Iron Pear Blossom is a level 2 herb, but its medicinal properties are fierce, and its outer shell is as hard as iron. Collecting this herb requires digging it up by the roots, because an ordinary herb shovel simply cannot cut through the rootstock of the Iron Pear Blossom. Many alchemists have been driven mad by this herb—using the Tempering Hand to peel away the surface of the Iron Pear Blossom is nothing short of a nightmare!

Therefore, there is a saying in the world of alchemy: "Undressing a maiden is easy, peeling an Iron Pear Blossom is hard." This is enough to prove just how difficult it is to extract the medicinal essence from the Iron Pear Blossom. In fact, even grand alchemists are very reluctant to challenge the mere level 2 Iron Pear Blossom!

……

James Walker asking Olivia Carter to attempt the Iron Pear Blossom was clearly a bit too much, and even Olivia Walker knew that only a grand alchemist had the ability to refine the Iron Pear Blossom.

“Grandpa, this…” she pouted.

James Walker's tone became slightly stern as he said, “Aaron Walker, don't speak. Watch how Aaron Brooks does it.”

Olivia Carter was an exceptionally clever person and naturally understood James Walker's intentions. In fact, he also knew that if he wanted to get by well, he had to keep a low profile. After all, only by hiding his strength could he avoid the fate of the tallest tree in the forest being felled by the wind. But there was a "wild" streak in Olivia Carter's character—he was neither used to nor fond of keeping a low profile!

Approaching that Iron Pear Blossom, Olivia Carter let out a low shout, once again focusing his attention and gathering his true energy between his palms to form the Tempering Hand. With a single motion, strands of true energy turned into fine threads, pulling at the Iron Pear Blossom. Olivia Carter's mind was entirely focused on this plant, using his spiritual power to analyze the structure of the Iron Pear Blossom. He actually knew that the surface of the Iron Pear Blossom had three layers: the first was the iron layer, the second the stone layer, and the third the wood layer. Only in the middle was the true medicinal essence. But you couldn't use a knife or axe—if the outer layers were damaged, the spiritual medicinal essence inside would quickly dissipate and be lost.

For nearly a full minute, under the peeling of the Tempering Hand, the outermost iron layer of the Iron Pear Blossom slowly cracked and fell to the ground. Then came the second layer—he found a crack in the stone layer and slowly peeled it open, which took nearly two minutes. Finally, the wood layer, which took almost three minutes. At last, layer by layer, they fell away, and the black Iron Pear Blossom became a green rootstock. The medicinal essence was gently drawn into Olivia Carter's palm. After about ten minutes, the entire, rather large Iron Pear Blossom had been refined into a medicinal essence the size of a quail egg in Olivia Carter's palm.

“Grandpa, is this it?” Olivia Carter asked with a smile, holding the Iron Pear Blossom.

“……”

But James Walker was stunned on the spot, silent. He knew he had truly found a treasure!

Chapter 0004: I Specialize in Refining Grade-One Medicine!

“Aaron Brooks, you really haven't learned the Tempering Hand?” James Walker couldn't help but ask.

Olivia Carter stretched his arms and said, “No, but I understand the structure of medicinal herbs very well. Maybe that's why…”

This non-explanation was at least some kind of explanation.

James Walker couldn't help but feel secretly delighted and said, “Then… since you've learned the Tempering Hand… Aaron Walker, you guide Aaron Brooks in mixing medicines. First, teach him to refine level 1 and level 2 medicines. For this Medicine Classic Conference, our Bailing Pharmacy will use the medicines made by you, Aaron Brooks, and Benjamin Harris to participate.”

“What?”

Benjamin Harris was astonished. “Master, you're not entering your own medicines in the Medicine Classic Conference, but letting the three of us juniors participate?”

James Walker smiled slightly. “Your master is getting old. It's time for you all to get more practice.”

Benjamin Harris fell silent, but Olivia Carter understood well—Grandpa James Walker wanted him to give it a try and see if he could win something for Bailing Pharmacy.

……

Very soon, only Olivia Carter and Olivia Walker were left in the pharmacy.

“Olivia Walker sis, is the Medicine Classic Conference really that important?” Olivia Carter had held back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but ask.

Olivia Walker nodded. “Yes, there are over a hundred pharmacies and medicine shops in Silver Fir City, supplying medicine to several surrounding cities. But the funds allocated by the treasury are very limited, so the provincial governor is only willing to allocate funds to the top 10 pharmacies in the Medicine Classic Conference. Last time, our Bailing Pharmacy ranked 79th, so this time we probably won't have a chance either. Come on, Aaron Brooks, let your senior sister teach you the formulas!”

Unconsciously, Olivia Walker was already holding Olivia Carter's hand quite intimately. Perhaps she felt that this handsome little junior was not only easygoing, but also kept bringing her pleasant surprises!

She pulled out a thick stack of books and pointed to them, explaining gently, “Let's… try refining a level 1 potion first. Hmm… let's choose the wound medicine! Look at the formula: the ratio of medicinal essence from Silver Thread Grass to Night Bloom Flower is 8:2. After mixing, refine at high temperature. Here is the medicine scale—do you want to try it yourself?”

“Okay.”

Olivia Walker lit the oil lamp at the side, while Olivia Carter quickly used the Tempering Hand to extract enough medicinal essence from Silver Thread Grass and Night Bloom Flower. However, when using the medicine scale, he didn't use the 8:2 ratio, but instead chose 7.7:2.3, because this was the optimal ratio Olivia Carter had discovered. Then, he added a small amount of Iron Pear Blossom powder, for a simple reason: Iron Pear Blossom can accelerate wound healing. It seemed that people in this world still didn't know about this unique formula—there wasn't even any record of Iron Pear Blossom being used to treat wounds in the Medicine Classic!