Beneath the still endless yellow sand, the atmosphere in the rapidly constructed city lightened as two figures landed.
"Long time no see! How have you all been?"
Lin Feng landed slowly, retracting his battle aura wings, and greeted everyone.
"Hahaha, thank you for your concern, Master Lin Feng! My body is still as robust as ever!" Jia Xingtian laughed heartily, but in his mind, he began to plot how to reward Master Lin Feng for refining a Breakthrough Pill for him.
No, even one wouldn't be enough; with his aged body, he might not even succeed in advancing on the first try. He wasn't like Queen Medusa, who, although hundreds of years old, was still young by magical beast standards.
Seemingly sensing Jia Xingtian's presumptuous intentions, Queen Medusa couldn't help but shiver.
"Haha, thank you so much, Master Lin Feng, for your help back then. Otherwise, I would still be tormented by that evil branding poison." After Jia Xingtian spoke, Nalan Jie stroked his beard and chimed in.
"..."
The leaders of various factions in the Jia Ma Empire responded to Lin Feng's words, making the scene lively.
"Master Lin Feng, may I ask you to refine two Breakthrough Pills for me?" After a period of pleasantries, Jia Xingtian confirmed that Lin Feng hadn't become arrogant with his improved alchemy skills, nor did he intend to ally with the Snake-People. Unable to suppress his thoughts any longer, he spoke softly. As soon as
Jia Xingtian finished speaking, everyone quieted down, glancing discreetly at Queen Medusa.
"Of course, as long as my elder follows the rules of alchemists."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Feng agreed. With his success rate, the ingredients for these six Breakthrough Pills would yield at least four pills, making him a very profitable maneuver. Moreover, it's likely that the Breakthrough Pill will have a huge market after returning to Canaan Academy.
Furthermore, it can be used to exchange for many exotic resources from the Black Corner Region, such as the Bodhi Transformation Saliva.
Seeing Lin Feng readily agree, Nalan Jie, Mu Chen, and the other people from the Jia Ma Empire also spoke up, not wanting to miss this rare opportunity, requesting Lin Feng to refine some Grade 6 pills.
After all, although the Jia Ma Empire has two Grade 6 alchemists, Fa Ma and Gu He, and Fa Ma is a kind old man who is relatively easy to talk to, putting aside the chances of success, with their skill level, the number of Grade 6 pills they can refine is very limited, and the quality is vastly different from the pills refined by Master Lin Feng.
Seeing the people from the Jia Ma Empire speak up, Queen Medusa, who was chatting with Zi Yan to the side, remained silent. Not to mention that Lin Feng had already refined enough pills for the Snake-People during that time, even if she wanted to refine the Breakthrough Pill, her clan currently had no medicinal herbs left.
"However," he gently raised his head, gazing towards the distant Demonic Beast Mountain Range, "if we can enter the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, with the strength of the Snake-People and my own Dou Zong realm cultivation, we should be able to quickly gather enough materials to refine several Breakthrough Pills."
Turning to Lin Feng, he added, "I just wonder how long he will stay here!"
As Nalan Jie and the others spoke, Lin Feng readily agreed. Even small amounts were still valuable!
After Lin Feng and the others reached an agreement, they immediately arranged a banquet with joyful expressions. This was partly due to the relief of reconciliation with the Snake-People, and partly because they had acquired several high-quality pills.
Holding a banquet in the desert was quite a unique occasion.
After the banquet, the people of the Jia Ma Empire, after greeting Lin Feng, returned to the capital. Especially Jia Xingtian, who not only had to arrange for the medicinal herbs to be delivered to Lin Feng, but also to relocate all the people from the towns and villages adjacent to the Demonic Beast Mountain Range within half a month—no small undertaking.
As night fell, Queen Medusa, her face slightly flushed from a little wine, strolled with Lin Feng within the makeshift city, gazing at the starry sky.
"Lin Feng, thank you,"
Queen Medusa said softly, a knowing smile playing on her lips as they walked in silence.
"Hmm?" Slightly taken aback, Lin Feng didn't immediately grasp Queen Medusa's meaning. "What does Your Majesty mean?"
He chuckled softly, and with Queen Medusa's slightly tipsy face, Lin Feng was captivated.
"Lin Feng, do you know? Each generation of Queen Medusa doesn't actually have a name. Perhaps they do, but after the long years, only Queen Medusa remains." Queen Medusa stopped, looking at Lin Feng with drunken eyes.
"Lin Feng, give me a name!"
Looking at Queen Medusa's enchanting appearance, Lin Feng seemed to sense something and didn't avoid her gaze.
"How about 'Colorful Scales'?"
"Colorful Scales?" Queen Medusa murmured, seemingly considering, then quickly looked up, staring intently at Lin Feng. "From now on, I will be called Colorful Scales, Lin Feng, call me Colorful Scales."
"Colorful Scales." Although he didn't understand Queen Medusa's meaning, Lin Feng called her as she suggested.
As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, Queen Medusa, or rather, Cai Lin, instantly threw herself into Lin Feng's arms, her alluring red lips pressing against his.
"Cai Lin." Caught off guard, Lin Feng didn't resist, instead following Cai Lin's momentum and passionately embracing her. After a long while, the two finally released each other slightly, catching their breath.
They looked at each other, seemingly understanding each other's meaning.
"Lin Feng, take me back to the palace!"
Hearing this, Lin Feng could no longer restrain himself. He picked up Cai Lin, spread his wings, and flew towards the Snake-People's royal city at an unprecedented speed.
As dawn broke, in a makeshift city not far from Stone Desert City, Zi Yan, who had drunk a lot of wine, had just woken up. She was completely bewildered.
"Where are they? I only slept for one night, how come Lin Feng and Sister Medusa are gone when I woke up?"
Just as the purple-haired little girl was questioning her life, the Flower Snake Commander slowly stepped forward to explain.
"Miss Ziyan, Master Lin Feng and Her Majesty the Queen returned to the royal city last night."
Hearing Commander Hua She'er's words, Ziyan was even more bewildered.
"What's wrong with those two? Why are they going back in the middle of the night? Couldn't they have waited for our lovely Miss Ziyan?"
Ignoring Hua She'er beside her, Ziyan spun around a few times.
"It must be that stinky Lin Feng! Sister Medusa would never do such a thing, hmph!" Seemingly having figured it out, Ziyan clapped her hands and gritted her teeth. "That damned Lin Feng! When I get back to the royal city, I'll make you refine a ton of pills!"
Thinking this, Ziyan greeted Commander Hua She'er, then unfurled her battle aura wings and flew towards the Snake-People's royal city.
(End of Chapter)