Chapter 242 Entering the Venue (1/2)

Chapter 242 Entering the Venue

Xiao Yan followed Ya Fei to the innermost part of the auction house. On the table there were various medicinal materials. According to the knowledge Xiao Yan had learned from Yao Chen, these medicinal materials were at least the materials required for the third-grade elixir, and some of them were even used for the fourth-grade elixir.

Next to these medicinal materials, there was a black square medicine cauldron that looked very heavy. The cauldron was flashing with metallic light, and the whole body was wrapped with cloud-like patterns, which looked very mysterious.

Xiao Yan could tell at a glance that this medicine cauldron was definitely worth a lot of money, at least it was several levels better than the double snake cauldron in his hand.

Yao Chen in the ring also agreed with this.

(Wow~ This Miter Auction House is not bad, it can actually find a medicine cauldron of this level?)

Although it is not as good as his own Black Demon Cauldron, the medicine cauldron in front of him is also quite good. At least it is more than enough to match Xiao Yan's current level of alchemy.

At this time, Ya Fei slowly turned around and smiled at Xiao Yan.

"Brother, take all these things."

Xiao Yan was stunned at first, then came to his senses, and instinctively waved his hand to refuse, but was blocked by Ya Fei who had anticipated it.

"You are participating in the Alchemist Conference on behalf of Miter Auction House this time. Miter Auction House should fully support you. These are what you deserve. You can't let you work for nothing, right? If so, sister will feel guilty."

Ya Fei's words made Xiao Yan speechless, and after a long time, he nodded slightly.

"Okay, Sister Yafei, I'll take the herbs, but I don't need the medicine cauldron. I have one."

"The medicine cauldron is very important to the alchemist, especially in such a big scene." Yafei interrupted Xiao Yan again, squinting one eye slightly, and put a finger on her lips. "When refining medicine at ordinary times, you can stop if you feel that the medicine cauldron can't hold on, but this kind of scene is not allowed. Even if you know that the medicine cauldron has reached its limit, the alchemist must hold on."

"In this case, the probability of the cauldron exploding is quite high. There are a large number of alchemists who explode their cauldrons at each alchemist conference, and exploding the cauldron basically means failure, so a good medicine cauldron is absolutely necessary."

"Of course, if the medicine cauldron in my brother's hand is better than this Xuanyun Cauldron, then I won't say anything."

Yafei's words made Xiao Yan silent.

The Twin Snake Cauldron in his hand and this Xuanyun Cauldron can be seen by the naked eye, and they are not at the same level at all.

And what Ya Fei said was indeed reasonable. Nalan Jie had conveyed Jia Xingtian's oral instructions to him, and he should try his best to reach the end of the Alchemist Conference.

In addition, Xiao Yan was a little afraid of the explosion of the cauldron mentioned by Ya Fei.

Fear of failure was secondary, and Xiao Yan was not afraid of being injured by the explosion of the cauldron.

The main reason was that the Twin Snake Cauldron in Xiao Yan's hand was almost given to him by Boss Yao for free. In Xiao Yan's opinion, it was Boss Yao's relic. Xiao Yan originally planned to give the Twin Snake Cauldron to Xiao Yixian after finding a new medicine cauldron, just as a thought for Xiao Yixian.

Before that, it must be kept well.

After thinking about it in his heart, Xiao Yan nodded, clasped his hands and said to Ya Fei in a serious voice.

"Since that's the case, I won't refuse it." Xiao Yan looked at Ya Fei with a serious expression, "The medicinal materials will be accepted as my appearance fee, but the medicine cauldron is too expensive, so I will just borrow it temporarily. If I can raise enough money after the competition, I will buy it. If not, I will return it immediately."

".Alas~"

Ya Fei crossed her arms and looked at Xiao Yan, who looked solemn. After a long silence, she sighed deeply.

Originally, this Xuanyun Ding was what Ya Fei intended to give directly to Xiao Yan.

However, Ya Fei also knew Xiao Yan's temper. During the years she stayed in Wutan City, Ya Fei had already understood Xiao Yan's personality. The medicinal materials could be accepted as the reward for participating in the competition, and Xiao Yan would not take this medicine cauldron for nothing no matter what Ya Fei said.

Thinking of this, Ya Fei couldn't help but press her brows with a headache.

Others wanted this cauldron, but my sister didn't give it to you. On the contrary, I had to find ways to give it to you for free. It's really speechless.

"I understand."

Finally, Ya Fei nodded slightly, which was considered as her approval of Xiao Yan's words.

Let's do this for now. When the Alchemist Conference is over, I will find a way to give the medicine cauldron to Xiao Yan. If it doesn't work, I will just charge a symbolic amount of money. As long as Xiao Yan can accept it with peace of mind, it will be fine.

"Let's go. The Alchemist Conference will open in an hour. Go register in advance and get familiar with the environment. Otherwise, it will be bad if you get stage fright."

Ya Fei smiled softly. Although this was a joke, it was not impossible.

Every year at the Alchemist Conference, there are always some alchemists who could have gotten good results, but because of stage fright, they were in a state of panic and left before they even made it through the first round.

Although this situation is regrettable, it is also reasonable. As an alchemist, if you don't even have this psychological endurance, then no matter how talented you are, you will definitely not go far.

But with Xiao Yan's character, this situation should not happen.

Xiao Yan only showed his innocence to women, but in formal occasions, Xiao Yan was always neither humble nor arrogant, and his temperament was always far more stable than his peers.

Then Xiao Yan got on the carriage arranged by Ya Fei and headed to the venue of the Alchemist Conference.

Of course, Xiao Yan was sitting in the same car with Ya Fei. Smelling Ya Fei's unique body fragrance in the narrow space, Xiao Yan was tense all the time, not even daring to open his eyes, and his body was as far away from Ya Fei as possible.

To be honest, if Xiao Yan was not afraid of causing Ya Fei's dissatisfaction and did not know where the venue of the Alchemist Conference was, he would have jumped out of the car.

Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan, who was far away from her, closing his eyes and not daring to move, and couldn't help but chuckled.

But that was all. Ya Fei did not go forward to tease Xiao Yan again. She was a woman who knew how to distinguish occasions. If Xiao Yan performed poorly in the conference because of excessive teasing, it would be her fault.

This matter was personally ordered by Jia Xingtian, and it must not be messed up.

Ten minutes later, the bumpy carriage finally stopped. Before the carriage stopped, Xiao Yan immediately rushed out, breathing the fresh air outside, feeling relieved.

It was torture. It was torture.

To be honest, Ya Fei was too unfriendly to a teenage boy like Xiao Yan. He could not control himself if he was not careful.

"Come, sister will take you to register."

Ya Fei got off the carriage and passed Xiao Yan. She hooked her finger at him and led Xiao Yan, who was blushing and heartbeating, to the entrance of the alchemist conference and registered Xiao Yan's name with the staff at the entrance.

"Brother Xiao Yan, you have been registered. The staff will take you in. Sister will go to do her own thing first." Ya Fei turned around and waved to Xiao Yan, then threw a flying kiss to Xiao Yan, "We will see you later~"

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Xiao Yan's mouth twitched, looking at Ya Fei's departing back. His heart, which was beating fast because of Ya Fei's flying kiss, slowly calmed down, and Xiao Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Huh. Finally gone

Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and pressed his head.

This is really, too torturous.

Then, under the guidance of the staff, Xiao Yan walked through the narrow black passage and slowly walked towards the light.

After walking for several minutes, Xiao Yan finally passed through the black passage. As the dazzling sunlight covered the vision in front of him, the whole picture of the venue appeared in front of Xiao Yan after a while.

Soon, Xiao Yan was amazed from the bottom of his heart.

What a big venue! This can probably accommodate 100,000 people, right?

Xiao Yan looked at the venue in front of him in astonishment. He had heard people say how grand the Alchemist Conference was before, but he only heard others say it and had no actual feeling.

Until this moment, Xiao Yan truly felt the grandeur of the Alchemist Conference from the bottom of his heart!

And in this grand venue, there are hundreds of stone tables in a ring, which should be prepared for the alchemists participating in the conference. "Xiao Yan, the competition will start in two hours. You can move around freely during this period. Before the opening, please choose one of the stone tables to prepare for the competition."

"Okay, thank you."

Xiao Yan smiled and waved his hand, which surprised the staff.

He is also an old employee. Most of the alchemists he met in the past conferences are arrogant.

After all, the profession of alchemist is already noble. Although there are not many people as polite as Xiao Yan, they are quite rare among alchemists.

The staff nodded to Xiao Yan and turned away. Xiao Yan walked around the venue.

It was still early for the opening of the competition. Most of the audience had not entered the venue yet. There were only a few people sitting in the stands.

However, many alchemists who participated in the competition had already arrived. Most of the stone tables in the venue had been occupied. Every alchemist had a very solemn face and was nervously preparing for the game.

Of course, this is also true. This Alchemist Conference is a very important occasion for the alchemists of the Jia Ma Empire. Not to mention the rewards after winning the championship, the reputation alone is enough to make them be scrambled for by all forces in the Jia Ma Empire.

Even if they don’t make it to the end, as long as they perform well and are remembered, someone will spend a lot of money to recruit them.

“No wonder Grandpa Nalan said that we should try to make it to the end. If we are eliminated in the first round, no one will even know our names.”

Xiao Yan’s forehead broke out in a little cold sweat, and his heart was beating.

After all, it has been less than half a year since he started to contact alchemy, and most of his time is actually spent on cultivation. Xiao Yan really has no confidence in alchemy.

As for Xiao Yan’s idea, Yao Chen in the ring sighed lightly.

Again, his disciple is really excellent, and even Yao Chen, who has seen the world, cannot deny it.

But the key problem is that Xiao Yan is too [cautious].

Generally speaking, caution is indeed a good thing.

But being too cautious can easily lead to a lack of self-confidence, and thus one dares not step into an unknown field, and always feels that he is not good enough.

Of course, this is for ordinary people.

It is true that Xiao Yan is usually very cautious, but when he really encounters something, he will do his best to do it without leaving any spare energy.

At this time, Xiao Yan is not cautious, but simply works hard with a mentality that he must succeed.

To be honest, Yao Chen is already used to this contradictory personality in Xiao Yan.

He always thinks that he is weaker than others, but when he really faces it, he goes all out without any scruples. The contrast between his personality before and after is really two extremes.

This should be the most outstanding character, but Yao Chen still hopes that Xiao Yan can be more confident in his daily life and not think so lowly of himself.

He has only been in contact with alchemy for half a year and can steadily refine third-grade pills, and even some fourth-grade pills. This talent is definitely quite excellent even in the Danta in Zhongzhou. Xiao Yan has no need to feel ashamed.

Yao Chen thought so, Xiao Yan had walked around the venue for most of the time, and when he was about to choose a stone table for pre-match preparation, he happened to meet a few acquaintances.

"Xiao Yan! Here!!!"

Hearing this call, Xiao Yan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lin Fei, who he had met at the alchemist gathering before, waving to him from a distance. Otto was standing next to him, and Frank was also explaining something to Xue Mei.

Being greeted, Xiao Yan naturally couldn't pretend he didn't hear it. He raised his hand and walked towards it. As soon as he walked into Lin Fei, she took a few steps behind Xiao Yan and patted Xiao Yan's shoulder.

"I heard about it! You've been saving people everywhere on the street this week. You've become a celebrity, huh?"

Xiao Yan was caught off guard by Lin Fei's pats, which made him a little confused. At the same time, he secretly thought that this girl's hand was not small. Fortunately, he usually trained his physique well, otherwise these pats would have bruised his back.

At this time, Frank also stopped explaining to Xue Mei, turned around and came to Xiao Yan, with deep kindness in his eyes.

"Xiao Yan, you've worked really hard this week. I thank you for the natives of Chisha City."

"Ha"

Xiao Yan scratched his face awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Aren't there many people who helped this week? Why do so many people want to thank me specifically?

As if he saw what Xiao Yan was thinking, Frank smiled softly and said slowly.

"Many people help just because it is their duty. There are not many people like you who help without asking for anything in return even though it is not your duty." Frank paused and continued, "And the two girls who followed you that day also helped a lot of people this week, especially the little medical fairy, who has been worshipped as a goddess by many people."

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Hearing this, Xiao Yan's mouth twitched.

What about this? Didn't the little medical fairy tell him?

"Lin Fei and I have also helped a lot these days." Xue Mei came over and said to Xiao Yan with a smile, "But compared to you, we are much safer. We are just refining healing medicine in the back."

"That's also amazing. As long as you have this heart, it deserves praise."

Frank stroked Xue Mei's head gently and praised his disciple sincerely.

You have to know that there are many profit-seeking scums among the alchemists, as can be seen from this incident.

Obviously, because of the Alchemist Conference, many alchemists came to participate in the competition in the Holy City of Gama, but there were few who were really willing to help unconditionally. Some alchemists even took this opportunity to make money from the disaster, which was simply against their conscience.

In contrast, his own disciples could help so unconditionally, which made him, as a teacher, quite pleased.

"Hehe~ I haven't slept for several days!"

Lin Fei put her hands on her waist and raised her head, looking like she was going to praise me. Otto behind her glared at her with dissatisfaction.

"How dare you say that? The lowest-level first-grade healing medicine can make frequent mistakes and burn so many medicinal materials. Are you so proud?"

"I was so sleepy that I couldn't stand it."

Hearing her teacher's teachings, Lin Fei's voice suddenly weakened, and she murmured with some dissatisfaction, which made Otto even more angry.

"If you are really sleepy, go and rest! Why are you holding on there? What if you get tired?"

It can be heard that although Otto was teaching, he was really worried about his disciples.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan chuckled.

Just as he had judged before, although Lin Fei was careless and did not restrain her words, she was indeed a kind girl like Xue Mei.

Then, Xiao Yan thought of something and looked at Frank.

"By the way, Master Frank, where has President Kuro, who I met that day, been during this period?"