“Oh? What’s the good news?”
Wei Kai asked as he sat down, then poured himself a glass of iced beer and chugged it down.
“I’m opening a shop.”
Wu Yi excitedly said, “My parents and my teacher both strongly support me opening a shop and selling those two recipe dishes to more people.”
“That’s great news.”
Wei Kai chuckled, “Do you have enough capital?”
“Yes, I do.” Wu Yi nodded, “My teacher said that graduates starting a business can apply for a loan from the government, especially since I’ve learned two recipes, and it can even be fully interest-free.”
The government has always strongly supported capable individuals.
A chef who can master two recipes is considered an excellent talent no matter where they are.
If he doesn't open his own shop, the government would also find a way to hire him to be a chef in one of their official restaurants.
“That’s good then.”
Wei Kai nodded, then raised his glass and said, “Congratulations, A Yi, you’re about to soar to success!”
“Yes, congratulations, A Yi.”
Li Changlin also raised his glass, but his smile held a hint of bitterness.
Among the three companions, Wei Kai was a Combat Profession Holder, with a bright future ahead.
Although Wu Yi was a lifestyle profession holder like him, he was fortunate enough to learn two recipes and was about to soar to success.
Only he, the Alchemist, had yet to achieve anything.
He couldn't even afford a simple formula, let alone other Alchemist skills.
Would he be stuck with trash equipment from now on?
With heavy hearts, the three of them drank a glass together.
Afterward, Wei Kai took out a skill book from his backpack and handed it to Li Changlin.
“What is this?” Li Changlin was stunned.
“A skill book,” Wei Kai explained.
“This…”
Li Changlin could hardly believe it; he had just been worrying about his future, and Kai Ge had already shown him a clear path.
“Kai Ge, did you get this too?” Wu Yi, beside him, asked with curiosity.
“Yes.”
Wei Kai smiled and said, “My luck has been pretty good lately.”
Li Changlin hesitated for a moment, then finally picked up the skill book and glanced at it.
“Accessory Manufacturing Book?” He softly read out the name of the skill book.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yi immediately looked up, staring at Wei Kai in surprise.
“This isn’t just good luck…”
“Kai Ge, did you really open it?”
Li Changlin was also quite shocked.
Alchemists specialize in creating various items, the most common being various alchemical items like bombs, traps, and gems, but the rarest is accessory manufacturing.
Among a hundred Alchemists, there might not even be one who can learn accessory manufacturing.
Because such skill books are simply too rare.
This also led to the rarity of “accessories.”
Rarity means expensiveness!
If he could learn this skill, Li Changlin’s future would likely be no less promising than Wu Yi’s, who had learned two recipes.
“Stop with the nonsense, just learn this first,” Wei Kai urged him quickly.
“This… alright.”
Li Changlin gritted his teeth and whispered, “From now on, my life belongs to Kai Ge too!”
Wu Yi had said this before.
At that time, it was also Wei Kai who had given him a precious skill book.
Now, Li Changlin was following suit, which was quite fitting.
“What would I do with your life?” Wei Kai smiled slightly, patting his shoulder, and said, “Just help me out more in the future.”
After saying this, he suddenly remembered something.
“Oh, by the way, I have a few wolf fangs here. Do you think you can make them into accessories?” He then took out the wolf fangs he had specifically saved from his backpack and handed them to Li Changlin.
“Hmm, let me see.”
Li Changlin nodded and quickly went to check his newly learned skill.
But after a moment, he said with a bitter expression, “It seems to be missing one material…”
“Missing what?” Wei Kai quickly asked.
“Gems.”
“These… I think the Alchemist Guild sells them, right?”
Wei Kai recalled that he seemed to have seen many gems at the Alchemist Guild in the afternoon.
At the time, his mind was focused on alchemical items, so he didn’t think about buying them.
“Hmm, they should be for sale,” Li Changlin nodded, then promised, “Even if not, I can refine them myself.”
“You don’t know how to refine gems,” Wu Yi interjected.
“I can go buy a skill book,” Li Changlin said firmly.
The gem crafting skill book is not cheap, costing at least several hundred thousand.
If it were before, Li Changlin definitely wouldn’t be willing to spend such a large sum, but it’s different now.
With the accessory manufacturing skill book Wei Kai gave him, gem crafting also became a necessary skill.
After all, no matter what kind of accessory is made, gems are needed.
Instead of buying everything from the guild, it’s better to make them himself.
Most importantly, it could save a lot of money.
“Don’t buy it for now.” Wei Kai shook his head, “Just buy whatever gems you need for now.”
With Peng Shu's precedent, he didn't want Li Changlin to be taken advantage of either.
The Li family was not wealthy, and there was no need to spend hundreds of thousands of gold coins in vain to buy a skill book.
After all, he could drop one at any time.
“Hmm, then I’ll listen to Kai Ge,” Li Changlin nodded.
“Then after we finish eating barbecue, let’s go to the Alchemist Guild together to buy gems,” Wu Yi suggested.
“Okay.”
Wei Kai and Li Changlin nodded simultaneously.
After discussing this matter, the three of them continued to eat and drink together, chatting about interesting stories from their school days.
Although only a few days had passed since graduation, all three had already entered society and had become much more mature.
Perhaps society is the best place to educate people.
“Oh, right.” As they were drinking, Wu Yi suddenly spoke, “I went to see our old homeroom teacher today, and he said our school seems to have been allocated several university admission slots. Kai Ge, do you want to give it a try?”
“University admission slots?”
Wei Kai was stunned for a moment, then remembered the way to get into university in this world.
This world also has universities, but universities are not places for teaching and educating people, but places for profession holders to further their studies.
Due to limited slots, those who can enter university are all elites among graduates.
A regular high school like West Township No. 2 Middle School only gets less than ten slots each year.
And these are for local ordinary universities.
As for the excellent universities in Beijing or Magic City, West Township No. 2 Middle School has no admission slots at all.
They only recruit the most outstanding graduates from Yongning City’s top high schools.
West Township No. 2 Middle School hasn’t even touched the threshold.
“Yes,” Wu Yi continued, “Our old homeroom teacher said that as long as you can complete your first advancement within three months, you can sign up for the exam. If you pass, you can go to university.”
“First advancement, huh?”
Wei Kai chuckled wryly, rubbing his nose.
If it were before, this condition would have been almost impossible for him to meet.
For an ordinary Combat Profession Holder, let alone three months, even three years might not be enough to complete the first advancement.
Because the conditions for the first advancement are really quite stringent.
Not only does one need to reach Level 20, but one also needs to complete a rigorous assessment task.
Many people get stuck at the assessment task for their entire lives and can never complete their first advancement.