he feels that he is easy to communicate with.
I don’t know how he is seen by others. Is he also a weirdo?
He placed the gold coin on the table and said to the waiter behind the bar, "One drink, please."
The waiter replied respectfully: "Okay, wait a moment."
Not long after, a glass of light red wine was brought up. It was the same medicinal wine "Fire Dragon Drunk" as yesterday.
This time, Su Xia did not drink it all in one gulp. Instead, he picked up the wine glass and tasted it slowly, thinking about the refining process of this medicinal wine while drinking.
It is obvious that medicinal liquor has a wider market than individual medicines, has a larger audience, and can sell for more money.
But my father had never studied these things before, and the two books of experience focused on different aspects, and neither of them had any records in this regard.
Su Xia naturally had no way of knowing.
While he was thinking, Hu Hanhai beside him suddenly said: "Young man, do you really want to meet that master?"
Su Xia immediately replied: "Yes, Your Excellency also knows about it?"
"Yeah, I just heard Yin Jia scolding his apprentice. I heard some of it." Hu Hanhai said with a smile: "Do you really have a special formula? I am very sensitive to lies, so don't lie to me."
Su Xia replied: "Yes, please rest assured, sir."
"Can you show it to me?"
"I need a pen and paper."
Su Xia put down the cup. He couldn't give the original recipe, so he could only write a copy from memory.
Ah Feng, who was sitting next to him, stood up immediately: "Wait for me, I'll get it right away!"
He hurriedly threw it away and soon came back with a stack of white paper and a pen.
Su Xia took the paper and pen from him, and with a serious look on his face, he bent over to write and draw on the paper. The formula he wrote was exactly the fourth-level potion he was going to make on this trip - Dream Enchantment.
Afeng sat nearby and watched with interest at first.
But after looking for a few minutes, he felt his head a little swollen, shook his head, and had to look away.
I don’t understand, I really don’t understand.
Hu Hanhai also put down his wine glass and waited for Su Xia to finish writing.
He had a talent for detecting lies, so he could tell—Su Xia was not lying, he did have a very good special formula.
About ten minutes later, Su Xia finished writing the recipe, and with a smile on her face, she handed it to Hu Hanhai and said, "Please read it, sir."
"good."
Hu Hanhai took the recipe, spread it out neatly in front of him, and read it carefully.
After just a few glances, he smiled, nodded slightly, and there was a gleam of appreciation in his eyes.
After a while, he finished reading all the contents of the formula, returned the formula to Su Xia, and praised with a smile: "You are young and promising. This era really belongs to you young people. This formula is extraordinary."
"Your Excellency is too kind."
Su Xia acted very humble and took the recipe back from Hu Hanhai.
Then he raised his glass to express his gratitude .
Hu Hanhai also raised his glass with a smile on his face.
Liu Jinjia next to him glanced at him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He sent a message to Hu Hanhai on his mobile phone, asking: "Is this recipe really good?"
Hu Hanhai replied: "I don't know. I don't understand it at all. My potency skills are still at the apprentice level."
Liu Jinjia asked again: "Then why do you say it's good?"
Hu Hanhai: "In front of young people, you can't lose face, and you have to act like a senior."
Liu Jinjia: “…”
