Chapter 184
"That is time. All remaining competitors, douse your fires and prepare to submit your pills." The referee calls, causing Mild panic among the few late competitors who thought they might still be able to salvage their attempt and a slightly more major panic among a few who thought theirs might explode if they tried to stop now.
They could, in fact, continue. The result would simply be a disqualified for excessive time used announcement, but they could finish their pills and not waste the materials. Pill ingredients aren’t particularly cheap or easy to find for some recipes.
"Is that a Celestial Insight pill you made?" The lady from the Herbal Essence Sect asks and I give a small nod and a smile.
"Your lightning creation pill turned out exceptionally well, I’m glad you managed to salvage it with the replacement herbs." I commend her.
"Care to trade? I can give you two to one." She asks hopefully. Celestial Insight pills are a Rank higher, and the accepted value is significantly greater than the niche Lightning Collection Pills, but it just so happens that I have a use for them and no desire to make them myself right now.
"I can trade you two pills, if you’ve got four good results left over?" I say, asking it a question as I don’t know if she needed most for herself.
"Deal." She says quickly, bringing out four high quality pills in a little glass jar that I trade for two of the five remaining Celestial Insight Pills I made.
"Everyone attention please. We thank you all for attending, and the Alchemy results will be released in one lot when groups C and D have finished their concocting tomorrow." The head judge calls, his voice amplified with energy so he could be heard over the noise of the crowd.
Betty and Sandra both rush up to congratulate me, with the Spirit Fox Alice making a short appearance before hiding again. She’s a bit worried about being noticed and having someone try to capture her again while we’re in the city so she’s been masking her presence when strange people are around. A simple task for a spirit at her level.
"Since everybody did so well today, let’s go get some Ice Cream to celebrate." The girls and Elder Ye cheer and I give a look telling Karl he had better not have lost during the afternoon while I was making pills.
In response, he picks me up and sets me on his hip, morning forward with a gallant wave of his hand. "Onwards! To Ice Cream!"