BXBX NOVEL Chapter 47: [Upgrade]
"The human has been gone for a while. This is my chance," thought the small white mouse as it eyed the cage door.
The mouse had noticed that the human, who was on the verge of catching it and doing who knows what, had gotten distracted by his work and forgotten to close the cage door.
With a swift move, the mouse slipped out of the cage and scanned the room for an exit.
For a moment, its gaze rested on a bag hanging on the other side of the room.
The mouse knew what was inside the bag, having seen the human open it that morning.
It contained food, and the mouse was tempted to nibble on something quickly but restrained itself.
It knew it had to be fast.
Not knowing when the human would return, the mouse didn\'t want to waste any time.
Continuing to look around, it saw that the window next to the table, which seemed closed, was actually slightly open.
Ethan always left the window a bit open to let air circulate in his room, and sometimes he forgot his keys, so as a backup plan, he never locked the window when he went out.
The slightly open window was the perfect escape route.
With one last leap, the mouse squeezed through the crack and disappeared into the outside world.
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Late in the afternoon, Ethan, who had climbed the stairs much faster than usual, finally arrived at his dorm.
He returned to his room, radiating enthusiasm.
Without wasting time checking if Da Shu was home or not, he rushed into his room.
Closing the door, he summoned the cauldron and placed it in the center of the room as before.
Then he summoned the three herbs from his spatial pocket and laid them out on a blanket on the floor, forming three small piles.
Just as he finished pulling out the herbs, Ethan paused.
"Wait a minute..."
He sensed something was wrong.
The room was too quiet.
The only sound was the slight breeze coming through the window.
Standing still, he turned his head toward the table where the empty cage stood with its door wide open.
His ten copper coins had escaped.
Ethan felt a pang of frustration and wanted to cry but knew it wasn\'t the time.
He had more important things to focus on.
Immediately, he used his Blue Lotus Flame to heat the bronze cauldron and began preparing the herbs for refining.
It didn\'t take long for the cauldron, filled with a certain amount of distilled water, to reach the right temperature.
As soon as he saw the water was ready, he started adding the herbs one by one.
His skill with the basic recipe was such that, instead of making just three pills, he could comfortably create several dozen at once.
His proficiency in refining, combined with his previous experience with this recipe, had made him confident enough to attempt such a feat.
Typically, novice alchemists would only attempt to create three pills at a time.
As they gained experience, this number could be increased slightly.
An alchemist needed to be at the level of a 2-star apprentice to safely and correctly create twelve pills at once.
This was because, at this level, one should have already mastered the creation of low-tier pills and be good enough to create mid-tier pills.
For Ethan to attempt such a thing and be sure of success demonstrated how much the system had helped him in this field.
However, Ethan didn\'t want to try making multiple pills at once just yet.
Although he wanted to speed things up and find buyers for his pills, he knew it would be a big waste of materials to make low-tier pills when he was so close to gaining the recipe for mid-tier ones.
He quickly finished creating the pills, and in no time, three new pills were crafted and shaped by him.
DING!
[Congratulations, you have successfully created three Recovery Pills.]
[You have gained 5 QI]
[You have gained 5 QI]
[You have gained 5 QI]
As before, the notifications didn\'t stop there. Right after, the system points messages appeared.
[You have gained a System Point]
[You have gained a System Point]
[You have gained a System Point]
Seeing this, Ethan wasted no time and, with a smile on his face full of expectations, quickly opened the system shop.
The counter at the top of the screen now showed Sp: 12.
Ethan pressed the only available item in the shop and hit the [Upgrade] button without hesitation.
A sensation, somewhat similar to when he received information directly into his brain from the system, filled his mind.
This time, however, the process wasn\'t as painful as before, and to Ethan\'s surprise, it was over in a few seconds.
[You have successfully updated the Recovery Pill recipe!]
Ethan thought the reason this process was faster and less painful was that it wasn\'t entirely new information he was receiving but rather an upgrade to something he already knew.
Ethan took a moment to process the new information he had received.
Thinking about the method of preparing the Level 1 Recovery Pill, Ethan noticed that the steps were generally the same as before, with some variations.
Ethan studied these variations, and after a few seconds, his eyes lit up with understanding.
"Oh, so that\'s how it is..." he thought, realizing it was an excellent way to eliminate more impurities from the pill.
The method itself wasn\'t difficult to execute, but he realized he wouldn\'t have come up with it on his own any time soon.
Ethan was now eager to try the updated recipe, so without wasting any more time, he grabbed another batch of materials and began refining.
The pill creation time had decreased because the updated method had improved several steps, which not only removed more impurities but also sped up the entire refining process.
Ethan quickly finished preparing the pills and neatly lined them up on the wooden table.
DING!
[Congratulations, you have successfully created three mid-tier Recovery Pills.]
[You have gained 7 QI]
[You have gained 7 QI]
[You have gained 7 QI]
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FRANK_LEE_JUNIOR:
Here\'s today\'s chapter. I hope you enjoyed it.
As usual, if you have any comments, suggestions, or errors to report, you know where to do it.
See you tomorrow.