What does refining a batch of pills in five minutes mean?
In such a short time, it would typically take longer just to complete the preparatory steps for alchemy!
But there was no alternative.
Su Xiaobai wanted to keep a low profile, but his abilities simply wouldn't allow it!
"Ding! Successfully refined pills: 16 Golden Creation Pills!"
Five minutes later, the seven-colored progress bar reached completion, accompanied by the system notification. Discover more novels at novel·fire.net
The lid of the alchemy furnace suddenly flew off, and a wisp of white smoke rose gracefully. Following that, 16 freshly refined Golden Creation Pills emerged, still warm!
With a thought, Su Xiaobai brought one pill directly to his palm.
"So this is the Golden Creation Pill that sells for 10,000 spirit coins each… and I just refined 16 in one go. That's equivalent to 160,000!"
Feeling the warmth radiating from the pill, Su Xiaobai carefully observed it, his eyes gleaming with excitement!
The Golden Creation Pill was merely a "low-grade pill."
Pills are classified into nine grades:
Grades 1 to 3: Low-grade pills
Grades 4 to 6: Mid-grade pills
Grades 7 to 9: High-grade pills
Pills like Spirit-Enhancing Pills, Marrow-Washing Pills, Bone Regeneration Pills, and Qi-Recovery Pills are all low-grade, typically Grade 1 or 2.
However, even the lowest-grade pills still fetch a price of over 10,000 spirit coins!
Calculating it carefully, the material cost for a single Golden Creation Pill doesn't even reach 3,000 spirit coins. But without an alchemist's help, how could you turn 3,000 worth of materials into something worth 10,000?
This is precisely why alchemists are so highly sought after.
"If I could buy materials in bulk and sell the pills in large quantities, I could easily double my profit!"
Su Xiaobai was already calculating the potential earnings in his mind.
But he quickly dismissed this idea.
Selling materials from beasts in bulk wouldn't draw much attention and wouldn't disturb his low profile.
However, pills were a different matter.
Producing too many would disrupt the market, and, more critically, it would attract the attention of the powerful families!
Massive purchases of materials and large-scale sales of pills would immediately put a target on him.
Such actions would effectively announce to the world that he possessed a divine tool for alchemy, inviting trouble to his doorstep!
For Su Xiaobai, avoiding unnecessary risks was worth far more than a bit of profit.
"I need to follow a boutique strategy!"
Su Xiaobai made a decision: "I should purchase formulas for higher-grade pills and gather the necessary materials. Ideally, they should be pills that ordinary alchemists cannot refine… then I can make a single batch and earn a fortune!"
For now, using pills as a means to amass wealth was impractical.
Unless Su Xiaobai reached a level of strength where he didn't fear trouble, he would have the freedom to refine as much as he wanted, reaping endless profits!
Additionally, he could refine some pills for his personal use.
After all, he was a warrior himself.
Though he might not need them at the moment, they could prove invaluable in case he encountered a formidable enemy someday.
"System, what happens when the One-Click Alchemy feature is upgraded?"
"Level 2 One-Click Alchemy: Requires 2.4 million spirit coins to upgrade. Enables refining of mid-grade pills."
"Level 3 One-Click Alchemy: Requires 7.2 million spirit coins to upgrade. Enables refining of high-grade pills."
Evidently, just like the One-Click auto-hunting feature, upgrading required three times the spirit coins. However, the quality of pills that could be refined would dramatically increase. This meant that with a sufficiently high level, any grade of pill could be refined!
"I only have a little over a million left. Tomorrow, I'll head to the Warrior Hall to see if I can buy formulas for higher-grade pills with this money!"
"But for now, it's time to invest the remaining funds into other system functions!"
"The One-Click Cultivation feature has already reached Level 5. Leveling it to 6 requires 6.4 million, which I can afford!"
With a flash of determination in his eyes, Su Xiaobai commanded, "System, upgrade Auto Cultivation!"
The multiplier indicator in the One-Click Cultivation Space jumped from "x32" to "x64"!
The time required to cultivate the spatial attribute elemental technique was instantly reduced from 43 days to less than 22 days!
"I'm getting closer!"
Clenching the dagger in his hand, Su Xiaobai's eyes sparkled with determination.
Only by mastering this spatial attribute elemental technique would he gain a trump card truly his own and the confidence to stand against powerful families!
The next day, Su Xiaobai visited the Warrior Hall.
After browsing for a while, he acquired more than ten formulas for Grade 4 pills!
Grade 4 pills were the highest-level formulas available in the Warrior Hall, designed for powerful individuals like martial generals and martial lords.
Ordinary Warriors typically used Grade 1 pills sparingly, as these were considered luxurious items.
For martial masters, Grade 1 pills became more common, Grade 2 pills were occasional, and Grade 3 pills were rare indulgences.
As for Grade 4 pills, they were almost sacred treasures, often serving as a family's prized possession. Even martial generals were hesitant to use them casually.
Thus, a single Grade 4 pill could easily start at tens of millions of spirit coins—and they were often unavailable for purchase!
If Su Xiaobai could refine a batch of Grade 4 pills, producing ten or more at once, the profits could easily soar into the billions!
The formulas themselves weren't a concern.
Even if someone knew the recipe, they would still need to gather the rare materials and hire a skilled alchemist, which was no small feat.
Su Xiaobai's excitement grew as he examined one of the formulas.
He recognized all the materials listed!
His auto-hunting system had already collected many of them as loot, and the rest could be purchased directly from the Warrior Hall.
Excluding the materials from beasts, the cost of herbs didn't even reach 1 million spirit coins.
Even with the cost of beast materials included, the total expense was only about 2 million.
Due to the relatively low success rate of refining Grade 4 pills, their market price started in the tens of millions.
"This must be fate telling me to get rich!"