When it came to choosing a secondary profession, there was once a small group of players who caused a server-wide sensation with their actions, making the forum threads explode.

　　Within the scholar’s branch, they unearthed an extremely secretive and ancient profession—the eunuch.

　　Although the method of changing professions was extremely simple—enter the palace + castration—that’s all it took, but...

　　All that can be said is, as expected of the players, truly worthy of being the Fourth Calamity. No matter how deeply hidden a secret class is, it can’t escape their wild imagination.

Chapter 12: A Great Place for Sightseeing and Leisure

　　The next day, on the carriage heading to the alchemy room, Brian Clark sat upright and proper, while Anna Reed cozied up to him in a familiar manner.

　　After clocking out yesterday, she had arranged to go shopping for rouge and fabrics with a few noble ladies who were also idling away their days at Dasheng Pass. Brian Clark had taken a carriage home alone, feeling that, as a senior sister, she hadn’t shown enough care for her junior brother. If James White were to ask, she’d have a hard time explaining, so she hurried to make up for it.

　　“Xiao Bei, did you have fun at the alchemy room yesterday?”

　　“Fun?!”

　　Brian Clark leaned back slightly, putting a bit of distance between them. As always, he was a man of integrity.

　　“I mean, did you enjoy learning alchemy?”

　　“It was very rewarding.”

　　Brian Clark nodded seriously, then said, “Senior Sister Reed, it’s better if you call me ‘junior brother.’ Xiao Bei... sounds a bit odd.”

　　“What’s the big deal? ‘Senior sister’ and ‘junior brother’ sound too distant. We should be closer than that...”

　　“By the way, Senior Sister Reed, is there any news from Senior Sister White?”

　　Seeing that Anna Reed was about to tease him for her own amusement, Brian Clark quickly changed the subject, and it worked like a charm. Anna Reed immediately perked up and started gossiping about the Lingxiao Sword Sect.

　　“There won’t be any news from your Senior Sister White for a while. This isn’t something that can be rushed. Let me tell you, but don’t spread it around—the sect leader is super petty... blah blah blah... yada yada yada...”

　　When the carriage arrived at their destination, Anna Reed reluctantly stopped talking. Brian Clark hopped off the carriage in one swift motion and hurried toward his private alchemy room.

　　“This kid has pretty good character, just a bit too polite.”

　　Anna Reed muttered with slight dissatisfaction. As fellow senior sisters, Brian Clark was clearly much closer to James White than to her.

　　“Could it be...” A spark of gossip lit up in Anna Reed’s eyes. She knew her thoughts were a bit off, but once they popped up, she just couldn’t suppress them.

　　“As expected, little junior brother is a hot commodity wherever he goes.”

　　...

　　In the “slacking off” alchemy room, as soon as Brian Clark entered, he saw John Wood. He greeted him politely, gathered his materials, and immediately started making pills.

　　John Wood stood by with a strange look on his face, neither interrupting nor planning to leave.

　　After clocking out yesterday, when he was counting the finished pills, he was shocked to discover the Qi Ling Pills made by Brian Clark. Although there were no top-quality ones, the quantity was quite impressive. Based on the loss ratio, he had already reached the threshold for passing the alchemy room’s standards.

　　It was just unbelievable!

　　He remembered Brian Clark saying he’d never made pills before, nor had he ever seen anyone do it.

　　So, today he came specifically to investigate. If he found out Brian Clark had lied to him, he wouldn’t hesitate to turn hostile and pretend he’d never made that vow to do a handstand while making a batch of pills.

　　Brian Clark happily farmed experience, completely unaware of John Wood’s presence. The latter watched the entire process of a batch of Qi Ling Pills being made, then left silently.

　　John Wood was a veteran of the alchemy room. Old age doesn’t necessarily make you a sage, but it does bring experience and lots of ideas—and the more ideas you have, the more misunderstandings arise.

　　First, he could confirm that Brian Clark was not a first-timer at alchemy. All that talk about never having made pills or seen anyone do it was complete nonsense, meant to fool an old man in his fifties like him.

　　Second, people like Brian Clark had appeared before—sent from above to investigate, hiding their identity just to get things done more easily.

　　Something’s up!

　　Sweat beaded on John Wood’s forehead. Two months ago, the supplier providing medicinal ingredients to Dasheng Pass’s alchemy room had changed, thanks to some connections. As a veteran in the trade, he could tell at a glance that the quality of this batch of raw materials was inferior to before.

　　He’d never thought about how much profit was being skimmed off the top. It wasn’t his concern—he’d just taken a hush money payment.

　　But now, thinking back...

　　He couldn’t bear to think about it. The more he thought, the more terrified he became.

　　“They came so quickly... Should I confess and hope for a good ending, or...”

　　John Wood wiped away his cold sweat, deciding to spread the word first. The hush money wasn’t his fault—he just didn’t want to offend anyone. Now that something had happened, it was time for the other party to keep their promise and clean up the mess.

　　John Wood was feeling guilty as a thief, while Brian Clark was completely oblivious, even more unaware that he’d somehow been mistaken for a secret agent, happily grinding away for experience.

　　And so, he kept grinding for a whole month.

　　Name: Brian Clark

　　Race: Human

　　Template: NPC

　　Level: 10

　　Experience: 10/40000

　　Cultivation: 100/100

　　Health: 120/120

　　Main Profession: Daoist Cultivator

　　Secondary Professions: Farmer Lv1 (0/100), Alchemist Lv6 (50/30000)

　　Attributes: Strength 2, Speed 3, Spirit 10, Endurance 12, Charisma 3, Luck 3

　　Evaluation: You should have some self-awareness. What’s there to evaluate!

　　【Demon-Slaying Sutra Lv1 (10/5000)】

　　【Huangji Pill Nurturing Technique Lv6 (100/30000)】

　　Remaining: 14 free attribute points, 930 skill points, 220,000 experience.