The Journey To Become The Strongest
Chapter 146 — The Alchemist
Without further ado, Lian Haocun immediately said, “We want to offer you a quote.”
Hearing the word ‘mu’ coming out of Lian Haocun's mouth, Shen Nong developed a smile on his face. Lian Haocun observed Shen Nong's reaction and tried to guess what he was thinking, but this time, Lian Haocun who was an expert at reading expressions, was completely unable to guess the man's thoughts.
With a somewhat taut tone of calm, Shen Nong said, “In the offer you will offer, we are indeed an equal party, but in the Jade Wolf Sect, we are, you as a disciple who just entered the gate of this Sect, it is not appropriate, to call an elder with the designation ‘mu’?”
Lian Huanran directly lowered his head and said, “I'm sorry Big Brother, he didn't mean anything bad.”.
Shen Nong nodded and continued his words, “Not only did not add the call of the elder, but you guys also entered the territory of an elder without permission, isn't this very disrespectful? Add again, you guys didn't even introduce yourself.”
This time, Lian Haocun did not let Lian Huanran respond and said, “I, Lian Haocun, she, Lian Huanran, my twin sister, and this, Long Yuan, our friend. We came not as new disciples of this sect, but as an equal party offering a cooperative relationship.
Entering this place without permission is indeed a bad act, but we have no other choice, plus there is no way we can make an appointment with you formally.”
Shen Nong moved Gu Qin who was on his feet, and stood up. Then, he walked up to the three steps. Lian Haocun raised his head to observe the man, but unfortunately, he could not guess completely what was on the man's mind.
Shen Nong said, “For this time, I will tolerate it... So, what do you want to offer?”
Lian Haocun, “A cooperative relationship, we have a growing business quite well at the moment, we will provide a place for you to sell you the magic pills you made. Surely, you yourself know the great benefits that can be obtained from this right?
Plus, this is the first time that there are magic pills sold in the store and not an auction, so if arranged properly, your magic pills will definitely sell. In exchange for being a magic pill dealer for you, we will get a 10% profit from the sale, and you should be willing to share some of your knowledge as an alchemist.”
Hearing what Lian Haocun said, Shen Nong was quite surprised, because he was sure, he hid his identity as an alchemist very closely.
Unless someone who knew his identity leaked it to Lian Haocun, but Shen Nong knew for sure, that it was highly unlikely.
Because there will be no benefit that person will get from leaking Shen Nong's identity. So, there is only one answer left.
‘It looks like the information network that this boy has cannot be underestimated..’ Inner Shen Nong.
Then Shen Nong said, “You seem to have found out a lot, but you still greet me with the words ‘mu’ or 'you'. I think I should admire your courage to dare to speak like this to an alchemist and an elder, plus even your expression does not look friendly at all. And it looks like, your information network is vast and pretty good.?”.
“No, too good..” Shen Nong corrected.
Shen Nong developed a smile on his face and said, “Your gaze and expression seem to have been very confident that I would agree to your offer, whereas obviously from the offer, my burden will increase, plus, I will be making a difference, why do you think I'm short of gold coins?”
In a flat tone, Lian Haocun replied, “No, you are not short of gold coins. You clearly know that by agreeing to this offer, you will be able to fulfill one of the goals that you have always wanted as an alchemist.”
Shen Nong felt like he really wanted to laugh when he heard Lian Haocun's words. In a mocking tone, Shen Nong asked, “What do I want?”
Without hesitation, Lian Haocun replied, “Help a lot of people, I know, that you often offer free magic pills to the people you meet, I know, but in the end the scope where you hand out magic pills is just that. With this cooperation, your paper can be distributed and help many people all over the Afer.” Continent
This time, Shen Nong really could not hide his shock. Lian Huanran and Long Yuan. Because the attitude and actions of Shen Nong from earlier really could not be said to be very humble and kind, even Lian Huanran and Long Yuan had already concluded, it would be hard to make Shen Nong willing to share his alchemist knowledge.
Shen Nong lowered his head to look at Lian Haocun, he wanted to find out what Lian Haocun said was his conjecture or he really knew it, but unfortunately, from Lian Haocun's flat expression, it was just that, Shen Nong really could not get anything.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in Shen Nong's mind. Shen Nong froze for a moment, then changed his expression 180°! There was a gentle smile that gave a humble impression at the same time on Shen Nong's face, just like his gaze, his body gesture also gave the impression of a humble figure.
Lian Huanran and Long Yuan were completely confused by Shen Nong's sudden change, but Lian Huanran and Long Yuan did not ask anything. They just kept quiet while observing what would happen next, after all they would not be able to interfere in the conversation.
Shen Nong walked down the stairs, and passed the three of them just like that. After a few minutes, which passed with a silent atmosphere, Shen Nong who was standing in front of Lian Haocun and his group, turned to face Lian Haocun and his group. He looked confused and astonished.
Then, in a gentle and caring tone, Shen Nong said, “What are you doing just shut up? Let's talk inside my pavilion, it's a bit cold here, it's not good if you guys catch a cold?”
Lian Haocun and his group, who had only been observing what Shen Nong was going to do, started to follow him. On the way to the pavilion, Lian Haocun repeatedly thought of the sudden change in Shen Nong's attitude, but unfortunately, there was no bright spot, until Lian Haocun could only put it aside at this moment.
Lian Haocun and his group were taken to Shen Nong's simple and minimalist pavilion. Shen Nong asked Lian Haocun and his group to wait in the waiting room, while he took tea to serve. While waiting, Lian Haocun and his group took a look at the room they were in.
In the room, there is a carpet with a rough texture that is where they sit. Of course, not only is the carpet quite rough, there are also padded pads. In front of Lian Haocun and his group, there was a table that had a height equivalent to Lian Huanran's stomach.
Not just tables and chairs, in the corner of the room, there are two bookshelves that are quite wasteful of space. Long Yuan looked curiously at the books that filled the shelf.
There was also a window that let the moonlight shine through the room, but of course, the light was not enough to illuminate the room, until there was a simple-looking lamp above their heads. The lamp was tightly attached to the ceiling of the room.
There were also several other furnishings in the room, and as far as the eye could see, Lian Haocun and her group could find many ornamental plants.