Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

"Is there none?"

Shen Bai looked at Tong Wenxiao shyly, and Tong Wenxiao shook her head in surprise: "It's not that difficult. Kunbai Pharmaceutical happens to have a Foundation Establishment stage genius alchemist. She is only 25 years old and is already a third-level alchemist. She is quite famous in the entire Jiangbei City. I just don't know if she will be interested in you."

Shen Bai's eyes lit up. This was exactly what he wanted. Otherwise, where would he go to get freebies?

Tong Wenxiao led Shen Bai into the alchemy building and went straight to the third floor, arriving at a private alchemy room. Inside, a woman was refining pills with her head down, while a man in a white Taoist robe watched her intently.

With her fair wrists and delicate hands, she skillfully operated the alchemy furnace. Her exquisite face and bright, intelligent eyes shone through her clear eyes. She stood tall and exuded elegance.

"Si Qing, this is the company's new alchemy apprentice. General Manager Hu specifically instructed him to mentor him. You happen to be short an apprentice, so I'll entrust him to you!"

Tong Wenxiao called out to the alchemist, and the genius alchemist named Si Qing turned her head slightly, her clear eyes sweeping over Shen Bai, and nodded slightly.

Shen Bai quickly stepped forward and introduced himself: "Hello, sister. My name is Shen Bai. I am a senior high school student at Jiangbei No.1 High School. Please take care of me in the future."

When Si Qing heard that Shen Bai was only a senior high school student, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. However, she was always gentle and indifferent, so she did not ask too many questions. Instead, she pointed to the futon next to her and said, "Sit aside and watch me refine pills. I will test your basic skills later."

Shen Bai nodded, walked to the futon and sat down cross-legged. Tong Wenxiao also sat down beside him. Her task today was to help Shen Bai get a job smoothly. If Si Qing failed the final assessment, she would have to take Shen Bai to other alchemists to try their luck.

Si Qing turned her attention back to the alchemy furnace. Her hands moved like butterflies flitting among flowers, quickly forming a series of incantations. A continuous stream of spiritual energy was injected into the furnace, and the entire alchemy room gradually began to heat up. Clearly, this batch of pills had reached the final stage of condensation.

Shen Bei sat to the side watching Si Qing's movements, finding them pleasing to the eye and breathtakingly beautiful.

She is beautiful, her hands are beautiful, and her incantations are full of artistry.

It's clearly the result of years of hard work and refinement, not just a pretty face.

Unfortunately, I am only at the level of a first-level alchemist. I can only roughly understand Si Qing's techniques and spiritual formulas, and I have no idea what their wonderful uses are.

A moment later, Si Qing stopped performing the incantation, and the temperature of the alchemy furnace stopped rising and instead gradually cooled down.

Half an hour later, Si Qing reached out and opened the lid of the alchemy furnace. Twelve jade-white spiritual pills flew out of the furnace and landed in a medicine bottle.

Looking at the pills inside the bottle, Si Qing's face showed a hint of disappointment; the pills had not met her expectations.

"Since you are a senior high school student and dare to come to Kunbai Pharmaceutical as an alchemy apprentice, you must already have a solid foundation in alchemy. This is a bottle of second-tier body tempering pills. Smell the aroma and see if you can identify several medicinal herbs."

Shen Bai took the medicine bottle from Si Qing's hand, opened the stopper, and a delicate medicinal fragrance wafted out.

The knowledge and experience of a first-level alchemist in his mind immediately came into play.

"First-tier Blood Bone Grass, first-tier Snow Bell Grass, second-tier Thousand Sorghum Flower, second-tier Ice Dragon Grass... a total of 12 kinds of spiritual herbs."

Shen Bai pondered for a moment, then listed the herbs he had smelled one by one, explaining the effects and processing methods of each herb. He concluded by saying, "With my knowledge, I can only identify these. There should be two other uncommon herbs, but I haven't seen them in person or learned about them during my classroom practice, so I don't recognize them."

"very good!"

A glint flashed in Si Qing's eyes. She had thought that the person who came was just an ordinary student who would stay until the college entrance examination and then leave. However, she did not expect that an apprentice with such solid basic skills would come.

"You can stay. This is Zhou Zhi, a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator and a first-tier alchemist. You can call him Senior Brother from now on."

Si Qing introduced the man beside her to Shen Bai, and Shen Bai quickly greeted him.

Zhou Zhi nodded slightly: "Junior Brother Shen, you have such a solid foundation at such a young age. As your senior brother, I feel very ashamed!"

Shen Bai initially thought the other party was being modest and was about to reciprocate with humility when the system, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly issued a notification.

[Ding! A love rival has been detected with a jealousy level of 60. When the rival's jealousy level reaches 80, you can extract one of their abilities.]

[Ding! Jealousy from the well-known source +5, current level 65!]

Shen Bai paused slightly, then smiled and said, "The path of alchemy is long and arduous. Compared to Senior Brother Zhou, I haven't even started yet. At most, I've only just reached the door and am still a novice."

"Hmm, the Dao of Alchemy is profound and extensive. We are all just elementary school students who have just glimpsed the gate of the Dao of Alchemy. Shen Bai has such awareness, so it seems that his character is also very good. Xiao Xiao, you can go back now."

Si Qing looked at the new apprentice with increasing satisfaction. She nodded slightly to Tong Wenxiao, who breathed a sigh of relief. After giving Shen Bai a few instructions, Tong Wenxiao turned and left.

"This is a herbal catalog that every alchemist must learn. It is more in-depth and comprehensive than what you learn in school. You have one month to memorize it all!"

In addition, every morning I will send you the herbs to be used that day and the preliminary processing methods. You will have an hour to prepare them. Is that alright?

As they began their formal work, Si Qing's gentle tone carried an undeniable authority. Shen Bai understood that this was his second test, and he nodded, indicating that he had no problem with it.

Si Qing nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left the alchemy room.

Zhou Zhi did not leave with him, but instead enthusiastically explained to him where to get the medicinal herbs and the precautions for handling and storing them.

Seeing Zhou Zhi's enthusiasm, if it weren't for his special ability, Shen Bai would definitely think that the other party had a heart of gold beneath his refined appearance.

In fact, his heart is black.

Having experienced other worlds, Shen Bai knew very well that when you first join a new company, if senior employees fawn over you, there are generally two possibilities.

Either this long-time employee is helpful and works out of love.

Either this long-time employee is waiting to dig a hole for you.

It was obvious that Zhou Zhi was not a helpful person and was jealous of her as soon as they met.

It's easy to imagine that this guy is harboring a lot of bad intentions.

It's no wonder; with such a gentle and intellectual genius alchemist as a teacher, anyone would be a little possessive of their food.

Moreover, this genius alchemist is also so beautiful. If Zhou Zhi hadn't been attracted to her, she wouldn't have become his rival in love.

We're all men; food and sex are basic human needs!

However, Shen Bai didn't pay too much attention to it. Instead, he carefully wrote down everything the other party said. He would be spending the next few months in this alchemy room. Even though he had a cheat system, there were some things he still had to do himself to improve his experience.

It's just a minor, widely known matter; it's not something that deserves serious attention.

So, Shen Bai naturally asked during a break, "Senior Brother Zhou, is Master still single?"