Chapter 1410 - 53: Zongkun’s Blissful Fish Life

"What? What’s ’not too bad supposed to mean?" Yvun Mengyu’s pretty little face suddenly looked a bit deflated, puffing her cheeks with annoyance, "This is a Saint Seed Spirit Beast, it’s not like you have one."

"I don’t." Wang Fugui shook his head honestly, "Besides Spirit Beasts that already know how to speak, I generally can’t communicate with them. I really can’t understand what those Spirit Beasts are thinking."

"As if you could." Yvun Mengyu waved her hand dismissively, "Let’s start with the speed test in alchemy, so we don’t delay Sister Yuling’s business."

You do realize that I’m here on business? Yuling looked speechless, regretting her decision to bring her here to East Qian for some experience.

"Be careful, young master," Old Yao whispered from the side, "For such a young girl to have a Saint Seed Spirit Beast, she must have an extraordinary background. And the woman beside her, I cannot see through."

"Grandpa Yao, it’s okay, I’m not afraid of losing," Wang Fugui calmly replied, "My great-grandmother always said that taking a loss is a blessing, don’t argue with people."

His great-grandmother was Qiaan Yurou, from the Longzuo Qian Family. Over the years, the Longzuo Qian Family, with its own foundation and approach to business and wealth, has spread its business nationwide alongside the Wang Family.

Their main business is logistics.

Nowadays, the demand for logistics in Daqian has increased several times over compared to the past. Naturally, Qian Family’s status has risen, and now they have four Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, becoming a well-deserved Fourth-Grade Noble Family.

Qiaan Yurou is a kind person, and as the eldest grandson’s wife of Wang Shouzhe, she has a very high status and is well-liked. Especially since she comes from the Qian Family, she is extremely skilled at managing wealth and accounts.

Now she has become the true financial steward of the Wang Family’s inner residence, sharing much of the household pressure with Liu Ruolan, giving Ruolan more free time to play mahjong.

But that’s a story for another time.

Under the hosting of Ouyang Yingzhe, Wang Fugui and Yvun Mengyu began the written part of the alchemy test. The alchemy field has a higher threshold than the Spirit Plant industry, with extremely complex foundational theoretical knowledge. Even the depth and breadth of the beginner’s exam are by no means simple.

But Wang Fugui and Yvun Mengyu are not people to be measured by common sense. They completed the written test within just three incense sticks’ time and both achieved full marks.

As for the practical part, given they were refining low-end elixirs, the gap between Fire Spiritual Artifacts and the Nanming Sacred Fire Sparrow didn’t really show. Both easily refined exquisite Great Peiyuan Pills, almost evenly matched.

The experts’ assessment was equally unable to faze them, as they both crushed it and obtained their Junior Alchemist certifications!

The surrounding crowd was in awe, not expecting a random girl to match the Noble Young Master so closely.

"Wang Fugui, I didn’t expect you to be so exceptional in alchemy, nearly on par with me," Yvun Mengyu looked at Wang Fugui with a bit more seriousness in her eyes.

"Mutual, mutual. Miss, you were also beyond my expectations," Wang Fugui earnestly praised.

"Let’s compete in arrays next."

"Alright, please guide me, Miss Mengyu."

One hour later, both obtained the Junior Artifact Refiner certifications.

Then, Wang Fugui took the Junior Puppet Master exam, presenting his creation, a biomimicry puppet spider: "Dear examiners, look, while this puppet spider has zero combat ability, it excels at surveying complex cave terrains, and I included a Celestial Secret Recording Disc for recording. It’s a great substitute for humans in surveying dangerous areas."

"I have some talent in communicating with Fierce Beasts," Yvun Mengyu was not to be outdone as she showcased her talents in Beast Taming.

One certificate after another ended up in their pockets.

In the end, both of them secured five professional certifications each, truly dominating the professional exams.

"Miss Mengyu, impressive. I concede my defeat," Wang Fugui cupped his hands and said, "The Puppet Master was separated from the Artifact Refining category by my forty-seventh uncle, and since you’re not familiar with it, otherwise you could have easily taken six certifications."

"No way," Yvun Mengyu frowned, "I noticed when you took the test earlier, the puppet stuff is really complicated and not my expertise. I could only rely on five. Your little spider design is nice; if enhanced, it could solve many issues and reduce human casualties."

After a series of competitions, they found themselves well-matched rivals, lamenting not having met sooner. With Wang Fugui’s good temperament leading the way, they started to humorously flatter each other commercially.

"If the lady likes it, I’ll gift you this little spider," Wang Fugui offered his meticulously crafted piece.

"What kind of person gives a girl a spider?" Yvun Mengyu said as she accepted it with a smile, "But, given how sincere you are, Little Fatty Wang, I forgive you." Then her eyes shifted to the Nanming Sacred Fire Sparrow.

"?" The Saint Fire Sparrow’s round eyes popped wide, is she seriously thinking of giving me to Little Fatty? Isn’t that a bit too rash?

Wang Fugui, however, understood and apologized to the Saint Fire Sparrow with a cupped hand: "Little Sister Ming, sorry, I’m not sensitive to Spirit Beasts and mistakenly thought you were a Li Fire Sparrow, sorry, sorry, here are ten boxes of Tier Five Ferocious Crocodile Jerky..."

Chirp chirp? Is this Little Fatty so thoughtful? He couldn’t possibly be a bad guy, the Saint Fire Sparrow instantly forgave him.