novelraw Chapter 1627: 1628: Substitute
Chapter 1627: 1628: Substitute
Chapter 1627: Chapter 1628: Substitute
By the time Feng Yuan woke up, the internet had already calmed down. After all, the last time Drudgeon intervened, everyone realized it was the result of angering the Divine Beasts. Now, with a similar situation arising again, they didn’t even need an explanation to know that the Divine Beasts had acted.
Nobody had any objections to this. After all, most people still believed in the Divine Beasts, and since this involved them, how could there be any hidden secrets behind it? As for those who did have opinions, after being dealt with by Veronia, they didn’t dare to stir up trouble again. Provoking the Divine Beasts time and time again—even a fool would know not to do it, and they certainly weren’t fools.
Stretching lazily, Feng Yuan looked at the classmates who were all staring at him and awkwardly smiled, saying,
“Um, you guys continue?”
“This student, it’s one thing to sleep in class, as maybe my lessons aren’t of much use to you. But please don’t disturb other students, thank you.”
The teacher said helplessly, not sure how to address Feng Yuan, whose behavior was clearly unconscious, except…
“This guy…”
Staring speechlessly at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen didn’t understand why he suddenly woke up. According to past behavior, shouldn’t he sleep until class was over?
Sniffing, Feng Yuan curiously looked at the items on everyone’s desks. They were a kind of resource replacing Blue Lantern Grass. Compared to Blue Lantern Grass, this plant, called Blue Fruit Flower, grew faster. Now that energy intensity had recovered to sixty percent, it could even be harvested once a day, compared to Blue Lantern Grass which took seven days to mature, making it cheaper and easier to acquire.
However, the rapid growth came at a cost. Besides tasting quite spicy and having a strong stimulating effect, Blue Fruit Flower lacked many specific elements. But it could still temporarily replace Blue Lantern Grass without issues.
Soon, Feng Yuan determined the use of Blue Fruit Flower—to replace Blue Lantern Grass as a daily supplemental energy potion material. After all, without a way to supplement energy, it was nearly impossible for students to engage in extreme training. While the recovery efficiency of a Spirit Beast’s strength wasn’t low, being in a prolonged overused state wasn’t good for them.
“It can only be used for seven days, but it matches well with the maturation of Blue Lantern Grass. Afterwards, using Blue Lantern Grass for two days supplemented with Sky Star Flower should solve the problem.”
“Why two days?”
Tan Xueluo curiously looked at Feng Yuan. Seven days had been explained by the teacher—that was due to the nutritional deficiencies of Blue Fruit Flower, with seven days being basically the limit. If exceeded, it would fall into a state of malnutrition, but the teacher merely advised switching to Blue Lantern Grass after one day. Moreover, Sky Star Flower wasn’t the real problem-solver; it was a mixed potion.
“Feng Yuan, you seem to have a better method. Could you share it with everyone?”
The teacher at the podium could naturally hear Feng Yuan and Tan Xueluo’s quiet conversation. She spoke about her proposed plan, knowing Feng Yuan had just been asleep and unlikely to know her approach. After listening, Feng Yuan pinched his chin, thinking, and said,
“Oh, I see, using a nutritional potion as a hard fix? While the effect is the same, it’s not the most cost-effective. But actually, it has no flaws.”
Looking at the other students, Feng Yuan said to the teacher,
“Sky Star Flower can compensate for missing elements like Purple Orchid and Tomo in Blue Fruit Flower. Of course, nutritional potions can be used as well, and their effect is much better than Sky Star Flower. But the cost of nutritional potions, even if self-made, is twice as high as using Sky Star Flower alone. As for Blue Lantern Grass for two days, it’s because the effect of Sky Star Flower isn’t as good.”
“Using Blue Lantern Grass for an extra day, setting aside the question of availability, wouldn’t the extra cost be…”
“It wouldn’t. Blue Lantern Grass matures every seven days. I estimate that after seven days, its price will stabilize and start to drop slowly. Even if temporarily inflated, its price will still be much lower than nutritional potions. Precisely because of limited supply, I suggested using it for two days and then switching back.”
Pinching his chin, Feng Yuan thought for a moment and said,
“According to my estimation, at most in half a month, the supply of fast-growing spiritual medicine like Blue Lantern Grass should basically recover. After that, only rare spiritual medicine and spirit materials might remain expensive. Other spiritual medicine prices will stabilize and decrease. For now, using Blue Fruit Flower to practice isn’t a bad thing. Configuring potions is something to be learned.”
Finishing his explanation, Feng Yuan smiled gently. He doubted all his classmates could configure spiritual medicine, and the difficulty of using Blue Fruit Flower to make energy supplement potions was extremely low. If they couldn’t even do that, Feng Yuan figured they’d have to keep paying others to help configure spiritual medicine.
After hearing Feng Yuan’s explanation, the teacher nodded in satisfaction. Although the approaches were different, both methods were feasible. Seeing the teacher’s approval, many students with tight budgets quietly switched their plans to Feng Yuan’s suggestion. In times like this, saving a little more was better—there was no choice, since the prices of spiritual medicine had skyrocketed too much.
Afterwards, the teacher kept asking Feng Yuan questions, and realized that he was indeed aiming for the most budget-friendly approach. However, considering his method could help students grasp a basic understanding of potion configuration, the teacher was tempted to make everyone use Feng Yuan’s plan.
After careful consideration, the teacher returned the choice to the students, as some indeed lacked the talent. Instead of wasting materials, it would be more reliable to directly hire someone to help.
After class, Feng Yuan became the most popular person in the class. Even though he wasn’t familiar with many, several classmates still brazenly approached Feng Yuan with questions. He didn’t mind this—after all, he already knew those things, and it was fine to just talk about them without needing to actually do them.
Watching Feng Yuan explaining, Qi Chen waited with Ah Mu, while Dou Yanlan chuckled lightly and said,
“I didn’t expect him to actually help them.”
“Probably because they’re classmates, just like in high school.”
Shaking his head, Qi Chen didn’t quite understand Feng Yuan’s thoughts. Although he patiently explained, everyone could feel that it was merely out of politeness. But everyone was aware, and nobody took advantage to latch onto him.
“Although substitute resources can help in emergencies, they aren’t of much use to you guys.”
In the academy cafeteria, while feeding Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan said to Qi Chen. Looking up, Qi Chen shook his head and said,
“We can’t always rely on you. Besides, just trying doesn’t mean using it. Though it wastes a bit, it’s no big deal.”
Qi Chen didn’t trust his memory; he trusted that hands-on practice would leave a deeper impression and reveal potential issues. This was his and Dou Yanlan’s decision. Although they would lose some resources, it was worth it.
Looking at the two, Feng Yuan smiled and didn’t discourage them. He wasn’t sure about Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan’s talent in spiritual medicine, and even if their talent was mediocre, there were still some ways around it.
At this time, the cafeteria was much busier than before. Knowing the resource crisis was about to end, both new and old students couldn’t suppress their excitement. As one of the few aware of the truth, Yang Hongzhi regretfully looked at Najia and said,
“Such a pity. If only we could recover a bit more.”
“This isn’t bad as it is. At least now, everyone’s attention isn’t focused on each other’s territories.”
With a slight smile, Najia said. After a moment, Yang Hongzhi understood what she meant and shook his head helplessly, saying,
“But next year’s Beast Tamer tournament will be troublesome. Falling so far behind… if only we could have Feng Yuan compete.”
“If so, the opposition would accuse us of cheating, since the power gap would be too great.”
“True.”
Amused by his own words, Yang Hongzhi recalled how the regional Beast Tamer tournament had an age restriction for participants. This meant achieving a Legendary Level of strength was difficult for contestants. However, considering it often turned into a battle of Divine Beasts, the contestants’ own strength seemed less important.
Although everyone thought the Beast Tamer tournament turning into a Divine Beast battle was odd, no one tried to change it. Perhaps, this was a form of fairness?