Damian looked at the jade bottles on the tray and nodded in satisfaction.
The pills Esralda had prepared were all useful, and so of them were even quite rare among Top-Rank Profound Grade pills.
Without wasting ti, Damian directly took out the spirit stones and paid for everything.
The attendant carefully accepted the paynt, and only after confirming the amount did he respectfully step back.
Damian stored the jade bottles into his storage ring before looking back at Esralda. "Right, Manager Esralda. Can I ask you sothing else?"
Esralda smiled faintly. "Of course, Sir Damian."
Damian leaned back slightly. "Are you an alchemist?"
Esralda paused for a mont, then nodded calmly. "Yes, but I have only started recently."
Damian raised an eyebrow. "Recently?"
Esralda gently lifted her teacup and took a small sip. "Before this, most of my ti was spent on cultivation and business. Managing branch matters, handling trade partners, inspecting dicine quality, and dealing with custors already took quite a lot of effort."
She smiled helplessly. "Only recently did I begin focusing more seriously on alchemy."
Damian blinked. "So you didn’t start learning from childhood?"
Esralda chuckled softly after hearing that. "Sir Damian, not every alchemist starts learning as a child."
Damian tilted his head slightly. "Really? I thought most serious alchemists were raised from a young age."
Esralda smiled. "That is only true for so geniuses in major sects or direct heirs from powerful alchemist families."
Her eyes beca slightly calr as she continued, "I may have so family connection to the Golden dicine Pavilion, but I am not that kind of peerless genius, nor am I soone with an extrely high status in my family."
Damian slowly nodded. "I see."
For a mont, he looked at Esralda quietly.
Then a thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
If Esralda was only starting alchemy now, then sothing useful for beginners might be enough to move her emotions.
After all, she was already at a high cultivation realm, had good talent, and had access to resources, but what she lacked might be proper insight.
Damian smiled faintly and took out a jade slip from his storage ring.
Esralda noticed it imdiately and raised an eyebrow. "Sir Damian?"
Damian placed the jade slip on the table and pushed it toward her. "Since you helped today, let give you this."
Esralda looked at the jade slip with curiosity. "What is it?"
Damian smiled. "So insight from a genius in pill refining. It’s mainly about the process of refining pills, controlling the feeling of the dicinal liquid, sensing herb reactions, and understanding when to adjust the fla."
He leaned back casually. "For soone just starting, it should be pretty useful."
Esralda’s eyes changed slightly.
She picked up the jade slip and sent her consciousness into it.
At first, her expression was calm.
But after reading only a small part, her erald eyes suddenly widened slightly.
The insight inside was not so complicated high-level inheritance, nor did it contain any powerful pill recipe.
But the explanations were extrely clear.
The way it described the feeling of herb fusion, the rhythm of fla adjustnt, and the subtle changes in dicinal liquid was honestly excellent.
For a beginner alchemist like her, this was far more useful than ordinary theory books.
Esralda slowly raised her head, and this ti, her surprise was hard to hide. "Sir Damian... this is honestly very good."
Damian smiled. "Then it’s useful?"
Esralda nodded seriously. "Very useful."
Her gaze softened slightly as she looked at him. "Thank you. I did not expect Sir Damian to give sothing like this."
Damian waved his hand casually. "No need to thank too much. I already said I like giving gifts to beautiful won."
Esralda chuckled softly, but this ti, her smile carried a little more warmth than before. "Then I will accept it gratefully."
Damian stood up and cupped his hands lightly. "Good. Then I’ll take my leave first."
Esralda nodded gracefully. "Safe travels, Sir Damian."
Damian smiled and walked out of the room.
After he left, Esralda remained seated while holding the jade slip in her hand.
Her erald eyes lowered slightly, and her smile beca thoughtful. "Damian..."
This ti, there was a little more curiosity in her voice than before.
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Damian calmly walked out of the Golden dicine Pavilion.
But the mont he was far enough from the building, he quickly turned into a quiet alley.
A familiar system screen had already appeared in front of him.
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[Target: Esralda]
[Gift Given: Alchemy Insight Jade Slip]
[100× Critical Multiplier Activated]
[Reward Obtained: Top-Rank Noble Grade Alchemist Talent]
[Reward Obtained: Knowledge of 5 Top-Rank Profound Grade Pills]
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The mont Damian saw the reward, his eyes widened so much that he almost shouted.
"Damn... Top-Rank Noble Grade Alchemist Talent?!"
He quickly covered his mouth and looked around, making sure no one had heard him.
After confirming the alley was empty, Damian finally couldn’t hold back anymore and grinned like a madman.
"Hahaha... Esralda, you really are a monster treasure chest."
Previously, his alchemist talent had only been Top-Rank Profound Grade, and even that had already allowed him to refine pills like a cheat.
But now, it had directly jumped to Top-Rank Noble Grade.
This ant his perception, instincts, fla control, herb understanding, and refinent speed would all beco even more terrifying.
And that wasn’t even the best part.
Damian’s gaze slowly moved toward the second reward, and as soon as he took out the jade slips and absorbed them, he grinned.
The knowledge was different from a simple pill recipe.
It did not rely tell him what herbs to use. Instead, it contained everything about those pills.
The nature of each herb, the proper age and quality needed, the correct fla temperature, the reaction between dicinal liquids, the timing of fusion, possible failures, and even how to adjust the refinent based on different cauldrons.
In other words, Damian did not just know the recipes.
He understood the pills.
His grin beca even wider as excitent filled his chest. "This is insane... This is way better than just getting five recipes."
With this knowledge, he could refine five different Top-Rank Profound Grade pills as if he had practiced them for years.
Damian clenched his fist tightly while laughing quietly in the alley. "Good. Very good. With this, my alchemy path is really opening now."
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