15: First time being a father

Not long after, Lin Nian came over with the medicinal ingredients.

Zhou Luo, who took the medicinal ingredients, immediately saw that they were mixed with a trace of inferior quality.

He looked at Lin Nian in front of him, his eyes carrying deep meaning.

This kid actually wants to harm me.

Lin Nian, however, had a friendly smile: "Senior Brother Zhou, you must refine diligently and don't disappoint Grandpa Shou."

"Don't worry, Senior Brother." Zhou Luo smiled and took the medicinal ingredients.

"Begin." Lin Zhishou sat upright on the chair and said indifferently.

Zhou Luo slowly sorted the medicinal ingredients and placed them into the Pill Furnace. Of course, he also put the inferior quality ingredients inside.

Seeing this scene, Lin Nian sneered.

Later, if this guy fails to refine the Pills, and I say a few words in Grandpa Shou's ear, even if I can't make this guy roll out of here, I can definitely make him lose Grandpa Shou's trust.

After placing the medicinal ingredients, Zhou Luo held his breath and concentrated, beginning to circulate the Spiritual Power within his body.

Accompanied by the circulation of Spiritual Power, spiritual light flickered on him. The next second, he pointed with his right hand, and a crimson light pillar fell into the Pill Furnace.

Whoosh—

Inside the furnace, a fierce fire ignited, enveloping all the medicinal ingredients.

With the help of the intense flames, the medicinal ingredients began to decompose and melt, emitting sizzling burning sounds.

Zhou Luo then released another stream of Spiritual Power into it.

Under his control, the melted medicinal ingredients were reorganizing and fusing.

The process of Fusion is when the Alchemist's control over the medicinal ingredients is most evident.

Often, Alchemists who reach the top level can perfectly fuse the medicinal ingredients together, fully maximizing their medicinal properties.

Like Lin Zhishou, if it were Bigu Pills, he could achieve a Fusion rate of ninety-five percent.

And for a typical Entry-Level Alchemist, achieving a Fusion rate of seventy percent is already very successful.

Once the Fusion rate is below fifty percent, it's very easy to fail in forming the Pill.

Besides being related to the Alchemist's power, the Fusion rate is also related to the quality of the medicinal ingredients.

Based on Zhou Luo's usual performance, his Fusion rate could reach sixty percent, but if inferior quality medicinal ingredients were used, the Fusion rate would drop significantly.

This is why Lin Nian was confident that Zhou Luo would fail.

However, Zhou Luo was not worried about this problem.

Because as a First-Order Top-Grade Alchemist, even if he used entirely inferior quality medicinal ingredients, he could still achieve a Fusion rate of over eighty percent.

Therefore, under the control of his powerful strength, those medicinal ingredients were continuously fusing and refining, showing no signs of failure.

This scene made Lin Nian frown.

In his judgment, with Zhou Luo's strength, it should have been impossible to complete the Fusion.

But this guy wasn't affected?

Could he be forcing the Fusion?

Thinking of this, Lin Nian's brows gradually relaxed.

If it's a forced Fusion, then it's simply impossible to form a Pill!

Time slowly passed...

Lin Zhishou was like he had fallen asleep, his eyes closed the entire time.

Lin Nian was already fantasizing about a beautiful future.

As for Zhou Luo, he seemed a bit strained.

Indeed, he had to appear strained.

As a dignified First-Order Top-Grade Alchemist, refining an Entry-Level Pill and still having to make himself look extremely difficult, this indeed required consuming a great deal of mental effort.

Under his exquisite acting skills, the Pill Refining also slowly reached the final and most crucial step.

Forming the Pill.

This step is often the one with the highest failure rate.

Because you must invest your entire mental effort to ensure the balance of medicinal effects of each ingredient. Any mistake will lead to the failure of forming the Pill.

A smile had already appeared on the corner of Lin Nian's mouth, as if he had already seen him fail to form the Pill.

Just then, he suddenly smelled a pill fragrance in his nose.

Lin Nian thought he had smelled it wrong, his nostrils twitched slightly, and when he confirmed it was really a pill fragrance, his eyes widened involuntarily, looking towards Zhou Luo in disbelief.

Beside him, Lin Zhishou also opened his eyes, and even stood up from the chair, walking directly to the Pill Furnace.

In the Pill Furnace, accompanied by a burst of fragrance, two Bigu Pills appeared at the bottom of the furnace.

Lin Zhishou's mind stirred slightly, and the two Bigu Pills instantly fell into his palm.

He examined them carefully and found that the quality had no flaws, which surprised him greatly.

Then he looked at Zhou Luo, his face overflowing with praise: "Very good, very good, you can actually refine two Bigu Pills at once now."

"This is all thanks to Senior Brother. If he hadn't chosen the highest quality medicinal ingredients for me, I probably couldn't have done it." Zhou Luo said, looking at the stunned Lin Nian beside him.

Lin Nian's body jolted, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

Did this kid figure it out?

"You have greatly exceeded my expectations. In time, you will definitely become a First-Order Alchemist." Lin Zhishou patted his shoulder, stating with certainty.

If before, he had only seen the possibility of Zhou Luo becoming a First-Order Alchemist.

Then upon seeing that he could refine two Bigu Pills in one furnace in such a short amount of Time, he was already certain that the other party would become a First-Order Alchemist.

One must know that Lin Nian had spent a full three years to be able to refine two Pills in one furnace.

Lin Zhishou made up his mind that after Zhou Luo could consistently refine two Pills per furnace, he must report this matter to the Family Head.

The difference in treatment between an Entry-Level Alchemist and a First-Order Alchemist is enormous.

...

In the following days, Zhou Luo was trying to refine two Pills in one furnace.

Of course, this process was definitely not smooth.

Otherwise, if it was too smooth, clues would be discovered.

And not long after, it was Lin Qinghan's delivery day.

Outside the room, listening to Lin Qinghan's cries, Zhou Luo clenched and then relaxed his hands, his expression looking very nervous.

"Husband, Sister Qinghan will definitely be fine." Lin Feiying, with her big belly, held his hand and comforted him from the side.

"I know, I'm just a little excited." Zhou Luo said truthfully.

Having lived two lives, this was the first Time he was becoming a father. Even if it was forced, he was still incredibly excited.

He had been waiting for this day for a long Time.

He had even thought of the name for his first child.

Suddenly, a clear cry of a baby sounded, and the few people outside the room all jolted, their expressions joyful.

It was at this moment that Zhou Luo's ears suddenly heard the System's notification sound.

[Congratulations to the host for the birth of the first offspring, gaining twenty years of lifespan bonus!]

[Since this offspring possesses a Nine-Rank Ling Gen (Spiritual Root), the host gains one point of Aptitude!]

[Current Aptitude: Nine-Rank Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) (1/100)]

A series of sound notifications left Zhou Luo stunned in place.

Especially the words "Aptitude point", which made him feel invigorated.

Indeed, if he could give birth to descendants with Ling Gen (Spiritual Root), his own Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) might also improve.

Without Time to think further, he returned to reality, looking at the room door with a worried expression.

The door opened, and a woman holding a small infant with a surprised look on her face said loudly: "It's a boy."

Zhou Luo's body trembled. He carefully took the infant, looking at that wrinkled, red little face, and couldn't help but smile widely.

From today onwards, I have my first child!