The Mittel Auction House belongs to the Mittel family, the wealthiest family in the Gama Empire.
The Mittel family, along with the Nalan and Intel families, is one of the three major families of the Gama Empire. (This Intel family is mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 21 of the original work; the author simply changed the setting later.)
Chen Yang walked briskly and quickly arrived at the entrance of the Mittel Auction House, following the directions given by passersby.
Even during the day, several fully armed guards stand at the entrance of the Mittel auction house.
I strode into the clubhouse, and a cool breeze immediately hit me. (On second reading, I realized that Potato had smuggled in quite a few hidden agendas; the clubhouse has them all!)
Chen Yang looked around the magnificent hall, then entered an appraisal room.
In the appraisal room, the middle-aged man, who seemed a little bored sitting in a chair, didn't look down on Chen Yang because of his attire. He stood up with a professional smile and stepped forward: "Young man, are you planning to have this appraised?"
Chen Yang shook his head: "Your auction house should have alchemists, right?"
The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback, then nodded: "That's right, Master Gu Ni of the Mittel Auction House is a second-grade alchemist. Everyone in Wutan City knows that. Young brother, do you want to ask Master Gu Ni to help you refine pills?"
The appraisers trained by the Milt family will not miss any opportunity to do business.
Chen Yang reached out and steadied himself on the table, saying softly, "I suppose so. Could you please introduce me to Master Gu Ni?"
Looking at Chen Yang's youthful face, the middle-aged man's experience told him that this young man might not have the ability to ask a second-grade alchemist for help. However, when his eyes swept over Chen Yang's left hand on the table, his pupils suddenly contracted.
He could tell at a glance that the ring on Chen Yang's hand was a storage ring. A young man who possessed a storage ring must have considerable wealth.
He could tell at a glance that the ring on Chen Yang's hand was a storage ring. A young man who possessed a storage ring must have considerable wealth.
"Sir, please come with me. I will take you to see Master Gu Ni right now." The middle-aged man's professional smile was gone, and his address changed from "little brother" to "sir."
Chen Yang nodded and followed the middle-aged man out the door, upstairs, and around the corner. Soon they arrived at a door.
Seeing that there was no one guarding the door, the middle-aged man went up and knocked on it.
"Knock knock knock!"
Who is it?
"Master Gu Ni, a gentleman wishes to have you refine some elixirs," the middle-aged man said respectfully from the doorway.
He was just an ordinary six-star Dou Zhe, while Gu Ni in the sect was not only a second-grade alchemist, but also a three-star Grand Dou Shi powerhouse.
"oh."
Having received a reply, the middle-aged man continued to wait, as not just anyone could enter the alchemist's room.
"Squeak!"
A few seconds later, the door opened, and an elderly man in a blue robe with slightly gray hair came out.
"Master, this is the gentleman who wants you to refine the elixir," the middle-aged man said, bowing slightly to Gu Ni.
"Hmm." Gu Ni's face held the arrogant expression that all alchemists possess. He turned his head and glanced at Chen Yang, then suddenly frowned. This young man in front of him was also an alchemist.
"You may leave." Gu Ni's arrogant expression softened slightly as she turned to the middle-aged man and said.
"yes!"
After the middle-aged man left, Gu Ni welcomed Chen Yang into the room.
Upon entering the room, Chen Yang smelled a rich medicinal aroma. He glanced at a medicine cauldron in the corner, then looked at Gu Ni with a smile and said, "Master Gu Ni, were you just trying to refine a Grade 3 Qi-restoring pill?" (In the original Battle Through the Heavens, Qi-restoring pills come in both Grade 2 and Grade 3. Let's assume it has both Grade 2 and Grade 3, and even Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, with the main purpose of restoring battle qi at various levels.)
"Huh???" Gu Ni looked at Chen Yang in surprise. Just by smelling the pills he was making, she could tell that this young man was a third-grade alchemist.
"That's right, how did you figure that out, young master?" Gu Ni deliberately tried to get information out of the young man in front of him. He wanted to see if the young man in front of him was a third-grade alchemist or if he had this kind of judgment for some other reason.
"I recently advanced to the third-grade alchemist level. I've refined several batches of Qi Pills before, so I'm naturally familiar with it." Chen Yang said as he walked to Gu Ni's medicine cauldron and dusted it off a few times.
This is a second-grade medicine cauldron. It can actually be used to refine third-grade pills, but the success rate will be lower.
Moreover, Gu Ni is only a second-grade alchemist on the surface, and this third-grade Qi-restoring pill is merely an experiment for him.
"Since you are a third-grade alchemist, why do you want me to refine your pills?" Gu Ni asked in confusion.
"If you don't say that, why would the appraiser have brought me to see Master Gu Ni?" Chen Yang turned around and asked Gu Ni.
"That's true…" Gu Ni nodded slightly, then asked, "I wonder what you need from me?"
A third-grade alchemist wouldn't command such respect from Gu Ni, but a third-grade alchemist this young is a different story.
As far as he knew, the royal princess and Dan Wang Guhe's disciple were probably about the same.
Hearing Gu Ni's words, Chen Yang knew it was time for him to perform. He reached out and smacked Gu Ni's medicine cauldron, making it clang loudly. Then, he sighed and said with an embarrassed look:
"well!"
"To be honest, after I broke through to the third-grade alchemist some time ago, I got itchy and curious and refined a pill whose effects I didn't know. In order to test the medicine, I fed the pill to my senior sister's pet beast, and almost poisoned that beast to death."
"When my senior sister found out, she was furious. She confiscated all my gold coins, pills, and medicinal herbs, expelled me from the sect, and ordered me not to return until I broke through to the Dou Ling level!"
"Within the sect, I am not afraid of my teachers and elders, but I am afraid of my senior sister. She is only two years older than me, but she is already a Dou Wang expert and a fifth-grade alchemist."
"Right now, I am penniless. I have heard that the Mittel Auction House of your Mittel family in the Gama Empire is quite reputable. I would like to borrow some medicinal herbs to refine into pills and exchange them for some money."
"If your auction house is willing, we can also reach a long-term cooperation. I also need some resources to cultivate and practice my alchemy skills!"
Chen Yang just made things up, though not all of it was entirely made up.
The senior in the story is the female student who rode with him on the bike. The poisoned pet is a black and white cat that the senior student owns, but the cat got diarrhea from eating something it shouldn't have.
Meanwhile, Gu Ni was completely bewildered.
A Dou Wang powerhouse two years older than you, and a fifth-grade alchemist?
If you break through to the Dou Ling realm and return to your sect, wouldn't you be a Great Dou Master, and a high-level Great Dou Master at that?
Even the Yunlan Sect of the Jiama Empire couldn't cultivate such a genius, could it?
He just mentioned "your Jiama Empire," so could this person be a young genius from a top sect elsewhere?
Thinking of this, Gu Ni looked at Chen Yang with shock and doubt in her eyes.
Looking into Gu Ni's eyes, Chen Yang knew that if he didn't do something, today's plan would not work. So he mobilized his internal fighting spirit, and the fiery red fighting spirit instantly burst forth from his body, condensing and not dissipating, forming a layer of fiery red fighting spirit armor on his body surface.
"A battle qi armor... and its aura is much stronger than that of Xiao Zhan from the Xiao family, clearly indicating a high-level Great Battle Master!"
If Gu Ni only believed half of what Chen Yang said earlier, he now believes at least 90%.
The remaining ten percent was Chen Yang's alchemy skills.
"Master Gu Ni, how about I refine a batch of Qi-restoring pills now, and then we can discuss the price?" Chen Yang patted the medicine cauldron under his hand and suggested.
"Of course!"
Gu Ni had no reason to refuse.
Firstly, he also wanted to gain the friendship of a young, third-grade alchemist.
Furthermore, as an alchemist of the Mittel family, he naturally needs to boost the performance of the Mittel Auction House. If the performance of the Mittel Auction House in Utan City increases because of the young man in front of him, he will have the opportunity to be transferred back to the capital.
Finally, the young man before him was a high-level Grand Battle Master. Fearing that he would offend this person if he refused, the young man forcibly seized the auction house and left in a dashing manner.
At that time, it will be your own fault.
"I wonder... would it be convenient for you to tell me your name, young master?" Gu Ni knew that alchemists were all eccentric people, and some of them did not like to tell others their names, so he asked in a very tactful way.
"It's no trouble at all, young Chen Yang, thank you for your trouble, Master Gu Ni!" Chen Yang said with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Brother Chen Yang, you're too kind. Here are two portions of ingredients for Grade 3 Qi-Returning Pills. Please refine the pills here. I'll go and give the order, and no one will disturb us!" Gu Ni returned the greeting with a cupped hand, then took out two portions of ingredients for Grade 3 Qi-Returning Pills from his storage ring. After speaking, he prepared to turn and leave.
In the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists' alchemy techniques are closely guarded secrets. Even master-disciple relationships often involve keeping a secret, let alone those who meet by chance.
However, just as Gu Ni was about to leave, Chen Yang raised his hand and said, "Master Gu Ni, please stay here and guard this place for me!"
Gu Ni was taken aback upon hearing this: "This... Brother Chen Yang, aren't you afraid I'll steal your skills?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yang laughed heartily: "Haha... My master once said that there are countless top alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent. Why should we, with our rudimentary skills, be so proud of ourselves?"
After saying that, Chen Yang sat down cross-legged and took out his medicine cauldron from his storage ring: "Master Gu Ni, please take a look. If I can learn even a little bit and help Master Gu Ni improve her medicine refining skills, my teacher might even praise me when we get back!"
Chen Yang's expression, as if he were a benefactor to all alchemists, moved Gu Ni deeply.
However, Chen Yang didn't actually have any altruistic intentions. He was just trying to see if he could train Gu Ni to become a third-grade alchemist.
At that time, the system will re-trigger the mechanism to improve your alchemy skills.
Thinking of this, Chen Yang smiled and shook his head, placing his right hand on the fire's vent, channeling his battle qi into it...