Chapter 460: Another Way of Fighting
Who is the real master?
Today, this question has spread to the streets and alleys of the city along with the promotion of four-season rice.
As Su Xia had previously speculated, this is a double-edged sword.
If used well, it can indeed damage Su Xia's reputation.
But if it is not used properly, it will only have the opposite effect, making all challengers a stepping stone for Su Xia and completely establishing Su Xia's reputation as a "master".
This old man probably has some kind of master-disciple relationship with Sijidao and wants to finish this task for Sijidao.
"I am sure."
He nodded slowly, his old eyes a little cloudy, and looked in the direction where Sijidao was taken away.
Sijidao was still shouting hysterically, his voice almost hoarse.
"Su Xia! Please give me an answer..."
"Noisy!"
The chief law enforcer frowned, slapped Sijidao in the face, and then threw him into the law enforcement car.
He turned around and said to Su Xia, "Master Su, this kind of challenge is inexplicable, don't pay attention to it. If everyone is as shameless as him, then wouldn't you have to accept challenges every day? The initiative is on your side, just do what you want."
His words touched everyone's heart, causing Li Defu and others to nod repeatedly.
Ultimately, this challenge is only one-sided.
Su Xia accepted it this time, but what about next time?
What if other people saw the opportunity for hype and rushed to create publicity and public opinion, looking for a chance to challenge Su Xia?
After all, Su Xia is a popular traffic star now, and any video that has anything to do with him will basically get a lot of clicks.
"This handsome law enforcer uncle is right!" Li Defu praised loudly, "Brother Su, if you accept it this time, then whether you will accept it next time is a problem."
"Yes, I'll take it next time. There may be a next time!"
Director Yu Wenshuxue added: "But if you don't answer the phone next time, what will others think? Will they think you look down on them? After all, you answered the phone this time, so how can you not answer the phone next time?"
"Yuwen is right, Brother Su, we can't open this door!" He Lie also said so.
"As for the propaganda about Four Seasons Rice, let it go to hell! We are not from this world anyway, so what does the public opinion in the city have to do with us?"
Everyone spoke up and analyzed the pros and cons of accepting the challenge to Su Xia.
What was analyzed were basically disadvantages. Even if he won, there wouldn't be much benefit. Anyway, the title of "Master" originally belonged to Su Xia.
Not far away, there were many third-party players paying attention to this matter.
Everyone wants to know whether Su Xia will accept the challenge?
Whether in terms of qualifications or the time spent refining the potion, this challenge is quite unfair to Su Xia. After all, Su Xia has been a pharmacist for too short a time.
Even a genius needs time to grow; not everyone is born to be the top person in the industry.
"If I were Pharmacist Su, I would not accept this challenge." A player whispered not far away.
"Yeah, I don't know how to do it either. Why should I accept the challenge?" another player agreed.
"I just don't know what Pharmacist Su will choose. He is a smart man and he won't act on impulse."
Countless eyes were focused on Su Xia, waiting for him to make a decision.
Several roommates are most likely to influence Su Xia's decision, but they only make suggestions and will not really interfere with Su Xia's decision.
This is a two-way respect. After all, Su Xia rarely interferes with their decisions.
Under the gaze of everyone, Su Xia looked into the distance and pondered for a moment.
Time passed slowly and two minutes went by in a flash.
Seeing this, Li Mu sighed softly, knowing that Su Xia would not accept the challenge, and said in a hoarse voice: "Master Su, I'm sorry to bother you today."
After saying that, he was ready to turn around and leave.
But suddenly, Su Xia's voice called him: "Master Li, why are you so anxious?"
Li Mu paused, raised his head and asked, "Master Su, is there anything else?"
"You are my senior. Even if I have to challenge you, it should be me." Su Xia smiled slightly.
"this……"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly trembled, and immediately understood what Su Xia meant.
His challenge to Su Xia was not legitimate in the first place. After all, he was too old and had too much experience. Even if he won, it would cause a lot of gossip, and half of the reputation he had accumulated in his life would be ruined.
But if it was Su Xia who challenged him, everything would make sense.
It is common for younger generations to challenge their elders.
Su Xia's words just now can be said to have saved the reputation that Li Mu had accumulated over most of his life and pulled him back from the brink of disgrace.
"Master Su, thank you very much." Li Mu bowed slightly, his old body trembling a little, and thanked Su Xia sincerely.
"It's just normal communication among colleagues." Su Xia said with a faint smile.
"Wang Yongqiang...is indeed far inferior to you."
Li Mu sighed again, and a hint of complexity flashed across his old face.
At the beginning, Wang Yongqiang relied on his status and forced his way into the pharmacy and became his apprentice.
But he did not hold back at all. Instead, in the following teachings, he passed on all his experience and knowledge to Wang Yongqiang, truly treating Wang Yongqiang as his own disciple.
For a long time, he wanted to train Wang Yongqiang well.
However, it was all in vain.
Time proves everything.
Wang Yongqiang didn't want to learn pharmaceutical knowledge at all. He just wanted to use his achievements in pharmaceuticals to defeat Su Xia, who was also a pharmacist.
But later, Su Xia grew too fast, beyond Wang Yongqiang's expectations.
When he had just become a second-level pharmacist, Su Xia was already a fourth-level pharmacist and a genius known throughout Coral City.
From that time on, he gave up his efforts on potions and began to seek other ways to defeat Su Xia.
"His talent for alchemy is actually not bad, much better than those of his senior brothers." Li Mu sighed. It was precisely because of this that he really wanted to take in a disciple.
If you really count, among the players' talents in potions, apart from Su Xia, the best one might be Sijidao.
When he was refining the second-level potion, many players were just apprentices who could not even refine the most basic first-level potion.
"That's his own choice. Master Li, you have done your best." Su Xia said with a smile.
"Yeah, it's his own choice."
Li Mu sighed, and then asked: "Master Su, when do you think it would be appropriate to start this exchange?"
"Maybe in seven days. Then we can invite more pharmacists to join us." Su Xia said.
"Okay, then seven days later."
In the name of a challenge competition, a pharmacist peer exchange conference was created. This is the final result of this farce.
This result also surprised everyone.
From an outsider's perspective, this challenge has only two outcomes: either Su Xia accepts it or Su Xia doesn't accept it. There shouldn't be a third option.
But Su Xia always manages to surprise people and make things develop in a direction that no one could have imagined.
"Brother Su, is this the end of the matter?" Li Defu scratched his head. "So, is it him challenging you, or you challenging him? Or is it a mutual challenge?"
"You can understand it however you want." Su Xia said with a smile.
"Brother Su's solution is brilliant!"
Yuwen Shuxue's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Before, many pharmacists in Coral City were recruited by Sijidao, and more than two-thirds of the drug sales channels are also firmly controlled by Sijidao. Now Brother Su is holding an exchange conference in the name of a challenge and inviting all pharmacists to come. This is an opportunity!"
"You're right, Brother Su is indeed the one who can think of such a solution!"
Everyone's eyes lit up as they realized the value of this opportunity.
Today, Su Xia and Li Mu are considered the two most famous pharmacists in the entire Coral City.
The exchange conference jointly organized by the two of them will definitely attract a lot of pharmacists, and perhaps pharmacists from other cities will also come.
For other pharmacists, this conference creates an opportunity for them to exchange experiences and insights with many colleagues.
For the Bikini Bottom team, this is a great opportunity to attract many pharmacists and integrate drug supply and sales channels!
It can be said that if the conference can be held successfully, it will definitely become a win-win or even multi-win situation!
"Brother Su, you have a brilliant mind!" Li Defu gave a thumbs up in admiration.
"I've said it before, if Brother Su were to lead our team, we would have definitely crushed the four-season rice thing long ago!" He Lie also praised.
"No, if Brother Su is busy managing the team all day, how can he have time to practice making potions?"
“That’s true…”
After a brief discussion, the matter was decided.
Seven days later, the pharmacist exchange conference begins, and it is also the day when Su Xia challenges Li Mu.
Such a long time is enough for everyone to spread the news.
Now, there were only a few details left to be finalized.
"Wait a minute, I have a small question." Li Defu suddenly said, "Brother Su, you and Master Li, both of you are already the most powerful pharmacists in Coral City. Who will be the referee for your challenge?"
When he said this, everyone was stunned.
Yes, in this Coral City, is there any pharmacist qualified to be the referee for the two of them?
Apart from the two of them, the most powerful people in Coral City are just a few fourth-level pharmacists. Even if they were asked to be referees, they would probably refuse because they felt they were not qualified enough.
Even Su Xia overlooked this point. After all, the incident happened suddenly and he couldn't take care of everything.
Just when everyone was in a dilemma, a woman's voice suddenly sounded in their ears.
"Let me be the judge."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was a middle-aged woman in her forties with ordinary looks and figure. She was wearing simple clothes and looked like an ordinary housewife.
She was standing not far from the door of the pharmacy. No one knew when she appeared there. She was so ordinary that no one had any impression of her.
How can such an ordinary person serve as the referee between Su Xia and Li Mu?
Doubts arose in their minds, and then they began to read the information of the middle-aged woman.
Soon, a trace of shock appeared on everyone's face.
Because, all that appeared on their system interface was “?”, not even the name was shown!
"Fuck, it's the boss!"
There are question marks all over it. Is he not a big shot or something?
Su Xia smiled as he recognized the woman. She was the sixth-rank pharmacist who had refined the medicinal liquor "Starry Sky Flowing Sound" and had a very special status in the Zero Point Tavern headquarters.
Earlier, in Seahorse City, when communicating through the projection system, the woman had said that she wanted to come to Coral City to talk to Su Xia.
She said next week at the time, but she didn't expect it to take so long to come. After all, Su Xia had been floating on the seabed for more than half a month.
Su Xia immediately came forward and asked with a smile: "Auntie, why are you here alone?"
"What? Should only half of them come?" The woman glanced at him indifferently.
"You have to tell me before you come, and I'll drive over to pick you up." Su Xia still had a smile on his face. He knew that this woman had a special relationship with his father, and there might have been an unknown story in the past.
"Do you have a car?" the woman asked calmly.
"No, but you can rent one right away." Su Xia replied with a smile.
"You're not young anymore, so you should get the garage and garage ready as soon as possible, otherwise no girl will be interested in you." The woman said casually and indifferently.
"That's what Auntie said."
Hearing Su Xia's familiar tone, everyone in the Bikini Bottom team breathed a sigh of relief.
This unknown big boss turned out to be an acquaintance of Su Xia and was not against them.
As expected of Pharmacist Su, his network of contacts is strong!
On the side, Li Mu's body was trembling a little, not because of weakness, but because of excitement. Looking at the old woman, he couldn't help but ask: "You...you are Master Red Fish?"
"It's me." The woman glanced at Li Mu and replied indifferently.
"It's really you. I didn't expect you to come to Coral City! I've attended your lectures before." Li Mu's voice was a little unstable, and one could imagine how uneasy he was inside.
"So many people have listened to my class." The woman said casually without taking it seriously.
"It was your class that made me know the path I wanted to take. I have always wanted to express my gratitude to you, but your whereabouts are mysterious and it is really hard to find you," said Li Mu.
"Do you know the path you are going to take?"
The woman suddenly smiled and said to Li Mu, "I don't even know what path I want to take. The path of a pharmacist is all-embracing. Never restrict yourself to a certain framework too early."
Hearing this, Li Mu's body trembled and a trace of confusion flashed across his face, but he quickly came to his senses.
He immediately bowed, like a disciple paying respect to his teacher, and said respectfully: "Yes, thank you Master Hongyu for your guidance, I understand."
"Don't say you understand, I don't understand either."
The woman spoke lazily, not taking the advice seriously at all.
She turned her head and said to Su Xia calmly, "I'm old and have been standing outside for so long. Young man, don't you want to invite me in to sit down?"
"I was negligent. Please come in, Auntie." Su Xia smiled and immediately stretched out her hand, making an invitation gesture.
"Well, that's more like it."
The woman nodded slightly and threw a shiny object to Su Xia.
Su Xia was quick-witted and immediately caught what the woman threw.
He took it in his hand and took a closer look. It turned out to be a diamond as big as a pigeon egg, sparkling under the light.
"This is……"
"I will stay at your pharmacy for the time being. This stone will serve as accommodation fee."
"No, this is too precious. Auntie, please take it back." Su Xia refused hastily. This diamond is a priceless treasure that cannot be measured by money. It is really too much to use it for accommodation expenses.
Li Defu and others on the side had their eyes shining and were drooling.
The shining light of the diamonds was reflected in their pupils, almost blinding them.
"Is it precious?" The woman said indifferently, "You are too narrow-minded, young man. With your current understanding, how can you talk about entering the starry sky in the future?"
"Auntie is right, but..."
"Then stop talking and take the stone."
The woman looked indifferent and said, "Preciousness is relative. If you have a higher vision and look at it from the perspective of the entire universe, a weed on the side of the road is more precious than a diamond."
