"You all sit first, I'll go bring out the dishes."
Lin Jing said and walked towards the kitchen, returning after a while with the meals.
Following that, the three of them gathered around the stone table to sit down, Lin Jing served the rice, and Luo Luo thoughtfully placed the first bowl of rice in front of Ning Yue.
"Mother, here."
Ning Yue, with a smile, took the bowl.
"Mother, Uncle Lin's cooking is really delicious. Try it and see."
"Okay."
Ning Yue nodded, picked up a piece of greens, and put it in her mouth.
Suddenly, a delightful taste exploded in her mouth, her eyes lit up, and she picked up a piece of egg. It was smooth and tender, and still incredibly delicious...
"Mother, how is it? Uncle Lin's cooking is much better than yours..."
Luo Luo accidentally blurted out what she had been thinking.
Realizing what she had said, she quickly covered her mouth and then buried her head in her bowl.
Ning Yue glared at her.
However, she didn't say anything. It was evident that her own cooking skills were worlds apart compared to Lin Jing's.
She also had the awareness to not blame Luo Luo.
"Lin Dao, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good."
During the meal, Ning Yue spoke up to compliment him.
"My mother passed away when I was young, and my father was busy all day, so I had to learn these cooking skills."
Ning Yue didn't anticipate that this would bring up Lin Jing's past, and she quickly apologized.
"Sorry, Lin Dao."
"It's okay, it's all in the past."
After that, there was a moment of silence...
"Ning Dao, why did you go to someone else's residence for alchemy?"
To break the silence, Lin Jing spoke first.
"That family is special as they grow their own spirit grass to deal with this beast tide, so they thought of harvesting all the spirit grass at home and refine it into elixir medicine."
"And they didn't want to cooperate with other powers and share the profits. So they decided to recruit alchemists themselves to refine their spirit grass into elixir medicine."
"I see," said Lin Jing.
"Dao, I took a look at your Pill Scripture today when I had some free time and made some revisions, but due to limited time, not much was changed."
"I estimate it will take a little over half a month to complete all the revisions."
"Ning Dao, you've worked hard," Lin Jing gratefully said.
"Mother, are you going to teach Uncle Lin alchemy? Didn't you say that Grandpa's alchemy should not be casually taught to others?"
At hearing this, Ning Yue glared at Luo Luo.
"Eat your meal and talk less in adults' conversations."
"Oh..."
Intimidated by Ning Yue's authority, Luo Luo bowed her head and swiftly shoveled rice into her mouth, seemingly venting her frustrations on the food.
Afterward, Ning Yue and Lin Jing resumed discussing alchemy...
Sunset, under the tree, two adults and one child sat at the table for dinner.
If an unknowing person were to see them, they would surely envy this happy and fulfilled family...
Perhaps because Lin Jing's cooking was so delicious, Ning Yue ate two more bowls than usual today.
After dinner, as the sky grew dark, Ning Yue didn't leave but started explaining the art of alchemy to Lin Jing.
Luo Luo was nearby, but it wasn't long before she found it boring and ran off to count the stars.
The two talked until nearly Zi Time, Luo Luo could barely keep her eyes open, and then the two of them left.
And Lin Jing, after their departure, didn't go to the System Space either.
The System Space was different from the outside world; the Spirit Rice and Seven-Star Grass there didn't need any tending.
However, Ning Yue was now helping repair the Pill Scripture for Lin Jing, so the matter of alchemy would have to wait until the repairs were complete.
Therefore, there was no need to waste the entry time of the System Space right now, he could simply accumulate that time.
......
The following period, every day was just like this.
In the morning, Ning Yue would drop Luo Luo off and then go off to practice alchemy.
In the evening, she would come back to teach Lin Jing about alchemy, each time staying until late at night before leaving.
The repair of the Pill Scripture was also nearing completion.
Lin Jing and Luo Luo spent most of their time at home, though they did occasionally go out for a stroll.
During this time, they only ran into Wei Zhengqing twice; he seemed quite busy these days, often going out.
And as for the Zhang brothers, it was unclear what they were up to, as they too were often out and about.
Though they had met a few times, it was just a brief greeting before the brothers excused themselves with other matters to attend to, never bringing up the matter of returning the Spirit Stones.
However, it was only five Spirit Stones, and Lin Jing wasn't particularly concerned about it.
If this had happened a few months ago, tsk tsk...
Five Spirit Stones, unimaginable.
People really do change...
Besides them, Ning Yue had been eating at Lin Jing's place every day during this period, and her figure had become noticeably fuller, making her look even more charming.
However, Ning Yue mentioned that the Pill Scripture should be completely repaired by tomorrow, and in her System Space, she had already accumulated 70 hours.
Next, they just had to wait for the Pill Scripture to be completely repaired...
That day, Ning Yue came back with some good news; the Pill Scripture was finally repaired.
At the dinner table, Ning Yue handed the repaired Pill Scripture to Lin Jing.
"I modified some of the content inside, and then filled in some missing sections, it should be fine now," she said.
"If you encounter any problems while practicing alchemy, just let me know and I'll explain them to you," she added.
"Okay," Lin Jing answered.
Today they went back quite early. After half a month of instruction, everything that needed to be explained had been explained thoroughly.
The most important part of alchemy is still experimentation; only through continuous experimentation can one slowly correct mistakes.
In the evening, Lin Jing was alone going through the newly repaired Pill Scripture, finding clarity in sections he had not understood before.
His previous ideas were also mentioned in the text.
That night, he still didn't practice alchemy, opting instead to go to bed early.
He needed to reread the Pill Scripture and understand its contents.
Perhaps because he had been listening to Ning Yue's explanations during this period, it only took him three days this time to memorize all the content in the Pill Scripture and reach an in-depth understanding of it.
It wasn't until that night that Lin Jing once again entered the System Space.
Arriving in the Alchemy Room, Lin Jing prepared the materials and began his first attempt at refining.
He lit the fire, added the Spirit Grass in batches, and closed the lid of the Pill Furnace.
Lin Jing moved smoothly, in one seamless action.
He then carefully controlled the flame...
After less than half an hour had passed, a fragrant scent wafted through the air, and Lin Jing was certain the elixir would be successful.
Indeed
It wasn't long before the system notification popped up.
"Elixir Medicine refining successful, Alchemy Proficiency +6"
He lifted the lid, took out the Elixir Medicine, and started examining it in his hand.
The Medium Grade Fasting Pill looked more rounded than the previous ones.
Indeed
The previous Pill Scripture indeed had significant issues; now that it had been repaired, the first attempt at refining produced a Medium Grade Elixir Medicine, and there were three of them.
Then, a Flawless Elixir Medicine must be within reach soon.