Eternal Life: I'm Grinding Experience in the Patrol Division

Core city, Zhao Mansion.

"Hu Zhong did not agree." A Zhao clan member reported.

"Not surprising." The clan elder Zhao Butong leaned on a cane and squinted his eyes and said lightly.

"It was just a small test, but didn't Hu Zhong give in?"

"Hu Zhong put Jing Zhuo's name on the list of candidates for the commander position." The Zhao clan member said immediately.

"Forget it, it depends on whether Jing Zhuo can fight for it." Another clan elder, Zhao Xinlei, closed his eyes and said.

"I heard that he has been in seclusion recently, but is there a chance of breakthrough?" Zhao Butong suddenly asked.

The head of the Zhao family nodded, "Before Jing Zhuo went into seclusion, I asked, and there was about a 30% chance that he could open the last Tianwu vein."

"30%, not a small amount," Zhao Butong nodded.

"Alas, if Jing Tian was still alive, there wouldn't be so many things." Zhao Lie suddenly snorted.

It is not known whether they were dissatisfied with the 19th Army commander Zhao Jingtian who died without authorization, or dissatisfied with the military's attitude towards their Zhao family.

In fact, the Zhao family has not been living a smooth life in recent years. The family's strength, prestige, and influence have all declined significantly.

Even if they are unwilling to admit it in their hearts, all signs show that the family is on the decline.

Under such circumstances, the death of Zhao Jingtian, an important member of the family, is undoubtedly a result of adding insult to injury, which makes people upset.

"Go and see Jingtian's situation. If you need anything, the family will fully support you." Zhao Butong stood up and said, then he walked away with a cane, unwilling to stay for long.

The other elders also left one after another.

"Boqi, at this point, it is better to make mistakes than to do nothing. You are the head of the family today. You should see the current situation clearly and make your own judgment. You were allowed to be the head of the family back then, not to let you accomplish nothing."

Before leaving, Zhao Xinlei paused and suddenly spoke without looking back.

Zhao Boqi behind him heard this, his face changed slightly, and finally he bowed his hands in response, not daring to argue more.

He knew the current predicament of the Zhao family, but knowing is one thing, breaking the predicament is not easy.

Zhao Boqi's thoughts fluctuated, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a few days, the news about the election for the position of commander did not spread in the army.

This is also because the military did not make this matter public. At present, the battle with the demon tribe is fierce, and they don't want the soldiers to be distracted by this matter.

Only those above the level of generals have just learned a little bit.

In fact, even those who were selected, such as Song Changming and Yang Zhen, did not know who was on the candidate list.

Without knowing the opponent, you can only guess.

Not to mention, Yang Zhen really guessed some people.

In fact, as long as you know enough about the various armies and horses, and are well-informed in the army, everyone has some people who must be selected in their hearts, and they believe that they are qualified to be commanders.

It can only be said that in the army, strong strength does not necessarily mean high prestige, and high prestige must be strong!

Song Changming was not as concerned about this as Yang Zhen. He continued to practice and guard the defense line.

He patrolled from time to time, and occasionally took the initiative to kill a few small groups of monsters and collect monster blood for sacrifice.

When he had free time, he would also study other things. His fulfilling life soon made him forget about this matter.

That day.

In the third district, the talisman array was activated by Ah Da and turned into a transparent light film, blocking the inside and outside.

No matter how loud the noise in the courtyard was, it could not be heard.

In the courtyard, a triangular copper tripod as tall as a person was located in it, which looked like a flat and fat gourd.

If someone knew about it, they would definitely see that it was a medicine tripod, the most important tool for alchemy.

At this moment, the fire was lit at the bottom of the furnace, the fire temperature was boiling, and the heat was completely sealed in the tripod without leaking out.

Song Changming was operating with the alchemy he had learned.

In his panel, the green-grade alchemist characteristic was glowing.

Su Qingqing, who was standing by, looked at the flame changes of the medicine cauldron curiously.

She could not imagine that in the years since she left, the young master not only learned the art of talismans, but also learned the art of alchemy!

She felt that there was really nothing in the world that could stump her young master.

What is a complete talent? Someone like her young master is a complete talent!

After waiting for another three hours, from morning to afternoon, the fire in the furnace finally went out.

"Open the cauldron!" Song Changming ordered the next day after another night.

A'er, who was standing by, quickly stretched out his arms and opened the lid of the cauldron.

At this time, there was no heat left in the cauldron, only the cool medicinal fragrance was left, which soon filled the entire yard, making people feel relaxed and happy.

"What a nice smell!" Su Qingqing's nose moved slightly, and her eyes lit up.

I think this furnace of elixirs is probably done.

Song Changming raised his hand and was wrapped in the aura, and the pills formed in the cauldron flew out in rows.

Each one is smaller than a quail egg, with a round surface and a yellow-brown color.

Seeing the pills appear can prove that the alchemy of the past two days is indeed successful, and the good medicinal materials of the furnace are not wasted.

"After nine failures, it's time to succeed this time." Song Changming shook his head and said with a smile.

This is not the first time Song Changming has made an elixir. In the past few years, he has tried nine times, all of which ended in failure.

Until these two days, he had time to refine it again on a whim. Because he learned from the experience of the previous nine failures, this time he finally succeeded in refining the first batch of elixirs in his life.

At this point, if someone asked, he could also say that he was a dignified alchemist.

Although it was only the lowest level of the first-level alchemist

"A total of 29 pills, young master." Ah Er put away the pills and said after counting them.

Song Changming heard this and took the pills and looked at them one by one.

He was refining a first-level dehumidifying pill this time.

It was a very common pill with mediocre effects. It was used to remove moisture from the body.

Song Changming only chose this pill for his first attempt because it was not difficult to refine.

Refining 29 pills at a time seemed like a lot, but compared with the amount of medicinal materials used, it wasted too much essence and the medicinal materials loss rate was too high.

Normally, a furnace of dehumidifying pills with 50 to 75 finished products is considered to be very well refined.

Between 40 and 50 is the qualified standard.

Song Changming's furnace of 29 finished dehumidifying pills was naturally less in comparison.

And the quality of these 29 pills was also good and bad.

The top-grade pills, that is, the fine ones, were not even one at first glance, and even the middle-grade ones were only a few three or five, and the rest were all low-grade and inferior pills with average efficacy.

From this point of view, it is hard to say that this furnace of alchemy is a great success. If it is sold on consignment, it may not even recover the cost of the medicinal materials.

But as a beginner apprentice, Song Changming naturally cannot set too high a standard.

In fact, compared with other beginner alchemists, the results of his first furnace of pills are already quite good.

Most people can only refine ten or eight finished pills for the first success, and some can only refine one or two finished pills, which is a black history of youth.

Compared with them, Song Changming is one of the best.

On the one hand, this is due to the experience of the previous nine failures, and on the other hand, his alchemist characteristics are at work.

In fact, if it weren't for this characteristic, Song Changming would not have the idea of ​​refining pills.

Now he suddenly felt that refining pills is also quite interesting.

The feeling of opening the medicine cauldron and finding a lot of harvest is no less than the sense of accomplishment obtained when practicing and breaking through.

"This can become a good hobby in the future," Song Changming thought to himself as he watched Ah Er encapsulate the finished pills.

It's just that this hobby is a bit expensive, but there's nothing else to it.

In fact, if this hobby is cultivated well, it will be of great help to his practice.

Just like the Earth Core Fire Milk he took before, if it can be used as medicine to make pills, the effect of taking it again will definitely be much better than swallowing the Earth Core Fire Milk raw.

And the Great Demon Heart Core that has not yet been refined.

The combination and integration of precious medicinal materials can often stimulate greater and even more incredible new effects, which is also the original meaning of alchemy.

Of course, Song Changming is not qualified to refine precious medicinal materials now. Like the way of talismans, the way of alchemy also needs a long time to accumulate and grow.

"Sir, do you want to give these pills to the housekeeper to sell?" Ah Er asked with a simple face.

In the past, including the way of talismans, some of Song Changming's practice results, if they were useless to him, would be given to Song Ping'an to sell, so that he could recover some costs.

"This is the first time that you have successfully refined the elixir. Keep it. It is very meaningful, sir." Su Qingqing stopped them immediately when she heard that they were going to sell it.

"Or, I will keep it for you."

Song Changming let Su Qingqing take the pills after hearing this.

He could not help but laugh at how carefully Su Qingqing was protecting and preserving them.

However, the first-level dehumidifying pills were made to be as important as some kind of panacea.

"Hmph, sir, you just don't understand. Some key things can carry past memories. If you want to reminisce about the past and want to return to the present, this is the best key to unlock the dusty memories."

Su Qingqing muttered softly, collected the 29 pills, and put them into her Qiankun ring.

Her Qiankun ring was not given by Song Changming, but by her mother, and it was of good quality. The space inside was larger than the one in Song Changming's hand.

In mid-April.

On this day, Song Changming received news from the military that the position of the commander of the 19th Army should be finalized.

This time point is much later than Song Changming expected.

I thought that since the military was anxious to rebuild the legion, this matter should have a result as soon as possible.

Who knew it would be delayed from March to April.

In fact, the military really wanted to put this matter on the agenda as soon as possible, but the demons outside were not quiet for a moment.

It is really not an easy task to gather the candidates on the list.

Until recently, the demons in Cuibai Road were not sure whether they had been killed or for some other reason, and they had restrained themselves a little. The military had the spare energy to summon everyone and wanted to get this done.

In fact, it was not necessary to have such a competition, but Hu Zhong wanted to expel the candidates in this way and shut up all the aristocratic families.

There was no favoritism or fraud, no secret operation, everything depended on who was stronger and who was weaker.

This time, the strongest person will be the new commander-in-chief, and the others are secondary!

Seventy miles outside the main city, in an empty valley, two figures flew over.

"This is it." Yang Zhen looked at the sparsely populated valley below and couldn't help saying.

"Since we saw the valley, it must be right." Song Changming nodded.

The valley was mostly barren rocks, but not many plants.

Stone peaks like pillars stood upright in the valley.

Song Changming and Yang Zhen stood on two of the nearest stone peaks.

There was no one around, and they didn't expect that they were the first to arrive.

The military had previously sent them the address and direction, and stated that it was a mountain valley.

Today, they will compete for the position of the commander-in-chief here.

It can be seen that the military department does not want to make a big noise this time, so the place chosen is known only to a group of people related to today.

Soon, the two did not wait too long, and people came one after another from a distance.

"Hey, it's earlier than me." A man wearing the same armor appeared here and looked at Song Changming and Yang Zhen.

He followed suit and stood on another straight stone peak.

Song Changming and the others also looked at this man.

Yang Zhen quickly recognized the other party's identity and bowed first, saying: "It turns out to be the Liao flag master, I have heard of your reputation for a long time."

"Who are you?" Liao Junmao asked back when he saw that the other party knew him.

He really didn't know Yang Zhen.

The entire military department has a total of 48 green flag armies, which are huge in scale and have many soldiers. Even if they are small flag masters, they each guard one side, and it is normal that they don't know each other.

And if you don't have enough prestige in the army, it will be difficult for the other party to remember you even if you meet.

Yang Zhen was not annoyed by this, he just smiled and said: "I am Yang Zhen of the 41st Army, this is Song Changming."

When the name was mentioned, Liao Junmao had a vague impression of Yang Zhen, and when Yang Zhen introduced Song Changming, his face suddenly changed.

"Song Changming? So you are Song Changming!"

"I have heard of you for a long time." Song Changming replied casually.

In terms of reputation, Song Changming's reputation in the army is much louder than Yang Zhen.

Liao Junmao did not remember Yang Zhen, but he could not forget the name Song Changming.

The killing of the Zhao clan elder was a shocking event, and few people knew about it.

Song Changming's reputation was also spread at that time.

"I have heard of you for a long time, and I have admired Brother Song for what he did back then." Liao Junmao said with a bow.

"It's just that I can't help it." Song Changming also knew what the other party mentioned, shook his head, and did not intend to say more, nor was he proud of it.

Liao Junmao wanted to say something, but suddenly two people came from a distance and landed on other stone peaks, interrupting their conversation.

Liao Junmao was immediately alert when he saw the familiar faces.

"Brother Dou, Brother Wen, I think I can see you two in such an occasion today."

The two people looked quite cold, and did not greet him with a smile like Liao Junmao. They just nodded without saying much and waited for the military to come silently.

Song Changming looked and saw that the people were unfamiliar and he did not recognize any of them, so he lost interest in greeting them.

They should be the candidates for the marshal on the list, that is, his opponents for the position of marshal this time.

No matter who the other party is, he can only get the position of marshal and be the only one if he defeats everyone here!