The Herb King

181 The Extraction Process that Scared the Alchemists of the Alchemy Tower

Karman Leone raised his head to take a look at what Aethelwolf was doing, but he was stunned when he saw the man nonchalantly smoking. ‘What the hell is that guy doing? He is not even taking me seriously! Dammit!’

The old man snorted and looked away immediately. He was afraid that he might lose his cool if he stare much longer at Aethelwolf.

Karman Leone was still in the process of extracting the medicinal liquid of the herbs. He was momentarily distracted by Aethelwolf’s lack of concern, but he quickly picked himself up.

Meanwhile, Aethelwolf who was puffing on his cigar finally adjusted his posture. He looked at the herbs in front of him. Normally, Alchemists would only refine one set of ingredients every refining session, but he planned to do ten simultaneously!

With a cigar between his lips, Aethelwolf grabbed the herbs and threw them into the cauldron. His movements didn’t stop until all the ingredients were inside the cauldron.

“What the hell is Sir Aethelwolf doing?!”

“He threw all the ingredients inside his cauldron! Some of those herbs require careful extraction since their energy is volatile. It would cause an explosion if something goes wrong in the extraction process!”

The Alchemists were horrified by Aethelwolf’s reckless refinement. Everyone took several steps backward and some people even took out their defensive treasures for safety purposes.

Jade Kristine and Johann were also dumbfounded by their teacher’s unique method of extracting medicinal properties. If they didn’t know who he was, they would have thought that he was a madman.

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“Sir Aethelwolf...” Jade Kristine muttered as she clenched her fists tightly.

With one hand on his cigar and another hand on the Moonlight Frost Cauldron, he summoned his world essence and manipulated it to control the extraction process of the herbs inside the cauldron.

“He is extracting ten sets of herbs simultaneously! This is the first time I have seen someone do it...”

“No Alchemist has ever done this before! Even the most skilled Alchemists have to extract the medicinal properties of the herbs one by one. To be able to extract the medicinal properties of three or more herbs simultaneously, one needs to be proficient in controlling their world essence and Pill Fire to a high degree.”

“Then what about Sir Aethelwolf? The herbs he threw inside the cauldron are almost a hundred!”

After about ten minutes, Aethelwolf has already extracted the medicinal properties of the herbs inside his cauldron. He separated the liquid into ten portions and mixed them evenly. “Eh? That was a lot faster than I thought...” He muttered to himself.

No one knew what was going on since they couldn’t see what was happening inside the cauldron. They all thought that Aethelwolf was still in the extraction process.

Another ten minutes later, everyone noticed that Aethelwolf’s cauldron was shaking intensely. They also felt that the temperature inside the examination area has increased.

“I think it’s going to explode!”

“Everyone, take out your defensive treasures!”

“Turn on the Defensive Rune of the building! Hold those fragile jade vases and don’t let them break!”

Everyone was thrown into panic when they saw that Aethelwolf’s cauldron was still shaking vigorously.

“What are those guys doing? Why are they running around?” Aethelwolf stared at the Alchemists in amusement.

Karman Leone furrowed his eyebrows because of the commotion. He raised his head and saw that Aethelwolf’s cauldron was shaking. He also sensed the intense fluctuation of energy inside the man’s cauldron. It felt as if a volcano was about to erupt and this almost made him jump in fright. ‘Damn bastard! Did he plan this to distract me?! This guy is a lunatic!’

The old man calmed his heart, but he still couldn’t remove the uneasiness he was feeling. If Aethelwolf’s cauldron exploded, he would be injured as well.

Thinking about this, Karman Leone took out a defensive treasure and activated it, but he suddenly noticed that the lid of Aethelwolf’s cauldron was emitting a rattling sound and shook fiercely as if a prelude to a disaster.

The old man could no longer control his anxiousness and shouted. “Damn you, Aethelwolf! Stop your refining at once! Your cauldron is about to explode!”

Aethelwolf picked his cigar between his two fingers and calmly blew smoke into the air. He then glanced at the old man and smiled. “Relax. Everything is under my control.” He said.

‘Under control my ass!’ There was steam coming out of old the man’s ears as he glared at Aethelwolf.

“Sir Aethelwolf, please stop your cauldron!”

“Sir Aethelwolf, our Defensive Rune might not be able to handle the explosion caused by Level 4 ingredients! Please stop!”

Aethelwolf merely chuckled when he heard their pleas.

Under everyone’s horrified gazes, Aethelwolf raised one hand and slapped the Moonlight Frost Cauldron.

Pah!

The shaking stopped after that slap and the cauldron soon became calm once again. The intense fluctuation of energy also turned gentle. It almost seemed like nothing dangerous happened.

“It stopped!”

“We’re saved!”

Everyone heaved a collective sigh of relief.

Aethelwolf used a perception skill to see through the cauldron and he saw that there were fifty pills sitting inside.

Seeing this, he put out his Golden Pill Fire. He then took out a bottle of wine and a wine glass.

Karman Leone saw what he was doing and frowned. ‘Did he give up? Why did he put out his Pill Fire?’

“Aethelwolf, why did you put out your Pill Fire?” He asked in confusion.

Aethelwolf raised his wine glass and took a small sip before he replied. “Oh, don’t mind me. Just continue what you are doing. I’ll wait until you finish your first refining session.”

“What do you mean? If you want to surrender, just do it already! We all know that you failed to control the energy inside your cauldron! Remove the lid and show us your failed products!” The old man snorted.

Hearing this, Aethelwolf laughed in amusement. “Failed? Are you sure about that? Do you really want me to remove the lid?” He asked while looking at Karman.

The old man felt his heart skip a beat when he saw the unusual look in the man’s eyes. “Stop beating around the bush and do it already!” He said in exasperation.

Aethelwolf shrugged as he muttered. “Alright.”

He then put his hand on the lid and lifted it.

Everyone narrowed their eyes as they stared at the open cauldron and when they saw what was inside, they all gasped in shock.

“What?!”