Chapter 410: Unable to Keep it Secret

Chapter 410: Unable to Keep it Secret

It was impossible to hide the fact that Zheng Yichen was going to the Border Great Wall. Some people who had been thinking of fishing in troubled waters changed their original plans as soon as they learned about it. Fishing in troubled waters didn’t mean those people were fools. Everyone understood the impact of this matter. After all, Zheng Yichen had recently been continuously creating new types of Magic Potions, making him a quite famous person. Was it really necessary to think deeply about why he chose to go to the Border Great Wall?

If he had chosen to travel secretly, those wanting to fish in troubled waters would definitely have caused trouble. Since the news hadn’t leaked, quietly taking someone away would have been possible as long as secrecy was maintained, right? But now, they didn’t dare to do that. On the other hand, when the upper echelons of the Potion Masters Association, who had made new preparations, found out about Zheng Yichen’s actions, they were stunned.

Why wasn’t he following the usual script? How could he just run off like that? What exactly was he trying to do? Would it kill him to go a few days later!? Their carefully discussed new strategy fell apart just like that? Since Zheng Yichen was hard to win over, they could hold off on that for now and focus on building a relationship instead. This idea was actually inspired by the Sanctuary Church.

Zheng Yichen hadn’t joined the Sanctuary Church, but he had a very good relationship with them. All of this happened because the Saintess of the church had interacted with Zheng Yichen and established a sufficiently good rapport. They weren’t talking about winning him over; it was fine to just be friends, right? Since they were friends, and they weren’t asking Zheng Yichen to join any organization, it naturally didn’t cross any major boundaries.

The association had paid some price to obtain this exclusive information. What made them determined to go this route was learning that Zheng Yichen had provided a new type of Magic Potion to the Sanctuary Church. Information about that potion was still unclear, but there were some details about its effects—it seemed to enhance one’s physical constitution. Although it wasn’t known what exactly made it novel, the fact that the Sanctuary Church chose to keep it secret for the time being clearly indicated there was something sufficiently novel about it. Well, this basically confirmed it: Zheng Yichen truly had a knack for innovating with Magic Potions.

Mastering that conflict-induced variation was a unique skill in innovative potion-making.

Others couldn’t really say anything about it. However, birds of a feather flock together; if they wanted to befriend Zheng Yichen, they certainly couldn’t just send over a few small fries. What would those people do there? Start trouble?

The upper echelons of the Potion Masters Association had already decided who to send over there, but now the person had run off!

“What should we do? Have her follow him? Although the border battlefield is a bit dangerous, sending her could help build a better relationship…” The high-ranking Potion Masters Association member who spoke gradually lowered his voice as he talked. That’s what they said, but they also had to consider the risks. The person they planned to send to interact with Zheng Yichen was extremely important to the Potion Masters Association. The one who originally discovered this ‘mutation’ research method of Zheng Yichen’s was that young genius. So, sending her to the Border Great Wall was itself a very unwise choice.

After all, she had shown talent far surpassing other geniuses from a young age. Once she truly grew up, she would become the new pillar of the Potion Masters Association. Her role was extremely important for whether the association could advance further in the future. Therefore, they didn’t want to take this risk!

“Let’s put this matter on hold for now.” The Vice President of the Potion Masters Association also said with a headache. This front was not a good one to venture onto. If successful, they could subtly win Zheng Yichen over. Once they became friends, everything would be easier to discuss, right? Plus, with that genius’s talent, she and Zheng Yichen would definitely have plenty of common topics to talk about once they became friends. After that, as long as the Potion Masters Association provided some conveniences and showed their depth in the field of potions, they weren’t worried that Zheng Yichen wouldn’t have new ideas… Besides, they were all young people. When young people spend a lot of time together and can chat really well, could there not be some other developments?

All of this was an important source of points for the Potion Masters Association in Zheng Yichen’s eyes, but now it had all fallen through!

“What? The trip is canceled?” Inside the Potion Masters Association, a young-looking girl frowned at the Potion Masters Association member in front of her. She set aside a document in her hand. This document wasn’t related to Magic Potions but contained information about Zheng Yichen. She had learned a lot about Zheng Yichen’s existence and, with easy access to firsthand news within the Potion Masters Association, had long been curious about him.

After all, his potion research method, which relied on conflict between materials to induce mutation, was a complete challenge to traditional methods. She was very young… even by Earth’s age standards, she wasn’t considered an adult yet. The reason she had such achievements wasn’t just because of her good Talent; she also worked very hard. And because of her youth, her ideas weren’t as rigid as those of other Magic Pharmacists, who had been researching for many years and were stuck in their ways. Her attitude toward Zheng Yichen wasn’t the exclusion shown by those traditional Magic Pharmacists but rather curiosity. After all, if you learned normally, you definitely couldn’t bypass learning traditional methods.

The better you learned, the more you were bound within the scope of tradition. She really wanted to know what kind of mindset Zheng Yichen had to achieve his current success with such an off-track research method without much resistance. However, within the Potion Masters Association, she was a talent that surpassed geniuses. Even though she wasn’t overly arrogant because of this Talent… she clearly understood that the reason she was better than other geniuses was that she had better luck and possessed a unique Talent.

Although she wasn’t overly arrogant, she still had her own pride. The girl, who had long wanted to meet Zheng Yichen, naturally hadn’t refused after learning about some arrangements by the Potion Masters Association upper echelons. She had even felt somewhat expectant. But now, someone came to say the original trip was canceled?

“What exactly is going on?” the girl asked.

“Uh… I don’t know.” The association member who delivered the message shook his head. He was just a messenger, not someone with a particularly important position in the association, so all he knew was this one sentence. The specific reason for the trip’s cancellation was clearly not something he could know.

“I understand.” The girl nodded slightly. After the messenger left, she looked out the window, wondering what was going on. After a moment, she took out her Magic Weapon Summoning Book and entered the Magic Weapon Forum to check the latest hot topics. This thing was very convenient, but normally, her studies and research took up most of her time. She couldn’t be like some shut-ins or semi-shut-in Magic Weapon Summoners who spent all day holding their Magic Weapon Summoning Books to browse the forum, or those who were hopelessly addicted to the little games that had appeared in the Magic Weapon Summoning Books at some point…

Well, calling them little games… after understanding the rules of those games, one could deeply feel the great wisdom contained within them. Not to mention card games or Mahjong, even those various chess games, once you understood the related rules of play, were enough to warrant deep study. Because of these things that many people considered little games, some powerful individuals even developed a sense of ‘awe’ toward the Creator.

The wisdom contained in these chess games was immense. The deeper you studied, the more you could feel the mysteries within. A single chess match could develop like a battlefield. Currently, the longest recorded match for this type of little game was seven days, originating from the game of Go. Two Spellcasters had faced off over that board of Go without eating or drinking for so long before reaching a result. Although they didn’t understand overly advanced techniques, under such rules, their Spellcaster minds were sufficient to calculate many possible moves.

Under the premise that both sides could almost calculate the entire situation, facing off for so long was purely a battle of mental energy. After all, each move made by the opponent meant previous calculations had to be overturned and redone, and this process couldn’t be reversed. Not calculating? Just playing around for fun?

The outcome would definitely be disastrous!

However, in the girl’s view, even though such games were very profound, they were simply too time-consuming. Normally, she browsed the forum only during short breaks or meals, ignoring it most other times. Playing? Let others play.

Among the latest hot topics on the Magic Weapon Forum, the girl saw what she wanted to know. The Magic Pharmacist she was following had, during the Undying Witch’s mischief, proactively headed to the most dangerous place… Actually, the Border Great Wall, as a very important location, never lacked resources; what it lacked was talent!

Moreover, due to its remote location, many Auxiliary Profession Practitioners didn’t really want to go to such a place. The Border Great Wall surrounded the Abyss Entrance. Near the Abyss Entrance, who would go there to develop unless they had nothing better to do?

All development was far away from the Border Great Wall!

“It’s actually that place…” A hint of admiration appeared in the girl’s eyes. That person would actually proactively go to such a dangerous place. On the forum, news about this matter had already spread. Zheng Yichen was going there because the Undying Witch might threaten the Abyss’s Containment Barrier, so he was proactively heading there. Having such a skilled Magic Pharmacist like him go there would be a huge boost for the Border Great Wall!

That person had already done this, but what about herself? Still under tight protection… The girl put down her Magic Weapon Summoning Book, stood up, left her room, and went to the room of the Potion Masters Association’s Vice President. Seeing the girl arrive, the Vice President felt a headache coming on. He pretty much understood her purpose.

This made him regret things to the extreme… If only he hadn’t gotten her a Magic Weapon Contract earlier. Initially, it was to help her access better resources, but now it seemed completely unnecessary.