According to the agreement between Song Jie and Yun Mengyi at that time, in the next few days, someone should come to pick up the goods from Yun Mengyi and complete the first transaction between them.
And after Song Jie has been working overtime to refine the elixirs, the first batch of elixirs needed by Yun Mengyi have been completely refined.
Just wait for the other party’s people to come over and then you can conduct the transaction.
Thinking of this, Song Jie put all the bottles of refined elixirs on the shelf into the storage bag with a wave of his hand.
“The alchemy competition will begin tomorrow. I hope there will be some good alchemy seedlings.”
During this period, as Song Jie became popular again, more and more monks came to apply for alchemy apprenticeships.
But most didn’t meet his hiring requirements.
After interviewing more than ten or twenty people, only one person barely met his requirements.
Song Jie asked the monk who barely met the requirements to sign up for the alchemy competition held by Baodan Tower.
I plan to pass the competition and observe again.
In this way, the time soon arrived for the start of the alchemy competition.
On this day, Song Jie got up early as usual.
After sending Chen Siyao to the private school, he went to Baodan Tower to serve as the referee of the alchemy competition.
……
When Song Jie walked into the Baodan Tower, he smelled a strong fragrance of elixirs. This was the fragrance of many elixirs mixed together. The smell gave people a refreshing feeling.
At this time, many monks had gathered in Baodan Tower.
Some monks who had met Song Jie before had expressions of surprise and excitement on their faces immediately after seeing Song Jie’s arrival.
“Hey! It’s Alchemist Song!”
“It’s really Alchemist Song! I’ve met Alchemist Song again!”
“The announcement from Baodan Tower is true. Alchemist Song is indeed here.”
“Master Song, are you here to be the referee?”
“Alchemist Song, what do you think of the fact that you have become the second alchemy genius among the younger generation in Yunmozhou?”
“Master Song, can you sign your name for me?”
……
Facing everyone’s enthusiastic greetings, Song Jie didn’t know whose question to answer for a moment, so he could only keep smiling and walked straight towards the referee’s seat.
The monks didn’t want to embarrass Song Jie and took the initiative to give way to him.
In this way, Song Jie passed through the bustling audience and contestants and came to the referee’s seat.
“Master Song, you are here…”
Not long after Song Jie entered Baodan Tower, Bao Xu saw Song Jie and immediately came up to him with a smile on his face.
“Well, how long will it take for the game to start?” Song Jie nodded and asked.
Bao Xu chuckled and replied: “It starts in a quarter of an hour.”
Song Jie nodded lightly, said nothing, and sat on the referee’s bench, the seat with his name written on it.
Then he took out the piece of paper with the rules of the competition written on it and reviewed the rules of the competition.
He knows that as a referee, every decision he makes may affect the future of the contestants.
Therefore, he must memorize the rules of the game and be fair and impartial without any favoritism.
As time passed, the monks participating in the competition began to enter the venue one after another, and the audience gradually became quiet.
Bao Xu took the stage and gave a simple opening speech, and then rang the gong next to him.
With the sound of “dong~”, the game officially started.
The rules of this alchemy competition are completely different from the “Popular Alchemy Competition” that Song Jie participated in before.
The main inspection is the details of the contestants’ alchemy process and the quality of the final elixir.
Then several judges will combine the performance of each player and give corresponding scores.
Ranked according to rating.
Because this time the alchemy competition was held in a designated area within the Baodan Building, the venue was not very large.
It is not possible to accommodate all contestants to refine elixirs at the same time, so it can only be done in batches.
In each batch, three contestants perform alchemy on the stage.
In this way, the number of people refining alchemy at the same time is limited to three, and the referee can better observe the performance of each player.
Song Jie’s eyes swept over the three contestants on the stage, and he didn’t show any expression when watching the performance of those three people.
After observing for a while, Song Jie glanced at the contestants in the preparation area.
It was discovered that the monk who barely met the requirements who had gone to his shop to apply for an alchemy apprenticeship was also among them.
Song Jie nodded secretly.
This shows that the monk still listened to him and asked him to sign up for this competition, and he actually came.
He decided to pay more attention to the monk for a while and see how he actually performed during the alchemy process.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the game was in full swing.
After these contestants refine the elixirs, they will present their refined elixirs for evaluation by several judges.
As batch after batch of contestants finished refining the elixirs, several judges on the bench also scored each contestant based on their own judgment.
Of course, during the scoring process, if any referee is willing, he can also give a few comments on the spot.
These alchemists serving as referees are, without exception, senior first-level alchemists.
Except for Song Jie, who is a wild alchemist, the other four are alchemists from the Lin family.
They are qualified enough to comment on the performance of these contestants.
As evening approached, all the contestants refined the elixirs they were good at.
Except for a few contestants who were refining first-grade elixirs, the rest of the contestants were refining inferior elixirs.
As for those first-grade elixirs, they were basically of inferior quality, and only one contestant refined them.
It can also be seen from this that the alchemy level of these contestants is relatively average.
However, this is also normal.
Those who sign up to participate in this kind of competition are mostly novices who don’t have a deep enough grasp of alchemy.
It is impossible for someone like Song Jie, who can be called a master of alchemy among first-level alchemists, to sign up for such a competition.
According to Song Jie’s observation, the contestant who had refined a first-grade inferior elixir should have performed somewhat abnormally today.
On weekdays, most of the elixirs refined should be inferior quality first-grade elixirs.
Perhaps it was the pressure of the game that made him perform better than usual.
This kind of alchemist who can turn pressure into motivation is indeed a rare talent.
Song Jie also gave this contestant a relatively high score.
As for the previous contestant who went to his shop to apply for an apprenticeship in alchemy, although he was refining an inferior elixir, some of his subtle operations during the alchemy process were pretty good.
Especially his seriousness and meticulousness made Song Jie see his potential and believed that this person had certain training value.
During this interval, Bao Xu took the stage again, first thanking several referees, and then thanking the contestants for their wonderful performance.
Regardless of whether it is really exciting or not, these contestants are already better than many monks if they dare to show themselves on stage.
After Bao Xu talked a lot of nonsense, the final comprehensive ranking was calculated.
“Next, I will announce the final ranking of this competition…”
Bao Xu coughed lightly, and then began to announce the results of the competition according to the ranking order.
The contestant who refined a low-grade elixir ranked first as expected.
Following closely behind were several other contestants who refined inferior quality first-grade elixirs.
Such results are within everyone’s expectations.
These contestants who can refine first-grade elixirs can be considered serious first-level alchemists.
Naturally, it is not comparable to those who are not advanced alchemists.
Song Jie was able to win first place in the “Popular Pill Competition” that year, which was really a special situation.
On the one hand, it is because of the competition rules of the “Popular Pill Competition”, and on the other hand, it is because of the special purpose of the Diamond Dragon and Tiger Pill.
Today’s competition is a relatively conventional alchemy competition.
In this kind of regular alchemy competition, it is very difficult for a non-level alchemist to beat a first-level alchemist.
As for the contestant who went to Song Jie’s shop to apply for an alchemy apprenticeship, he also got a relatively high ranking.
After announcing the results of the competition, Bao Xu took a breath and continued: “Thank you again to all the contestants for your wonderful performance.
“According to the previously announced competition rules, the top five contestants will receive a gift package of elixirs produced by our Baodan House.
“It contains all kinds of first-grade elixirs created by our Baodan Tower. Each elixir gift package is worth one hundred spiritual stones.
“The top-ranked contestant will also receive an additional opportunity for one-on-one guidance.
“You can choose any senior alchemist from our Baodan Tower and ask them questions.
“For the contestants ranked sixth to tenth, our Baodan Tower has also prepared a small gift package of elixirs worth fifty spiritual stones for you.
“The remaining contestants can also receive a commemorative gift.”
Speaking of this, Bao Xu paused for a moment and then continued: “In addition, our Baodan Tower has plans to recruit more alchemists in the near future.
“If all the contestants are interested in joining the Bao Dan House and becoming an alchemist in the Bao Dan House, you can apply now.
“Our referees will conduct corresponding assessments and evaluations based on your performance.
“What I can guarantee is that if the top five alchemists are willing to join the Baodan Pavilion, they can join directly without additional assessment.”
When Bao Xu said this, several contestants’ eyes lit up and they looked eager to try.
As the largest elixir shop in Xinyuefang City, Baodanlou has always been famous.
I don’t know how many wild alchemists want to join the Baodan Tower.
It’s a pity that the alchemist position inside the Baodan Tower is also a carrot and a pit.
There is rarely a large-scale recruitment, and occasionally there are job vacancies, and people will soon enter Baodan Building through connections.
And today, Baodan Tower actually wants to openly recruit alchemists. How can this not inspire these alchemists…
The profession of alchemist is undoubtedly a profession that requires huge initial investment.
Many monks who are interested in alchemy often find it difficult to persevere because they do not have enough resources to support their study of alchemy.
Joining Baodan Tower can solve their problem very well.
On weekdays, the resources required for alchemy are all borne by Baodan Tower, and there are also senior first-level alchemists to guide them in alchemy.
This is an opportunity that many wild alchemists dream of.
Of course, with every gain there must be a loss.
After they have obtained the resources provided by Baodan Tower, they must accept the requirements made by Baodan Tower on them.
For example, how many pills should be refined in a day at least…
If you cannot complete the alchemy task, you will have to accept corresponding punishments.
Unless the relationship is strong enough, there will be no idlers in the Baodan Building.
Most of the contestants present knew this.
Most of them are willing to use their own labor and dedication in exchange for opportunities for growth.
Over the years, there have been many alchemists who made alchemy in the Alchemy Tower when they were young. When their alchemy skills were almost improved, they jumped out and worked alone.
Song Jie sitting on the referee’s bench is the best example.
And among those alchemists who jumped out to work alone, they were the best.
Glancing at the excitement on the faces of these contestants, Bao Xu chuckled and continued: “There is also good news.
“In addition to our Baodan Pavilion’s plan to recruit alchemists, Alchemist Song’s Alchemy Pavilion is also recruiting alchemists recently.
“Contestants present can choose to apply for the alchemist position in our Alchemy Pavilion, or apply for the alchemist position in the Alchemy Pavilion at Alchemist Song’s side, according to their own preferences.”
Hearing that Song Jie’s Alchemy Pavilion was also recruiting alchemists, many of these contestants showed interest.
Although Song Jie’s recruitment notice has been posted at the door of the store for a long time, most of the people who go to his store on weekdays are monks who have been hanging around Shiwandashan all year round, as well as some old prostitutes.
A real alchemist rarely visits his shop.
After all, alchemists can refine elixirs themselves and rarely venture out, so they rarely go to other alchemists to buy elixirs.
So much so that Song Jie’s recruitment notice has been posted for quite some time, but there are still many alchemists who don’t know about it.
During this period, many people who went to Song Jie’s shop to apply for alchemy apprenticeships just wanted to find a job and make a transition.
There are only a few people who truly understand alchemy and are interested in it from the bottom of their hearts.
This is why, after Song Jie interviewed so many monks, only one monk barely met his requirements.
The alchemy competition held by Baodan Tower also provided Song Jie with a platform to find more suitable candidates.
“Next, contestants who are interested in joining the Baodan Pavilion or the Alchemy Pavilion, please come to the stage.
“Then we will start on-site interviews one by one according to the rankings in the competition just now…”
As Bao Xu finished speaking, the alchemy competition directly turned into a small recruitment scene.
Except for a few contestants who stood still, most of the contestants came to the stage and prepared to participate in the on-site interview.
After the contestants were all in place, Bao Xu put a smile on his face again.
“First of all, it’s Zhu Caiping, the first winner of this alchemy competition.
“Zhu Caiping, please take a few steps forward and walk in front of our referees.”
After hearing Bao Xu’s words, Zhu Caiping immediately took a few steps forward and stood calmly in front of several referees.
Bao Xu nodded slightly and continued: “I would like to ask our top leader Zhu Caiping, do you choose to become the alchemist of Baodan Pavilion?” Or apply to become the alchemist of Danwei Pavilion? “
(End of chapter)