Legendary Soul Art

"That's some nice Soul Herbs," Number One pointed out as he inspected the old Alchemist's Orange Storage Ring. "Tsk, he had a big collection compared to his real skills. Being an Alchemist is truly a blessed profession. One can get rich using other's lack of knowledge."

Number One didn't hesitate to spill all the boxes with rare Soul Herbs on the floor and transferred them into his own Green Storage Ring which had a much bigger space. He then segregated all the pills inside the ring into two piles before throwing it into Headmaster Blake's hands.

"I separated the garbage pills from the good ones. You can do whatever you want with them since I have no use for them. The bad pile can be even used as fertilizer since they just plants anyway," Number One explained casually.

Headmaster Blake looked inside the Storage Ring and his eyes widened in happiness. "Whoa, here I thought we would lose out a lot but those pills can be sold for a lot of money!"

Number One's eye twitched and he commented, "I like the optimism but you are looking at the wrong pile. The bigger one is all trash."

The smile on Headmaster Blake's face froze as he withdrew three vials with just a handful of pills inside. "Are you for real? Only those few have good quality? How did no one notice his poor skills for so many years?"

"I wouldn't really say 'good quality.' They are simply edible and won't really harm anyone. The rest are either full of impurities or are simply old. Feeding them to a Soul Artist would only slow down their growth in the long term. We don't want to give them to our Students, right?" Number One replied with a shrug. "As for your second question, shouldn't the Academy know best? You all were the ones buying those crappy pills."

Headmaster Blake turned red in shame before staring at Number One suspiciously. "How can you tell if the pill is good or bad this quickly? Alchemists study for tens of years and they would still end up like that old Alchemist on the floor."

"The reason you can't tell the difference is that you have never seen a supreme tier pill. You would be able to tell the difference with a single glance if you were to compare them," Number One described while treating Headmaster Blake like his pal. "I have seen hundreds of perfect pills of various kinds so it's easy for me. I will show you one later since I'm going to make one for Luna."

Luna's eyes opened wide. "Will you really make me a supreme tier Earth Rank healing pill? You know how expensive they are on the market? Any supreme tier pill is treated like a treasure. They are even sold in the auction houses."

The pill ranking was common knowledge in the world of Soul Artists. Aside from the pills being categorized into five ranks of Common, Earth, Heaven, Saint, and Legendary, each pill could have four tiers of quality: low, mid, high, and supreme. Even Heaven rank pills were hard to find in the Outer World, not to mention Saint or Legendary.

Number One was taken aback by this information and scratched his head. "Hey, it's not like I can help it. I have never made a single pill that was below a supreme tier. That's a normal standard for me."

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Even Nami was speechless as she couldn't tell if Number One was bluffing or if he really possessed such skills. It wasn't her thought to doubt since no one in the history of Alchemy had such a high ratio. Everyone made poor-quality pills while studying Alchemy for the first time.

"Well, I guess I can only show you," Number One muttered as he pointed at the dead body still rooting on the floor. "How about we remove this guy off the room before you lead me to the storage with all Soul Herbs? I don't have all the right ingredients with me."

"Right, I will inform the Academy Officials," Headmaster Blake nodded immediately and peeked out of the room to call for people.

"Are we going to get in trouble for killing the local Alchemist?" Luna questioned in wonder but Headmaster Blake didn't seem to be worried.

"The Academy will definitely be blamed for his death but it's not something we can't deal with," Headmaster Blake pointed out while ordering the two male nurses that entered the room. "Take this body and dispose of it silently. Afterward, tell the Academy Guards to take over the local Alchemy Store. If anyone tries to argue, tell them that the old Alchemist wanted to poison a student. He then passed away after he ate the pill to prove it wasn't poisonous."

The nurses stared at the body in surprise but they still executed the command. The Soul Academy was a powerhouse that usually ruled within each region. Whatever they said was claimed to be the truth and no one cared even if it wasn't.

The strength in this world was everything.

"Nami, you can keep Luna company for now. I will come back later," Number One suggested as he walked over to the ladies and Nami only nodded while leaning for the kiss.

They were being watched by Luna but Number One didn't hesitate to hold Nami by her waist while rewarding her for the good job she was doing. This whole time he was giving her subtle instructions with their connection but she was mostly doing everything on her own.

Luna's eyes met with Number One as he was leaving but she didn't comment on them besides acknowledging his help. "Thank you. I will repay this favor in the future."

"You know it," Number One replied with a smile and finally left the room with Headmaster Blake accompanying him. Luna couldn't possibly guess that Number One wasn't really doing it for her but rather for himself.

Number One needed to practice Alchemy in real life and also gather more Soul Herbs for himself. Getting favors from both Luna and Headmaster Blake was just a bonus for him.

"The Academy doesn't have too big of a storage so if you need any Soul Herbs, you can let me know and I will ask someone to buy them off the market," Headmaster Blake introduced as they reached a guarded vault. "I am expecting a lot from you."

It was strange for Headmaster Blake to trust him so much but it was understandable. He had such great Soul Art and even two legendary pills so the story of his Inner World master had to be true. His knowledge of alchemy only made it more believable.

"Sure, I only need a quick look to know what I need," Number One replied while scanning the list of the items he needed for his Legendary Pills. He didn't have high hopes but he could maybe slide one of them with the order.