Disciple of the Alchemist Goddess

Making the Pill 2

After making sure Su Menglan was asleep, Wan Tian brought the materials that were already on the rock. Yang Yue told him to get ready to make pills in a simple way.

"It can actually be used directly. There are two types of medications you can take. The first is a drug with a liquid form. The second is a pill-shaped medicine. Making liquid medicine, you just need to boil the medicinal ingredients with more water and with enough fire."

The science provided by Yang Yue was not immediate much. Starting from the basic knowledge that will be useful. Wan Tian sat quietly while listening to what the Goddess said.

"To make a pill, of course you have to become an alchemist. A person who understands alchemy or chemistry. You need to process the materials so as to create the density of an object by a chemical process ...."

Creating a pill was not as easy as it said. For the time being, Wan Tian could only use the means that Yang Yue had already told him. That is by taking starch from the medicinal plant. Then boil until a small lump remains. To boil it takes days can be days if in large quantities.

There were medicinal plants that had been boiled before. And now have a small amount. That's not perfect either. Because the pills made by Wan Tian were pills of lower quality. Especially with his current flaws, it could not process properly. He did not know the basics of an alchemist such as controlling fire by using a fire core.

Wan Tian mixed all the ingredients with his hands. Then formed round-round with the size of the big toe. Next Yang Yue told Wan Tian to wrap him in clay.

"Because you are not an alchemist yet, wrap the pill with clay. Then you can burn the clay containing the pills you made. Once it is burned and you make sure the flame is moderate. Don't ruin the potency of the pills you're making."

Being in the wild, makes them use various ways to make things in other ways. Instead of bringing the ingredients to an alchemist or taking care of Wan Tian making liquid medicine, instead teach Wan Tian to make pills. Which takes longer.

There were a total of three circles of clay that contained the pills made. After everything was ready, Wan Tian placed the three pills onto a stone close to the fireplace. After that he had to keep the fire for the whole night.

"You can't sleep tonight. Because you need to keep the flame steady. Now you light a fire hotter than this. And keep it until I tell you to stop."

"Good, Goddess. Uhuck-uhuk. There's a lot of smoke here. But it's okay." Wan Tian picked up a few twigs and placed them in the fireplace.

"Don't be too much. That half of what you hold is enough. If most, it even makes a quick frenzy," said Yang Yue.

"Yes-yes. I just put it on the sidelines. It looks like something is still wet. Let the twig dry quickly, so put it here." Wan Tian sorted the dry twigs and the dry twigs.

If the dry twigs are directly inserted into the fireplace, it will cause a lot of smoke. By being dried first, it is likely that the smoke will not come out as much as before.

Previously Wan Tian was not so attentive because it was dark. Also due to the presence of Su Menglan who handed over the wet twigs. So that wet twigs are also put together. It makes a lot of smoke come out.

"Yes, Goddess. I'll listen to you. Is this big enough, the fire?" wan Tian asked after inserting and burning the dry twigs.

"Have ...keep it that way. Put your hand in front of the fire. I'll try to feel the temperature of the fire from your hand."

Yang Yue could feel the temperature of the flames with the intermediary of Wan Tian's hand. So that he will not fail to teach his prospective students. He felt the heat of the fire creep into Wan Tian's hands. Not directly touching the flames but from a distance of one inch, Yang Yue was able to accurately estimate the temperature of the flames.

Yang Yue continued to instruct Wan Tian patiently. How to give additional twigs. You should also take excess twigs because the temperature is too hot. Occasionally Wan Tian yawned but could not sleep all night.

"Now is the most decisive thing. Wan Tian, the pill is almost finished. Now you slowly lower the fire. Remember, not too much. Slowly grab the twig bit by bit!" yang Yue's orders.

Wan Tian took the twigs one by one slowly. With what is instructed, will determine whether the pills made will be or not. After all the twigs are removed, turn some useless coals buried with soil so that the temperature of the coals decreases.

"Because there have been embers of fire from the big branch before, leave it like this. You have to keep this temperature stable no matter what. If the temperature drops again, you add the dried twigs again slowly."

"I understand, Goddess. After this I'll have a good pill. Haha, I can become an alchemist, right?" Wan Tian was already feeling happy because of his wishful thinking.

"No. You don't even have the qualifications as an alchemist yet. No one will believe you can concoct that pill. They have no spiritual roots at all. No one will believe you can do it. So don't think of you as an alchemist first. It will only make you feel arrogant and in the wind ...."

The advice from Yang was heard well by Wan Tian. Previously he felt angry at his helper Goddess. But his words are the truth. There was a hint of arrogance in Wan Tian. But it is nothing in this world.

"If compared to Su Menglan, it was like a chicken that could not fly and an Eagle that was looking for prey. So, you're nothing at the moment. Then throw away your arrogant nature even if it is only a little."

Arrogance can paralyze the conscience. Make yourself better than others. He saw nothing higher than him.

"Remember this advice from me. On the mountain there is a sky. And above the heavens is still your arrogance. The higher you will boast. But your heart is so small compared to the vast sky. Your heart is embedded in the crust of the earth. Never be like a mountain that shows how big you are. Do not be like the sky who feels he knows best everything in the world. But forget what's on the bottom earth ...."

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