Astral Apostle Chapter 70: Reaching for school

The next afternoon, Zhou Jing took the initiative to invite Mali out for a meal.

Mali originally had the plan of dragging the word, thinking of making money from Zhou Jing with one hammer sale, and then everyone broke up.

Honestly, I was a little surprised and flattered.

Which of the apprentices I used to teach... didn't end in anger and broke up unhappily. If it wasn't for staying in the fire area with good security, and only pitting foreigners who had no foundation, Mali would have been sacked long ago. .

He didn't expect that with his virtue, he would be able to enjoy this kind of treatment one day... His self-awareness is still very clear.

Anyway, someone treats guests, and if they don't eat for nothing, Mari simply closed the shop and went to a well-known local tavern with Zhou Jing.

The two ordered a lot of dishes, kept refilling drinks, and drank while eating, and soon Mali became a little confused.

"Bill" was not too physically weak, and was still sober. Zhou Jing saw that Mali was almost drunk, so he asked about the formula.

Mali suddenly became vigilant, perfunctory, and did not reveal his tone at all,

Even if he is drunk, his psychological defense is still strong, he is stingy, and he sneers secretly.

Sample, it turned out that I wanted to set my recipe, so I invited me to dinner, hum, don't even think about it...

Although the formulas that Mali has mastered are all common potions, and he knows a lot of pharmacists, he just doesn't want to give them unless he has real money.

Seeing that Mali was tight-lipped, Zhou Jing stopped inquiring, and continued to pour alcohol into Mali, paying generously, making the other party elated.

Zhou Jing helped the drunken Mali out of the pub until the night was close to curfew.

"Where is your home, I'll take you back."

Zhou Jing asked in a low voice.

After studying with this man for a month, Mali never invited the apprentice to his home once, and he had to inquire about it himself.

Mali staggered when he walked, so he had to accept Zhou Jing's help.

The two walked through the winding alley and soon came to a small house. Mali took out the key to open the door, and then suddenly held onto the door frame to block the way, not intending to invite Zhou Jing in.

"I'm here, you can go back by yourself." Mali said with a big tongue.

"Okay."

Zhou Jing nodded, suddenly reached out and grabbed his shoulder, strode into the house against him, hooked the door with his feet, and closed it.

Mari was startled, and tried to pull Zhou Jing's arm with both hands, but he couldn't shake the seemingly thin arm.

After speaking, he made a gesture of shouting, trying to attract the guards patrolling the street.

The next moment, however, a large hand grabbed his neck, blocking his voice in his throat.

Zhou Jing lifted Mali with one hand and let his legs kick in the air.

"Don't shout, or my hand will shake and your neck will be broken."

Mari felt the tightening force on his neck, his face turned purple, and he quickly compromised like a quail.

Seeing this, Zhou Jing put him down and wiped the dust off Mali's clothes with a smile.

"Yes, cooperate, it will be good for you. I will not hurt you when I get what I want."

"You...you don't mess around."

Mali immediately sobered up. His lips were trembling, and he was shaking like a sieve. There was no trace of his previous air.

He didn't expect that this stinky out-of-towner would have the guts to rob!

Mali couldn't help but rubbed the red mark on his neck, flustered.

Why is this thin and weak guy so strong? !

Because of Jason's relationship, Mali was preconceived and felt that the Bill in front of him was a person with an "endorsement" and would not break the law easily, and he was a decent person anyway.

As long as you don't overdo it, it will be an economic dispute at most, and it will not escalate to violence.

After all, this is the capital, and imperial hunters have to abide by the rules. Zhou Jing knew a hunter just to make Mali feel troublesome, but he is not afraid... Who would be afraid of a group whose duty is to protect the people.

So Mali didn't expect Zhou Jing to dare to do such a thing, and now that Zhou Jing seems to be a villain, he is really afraid.

Zhou Jing dragged Mali around the house and made sure that there was only one person in the room, so he wrapped his arms around Mali's shoulders, hehe said:

"I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious about the potion formula in your hand, take it out and show it to me?"

"Okay..."

How dare Mari dare to say anything else, he took out a tattered note from the bookcase and handed it to Zhou Jing tremblingly.

Zhou Jing opened his eyes and saw that Mali's experience in making potions over the years was recorded, as well as an appendix of more than a dozen formulas.

Most of these formulas are common general medicines, such as healing potions, refreshing potions, insecticides, etc. In addition, there are two hunter potions, which are to improve cardiopulmonary function and reduce pain.

"Yo, you know quite a lot, no wonder you have to teach me." Zhou Jing read it carefully several times, wrote it down silently, and then stuffed the notebook back into the bookshelf.

Mali didn't dare to answer and smiled shyly.

"Okay, don't be so scared, I won't kill anyone casually." Zhou Jing patted him on the shoulder, hehe said: "Remember, today I'm just taking you home to take care of you who are drunk. , nothing else happened."

"Understand..."

Of course Mali has no objection, nodding again and again.

Zhou Jing smacked his lips: "Even if you want to report the case, there is no evidence, and you hired me as an apprentice at an outrageous price. If others know that you have charged so much money, who do you think is more responsible?"

"I...I didn't think so."

"That's right, you cheated me a lot of money, and since you really taught me, I won't ask you for this money, and the potions I made these days are also yours. If you still make a profit, just treat it as a deal, and take it as soon as you see it. If you don’t know how to be satisfied and want to make trouble, I may be unlucky, but you will definitely understand the value of life.”

When Mali heard the words, he calmed down a bit, and suddenly realized that it made sense.

In essence, I still made money, but I couldn't catch another person.

Although the value of those formulas exceeded Zhou Jing's efforts in the past month, but being learned by others would not deprive him of the knowledge he had mastered, and there was not much substantial loss.

Seeing that Mali was satisfied, Zhou Jing patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction, and then threatened and warned him before swaggering away.

Mary suddenly collapsed on the chair, his chest heaving violently, his heart pounding, and he felt like he was walking around the edge of death.

He couldn't help recalling the month of getting along. Zhou Jing acted like an obedient apprentice, which made him let go of his guard, and he didn't show his fierce side until tonight.

I knew a month ago that I should have been more resolute and shouted a higher price to scare this person away... Mali was annoyed, and only felt that the wolf had been brought into the room.

Although he is depressed and has the courage to regenerate trouble, he certainly does not have it.

It will only bring bad luck to provoke this wicked person again. After admitting this loss, he can continue to enjoy life. Now Mali just wants to end this relationship quickly and stop getting involved with Zhou Jing.

…

The next day, the two met again at the pharmacy. Zhou Jing smiled, as usual, as if nothing happened last night.

Mari's face was stiff, and he could only force a smile, not daring to treat Zhou Jing with the attitude he had before.

After spending a day in a strange atmosphere, Zhou Jing finally made a request to end the apprenticeship relationship. Mari felt as if he had been granted amnesty, and couldn't wait to agree, so he was about to chase people with a broom.

Zhou Jing walked out of the pharmacy with the dog, looked back, and saw Mali standing by the door watching.

Aware of Zhou Jing's gaze, Mali quickly shrank his head, not daring to look any further.

Zhou Jing retracted his gaze, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

My own level of pharmacy has reached Lv4 proficiency, plus more than a dozen formulas, I am already a qualified pharmacist, it only took a month to get it done quickly, and the benefits of adding relevant qualifications are really amazing.

Actually, according to the normal way, it is difficult to learn more than a dozen formulas so quickly. Even if the learning efficiency is high, normal pharmacists teach apprentices. Without a long inspection period, it is impossible to easily teach all formulas, at least It takes a year or two to learn more than a dozen kinds, and he doesn't want to wait so long.

Zhou Jing's methods are not too drastic when it comes to dealing with normal teachers, even for someone like Mali. Although they charge money, the teaching is true.

Just use force, save the twists and turns of the normal way, get the knowledge you want quickly, and don't take Mali for anything else. In the world of alien beasts, fists are more realistic and the most convenient.

"I already have the level of a pharmacist, so I shouldn't be turned away from the Imperial Workshop now."

Zhou Jing walked on the street for a while, thinking about it for a while, and soon turned to the office of the Empire Workshop, which was his goal, the gathering place for the "high-end technology" of the entire Terra Empire.

…

At the same time, somewhere in the royal palace.

Romain strolls through the garden.

A confidant followed him and reported in a low voice:

"...The tribal lords all over the country have replied, and plans can be implemented at any time as long as there is a need."

Roman nodded, picked a leaf from the grass by the roadside, flipped it between his fingers, and said casually: "Let them wait, the time is not ripe, it is not a good opportunity to tear their faces, the empire now has the energy to send troops Crusade."

The confidant nodded and said, "One more thing. Recently, the people we placed in the Empire Workshop have heard news~IndoMTL.com~ They seem to have made new progress in the research and development of the special abilities of alien beasts."

Roman's footsteps paused: "Oh?"

"Imperial Workshop has been researching a special kind of alien beast equipment, trying to use the special abilities of alien beasts. It seems that a semi-finished product has been made recently. People from the Royal Tarn family saw it in person and blocked the news... We only heard that they named this kind of equipment as Miracle Armament."

"I want to know the details, let me know." Roman's tone was unquestionable.

"Understood."

Roman paused for a while, seeming to remember something, and then asked: "How is the progress of the Imperial Workshop on the research and development of the special alien blood medicine?"

"This has not made progress. It has never been able to overcome technical difficulties, and it is impossible to inherit the special abilities of alien beasts through alien blood potions."

"Well, keep watching, and let me know as soon as they make progress... Especially to find out which craftsman is driving the progress, this is a talent."

Roman said slowly.

At this moment, at the other end of the garden path, a few young men and women with exquisite clothes and extravagance came, laughing and playing.

"A direct blood relative of the Tarn royal family."

Roman secretly made a gesture to make his confidant back away.

Immediately afterwards, he controlled the fat on his face, showing an unmistakable friendly smile, and greeted him with a smile.

After three sentences, Roman naturally blended into the young Tarn royal family, chatted happily, and was quite popular.