Chapter 159: The Celebration Begins
Yanjing, which originally had a very delicate atmosphere, became more subtle after Isleen handed over the information and information that the prince was going to rebel, and naturally, the king was not a fool, and he would not take action immediately because the prince was going to rebel, so it would only be a war against each other.
On the one hand, the king used the policy of Huairou to stabilize the prince, and on the other hand, he secretly prepared how to serve the prince with the least casualties.
"This is really a mountain rain coming and the wind is full of buildings......", keenly feeling the delicate balance of Yanjing now, Lin Chen's heart secretly sighed, on the surface, Yanjing was calm in the past, but in fact, how many people can smell the turbulence hidden underneath? Lin Chen knew that it would not be long before Yanjing would break out into another big chaos.
However, Lin Chen doesn't think that he is a person who worries about the world first, so what does it matter about the subtle relationship? As long as it doesn't involve himself, it's fine, so Lin Chen didn't pay the slightest attention to Yanjing's current situation, and still lived his own little happiness.
After these days of exploration, Xia Lu has been able to successfully refine some of the most ordinary primary potions, and after Lin Chen saw such results, he wrote more than a dozen simple potion formulas for her, asking her to work hard, don't think about anything, and don't sleep if she doesn't refine a hundred copies a day.
Xia Lu's growth in potion can be regarded as a formality, and when Lin Chen taught her to refine potions, he collected some materials by himself in the extra time, and secretly created a legendary sword for himself.
"Flying Star Sword (Legendary): Requires 150 agility, 100-120 attack, and +20 movement speed."
After five days of careful refining, looking at the Flying Star Sword in his hand, Lin Chen nodded with satisfaction, for a legendary-level weapon with an agility requirement of 150 points, 100 points of attack is indeed a bit insufficient, but movement speed +20 is Lin Chen's requirement.
Now if Lin Chen casts the Imperial Sword Flying Immortal, the sword is under his feet, how can he have any weapons to attack? Therefore, Lin Chen took advantage of these times to get a large number of materials that could increase the movement speed back, purified and refined, and refined a legendary flying sword for himself to use as his own means of transportation.
It is 30 points of movement speed, plus the additional movement speed of the shoes and the flying sword, Lin Chen already has 53 points of movement speed, and there is also a 100% speed bonus of the Edgeworth Flying Immortal, when he uses the sword technique, Lin Chen can be regarded as having a speed of more than 100 meters per second, which is not much better than when he was equipped with the Dragon Blade Wings before.
It took five days to refine a legendary-level flying sword, Lin Chen was quite satisfied, although he wasted five days of time to farm monsters and upgrade, but there was a flying sword in his hand, this is something that a sword immortal must have, isn't it?
In two days, Lin Chen was promoted to level 2 again, and the level was also raised to level 56, still according to the previous way of adding points, Lin Chen smashed the surname points, and there were 4 more skill points on hand, Lin Chen thought about it, and smashed 2 of them on the skills of Haotian Sword Qi and Talisman Sword Gang respectively, after all, after the second turn, there were not many skills to attack the surname.
A week had passed, and after Lin Chen had risen to level 56, he stopped, and after carefully grooming, he put on a clean and neat swordsman suit.
Although today is a celebration of the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the Apothecary Guild, Lin Chen, who knows that Elder Mocha has still reached the status of a legendary-level pharmacist, can naturally guess that today is also a big celebration for Elder Mocha.
No matter how long it has been, Elder Mocha has helped him a lot, so guessing that today is the day when Elder Mocha became famous, Lin Chen should naturally come out to celebrate, early this morning, the square of the Apothecary Guild was noisy and overcrowded.
After carefully grooming, Lin Chen walked out of the room wearing a white clean swordsman suit, and the whole person looked a lot more handsome, giving people a sunny feeling, coupled with his status as a disciple of the Phantom Monarch, it stopped attracting people's attention.
"It's really lively, ......", came to the square of the Pharmacists Guild, looking at the crowd of people, Lin Chen squinted his eyes and muttered, although Lin Chen didn't know all kinds of dignitaries, but the king sitting high above, Lin Chen still knew, and the head of the Foundry Guild Kaloi actually appeared in person.
"The celebration of the three hundred years since the establishment of the Pharmacists Guild seems to be a little too ostentatious......", Pfister, who came back a few days ago, as a guard, naturally followed Lin Chen's side, looked at the characters in the square, and said in a low voice next to Lin Chen, although Lin Chen didn't know these nobles here, but as the great elder of the Swordsman Guild, Pfister naturally knew.
"Pfister, come over here......", at this time, on the side of the square, an old man of the same age stood up and beckoned to Pfister, that area was full of people with heads and faces in the Swordsman Guild.
"You go over, I'll just go shopping alone", looking at Pfister's embarrassed look, Lin Chen said very reasonably, although Pfister has left the Swordsman Guild, but after all, after staying in the Swordsman Guild for so many years, there are still a lot of friends inside.
Hearing Lin Chen speak, Pfister also nodded and walked towards the Swordsman Guild, after all, after so many years in the Swordsman Guild, friends who were born and died couldn't let go.
"Well, where am I supposed to sit?" , Pfister sat down on the side of the Swordsman Guild, Lin Chen looked at the overcrowded square, and didn't know where to go, there didn't seem to be any extra vacancy in this square.
"Mr. Lin Chen, there is a position next to His Majesty the King, His Majesty the King has an invitation", it seemed that he had already seen Lin Chen's embarrassment, and the king who was high above over there whispered an attendant to come over and invite Lin Chen.
"The king pleases himself?" , Who will invite himself, Lin Chen didn't expect that it would be the king, after all, last time because of his own affairs, his so-called mentor could make the king lose face, he didn't kill himself, he already saw the face of his mentor, why did he still invite himself to sit next to him?
There are some doubts, but thinking about Lin Chen, he is relieved, although he is a young man who has traveled through the new century, and his thoughts and vision are a little ahead of these people in feudal society, but the mentality of an emperor is not something he can guess casually.
I think it's because of the strength he showed in the abyssal lair that day, and Ofateyn Rui told the current king when he went back, right? Therefore, if the Phantom Monarch is such a high-ranking person, he can't climb up, and it's good to climb up to his own disciple.
Having a general understanding of the king's thoughts, Lin Chen smiled and excused himself: "No need, I'm a member of the Apothecary Guild, and there may be some things to be busy with later, how can there be a reason for me to sit down and rest by myself as a master?" Isn't there no one to preside over this conference? ”。
Are you kidding? The kings are all here at this conference, if he is a prince, he will naturally choose this king to rebel against the king when his guard is the weakest, so isn't it more dangerous to sit next to him?
Even if the king had been prepared and there was no danger, Lin Chen didn't like to put himself in the center of the whirlpool of wind and waves, after all, he was now a swordsman-level strength, and with equipment skills, he was just as good as a sky swordsman.
Since Lin Chen politely refused, this attendant was naturally very smart and didn't say anything more, maybe others didn't dare to disobey the king's will, but who was Lin Chen? The disciple of the dignified Sacred Domain Sovereign, plus the Phantom Sovereign's short surname, no one knows, who dares to provoke him?
"Lin Chen, come over here, ......", in this conference, how to say that Elder Mocha is also the protagonist, so naturally there is no time to be idle at this time, and it was only at this time that Elder Mocha found Lin Chen over there, and hurriedly stood up and waved out.
Since it was Elder Mocha who called him over, Lin Chen also happened to solve the embarrassment of being at a loss, raised his legs and walked towards Elder Mocha, and sat down in a seat that had been specially vacated for him next to Elder Mocha.
"Old man, this event is really lively, I believe that there may be entertainment programs to help the fun, I believe it won't treat you badly, right?" Sitting next to Elder Mocha, Lin Chen looked at the crowded people in the square and said with a smile.
Since the Pharmacists Guild is the organizer of this grand event, the location of the Pharmacists Guild is naturally in the position of the main field, even if it is the king, it is only next to the Pharmacists Guild, which shows the weight of the Pharmacists Guild.
However, it is precisely because of the good location of the Pharmacist Guild that Lin Chen can enjoy the grand occasion of the entire square at a glance, this level of excitement is not much worse than Lin Chen's previous life when he saw the Olympic Games on TV, but there are fewer people, after all, the population in this world is sparse, not as good as on the earth.
"Huh? Entertainment? What does it mean? Hearing Lin Chen's words, Elder Mocha asked with some confusion, what entertainment will there be at this event? How did you not know?
"Hehe, you can see it then", he snorted towards the king, Lin Chen said with a smile, this is an opportunity, whether it is for the king or for the prince who wants to rebel, it is an opportunity, so, according to Lin Chen's speculation, there should be more than ninety percent of the possibility of a duel between the king and the prince at this grand event, otherwise, there will not be such a good opportunity in the future, at least for the prince, if you want to capture the king in the future, you must at least lead a large army and attack Yanjing. The palace has been stormed.
Since Lin Chen didn't want to say it, Elder Mocha naturally didn't ask more, just looked at the king's side and frowned, he really couldn't imagine how the king's side could be hooked up with the entertainment program.
After about ten minutes, the grand event finally opened, and as the president of the Pharmacists Guild, he slowly walked to the center of the square.
Short body, standing in the huge square, but not daring to be ignored, after all, he is the president of the Apothecary Guild, one of the two major guild giants of the empire, and he is also a legendary apothecary.
"Today! It's the 300th anniversary of the founding of my Pharmacists' Guild! Here, I would like to thank you all for coming here", standing in the center of the square, the president stood in the center of the magic array, opened his mouth and said, the voice passed through the amplification of the magic array, spread throughout the square, at first, it was naturally some etiquette words.
For these, Lin Chen was drowsy when he heard this, if it weren't for Elder Mocha's matter today, Lin Chen might not be too lazy to attend such a grand event, for him, instead of wasting time here, it would be better to hide in the trial room and farm monsters to upgrade.
The president of the guild stood in the center of the square, and said a lot of words on the scene, although Lin Chen was drowsy when he heard it, but the other people were not tired of it, Lin Chen, who was not in the mood to listen, looked left and right, and was suddenly stunned, by the way, why hasn't Xia Lu appeared yet? Didn't you tell her that you wanted her to attend today?
Didn't find Xia Lu, Lin Chen hesitated for a moment, then talked to Elder Mocha, and then quietly withdrew, today's grand event is not only a matter of Elder Mocha, but also about the truth of Xia Lu's family, and the charge of embezzlement of imperial taxes in the Marquis Mansion will also be cleared, so Xia Lu naturally can't be absent.
After leaving the square, Lin Chen walked through the hall of the Apothecary Guild towards Xia Lu's room, because of the grand event in the square, there were far fewer people in the Apothecary Guild at this time than usual.
Coming to the door of Xia Lu's room, Lin Chen quietly and invisibly pushed open Xia Lu's door, and when he saw the situation inside, he was really angry and funny, and sure enough, he guessed correctly, this stupid girl was obsessed with refining medicine again, and forgot all the things he explained.
Although Xia Lu is so attentive to medicine, Lin Chen is also very happy, after all, Xia Lu has talent, and if he is so obsessed with medicine, his future achievements will definitely not be bad, but it is too unacceptable to forget everything when he is so obsessed.
"Xia Lu, don't practice, pack up and go out, there will be a great show for you today, keep it to your satisfaction", although the most taboo thing for the pharmacist when refining the potion is to be disturbed, Lin Chen still has to open his mouth to disturb Xia Lu.
Xia Lu, who was devoting himself to the refining of the potion, heard Lin Chen's words, he was slightly distracted, and the control of the flame immediately fluctuated, and the reaction of the potional also deviated from the right track, but just when Lin Chen thought that he was going to blow up the furnace again this time, he saw Xia Lu trying his best to rescue it, and actually controlled the flame again.
"Huh?" , I didn't expect Xia Lu to be able to control this little mistake, Lin Chen was a little surprised, it seems that Xia Lu's growth is beyond his expectations.
For the hobby of potions, as well as talent and hard work, it has only been a little more than a week, and it has reached such a level, which really surprises Lin Chen, Lin Chen can even see that a powerful female pharmacist will appear on the mainland in the future.
"Oh, knowing the mentor, I finished refining the little potion on hand, and it will pass", although he was a little in a hurry, but finally the reaction of the potion was controlled, Xia Lu had time to answer to Lin Chen.
Seeing that there were not many medicinal materials next to Xia Lu, they would be finished refining soon, so Lin Chen didn't say anything more, just gave an order, and then turned around and left.
"Huh? Elder Nopa", Lin Chen, who opened the door and left Xia Lu's room, saw that Elder Nopa was walking to Xia Lu's door, and raised his eyebrows with some confusion, not knowing what he had come to find Xia Lu.
"Oh, it's Lin Chen", I also didn't expect Lin Chen to actually come out of Xia Lu's room, a trace of panic flashed in Elder Nopa's eyes, but after all, it was an elder of the Apothecary Guild, and this flash of panic quickly pressed the wine glass Nopa down.
Without waiting for Lin Chen to ask why he was here, Elder Nopa preemptively asked, "The grand event in the square is so lively, why don't you go?" As a member of the Apothecary's Guild, you can't even miss the grand event of your own guild."
The more he talked about the back, the more natural it became, and Elder Nopa finally said with a somewhat teasing smile.
"Oh, I saw that Xia Lu hadn't come out yet, so I came over to urge her", hearing Elder Nopa's words, Lin Chen replied, speaking of which, Lin Chen asked suspiciously, "What about you?" Elder Nopa? Why did you come to Xia Lu again? ”。
Indeed, although Xia Lu is now a member of the Apothecary Guild, she spends most of her time just huddled in her room and rarely interacts with people, why did this Nopa Elder come to Xia Lu for a good time?
At the beginning, when he saw Lin Chen come out, Nopa was a little flustered, and he didn't know what to say for a while, but because he spoke first and gained this time, Nopa thought of a justified excuse.
Hearing Lin Chen's question, Nopa's face remained unchanged, and he naturally replied: "The grand event is open, and some young pharmacists will be arranged to perform on stage in the square, but there is a person who has an accident temporarily and can't go on stage, I think Xia Lu is also young, so I want to find her to go up and make up for a number."
"Xia Lu? She has just learned potion techniques for a short time", so that is the case, Lin Chen shook his head and replied, let a Xia Lu who had just followed him for half a month to perform on stage? Isn't that to be ugly?
However, thinking that this grand event is about Elder Mocha, and Elder Mocha has helped him a lot these times, he should also congratulate him, didn't he want the young pharmacist to perform on stage? Aren't you young?
Thinking of this, Lin Chen smiled and said, "Although Xia Lu is not suitable for the stage, since there is a lack of one person, then I will go up to take on a role, I believe there is no problem, right?" ”。
"No problem, you are a well-level pharmacist, naturally there is no problem", hearing Lin Chen's words, it was an unexpected gain.
Originally, this kind of performance was not good for Lin Chen, a disciple of the Phantom Sovereign, to appear, after all, it was a bit out of status, but since Lin Chen asked for it, Elder Nopa naturally would not refuse, and there were not many of them in the guild for such a young elite pharmacist.
(To be continued)