Pressing the button that tilted the elixir next to the alchemy furnace, the half-human-high alchemy furnace split from the middle, and a round tray slowly exited from the inside of the alchemy furnace and appeared in front of Chen Ran's eyes.

There are also about a dozen sunken circular tapping holes on the tray.

A total of twelve pills is exactly the number of pills in one furnace.

In the middle area of ​​these twelve circular tapping holes is a black object the size of a thumb cap that exudes a rich burnt smell.

Just pinch it and it will all be carbonized.

"Alas, I failed the first time after all."

Chen Ran sighed.

Although he knew that the success rate of his first alchemy refining must be very low, Chen Ran still sighed in his heart as he looked at the charred substance he had produced.

It's not as simple as I thought.

But the good thing is that even the loss of the amount of powder for one pill is still acceptable.

Take advantage of the time for the alchemy furnace to cool down again.

Chen Ran closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground, and carefully thought about the possible flaws in the steps he had just taken to refine the alchemy.

Ten minutes later.

The alchemy furnace finally cooled down.

The same steps, the same raw material powders, the same fire control techniques, but unfortunately, this time it failed again in condensing pills.

Holding the elixir in his hand that exuded a burnt black smell.

Chen Ran had no expression on his face. After adjusting his condition, he silently started the next round...

…

An hour passed.

Outside Shanxi Hall, the plump young man sitting on the counter in the hall saw that Chen Ran had not yet come out of the alchemy room. His narrow eyes were slightly surprised, but more of it was excitement. Chen Ran had given him a deposit of 100 yuan.

The block is now finally his.

Two hours have passed.

The door to the alchemy room still hadn't been opened, and two days' wages had been received. The plump young man felt happy in his heart, but he was also shocked.

Two hours and ten minutes...

Two hours and twenty minutes....

Two hours and thirty minutes...

…

A full three hours passed.

There was still no movement in the alchemy room. At this time, the joy of the plump young man had completely disappeared without a trace, leaving only a sad face and a restless stomach.

In fact, he had secretly rented out the alchemy room in the drugstore to others before.

Most novices come out not long after entering, because they just do alchemy for fun, and they lose interest after failing once or twice. However, most of the people who want to enter for three or four hours are real alchemists, like

Chen Ran, who had no hair on his lips and was obviously a student, stayed in there for so long.

This was really the first time he saw it.

"He really knows how to make elixirs? But what about the burning smell?"

The plump young man felt dumb in his heart.

He has now turned on the ventilation in the pharmacy, but even so, the entire pharmacy is still filled with a strong burnt smell.

If Chen Ran succeeded in refining the elixir, it would not taste like this.

The taste of the elixir that has been successfully condensed is a rich elixir aroma rather than such a burnt smell.

So the strong burnt smell that filled the house can only be said to have failed in the alchemy.

Especially now that three hours have passed.

It's almost time for their boss to come back.

Once his boss discovers that he secretly rented the alchemy room to outsiders, he will be really embarrassed.

Even taking Chen Ran inside would cause a lot of trouble.

After all, no medicine hall is willing to lend its alchemy furnace to others.

Another ten minutes passed.

"Ding ding ding...."

A phone rang.

The plump young man's cell phone suddenly vibrated.

Looking at the word "boss" displayed on the phone screen, the plump young man looked bitter, but finally gritted his teeth and answered the call, with a flattering look on his face and said: "Hi, boss."

"Brother Wang, how is the business in the store now?"

A clear and sweet female voice came from the phone. She sounded to be in her early twenties, about the same age as a plump young man.

"Um. It's okay, it's okay."

Glancing at the empty medicine hall, the plump young man replied with a mocking smile.

"Okay, in another half hour I'll be done with things here. If there are no customers now, you can clean up the store. I estimate I'll be there in fifty minutes."

"Recently, the price of Qi and Blood Pills has increased sharply for some unknown reason. I have taken a lot of medicinal materials for refining a lot of Qi and Blood Pills. You can help me move them when the time comes. Maybe we will take advantage of this surge in the price of Qi and Blood Pills.

The church can also make some money, so it won’t keep losing money like this.”

"When I get back, Brother Wang, remember to help me move it, it's so heavy."

On the phone, a woman's clear voice sounded, giving instructions one after another.

He glanced at the time on the wall, and then at Chen Ran, who was still silent in the alchemy room. The plump young man's expression turned bitter. He had forgotten what the woman said on the phone, and just replied repeatedly: "Okay, okay.

Well, no problem, leave it to me."

"Dudududu..."

There was a hang-up sound from the phone.

The plump young man sat down on the ground. He had forgotten what his boss said on the phone just now. He only remembered that his boss would be back in fifty minutes.

"Hey, my little ancestor, please don't cheat me."

I glanced at the time on the wall again.

It is now half past three in the afternoon, and fifty minutes later it will be around four twenty.

If Chen Ran doesn't come out before four twenty.

He's done for.

This Shanxitang is a time-honored brand in Tianyuan and has been located in Tianyuan City for decades. However, since the old owner passed away and the new owner took over, the business has been deteriorating day by day.

The so-called boss just now is his boss lady.

In fact, their boss lady is also a nice person and treats him very well. The only problem is that she has mysophobia...

Especially the things that I use, I care about very much.

Since the death of the old boss, the refining pharmacy in Shanxi Hall has been used by the boss's lady.

What if his boss lady came back and saw Chen Ran, a stranger, using her alchemy.

With the temper of his boss lady.

That.....

That.....

It must have exploded!

Thinking about the embarrassment on his boss's face when she saw that her alchemy room was being used.

His scalp went numb just thinking about it.

"Ancestor, please hurry up."

The plump young man looked at the alchemy room and kept muttering.

But the agreed time hadn't come yet and he didn't dare to rush it.

"boom!"

A low muffled sound came.

A burning smell wafted out of the alchemy furnace again.

The furnace is opened.

A ball of burnt black material appeared on the rubbing plate.
To be continued...